Wordplay will present The Heart of My Mystery: The Hamlet Project, adapted by Barbara Bosch and Mark Ringer from the immortal work by William Shakespeare, at the Michael Weller Theatre (311 W. 43rd St., 6th fl.) from October 12th through October 29th, with opening night set for October 14th at 8 PM
The German play Arabian Night, by Roland Schimmelpfennig, will be presented in its New York premiere at the East 13th Street Theatre from May 31st through July 1st, with opening night set for June 12th
Lea DeLaria will star as Bottom in a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Tina Landau, that will be presented as the first joint production of the McCarter Theatre and the Paper Mill Playhouse
Casting is now complete for Sarah Schulman's play Manic Flight Reaction, which will open on October 23rd at Playwrights Horizon and play a limited run through November 6th
Theatreworks/NYC, a subdivision of Theatreworks/USA, will christen it's new home, the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with a production of Walk Two Moons on July 13th
MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone & Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; John G. Schultz, Executive Director) will re-team with NEIL LaBUTE for the world premiere of his latest work, FAT PIG starring in alphabetical order: ASHLIE ATKINSON (Theresa on F/X's 'Rescue Me'); ANDREW McCARTHY (Broadway: Side Man; feature films: Less Than Zero; Pretty in Pink; St. Elmo's Fire); JEREMY PIVEN (Ari Jacobs on HBO's 'Entourage') and KERI RUSSELL (Golden Globe winner for WB's 'Felicity'). Jo Bonney (Living Out; Fifth of July) directs.
