Oscar Wilde News

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company, with one week remaining for the hit Gershwin musical comedy, Crazy For You, announces its 2010-2011 season.

CandyKing Theatre closes AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde May 23 at Greenwich Station Forecourt (189 Greenwich High Road).

Beginning Saturday, May 22, L.A. Theatre Works Radio Theatre Series will air An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, starring Rosalind Ayres, Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Gutrecht, Martin Jarvis, Robert Machray, Miriam Margolyes, Alfred Molina, Jim Norton and Yeardley Smith.

The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the third show in their 2010 season, a new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's classic THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, translated by Eric Bentley with original music by Elizabeth Swados (Runaways), musical direction by Dean Mora and directed by Charles Otte (The Devil with Boobs).

Beginning Saturday, May 22, L.A. Theatre Works Radio Theatre Series will air An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, starring Rosalind Ayres, Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Gutrecht, Martin Jarvis, Robert Machray, Miriam Margolyes, Alfred Molina, Jim Norton and Yeardley Smith.

Michael Emerson, star of the hit television show 'Lost,' will leave Hawaii, where has has spent much of the last five years filming the show, to return to his home in New York City. Emerson said he is excited to return to his favorite restaurant spots around the city.

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 22nd Season with WHITE WOMAN STREET by Sebastian Barry, author of 'Our Lady of Sligo' and 'The Steward of Christendom'. Directed by Charlotte Moore

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 22nd Season with WHITE WOMAN STREET by Sebastian Barry, author of 'Our Lady of Sligo' and 'The Steward of Christendom'. Directed by Charlotte Moore

This just in! Two more world premiere programs have been added to our World Premiere Summer. We relish the opportunity to collaborate with Portland's new work pioneers and believe you'll enjoy these new pieces too. Single ticket prices vary, OR you can select 5 of the new pieces you most want to see for $50, the price of a World Premiere Summer FlexPass! Purchase one online or call (503) 205-0715.

Southwest Shakespeare Co. announces a 17th season filled with cherished favorites and rarely produced gems.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced two additional productions as part of the 2010-2011 theatrical season. Cherry Jones will be starring in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, directed by Doug Hughes. Olympia Dukakis will star in Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, directed by Michael Wilson.

WICKED, recently voted London's 'Most Popular Show' (2010 Laurence Olivier Awards) and 'Best West End Show' (2010 Whatsonstage.com Awards), tonight (10 May 2010) welcomes LEE MEAD to the cast as ‘Fiyero'.

Wicked, London's hugely popular musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, has announced that Lee Mead is to play Fiyero at the Apollo Victoria Theatre starting Monday, May 10th.

Paradise Theatre presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST April 23-May 9, 2010.

The Theatre @ Boston Court presents 'The Twentieth-Century Way,' a world premiere play by Los Angeles playwright Tom Jacobson, directed by The Theatre @ Boston Court Co-Artistic Director Michael Michetti. The play opens May 8 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.

In a clever mix of fact and fiction, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE JERSEY LILY has the beautiful British actress Lillie Langtry (Virginia Burke) seeking help from the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes (Steve Hendrickson) in a discreet matter involving blackmail, some missing jewels and the Royal Family.

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 22nd Season with WHITE WOMAN STREET by Sebastian Barry, author of 'Our Lady of Sligo' and 'The Steward of Christendom'. Directed by Charlotte Moore

Kentwood Players continues its 60th Anniversary Season with Oscar Wilde's immortal classic 'The Importance of Being Earnest' from May 7 to June 12, 2010 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, at the Westchester Playhouse located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester.

CandyKing Theatre presents AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde April 27 - May 23 at Greenwich Station Forecourt (189 Greenwich High Road). Showtimes are Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sundays at 4pm. Tickets are £12, £10 (concessions) and are available by phone 020 8858 9256 and online boxoffice@galleontheatre.co.uk.

Cross Eyed Bear Productions is pleased to present a one-night benefit staged reading of The Importance of Being Earnest, written by Oscar Wilde, starring cast members of the upcoming The Thyme of the Season, a new Sequel to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The reading will feature the cast in roles they would ordinarily not be cast in, due to age, sex, or race.