Lauren Helpern News

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) presents the World Premiere of KINDNESS, a new play written and directed by Adam Rapp, opening tonight at Playwrights Horizons in New York.

Laurence Holzman, Felicia Needleman, and Kyle Rosen's new musical 'The Jerusalem Syndrome' spins an unusual mental delusion that afflicts visitors to the holy land into a rollicking and joyous original musical.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced additional casting and details for the second production of its 2008/2009 Season, the World Premiere of KINDNESS, a new play written and directed by Adam Rapp (Essential Self-Defense at Playwrights Horizons, Red Light Winter).

The Zipper Factory presents Pattie Canova's SOULED OUT on Wednesday, June 26 at 8:00 p.m.

The Zipper Factory presents Pattie Canova's SOULED OUT on Wednesday, June 26 at 8:00 p.m.

The Zipper Factory announces its June line-up featuring some old favorites and some new shows.

The newly formed South Ark Stage Company presents the Off-Broadway premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's play None of the Above. Previews begin September 25 prior to an official press opening of October 10 at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

New Georges, the OBIE-winning downtown theater company founded in 1992, will present the world premiere of American playwright Maggie Smith's peculiar fable Good Heif, a full-length play, directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde. Good Heif will be presented in SoHo at the Ohio Theatre. Previews begin October 6, and the official Opening Night will be Monday, October 8 at 7PM. Performances will run through Saturday, October 27.

The newly formed South Ark Stage Company presents the Off-Broadway premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's play 'None of the Above,' starring Halley Feiffer & Adam Green. Previews begin September 25, opening October 10 at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre.

Stephen Henry's acclaimed production of The Irish Curse, which recently had its European Premiere at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, will transfer to London's King's Head Theatre for a six-week limited engagement beginning January 16th, 2007.

Cynthia Nixon will host a benefit performance of the Off-Broadway hit Trouble in Paradise July 20th

Hourglass Group in association with True Faux Productions will move its critically acclaimed new stage adaptation of Trouble in Paradise to an Off-Broadway contract for an extension through July 22nd at the Hudson Guild Theatre

The Theatre Outlet presents the world-premiere of MEN OF CLAY, a comedy written and directed by Jeff Cohen (founder of the award-winning Worth Street Theater Company). Matthew Arkin and Obie Award winner Steve Ratazzzi join the previously announced Danton Stone in a cast that also includes Daniel Ahearn, Victor Barbella and Gabrielle Maisels.

On a break from rehearsals, Secret Garden Concert cast members, Laura Benanti, Will Chase, Max von Essen, Steven Pasquale and Jaclyn Neidenthal spent a day in the park with Director Stafford Arima.

Steven Pasquale, Will Chase, Jenny Powers, Deborah S. Craig and moer will join the star-studded cast of the Secret Garden World AIDS Day concert

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Rescue Me's Steven Pasquale has been cast in the leading role of Archie in the upcoming concert of The Secret Garden, and Will Chase will be replacing Terrence Mann as Neville.

As posted on the World AIDS Day Concert Website, The Secret Garden Benefit Concert is seeking its Mary and Colin

Michael Arden, Laura Benanti, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Sara Gettelfinger, Max Von Essen and more will headline the World AIDS Day Benefit Concert of The Secret Garden on December 5th

New York Musical Theatre Festival presents NO BOUNDARIES beginning September 15th at Theatre at St. Clements.