Paula Vogel News

Directly on the heels of Ovation Award nominations for ‘Best Play - Intimate Theatre' and ‘Best Director' for his recent smash-hit production of EQUUS, The Production Company's Artistic Director August Viverito grapples another theatrical gem set to open January 15, 2010: Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE.

The up-and-coming playwright and performer Katori Hall has been selected winner of the 2010 William Inge Theatre Festival's Otis Guernsey New Voices in the American Theatre Award. Hall will be presented with the award during the 29th Annual Inge Festival April 21-24 in Independence, Kansas, at Independence Community College.

Signature Theatre Company announced today that ANGELS IN AMERICA: A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning epic work by Tony Kushner, will begin performances on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, launching the theatre's 20th anniversary season. The first New York revival of ANGELS IN AMERICA will be directed by Michael Greif. The production will open in late October on a date to be announced.

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Long Wharf Theatre is pleased to announce the full company for Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie, directed by Gordon Edelstein with Patch Darragh (Tom Wingfield), two-time Tony® Award winner Judith Ivey (Amanda Wingfield), Keira Keeley (Laura Wingfield), Michael Mosley (Jim O'Connor).

Today, the Lucille Lortel Awards Administration Committee and the Lucille Lortel Foundation announce the recipient of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award: Daryl Roth. This honor is conferred to a theatre professional known for their dedication to Off-Broadway. On May 2, 2010, Daryl Roth will join the recipients in the 18 other Lortel Award categories on stage for the 25th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards starting at 8 PM EST at Terminal 5 in New York City.

The comedy 'And Baby Makes Seven' by Paula Vogel is the story of Anna, Ruth and Peter as they await the arrival of their newborn child.

Tony Award-winning actress Karen Ziemba, Long Wharf Theatre favorite John Procaccino, Yale School of Drama graduate Erica Sullivan and Broadway performer Jacob Ming-Trent will be in Long Wharf Theatre's production of Sylvia, by state resident A.R. Gurney, directed by Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting.

The comedy 'And Baby Makes Seven' by Paula Vogel is the story of Anna, Ruth and Peter as they await the arrival of their newborn child.

The Yale Institute for Music Theatre (Mark Brokaw, Artistic Director; Beth Morrison, Producer) will select three original music theatre works to receive two-week workshops in New Haven June 13-27, 2010. Submissions will be accepted November 1, 2009 through January 11, 2010.

In conjunction with the Philadelphia Premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist 'Becky Shaw', The Wilma Theater will present an afternoon of conversation with playwright Gina Gionfriddo.  The talk with the Obie Award-winning American playwright and TV producer and writer of "Law & Order" will follow the Sunday, January 10, 2 p.m. matinee performance and will begin at 4:15 p.m.

Following the record-breaking and critically acclaimed engagement of 'American Idiot' at the Berkeley Rep, the production is now Broadway-bound. 'American Idiot' will begin previews in March 2010 and open on Broadway in April at the St. James Theatre. The Broadway cast will be announced shortly.

The New York Times has confirmed that THE ORPHAN'S HOME CYCLE will aim for a fall 2010 Broadway opening, as opposed to rushing the show in this spring, as we previously speculated. While the show had the opportunity to transfer from its current home Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre into the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway for a spring opening, the producers and director Michael Wilson have opted to take the extra time to better prepare the show for the move.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of COMPULSION by Rinne Groff, directed by Oskar Eustis, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, New Haven) January 29-February 28. Opening Night is Thursday, February 4.

Village Players Training Center, the education wing of Village Players Theater in Oak Park, is pleased to announce their Masters Class in New American Classics. The Masters Class in Scene Study compliments Village Players Theater's Mainstage Theme 'New American Classics' taught by Dan Taube, Artistic Director, Village Players Theater. The class begins January 30, 2010.

Artistic Director Aimée Hayes is proud to announce the winners of the SOUTHERN REP NEW PLAY RIOT, the 10-minute play contest held along side the SOUTHERN REP NEW PLAY BACCHANAL, a three-week long festival of workshops, readings, and other events.

The New York Times has confirmed that THE ORPHAN'S HOME CYCLE will aim for a fall 2010 Broadway opening, as opposed to rushing the show in this spring, as we previously speculated. While the show had the opportunity to transfer from its current home Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre into the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway for a spring opening, the producers and director Michael Wilson have opted to take the extra time to better prepare the show for the move.

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, PART 3: THE STORY OF A FAMILY begins performances tomorrow, Thursday, January 7 at Signature Theatre Company at the Peter Norton Space, 555 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. The production will open on Tuesday, January 26.

Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman announced today that following the record-breaking and critically acclaimed engagement at Berkeley Rep, the production will begin previews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44 Street). The Broadway cast will be announced shortly.

The Chandler Studio Theater Center (12443 Chandler Boulevard North Hollywood, CA 91607) will present HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE- A Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Paula Vogel.

BLUEBARN Theatre is holding an additional audition for Paula Vogel's dark comedy, Hot 'n' Throbbing. Audition date is Saturday, January 16th from 10am-12pm.