Moss Hart News

Anne Kaufman (daughter of George S. Kaufman) and Christopher Hart (son of Moss Hart) attended the first rehearsal of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER this past Monday, October 24th.

Broadway favorites and real-life couple Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story) and Jenny Powers (Grease) will perform 'Direct From Broadway,' a concert to benefit Hartford Children's Theatre, at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 28 at The Marquee (960 Main Street) in downtown Hartford.

New York City Center will reopen following a historic renovation and modernization with a star-studded gala on October 25.

This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company will present Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside. Rehearsals are set to begin today, October 24th.

Romeo and Juliet-the timeless story of passion, intrigue and generational discord-will close on October 23, 2011 at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT.

This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company will present Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside. This marks the first NYC revival of the classic comedy in over a decade. Performances are set to begin November 25th with the Opening on December 4th at 3 pm at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Aves.)

East Lynne Theater Company presents a screwball comedy, Dulcy. 'This is probably the first weekend party on record that ended on Friday night,' says Dulcy's brother William to his brother-in-law Gordon.

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company has announced that Anne Kaufman, the daughter of playwright George S. Kaufman, is attending 'Dulcy' on Wednesday, October 12, and will be available for an after-show Q&A with the audience.

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Colin Donnell, Betsy Wolfe and Elizabeth Stanley have been cast in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, the first New York City Center Encores! production of season. Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, will be directed by James Lapine with music direction by Rob Berman and musical staging by Dan Knechtges. Merrily has been extended for a two-week run, and will play for 15 performances, February 8-19, 2012 at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.

Broadway favorites and real-life couple Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story) and Jenny Powers (Grease) will perform 'Direct From Broadway,' a concert to benefit Hartford Children's Theatre, at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 28 at The Marquee (960 Main Street) in downtown Hartford.

Romeo and Juliet-the timeless story of passion, intrigue and generational discord-opens the landmark 15th Season of professional theater at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT.

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company has announced that Anne Kaufman, the daughter of playwright George S. Kaufman, is attending 'Dulcy' on Wednesday, October 12, and will be available for an after-show Q&A with the audience.

Romeo and Juliet-the timeless story of passion, intrigue and generational discord-opens the landmark 15th Season of professional theater at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT.

Marking the beginning of its 2011-2012 Family Main Stage Series, Hartford Children's Theatre (HCT) proudly announces a pink-a-riffic new production of Pinkalicious the Musical, directed by HCT Artistic Director Ryan Ratelle and Summar Elguindy with musical direction by Louise Fauteux and choreography by Caitlin Sailer.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).

East Lynne Theater Company presents a screwball comedy, Dulcy. 'This is probably the first weekend party on record that ended on Friday night,' says Dulcy's brother William to his brother-in-law Gordon.

Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced the final two directors for the 2012 Encores! season.

Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced the final two directors for the 2012 Encores! season. As previously announced, James Lapine will direct the first Encores! show of the season, Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, opening on February 8, 2012. Marc Bruni will direct Rodgers and Hammerstein's rarely seen Pipe Dream, opening on March 28¸ and John Rando will direct Jule Styne and Leo Robin's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opening on May 9. Music Director Rob Berman will conduct all three musicals. This year, the number of performances has been expanded: Pipe Dream and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will play for seven performances each, and Merrily We Roll Along, extended for a two-week run, will play for 15 performances.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will partner with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) to present screenings of short silent films before select Friday night performances of its season opener, Once in a Lifetime, the madcap Kaufman and Hart comedy about how the movies learned to talk.