Oskar Eustis News

'HAIR Week' On Broadway's exclusive look into the revival of HAIR, in celebration of the release of Ghostlight Records' New Broadway Cast Recording (in stores June 23), will also include special guest DJ sessions with members of the 'tribe.' Beginning Monday, June 22 through Friday, June 26 at 9:00 am and 9:00 pm ET, the 'tribe' members will play music from the new cast album and share stories about what goes on behind the scenes at the Hirschfeld Theatre.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will launch an online auction at 12 PM on Monday, June 22 in support of The Public Theater's annual gala on Thursday, June 25 for the opening of Twelfth Night. The auction will feature once-in-a-lifetime experiences with Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, Julie White, Jonathan Groff and the cast of the Tony Award-winning Hair. The auction closes on Monday, June 29.

The producers of HAIR announced today that the new Broadway production, which opened March 31st to critical (and audience) acclaim, has once again set a house record at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). For the week of June 8 - 14, the week after winning the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, HAIR's box office gross was $963,233, the highest for any eight-show week at the 1,400 seat theater, which opened in 1924 (and besting its own house record of 5/22 -- $934,229).

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will conclude its 2009 Public LAB series on Sunday, June 28 with the world premiere of FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9) by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Directed by Jo Bonney, all tickets for FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9) are $10.

Expanding on its history of developing new plays and cultivating new voices for the American theater, The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) is now accepting applications for the third year of The Emerging Writers Group, an initiative that seeks to target playwrights at the earliest stages in their careers and nurture their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today the 12 actors selected to participate in the FREE 2009 Shakespeare Lab, running June 15 to July 24. Lemon Andersen, Nathan Darrow, Paloma Guzmán, Zainab Jah, Lanna Joffrey, Modesto Lacén, Rebecca Lowman, William Mapother, Leslie Silva, Ryan Brooke Taylor, Molly Ward, and Victor Williams were selected from hundreds of applications to participate in this year's program.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that The Shakespeare Lab, the theater's professional actor development program, will be tuition-free in 2009. The decision to make the program free this year builds on The Public's long tradition of free Shakespeare in the Park and the theater's ongoing commitment to building a community of classically trained artists. Shakespeare Lab 2009 will run from June 15-July 24.

Alison Carey, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival?s director of American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle, and Artistic Director Bill Rauch announced today the second round of theatre artists to be commissioned for the 37-play, 10-year History Cycle, the largest commissioning and production project in the Festival's 74-year history.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today the 12 actors selected to participate in the FREE 2009 Shakespeare Lab, running June 15 to July 24. Lemon Andersen, Nathan Darrow, Paloma Guzmán, Zainab Jah, Lanna Joffrey, Modesto Lacén, Rebecca Lowman, William Mapother, Leslie Silva, Ryan Brooke Taylor, Molly Ward, and Victor Williams were selected from hundreds of applications to participate in this year's program.

Screen and soon to be 'Broadway' star Anne Hathaway revealed to The New York Daily News that while she is ready to portray the iconic Judy Garland, she is 'either naive or insane to play her - maybe a little bit of both!'

Hair won the 2009 Tony Award for 'Best Revival of a Musical' and the 'The Tribe' had a post Tony ceremony 'LOVE IN' at the Tavern on the Green. BroadwayWorld was there to rub elbows and 'let the sun shine in' with the cast and crew of the big Broadway hit!

Audemars Piguet was the presenting sponsor of the 63rd Annual Tony Awards Telecast Red Carpet on June 7th at Radio City Music Hall. Audemars Piguet, considered one of the world's finest watch manufacturers, displayed eight solid aluminum clocks along this year's red carpet.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Hair, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Revival of a Musical'

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will present the world premiere of FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9), the fifth and final play of the 2008-2009 Public LAB season. Written by Public Theater Master Writer Chair Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Jo Bonney, FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8, & 9) will begin performances on Friday, June 5 and run through Sunday, June 28.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will present post-show discussions following select performances of FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9), the final play of the 2008-2009 Public LAB season. The Public LAB Speaker Series consists of engaging conversations with the artists and notable panelists. FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9) begins performances on Friday, June 5 and runs through Sunday, June 28.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will begin previews on Wednesday, June 10 for the Shakespeare in the Park production of TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Daniel Sullivan.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced casting for the Shakespeare in the Park production of Euripides' THE BACCHAE, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis with original music by Philip Glass and translated by Nicholas Rudall. THE BACCHAE will run August 11-August 30 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park with an official press opening on Monday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Bank of America returns as lead sponsor of Shakespeare in the Park 2009.

The cast and creative team of the hit Broadway musical HAIR, including Tony Award nominee director Diane Paulus joined friends and fans for the release party launch of the Ghostlight Records New Broadway Cast Recording of HAIR. The celebration took place onTuesday, May 26, 2009 at Bumble and bumble which is located at 415 West 13th Street (between 9th Ave and Washington St.). BroadwayWorld's cameras were there for the festive 'love-in' with the cast.

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson announced today that the 2009-2010 Season will feature premieres by Peter Sellars, Richard Foreman, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Mike Daisey, and Suzan-Lori Parks and include performances by John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Willem Dafoe.

The new Broadway Cast Recording of the hit musical HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, featuring never-before-released tracks from the show's iconic score, is available on iTUNES, beginning TODAY (May 26th).