Gina Gionfriddo News

The new Off-Broadway theatre company the stageFARM has announced that the world premiere engagement of its current production, Vengeance, has been extended through December 1.

The Off-Broadway theatre company the stageFARM has announced the world premiere of Vengeance, a series of five original 10-minute plays for a limited engagement through Saturday evening, October 20 at The Cherry Lane Theatre.

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, offer a free reading of The Jesus Year, by Brooke Berman, directed by Trip Cullman. The Jesus Year will be read by Ari Graynor, Logan Marshall-Green , Lucas Papaelias and Katharine Waterston on Monday, October 15 at 7 PM at Ars Nova.

The Vineyard Theatre is offering rare, autographed theatre, film and television collectibles; theater tickets with backstage tours to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows; unique event packages; and more for its Third Bi-Annual eBay Spring Auction on eBay.com.

13P, the OBIE-winning collective of 13 playwrights, will present The Secret Lives of Ps at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, for one performance only, on Sunday, April 29 at 7pm

THE VINEYARD THEATRE celebrates its 25th Anniversary on Monday, January 29 at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor) in Manhattan. Highlights of the company's 25th Anniversary Gala to include musical performances from past Vineyard hits.

Playwright Mark Schultz is the recipient of The National Arts Club's 2006 Kesselring Prize for Playwriting. The $15,000 prize is awarded annually to a playwright of exceptional promise.

Plays by Caryl Churchill, Michael Frayn, David Mamet, Donald Margulies, Paula Vogel, August Wilson and other playwrights of note are celebrated in the 86th edition of The Best Plays Theater Yearbook 2004-2005, which will be released on July 19th by Limelight Edition

Plays by J.M. Barrie, Anne Washburn and Nicky Silver will be part of the Vineyard Theatre's 2006-2007 season

The 3rd Annual Summer Play Festival (SPF) has announced the directors who will be staging the 15 plays to be showcased at this year's festival, as well as the on sale date (June 5th)

The Vineyard Theatre offers its first online charity auction -- featuring rare, autographed theatre, film and television collectibles; opening night and film premiere tickets; backstage tours of Broadway's biggest shows; lunches with celebrities; and much more -- on eBay.com, now through May 3rd. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit Vineyard Theatre

[title of show] -- the new hit musical by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell -- extends its Off-Broadway premiere through April 9 at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street), it has been announced by Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Director Douglas Aibel.

The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) will continue its 24th season with [title of show], the much buzzed-about new musical by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell.

Karl Gajdusek's Greedy has been chosen as the winner of Clubbed Thumb's playwriting competition

Ten new works from the Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway 2004-2005 theatre season have been selected for publication in the latest Best Plays Theater Yearbook

The Light in the Piazza, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Monty Python's Spamalot lead nominations

The 20th Anniversary Lucille Lortel Awards will be hosted by Julie Halston and Bruce Vilanch on May 2nd at Dodgers Stages

The League Of Off-Broadway Theatres And Producers is proud to announce the nominations for THE 20TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY, which will be presented on Monday, May 2nd at Dodger Stages (340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A late night supper will follow at Ruth's Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street). A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on April 18th at Ruby Foo's Uptown (2182 Broadway at 77th Street).