Vineyard Theatre News

The Vineyard Theatre continues its Anniversary Reading series on December 3 at 7PM with Nicky Silver's Raised in Captivity - featuring a special one-night-only reunion of its award-winning original company including Leslie Ayvazian, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Frechette, Brian Kerwin, and Anthony Rapp, director David Warren and Silver - at the Laura Pels Theatre

The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) will kick off a series of special anniversary readings November 11-12 with Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon's Goblin Market - the critically acclaimed chamber musical which was the first show to transfer commercially from a run at The Vineyard Theatre - featuring the musical's two original stars, Terri Klausner and Ann Morrison. Evan Yionoulis will direct.

Avenue Q has extended its booking at the Noel Coward Theatre until September 28, 2008. Tickets are now on sale for a new extended booking period.

Opening the Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre's 2007-08 Season will be the Off-Broadway premiere of The Piano Teacher, a new play by Julia Cho, author of Durango, with previews to begin October 30, prior to its official press opening November 18 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street). Kate Whoriskey directs.

Playwright Lynn Nottage has received a MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Award'. She was one of 24 recipients chosen for their creativity, originality and potential and will receive $100,000 annually for the next five years.

Morrison, now costarring in a NYMF show, talks about healing and working after 'Merrily We Roll Along' and returning to NY after 20 years.

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce will dedicate an entire city block, between 73rd and 74th Streets on Third Avenue to celebrate New York City Theater at the 32nd Annual Third Avenue Community Benefit Street Fair, to be held on Sunday, September 9 from 11AM to 5:30PM.

Judy Kuhn releases new CD 'Serious Playground' on October 2. Plus concerts at Joe's Pub October 1, 8, 15, 22 and a concert at the Kennedy Center October 26.

On four Mondays in October - Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 - Judy Kuhn will perform 'Serious Playground: The Songs of Laura Nyro' at Joe's Pub

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, the new musical by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, the team who created last season's Musical Theatre Lab premiere of The Burnt Part Boys, inspired by Chris Van Allsburg's (Jumanji and The Polar Express) children's book, is next at Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab

On the pilot episode of the '[title of show] show,' on the website of the recent Off-Broadway hit, show creators Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen state that they're aiming for a Broadway run of [title of show].

Broadway In Chicago has announced that Avenue Q - the Tony Award-winning smash-hit musical about trying to make it in New York with big dreams and a tiny bank account - will hold its Chicago premiere this coming spring with a limited two-week engagement from May 27 - June 7, 2008

Funked Up Fairy Tales, the new hip musical by Kirsten Childs at Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, has been extended through August 18, due to popular demand

Signature Theatre Company announced today that Kate Mulgrew will replace the previously announced Victoria Clark in Charles Mee's Iphigenia 2.0, directed by Tina Landau

The Vineyard Theatre has added two 9pm performances July 12-13 to its return engagement of Voices in Conflict-- a controversial new play about the war in Iraq, created by advanced theatre students of Wilton High School, which was banned from performance by school officials

Signature Theatre Company announced today the casting for the first play in the Charles Mee Series, Iphigenia 2.0, starring Victoria Clark

Voices in Conflict -- a controversial new play about the war in Iraq, created by advanced theatre students of Wilton High School, which was banned from performance by school officials -- returns by popular demand for three performances only July 11-13 at 7:00pm at Vineyard Theatre

Voices in Conflict -- a controversial new play about the war in Iraq, created by advanced theatre students of Wilton High School, which was banned from performance by school officials -- returns by popular demand for three performances only July 11-13 at 7:00pm at Vineyard Theatre

Roadworks Productions NY will present the world premiere of Ethan Lipton's new play Goodbye April, Hello May. Patrick McNulty will stage the production set to open on the mainstage of HERE Arts Center beginning June 28, 2007

San Diego's Old Globe Theatre will produce the West Coast premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, Avenue Q, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; and directed by Jason Moore