The Actors Studio News

On March 20th, Tony-nominee and MCC Artistic Director Robert LuPone will be featured at Shop Talk at the Drama Book Shop

Suzanne Bradbeer's Full Bloom, which opened off-Broadway on March 14th, will run through April 2nd

Tonight, March 14th, at 8 PM, the marquee lights of every Broadway theatre will dim for one minute in memory of Maureen Stapleton

She titled her autobiography 'A Hell of A Life,' and wow, did she have one!

Actress Maureen Stapleton, the winner of two Tony Awards and an Oscar who created the role of Sefafina della Rose in The Rose Tattoo, has passed away at the age of 80

On February 5th at 9 PM, a special two-hour 'Inside the Actors Studio' will feature the legendary Liza Minnelli

Oscar-winning screen legend Shelley Winters, who also appeared on Broadway in Oklahoma! and Minnie's Boys, has died at the age of 85

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order): Chris Bauer (Chaplin White), Stephen Lang (Colonel Littlefield), Trevor Long (Gunney), Margaret Colin (Margaret Littlefield), Jeremy Strong (Private Evan Davis), and Chris Chalk (Captain Lee King).

NORA, legendary film director Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, A Doll's House, is coming to Manhattan for the first time in its 25-year history.

On January 1st, the 50th anniversary production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot will close off-Broadway

Stephen Lang has been cast in John Patrick Shanley's play Defiance, which will be presented by MTC, directed by Doug Hughes and will open on February 28th

On December 11th, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane will go 'Inside the Actors Studio'

The Producers, which will be released by Universal Pictures, opening nationwide on Christmas Day will make a number of appearances on TV to promote the film. Read about the first batch here!

On Monday, December 5, 2005 Liza Minnelli will be filming an episode of 'Inside the Actors Studio' to air on Bravo TV.

Building on its tradition of providing a forum to explore the craft and concerns of the theatrical community, The New School for Drama presents a new seminar series, The New School Drama Seminars at Tishman Auditorium, where interim director Robert LuPone engages in conversation with industry leaders on a range of issues. On Monday, November 28, LuPone is joined by renowned casting director, manager, producer, and artistic director Bernard Telsey to discuss the current theatrical market, as well as the challenges of casting and producing.

Find out how this was accomplished, along with all the challenges, triumphs and tribulations along the way. (Translated: Get the whole dang dirty low down scoop!)

The 50th anniversary production of the epochal Beckett play Waiting for Godot will open off-Broadway on November 16th

A new 50th anniversary production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot will open off-Broadway on November 16th

The production will be directed by Alan Hruska. WAITING FOR GODOT will begin previews on Tuesday, November 8th at the Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street between 9th and 10th Avenue). The opening date is set for Wednesday, November 16th.