Second Stage Theatre News

Four major productions of work by playwright Edward Albee - who celebrates his 80th birthday on March 12, 2008 - will be presented in and around New York during the 2007-08 season

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced its upcoming Broadway production of William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba will be directed by Michael Pressman and will star Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winner and Tony Award nominee S. Epatha Merkerson.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced today the 2007 NYMF Partner Events

Second Stage Theatre continues its Second Stage Theatre Uptown Festival with the world premiere of Josh Tobiessen's Election Day, directed by Jeremy Dobrish

Playwrights Horizons will host an Off-Broadway Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, August 4 from 10 AM to 3 PM in Playwrights Horizons' air-conditioned Ford Motor Company Lobby

Second Stage Theatre has announced an additional two week extension to the run of its acclaimed production of Sarah Ruhl's eurydice.

Second Stage Theatre has announced that it will extend its production of Sarah Ruhl's eurydice, directed by Les Waters, for one week, through Saturday, July 28

New York Theatre Workshop has announced that The Black Eyed, written by Betty Shamieh, directed by Sam Gold, will begin performances Tuesday, July 17 at 8:00pm, at New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery

An expanded version of Edward Albee's early work The Zoo Story, as well as a musical co-written by High Fidelity's Tom Kitt, will be among the highlights of Second Stage Theater's 2007-2008 season

Following its world premiere production of Marisa Wegrzyn's The Butcher of Baraboo, Second Stage Theatre will continue its Second Stage Theatre Uptown Festival with the world premiere of Josh Tobiessen's Election Day, directed by Jeremy Dobrish.

Through June 30th, Second Stage Theatre is presenting Marisa Wegrzyn's world premiere comedy The Butcher of Baraboo, the first production in Second Stage Theatre's acclaimed Uptown Festival.

Broadway Bullet sat down with the creator and star of Around the World in a Bad Mood, Rene Foss, as well as another of the show's performers, Hector Coris, to discuss Around the World's run at Rose's Turn, as well as its national tour. Rene gave us a look inside the life of a flight attendant, from oblivious fliers, to the Mile High Club.

Bernstein, Laurents and Sondheim, Shaffer and Chekhov headline Barrington Stage Company's 2007 summer MainStage season: West Side Story (June 13 - July 14), Black Comedy (July 19 - August 4) and Uncle Vanya (August 9 - 26) will be presented in the company's fully renovated theatre at 30 Union Street in Pittsfield.

The 25th annual Elliot Norton Awards were held on May 21, 2007, at the Cutler Majestic Theatre

Producer David Stone has announced that the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will come to Los Angeles starring its complete original Broadway cast, reunited for the first and only time since the production began two years ago in New York.

The Vineyard Theatre is offering rare, autographed theatre, film and television collectibles; theater tickets with backstage tours to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows; unique event packages; and more for its Third Bi-Annual eBay Spring Auction on eBay.com.

Second Stage Theatre has announced the complete cast for Marisa Wegrzyn's world premiere comedy The Butcher of Baraboo, the first production in Second Stage Theatre's acclaimed Uptown Festival.

Second Stage Theatre has announced the complete cast for their upcoming production of Sarah Ruhl's eurydice. Directed by Les Waters, the production will begin previews on Wednesday, May 30 and will officially open on Monday, June 18

Cynthia Nixon, Alec Baldwin, and Stephen Baldwin and others, at Second Stage Theatre's 20th annual All-Star Bowling Classic at the Leisure Time Bowling Lanes Port Authority on 16 April, 2007, in New York City.

The 25th annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by Boston Theater Critics Association and honoring the season's best work in Boston theaters (April 2006 to March 2007), will be held on May 21, 2007, at 7:00pm at the Cutler Majestic Theatre.