Wallace Shawn News

The box office of Studio 54 will open on January 15th, when tickets for The Threepenny Opera will go on sale

Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, has extended at the Acorn Theatre through April 8th; Wallace and Allen Shawn's The Music Teacher will now move to the Minetta Lane Theatre

On December 31st, Nellie McKay, one of the stars of the upcoming The Threepenny Opera, will perform at Ars Nova

Variety confirms that Cyndi Lauper will make her Broadway debut in 2006, replacing Edie Falco in the role of Jenny Diver.

According to pop star Cyndi Lauper, producers of the upcoming Threepenny Opera revival have asked her to take part in the musical

Edie Falco has withdrawn from the Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming production of The Threepenny Opera

Mike Leigh's play Abigail's Party, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, has extended an extra four weeks, through February 1st, in its New Group production

The New Group production of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party opened Off-Broadway on December 1, 2005 and BroadwayWorld was there! The show stars Max Baker, Lisa Emery, Darren Goldstein, Elizabeth Jasicki and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

The New York Times reports that Ana Gasteyer has joined the cast of Roundabout's 'Threepenny Opera' for which previews will beging on March 24th.

Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG), Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures announced today that they will join forces to provide viewers of Starz Cinema a first look at exclusive footage from Revolution Studios' 'Rent', the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the smash Broadway musical.

The New York Times reports that Dale will return to Broadway after an absence of nine years to star as Mr. Peachum in the Roundabout production.

Today's New York Post reports that the pair have teamed up to write a musical based on the hit film.

Jennifer Jason Leigh will star in the New Group's November staging of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party

Hurlyburly is the premiere production of the 37 Arts complex; Martha Plimpton will soon take over for Parker Posey in the play

Martha Plimpton will succeed Parker Posey in David Rabe's Hurlyburly beginning on June 14th

The revival of Hurlyburly at 37 Arts has altered its performance schedule for the week of June 13th-June 18th

In a first-time co-production, The New Group and The Play Company are pleased to present the American premiere of Terrorism. Written by the Presnyakov Brothers and directed by Will Frears, Terrorism will play a limited Off-Broadway engagement Monday, May 9th through Sunday, June 26th at The Clurman Theater/Theatre Row.

The limited 12-week Off-Broadway engagement opened officially on Wednesday, April 20th.

Written by David Rabe, Hurlyburly depicts the addled lives of four Los Angeles men caught in love-hate relationships with Hollywood women.