Oscar Wilde News

Earnest has five male characters: two in their 20s, and three in their 50s-60s. There are four female roles: two ages 18-25 and two in their 50s-60s. The auditions are cold readings from the script; a British accent is preferred. No parts are pre-cast. This production will be directed by Carol Strachan and produced by Terry Yates.

The American Conservatory Theater Master of Fine Arts Program presents Rebecca Lenkiewicz's new play Her Naked Skin, directed by California Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Juicy MoMo Productions with the US premiere of Making Strange's LUCK, devised and written by Megan Riordan, Dodd Loomis and Shawn Sturnick, which is part of 1st Irish at 59E59 Theaters.

The Jewish Theatre Workshop Presents 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde Those auditioning should prepare a short humorous speech. The director will also have sides from the script in addition to the memorized speech.

Michael Emerson has won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on LOST.

This weekend, beginning Saturday, September 19 from 10 pm - midnight on 89.3 KPCC, L.A. Theatre Works will air The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, starring Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Matthew Wolf and Sarah Zimmerman. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10pm to midnight on KPCC 89.3 FM, and can also be streamed on demand at http://www.latw.org/.

London's Wilton's Music Hall to feature dance, music, and theatre this week.

Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, opens the Rep's 2009-10 season with the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Broadway director Moisés Kaufman will direct.

Matt Lucas is to play Kenneth Halliwell alongside Chris New as playwright Joe Orton in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent. Inspired exclusively by the John Lahr biography and the diaries of Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears examines the private lives of these two extraordinary men.

Gwen Taylor is to join Matt Lucas and Chris New in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears, a new play by Simon Bent. Inspired exclusively by the John Lahr biography and the diaries of Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears examines the private lives of these two extraordinary men.

Good Theater is pleased to announce the shows for its 2009-2010 season which will mark the company's eighth anniversary. The season features three Maine premieres, including two recent Broadway hits, an award winning musical, and one classic comedy. Good Theater is the professional company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 congress Street, on Munjoy Hill in Portland.

Good Theater, the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, on Munjoy Hill in Portland, kicks off its 8th season with the Maine premiere of the recent Broadway hit, THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED on September 17. THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane plays through October 11.

Gwen Taylor is to join Matt Lucas and Chris New in Daniel Kramer's production of Prick Up Your Ears

London's Wilton's Music Hall to feature dance, music, and theatre this week.

Fridays and Saturday Evenings at 8pm September 25, 2009 - October 10, 2009 Matinee on Sunday, September 27 and on Saturday, October 3 at 2pm All performances are at the Alden Theatre in the McLean Community Center 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA 22101

London's Wilton's Music Hall to feature dance, music, and theatre this week.

This weekend, beginning Saturday, September 19 from 10 pm - midnight on 89.3 KPCC, L.A. Theatre Works will air The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, starring Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, James Marsters, Christopher Neame, Matthew Wolf and Sarah Zimmerman. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10pm to midnight on KPCC 89.3 FM, and can also be streamed on demand at http://www.latw.org/.

Moviehole.net reports that 'Mamma Mia!' star Amanda Seyfried has shot down rumors a big screen sequel to movie musical Mamma Mia! is in the works, insisting there's 'no point' trying to replicate the success of the 2008 hit.

Ken Davenport, producer of the Broadway hits Blithe Spirit and Speed-the-Plow, and the Off-Broadway hits Altar Boyz, My First Time, and The Awesome 80s Prom, and a recent Tony Award nominee for Will Ferrell?s You?re Welcome America, today proudly announces that Leslie Arden will write the score for the new musical, Somewhere in Time (www.somewhereintimethemusical.com), based on the novel by Richard Matheson and the Universal film, which starred Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Mr. Matheson and Mr. Davenport will collaborate on the book. Stafford Arima, currently represented by Altar Boyz at New World Stages, will direct.

The Guthrie today announced the complete cast and creative team for director Joe Dowling's upcoming production of Oscar Wilde's most perfect comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, with actress Linda Thorson (best known for her role as Tara King in the classic 1960s British television series 'The Avengers') leading the company as Lady Bracknell.