Norman Corwin News

Popular TV/ film/Broadway actor Monte Markham will play Antony in a scene from Antony and Cleopatra for CART (California Artists Radio Theatre) on October 9 at the Beverly Garland Hotel in NoHo at 1:30 pm. Markham is well known to TV/film audiences for his consistent work in TV series, MOWs and theatrical movies for the last 50 years. He is also producer/director of a series of acclaimed documentaries which have changed the face of Cable TV, since before the History Channel began. He started his Broadway career in 1973 co-starring in song and dance with Debbie Reynolds in the musical Irene, for which he won the prestigious Theatre World Award. In our interview he concentrates on his roots in and passion for theatre, and may I add with tremendous intelligence, wit and integrity.

Playwright, essayist and famous author of radio drama of the 30s and 40s Norman Corwin, now 100 years young, loved to entertain audiences with light entertainment, including fantasy, that often tackled important social issues, not unlike Orson Welles. He has frequently been referred to as the 'Poet Laureate of Radio'. CART (California Artists Radio Theatre), to celebrate Corwins's 100th birthday on May 3, presented two of his short comedies, both directed sublimely by Peggy Webber, on Saturday, May 29 at the Beverly Garland Theatre in NoHo.

What starts as an innocent lunch between a septuagenarian Mom and her two adult children degenerates into a fierce game of cat and mouse which leads to a confession that will radically upset the lives of the entire family. In Joel Drake Johnson's darkly humorous play, a weekly family outing takes some unimaginable turns.

What starts as an innocent lunch between a septuagenarian Mom and her two adult children degenerates into a fierce game of cat and mouse which leads to a confession that will radically upset the lives of the entire family. In Joel Drake Johnson's darkly humorous play, a weekly family outing takes some unimaginable turns.

'The Cove,' 'Man on Wire' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' will be among the 12 Oscar-winning short and feature documentaries that will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Oscar's Docs, Part Six: Academy Award-Winning Documentaries 2004-2009' beginning Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

'The Cove,' 'Man on Wire' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' will be among the 12 Oscar-winning short and feature documentaries that will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Oscar's Docs, Part Six: Academy Award-Winning Documentaries 2004-2009' beginning Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

In anticipation of the forecasted snow, the Ford's Theatre Society offers patrons the option to exchange previously purchased tickets to this weekend's performances of The Rivalry (February 5, at 7:30 p.m.; February 6, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and February 7, at 2:30 p.m.) for performances later in the run. Additionally, the theatre has added a performance of The Rivalry at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 14 to accommodate patrons. Those interested in exchanging should contact their point of purchase directly. All exchanges must be finalized prior to February 11.

The Ford's Theatre Society hosts a dinner event with author Jay Winik and Director Mark Ramont at The Caucus Room (401 9th Street, NW), on Monday, January 25, 2010.

The Ford's Theatre 2009-2010 season continues with 'The Rivalry' by Norman Corwin, January 22 to February 14, 2010.

The Ford's Theatre Society hosts a dinner event with author Jay Winik and Director Mark Ramont at The Caucus Room (401 9th Street, NW), on Monday, January 25, 2010.

The Ford's Theatre 2009-2010 season continues with 'The Rivalry' by Norman Corwin, January 22 to February 14, 2010.

LOMBARDI, a new play by Oscar winner and Steppenwolf Theater Company member Eric Simonson, is based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered, by Pulitzer Prize winning author David Maraniss. Opening on Broadway in the fall of 2010, this original work will bring the audience into the life and times of one of America's most inspirational and mercurial personalities, Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi.

The Rivalry, written by Norman Corwin and directed by Vincent Dowling, a Lifetime Associate Director of the Abbey Theatre Dublin and an Emmy award-winning producer, comes to the Emelin November 13 and 14 and kicks off the Emelin's 2009/2010 live theatre season.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. Fake features ensemble members Kate Arrington, Francis Guinan and Alan Wilder with Coburn Goss and Larry Yando. Fake plays through November 8, 2009 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. Fake features ensemble members Kate Arrington, Francis Guinan and Alan Wilder with Coburn Goss and Larry Yando. Fake plays September 10 - November 8, 2009 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted. The press performance is Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. Fake features ensemble members Kate Arrington, Francis Guinan and Alan Wilder with Coburn Goss and Larry Yando.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. Fake features ensemble members Kate Arrington, Francis Guinan and Alan Wilder with Coburn Goss and Larry Yando. Fake plays through November 8, 2009 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. Fake features ensemble members Kate Arrington, Francis Guinan and Alan Wilder with Coburn Goss and Larry Yando. Fake plays September 10 - November 8, 2009 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2009-2010 season, exploring the theme of belief, with the world premiere of Fake, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson.

Fräulein Maria | $40 Nov 7 @ 8 pm Part of the Dance series