Oscar Wilde News

Winner of the 2008/09 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for its critically-acclaimed production of Kiss of the Spider Woman (Best Musical - Intimate Theatre), Havok Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its first production of 2010, the Broadway musical THE STORY OF MY LIFE with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram, book by Brian Hill, musical direction by Michael Paternostro and directed by Havok's Artistic Director and Ovation Award-winner Nick DeGruccio.

This Spring, Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre presents CANDIDA -- George Bernard Shaw's classic about a clergyman and his wife who captures the attention of a young poet -- with previews scheduled to begin February 24, prior to its official press opening on March 7 at the Irish Repertory Theatre in Manhattan. Tony and Oscar Award-winner Tony Walton, who helmed the Irish Repertory's acclaimed revivals of Shaw's THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE and MAJOR BARBARA, will direct.

Following his hugely popular and critically acclaimed revivals of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, A Woman of No Importance, The Importance of Being Earnest, and the legendary Peter Hall production of An Ideal Husband, Bill Kenwright presents Trevor Baxter's acclaimed adaptation of one of Wilde's most celebrated stories, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime.

Two of Britain's most innovative and acclaimed performers will bring their very different styles to the Café Carlyle later this month. Beloved star of stage and screen, John Standing, will make his Café Carlyle debut with his one-man show, 'Performing Noël Coward' from February 23 through March 6. London singing sensation Barb Jungr is returning to the legendary venue with an all new show. 'River' will play six (6) performances only from February 25 to March 6, and will launch a new series of late-night shows designed to provide an attractive new entertainment option for the Café Carlyle's sophisticated clientele.

The Havok Theatre Company will present their production of the short-lived Broadway musical THE STORY OF MY LIFE, beginning February 26th. The show will begin previews on February 24th and will close April 4th. The two-man show will star Robert J. Townsend and Chad Borden.

Winner of the 2008/09 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for its critically-acclaimed production of Kiss of the Spider Woman (Best Musical - Intimate Theatre), Havok Theatre Company is thrilled to announce its first production of 2010, the Broadway musical THE STORY OF MY LIFE with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram, book by Brian Hill, musical direction by Michael Paternostro and directed by Havok's Artistic Director and Ovation Award-winner Nick DeGruccio.

Le Kaaitheatre presenets 'Over de Kunst' on February 26 and 27, 2010.

Veteran actor and director Lionel Jeffries died on Friday in a nursing home in Dorset, South West England, at age 83. A spokeswoman for his agent said: 'We can confirm he passed away this morning following a long illness.'

In response to overwhelming demand for tickets to Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, currently on stage at the Deep Dish Theater Company, the theater is adding two additional performances.

Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn, praised by The Baltimore Sun for turning the Shakespeare Theatre Company 'into the closest thing this country has to Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company,' announces the Company's 2010-2011 season. The lineup includes Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, Cymbeline (a debut performance of this Shakespeare play on STC's stages) and The Merchant of Venice. The season continues with a recent adaptation by Tom Stoppard of Luigi Pirandello's Enrico IV, Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband and the Leonard Bernstein musically adapted version of Voltaire's Candide, directed by Mary Zimmerman in a co-production with the Goodman Theatre.

Glorious! is based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who wanted to be a great operatic diva despite having one of the worst singing voices in history.

Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of The Public Theater, has announced the Broadway cast of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The new 'Tribe' will debut on Tuesday, March 9, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC).

Roundabout Theatre Company will welcome back Tony Award® winner Brian Bedford in Oscar Wilde's comic play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Honor is at stake and blackmail afoot in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, presented by Deep Dish Theater Company February 12 to March 6. This witty satire, directed by Tony Lea, continues the company's ninth season at University Mall.

Honor is at stake and blackmail afoot in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, presented by Deep Dish Theater Company February 12 to March 6. This witty satire, directed by Tony Lea, continues the company's ninth season at University Mall.

Honor is at stake and blackmail afoot in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, presented by Deep Dish Theater Company February 12 to March 6. This witty satire, directed by Tony Lea, continues the company's ninth season at University Mall.

Miriam Zendle takes a look at the London theatre scene and recommends shows and actors to see and to avoid.

Diversionary Theatre will produce the West Coast premiere of Nona Shepphard's The Marriage Bed as the fourth show of their 2009-2010 season.

Diversionary Theatre will produce the West Coast premiere of Nona Shepphard's The Marriage Bed as the fourth show of their 2009-2010 season. In The Marriage Bed, Jeni loves Val and Val loves Jeni. But is that enough reason to get married, especially when you're not sure your girlfriend is over her ex, and one of you is not out to your family? Diversionary's production will be directed by Rosina Reynolds, and feature Dana Hooley and Dré Slaman. The show will run for three weeks from February 11-28.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde March 4-28. Good Theater presents this classic comedy. Directed by Brian P. Allen.