Oscar Wilde News

N.O.M.A.D.S. and Adam Blanshay present the World Premiere of Daniel Mitura's new stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY with previews beginning January 21st prior to officially opening on January 25th at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan. Henning Hegland will direct.

The Jewish Theatre Workshop & the JCC Present 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Devorah Werdesheim, from January 2 to 4.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, invites local Non-Equity actors ages 18 to 35 toaudition for a devised adaptation of The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde, to be produced by the Next Stage Program, a program for early career theatre professionals, and directed by Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting.

'What the Butler Saw', a British black comedy' will be presented by Theatre Tulsa at the Liddy Doenges Theatre starting January 8 thru January 10.

The Jewish Theatre Workshop & the JCC Present 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde, directed by Devorah Werdesheim, from January 2 to 4.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Ray Cullom, invites local Non-Equity actors ages 18 to 35 toaudition for a devised adaptation of The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde, to be produced by the Next Stage Program, a program for early career theatre professionals, and directed by Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting.

Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings series will kick-off tonight, December 28th, featuring a reading of Thomas Heywood's WOMAN KILLED WITH KINDNESS. The reading stars Matthew Rauch and Michael Emerson, and is directed by Kay Matschullat.

Hold on tight, because Victory Gardens Theater's smash hit winter musical The Snow Queen - conceived by Chicago folk music legend Michael Smith, Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati, and master puppeteer Blair Thomas & Co - is sledding back into town for her fourth season as Chicago's #1 alternative to traditional holiday fare.

Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings series will feature Martha Plimpton, Michael Emerson and more. The series began readings on September 14th and will continue the series through June 14, 2010. The series is meant to rediscover neglected classics, and to develop new plays of heightened language and classical themes.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program congratulates the alumni who have taken the American stage and screen by storm this month.

February-April 2010 Little Angel Theatre Listings Box Office: 020 7226 1787 Little Angel Theatre 14 Dagmar Passage, London N1 2DN

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 22nd Season with 'Ernest in Love,' a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Ernest'

Broadway's Beth Fowler (THE BOY FROM OZ, SWEENEY TODD, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) and Noah Racey (CURTAINS, NEVER GONNA DANCE) set for The Irish Repertory Theatre's upcoming revival of 'Ernest in Love,' a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Ernest'

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 22nd Season with 'Ernest in Love,' a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Ernest'

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 35th Season with Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's true musical story of 'The Tone-deaf Diva' Florence Foster Jenkins. The production, directed by Steve Scott, runs November 12- December 20, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

Unhinged Productions will present a series of readings in January. Entitled the 'Pre-Stonewall Play Readings,' the events will feature staged readings of three sensational plays written before June 28, 1969. The readings will include EDWARD II by Christopher Marlowe, SALOME by Oscar Wilde, and THE CHILDREN'S HOUR by Lillian Hellman.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced the winner of a new award celebrating musical theatre talent: The York Theatre Company Noël Coward Prize. This year's recipient is Douglas J. Cohen, author of The Gig, which is based on a screenplay by Frank D. Gilroy.

Internationally acclaimed Galleon Theatre Company presents a joyous seasonal celebration of Oscar Wilde's devastatingly funny and enduring play The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde's hilarious comedy of two men whose lives deliciously unravel when they fall in love with two witty women with a partiality for the name 'Ernest', is set in the early 1930's, at Christmas and to the exciting sounds, fashions and dances of the period.

The New York Times has confirmed that The Soho Playhouse will close MADE IN HEAVEN on Monday, December 7 to make way for the transfer of EMPEROR JONES by Eugene O'Neil. EMPEROR JONES will begin performances on December 15th.