Richard Wilbur News

To provide more flexibility for patrons to attend theater, Westport Country Playhouse announced that "4-Play Seasonal Subscriptions," "Pick 3 Plans" and "FlexTix" for the 2012 season will go on sale Tuesday, January 3, at noon, joining the more traditional "5-Play Subscriptions" already available.

Michael Klingher of Weston was elected to chair Westport Country Playhouse's board of trustees' leadership at a recent annual meeting. Klingher succeeds Sandra DeFeo of Westport, who served as chair since 2008.

The touching romantic comedy, "Holiday," by Philip Barry, author of "The Philadelphia Story," will be read as part of the Script in Hand series at Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, December 12, 7 p.m., directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor.

Huntington Theatre Company completes its 30th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of Captors by Evan M. Wiener (Monogamy) and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois, and Noel Coward's stylish, savvy comedy Private Lives, directed by Tony Award nominee Maria Aitken (Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps).

Westport Country Playhouse is hosting a Writing Challenge for area students, grades K - 8, in conjunction with its Family Festivities presentation of 'A Season of Miracles' in December, part of the 'Winter at the Playhouse' events.

The touching romantic comedy, "Holiday," by Philip Barry, author of "The Philadelphia Story," will be read as part of the Script in Hand series at Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, December 12, 7 p.m., directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor.

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, continues its inaugural season in its new state-of-the-art Pasadena venue with the announcement of its series of 'FRIDAY NIGHT CONVERSATIONS,' 'FAMILY PACKAGE' matinees, and ASL-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES, as well as the option of valet parking at the theatre for all performances.

2nd Story Theatre brings a double dose of laughter to the Bristol Statehouse, 240 High Street, Bristol, RI with two French comedies: The Suitors by Jean Racine (translated into rhyming verse by Richard Wilbur), and Molière's A Doctor In Spite of Himself.

Westport Country Playhouse will present, as part of its Family Festivities Series, 'A Season of Miracles,' a sparkling collection of holiday tales from different cultures set to music, on Sunday, December 11, at 1 and 4 p.m.

Westport Country Playhouse is hosting a Writing Challenge for area students, grades K - 8, in conjunction with its Family Festivities presentation of 'A Season of Miracles' in December, part of the 'Winter at the Playhouse' events.

2nd Story Theatre brings a double dose of laughter to the Bristol Statehouse, 240 High Street, Bristol, RI with two French comedies: The Suitors by Jean Racine (translated into rhyming verse by Richard Wilbur), and Molière's A Doctor In Spite of Himself.

Kentwood Players presents the musical 'Candide' featuring a legendary score by Leonard Bernstein, with book adapted from the beloved Voltaire classic by Hugh Wheeler, lyrics by Richard Wilbur, with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and John Latouche, from September 16 to October 22, 2011, with performances on Friday and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Los Angeles, CA 90045. The production is directed by Catherine Rahm, produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete and Tony Pereslete by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, and was produced on Broadway by The Chelsea Theatre Center of Brooklyn in conjunction with Harold Prince and Ruth Mitchell. The Broadway production was conceived and directed by Harold Prince.

Cleveland Play House is thrilled to present the second production of their 2011-2012 inaugural season at PlayhouseSquare - a brand new musical event, Daddy Long Legs, with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon

Subscriptions are now on sale to the general public for the 2012 season at Westport Country Playhouse.

Nicholas Martin and Phylicia Rashad have been added to the roster of directors helming productions during Westport Country Playhouse's 2012 season, playing May through November.