George Wendt News

LAByrinth Theater Company presented its annual charity showdown - 'Celebrity Chrades' on Monday October 29 at St. Paul's Hall

The Casting Society of America will honor the accomplishments of several New York casting directors and Tony award-winner Mike Nichols on Monday, November 5 at 5PM at the Artios Awards at the famous Caroline's on Broadway.

Just as the one time of year when taking candy from strangers and dressing up in strange costumes is overlooked as run-of-the-mill, LAByrinth Theater Company gets ready for its annual charity showdown - 'Celebrity Chrades'. The Battle of Good vs. Evil event taking place on Monday, October 29th at St. Paul's Hall is SOLD OUT with a limited number of standing room tickets available at the door for $125 per person and will be accommodated on a space-available basis only.

LAByrinth Theater Company prepares for Celebrity Charades 2007 'The Battle of Good vs. Evil' on Monday, October 29 with guests Bob Balaban, Bobby Cannavale, Billy Crudup, Rachel Dratch, Noah Emmerich, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Kind, Julianna Margulies, Christopher Meloni, Tim Blake Nelson, John Ortiz, Martha Plimpton, Cynthia Rowley, Daphne Rubin-Vega, George Wendt, and George C. Wolfe.

The producers of Hairspray, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, have announced that George Wendt takes over the role of Edna Turnblad on Tuesday, October 23, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street). Wendt plays Edna through Sunday, January 20, 2008.

Twelve Angry Men, Roundabout Theatre's national touring production, opened Thursday night at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, with a handful of character actors turning out to support the cast which stars former television alums Richard Thomas and George Wendt...

The verdict is in, Twelve Angry Men is a hit. The Roundabout Theatre Company's touring production of the Reginald Rose courtroom drama is currently in session at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and is injecting newfound passion into this classic story...

Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present John Mahoney (Old Man), Annie Parisse (Rita) and Alan Tudyk (Peter) in a new Broadway production of Craig Lucas' romantic drama Prelude to a Kiss with Robin Bartlett (Mrs. Boyle) and James Rebhorn (Dr. Boyle), directed by Daniel Sullivan at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St).

Broadway actors John Cudia and Mark Jacoby share something unique, both are currently playing in different shows in Philadelphia and both have played one of the most coveted roles on Broadway.

The national tour of the recent Broadway hit Twelve Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose, directed by Scott Ellis, produced by New York's Roundabout Theatre Company, and starring Richard Thomas and George Wendt will play Chicago's LaSalle Bank Theatre from January 30 - February 11, 2007

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce a one-week extension of the Off-Broadway revival of Suddenly Last Summer now through Saturday, January 20th, 2007 at 7:30PM!

A solid cast, an award-winning director, and an arguably intense story based on an internationally acclaimed film-how could it go wrong? Well, it didn't really go wrong, per se, but it didn't really go right, either.

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'Twelve Angry Men' draws huge crowd and 'Cheers' at Free Performance.

WHO: Roundabout Theatre Touring Company WHAT: Twelve Angry Men WHEN: Through November 5 (Tues - Sat, 8PM, Sat at 2PM, Sun at 1PM and 6:30PM) HOW MUCH: $25 - $65, plus service fees.

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