Scott Frankel News

Philadelphia Theatre Company announces 2008/2009 season.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2008-2009 Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater season.

Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, has announced additional casting and dates for its upcoming 2008/2009 Season.

Scott Cohen (Drunk Enough To Say I Love You at The Public, Losing Louie on Broadway, tv's Gilmore Girls + The Return of Jezebel James) has joined the cast of season opener THREE CHANGES by Nicky Silver. This completes casting for the first show of the season, which starts previews August 22 and also features Dylan McDermott and Maura Tierney.

With [title of show] completing the journey from Off-Broadway to Broadway this week, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is proud to announce that it has acquired the stock and amateur rights to this hit musical written by Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics), and Hunter Bell (book). In addition to licensing the musical through R&H Theatricals, the Organization will represent Bowen's score through its music publishing division, Williamson Music.

Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Dylan McDermott has joined the cast of Playwrights Horizon's first production of the new season, the World Premiere of THREE CHANGES, a new play by Nicky Silver. Directed by Tony Award nominee Wilson Milam (The Lieutenant of Inishmore), the production will begin previews on Friday, August 22, 2008 with an Opening Night set for Tuesday, September 16. The limited engagement will run through Sunday, September 28 at Playwrights Horizons Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

The Philadelphia Theatre Initiative (PTI) today announced $863,000 in grants awarded to seven producing theatres, two performing arts presenting organizations, and three independent theatre performance artists.

The Weinstein Co. is going to start producing for Broadway.

Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway, the new documentary film by East of Doheny with Albert Maysles that has already reached cult status during its rollout of limited coast-to-coast screenings, will once again be screened - this time at the Provincetown International Film Festival - beginning Friday (6/20/08) at 6:30 p.m.

Mature theater-goers proudly recall seeing musical comedy greats perform. It's easy to remember seeing Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Alfred Drake or Joel Grey because these stars contributed exemplary work in leading roles. However, a book could be written about actors who create vivid impressions in our minds while playing supporting roles in memorable shows. There is no greater example of such an actor than Mary Louise Wilson.

Walter Newkirk will be signing 'memoraBEALEia : A Private Scrapbook about Edie Beale of Grey Gardens' at The Gallery in Sag Harbor on June 14th

BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop announces the biannual Showcase of new songs from Workshop writers.

Playwrights Horizons has announced additional details for its 2008/2009 Season, including the final two productions of the six-play season. Jonathan Groff, Maura Tierney, and Annette O'Toole have been announced to star in three of the plays being presented.

Walter Newkirk will be signing 'memoraBEALEia : A Private Scrapbook about Edie Beale of Grey Gardens' at The Gallery in Sag Harbor on June 14th

Previews for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of the new musical SAVED, which were scheduled to begin tonight, Friday, May 9, have been postponed due to a longer than expected tech process. Tonight's 8PM performance has been cancelled and the musical will now begin previews tomorrow evening, Saturday, May 10 at 8PM. (Please note: a matinee performance had not been scheduled for Saturday afternoon.)

'Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway', a new documentary film by East of Doheny with Albert Maysles, had its premiere Los Angeles screening on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30 at 10AM, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) will be accepting entries for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to its next production, the World Premiere of the new musical SAVED. A total of 50 tickets will be available via the online lottery.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announced today that veteran General Manager Carol Fishman would be joining the acclaimed theater company as the institution's new General Manager.