The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2011 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.
Mad Dog Theatre Company concludes its exciting inaugural season with the world premiere of THIS IS NOT THE PLAY, a commission by 2011 Dramatists Guild Fellow Chisa Hutchinson. Directed by Joel Waage and designed by Richard T. Chamblin III, THIS IS NOT THE PLAY begins performances on Wednesday, June 22 at the Theaterlab, located at 137 West 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues).
British playwright Joe Orton's classic dark comedy ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE, hits Los Angeles this June for a four week run at the Actors Company theater. The play, which originally debuted in London in 1964, tells a sexy, suspenseful, and often humorous story that continues to captivate and surprise audiences today. Director Stan Zimmerman leads an ensemble cast which includes: Ian Buchanan (The Bold and the Beautiful), Olivia d'Abo (THE WONDER YEARS), Emrhys Cooper (We Will Rock You) and Robin Gammell (NIP/TUCK).
In 1950s Los Angeles, tired of police harassment, back alley bars and living in fear, a few brave souls set out to change their world and claim their civil rights. In a time when nothing could be spoken in the open, notorious communist Harry Hay and cultural icon Rudi Gernreich fell in love while building a movement. This is their story. 'Temperamental' was code for 'homosexual,' part of a secret survival language created by gay men in the pre-Stonewall United States.
According to published reports, 'The Perfect Host,' starring stage and screen star David Hyde Pierce, is set for a theatrical release on July 1, 2011. The film, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, also stars Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Helen Reddy, Megahn Perry and Joseph Will.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater today announced its roster of plays for 2011-12, the award-winning company's 17th season. The all world-premiere season will feature new works by Dan Klores, Dael Orlandersmith, Daniel Talbott, José Rivera, David Adjmi and a play written by Academy-Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network).
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the New York City premiere of THE EYES OF BABYLON, written and performed by Jeff Key and directed by Yuval Hadadi, which is part of Americas Off Broadway.
Bristol Riverside Theatre Company concludes its 2010-2011 season with Little Women with book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein on May 3-May 22.
Theatre Exile concludes its 2010-2011 season with Saturn Returns (April 28 - May 22), by Noah Haidle. Saturn Returns launches audiences into a bittersweet orbit of memory, longing and love with the same offbeat, savagely funny exploration into loneliness that made Haidle's Mr. Marmalade an audience favorite.
Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein, concludes its 2010-11 season with Italian American Reconciliation, by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Eric Ting, closing May 22.
As a special 80th anniversary event for Westport Country Playhouse, noted actors Kathleen McNenny, Frances Sternhagen and Richard Thomas will star in a Script in Hand reading of A. R. Gurney's delightfully witty game of cat and mouse, "The Golden Age," on Monday, June 20, 7 p.m. Director is John Tillinger.