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Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, March 11, 2010.

Jason Robert Brown's award winning musical, The Last Five Years, takes a fresh, contemporary look at romantic involvement. From the thrill of first contact, to the joy and angst of marriage, the audience becomes an intimate witness to how changing fortune shapes a relationship. Known as 'the musical for a new generation,' The Last Five Years stars married couple and FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Kris Danford and Sam Osheroff and is directed by Michael Donald Edwards.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, January 24, 2010.

Jason Robert Brown's award winning musical, The Last Five Years, takes a fresh, contemporary look at romantic involvement. From the thrill of first contact, to the joy and angst of marriage, the audience becomes an intimate witness to how changing fortune shapes a relationship. Known as 'the musical for a new generation,' The Last Five Years stars married couple and FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Kris Danford and Sam Osheroff and is directed by Michael Donald Edwards.

Jason Robert Brown's award winning musical, The Last Five Years, takes a fresh, contemporary look at romantic involvement. From the thrill of first contact, to the joy and angst of marriage, the audience becomes an intimate witness to how changing fortune shapes a relationship. Known as 'the musical for a new generation,' The Last Five Years stars married couple and FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Kris Danford and Sam Osheroff and is directed by Michael Donald Edwards.

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Following an acclaimed original sold-out run, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) proudly announces a limited return engagement of the company's recent World Premiere production of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, the new hit play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday). Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - The New York Times), the original engagement opened Tuesday, October 13 to across-the-board rave reviews and was ultimately extended twice by critical and audience demand through Saturday, November 21. The return limited engagement will begin performances Tuesday, December 15 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater with tickets on sale through Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Adam Feldman of Time Out New York has won his re-election as President of the Drama Critics' Circle. This will be Feldman's third term as President of the organization. In addition, the organization made an unprecedented move in accepting critic David Finkle as the first member who was inducted for his online writings.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, December 6, 2009.

Following an acclaimed original sold-out run, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) proudly announces a limited return engagement of the company's recent World Premiere production of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, the new hit play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday). Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - The New York Times), the original engagement opened Tuesday, October 13 to across-the-board rave reviews and was ultimately extended twice by critical and audience demand through Saturday, November 21. The return limited engagement will begin performances Tuesday, December 15 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater with tickets on sale through Sunday, January 17, 2010.

The original cast of MEMPHIS will perform the finale number 'Steal Your Rock and Roll' live on Wednesday, December 2, in the 8am (EST) hour on NBC's 'The Today Show.'

Emerging playwright Marisa Wegrzyn is the recipient of the 2009 Wasserstein Prize for her play Hickorydickory. The Wasserstein Prize was established in memory of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, who died in 2006. The $25,000 prize is awarded for an outstanding script by a young woman who has not yet received national attention. The Wasserstein Prize is funded by the Educational Foundation of America (EFA) and administered by Theatre Development Fund. It will be presented by Wendy's life-long friend and EFA Board member Heidi Ettinger and TDF's Executive Director Victoria Bailey at a reception at The Players at 16 Gramercy Park South in New York City on Tuesday, December 1. In addition to the $25,000 prize, Ms. Wegrzyn's play, Hickorydickory, will receive a reading at Second Stage Theatre in New York City.

Emerging playwright Marisa Wegrzyn is the recipient of the 2009 Wasserstein Prize for her play Hickorydickory. The Wasserstein Prize was established in memory of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, who died in 2006. The $25,000 prize is awarded for an outstanding script by a young woman who has not yet received national attention. The Wasserstein Prize is funded by the Educational Foundation of America (EFA) and administered by Theatre Development Fund. It will be presented by Wendy's life-long friend and EFA Board member Heidi Ettinger and TDF's Executive Director Victoria Bailey at a reception at The Players at 16 Gramercy Park South in New York City on Tuesday, December 1. In addition to the $25,000 prize, Ms. Wegrzyn's play, Hickorydickory, will receive a reading at Second Stage Theatre in New York City.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, November 24, 2009.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, November 23, 2009.

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, PART 1: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD, the first part of the world premiere three part theatrical event by the Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright Horton Foote, opened last night at Signature Theatre Company at the Peter Norton Space, 555 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues - and the critics are cheering!

Emerging playwright Marisa Wegrzyn is the recipient of the 2009 Wasserstein Prize for her play Hickorydickory. The Wasserstein Prize was established in memory of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, who died in 2006. The $25,000 prize is awarded for an outstanding script by a young woman who has not yet received national attention. The Wasserstein Prize is funded by the Educational Foundation of America (EFA) and administered by Theatre Development Fund. It will be presented by Wendy's life-long friend and EFA Board member Heidi Ettinger and TDF's Executive Director Victoria Bailey at a reception at The Players at 16 Gramercy Park South in New York City on Tuesday, December 1. In addition to the $25,000 prize, Ms. Wegrzyn's play, Hickorydickory, will receive a reading at Second Stage Theatre in New York City.

The 89th edition of The Best Plays Theater Yearbook, released today by Limelight Editions ($49.95, 595 pages), recounts the exciting 2007-2008 theater season, which was enhanced by the prominent presence of artists of color on the 'Great White Way.'

The 89th edition of The Best Plays Theater Yearbook, released today by Limelight Editions ($49.95, 595 pages), recounts the exciting 2007-2008 theater season, which was enhanced by the prominent presence of artists of color on the 'Great White Way.'

THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened last night at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18, with opening night on Thursday, December 10.