Jerry Frankel News

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the premiere of Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award-winner in years! SPRING AWAKENING, the eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical, will play a limited engagement in Chicago next summer, August 4 - 16, 2009. Chicagoans can get a free 'taste' of the production when SPRING AWAKENING cast members perform at the upcoming Broadway In Chicago Concert in the Park Monday, June 30, 2008 during the city's legendary Taste of Chicago festival.

Last night the 2008 Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall. After the lucky and talented winners gave their speeches to the crowd, they moved onto the press room where they were able to show off their new awards and speak some more about their gratitude.

Rondi Reed has been a Steppenwolf member since 1979, and has appeared in over 60 Steppenwolf productions. Rondi most recently appeared and to great acclaim at that, as Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of Wicked, proving she can do just about anything on a stage! Her many Broadway credits include The Grapes of Wrath, Rise and Fall of Little Voice and of course her current Best Featured Actress in a Play Tony nominated role of Mattie Fae Aiken in Tracy Lett's August: Osage County. We caught with up her at the Tony Nominee's Brunch where she discussed the play and its journey from Chicago to Broadway.

Never at a loss for Incredible Talent, Steppenwolf Theatre's Tracy Letts wins the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 'August: Osage County.'

It was announced today that the Pulitzer Prize Board has awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama to Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts' critically-acclaimed American play August: Osage County.

Producers Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel are proud to announce that Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical will launch a multi-city national tour beginning in the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on September 4th as part of the SHN Best of Broadway Series.

MCC Theater annual gala, Miscast, was held Monday, March 10, 2008 at The Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues). Miscast 2008 brought together the best and brightest Broadway talent as they performed songs from roles in which they would never be cast. Lynn Redgrave, currently in MCC's production of Grace, will served as the evening's Honorary Chair. Broadway's Phil Reno provided musical direction.

The acclaimed Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County is proud to welcome theater and television veteran Michael McGuire into the role of family patriarch 'Beverly Weston,' a role previously portrayed by Dennis Letts (father of the playwright), who passed away last week.

MCC Theater is pleased to announce another all star line-up for 'Miscast 2008,' to be held Monday, March 10, 2008 at The Hammerstein Ballroom, to include Brian d'Arcy James, Allison Janney, Jesse L. Martin, Kelli O'Hara, Steve Pasquale, Patrick Wilson, Faith Prince and more.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company today announced plans to extend its New York production of August: Osage County by three weeks to help recover lost dates from the strike by Local One stagehands. The ongoing strike has prompted August: Osage County to indefinitely postpone its November 20, 2007 opening at the Imperial Theatre. The added performances will extend August's Broadway run through March 9, 2008.

Tracy Letts' acclaimed play August: Osage County, previously a hit at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, will open at the Imperial Theatre on November 20th after beginning previews on October 30th.

The 40th Anniversary revival of Harold Pinter's Tony Award-winning masterpiece The Homecoming, starring Golden Globe Award-winner Ian McShane, two-time Tony-nominee Raul Esparza, and Academy Award-nominee Michael McKean - under the direction of Tony Award-winner Daniel Sullivan - will now begin performances on Friday, November 23rd

Matthew Marsh and Paul Freeman have been cast in the upcoming West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.

Jonathan Pryce has been confirmed as the star of an upcoming West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross

Radio Golf, August Wilson's final work in his 10 play Century Cycle, the historic decade-by-decade portrait of 20th Century African-American life, will play its final performance at the matinee Sunday, July 1st at Broadway's Cort Theatre

Nathan Lane will take on the role of President Charles Smith in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet's previously announced November, a new play about a presidential election.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet will soon be represented on Broadway with a new play about a presidential election

Anthony Chisholm, John Earl Jelks and James A. Williams join the previously announced Harry Lennix (Stomp the Yard, Fox's '24,') and Tony Award winner and Olivier Award Nominee Tonya Pinkins (Jelly's Last Jam; Caroline, or Change) in RADIO GOLF, the tenth and final work in two-time Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright August Wilson's historic, decade-by-decade portrait of 20th Century African-American life.