Richard East News

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced the full casting for Home by David Storey. Joining the previously announced Richard Easton (Tony Award - Invention of Love, Noises Off) and Dana Ivey (Tony Nominations - The Rivals, Butley) are Philip Goodwin (Tartuffe), Roberta Maxwell (Othello, Merchant of Venice) and C.J. Wilson (Festen, Long Day's Journey into Night). Directed by Tony Award-winner Joseph Hardy (Child's Play), Home will play the Main Stage from August 13-24, 2008 and marks the final Main Stage production of WTF's 2008 season.

This week was a big week for Mamma Mia! both on stage and in film. The weekly gross for the musical clocked in at $1,007,600. As previously reported, the movie set records for its box office opening with a grand total now up to $27,781,000. Now, the Mamma Mia! Movie Soundtrack is number all the the world.

The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) will present Rachel and Juliet, a solo work-in-progress, written and performed by Lynn Redgrave, on Monday, June 2 at 7pm at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, East 68 Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues.

The Shakespeare Society will present 'Rachel and Juliet', a solo work-in-progress, written and performed by Lynn Redgrave, on Monday, June 2 at 7pm.

'Mamma Mia!' marks another milestone as the longest-running Broadway musical on The Strip as the show celebrates 2,000 successful performances on Sunday, May 4 at the Mandalay Bay Theatre.

'MAMMA MIA!', the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, will celebrate its 9th London birthday on 6 April. 'MAMMA MIA!' continues to break box office records at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

The North American tour of Mamma Mia! celebrated its 6th anniversary last night in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the Miller Auditorium, and plays its 2,500th performance tonight!

Nicholas Martin today announced the programming for Williamstown Theatre Festival's (WTF) 54th Season, the first under his aegis as Artistic Director. Collaborators include David Ives, Michael Greif, Scott Ellis, Theresa Rebeck, and Julie White.

Unless the painters have been around the past few days, a bit of graffiti on the Classic Stage Company's men's room wall reads, 'Good Theatre + Great Coffee + Clean Bathroom = CSC.'  While the lobby's Everyman Espresso Café and (I would assume) some eager young intern are keeping the latter two parts of that equation accurate, director Walter Bobbie's premiere production of David Ives' New Jerusalem is indeed providing some good theatre.

Due to popular demand MAMMA MIA!, which was previously scheduled to end in August after more than 2,300 performances, will now play through January 4, 2009.

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will continue its 40th anniversary season with two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest and Tony Award winner Alan Cumming starring in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, beginning performances Wednesday, February 20 at Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street).

Primary Stages honored Broadway producer Daryl Roth and Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien at Primary Stages' 23rd Anniversary Gala Benefit at a private club in Manhattan on Monday, November 12 at 6:30PM.

Mamma Mia!, the global hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, will premiere in Czech Republic at Sazka Arena in Prague on October 10th, 2007.

The global hit Mamma Mia! will become the longest ever running show at the Prince of Wales Theatre on Saturday, August 18, overtaking the record previously held by Aspects of Love.

Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia has won the Tony Award for Best Play.

The Coast of Utopia's Jack O'Brien has won the Tony Award for Best Director of a Play.

The Coast of Utopia star Jennifer Ehle has won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

The Coast of Utopia's Billy Crudup has won the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Bob Crowley and Scott Pask have won the Tony for Best Scenic Design of a Play for The Coast of Utopia.