Pat Collins News

Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance will return to the New York City's repertoire, beginning previews on Saturday, March 3 and opening on March 7; the production will star Marc Kudisch as the Pirate King

The Paper Mill Playhouse's production of the Joe Raposo-Sheldon Harnick musical Wonderful Life, based on the classic holiday film, opened on November 12th after beginning previews on November 8th

'Doubt' - the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner for Best Play - with Broadway's Cherry Jones, arrives in San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre November 7 through December 3.

John Cullum, Kaitlin Hopkins and Michael McCormick will join Patrick Page in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Broadway veteran Patrick Page will play 'The Grinch' in the upcoming musical version of the popular Dr. Seuss fable How the Grinch Stole Christmas!- the Musical.

The American Theatre Wing's Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 57 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 39 productions presented during the 2005-2006 New York theater season

Adriane Lenox, Chris McGarry and Lisa Joyce will join Cherry Jones in the upcoming national tour of Doubt

The New York premiere of David Hare's critically acclaimed play Stuff Happens will close at the Public Theater on June 25th

David Hare's political drama Stuff Happens will open at the Public Theater on April 13th

David Hare's acclaimed political drama Stuff Happens has been extended at the Public Theater through May 28th

Tonight, March 31st, Doubt will celebrate its first anniversary on Broadway

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Tonight, March 15th, John Patrick Shanley's Doubt will celebrate its 400th Broadway performance

Doubt's Eileen Atkins will be interviewed on NY-1's 'On Stage' this weekend

A full cast is now in place for the Public Theater's production of Stuff Happens, opening April 13th

Byron Jennings has been cast as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Public Theater's upcoming production of David Hare's Stuff Happens, while Jay O. Sanders will be seen as George W. Bush

Cherry Jones will recreate her work as Sister Aloysius in the touring production of Doubt, which will launch in September of 2006

Tomorrow night, Theater Talk will interview Eileen Atkins, the new star of DOUBT on Broadway. Theater Talk, hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins, airs Friday night (early Saturday morning) at 12:30 AM on WNET, PBS Channel 13.

Ron Eldard, who stars as Father Flynn in the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning DOUBT on Broadway, will be featured on 'WB11 Morning News' and 'The Tony Danza Show' on Thursday, February 16.

Eileen Atkins, who has mostly recovered from a bad case of the flu, will join Ron Eldard, Jena Malone and Adriane Lenox in tonight's January 17th performance of Doubt