Piper Laurie News

Stage and page luminaries Amanda Plummer, Piper Laurie and John Guare are some of the tony headliners who will participate in the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, March 21-25, 2012.

The multi-award-winning ZERO HOUR is in its final two weeks and Toronto audiences are invited to celebrate the February 28 birthday of American theatre hero Zero Mostel with a 2-for-1 ticket offer through to the end of the run. Written by and starring the amazingly talented N.Y. Drama Desk winner Jim Brochu, ZERO HOUR runs to March 11 at the Bathurst St. Theatre.

Toronto welcomes back the multi-award-winning production Zero Hour starring writer Jim Brochu and directed by multi-Oscar-nominated actress Piper Laurie.

ZERO HOUR will be back in Toronto for a limited run, producers Lia and Dana Matthow announced today.

MCC Theater presents the newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical, which had its first preview last week at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC). In the video below, the puppets of Avenue Q welcome the show back to New York. Click below to check it out!

Toronto welcomes back the multi-award-winning production Zero Hour starring writer Jim Brochu and directed by multi-Oscar-nominated actress Piper Laurie.

The newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical, had its first preview last night, January 31, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the exciting evening - including a special delivery from Carrie alumna Betty Buckley! - and brings you complete photo coverage below!

MCC Theater's newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical, had its first preview tonight at 7 p.m. at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC). In attendance was Piper Laurie, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Margaret White in the film version of Carrie (Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie plays the role in the musical). Check out a snapshot of the actress with Michael Gore, Lawrence D. Cohen and Dean Pitchford below, and check back soon for more photos of the anticipated, sold-out first performance!

MCC THEATER has confirmed that the newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical, will have its first preview tonight at 7 p.m. at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) and that the performance is completely sold-out (cancellation line forms this afternoon at 5 p.m.).

ZERO HOUR will be back in Toronto for a limited run, producers Lia and Dana Matthow announced today.

Barnes and Noble has announced their upcoming events and appearances for the Upper West Side location.

Barnes and Noble has announced their upcoming events and appearances for the Upper West Side location.

Hell in a Handbag Productions presents A Very Special Rudolph, a benefit performance of their classic holiday show, Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, now in its 14th year! The evening includes A special performance of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, Open Bar, Special Guest Stars, The World's Greatest Raffle and a Live Auction.

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is best known for al fresco performances of Shakespeare and the classics under the summer sky. But this fall, the stars will come out for Theatricum in November - that is, the Hollywood stars. A Sunday afternoon benefit for the theater company, one of Los Angeles' oldest and most respected, is set to take place on November 20 @ 3:30 pm at Topanga's historic Mountain Mermaid.

Hell in a Handbag Productions presents A Very Special Rudolph, a benefit performance of their classic holiday show, Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, now in its 14th year! The evening includes A special performance of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, Open Bar, Special Guest Stars, The World's Greatest Raffle and a Live Auction.

COLEMAN & SHACK will debut at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street) tonight, November 11th at 9:15 PM. COLEMAN & SHACK are two-time Back Stage Vocalist of the Year Amy Coleman and GLAAD/Ovation Award-winning Steve Schalchlin (SHACK-lin), composer/lyricist of Off-Broadway's The Last Session and The Big Voice: God or Merman? as well as the song cycle New World Waking, a musical insurrection for peace.

COLEMAN & SHACK will debut at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street) Friday, November 11th at 9:15 pm. COLEMAN & SHACK are two-time Back Stage Vocalist of the Year Amy Coleman and GLAAD/Ovation Award-winning Steve Schalchlin (SHACK-lin), composer/lyricist of Off-Broadway's The Last Session and The Big Voice: God or Merman? as well as the song cycle New World Waking, a musical insurrection for peace.

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is best known for al fresco performances of Shakespeare and the classics under the summer sky. But this fall, the stars will come out for Theatricum in November - that is, the Hollywood stars. A Sunday afternoon benefit for the theater company, one of Los Angeles' oldest and most respected, is set to take place on November 20 @ 3:30 pm at Topanga's historic Mountain Mermaid.

COLEMAN & SHACK will debut at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street) Friday, November 11th at 9:15 pm. COLEMAN & SHACK are two-time Back Stage Vocalist of the Year Amy Coleman and GLAAD/Ovation Award-winning Steve Schalchlin (SHACK-lin), composer/lyricist of Off-Broadway's The Last Session and The Big Voice: God or Merman? as well as the song cycle New World Waking, a musical insurrection for peace.

Rep Stage, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), continues its 19th season with William Luce's 'Barrymore,' directed by Steven Carpenter ('Hysteria,' 'Mrs. Farnsworth').