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Broadway Revival of HUGHIE with Forest Whitaker Begins Rehearsals Today
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 19, 2016


Rehearsals began today for the highly anticipated Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's HUGHIE starring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner & BAFTA winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, The Butler, Southpaw) and Tony Award winner Frank Wood (Side Man, Angels In America, Clybourne Park), which will begin performances on Monday, February 8, 2016 and officially open on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street). Directed by Tony Award winner and Olivier Award winner Michael Grandage (Photograph 51, Red, Frost/Nixon), HUGHIE will play a strictly limited engagement.

TV Exclusive: Michael Grandage on Bringing Eugene O'Neill's HUGHIE Back to Broadway with Forest Whitaker
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 13, 2016


Themes, The Broadway revival of Hughie, starring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner & BAFTA winner Forest Whitaker and Tony Award winner Frank Wood will begin performances on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre, with opening night on Feb. 25, 2016. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive interview director Michael Grandage, where he discusses the HUGHIE's themes, humor, and bringing the show back for a new generation of audiences!

Up on the Marquee: HUGHIE with Forest Whitaker
by Walter McBride - Jan 13, 2016


The Broadway revival of Hughie, starring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner & BAFTA winnerForest Whitaker and Tony Award winner Frank Wood will begin performances on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre, with opening night on Feb. 25, 2016. Below, check out photos of the marquee!

TV Exclusive: Watch the First TV Spot for HUGHIE on Broadway with Forest Whitaker!
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 11, 2016


The Broadway revival of Hughie, starring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner & BAFTA winner Forest Whitaker and Tony Award winner Frank Wood will begin performances on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre, with opening night on Feb. 25, 2016. Below, BroadwayWorld is exclusively bringing you the first TV spot for the incoming production!

Broadway Revival of HUGHIE with Forest Whitaker Pushes Back First Performance
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 30, 2015


The Broadway revival of Hughie, starring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner & BAFTA winner Forest Whitaker and Tony Award winner Frank Wood will now begin performances on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre, BroadwayWorld has learned. The production's first preview was originally slated for Friday, February 5, 2016.

Reasons To Get Excited; Broadway's January/February Openings
by Michael Dale - Dec 28, 2015


The first two months of the year are traditionally a bit slow on Broadway, but we've got four big shows coming in this year.

Something to Look Forward to! Plays Bowing on Broadway in 2016
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 3, 2016


Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at all of the upcoming plays from Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, and more, currently slated to bow on the Great White Way in 2016!

NYU Tisch to Honor Tisch Family at 50th Anniversary Gala
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 15, 2015


December 15, 2015: NYU Tisch School of the Arts today announced its 50th Anniversary Gala, Celebrating the Past/Creating the Future, to be held on Monday, April 4, 2016, at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall. The event will be hosted by alumni Alec Baldwin and Spike Lee and will honor the contributions of the Tisch family. All proceeds from the gala will go towards scholarship funds to support talented students for the next half century.

Edie Falco, Bobby Cannavale & More Set for 52nd Street Project's Playmaking Series This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Dec 11, 2015


Bobby Cannavale, Edie Falco, Frank Wood and other accomplished actors will perform in Larger Than Life: The Supersized Plays, the Project's Fall 2015 Playmaking show. 

The Garden Sets 2016 Program; Tickets on Sale Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 1, 2015


The Garden of Unearthly Delights - Australia's most unique and engaging outdoor performing arts precinct - today announces their program for 2016, with over 100 shows across 13 venues featuring 43 Australian premieres, 1310 ticketed sessions and 31 free events.

Edie Falco, Bobby Cannavale & More Set for 52nd Street Project's Upcoming Playmaking Series
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 16, 2015


The 52nd Street Project makes a difference in the lives of countless Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) kids by pairing them with theater professionals who mentor them through the creation of original theater. Perhaps the most poignant presentations made by The 52nd Street Project are those in its semi-annual Playmaking series, which features the Project's youngest Hell's Kitchen mentees-ten year-olds who have just begun their theatrical education-writing for accomplished professional actors and revealing their work to a public audience for the first time. Bobby Cannavale, Edie Falco, Frank Wood and other accomplished actors will perform in Larger Than Life: The Supersized Plays, the Project's Fall 2015 Playmaking show.

Photo Flash: Poster Art Revealed for Forest Whitaker-Led HUGHIE; Tickets Available Starting Sunday!
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 13, 2015


Academy Award® winner, Golden Globe Award® winner & BAFTA winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, The Butler, Southpaw) will be joined by Tony Award® winner Frank Wood (Side Man, Angels In America, Clybourne Park) in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's HUGHIE, which will begin performances on Friday, February 5, 2016 and officially open on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre(222 West 45 Street). Directed by Tony Award® winner and Olivier Award® winner Michael Grandage(Photograph 51, Red, Frost/Nixon), HUGHIE will play a strictly limited engagement. Tickets will officially go on sale beginning Sunday, November 15, 2015.

Arts Centre Melbourne Presents Family Fun This Summer and Autumn
by Nora Dominick - Nov 5, 2015


An exciting summer and autumn program featuring a curly musical tale, an enormous, coloured elastic play space on the forecourt and a heart-warming Welsh adventure for young theatregoers makes Arts Centre Melbourne the place for families when the weather warms up.

Arts Centre Melbourne Presents FRANK WOODLEY - NOODLENUT
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 1, 2015


?Much loved, award-winning Australian comedian Frank Woodley will present the world premiere of his first comedy show for children Frank Woodley - Noodlenut at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio this summer.

Tony Winner Frank Wood Will Join Forest Whitaker in HUGHIE on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 29, 2015


Producers Darren Bagert and Michael Grandage Company announced today that Academy Award® winner, Golden Globe Award® winner & BAFTA winner Forest Whitaker will be joined by Tony Award® winner Frank Wood (Side Man, Angels In America, Clybourne Park) in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's HUGHIE, which will begin performances on Friday, February 5, 2016 and officially open on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Broadway's Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street). Directed by Tony Award® winner and Olivier Award® winner Michael Grandage, HUGHIE will play a strictly limited engagement.

WAKE UP with BWW 10/30/2015 - It's Halloweekend - INFERNO, REAR WINDOW and More!
by Jessica Khan - Oct 30, 2015


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: It's almost Halloween, and The McKittrick Hotel is hosting a ghoulish party after SLEEP NO MORE!

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Broadway Gets Totally Punked By The Original SPRING AWAKENING
by Michael Dale - Sep 8, 2015


As Deaf West's Broadway revival takes the stage for its first preview, a look at when SPRING AWAKENING's original production hit New York.

K. Todd Freeman, Glenn Davis, Samantha Soule and More Round Out Casting for Cape Cod Theatre Project's 2015 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2015


Artistic Director Hal Brooks announced that casting is now complete for the 2015 season of Cape Cod Theatre Project, featuring new works by Lucas Hnath, Laura Jacqmin, Kevin Armento and Ryan King each weekend in July. Two-time Tony Award nominee K. Todd Freeman will be joined by Broadway veterans Glenn Davis, Samantha Soule, and Obie winner Marc Damon Johnson to complete the casting of staged readings in Falmouth, MA. 

Cape Cod Theatre Project's 2015 Season Features New Works by Hnath, Jacqmin, Armento & King
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2015


Artistic Director Hal Brooks has announced that the 21st Season of the Cape Cod Theatre Project will feature staged readings of new work by Lucas Hnath, Laura Jacqmin, Kevin Armento, and actor-turned-playwright Ryan King. The 2015 Season, the fourth under Mr. Brooks' leadership, runs weekends from today, July 2 through July 25, 2015 in Falmouth, MA.

Jane Kaczmarek, Reed Birney & More Set for 2015 National Playwrights Conference
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 29, 2015


Staged readings for the 2015 National Playwrights Conference begin this week at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Under leadership from Artistic Director Wendy C. Goldberg in her 11th season, the famed conference will develop eight new plays, selected from a pool of 1,300 submissions, with support from an award-winning slate of actors and directors.

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