McCarter Theatre News

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/11 for New Jersey

Just in time for the holiday season, Princeton Barnes & Noble at MarketFair on Route 1 will host a bookfair to benefit McCarter Theatre on Sunday, December 11 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm.

Edward Gero and Patrick Andrews star in Red at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, produced in association with Goodman Theatre.

The Camisade Theatre Company will present their inaugural theatrical production, the World Premiere of Derby Day, written by Samuel Brett Williams and directed by Michole Biancosino, starring Jared Culverhouse, Malcolm Madera, Jake Silbermann and Beth Wittig.

It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend at the family home on Martha's Vineyard... until the baggage got unpacked. Set at the elegant summer home of the well-to-do LeVay family, STICK FLY begins when two adult sons bring their significant others (one a fiancée, the other a new girlfriend) home to meet their parents for the first time. Soon, secrets are revealed, civilities are dropped and identities are explored in a harsh new light. Race and rivalry, class and family, all come together for an explosive comedy of manners about today's complex world.

This holiday season, McCarter Theatre continues to support local social-service organizations by collecting monetary donations for Allies, Inc. and Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), during the run of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

The Broadway premiere of Lydia R. Diamond's STICK FLY, directed by Kenny Leon, STICK FLY will open on Broadway tonight. Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge.com.

The Araca Group has announced the return of AracaWorks, a week-long series of play readings celebrating new work for the theatre.

Tony-Award Winning Star Donna McKechnie Returns to TheatreZone -- Takes on lead role as Marmee in Little Women: The Broadway Musical Broadway star and legendary entertainer Donna McKechnie returns to TheatreZone in Naples, cast as Marmee in Little Women: The Broadway Musical, announced artistic director Mark Danni. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, the musical follows the adventures of the four remarkable March sisters coming of age during the American Civil War era.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR, announce the second event in the series TCG Playwrights in Conversation: Discussions and Readings.

Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic returns to Princeton with McCarter Theatre Center's annual production of A Christmas Carol. Adapted by David Thompson and directed by Michael Unger, the production runs December 4 through December 24.

The highlight of every McCarter production of A Christmas Carol is the fourteen area children who will light up the stage in a variety of roles.

Just in time for the holiday season, Princeton Barnes & Noble at MarketFair on Route 1 will host a bookfair to benefit McCarter Theatre on Sunday, December 11 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced that Academy Honorary Award® winner James Earl Jones will join Artistic Director Michael Kahn for the third installment of the Classic Conversations series to be held at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW) on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 8 p.m.

The highlight of every McCarter production of A Christmas Carol is the fourteen area children who will light up the stage in a variety of roles.

Celia Keenan-Bolger and John Ellison Conlee will appear at The Play Group Theatre's 6th Annual Holiday Benefit, honoring Broadway Producer and Chair Emeritus, Barbara Whitman, on Monday December 19that The Play Group Theatre, One North Broadway, White Plains, NY.

The producers of STICK FLY have announce that beginning Friday, December 2nd the show will offer a limited number of rush seats at $35.

The Camisade Theatre Company will present their inaugural theatrical production, the World Premiere of Derby Day, written by Samuel Brett Williams and directed by Michole Biancosino, starring Jared Culverhouse, Malcolm Madera, Jake Silbermann and Beth Wittig.

The producers of STICK FLY have just announced that beginning Friday, December 2nd the show will offer a limited number of rush seats at $35. The seats will be available for purchase at 10 a.m. when the Cort Theatre box office opens and for performances that day only. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person, some seats may be considered "partial view" and rush tickets are only available for purchase at the box office.

The Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) confirms its commitment to new works and solidifies its position as one of the nation's top tier new play festivals with the announcement of the lineup of playwrights and directors for its Sixth Annual Colorado New Play Summit.