Harold Pinter News

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will open its 50 th Anniversary Season with one of the greatest stage thrillers of all time - SLEUTH. This edge-of-your seat mystery by Anthony Shaffer begins previews in the Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre September 5 and continues through October 3.For immensely successful mystery writer Andrew Wyke, life is an elaborate game whereothers are merely pawns at his disposal.

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

Variety reports that producer Sonia Friedman has confirmed the news that Jez Butterworth's smash play 'Jerusalem,' which starred Mark Rylance in its Royal Court debut this past summer, will transfer to London's West End in January 2010 with an expected bow on Broadway to follow.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) will present the New York and world premieres of a double bill of one-act plays from Atlantic's founder. TWO UNRELATED PLAYS BY David Mamet: KEEP YOUR PANTHEON AND SCHOOL, directed by Neil Pepe, will feature the ensemble cast of Jeffrey Addiss, Michael Cassidy, Steven Hawley, J.J. Johnston, Jordan Lage, Brian Murray, Rod McLachlan, John Pankow, Jonathan Rossetti, Jack Wallaceand Todd Weeks.

In a brief ceremony at the closing night party for the New York international Fringe Festival at The Gramercy Theater, winners of the 2009 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Awards were announced. The awards are selected by an independent panel of over 50 theater professionals.

By Harold Pinter, Directed by Daniel Gidron October 1 - November 1 In celebration of Harold Pinter (1930-2008), described as 'the most original, disturbing, and arresting talent,' The Nora Theatre Company brings to life one of his greatest psychological dramas, helmed by Associate Director Daniel Gidron.

The Nederlander Theatre box office opens today, August 31 at 10:00 AM for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, the first Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. The box office will be open Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The Nederlander Theatre is located at 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

There are two things you should know about me: I am a musical theatre lover, and I love to schmooze with actors and composers. I am very fortunate to live in the DC area where our theatre community is growing by leaps and bounds. There are so many productions opening in September in DC, Maryland and Virginia theatres, my head is spinning trying to figure out which ones I will see.

The Nederlander Theatre box office opens Monday, August 31 at 10:00 AM for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, the first Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. The box office will be open Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The Nederlander Theatre is located at 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

Piven Theatre Workshop's Founder Joyce Piven, Artistic Director Jennifer Green and Executive Director Jennifer Sultz proudly announce its 2009-2010 season.

The Colleagues Theatre Company will present actress/writer CATHERINE WOLF in her new one-woman show 'ON BECOMING' at The Cherry Lane Theatre, 33 Commerce Street, NYC on September 23-26, 2009. The play with music will be directed by Jack Gindi with Paul Trueblood as Musical Director and lighting by Marcia Madeira.

Audiences had the first opportunity to see Seana McKenna and Roberta Maxwell in Timberlake Wertenbaker's new translation of Jean Racine's masterpiece Phèdre on Thursday, August 6, as the play began previews at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's intimate Tom Patterson Theatre.

The website for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, the Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND, is now live at www.TheNeilSimonPlays.com.

Big Signature Productions will present Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde, translated by Carl R. Mueller, as part of the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival/Fringe NYC this August. The production is directed by Larry Biederman with Lighting Design by John Eckert & Sound Design by John Zalweski. Featured in the AEA Showcase Production are Ken Barnett* & Alyson Weaver*. *Denotes Member of AEA.

Big Signature Productions will present Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde, translated by Carl R. Mueller, as part of the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival/Fringe NYC this August. The production is directed by Larry Biederman with Lighting Design by John Eckert & Sound Design by John Zalweski. Featured in the AEA Showcase Production are Ken Barnett* & Alyson Weaver*.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting for the New York and world premieres of a double bill of one-act plays from Atlantic's founder. TWO UNRELATED PLAYS BY DAVID MAMET: KEEP YOUR PANTHEON AND SCHOOL, directed by Neil Pepe, will feature the ensemble cast of Jeffrey Addiss, Michael Cassidy, Steven Hawley, J.J. Johnston, Jordan Lage, Brian Murray, Rod McLachlan, John Pankow, Jonathan Rossetti, Jack Wallace and Todd Weeks.

Big Signature Productions will present Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde, translated by Carl R. Mueller, as part of the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival/Fringe NYC this August. The production is directed by Larry Biederman with Lighting Design by John Eckert & Sound Design by John Zalweski. Featured in the AEA Showcase Production are Ken Barnett* & Alyson Weaver*. *Denotes Member of AEA.

Old Times, Harold Pinter's haunting masterpiece is set to run through August 15, 2009 (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30pm) at the Paragon Theatre.

Paragon Theatre presents Harold Pinter's classic masterpiece OLD TIMES, which opens Saturday, July 18. Tickets are on sale now. Memories never fade. And some never really happened.

Old Times, Harold Pinter's haunting masterpiece is set to run July 18 ? August 15, 2009 (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30pm) at the Paragon Theatre.