Oscar Wilde News

St. Louis Shakespeare celebrates its 25th year presenting the finest classical theatre. The Company's 2009 season opens in July with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, followed in August by TWELFTH NIGHT and MACBETH in October, at the Grandel Theatre in the Grand Center Arts District. In November, SLS returns with an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's TREASURE ISLAND, presented at the Missouri History Museum as part of their Performing Arts Series.

Breaking the Code tells the tragic and moving story of one of the world's most brilliant mathematicians. A true genius who broke too many codes. The fact that you're reading this via computer is partly down to the genius of Alan Turing, yet his is not a household name. Turing was the father of modern computers and artificial intelligence.

The Atlanta Journal is reporting that Jane Fonda is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital following knee replacement surgery on her left leg.

Marin Shakespeare Company presents Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Set in Victorian England, Oscar Wilde's witty comedy makes fun of the British upper class as it follows the follies of two young eligible bachelors when they court two young women. One of the wittiest plays ever written. It features George Maguire as Lady Bracknell with an all Equity cast.

Actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and drag legend Charles Busch will take on the role of the irrepressible Lady Bracknell in the L.A. Theatre Works recording of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

The Sherman Playhouse is proud to debut its summer production of SALOMÉ, Oscar Wilde's classic drama based on the biblical story of John the Baptist, on July 24.

Frist Center Announces Calendar of Events for April 1-June 15, 2009 OF SPECIAL NOTE Thursday, April 16 State of the Art: Contemporary Lecture Series 6:30 p.m. featuring Andrea Zittel

This summer the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, one of the nation?s leading forces in musical theater, launches 21/24 Signature Lab, a new initiative for the creation of musical theatre works by emerging young composers which gives audiences a first look at new musicals.

Jane Fonda, star of the recent Broadway production 33 Variations, has taken to her blog to graciously speak about her Tony loss and the experience of returning to the stage.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre will hold General Auditions for Equity and Non-Equity Actors. Open auditions for Non-Equity performers will be held on Thursday, June 25, and Equity auditions will be held Friday, June 26.

Good Theater, the professional theater in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center will hold auditions on June 10 & 11 for its upcoming season. Auditions will be by appointment only and auditionees should call the Good Theater office at 207-885-5883 to make an appointment.

Now concluding its 26th season, Lifeline Theatre is known for specializing in original literary adaptations. Its ensemble of artists uses imaginative, unconventional staging to portray sprawling stories in an intimate space. Lifeline is committed to promoting the arts in its Rogers Park neighborhood and is an anchor of the Glenwood Avenue Arts District. Lifeline aspires to create art that is relevant to their culturally diverse, increasingly youthful neighborhood. Lifeline Theatre - Big Stories, Up Close.

Ensemble Studio Theatre - LA & Open Fist Theatre Company, two of Los Angeles' most respected theatre companies join together for the first time to present a world premiere play, LOVE WATER, written by Jacqueline Wright (Eat Me, Buddy Buddette), directed by Dan Bonnell (Happy End) and produced by Isabel Storey.

On Monday, June 1, Resonance Ensemble's (Eric Parness, Artistic Director; Rachel Reiner, Managing Director) Chairman of the Board Dori Thompson and the Resonance Ensemble Board of Trustees will celebrate and honor award winning playwright Arthur Giron. The reception and silent auction will begin at 6PM (reading beginning at 7PM) at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).

As playwright Matthew Lombardo continues to develop the upcoming Arena Stage production of Looped starring four-time Emmy Award-winning Valerie Harper (Rhoda on The Mary Tyler Moore Show) as Tallulah Bankhead, a casting change has taken place. Jay Goede, known for his work on Broadway in Angels in America, A Year with Frog and Toad and Sex and Longing, will now play opposite Harper in the pre-Broadway staging, directed by Rob Ruggiero at Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre May 29 through June 28, 2009. Full release to follow at a later date.

Arena Stage in association with Tony Cacciotti and David Steiner presents Looped starring four-time Emmy Award winner Valerie Harper (Rhoda, The Mary Tyler Moore Show) at the Lincoln Theatre.

The American Theatre Wing has announced its newest episode of its popular 'Working in the Theater' series, titled 'Fluidity & Change: Directors 2009.' This episode features Thomas Kail (In the Heights), Moisés Kaufman (33 Variations) Bartlett Sher (Joe Turner's Come and Gone), Leigh Silverman (Coraline), and Kate Whoriskey (Ruined). The program, moderated by Variety reporter Gordon Cox, will air on CUNY Television beginning Sunday, May 31, at 5:00 pm, with additional airings Friday, June 5 at 9:00 am, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Saturday, June 6 at 11:00 am, and Sunday, June 7 at 5:00 pm.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre is adding Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical Into the Woods to its upcoming season. Broadway director Moisés Kaufman will direct the Tony Award-winning musical, which will be presented at the Rep for the first time.

Variety reports that Al Pacino is set to star in the upcoming HBO film, 'Kervorkian' about right-to-die champion Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Barry Levinson is set to direct the film, which will revolve around Kervorkian's construction of his infamous 'Mercy Machine,' his first assisted suicide in the early 1990s and the resulting media frenzy.

Ardal O'Hanlon, Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan are set to perform their critically-acclaimed stage event the The Fellas Live! in a limited U.S. tour -- 7 performances ONLY -- June 5 - 13. Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs, this special limited engagement lands in five hotbeds of comedy: Boston*, Baltimore, Chicago**, Philadelphia and New York City.