John Barrymore News

A photo from Cortland Repertory Theatre's 2009 summer production of 'I Hate Hamlet' is now appearing on the cover of the spring edition of Southern Theatre Magazine. The photo, taken by Cortland photographer and CRT Board Member David Blatchley, was the winner of the magazine's annual Cover Photo Contest. It features actor Robert Boardman as John Barrymore and CRT regular Dustin Charles as Andrew Rally in a scene from the Paul Rudnick comedy. The contest was open to members of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), which is the largest regional theatre organization in the country. Now in its 61st year, the SETC holds regional auditions for actors twice a year in various cities in the south eastern United States. CRT attends the spring auditions, which will be held this year in Lexington, Kentucky on March 4 - 6.

The weather prognosticators tell us we may still get wet a day or two this week - but our Central Coast theatres are warm, dry, and ready to provide you with an afternoon or evening of quality entertainment at a price that'll fit most everybody's budget!

The delightful comedy /I Hate Hamlet/ is set to open the Great American Melodrama's 2010 season on January 21.

Whether you're a die-hard Shakespeare lover or you've never understood a word he's written, you'll have a rollicking good time at I Hate Hamlet, the hilarious, action-packed comedy by Paul Rudnick at Northern Stage.

The delightful comedy /I Hate Hamlet/ is set to open the Great American Melodrama's 2010 season on January 21.

'William Shakespeare did not write 'I Hate Hamlet',' emphatically states Big Noise Theatre Company director Craig Gustafson. 'Paul Rudnick did. Honestly. This is a modern comedy about a TV actor returning to the New York stage, where he is haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore.'

Whether you're a die-hard Shakespeare lover or you've never understood a word he's written, you'll have a rollicking good time at I Hate Hamlet, the hilarious, action-packed comedy by Paul Rudnick at Northern Stage.

The Freeport Players in Maine have announced a call for auditions and volunteers for upcoming productions.

'William Shakespeare did not write 'I Hate Hamlet',' emphatically states Big Noise Theatre Company director Craig Gustafson. 'Paul Rudnick did. Honestly. This is a modern comedy about a TV actor returning to the New York stage, where he is haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore.'

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces a one-night only event, New Year's Eve with E. Faye Butler and her Trio. The special event is at 8:00 p.m. on December 31, 2009, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

In this, its 18th season of award-winning and insightful professional theater, Writers' Theatre, 'focusing on the word and the artist,' has decided to bless us all with only its second musical offering ever--and what a production!....

The Marriott Theatre presents a one night only performance of Just In Time: An Evening with E. Faye Butler and her Orchestra on Monday, November 16th at 7:30 pm at The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Dr. in Lincolnshire. Tickets are currently on sale.

The Marriott Theatre presents a one night only performance of Just In Time: An Evening with E. Faye Butler and her Orchestra on Monday, November 16th at 7:30 pm at The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Dr. in Lincolnshire. Tickets are currently on sale.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, October 19, 2009.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, October 8, 2009.

Though often overshadowed by it's mother-ship two hours to the north, Philadelphia is undeniably a bustling arts hub in its own right. The new $275 million Kimmel Center, recently renovated Academy of Music and shiny new Philadelphia Theater Company building are only a sampling of evidence, the rest of which can be found all the way from the Avenue of the Arts to South Street. All the while, however, it seemed one noticeable landmark, the Merriam Theater, was being left for dead.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, September 21, 2009.

I Hate Hamlet, the hilarious Broadway comedy about the theatre and the difficulty of understanding Shakespeare, opens at Totem Pole Playhouse on June 30 with two gentlemen in two very familiar roles. Matthew Eisenberg, a Washington, DC based actor, plays a young television star, Andrew Rally, who is faced with the challenge of performing Shakespeare's most famous and most challenging role, Hamlet.

Totem Pole Playhouse is offering their version of the Stimulus Package to you for two tickets of I HATE HAMLET for a total of $33.00. A SAVINGS OF $20 Special offer good for Saturday, July 4th at 2:30 pm & 8:00 pm and Sunday, July 5th at 3:00 pm.

I Hate Hamlet, the hilarious Broadway comedy about the theatre and the difficulty of understanding Shakespeare, opens at Totem Pole Playhouse on June 30 with two gentlemen in two very familiar roles. Matthew Eisenberg, a Washington, DC based actor, plays a young television star, Andrew Rally, who is faced with the challenge of performing Shakespeare's most famous and most challenging role, Hamlet.