Peter Shaffer News

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey continues its 2008 Season with 'Amadeus' by Peter Shaffer. 'Amadeus' begins performances on May 28th and continues through June 22nd and features Tony Award nominee Robert Cuccioli in the role of Salieri.

This spring, Northwestern University's department of theatre and the Theatre and Interpretation Center will present their final stage and dance productions of the 2007-08 Mainstage theatre season on the Evanston campus.

Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Judd Hirsch, currently appearing in the CBS TV network series NUMB3RS, will recreate his role as well as direct 'Art,' the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play, at Shadowland Theatre, known for its powerful productions of classics, contemporary and new plays.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey begins its 2008 Season with one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, The Comedy of Errors. The madcap hijinks begin on April 30 and continue through May 18. The Theatre also announced an addition to its early curtain performances.

Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths will reprise their starring roles from the enormously successful 2007 London production of Peter Shaffer's EQUUS when the Tony Award-winning play begins previews September 5 and opens September 25, 2008 on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Desmond Barrit is to star as 'The Wizard' in the smash hit musical WICKED at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 9 June 2008.

Fools and Foes Share the Stage in CST's 2008/09 Season

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey today announced The Winter's Tale the final production of its 2008 season, to run December 3-28, 2008. Plus, Broadway veteran and Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli will play Salieri in its 2008 production of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.

The Neighborhood Playhouse Artistic Director Brady Schwind announced the first two selections of Theatre Company's premiere season of plays and musicals: 'Amadeus' and 'Parade'

Theater Hall of Fame 2008 inductees have been announced as follows: Harvey Fierstein, John Cullum, Jack O'Brien, Dana Ivey, Joseph Stein, Lois Smith, Peter Shaffer, and Mel Gussow

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey today announced seven of the eight productions of its 2008 Season, on the heels of closing its record-breaking 45th Anniversary Season which saw the addition of a 7th play on the Main Stage. 'The 2007 season was extraordinary,' said Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte who begins her 18th Season in 2008. 'In addition to each of our productions receiving tremendous critical acclaim, we saw an increase in attendance including our famed Outdoor Stage which broke all records with a more than 40 percent increase.

Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths will star in the acclaimed West End-transfer revival of Peter Shaffer's classic and controversial play, Equus. Performances begin September 25, 2008 for a limited engagement through February 8, 2009. A theatre has not been announced

Filled with all the mystery of an Agatha Christie novel laced with plenty of passion, The Wilma Theater brings us Mozart.

In an interview with MTV News, Daniel Radcliffe confirmed that he and Richard Griffiths will headline the Broadway transfer of the West End's hit revival 'Equus'

Barrington Stage Company is currently presenting Peter Shaffer's farce Black Comedy

Barrington Stage Company will present Peter Shaffer's farce Black Comedy.

Thea Sharrock will direct Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine, previewing at the Almeida from October 25 with press night on October 31, running until December 8.

Berkshire Theatre Festival will present Dale Wasserman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the novel by Ken Kesey and directed by Eric Hill on the Main Stage

Bernstein, Laurents and Sondheim, Shaffer and Chekhov headline Barrington Stage Company's 2007 summer MainStage season: West Side Story (June 13 - July 14), Black Comedy (July 19 - August 4) and Uncle Vanya (August 9 - 26) will be presented in the company's fully renovated theatre at 30 Union Street in Pittsfield.

Bethesda's Strathmore Hall presents This Musical Concert for One More Night, May 17.