Olympia Dukakis News

A.C.T. Conservatory Director Melissa Smith announced today that honorary master of fine arts degrees will be conferred on longtime A.C.T. artistic family member Marco Barricelli and Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco.

Marin Ireland, Eric Bogosian, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and John Guare join the previously announced Blythe Danner, Ted Danson, Parker Posey, Peter Dinklage, Lili Taylor, Michael Stuhlbarg at the Soho Rep SPRING GALA 2011 honoring Marian Seldes. Co-hosted by Mr. Bogosian and Tim Blake Nelson the evening will also feature musical performances by Jomama Jones & The Lisps. The stage performance will feature scenes and songs from past and upcoming Soho Rep shows. Special musical guest will be Jomama Jones - who had a critically acclaimed run at Soho Rep earlier this season - in addition to The Lisps, performing a song from their new musical FUTURITY. Doors open on Monday, May 2nd at 6:30pm at the Highline Ballroom (431 West 16th Street) in Manhattan; for tickets please visit the Soho Rep website - www.SohoRep.org or call 212-647-1828.

The Lucille Lortel Awards announced today the details for the 26th Annual Lortel Awards Reception & Ceremony. The Awards Ceremony will be held on May 1, 2011 at 7 p.m. EST at NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, at Washington Square. Members of the industry may purchase tickets through the Off-Broadway League, while public tickets are $75.00 and are available via phone (212.352.3101), online (http://skirballcenter.nyu.edu) or in person at the Skirball Center's Shagan Box Office (566 LaGuardia Place, Tuesday-Sunday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.).

New York Stage and Film (Johanna Pfaelzer, Artistic Director; Mark Linn-Baker, Max Mayer, Leslie Urdang, Producing Directors) and Vassar College (Ed Cheetham, Producing Director) have announced the full line-up of their 2011 Powerhouse Theater season, now entering its 27th year. The result of a unique collaboration between New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, the program consists of an eight-week residency on the Vassar campus (124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY) during which more than 200 professional artists and some 40 apprentices live and work together to create new theater works. The 2011 Main Stage season kicks off with Patricia Wettig's F2M (June 29 - July 10).

According to the Bay Area Reporter, stage and screen star Olympia Dukakis, Chaz Bono, and the Trevor Project will be grand marshals for San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade. The celebration will take place on June 26

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer Shakespeare theater company, today announced complete casting for their upcoming production of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing, under the direction of Joanna Settle.

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer Shakespeare theater company, today announced complete casting for their upcoming production of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing, under the direction of Joanna Settle.

Anything Goes' Sutton Foster & Kathleen Marshall will appear live on WNYC's 'The Leonard Lopate Show' tomorrow between 12:30-1:00PM on Channel 93.9FM and AM 820.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) announced today that it will host a memorial to honor the memory of famed costume designer and friend Theoni V. Aldredge. The legendary designer, who passed away on January 21, 2011, will be remembered in a memorial on Monday, May 9 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at The Public Theater. The memorial will be in the Newman Theater and is free and open to the general public

Lantern Theater Company concludes its 2010/11 season with Vigil, the witty, cheeky, and gratifyingly macabre comedy from acclaimed Canadian playwright Morris Panych.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce a very special performance on Memorial Weekend. On Saturday, May 28 at 8 pm, enjoy Broadway luminaries Christine Ebersole and Edward Hibbert in Love, Noël: The Letters and Songs of Noël Coward.

Brian Bedford, star and director of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Importance of Being Earnest, and The New York Times' Ben Brantley will be featured on NY1 'The New York Times Closeup' in an interview with Sam Roberts this Saturday, April 16th at 10PM on Channel 1.

The John W. Engeman Theater is proud to announce the creative team for their upcoming production of GUYS AND DOLLS.

The John W. Engeman Theater began previews for GUYS AND DOLLS last night, Thursday, April 14, 2011 and opene tomorrow, April 16, 2011. The production will run through June 19, 2011.

Anything Goes' Colin Donnell & Laura Osnes will appear live on WNBC's 'Weekend Today in New York' between 9:30AM-10AM on channel 4 tomorrow morning, Saturday, April 16th. Timothy Crouse will be featured on 'Theater Talk' beginning Friday, April 15th at 12:30AM on Channel Thirteen. The interview will repeat on CUNY TV, channel 75 on Saturday, April 23rd at 8:30PM; Sunday, April 24th at 12:30PM; and Monday, April 25th at 7:30 AM, 1:30PM, and 7:30PM.

The votes have all been counted and audited and we're VERY excited to announce the results of the 2010 BroadwayWorld.com San Francisco Awards! Tens of thousands of votes were cast during six weeks of intensive voting on over 190 nominees in 25 categories. Thank you to all who voted and congratulations to all the winners!

The John W. Engeman Theater is proud to announce the creative team for their upcoming production of GUYS AND DOLLS. Previews begin on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m., officially opening on April 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. and running through June 19, 2011.

NBC announced that 'The Paul Reiser Show,' a new comedy series starring Reiser ('Mad About You,' 'Aliens'), will premiere on Thursday, April 14 (8:30-9 p.m. ET).

NBC announced that 'The Paul Reiser Show,' a new comedy series starring Reiser ('Mad About You,' 'Aliens'), will premiere on Thursday, April 14 (8:30-9 p.m. ET).

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a new block of tickets now on-sale through January 8th, 2012 for Anything Goes. Anything Goes stars Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin,' and is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.