Neil Simon News

From March 5 through April 25, 2011, the undeniable glamour and irresistible allure of orchids take center stage at The New York Botanical Garden in a dazzling display created by Tony award-winning set designer Scott Pask, image-maker Drew Hodges, and Botanical Garden curators.

24/6: A Jewish Theater Company and New York's first one dedicated to Sabbath-observant artists, will present A DOLL HOUSE, a radically new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's world-renowned play directed by Ibsen scholar Yoni Oppenheim. The production will play on March 16th at 7:30 pm, March 20th at 9:30 pm and March 23rd at 7:30 pm. at The Tank, 354 West 45th Street (between 8th and 9th). Tickets can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/9726 or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006. On the day of the show, tickets will be available for cash only at the door 30 minutes before the start time of the show.

Laughter On The 23rd Floor plays West Coast Players, Written by Neil Simon

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep), in partnership with TheatreOCU continues their Ninth Season with the Tony Award-winning Neil Simon comedy, BILOXI BLUES. BILOXI BLUES, is the second play in what is called the 'Eugene Trilogy', Mr. Simon's semi-autobiographical series comprised of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (produced by CityRep in 2005), BILOXI BLUES and BROADWAY BOUND.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep), in partnership with TheatreOCU continues their Ninth Season with the Tony Award-winning Neil Simon comedy, BILOXI BLUES. BILOXI BLUES, is the second play in what is called the 'Eugene Trilogy', Mr. Simon's semi-autobiographical series comprised of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (produced by CityRep in 2005), BILOXI BLUES and BROADWAY BOUND.

Aaron Tveit - NEXT TO NORMAL's original 'Superboy', RENT's rocker Roger at the Hollywood Bowl, and soon to be CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's most charming con artist - was featured in the April issue of Vanity Fair. For a piece co-written by Frank Abagnale Jr., the man who Tveit portrays in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, the actor posed in the Rusty Knot in NYC.

According to Variety, Kevin Spacey is set to star in a pilot entitled 'House of Cards.' Adapted from the Brittish series of the same title, the pilot is not yet attached to a network. The pilot will be written by Beau Willimon and directed by David Fincher.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) furthers and challenges audiences with The Spitting Image, directed by Jared Culverhouse.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's 2011 Season continues this summer when it brings the Frederick premiere of the smash hit musical comedy Hairspray to the stage.

Today we are talking to Emmy and multi-Grammy-winning actor, musician and performer Harry Connick, Jr. about his new concert CD/DVD/Blu-Ray HARRY CONNICK, JR.: ON BROADWAY, in stores this week and premiering on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES nationwide on Sunday. In this revealing two-part discussion encapsulating many of Harry's stage, film and concert memories - as well as anecdotes about working with friends and co-stars like Sandra Bullock, Hilary Swank and Renee Zellweger - we analyze the sights and sounds of his new concert album and DVD (which was filmed at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway last year) with central focus of the conversation being his passion for musical theatre music - as a musician, composer, performer and actor - and what the future holds for him on stages and screens large and small around the world. Of course, all of this is coming on the heels of the first news of Harry himself starring in the highly-awaited revival of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER on Broadway next year! All that and much, much more awaits in this extensive weekend triptych feature, so don't miss the special Harry-centric edition of FLASH FRIDAY for the full experience!

From March 5 through April 25, 2011, The New York Botanical Garden 9th Annual Orchid Exhibition, 'The Orchid Show: On Broadway,' will present the work of Al Hirschfeld in 'Hirschfeld's Broadway Scrapbook.' Just across the Garden's ground in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library's Rondina and LoFaro Gallery, the complementary exhibition will feature more than 30 drawings, as well as posters, programs, and sketchbooks from the Al Hirschfeld Foundation that tell the history of the Great White Way as seen by its foremost chronicler.

Village Theatre is excited to announce its 2011-2012 Mainstage Season, comprised of five productions with five diverse stories. For the fourth consecutive season, Village Theatre looks forward to producing two new musicals in the season line up.

Surflight Producer Roy Miller announced today the theatre's 2011 season, which will feature stars from film, television and Broadway.

Park Square's 36th season will open with a perceptible crackle when the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY comes to its stage in September.

Laughter On The 23rd Floor plays West Coast Players, Written by Neil Simon

2nd Story Theatre's Season of Comedy now includes a visit by The Good Doctor, Neil Simon's heartwarming and hilarious tribute to Anton Chekhov.

'Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway,' the Grammy Award-Winner's Return to Broadway Last Summer, to Air on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances Wednesday, March 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS

Skyline Theatre Company is presenting a unique theatre event and continuing to bring professional theatre to Bergen County.

With a book by Neil Simon and music by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, SWEET CHARITY is a 1960s show full of love, quirkiness, music, jive and life's twist of fate. Charity Hope Valentine is a tenacious, hopeless romantic trying to make a living in a New York dance hall. Although her luck is down, Charity refuses to give up and vows to get out. Originally choreographed by Bob Fosse, numbers such as 'Big Spender', 'If My Friends Could See Me Now', 'Rhythm of Life', 'I'm a Brass Band' and the 'Rich Man's Frug' keep toes tappin' and audiences wanting more.

The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc., will continue its annual main-stage season with Neil Simon's award-winning comedy, Rumors. All performances will be in the Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center at Bristol Community College on Elsbree Street in Fall River, Mass.