Mark Williams News

The New Group's production of The Starry Messenger has welcomed new cast member Merwin Goldsmith, who has replaced Jonathan Hadary. The Kenneth Lonergan play stars Matthew Broderick and Catalina Sandino Moreno, and is now set to begin previews two days after the previously scheduled date on October 26 at Theatre Row.

Matthew Broderick and Kenneth Lonergan have been friends since high school. They worked together before on the film You Can Count on Me, which Lonergan wrote. A high school trip to the Hayden Planetarium is the inspiration for Lonergan's new play, The Starry Messenger, about to open Off-Broadway at The New Group and starring Broderick. The two talk about their friendship and their first stage collaboration tonight at the 92nd Street Y.

Additional cast and creative team members have been announced for The New Group's THE STARRY MESSENGER, starring Matthew Broderick and, as previously reported, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Oscar-nominated in 2005 for her role in 'Maria Full of Grace.'

The annual Jerry Paine Scholarship Fundraiser Show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at Gallery Theater. This is a fun event for the whole family.

The annual Jerry Paine Scholarship Fundraiser Show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at Gallery Theater. This is a fun event for the whole family.

Rubicon International Theatre Festival will kick off their preview season with an opening ceremony hosted by Ed Begley Jr.

Theatre veterans Mary Beth Peil and Pamela Payton-Wright will headline the world premiere of The Things You Least Expect, a new play by Joan Vail Thorne that will run at NJ's George Street Playhouse in Oct.