Lanford Wilson News

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) has announced that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's new play, GOOD BOYS AND TRUE, will begin preview performances on Wednesday, April 23 at Second Stage Theatre (307 West 43rd Street, just west of Eighth Avenue).

Darren Lee Cole presents the Off-Broadway premiere of NAACP Award-winning playwright and actor Debra Ehrhardt's Jamaica, Farewell, based on her true-life story, which opens Monday, March 3rd at 7PM at the SoHo Playhouse

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's 'One-on-One Conversation Series' will feature Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell with moderator Hal Luftig (producer, Legally Blonde) on Monday, March 3 at 6:30 PM at Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, June Havoc Mainstage (312 W. 36th Street).

Robert Patrick, that legendary pioneer of Gay Theatre, may spend most of his time on that other coast these days, but his heart always remains at a little storefront on Cornelia Street that once housed the birthplace of Off-Off Broadway, the Caffe Cino.  One of my first assignments for BroadwayWorld was an interview with that remarkably colorful playwright, where he shared vivid memories of that exciting time in American theatre when he and the likes of Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson and John Guare enjoyed complete artistic freedom in seeing their early efforts staged.  Bernadette Peters starred in the original one-act version of Dames At Sea on the tiny Cino stage.

The Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff (Children of a Lesser God and When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?) has joined the theatre faculty at the University of Houston - where he will take over the role of teaching playwriting at the UH, following in the footsteps of Edward Albee and Lanford Wilson - it has been announced by the director of the University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance, Steven Wallace.

The Signature Theatre Company 2006-2007 season productions of August Wilson's Two Trains Running and King Hedley II have been nominated for 16 AUDELCO Awards, which recognize excellence in black theatre. The winners will be announced on November 19 at a ceremony held at Aaron Davis Hall.

Broadway star Rachel York headlines the roster of September headliners at Sterling's Upstairs in Studio City, CA

Olympus Productions has announced the formation of Olympus Theatricals, with Elizabeth Timperman assuming the role of Executive Director.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) will present its 2007 Ruth Denney Award - a Lifetime Achievement Award given annually to an individual who has been instrumental in shaping lives of young artists in Houston - to Dr. Sidney Berger, founder of the Houston Shakespeare Festival, Houston's Children's Theatre Festival, and head of the University of Houston's School of Theatre since 1969

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with actor and playwright Jeff Daniels on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

WHO: Fells Point Corner Theatre WHAT: Burn This WHEN: Fri, Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2PM through April 15 HOW MUCH: $15.00, $12.00 with BWW Discount

BroadwayWorld.com presents the fourth in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn M. Lipuma, Executive Director) announced today that it would extend August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II one additional week since the originally scheduled run has been sold-out for weeks.

Click in for reviews of Avenue Q: The Book, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures, Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?, The Alchemy of Theatre, We Bombed in New London, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins, Stop The Show, In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights, Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale and The Entertainment Sourcebook 2007.

Serenading Louie, written in 1970 by Lanford Wilson (Burn This, Balm in Giliad Hot L Baltimore, Lemon Sky) will enjoy a limited engagement at the Stella Adler Black Box Theater.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill, starring Tony Awardâ winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy.

Signature Theatre Company announced today that Erika Mallin has been named the company's new Executive Director

Legendary Broadway producer Stuart Ostrow -- winner of 2 Tony Awards as producer of such renowned Broadway productions as 1776, M. Butterfly, Pippin and The Apple Tree -- will teach two programs at the School of Theatre: 'The Broadway Musical Theatre Canon' and 'Auditioning for the Professional Theatre.'