George C. Wolfe News

Wicked, Avenue Q, Caroline or Change, Evita and Spamalot join a long list of musical productions opening in 2006..

Streep will take on the title role of Brecht's masterpiece in a summer 2006 production at Central Park's Delacorte Theatre

SPRING AWAKENING will begin previews Thursday, May 18, 2006, officially open Thursday, June 15, 2006 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 9, 2006.

Operas by composers such as Michael John LaChiusa and Adam Guettel, as well as opera productions helmed by high-profile directors like Mary Zimmerman, are slated to debut at the Met at the end of this decade and the beginning of next

The world premiere recording of See What I Wanna See is now available for pre-order on Sh-k-boom records. Their web site reports a release date for the album of mid-February.

Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin announce that they will present the Almeida Theatre production of FESTEN, the hugely successful London play about a family with a dark secret, on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.), with performances beginning Thursday, March 23. Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden, Ali MacGraw and Julianna Margulies have been cast in the Broadway production. Directed by Rufus Norris, in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film, FESTEN will have its official press opening on Sunday, April 9.

Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Idina Menzel and others took part in The Public Sings: A 50th Anniversary Celebration on January 30th

We Will Rock You closes after four years, Judi Dench's Hay Fever opens with a top price of £60, Evita is officially launched and Caroline or Change plans London run

Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Caroline, or Change will receive a London production at the National Theatre in mid-October; George C. Wolfe will direct

Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS has put up a number of new theatre-related items for auction on eBay

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced the availability of applications for the 2006 Princess Grace Awards in Theater and Playwriting with application and postmark deadlines of March 31, 2006

The Color Purple, began previews at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) on November 1st and opened on Thursday, December 1, 2005. BroadwayWorld was there to capture all the night'e excitement!

A company member since the revival opened nine years ago, Michelle talks about working with idols, telling the truth and wearing that revealing costume!

On December 5th, Jersey Boys star Daniel Reichard will perform his show Glory Daze at Ars Nova

A two-part documentary on The Public Theater will be aired on PBS' WNET station on October 21st and 28th

On Monday, September 26th, LAByrinth Theater presented the Third Annual LAByrinth Theater Company Benefit featuring Celebrity Charades.

LAByrinth Theater Company's third annual benefit will feature Celebrity Charades with stars such as Bebe Neuwirth and Philip Seymour Hoffman tonight, September 26th

Billy Porter celebrates his solo CD with performance at Tower Records, Lincoln Center on September 28th.

Marin Ireland, Richard Masur, Jason Butler Harner and others have been cast in the Public Theater's upcoming production of Rinne Groff's The Ruby Sunrise, which will open on November 1st

The Public Theaters Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce the New York premiere of SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE, a musical with words and music by Michael John LaChiusa.