Johanna Day News

The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. August: Osage County, Les Liasons, and South Pacific brought home big wins.

ALMOST AN EVENING, Academy Award® winning film maker Ethan Coen's trio of comic plays directed by Neil Pepe, will welcome Kate Blumberg and Peter Maloney to the cast of the hit Off-Broadway production on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

Previews begin tomorrow, Tuesday May 6th, for Signature Theatre Company's world premiere production of Edward Albee's 'Occupant' starring Mercedes Ruehl and Larry Bryggman.

The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception honoring this year's Drama Desk Award Nominees was held Thursday, May at Arte Cafe.

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club. 'A Catered Affair' led the way with 12 nominations.

Currently running at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street, Ethan Coen's 'Almost an Evening' sold out before performances began in its first home at the Atlantic Theater Company. Here, actor Del Pentecost sits down with BWW and talks about his experiences working with Ethan Coen, doing his first nude scene, and his favorite parts of the show.

Currently running at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street, Ethan Coen's 'Almost an Evening' sold out before performances began in its first home at the Atlantic Theater Company. Here, actor Joey Slotnick sits down with BWW and talks about the success of the show, his career in theater, and what it was like working with such a talented cast and crew.

Actor Tim Hopper sits down with BroadwayWorld.com and talks about his career and experiences working on 'Almost an Evening'--three one act plays written by Ethan Coen and directed by Neil Pepe currently running at the The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street.

On April 2nd, 2008 'Almost an Evening' opened on Bleecker Street. Ethan Coen's series of three one act plays unsuccessfully tackle important questions: Waiting - Someone waits somewhere for quite some time. Four Benches - His voyage to self-discovery takes a British intelligence agent to steam baths in New York and Texas, and to park benches in the U.S. And U.K. Debate - Cosmic questions are taken up. Not much is learned.

Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), now starring in Atlantic Theater Company's hit world premiere production of Academy Award winning film maker Ethan Coen's ALMOST AN EVENING, will appear live on 'CW 11 Morning News' on Monday, March 31st, and on Bloomberg Television's 'Night Talk with Mike Schneider' on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008.

Tonight, March 20th, 2008 Almost An Evening will begin previews at the Bleecker Street Theatre. Direct from its sold-out run at the Atlantic Theater Company, Ethan Coen's series of three one act plays unsuccessfully tackle important questions Almost An Evening, directed by Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe, sold out before previews began on January 9, opened on January 22, and played a limited engagement through February 10, 2008 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street). The Off-Broadway transfer of Almost An Evening will be produced by Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Managing Director) and Art Meets Commerce (Chip Meyrelles, Executive Director; Ken Greiner, Producing Director). The Atlantic Stage 2 engagement of Almost An Evening featured Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, Jonathan Cake, J.R. Horne, Jordan Lage, Mark Linn-Baker, Elizabeth Marvel, Mary McCann, Del Pentecost and Joey Slotnick.

Catch this special video feature of 'Almost An Evening' in rehearsals!

Tony Award® nominee Johanna Day and Steppenwolf Theatre Company member Tim Hopper join the cast of Atlantic Theater Company's acclaimed world premiere production of Academy Award®-winning film maker Ethan Coen's Almost An Evening.

Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of The Evildoers by David Adjmi, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman. The Evildoers begins performances on January 18 and will play through February 9 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, at York Street, New Haven). Opening Night is Thursday, January 24.

Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, starring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman and Dallas Roberts officially opens at Second Stage Theatre (307 West 43rd Street) on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM; directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Longtime Chicago dance captain Gregory Butler is featured in the newly released short film The Trap, starring Jeanne Tripplehorn. The film is featured as part of Glamour Magazine's Reel Moments, a series of short films based on true stories from Glamour readers. The Trap is directed by Butler's former Chicago co-star, Rita Wilson.

Although previews do not begin until October 19, Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry has extended three weeks through Sunday, December 30 at Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman, and Dallas Roberts, the production will officially open on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM at Second Stage Theatre.

Second Stage Theatre kicks off its 29th season with the New York Premiere of Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman, and Dallas Roberts. The production begins previews on Friday, October 19; opening on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM at Second Stage Theatre.

Four major productions of work by playwright Edward Albee - who celebrates his 80th birthday on March 12, 2008 - will be presented in and around New York during the 2007-08 season

An expanded version of Edward Albee's early work The Zoo Story, as well as a musical co-written by High Fidelity's Tom Kitt, will be among the highlights of Second Stage Theater's 2007-2008 season