Isaiah Sheffer News

James Naughton will take part in Thalia Follies: America Reborn? One month into the new administration in Washington, the Follies tries to figure out how things look and just what exactly has happened. Thu, Feb 19 at 7:30 pm Fri, Feb 20 at 7:30 pm Sat, Feb 21 at 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia Day of Show $30; Advance $25; Members $20

For a fifth hysterical season The Thalia Follies: A Political Cabaret return to Symphony Space. Tackling a range of issues ripe for parody, from the battle for the presidency to the race for city hall, The Thalia Follies, curated by Artistic Director Isaiah Sheffer, uses song, dance and no small amount of humor to track the nation's political landscape. Look no further than the Thalia Follies for incisive political comedy during the election season and beyond. (Please see reverse for a complete schedule of performances.)

Campbell Scott, Isaiah Sheffer and B. D. Wong will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Monday, May 19, 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.

Sonia Manzano, Bernadette Quigley and Isaiah Sheffer will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Tuesday, March 18 at 8PM, at Westport Country Playhouse

Golden Globe Award and five-time Emmy nominee Jill Eikenberry, two-time Tony Award-winner Frances Sternhagen and Broadway actress Myra Lucretia Taylor will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Tuesday, January 15 at 8PM, at Westport Country Playhouse.

Symphony Space has announced a free summer reading series of three new theatrical works by new and established playwrights, directed by renowned directors and read by acclaimed actors, as part of its Summer Stock series, on Monday evenings July 16, 23 and August 6 at 7pm in its Leonard Nimoy Thalia theatre

Oscar, Pulitzer, and Tony Award-winning screenwriter John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Doubt) will introduce three short stories as part of the series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story.

Mia Dillon, Daniel Gerroll, and David Rakoff will read short fiction in Selected Shorts at the Westport Country Playhouse on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:30 PM.

Manhattan Madcaps of 1924, a 'lost' Rodgers and Hart musical, runs at Symphony Space from July 6th through 23rd

Casting has been announced for Manhattan Madcaps of 1924, which will play Symphony Space and open on July 13

Symphony Space's Summer Stock series will launch with The Manhattan Madcaps of 1924, featuring a score by Rodgers and Hart and a book by esteemed librettist Jerzy Turnpike

On Wednesday, June 7, the Selected Shorts evening 'Amazing Stories with Surprise Endings' will feature appearances by Oscar-winner Holly Hunter and more

Denis O'Hare and Marian Seldes will be among the many actors reading from James Joyce's Ulysses and from the works of Samuel Beckett for Bloomsday on Broadway on June 16th

Jerry Zaks, Jonathan Hadary and more can be heard reading stories and poems about baseball on the new 3-CD set 'Selected Shorts: Baseball,' released by Symphony Space

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Robert Sean Leonard have been added to the star-filled cast of Symphony Space's Shakespeare birthday celebration marathon on April 23rd

On March 16th, actors Richard Thomas and Leonard Nimoy rehearsed for Story of a Soldier, a music theater piece, at Symphony Space, where the show will be presented as part of Wall to Wall Stravinsky on March 18th

Liev Schreiber, Marcia Gay Harden, Denis O'Hare and many more will take part in Symphony Space's free Shakespeare marathon on April 23rd

A Highlights CD of 17 tracks from last year's popular Wall to Wall Sondheim concert can now be pre-ordered online

Frances Sternhagen, Richard Thomas and Marian Seldes are among the theatre veterans who will appear in Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story at Symphony Space in February