Robert Prosky News

Philadelphia's Old Academy Players production of Almost, Maine, written by John Cariani, opens November 6 at 8pm.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announces the establishment of The Zelda Fichandler Award to recognize an outstanding director or choreographer who is making a unique and exceptional contribution through his or her work in regional theatre.

t was a boisterous crowd that filled the seats of the beautifully restored Warner Theatre where the Greater Washington theater community came together to applaud itself and recognize those artists who achieved greatness during the past theater season. How many people attended shows this past season? Would you believe close to two million people, the highest attendance in four years?

The 25th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were presented last night as one of our nation's most prestigious cultural events. Nearly 2,000 theatre artists and supporters filled the majestic Warner Theatre in downtown DC for an evening of dazzling entertainment replete with humor, celebration, and great tributes to Washington area professional theatre.

Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto is pleased to announce the cast of The Price by Arthur Miller, directed by Richard Seer (Al My Sons), to run in the Globe?s Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of Art?s James S. Copley Auditorium May 9 ? June 14 (press opening: Thursday, May 14 at 8pm). Tickets are available by calling (619) 23-GLOBE, online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, or by visiting the Globe Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

The Awards Gala The 25th Anniversary Helen Hayes Awards will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Warner Theatre and JW Marriott Hotel.

The Washington Post reports that Robert Prosky, a well known and highly respected stage and screen actor, died Monday, December 8, at Washington Hospital Center from complications stemming from a heart procedure, he was 77.

The recipients of The 24th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were presented tonight, Monday, April 28. Winners include Blickenstaff, Jones, Kudisch, and Irwin.

With apologies for a little self-promotion, I will be a guest on 'Mid-Day with Dan Rodricks' radio program between 1-2 p.m. (WYPR-FM, 88.1) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 for a discussion on theater coming this spring to the Baltimore/Washington area and Broadway. You can access the program live on www.wypr.org or for about a month after the program on the WYPR web site. I hope to hear from many of my readers. You may call during the program at 410-662-8780 or long-distance at 866-661-9309.

What price would you pay for respect and love? This great American classic is one of Arthur Miller's masterpieces.

Prolific thespian Richard Harris has reprised his role of King Arthur once again, as he takes to the small screen in Acorn Media's DVD release of Lerner & Loewe's 'Camelot.' Also out is 'The Best of the Tony Awards - The Plays' for the first time individually.

Acorn Media wil release Camelot, The Best of the Tony Awards-The Plays and Wallis and Edward

On May 1, Acorn Media will release home video debut of Lerner and Loewe's Camelot, the Tony-nominated revival, mounted for Broadway in the early 1980s at New York's historic Winter Garden Theatre and filmed for television by HBO. It will also release 'The Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays' the same day

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Robert Prosky and Helen Carey will star in Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off, presented by Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage from December 15th through January 28th in the Kreeger Theater

A solid cast, an award-winning director, and an arguably intense story based on an internationally acclaimed film-how could it go wrong? Well, it didn't really go wrong, per se, but it didn't really go right, either.

Washington's Arena Stage Shows Chutzpah in presenting Clifford Odets' 'Awake And Sing'.

Arena Stage's production of Odets' Awake and Sing!, starring Robert Prosky and Jana Robbins, will run from January 20th through March 5th

The National Theatre of Great Britain's critically acclaimed production of DEMOCRACY, a new play by Michael Frayn, directed by Michael Blakemore, will play its final performance on Sunday, April 17th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street).