Francis Guinan News

Rondi Reed has won the 2008 Tony Award for best featured actress in a play!

Todd Rosenthal has won best scenic design of a play for his work on August: Osage County Michael Yeargan has won best scenic design of a play for his work on South Pacific

Anna D. Shapiro has won the 2008 Tony Award for best direction of a play!

Deanna Dunagan has won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in 'August: Osage County'!

August: Osage County has won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Play!

is proud to announce the launch of its national tour, which will begin its first engagement at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco from August 11 - September 6th, 2009. Subsequent engagements will be announced shortly.

According to recent rumors, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, currently running on Broadway is in talks to be made into a feature film. According to Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere, 'I've been told that producer Jean Doumanian is partnering with the Weinstein Co'

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is proud to announce its recoupment from its initial $2,560,000 investment. It is the first new play of the 2007-2008 season to do so. Tickets are now on sale through Sunday, September 28th at the Music Box Theatre.

Never at a loss for Incredible Talent, Steppenwolf Theatre's Tracy Letts wins the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 'August: Osage County.'

It was announced today that the Pulitzer Prize Board has awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama to Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts' critically-acclaimed American play August: Osage County.

The Steppenwolf Season opens with Kafka on the Shore, adapted for the stage and directed by ensemble member Frank Galati, based on the work by Haruki Murakami and featuring ensemble members Francis Guinan and Jon Hill. The season continues with The Seafarer by Conor McPherson, featuring ensemble member John Mahoney. Following is Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. The fourth play is The Tempest by William Shakespeare, directed by ensemble member Tina Landau and featuring ensemble member Frank Galati. Closing the season is Up by Bridget Carpenter, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro.

The acclaimed Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County is proud to welcome theater and television veteran Michael McGuire into the role of family patriarch 'Beverly Weston,' a role previously portrayed by Dennis Letts (father of the playwright), who passed away last week.

Catch this latest video show preview featuring August: Osage County now playing!

'August: Osage County' will play its last performance at The Imperial Theatre on Sunday, April 20 at 3PM and will reopen at The Music Box Theatre on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30PM. At the February 20 matinee, the play will celebrate its 100th performance on Broadway.

Tracy Letts' August: Osage County has announced that it has extended its run at the Imperial Theatre. Tickets for the show are now on-sale through April 13, 2008.

T.R. Knight ('Grey's Anatomy') and Tovah Feldshuh (Golda's Balcony) attended the evening performance of August: Osage County at the Imperial Theatre on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.

Legendary Broadway performer, Bernadette Peters, recently attended the highly-acclaimed production of August: Osage County at the Imperial Theatre.