MCC Theater News

The American Theatre Wing's Grants Program will honor its 2006 grant recipients, 53 New York City not-for-profit theatres that reflect the range of diversity of New York's theatres, at a luncheon at Sardi's on December 7 at noon.

Tony Award -winning Best Actress Cherry Jones stars in the National Touring production of the Tony Award - and Pulitzer Prize-winning play DOUBT, a 'superb new drama' (The New York Times) by John Patrick Shanley. The production, directed by Tony Award -winner Doug Hughes, will make its Chicago premiere at the LaSalle Bank Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited three-week engagement beginning January 9 - 28, 2007

MCC Theater will present the New York premiere of A Very Common Procedure by Courtney Baron. The play will be directed by Obie Award winner Michael Greif (Rent, Grey Gardens).

MCC Theater has announced its fall slate for their popular Tuesday Night Talk Backs, a free post-performance guest speaker series at Nixon's Nixon.

MCC Theater will present the 10th anniversary production of their critically-acclaimed political satire, Nixon's Nixon, by playwright Russell Lees

MCC Theater will present the 10th anniversary production of their critically-acclaimed political satire, Nixon's Nixon, by playwright Russell Lees

The American Theatre Wing's Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 57 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 39 productions presented during the 2005-2006 New York theater season

Work by Anne Nelson, Heather Raffo, Israel Horowitz and more will be featured in a reading of The Middle East, In Pieces on August 17th

The 2006 'FreshPlay Festival,' presented by MCC Theater Youth Company, will perform August 10th-12th

MCC Theater announced today that its 2006-07 mainstage season at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.) will include the 10th anniversary production of MCC's acclaimed Nixon's Nixon--reuniting playwright Russell Lees, director Jim Simpson with actors Gerry Bamman and Steve Mellor--and a world premiere by Neil LaBute, recently named MCC playwright in residence

MCC THEATER today announced a two-week extension through July 8 for the U.S. premiere of SOME GIRL(S) by Neil LaBute

On May 9th, Rosie O'Donnell will present Some Girl(s) star Fran Drescher with the City of Hope Center's Spirit of Life Award

Marisa Tomei--who won a 1987 Dramalogue Award for her performance in the original production of Alan Bowne's Beirut--took on the same role in MCC's reading of the play in a private reading on Monday, April 17th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Marisa Tomei will headline a reading (closed to the public) of Alan Bowne's Beirut on April 17th; she will reprise her role from the original production

The MCC Theater Youth Company will present Uncensored, their 5th annual spring presentation of original performances by New York City Youth; the event will take place on April 27, April 28 and April 29 at 7pm (three performances only) at the Clurman Theatre - Theatre Row

MCC THEATER proudly presents the U.S. premiere of the stage play SOME GIRL(S) by Neil LaBute, starring ERIC McCORMACK ('Will & Grace'), FRAN DRESCHER ('The Nanny'), JUDY REYES ('Scrubs'), BROOKE SMITH (In Her Shoes) and MAURA TIERNEY ('ER').

Donna McKechnie, Michael Cerveris, Michele Pawk and Donna Murphy are among the performers who will teach young singers and dancers as part of the New School's Summer Music Theatre Immersion Experience

Fran Drescher has signed on to the starry cast of MCC's upcoming production of Some Girl(s) by Neil LaBute

MCC Theater has announced that Brooke Smith will play Sam, a Seattle housewife, in the U.S. premiere of the stage play Some Girl(s) by Neil LaBute

On March 20th, Tony-nominee and MCC Artistic Director Robert LuPone will be featured at Shop Talk at the Drama Book Shop