True West Revival 2000 - Articles Page 5

Ages: 14+
Opened: March 2, 2000
Closing: July 29, 2000

True West - 2000 - Broadway History , Info & More

Circle in the Square (Broadway)
1633 Broadway at 50th St. New York, NY

A fight is brewin' at mom's house. Austin is on the brink of something big. He has secured a Hollywood deal for his latest film script. Lee is a bum: a free agent. He's got nothing to his name except a six pack and a criminal record. They're brothers but they are as different as day and night. In this deliciously dark play of duality, Sam Shepard takes a long, hard look at America, from the romanticized West to the tranquility of picket-fenced suburbia.


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True West - 2000 - Broadway Articles Page 5

East West Players Announces October Special Events Series
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2019


East West Players, the nation's longest running theatre of color and largest producer of Asian American theatrical work, is proud to announce a series of special partnerships with Asian AF (the comedy variety show created by Upright Citizens Brigade Member Will Choi), and Crazy Talented Asians (the variety talent showcase created by Singer/Songwriter AJ Rafael) that will bring two multi-day events to the David Henry Hwang Theater in the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles.

Photo Flash: THREE SISTERS Celebrates Opening Night
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019


Following a critically acclaimed West End Season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket last year, with celebrated productions of Uncle Vanya and Life & Fate, the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg return with a luminous retelling of Chekhov's masterpiece, Three Sisters. Playing in London for 10 performances only from June 19th at the Vaudeville Theatre, press nights will be held on June 19th and 20th.

Meet the Current Cast of ALADDIN on Broadway!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2019


For the last five years, the New Amsterdam Theatre has been all about magic lamps, carpet rides, princes, thieves and genies! That's because Disney's Aladdin, which opened in 2014, has played well over 2000 performances there. 

Lincoln Center Theater Announces INTIMATE APPAREL Opera Written By Lynn Nottage and Ricky Ian Gordon; Directed by Bartlett Sher
by Alan Henry - May 29, 2019


Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop) has announced that it will produce Intimate Apparel, a new opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and a libretto by Lynn Nottage, based on her critically acclaimed play.  The production, which will be directed by Bartlett Sher, will begin previews Thursday, February 27 and open on Monday, March 23 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street). 

Photo Flash: Winners of the AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION Announced
by Julie Musbach - May 8, 2019


True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters announce the winners of the 11th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition National Finals.

BWW Interview: James Hayden Rodriguez of THE LIGHTNING THIEF at Winspear Opera House
by Jared West - May 1, 2019


This afternoon, I had the opportunity to speak with James Hayden Rodriguez, who is currently playing Luke/Ares in the national tour of THE LIGHTNING THIEF, based on the Rick Riordan novel of the same title. I reached him in beautiful, breezy Eugene, Oregon, where the weather was great and he was enjoying some time before his show this evening.

BWW Review: WEST END EUROVISION, Adelphi Theatre
by Emma Watkins - Apr 29, 2019


West End Eurovision does exactly what it says on the tin: casts of West End musicals compete by performing past Eurovision songs to win over juries of their peers and the live audience. But despite it being a one night only event, this isn't throwaway, or thrown together...

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Danielle Brooks And More To Judge AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION
by Julie Musbach - Apr 29, 2019


True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters announce the panel of celebrity judges for the 11th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, taking place on Monday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).  

Maly Drama Theatre Of St. Petersburg Return To London With THREE SISTERS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2019


Following a critically acclaimed West End Season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket last year, with celebrated productions of Uncle Vanya and Life & Fate (Critics' Choice Guardian, Financial Times, Telegraph, Sunday Times) the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg return with a luminous retelling of Chekhov's masterpiece, Three Sisters. Playing in London for 10 performances only from June 19th at the Vaudeville Theatre, press nights will be held on June 19th and 20th.

BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Arts Centre Melbourne
by Victoria Beal - Apr 10, 2019


I grew up listening to West Side Story, studying its iconic choreography and performing these numbers myself in community theatre shows as young musical enthusiast. It was a dream to finally see this show performed in a professional capacity by an Australian cast and let me tell you, it was well worth the wait.

Maly Drama Theatre Of St. Petersburg Return To London For 10 Performances Only With THREE SISTERS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2019


Following a critically acclaimed West End Season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket last year, with celebrated productions of Uncle Vanya and Life & Fate (Critics' Choice The Guardian, Financial Times, Telegraph, Sunday Times) the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg return with a luminous retelling of Chekhov's masterpiece, Three Sisters. Playing in London for 10 performances only from June 19th at the Vaudeville Theatre, press nights will be held on June 19th and 20th.

BroadwayHD Soars Into April With Iconic Family Hit PETER PAN
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2019


"Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough," says Peter Pan, and this month it definitely seems that BroadwayHD subscribers will be getting everything they've dreamed about and even more! In April, BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater, will be adding a number of standout productions to their service including the beloved family favorite Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, remastered in high definition and available on streaming for the very first time, and an intriguing documentary Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. In addition, one of the most renown music festivals, the BBC Prom, will be coming to the service with the debut of BBC Prom: Dawn at Dusk and BBC Prom: Rogers and Hammerstein this month as well.

11th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition Set for May 6th
by Julie Musbach - Mar 13, 2019


Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters announce that the 11th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition will take place on Monday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).  

Kristin Lee Performs WEST SIDE STORY Suite With The Amarillo Symphony
by Julie Musbach - Feb 18, 2019


On Friday, February 22, 2019 and Saturday, February 23, 2019, violinist Kristin Lee makes her debut as soloist with the Amarillo Symphony at Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts (500 S Buchanan Street).

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Provide Education Through Signature Dance Program Notes In Motion Outreach Dance Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2019


Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre has been offering its unique dance educations program through its arts education arm Notes in Motion Outreach Dance Theatre since 2000. We became a vendor of NYC Department of Education in 2005 and since that time, have been offering a wide array of residency, professional development, interactive performance, and after-school programs that teach ballet, modern, jazz, African, tap, hip hop, yoga, Latin dance, and more.

Oh, Brother! Look Back on Some Famous Brotherly Pairings in TRUE WEST
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2019


True West is currently being revived by the Roundabout Theatre Company, starring Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano. The pair have joined a list of many famous duos who have taken on the roles of Lee and Austin in Sam Shepard's play.

CLOSE UP: ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Armando Pita!
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Nov 10, 2018


Hoy cumple años Armando Pita, uno de los actores mas prolificos de Teatro Musical en España, al que ahora podemos disfrutar en WEST SIDE STORY en el Teatro Calderon de Madrid.

The Atlanta Opera's 2018-19 Season: Love Transcends Death in Ambitious New Mainstage Productions and Innovative Discoveries Series
by Alan Henry - Sep 14, 2018


"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death." So said Oscar Wilde's Salome, anticipating the theme running through all six of the works that make up The Atlanta Opera's 2018-19 season. The six are linked also by their novelty, for under the leadership of Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, Atlanta's new season consists entirely of stagings conceived over the past few years. Created in collaboration with leading opera companies from around the world, four are ambitious mainstage productions: the blockbuster musical West Side Story, 19th-century classics Eugene Onegin and La traviata, and the Southeast premiere of Dead Man Walking, a major 21st-century addition to the canon. Rounding out the season, Charlie Parker's Yardbird and Maria de Buenos Aires will be presented in the Discoveries series, which breaks down barriers between artists and their audience by providing authentic, intimate and immersive experiences in nontraditional spaces. The winner of a "Best of Atlanta" award from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and an International Opera Award nomination, the series represents one of the many innovations behind the company's current wave of extraordinary creative and economic resurgence.

Simon Callow Will Star In His Critically Acclaimed One-Man Show A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2018


The traditional Christmas staple of Charles Dickens' much loved A Christmas Carol, returns this festive season to the West End stage starring Simon Callow, running at the Arts Theatre for a strictly limited season from 8 December to 12 January.

BWW Review: TRUE WEST: Sam Shepard's Classic Tale of Sibling Rivalry
by Nancy Grossman - Aug 21, 2018


TRUE WEST is a dark, yet humorous play by the late Sam Shepard, one of America's foremost playwrights. Joe Short directs a stellar cast of Nael Nacer, Alexander Platt, Mark Cohen, and Marya Lowry in a story of family dysfunction, dramatic conflict, and sibling rivalry, set in a Southern California suburb where Hollywood and the Mojave Desert compete to influence the lives of a pair of brothers.

Photo Flash: Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST Comes to Gloucester Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2018


Gloucester Stage Company continues its 39th season of professional theater with Sam Shepard's modern American classic, True West from August 17 through September 8 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Directed by Joe Short, True West explores the explosive conflict between two brothers: Austin, the successful family man; and Lee, the nomadic drifter and petty thief. 

Ian Hislop And Nick Newman's Satirical Play THE WIPERS TIMES Will Tour The UK
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2018


Following sold-out UK tours in 2016 and 2017, and a critically acclaimed hit run at the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2017, The Wipers Times will once again tour the UK this Autumn. It opens at Nottingham Theatre Royal on 28 August 2018, and visits Oxford, Exeter, Malvern, Leicester, Eastbourne and Birmingham before returning to the Arts Theatre in London for a 7 week season. Full tour dates at www.wiperstimesplay.co.uk with casting to be announced.

James A. Rocco To Direct A New YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2018


Musical Theatre West will present a new and revised production of Yankee Doodle Dandy, directed and choreographed by James A. Rocco.

Winners Announced for 10th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition
by Julie Musbach - May 8, 2018


True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth, President) are proud to announce the winners of the 10th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition that was held last night, on Monday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). In first place, Gerardo Navarro from Los Angeles, in second place, Nia Sarfo from Chicago, and third place went to Teslyne Junior from New York City.

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Roslyn Ruff & More to Judge August Wilson Monologue Competition
by Julie Musbach - Apr 18, 2018


True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) and Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth, President; Jack Viertel, Senior Vice President) are proud to announce the panel of celebrity judges for the 10th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, taking place on Monday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).

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True West - 2000 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Play Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival - Play Sam Shephard
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Broadway Play 0
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Special Awards Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Theatre World Awards Performance Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Matthew Warchus
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play John C. Reilly
2000 Tony Awards Best Play Sam Shepard
2000 Tony Awards Best Play Ron Kastner
1983 The Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize for Drama Sam Shepard

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