Oscar Wilde News

To conclude its 45th season, Berkeley Repertory Theatre welcomes back a pair of acclaimed collaborators: Sarah Ruhl and Les Waters, the creators of Eurydice, Three Sisters, and In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), return to Berkeley Rep with another tale of love and longing in Dear Elizabeth.

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents BEING EARNEST, the 'Wilde' new musical from Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist Paul Gordon (TheatreWorks' hits Emma, Daddy Long Legs, and Broadway's Jane Eyre) and Grammy and Emmy-nominated composer Jay Gruska. A hit at TheatreWorks' 2012 New Works Festival, this lively and lyrical adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest resets Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece in 1965 London's swingin' Carnaby Street. BEING EARNEST, helmed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley, plays at TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts tonight, April 3 - 28, 2013 (press opening April 6). Scroll down for a look at the cast!

White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC)'s production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" opens on Friday.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - will continue their Spring 2013 season on Thursday, April 18 at The Duplex in New York's West Village. After a sell-out year, The Meeting* has added a second performance each month due to popular demand; there are now shows at 7:000 PM and 9:30 PM.

Clear Creek Community Theatre presents the classic Oscar Wilde comedy, the iconic THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, running April 5 - 21, 2013, 8.00pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2.30 Sundays.

Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights professional theater company, continues its outreach to the Brooklyn community with a FREE reading of Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy 'The Importance of Being Earnest' featuring professional actors from the company, today, March 30th at 1:30pm, in the first floor theater room at the Brooklyn Heights branch of the NY Public Library.

MTWorks and Artistic Director David Stallings present Oscar Wilde's THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, adapted and directed by Glory Kadigan. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY will play a four-week limited engagement at The WorkShop Theater (312 W 36th St, 4th Fl, Manhattan). Performances run now through Sunday, April 14th, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The Queens Players and Femme Fatale Theater present Euripides' timeless tragedy The Bacchae, in a production dripping with a sense of foreboding dark comedy tonight, March 28th through April 14th at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, Queens.

Villanova Theatre's 2012-2013 culminates with an electrifying production of Salome, written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Rev. David Cregan, OSA, and on stage April 9 - 21, 2013. The linguistic genius behind The Importance of Being Earnest plunges us into the visceral, intoxicating world of King Herod and his enticing young stepdaughter, Salome. After being rejected by John the Baptist, Salome's unbridled desire for the pious prophet quickly turns into an uncontrollable lust for revenge. Wilde's sensational adaptation of this biblical tale dramatizes the eternal struggle between body and soul. Cregan's inspired production will feature stunning aerial dance, live drumming and chant, and a striking, elemental set design.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced national awardees for outstanding work from the regional festivals that were held January 8 through March 3, 2013. Individual awardees and a representative from each of the outstanding productions will travel to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for an expenses-paid trip to participate in the 45th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), April 15-20, 2013.

Anyone who pays a visit to the theater during their current production of Lady Windermere's Fan will certainly be captivated by stars on display. With a splendid cast, fantastic direction, and Oscar Wilde's trademark wit, Lady Windermere's Fan is an astounding treat.

Richard B. Worley, chairman of The Philadelphia Orchestra, joined Opera Philadelphia Chairman Daniel K. Meyer today to announce plans for a first-ever artistic collaboration in the 2013-14 season-a theatrically-inspired production of Richard Strauss's compelling and provocative masterpiece, Salome. The performances, set to take place on Thursday, May 8, and Saturday, May 10, 2014, in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall, will be led by Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. With this initial collaboration, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia reinforce their strong commitment to delivering more diverse offerings to audiences in Philadelphia and beyond through groundbreaking performances and innovative collaborations. This new partnership leverages Opera Philadelphia's reputation as a dynamic producer of theatrical opera, and The Philadelphia Orchestra's standing as one of the preeminent orchestras in the world.

BoHo Theatre presents Hauptmann, an examination of truth and media indictment, by lauded Chicago playwright John Logan. The production runs tonight, March 22nd through April 21st at the Heartland Studio in Rogers Park.

Novaya Zemlya, written by Mila Golubov, won BEST PLAY at the 11th Annual Season of the Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF). The festival featured 16 new works and ran from February 27 to March 16, 2013 at HERE in SoHo, Manhattan, NYC.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) has announced the cast of its upcoming Equity Mainstage production of Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST.

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents BEING EARNEST, the 'Wilde' new musical from Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist Paul Gordon (TheatreWorks' hits Emma, Daddy Long Legs, and Broadway's Jane Eyre) and Grammy and Emmy-nominated composer Jay Gruska. A hit at TheatreWorks' 2012 New Works Festival, this lively and lyrical adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest resets Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece in 1965 London's swingin' Carnaby Street. BEING EARNEST, helmed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley, plays at TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts April 3 - 28, 2013 (press opening April 6). Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

The Queens Players in association with Femme Fatale Theater presents Euripides' timeless tragedy The Bacchae,in a production dripping with a sense of foreboding dark comedy and sexual menance this March 28th through April 13th at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, Queens. Femme Fatale Theater Co-Founder Robert Ribar directs a cast lead by Peter Oliver ('Law & Order: Special Victims Unit') as the seductive god Dionysus and Michael Axelrod (The Flea's Restoration Comedy) as the doomed king Pentheus in a production that features an all-male chorus and an original ambient music score employing viola, clarinet and Gregorian chant. Meet the cast in the photos below!

Austin Playhouse's 2012-2013 season continues at Highland with the comic thriller that made Oscar Wilde an overnight star. Be ready for jealousy, intrigue, twists, turns, and massive doses of Wildean wit.

As the preeminent professional theatre in the state, Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) announces its 47th season with the production of six electrifying plays for 2013-2014, with performances in Tucson and Phoenix. David Ira Goldstein, ATC's Artistic Director, announced the season that will include the Arizona premieres of three of Broadway's newest smash hits, a delightful long-running Broadway musical comedy and will revisit two cherished classic stories in vibrant new productions.

Artistic Director George Mount announced Seattle Shakespeare Company's plans for 2013-2014 that include the return of director Sheila Daniels and the company directing debut of Rosa Joshi and Victor Pappas.