John Doyle News

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) brings Bertolt Brecht's masterpiece The Caucasian Chalk Circle to the Bay Area in a fresh take from Tony Award-winning director and designer John Doyle (Company on Broadway, Sweeney Todd on Broadway and at A.C.T.), whose work has been hailed by critics as 'ferociously inventive' (The New York Times) and 'gleefully irreverent and bracingly modern' (The Times, London).

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Massachussetts will present 'An Evening with Patti Lupone' on Sunday, July 11 at 7PM.

Tickets for the 2010 season of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival are now on sale. The 2010 season, beginning on April 10, features As You Like It; Kiss Me, Kate; The Tempest; Dangerous Liaisons; Evita; Peter Pan; The Winter's Tale; Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again; Do Not Go Gentle; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; and King of Thieves.

FEB 9 - FEB 13 AT JOE'S PUB FEATURING JOMAMA JONES: LONE STAR CD RELEASE

On Wednesday, January 13, Daryl Roth was feted by Jordan Roth, Charles Busch and David Hyde Pierce and joined by a slew of celebrity friends and colleagues to celebrate her induction onto the famed wall of Sardi's as her caricature was unveiled and added to their collection. Guests included Kathleen Turner, Bill Irwin, Judith Light, Michael Urie, Bob Balaban, Tovah Feldshuh, David Pittu, Doug Hughes, Edward Hibbert, Nilo Cruz, John Doyle, Karen Ziemba and the current cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Katie Finneran, Michele Lee, Debra Monk, Tracee Ellis Ross and Casey Wilson).

FEBRUARY 5-8 LUCY KAPLANSKY Friday, February 5 at 7:00 PM

Now listed on Amazon.com are the hardcover and audiobook CD versions of Patti LuPone: A Memoir, by Harmony Books.

Reprise Theatre Company presents Audra McDonald in Concert for one performance only on Monday, February 1 at 8:30 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Audra McDonald is the latest in Reprise Theatre Company's tradition of presenting Broadway stars in concert, which have included Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Ben Vereen, Kristin Chenoweth, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is proud to announce the successful completion of The Next Generation Campaign, the theater's historic effort to create an endowment while sustaining artistic excellence and high quality actor training in these challenging economic times.

On Thursday, February 4th at 8:15pm, Tony-winning actress Patti LuPone will discuss her career and her roles both onstage and off, as she talks to Leonard Lopate of WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show at the 92nd Street Y.

Current GRAMMY Award nominees Beyoncé, Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program congratulates the alumni who have taken the American stage and screen by storm this month.

WGBH PRESENTS: A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN made its explosive debut at the Providence Performing Arts Center last year. It will triumphantly return to Providence on Saturday, December 12 at 3P at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA) Arts & Cultural Center.

Broadway veteran Donna Lynne Champlin (Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot: The Musical, By Jeeves) has announced the track listing for her debut solo album, 'Old Friends,' due December 1, 2009 from Parting Glass Productions.

Donna Lynne Champlin discusses the art--and business--of making art.

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has finalized casting for its upcoming production of THREE SISTERS. This exciting new version, commissioned by the Playhouse, combines John Doyle, the Tony Award-winning director of Company, and Sarah Ruhl, one of America's most acclaimed young playwrights. THREE SISTERS, a poignant tale of love and dreams and the never-ending pursuit of happiness, begins previews in the Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre October 24 and continues through November 21.

The New York Philharmonic will present SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert on March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. This celebration of the 80th birthday of the great Broadway and film composer/lyricist will include his most enduring orchestral music and songs - performed, in some cases, by the stars of the original Broadway cast productions - in addition to rarely-heard material. Joining the celebration will be (in alphabetical order) Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others to be announced, including surprise guests. Paul Gemignani, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, will conduct the New York Philharmonic; Lonny Price is the director; and Mr. Price and Matt Cowart are the producers.

Broadway veteran Donna Lynne Champlin (Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot: The Musical, By Jeeves) has announced the track listing for her debut solo album, 'Old Friends,' due December 1, 2009 from Parting Glass Productions.

WGBH PRESENTS: A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O'DONOVAN made its explosive debut at the Providence Performing Arts Center last year. It will triumphantly return to Providence on Saturday, December 12 at 3P at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA) Arts & Cultural Center.

Toronto's The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has revealed revealed additional casting for its 2010 season. The stars include Christopher Plummer, Chilina Kennedy, Juan Chioran, Michael Therriault and Geraint Wyn Davies for the Festival's productions of The Tempest, Evita, Kiss Me Kate, Peter Pan and Do Not Go Gentle. Nikki M. James, who was previously set to star alongside Plummer has withdrawn from the festival due to 'personal reasons.'