The Geffen Playhouse News

The Geffen Playhouse will stage the West Coast premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole (starring Amy Ryan, Joyce Van Patten and Tate Donovan), the world premiere of Carrie Fisher's one-woman show Wishful Drinking, Jeffrey Hatcher's A Picasso, and the West Coast premiere of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, which will be directed by the playwright

Three young actors--Jordan Bridges, Christopher Denham and Jerzy Gwiazdowski--will join the cast of the acclaimed Martin McDonagh play The Lieutenant of Inishmore, beginning Tuesday, August 22, replacing Jeff Binder (James), David Wilmot (Padraic) and Domhnall Gleeson (Davey), respectively

Neil Patrick Harris and Michael York will co-star as rival composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri in Amadeus Live, taking place the Hollywood Bowl on July 20th

Carrie Fisher, who played the iconic role of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and who also has a notable career as a writer, will debut her one-woman show Wishful Drinking at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles beginning October 6th

Broadway legend Angela Lansbury will be interviews on XM Satellite Radio's 'Downstage Center' on June 9th, with the episode to repeat

Edmund Gaynes and West End Artists Company will present the off-Broadway premiere of Anulla by Emily Mann. Performances begin May 4 and continue through June 11. Opening Night is set for May 14 at 7pm, at The Theatre at St. Luke's (308 West 46th Street). Pamela Hall directs Eileen De Felitta as Anulla and Neva Small as The Voice of Emily, the Interviewer.

Jason Alexander will helm Sam Shepard's The God of Hell at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. from June 20th through July 30th

A new, possibly Broadway-bound production of the revised musical Paint Your Wagon is in the works

White Christmas' Meredith Patterson has released a debut album of original songs

Both I Am My Own Wife and Wicked will have productions in LA in June and July, with the former at the Wadsworth Theatre and the latter at the Pantages

See what you can expect to see on-stage in the coming year in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California!

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