Jerry Zaks News

The weather still may be a bit chilly outside, but warm yourself up inside to one of the best shows on a Chicago stage this winter.

Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie, presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club in its American premiere production, will close two weeks earlier than originally announced

A precocious young girl once said that nothing can ruin a show like too much exposition, and Act I of Simon Mendes da Costa's comedy/drama is loaded with the stuff

The Manhattan Theatre Club American premiere production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie opened on Thursday, October 12 at the Biltmore Theatre

The Manhattan Theatre Club American premiere production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie will open tonight Thursday, October 12 at the Biltmore Theatre

Classic discussions with playwrights Arthur Miller, August Wilson, Wendy Wasserstein, Harvey Fierstein, John Guare, Alfred Uhry, and David Henry Hwang are among the newly added treasures available in the American Theatre Wing's online archive of the long-running 'Working in the Theatre' Seminars

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the American premiere of Simon Mendes da Costa's LOSING LOUIE at the Biltmore Theatre. Previews for LOSING LOUIE begin Thursday, September 21 for a Thursday, October 12 opening.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2006-2007 season, including two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). A third Biltmore production will be announced at a later date.

Actor Matthew Arkin made his Broadway debut as Lucas in Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor. He recently completed shooting a role in the new untitled Noah Baumbach project with Nicole Kidman, Jack Black and Jennifer Jason Leigh. In addition, Arkin also finished a guest spot on the 'Law and Order: SVU,' which is scheduled to air this fall.

Michele Pawk, Jan Maxwell, Adam Arkin, Matthew Arkin and Scott Cohen have been cast in MTC's Losing Louie, which opens this fall at the Biltmore Theatre

Bob Epstein's play Clean will begin performances Off-Broadway on June 16th, open on June 19th and run through July 1st

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

With the spectacular exception of Zeljko Ivanek's supporting performance, this tensionless mounting displays all the depth and character work of a first rehearsal read-through

The 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The annual awards honor excellence in theater for Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway during the season.

On Sunday, May 21st at 3 PM, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will have its final performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Throughout May, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is offering 100 free tickets to every performance to members of the Armed Forces

The star-studded revival of Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial opened on Sunday, May 7th at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there!

A cocktail reception was held on Tuesday night, May 2, 2006 to honor those who had been nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

Nominations for the 51 st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today at The New York Friars Club by theater notables Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie, who revealed the nominees for the 2005/2006 theater season in front of a crowd of theater professionals at the press conference this morning.

'The Pajama Game' Heads the List with 8 Nominations followed by 'Grey Gardens' with 7 Nominations and 'The Drowsy Chaperone' and 'Jersey Boys' with 6 Nominations