Gideon Glick News

THE PROCESS GROUP and PURPLE MAN THEATER present the production of the world premiere of Population: 8 at the Soho Playhouse on Tuesday August 18th at 4pm, Friday, August 21st at 10pm, Saturday, August 22nd at 3:45pm, Tuesday, August 25th at 7:15pm, and Sunday, August 30th at 2:45pm.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler, starring Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Cerveris, Paul Sparks and Peter Stormare. Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen with a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn, is directed by Ian Rickson at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). The cast also includes Lois Markle, Ana Reeder and Helen Carey. Hedda Gabler officially opened on Sunday, January 25th, 2009. This is a limited engagement through March 29th, 2009.

After an amazing run from Off-Broadway sleeper to Tony Award winning Best Musical Spring Awakening ended its run on Broadway last night, Sunday, January 18, following the 7pm performance. After the cast gave the final bows, it was time to celebrate the music, memories and magic that was Spring Awakening. Current cast members, show alumni and the creative team headed to Bond 45 on 45th St. to get the bittersweet yet joyous festivites started and 'not do sadness', BroadwayWorld tagged along to join in the emotional closing night party. When Spring Awakening closed, it had played 859 performances and 29 previews. Its eight 2007 Tony? Awards, including Best Musical, made Spring Awakening one of the biggest Tony winners in the past decade. In addition to the Tony Award wins, Spring Awakening won four Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the NY Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, the Drama League award for Distinguished Production of a Musical, and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, among other notable citations.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Marc Platt, presents Stockard Channing (Vera Simpson), Matthew Risch (Joey Evans) and Martha Plimpton (Gladys Bumps) in a new Broadway production of Pal Joey with Robert Clohessy (Mike), Jenny Fellner (Linda English), Daniel Marcus (Ludlow Lowell), Steven Skybell (Ernest), Timothy J. Alex, Brian Barry, Kurt Froman, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Lisa Gajda, Anthony Holds, Nadine Isenegger, Mark Morettini, Kathryn Mowat Murphy, Abbey O'Brien, Hayley Podschun, Krista Saab and Eric Sciotto. The Roundabout celebrated the production with a festive performance and cast party. We sent in our BroadwayWorld.com photographer to greet the starry crowd that came to cheer the company on!

This Saturday, November 15th at 10PM to 12AM, Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, will be featured during the intermission of the broadcast of L.A. Theatre Works' The Play's the Thing. The Play's the Thing will broadcast the L.A. production of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam, starring Andrea Bowen, Bobby Steggert, Gideon Glick and Nora Dunn.

This Saturday, November 15th at 10PM to 12AM, Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, will be featured during the intermission of the broadcast of L.A. Theatre Works' The Play's the Thing. The Play's the Thing will broadcast the L.A. production of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam, starring Andrea Bowen, Bobby Steggert, Gideon Glick and Nora Dunn.

Spring Awakening: In The Flesh , arrives in bookstores this month and to celebrate the arrival, the books author David Cote was joined by the show's Tony Award-Winners Steven Sater (Book & Lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (Music) on Monday, September 15 and had an informative 'conversation' - on the show, the music and its long-running success at The Barnes & Noble Store at the Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway @ 66th Street). In addition, cast members from Spring Awakening including Hunter Parrish and Alexandra Socha performed select numbers from the show. Following the presentation the cast and creative team signed copies of the new book, and the Spring Awakening original cast recording.

Nearly one hundred years after German playwright Frank Wedekind's death, his daring 1891 play, Spring Awakening, was adapted by playwright-poet Steven Sater, scored by pop singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik, and guided by visionary director Michael Mayer.

On Monday June 30th 2008 at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the Trevor Project held their eighth annual benefit gala.

Idina Menzel, to perform new songs from her latest hit album, I Stand, at Trevor New York, the eighth annual New York City gala benefitting The Trevor Project.

Idina Menzel, to perform new songs from her latest hit album, I Stand, at Trevor New York, the eighth annual New York City gala benefitting The Trevor Project.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses officially opened Thursday, May 1st. Laura Linney as 'La Marquise de Merteuil' and Ben Daniels as 'Le Vicomte de Valmont' star in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Rufus Norris at the American Airlines Theatre.

SNL alum Nora Dunn (who also appears in the upcoming Seth Rogen/James Franco film 'Pineapple Express') completes the cast for previously announced L.A. Theatre Works production of Stephen Karam's hot new play, 'Speech & Debate'. She joins previously announced cast members Andrea Bowen ('Desperate Housewives', 'Les Miserables'), Gideon Glick (Broadway's 'Spring Awakening', Off Broadway's 'Speech & Debate') and Bobby Steggert (Outer Critics Circle nominee for Broadway's '110 in the Shade').

Sex, secrets and performance-art video blogs with a George Michael beat - just another typical day when you're a teenager in Salem, Oregon. L.A. Theatre Works has acquired the rights to record Speech & Debate, the fiercely funny and timely new play by Stephen Karam that just completed an extended, sold-out run at New York's Roundabout Underground.

Steven Brinberg in celebrated the holidays in 'Simply Barbra: A Christmas Show' playing 4 performances only at the Metropolitan Room. With Chris Denny at the piano, a special guest star will appear at each show.

Roundabout Theatre Company has once-again extended the premiere of Speech & Debate. The inaugural Black Box Theatre production is now scheduled to play through February 24, 2008.

Already a cult sensation via their website and YouTube, the creative team behind [title of show] have been video blogging regularly with The [title of show] show as they plan and hope for a Broadway transfer. While the Broadway Strike of 2007 was in full force, Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Heidi Blickenstaff and Susan Blackwell took full advantage and created an episode chock full of Broadway stars (and laughs!) BroadwayWorld is pleased to bring you this special episode to you.

Celebrate the holidays with the accessible Barbra Streisand with Steven Brinberg in 'Simply Barbara: A Christmas Show' playing 4 performances only at the Metropolitan Room. With Chris Denny at the piano, a special guest star will appear at each show.

Roundabout Theatre Company is thrilled to announce a two-week extension of the acclaimed premiere of Speech & Debate now through Sunday, December 30.

Stephen Karam's new play Speech & Debate, the inaugural production in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Black Box Theatre directed by Jason Moore, emphasizes the significant role of The Outsider. Sarah Steele embodies Diwata, an ambitious and dorky theatre-obsessed girl in Salem, Oregon longing for her turn in the spotlight. Not finding it easy to be cast in her school shows, Diwata uses her personal podcasts and her school's budding Speech and Debate team to showcase her skills. But beyond her nerdy grin, Diwata and her new friends find themselves entangled in a web of keeping secrets and profound trust. Sarah Steele talks about her character and this deeply enjoyable and powerfully current new play.