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This year's Critics Circle Awards, sponsored by Actor's Equity Association, today announced is nominees for excellence in San Francisco Bay area theater. Berkeley Rep's production of American Idiot, which played in the fall of 2009, leads with 12 nominations and will open on Broadway this spring.

Seattle's Intiman Theatre's current production of Joan Didion's one woman play 'The Year of Magical Thinking' while pretty cannot capture the emotion in such a tragic tale. That is assuming that the emotional arc exists in the first place.

Today Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced an addition to the royally talented cast of You, Nero. Mike McShane - the popular comic who became a regular on Whose Line is it Anyway? - takes the local stage for the first time in more than 20 years to perform in this smart and sassy show.

Even as it announces a new season filled with hot plays and another show bound for Broadway, Berkeley Repertory Theatre concludes its current season with the world premiere of a smart and sassy script featuring favorite local artists: You, Nero, a new comedy written by Amy Freed and directed by Sharon Ott, rules the Thrust Stage this spring. Starring Danny Scheie as the preposterous emperor of ancient Rome, You, Nero begins previews on May 15, opens May 20, and closes June 28.

YOU, NERO video clip is available on YouTube. You Nero is by Amy Freed, directed by Sharon Ott. The creative team is made up of Erik Flatmo (set design), Paloma H. Young (costume design), Peter Maradudin (lighting design), Stephen LeGrand (music composition/sound design), Eric Drew Feldman (music composition/sound design), John Glore (dramaturg) and Julie Haber (stage manager).

South Coast Repertory starts off the New Year with the World Premiere of You, Nero, a comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed. Commissioned by SCR, You, Nero imagines a meeting during the declining years of the Roman Empire between Scribonius, a put-upon playwright, and Emperor Nero, the all-powerful, narcissistic arbiter of art. The Roman romp stars Danny Scheie as Nero and John Vickery as Scribonius. Produced in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and directed by Sharon Ott,You, Nero will run from Jan. 4 through Jan. 25, 2009 on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Low-priced previews are available from Jan. 4 through Jan. 8. Opening night is Jan. 9. Press night is Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7:45 p.m. Tickets to You, Nero may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.

South Coast Repertory starts off the New Year with the World Premiere of You, Nero, a comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed. Commissioned by SCR, You, Nero imagines a meeting during the declining years of the Roman Empire between Scribonius, a put-upon playwright, and Emperor Nero, the all-powerful, narcissistic arbiter of art. The Roman romp stars Danny Scheie as Nero and John Vickery as Scribonius. Produced in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and directed by Sharon Ott,You, Nero will run from Jan. 4 through Jan. 25, 2009 on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Low-priced previews are available from Jan. 4 through Jan. 8. Opening night is Jan. 9. Press night is Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7:45 p.m. Tickets to You, Nero may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, concludes it inaugural American Cycle series with Adrian Hall's adaptation of one of the greatest political novels ever written, Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, concludes it inaugural American Cycle series with Adrian Hall's adaptation of one of the greatest political novels ever written, Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. The production is directed by Pam MacKinnon and stars John Procaccino (leading an ensemble of 18 actors) as Willie Stark. Performances will begin at the Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer Street at Seattle Center, on Friday, September 26 and continue through Saturday, November 8. The opening night performance is Friday, October 3 at 8 pm.

Intiman Theatre's American Cycle continues with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Fracaswell Hyman. The production has been extended through November 3 at the Intiman Playhouse, Seattle Center. Opening is Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30PM.

Intiman Theatre's continues this season with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Fracaswell Hyman, beginning September 14, opening on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30PM with performances through October 28.

Intiman Theatre, recipient of the 2006 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, continues its 35th season with Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, newly adapted by Associate Artistic Director Craig Lucas and directed by Artistic Director Bartlett Sher.

Seattle Rep stages a superb and unique new revival of Noёl Coward's timeless comedy...

Gabriel Barre directs a cast of Seattle's best actors in Noel Coward Classic Private Lives, starting March 2nd...