Nicky Silver News

Justin Allen Pifer, in association with The Present Company, presents the World-Premiere of THE BOYS UPSTAIRS - Jason Mitchell's new comedy about and sex, dating, friendship and all the blurry lines in between - as part of the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival with five performances only, between August 14-30 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) in Manhattan.

Goodman Theatre launches its new 2009/2010 Season with tap dancing, acrobatics, tumbling, guitar- and ukulele-playing in an original take on the rarely-produced Marx Brothers classic musical Animal Crackers, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby

South Ark Stage and kef productions will present the World Premiere of Lyric is Waiting by Michael Puzzo, directed by Adam Fitzgerald. This production will begin Thursday, July 30; Opening on Sunday, August 2 and will run through August 22, 2009 and take place at The Irish Repertory Theatre.

The Evolution Theatre Company (ETC) has joined the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) as a resident arts group. As such, future ETC productions will be presented in CAPA theatres beginning with the 2009-10 season opener, The Agony and the Agony. The Ohio premiere of Nicky Silver's dark comedy about life in the theatre will appear in Studio One of the Riffe Center Theatre Complex September 30 - October 17.

The Vineyard Theatre will host a private memorial service for actor T. Scott Cunningham - a founding member of Drama Dept. and The Vineyard Community of Artists, who died at age 47 due to pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on June 20 - today (Monday, August 17) at 4:00pm at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street).

Justin Allen Pifer, in association with The Present Company, presents the World-Premiere of THE BOYS UPSTAIRS - Jason Mitchell's new comedy about and sex, dating, friendship and all the blurry lines in between - as part of the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival with five performances only, between August 14-30 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) in Manhattan.

Justin Allen Pifer, in association with The Present Company, presents the World-Premiere of THE BOYS UPSTAIRS - Jason Mitchell's new comedy about and sex, dating, friendship and all the blurry lines in between - as part of the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival with five performances only, between August 14-30 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) in Manhattan.

The Vineyard Theatre has announced its 2009-2010 season. The lineup includes new works from Passing Strange's Colman Domingo, Adam Rapp, John Kander & Fred Ebb and more.

Justin Allen Pifer, in association with The Present Company, presents the World-Premiere of THE BOYS UPSTAIRS - Jason Mitchell's new comedy about and sex, dating, friendship and all the blurry lines in between - as part of the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival with five performances only, between August 14-30 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) in Manhattan.

South Ark Stage and kef productions will present the World Premiere of Lyric is Waiting by Michael Puzzo, directed by Adam Fitzgerald. This production will begin Thursday, July 30; Opening on Sunday, August 2 and will run through August 22, 2009 and take place at The Irish Repertory Theatre.

Justin Allen Pifer, in association with The Present Company, presents the World-Premiere of THE BOYS UPSTAIRS - Jason Mitchell's new comedy about and sex, dating, friendship and all the blurry lines in between - as part of the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival with five performances only, between August 14-30 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) in Manhattan.

South Ark Stage and kef productions will present the World Premiere of Lyric is Waiting by Michael Puzzo, directed by Adam Fitzgerald. This production will begin Thursday, July 30; Opening on Sunday, August 2 and will run through August 22, 2009 and take place at The Irish Repertory Theatre.

Actor T. Scott Cunningham, a founding member of Drama Dept. and The Vineyard Community of Artists, died at NYU Medical Center in New York City on Saturday, June 20 from complications due to pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, according to Sam Rudy, a spokesperson for The Vineyard Theatre. Mr. Cunningham was 47 years old.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Marcia Gay Harden, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Leading Actress in a Play'

Vineyard Theatre announces cast and creative team for Lab Production of new musical THE BURNT PART BOYS Developmental Lab Production set to conclude June 6 at The Vineyard Theatre

The James Tolin Memorial Fund presents its seventh annual benefit theater event with Paul Rudnick's comedy, 'The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.' The show comes to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m.

THE BURNT PART BOYS -- a new musical by Mariana Elder (book), Nathan Tysen (lyrics) and Chris Miller (music) -- will be presented as a developmental Lab Production, May 26-June 6 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) in Manhattan. Erica Schmidt (HUMOR ABUSE) is set to direct.

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Nominees: 'Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play'

What is the difference between loving someone and needing them? In his contemporary piece The Maiden's Prayer, playwright Nicky Silver explores five characters - siblings, life-long friends, new friends, ex-lovers, husband and wife - as they search for the perfect mate and the perfect relationship.

Kaitlin Hopkins, currently on tour with the pre-Broadway tour of Dirty Dancing, has been named Head of Musical Theatre at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas according to John Fleming, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State. Her husband, Jim Price, will also be joining her on the faculty.