Michael Frayn News

The 2006 Brits Off Broadway festival will welcome the NY premiere of the critically acclaimed stage adaptation of Sebastian Haffner's memoir Defying Hitler, which will begin previews at 59E59 Theaters on Tuesday, May 2nd through a limited engagement through Sunday, May 21st; the show will open on May 7th at 6 PM

The critically acclaimed Brits Off Broadway festival will return this year with a line up of 11 productions running from Tuesday, May 2 through Sunday, July 2

Click in for the complete list of 2005 Tony Award Winners. By the numbers, the Light in the Piazza led the pack followed by Doubt, and Spamalot (which won Best Musical).

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards. Outstanding Musical however, went to Spamalot.

The 2005 Tony Award Nominations were announced this morning, and we've got the complete list of nominees.

When Tony Award nominations are announced Tuesday morning at 8:35 a.m. (EDT), Broadway insiders will probably prove they're not as star-struck as many theater-goers, according to the journalists at GoldDerby.com.

Spamalot leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Light in the Piazza with 11, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with 10. Click in to see all the nominees.

The National Theatre of Great Britain's critically acclaimed production of DEMOCRACY, a new play by Michael Frayn, directed by Michael Blakemore, will play its final performance on Sunday, April 17th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street).

DEMOCRACY, the acclaimed play by Michael Frayn, will be featured on tonight's episode of '20/20'. The program will include a story about the use of cell phones, and features an interview with DEMOCRACY star Richard Thomas, and a look at the production's 'cell phone symphony,' designed to curb the ringing of cell phones during the performance. '20/20' airs locally on WABC-TV, Channel 7 at 10:00 PM (ET). Check local listings.

DEMOCRACY director Michael Blakemore will be interviewed tonight, Thursday, February 17, on 'New York Close-Up'. The program airs from 9:00-9:30 PM on New York 1.

DEMOCRACY, the critically acclaimed play by Michael Frayn, will celebrate its 100th performance on Broadway with the evening performance on Saturday, February 12. The production, directed by Michael Blakemore, is playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street).

The National Theatre of Great Britain received four 2004 Evening Standard Awards, it was announced today in a ceremony at the National's Olivier Theatre.

An interview with the man who's both protagonist and antagonist of Michael Frayn's Cold War drama.

Yes, you too can enjoy the hit drama of German politics. Even if you can't even understand the reviews!

Friday, November 19 at midnight on Channel Thirteen, Theater Talk focuses on the new play DEMOCRACY with author Michael Frayn and director Michael Blakemore. They discuss their collaboration on Frayn's drama about the rise and fall of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, which opens tonight at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street).

DEMOCRACY author Michael Frayn will be interviewed tonight, Tuesday, November 16, on 'New York Close-Up'. The program airs from 9:00-9:30 PM on New York 1.

DEMOCRACY, the award-winning play by Michael Frayn, opens November 18th at 6:30 PM on Broadway. The production is currently in previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street).

Michael Frayn, author of DEMOCRACY, will be on Charlie Rose tonight, 11:00 PM on PBS.

DEMOCRACY, the award-winning play by Michael Frayn, begins performances tonight, Wednesday, November 3rd at 8:00 PM at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). Opening night is Thursday, November 18th .