P. Wilson News

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Fall 2009 season with the return engagement of one of the original 'Dreamgirls' MARY WILSON in an exclusive two week engagement from Wednesday, September 23 to Saturday, October 3. Her new show will mix classic Supremes hits like 'You Can't Hurry Love,' 'My World Is Empty Without You' and 'Reflections,' with favorites from the Great American Songbook. All shows will take place at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Radio Golf written by August Wilson, directed by Lou Bellamy, October 1, 2009. This production is a regional premiere, and will run October 1 - October 25, 2009.

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Radio Golf written by August Wilson, directed by Lou Bellamy, October 1, 2009. This production is a regional premiere, and will run October 1 - October 25, 2009.

Geva Theatre Center's 2009/10 Season continues with THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl, which opens on October 13 and runs on the Mainstage through November 8.

Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Radio Golf written by August Wilson, directed by Lou Bellamy, October 1, 2009. This production is a regional premiere, and will run October 1 - October 25, 2009.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Fall 2009 season with the return engagement of one of the original 'Dreamgirls' MARY WILSON in an exclusive two week engagement from Wednesday, September 23 to Saturday, October 3. Her new show will mix classic Supremes hits like 'You Can't Hurry Love,' 'My World Is Empty Without You' and 'Reflections,' with favorites from the Great American Songbook. All shows will take place at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Fall 2009 season with the return engagement of one of the original 'Dreamgirls' MARY WILSON in an exclusive two week engagement from Wednesday, September 23 to Saturday, October 3. Her new show will mix classic Supremes hits like 'You Can't Hurry Love,' 'My World Is Empty Without You' and 'Reflections,' with favorites from the Great American Songbook. All shows will take place at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

In conjunction with Fences, the opening production in its 2009-2010 Season of American Stories, the Huntington Theatre Company partners with Roxbury Community College to present August Wilson's Legacy, a celebration of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright's work and a discussion with acclaimed Wilson director Kenny Leon and a diverse panel of local artists who will look ahead to the next generation.

History tells us that London was caught up in some sort of Japanese fervor in 1885 when Gilbert and Sullivan debuted their newest comic opera, The Mikado or The Town of Titipu at the Savoy Theatre. And now, 124 years later, Nashville theatre-goers may find themselves in a similar state, thanks to a superior production of the entertaining work, which bows as the first show in the 20th anniversary season from ACT 1, one of Tennessee's best community theatre groups.

'Grey's Anatomy' star Chandra Wilson has stepped into the celebrated role of Matron 'Mama' Morton, the reigning cellblock diva of the smash hit musical CHICAGO. Chandra Wilson has joined the production for a four-week limited engagement which began, Monday, June 8th. She will perform in the production through Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as she welcomed 'Grey's Anatomy' creator Shonda Rhimes backstage after the Monday June 22nd performance!

Broadway heats up this summer now that three-time Emmy Award nominee and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Chandra Wilson has stepped into the celebrated role of Matron 'Mama' Morton, the reigning cellblock diva of the smash hit musical CHICAGO. Chandra Wilson joins the production for a four-week limited engagement which began last night, Monday, June 8 through Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as she took her first bows as 'Mama' Morton!

The Broadway company of CHICAGO is pleased to announce details for the next three installments of 'Talkback Tuesdays,' the unique new series offering post-show discussions and audience Q&A sessions with members of the Broadway company of the record-breaking hit musical.

Geva Theatre Center is gearing up for the What's Next: Festival of New Theatre (formerly known as Hibernatus Interruptus) which offers audiences the rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a play in progress as well as the chance to talk to the playwrights about their work. Over the eleven days, each of the plays in the festival will undergo an intensive workshop and will then be presented in script-in-hand performances.

On May 22, 2003, the State Theatre Center for the Arts made history by becoming the first performing arts center in the country to produce, along with broadcast partner WFMZ Channel 69, a three-hour, live television show to recognize and reward outstanding achievement in local high school musical theater. It was an extraordinary triumph for creator and executive producer Shelley Brown and her dedicated staff. Regional high schools from the Lehigh, Northampton and Warren County, NJ region now had their own TONY®'s - The FREDDY© Awards.

In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want.

Court Theatre concludes its 54th season with August Wilson's beloved classic The Piano Lesson, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson. The fourth play in Wilson's Century Cycle will run at Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Avenue, May 5 - June 7, 2009. The press opening is Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want.

The State Theatre Center for the Arts announces Scholarships & Community Awards for the 2009 FREDDY© Awards program. New for 2009 is a $20,000 scholarship to the Muhlenburg College Department of Theatre & Dance. This is in addition to the $20,000 Scholarship that DeSales University Theatre Department has been offering since 2003.

Court Theatre concludes its 54th season with August Wilson's beloved classic The Piano Lesson, directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson. The fourth play in Wilson's Century Cycle will run at Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Avenue, May 5 - June 7, 2009. The press opening is Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

An artist's reception for the 3rd Annual FREDDY? Photo Exhibit, featuring photographs by Wilson Black & Tom Kosa from the 2008 FREDDY? Awards program will be held on Sunday, April 5th from 5:30 PM - 7 PM in the Alvin H. Butz Gallery at the State Theatre, 5th & Northampton Streets, Easton. The reception is open to the public and precedes the sold out performance of comedian Lewis Black on the Theatre's main stage at 7 PM.