Kay Walbye News

This week at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, in addition to The Front Page on the Main Stage and Villa America on the Nikos Stage, the Festival offers a number of other events

The Front Page, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, opens the Williamstown Theatre Festival Main Stage on July 4. Set in a Chicago newsroom in the late 1920's, this classic Broadway comedy about the nature of media in society is directed by Ron Daniels.

Patti LuPone and The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee stars Jared Gertner and Jenni Barber are among the nominees of the 2006 Independent Reviewers of New England's (IRNE) Awards.

Kate Shindle, Rachel deBenedet and more will star in Lover, Liar, Lady...the women of kander and ebb in Stamford, TC on June 5th

North Shore Music Theatre's adaptation of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross' all American musical comedy may give Boston fans something to cheer about, but switching the hapless Senators into the hapless Red Sox oddly robs the show of a lot of its heart

The Helen Hayes Awards honor achievement, celebrate, and promote the Washington D.C. professional theatre.

Full casting has been announced for North Shore Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, starring Shannon Lewis, Jim Walton and George Merrick, and beginning performances April 25

Rep Stage, Toby's of Columbia, local actors and designers honored.

A second weekly column of news and ideas for Baltimore area theatre-goers. This will appear (I hope) weekly on Tuesdays. Charles Shubow's column, Baltimore Backstage, will appear on Fridays

Kay Walbye's Dad attends 'Damn Yankees' at DC's Arena Stage.

Arena Stage's production of Damn Yankees, starring Brad Oscar, Matt Bogart and Meg Gillentine, is bright, brash and joyous

Matt Bogart, Brad Oscar and Meg Gillentine will headline Arena Stage's winter production of Damn Yankees, while Molly Smith will direct and Baayork Lee will choreograph

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director) announces an Amas Workshop Production of a new musical, DogMusic, book and lyrics by Mark Masi and music by Jess Platt directed by Alex Lippard (Moonchild, FringeNYC) with musical direction by Andrew Gerle (The Tutor, Meet John Doe.