Joan Didion News

Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Eric C. Engel recently announced Gloucester Stage's 30th Anniversary Season.

The Lyric Stage continues its exciting 2008-2009 season as 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' follows the just closed Boston premiere of 'The Year of Magical Thinking'

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Managing Director Brian Colburn, announces that Abe Lincoln in Illinois will conclude its 2009 season - the year of the Lincoln Bicentennial - under the direction of Sheila Daniels, Intiman's Associate Director. Robert E. Sherwood's epic play, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will launch Intiman's second American Cycle, a series of large-cast plays and free community programs. Through great plays and conversations at Intiman and throughout the Puget Sound region, the American Cycle bring artists and audiences together to share the issues and hopes we feel in our community and as citizens of our country at this moment in its history.

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Award Nominations were announced today and several of the nominees have graced the Broadway stage many times, a few of them are currently threading the boards right now, Variety spoke to them to get their reactions, here are the latest, we'll update as new statements arrive.

Intiman Theatre announces the addition of Shakespeare's Othello, directed by Artistic Director Bartlett Sher, to its 2009 schedule. This will be Sher's first production of Shakespeare's tragedy and his fourth production of a Shakespeare play at Intiman, where he has been Artistic Director since 2000.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, announces the first lineup of plays for its 2009 season.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee has selected Grenadine by Neil Wechsler as the recipient of the 2008 Yale Drama Series Award, an annual award inaugurated in 2007 that supports emerging playwrights, jointly sponsored by Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre.

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.

Waterwell, the acclaimed anarchic New York theater troupe, has announced additional casting for their special performance of The/King/Operetta on Monday, April 7 at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street).

Waterwell, the acclaimed anarchic New York theater troupe, presents its Third Annual Cabaret Benefit: a one-night-only performance of music from The/King/Operetta on Monday, April 7 at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street). This special performance of Waterwell's acclaimed musical event about one of America's most loved and misunderstood figures, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will also include never-heard-songs from the musical.

Tonight (8/17/07), at 12:30 AM on Thirteen, a full half-hour version of 'Theater Talk's May interview with Vanessa Redgrave

The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that Maxwell Caulfield and James Beaman will star in its production of La Cage aux Folles.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio have announced upcoming shows to air on XM's On Broadway Channel 28 and on ATW Website as part of the 'Downstage Center' series.

reports that Tony Award-winner Jonathan Pryce will be among the stars of a new HBO Films project, which will feature a teleplay by award-winning British playwright David Hare.

Darius Dehaas To Appear with Judy Blazer in 27th annual Gay Pride concert by The New York City Gay Men's Chorus

HBO might soon be bringing the one-woman play The Year of Magical Thinking, starring Vanessa Redgrave in a Drama Desk Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performance, to the small screen.

Special Performances of The Year of Magical Thinking and Mary Poppins will benefit The Actors Fund, the nonprofit organization which helps Entertainment Industry workers with a variety of health and social services.

On Friday, May 11 at 12 AM on Thirteen, 'Theater Talk' will welcome legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave, now starring on Broadway in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking.

We talk to Steven Tomlinson whose one-man show, 'American Fiesta' is currently playing at the Vineyard Theatre.

The 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition was a great success with a near record, $3,345,997 being raised this year by the over 60 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS!