George Jean Nathan News

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that post-show discussions will follow performances of THE FEVER CHART: THREE VISIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST by Naomi Wallace on Tuesday, April 29 and Sunday, May 11. Both discussions will immediately follow performances of THE FEVER CHART and no additional tickets are necessary.

Manhattan Theatre Club is pleased to announce guests and dates for After Words, the popular discussion series at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Metropolitan Playhouse will present the long-awaited New York Premiere of Year One of the Empire by award-winning theater critic Elinor Fuchs and historian Joyce Antler. Directed by Alex Roe, performances begin February 29 at The Metropolitan Playhouse.

The Best Plays Theatre Yearbook series editor Jeffrey Eric Jenkins announced today that next year's edition will see a variety of personnel changes.

The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today the new Obie Chairman and judges panel for the 2006-2007 52nd Annual Village Voice Obie Awards

Beginning on June 14, readers of The Village Voice will find more theatre coverage with a newly expanded theatre section

Honky-Tonk Parade, New Yorker critic John Lahr's book of theatre and entertainment profiles, will be released in stores on November 1st