Susan Blair News

Called 'The biggest hit on Broadway' by WOR Radio the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced today dates and cities for the U.S. national tour of the critically acclaimed production.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with Anton Chekhov's masterful comic gem, Uncle Vanya.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with Anton Chekhov's masterful comic gem, Uncle Vanya.

The Actors' NET of Bucks County is staging a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's masterwork, Uncle Vanya - performing Jan. 28 - Feb. 13 in the intimate Heritage Center theatre in Morrisville.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with Anton Chekhov's masterful comic gem, Uncle Vanya.

The 2010 Tony Award® winning Best Musical MEMPHIS will be captured live-in-performance by Broadway Worldwide for high definition exhibition in digital cinemas nationwide this spring. For the first time ever, audiences around the country will be able to experience Broadway's current Tony Award® winning Best Musical in their own home town movie theatre during its Tony Award®-winning year. The Broadway production of MEMPHIS will be captured live during regularly scheduled performances January 18-21st at the Shubert Theatre, utilizing multiple high definition cameras and 96 tracks of sound recording.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with the steamy Tennessee Williams classic, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Exploding passion amid a family crisis! Starring Cat Miller of Bristol as 'Maggie the Cat;' John Helmke of Hamilton, NJ as 'Brick;' Doug Kline of Newtown as 'Big Daddy;' and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as 'Big Mama.' Costarring Susan Blair of Philadelphia as 'Mae;' Jack Bathke of Robbinsville, NJ as 'Gooper;' Mike Waintraub of Trenton, NJ as 'Rev. Tooker;' Marco Newton of Yardley as 'Dr. Baugh;'and Wilma Shakesnider of Cherry Hill, NJ as 'Sookey.' Directed by NET Artistic Director Cheryl Doyle of Morrisville. Marco Newton, assistant director. Stage managed by Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville. Lighting design by Andrena Wishnie of Morrisville. Sound design by Corey Stradling of Morrisville. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is exploding at the Heritage Center in Morrisville. The smoldering American classic about exploding passions amid a family crisis performs weekends Oct. 29 - Nov. 14 on the intimate Heritage Center stage. The Actors' NET of Bucks County production about turmoil in the family of a wealthy southern plantation owner in the 1950s stars Doug Kline of Newtown as Big Daddy Pollitt and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as his wife, Big Mama.

The Morrisville-based Actors' NET of Bucks County continues its fifteenth season with the steamy Tennessee Williams classic, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Exploding passion amid a family crisis! Starring Cat Miller of Bristol as 'Maggie the Cat;' John Helmke of Hamilton, NJ as 'Brick;' Doug Kline of Newtown as 'Big Daddy;' and Virginia Barrie of Ewing, NJ as 'Big Mama.' Costarring Susan Blair of Philadelphia as 'Mae;' Jack Bathke of Robbinsville, NJ as 'Gooper;' Mike Waintraub of Trenton, NJ as 'Rev. Tooker;' Marco Newton of Yardley as 'Dr. Baugh;'and Wilma Shakesnider of Cherry Hill, NJ as 'Sookey.' Directed by NET Artistic Director Cheryl Doyle of Morrisville. Marco Newton, assistant director. Stage managed by Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville. Lighting design by Andrena Wishnie of Morrisville. Sound design by Corey Stradling of Morrisville. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

The winner of four 2010 Tony awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS will celebrate its one year anniversary on Broadway Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Shubert Theatre.

The winner of four 2010 Tony awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS celebrates its one year anniversary on Broadway Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Shubert Theatre. The Mayor's office has deemed tomorrow - Tuesday, October 19th MEMPHIS Day! The mayoral proclamation will be read directly after the curtain tomorrow on the show's year anniversary. In addition, one lucky audience member will win a trip for two to Memphis, Tennessee to see the opening night of MEMPHIS on tour at the Orpheum Theatre.

The winner of four 2010 Tony awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS celebrated its one year anniversary on Broadway Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Shubert Theatre and again on Sunday, October 17 at B.B. King.

The winner of four 2010 Tony awards including Best Musical, MEMPHIS will celebrate its one year anniversary on Broadway Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Shubert Theatre.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

MEMPHIS is the winner of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Original Musical.

Daryl Waters and David Bryan are this year's recipient of the 2010 Best Orchestrations Award for MEMPHIS.

David Bryan is this year's recipient of the 2010 Best Music Award for MEMPHIS.

Last week the New York Post reported that Justin Timberlake was interested in making a movie of MEMPHIS and this week ... it's Oliver Stone. The paper states that Stone is a big fan of the show which he's seen twice already and that he's been taking meetings with David Bryan. A representative for Stone confirms the director is interested in the project, telling the publication, 'He's thinking about it.'

The New York Post is reporting that while pop star Justin Timberlake was backstage with girlfriend Jessica Biel at MEMPHIS on Broadway last week, that he told the show's composer, Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan that 'he's interested in turning the show into a movie.' Timberlake, aged 29 was born in Memphis, Tennessee where the show takes place.

Nominations for the American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 4, 2010 by Broadway Star Lea Michele and Tony Award Nominee Jeff Daniels.