BAM and The Old Vic announce The Bridge Project Benefit, celebrating the inaugural year of repertory co-productions from BAM, The Old Vic, and Neal Street Productions. The February 17 event begins at 6pm with cocktails and dinner onstage at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House followed by an 8pm performance of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the BAM Harvey Theater, directed by Sam Mendes and featuring a star-studded, transatlantic cast including Simon Russell Beale, Sin?ad Cusack, Richard Easton, Rebecca Hall, Josh Hamilton, and Ethan Hawke. The evening concludes with a post-performance dessert reception with the cast onstage at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. Benefit tickets can be purchased though BAM Patron Services at 718.636.4182.
IMDB has reported that Kevin Spacey has dropped plans to star in a West End production of A Star Is Born. The Award winning Spacey was set to play the role of washed up star Norman Maine in a new stage adaptation of the famous film, to be presented at London's Old Vic theatre, where Spacey is artistic director.
The Old Vic's World Premiere of the new play, COMPLICIT by Joe Sutton and directed in-the-round by Kevin Spacey which was postponed for nine days, officially opens tonight, January 28th. It was originally scheduled to open on the 19th. Richard Dreyfuss, David Suchet and Elizabeth McGovern star in the world premiere of the new play at The Old Vic. Complicit is a powerful American play that explores our current political climate. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Ben Kritzer (Richard Dreyfuss) is hauled before the Supreme Court where he faces the dilemma of defending his belief in the freedom of the press or protecting his family.
The New York Post's Michael Riedel has revealed that Hugh Jackman, who was flirting with starring in a stage musical of 'A Star Is Born,' has passed on being a part of the upcoming production. Kevin Spacey will now play the role of washed-up Hollywood star Norman Maine in a workshop in London next month reports Riedel. If all goes well explains Michael Riedel, look for it to open at the Old Vic, which Spacey heads, in the fall of 2009.
David Suchet and Elizabeth McGovern will join Richard Dreyfuss in the world premiere of Joe Sutton's new play Complicit to be directed by Kevin Spacey in-the-round at The Old Vic.
News service WENN reports that Kevin Spacey has enlisted fellow film actor Josh Hartnett to perform at London's 24 Hour Plays Gala. Spacey has assembled an all-star cast to take part in the annual event, which has celebrities tackle the task of rehearsing and performing six new plays in just 24 hours.
A new play by David Hare, GETHSEMANE, opens at the Cottesloe on 11 November, directed by Howard Davies. The cast includes Anthony Calf, Tamsin Greig, Jessica
Raine, Daniel Ryan, Stanley Townsend and Nicola Walker
Next summer, from 26 May to 30 August 2009, a new production of JM Barrie's Peter Pan will be performed in the specially commissioned Neverland Pavilion in London's historic Kensington Gardens.
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss is to star in the world premiere of Joe Sutton' s new play
Complicit to be directed by Kevin Spacey in-the-round at The Old Vic.
A new play by David Hare, GETHSEMANE, opens at the Cottesloe on 11 November, directed by Howard Davies. The cast includes Anthony Calf, Tamsin Greig, Jessica
Raine, Daniel Ryan, Stanley Townsend and Nicola Walker
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham and performed by Holly Aird, Cavan Clerkin, Brendan Coyle, Amanda Drew, John Marquez and Javone Prince, Chain Play II will be performed for one night only on 29 February 2008 at 7.30pm.
The Old Vic's production of A Moon for the Misbegotten, the most successful production of the Eugene O'Neill classic in Broadway history, will play its final performance as scheduled on Sunday, June 10th at 3:00pm at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Having transferred from an acclaimed run at the Old Vic Theatre, A Moon for the Misbegotten began Broadway previews March 29 and opened on April 9th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Olivier Award winner Eve Best, Academy Award and Tony Award winner Kevin
Spacey and Golden Globe nominee Colm Meaney will reprise their acclaimed
performances in The Old Vic Theatre Company production of Eugene O'Neill's A
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th
St) for 84 performances only.
