Heather Randall News

Tbe portrait party for Richard Thomas took place on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 9:30 PM at Tony's di Napoli Restaurant, 147 West 43rd Street, between 6th Avenue and Broadway.

This year The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund has expanded its giving guidelines beyond financial support for the production of a single classic play with The 2009 Tony Randall Theatrical Fund General Operating Support Grants, awarded to ten passionate, resourceful theatrical organizations that have continued to fulfill their artistic missions despite financial constraints.

Red Bull Theater presents a staged reading of VOLPONE on 5/25, written by Ben Jonson, directed by David Esbjornson.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE SCHOOL OF THE THEATRE celebrated its 80th Anniversary with a gala and reunion for alumni, patrons, faculty and students of the renowned school which is one of the oldest theatre institutions in New York City. The celebration was held on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 6 PM at Tavern on the Green.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo presented the opening night of Michael Weller's play 'Beast' on Monday, September 15th, 2008. 'Beast' is directed by Jo Bonney.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Board of Trustees President Heather Randall have announced that William Russo has been named the theatre's new Managing Director effective May 12, 2008.

The 2008 Tony Randall Grant, presented annually by the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, will go to the Red Bull Theatre for their upcoming production of Thomas Middleton's' Women Beware Women opening late 2008.

On Monday, November 12 at the Cipriani Wall Street (55 Wall Street), Gerald Schoenfeld, Board Chairman of The Shubert Organization and The Shubert Foundation, received the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award from The Acting Company. Legendary producer Edgar Lansbury was presented with the John Houseman Award honoring his commitment to the development of classical actors and a national audience for the theater.

Heather Randall and The Board Of The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund honored this year's recipient of The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, the Mint Theater for their production of Leo Tolstoy's The Power Of Darkness, directed by Martin Platt.

For Martha Clarke's upcoming production of Pirandello Project, the inaugural Tony Randall Grant was presented to the New York Theatre Workshop on June 21st at Sardi's

At an event held at Sardi's Restaurant in New York on Wednesday, June 21st, Heather Randall and Jack Klugman, along with the Board of Directors of the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, and the Grant Selection Committee announced the beneficiary of the inaugural Tony Randall Grant.

A few days before the 10th anniversary of Rent, on April 24th, a benefit concert of the landmark Jonathan Larson musical was held at the Nederlander Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there to bring you up close and person on the red carpet for this once in a lifetime event!

Martha Plimpton, Chris Sarandon, Jackie Hoffman and others appeared in Addictions, three new one-act plays by Tricia Walsh-Smith, at a one-night-only benefit performance on April 3rd

BroadwayWorld was there to cover the opening night bash for On Golden Pond at Blue Fin at the W Hotel.

National Actors Theatre's (Tony Randall, founder) and its OFF THE PAGE Reading Series (Heather Randall, Steven Ditmyer co-producers) will present Christopher Hampton's TALES FROM HOLLYWOOD, on Monday, March 14th, 2005 at 7:30pm. The OFF THE PAGE Reading Series presentation will be held at the Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts At Pace University.

The National Actors Theatre, founded by Tony Randall 13 years ago, presented its annual Benefit, A BROADWAY FROLIC 2004, in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel on Monday, April 19, 2004.