John Gassner News

Warren Leight will be the inaugural playwright featured at the Ionica Theater's 'Works in Progress' Reading Series, on Thursday, January 26th and Friday, January 27th

Warren Leight will be the inaugural playwright featured at the Ionica Theater's 'Works in Progress' Reading Series on Thursday, January 26th and Friday, January 27th

The production will star Josh Strickland as Tarzan, Jenn Gambatese as Jane, Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz as Clayton. Daniel Manche and Alex Rutherford will alternate in the role of Young Tarzan.

Disney has announced that Tarzan will being previews on March 24, to open on May 10, 2006.

The cast includes Jill Clayburgh (Bess), Richard Thomas (Jeffrey), Matthew Morrison (Thad), Susan Kelechi Watson (Juliet), James Yaegashi (Bill), Leslie Ayvazian (Elaine) and Ann Guilbert (Sadie).

Jill Clayburgh will star in the New York premiere of Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg's new comedy A Naked Girl on the Appian Way.

Playwright/actor Charles Busch will emcee True Colors: A Celebration of Music and Dance at Lincoln Center at the Rose Theatre on June 23rd

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce the New York premiere of Tony Award® winner Richard Greenberg's new comedy A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, directed by Tony Award® winner Doug Hughes at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street).

Bruce Vilanch will host the Outer Critics Circle 55th annual awards ceremony on May 26th at Sardi's

Doubt, and Spamalot lead the pack, followed by La Cage, and The Light in the Piazza.

The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Ron Hutchinson's MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, directed by Lynne Meadow, will plays its final performance on Sunday, May 8th at 7:00 PM at New York City Center.

The Light in the Piazza, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Monty Python's Spamalot lead nominations

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre continues its popular CINEMA DUPLEX series on Sunday, April 17th with a special screening of Charles Busch's hilarious film parody, Die, Mommie, Die!

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) and Center Theatre Group's co-production of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel has received six Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre. The awards, also known as 'The VIVs', are presented annually to recognize and honor excellence in black theatre.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) and Center Theatre Group's co-production of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel, at the Mark Taper Forum, has been awarded 3 Los Angeles Ovation Awards.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway premiere of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel has received 12 nominations for the Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Award for Excellence in Black Theatre.