Spalding Gray News

Jamie deRoy concludes a monthly cabaret series of her variety show, Jamie de Roy & friends on Wednesday, June 11th (7:30PM) at the Metropolitan Room with a an evening of songs from Tony Award®-winning Musicals.

After a critically acclaimed, sold-out run earlier this year, 'Life In A Marital Institution' (20 years of monogamy in one terrifying hour), written and performed by celebrated monologist James Braly and directed by Hal Brooks is moving Off-Broadway.

Producer Eric Falkenstein has confirmed that John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Patrick Wilson, and Katie Holmes will star in a new Broadway production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons directed by Simon McBurney scheduled to open on Broadway this fall. Theatre and dates to be announced.

Naked Angels, New York's eternally boundary-pushing theater company, will, in the latter half of 2008, embark on a new chapter in their storied history, commencing with 'Angels in Progress: Old School at The New School,' a workshop series of new American plays that will be presented from May 28 - June 9 at The New School for Drama (151 Bank Street).

The New Group will present the U.S. premiere of Ayub Khan-Din's Rafta, Rafta… in a limited Off-Broadway run from April 18 - June 21.

'Jamie deRoy and Friends' on May 14th with Lucie Arnaz, Ivy Austin, Stephen Bogardus, Donna Lynne Champlin, Penny Fuller, Gay Marshall, and Jane Stroll.

Kathleen Chalfant, one of the theater's most celebrated actors, will star in the World Premiere of Alexander Dinelaris' searing new play, 'Red Dog Howls' at the El Portal Theatre for a strictly limited five week engagement from May 14 to June 13.

Before heading to Broadway, Mark Nadler will bring his one-man comedy-in-music adventure, Russian on the Side, to the Royal George Theatre Mainstage, 1641 North Halsted Street in Chicago, for a limited eight-week engagement, April 30 - June 15, 2008. (Previews begin April 22). The official press opening is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with actress Kathleen Chalfant, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).

FRIGID New York will present the John Montgomery Theatre Company production of Preparation Hex, written and performed by Bob Brader and directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner, February 28 - March 9, 2008 at the Red Room (85 East 4th St.).

Join celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy when she celebrates 'Oscar' with an evening featuring Academy Award- winning songs and winners as the theme of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends on Wednesday, February 20 at 7:30PM at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

Award-winning stage, screen and TV stars Kathleen Chalfant and Patricia Elliott will co-star in Vita & Virginia for 12 Monday nights at 7 PM at the Zipper Factory Theater beginning February 11 and continuing through April 28, 2008.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its 2008 Traffic Series in January with two events: An Intimate Evening with David Sedaris, January 8 - 13, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre and The PocketBook Monologues, January 14, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre

Join celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy and friends as she celebrates the holiday season with her acclaimed CDs, 'Tis The Season' and 'Animal Tracks,' on Wednesday, December 5 at 6PM at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center

According to Playwrights Horizons' website, Obie Award-winner Kathleen Chalfant will star in the New York premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone, the new play by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sarah Ruhl

Epic Theatre Ensemble (formerly Epic Theatre Center) announced that celebrated actor and activist Kathleen Chalfant will play the lead role of 'Riddler' in the New York premiere of A Hard Heart, a play by Howard Barker, directed by Will Pomerantz

'The Gospel According to Matthew,' written by and starring Matthew Francis, at the 11th annual FringeNYC plays at the Soho Playhouse August 12 - 24.

The Island Dance Festival returns to Fire Island Pines on the weekend of July 20.