National Music Theater Conference News

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is pleased to announce its Sixth Annual Young Playwrights Festival, May 6-8, 2011, with a call for scripts by young writers.

The Jewish Theatre San Francisco in association with The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) presents Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Lost in Yonkers for a limited engagement at Kanbar Hall, JCCSF, January 6 - 16, 2011.

The Jewish Theatre San Francisco in association with The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) presents Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Lost in Yonkers for a limited engagement at Kanbar Hall, JCCSF, January 6 - 16, 2011.

The Jewish Theatre San Francisco in association with The Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) presents Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Lost in Yonkers for a limited engagement at Kanbar Hall, JCCSF, January 6 - 16, 2011.

Preston Whiteway, Executive Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, today announced that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded a grant of $20,000 to support new play development at the O'Neill's National Playwrights and National Music Theater Conferences. The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is one of 1,057 not-for-profit organizations recommended for a grant as part of the federal agency's first round of fiscal year 2011 grants. In total, the Arts Endowment will distribute $26.68 million to support projects nationwide.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/05 for Hartford

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/05 for Connecticut

The countdown to American Conservatory Theater's (A.C.T.) highly anticipated world premiere production of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City officially begins December 5 with a limited-time opportunity to purchase single tickets.

Filmmaker Raymond De Felitta penned the book to 'Buddy's Tavern,' a musical with songs by composer Kim Oler and lyricist Alison Hubbard, based on his 2000 film 'Two Family House.' Now, the show is gaining momentum, winning a development slot at the summer's National Music Theater Conference at the O'Neill Theater Center. Shows including AVENUE Q and IN THE HEIGHTS have previously performed at the center.

Music theater works for the National Music Theater Conference will be accepted with postmarks no later than Friday, December 1st, 2010.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the start of its Open Submission Process for projects to be considered for development during the 2011 National Music Theater Conference. Music theater works from applicants for the National Music Theater Conference will be accepted with postmarks from Friday, October 1st through Friday, December 1st, 2010. Early submissions are strongly encouraged.

The countdown to American Conservatory Theater's (A.C.T.) highly anticipated world premiere production of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City officially begins December 5 with a limited-time opportunity to purchase single tickets.

Music theater works for the National Music Theater Conference will be accepted with postmarks no later than Friday, December 1st, 2010.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announces the star-studded cast of the upcoming workshop of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. Tony Award winner and Broadway legend Betty Buckley (Sunset Boulevard, Cats on Broadway) takes on the beloved character of Anna Madrigal, and Tony Award-nominated actor Stephen Bogardus (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Man of La Mancha, and Falsettos on Broadway) plays Edgar Halcyon, Mrs. Madrigal's love interest. Up-and-coming performer Betsy Wolfe (Everyday Rapture, Into the Woods on Broadway) plays Mary Ann Singleton, the naïve Midwestern transplant to San Francisco at the center of the story. A.C.T. core acting company member and Tony Award-nominated actor Manoel Felciano (Sweeney Todd on Broadway; Rock 'n' Roll, and John Doyle's The Caucasian Chalk Circle at A.C.T.) portrays Norman Neal Williams, joined by two graduates of A.C.T.'s acclaimed Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program: Bay Area actor Nick Gabriel as Michael Tolliver (aka Mouse) and Morgan Spector (who most recently appeared with Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber in A View from the Bridge on Broadway) as Brian Hawkins.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the start of its Open Submission Process for projects to be considered for development during the 2011 National Music Theater Conference. Music theater works from applicants for the National Music Theater Conference will be accepted with postmarks from Friday, October 1st through Friday, December 1st, 2010. Early submissions are strongly encouraged.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announces the star-studded cast of the upcoming workshop of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. Tony Award winner and Broadway legend Betty Buckley (Sunset Boulevard, Cats on Broadway) takes on the beloved character of Anna Madrigal, and Tony Award-nominated actor Stephen Bogardus (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Man of La Mancha, and Falsettos on Broadway) plays Edgar Halcyon, Mrs. Madrigal's love interest. Up-and-coming performer Betsy Wolfe (Everyday Rapture, Into the Woods on Broadway) plays Mary Ann Singleton, the naïve Midwestern transplant to San Francisco at the center of the story. A.C.T. core acting company member and Tony Award-nominated actor Manoel Felciano (Sweeney Todd on Broadway; Rock 'n' Roll, and John Doyle's The Caucasian Chalk Circle at A.C.T.) portrays Norman Neal Williams, joined by two graduates of A.C.T.'s acclaimed Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program: Bay Area actor Nick Gabriel as Michael Tolliver (aka Mouse) and Morgan Spector (who most recently appeared with Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber in A View from the Bridge on Broadway) as Brian Hawkins.

Executive Director Jason Held and Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar are pleased to announce the fall offerings included in the XYZ Festival of New Work, to run during the month of October in The Flat Iron building at 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the start of its Open Submission Process for projects to be considered for development during the 2011 National Playwrights Conference. Plays from applicants for the National Playwrights Conference will be accepted from Monday, September 20 through Friday, October 22, 2010. Early submissions are strongly encouraged.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2010 Tony-Award Season will close this week with the final performances of the Cabaret and Performance Conference, led by Artistic Director Michael Bush. Performances include: Nicki Parrott, Peggy Lee, Big Instruments, and Other Weapons of Mass Distraction, Brent Barrett Night Songs, 2010 Cabaret Fellows Evening Two, Stoned Soul Picnic The Songs of Laura Nyro and the Grand Finale Cabaret.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2010 Tony-Award Season will close this week with the final performances of the Cabaret and Performance Conference, led by Artistic Director Michael Bush. Performances include: Nicki Parrott, Peggy Lee, Big Instruments, and Other Weapons of Mass Distraction, Brent Barrett Night Songs, 2010 Cabaret Fellows Evening Two, Stoned Soul Picnic The Songs of Laura Nyro and the Grand Finale Cabaret.