John Patrick Shanley News

The 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominations have been announced

Curt Dempster, Founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre, was found dead at his home in New York City today (January 19, 2007). The cause remains undetermined at this time.

Cherry Jones has extended her contract and will continue as Sister Aloysius in the national tour of Doubt

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff has announced the cast of his upcoming Page To Stage Workshop Production of The Farnsworth Invention, written by Aaron Sorkin. Headlining the cast are Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth and Stephen Lang as David Sarnoff.

News of current and upcoming shows atTarragon Theatre. For tickets or more information, call the Tarragon box office at 416.531.1827

Doubt opens in Chicago with Tony Award Winner Cherry Jones.

Actress, director, producer, teacher, and activist, Olympia Dukakis shares her thoughts on her career, politics, and her upcoming stint as 'Rose,' her one-woman show coming to Boston January 16.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB will present its annual Winter Benefit, An Intimate Night, an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show featuring stage, film and television stars - and MTC alumni - Christine Baranski and Jesse L. Martin. An Intimate Night takes place Monday, January 22, 2007 at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor).

Casting has been announced for the Pasadena Playhouse's production of John Patrick Shanley's Defiance

Tony Award-winners Cherry Jones and Adriane Lenox, from the original cast of Doubt, star with Chris McGarry and Lisa Joyce in the hit national tour of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play

Variety reports that John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt will receive a big screen adaptation

The Vertical Hour, starring four-time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore (The Hours, Magnolia) and acclaimed British film and stage actor Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Love Actually), opened on November 30th at the Music Box Theatre

Tony Award -winning Best Actress Cherry Jones stars in the National Touring production of the Tony Award - and Pulitzer Prize-winning play DOUBT, a 'superb new drama' (The New York Times) by John Patrick Shanley. The production, directed by Tony Award -winner Doug Hughes, will make its Chicago premiere at the LaSalle Bank Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited three-week engagement beginning January 9 - 28, 2007

City Arts & Lectures will present a special evening with Cherry Jones in conversation with Linda Hunt at 8:00PM on Monday, November 27 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.

'Doubt' - the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner for Best Play - with Broadway's Cherry Jones, arrives in San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre November 7 through December 3.

Grey Gardens, which began previews on Tuesday, October 3, opened on Thursday, November 2 at The Walter Kerr Theatre, and BroadwayWorld caught the excitement!

The new book In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights features dozens of portraits of great dramatists

Tickets are on sale now for Doubt at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre, running from November 7 to December 3.

The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. has announced the recipients of its eleventh annual National Education Grants