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Goodman Theatre is proud to announce the Krapp's Last Tape Artists Talk as part of the new 2010 Series connecting theater audiences with the artists who bring productions to life at the Goodman.

Goodman Theatre's program dedicated to shaping theater critics of the future, the 'Cindy Bandle Young Critics' (CBYC) program, named for the Goodman's longtime press director, returns for its third year, engaging 29 11th graders from high schools in Chicago and neighboring Algonquin, Evanston, Hinsdale, Homer Glen, Itasca, Lake Bluff, Northbrook, Oak Lawn, Spring Grove, Westchester and Zion.

As foreign as the concept may seem to 21st Century playgoers, there was a time, so I'm told, when audience members freshly entertained by Gotham's newest theatrical endeavors would not rush home to discuss their reactions on the internet.  Instead, elegant couples, rowdy intellectuals and distinguished middle-aged gentlemen with their pretty young 'nieces' in tow would gather at one of Longacre (later known as Times) Squares' numerous emerging supper clubs and nightspots to mingle, refresh and perhaps even converse about the evening's entertainment.

The NYC400 is the first-ever list of New York City's ultimate movers and shakers since the City's founding?from politics, the arts, business, sports, science, and entertainment.

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw plays Monday JULY 20 at 7pm at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av.)

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw plays Monday JULY 20 at 7pm at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av.)

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw plays Monday JULY 20 at 7pm at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av.)

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw plays Monday JULY 20 at 7pm at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av.)

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw plays Monday JULY 20 at 7pm at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av.)

MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw plays Monday JULY 20 at 7pm at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South (20th St. east of Park Av.)

Goodman Theatre's Board of Trustees proudly announces Patricia Cox as the new Chairman-Elect. Cox, whose involvement with the Goodman spans two decades, is currently its Vice Chairman. A founding member of Chicago's legendary St. Nicholas Theatre Company (with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet and actors William H. Macy and Stephen Schachter), Cox was among the city's first performing arts marketing, development and management leaders to emerge under the late, great Lyric Opera impresario Danny Newman. She has since worked with and consulted for a wide range of not-for-profit arts organizations in Chicago and across the country. Cox will assume chairmanship in the fall, as current Chairman Shawn M. Donnelley concludes her two-year tenure.

In Public Radio International?s popular series ?Selected Shorts,? spellbinding stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when performed by stars of the stage and screen. Nationally acclaimed actors Jill Eickenberry and Michael Tucker join host Isaiah Sheffer at the JCCSF for an evening that NPR calls ?story time for adults.? For this unique night of literature in performance in Kanbar Hall on Monday, May 4 at 8 pm, the stories all focus on food, chosen specifically for the epicenter of foodies, Northern California.

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW 'The INCA of PERUSALEM' with Two Other Extremely Rare and Tantalizing One-Acts! 'ARTHUR AND THE ACETONE' & 'INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYOUSE' by George Bernard Shaw. Monday · APRIL 20

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW 'The INCA of PERUSALEM' with Two Other Extremely Rare and Tantalizing One-Acts! 'ARTHUR AND THE ACETONE' & 'INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYOUSE' by George Bernard Shaw. Monday · APRIL 20

Inspired by 'Visits to St. Elizabeths' by Elizabeth Bishop, ManyTracks Proudly Presents The Man In The Newspaper Hat Elizabeth Bishop: 'How can you say such things' Ezra Pound: 'How can I: I am at war!' Written by HAYLEY HEATON Directed by KATRIN HILBE Starring ANNE FIZZARD* ANGUS HEPBURN* *Performing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. THREE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT MARCH 5TH - APRIL 1ST, 2009 THE 45TH STREET THEATRE

MANYTRACKS is pleased to announce the world premiere of THE MAN IN THE NEWSPAPER HAT by Hayley Heaton, directed by Katrin Hilbe. THE MAN IN THE NEWSPAPER HAT plays a three-week limited engagement at the 45th Street Theatre (345 W 45th St). Performances begin Thursday, March 5th and continue through Wednesday, April 1st.

In Public Radio International?s popular series ?Selected Shorts,? spellbinding stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when performed by stars of the stage and screen. Nationally acclaimed actors Jill Eickenberry and Michael Tucker join host Isaiah Sheffer at the JCCSF for an evening that NPR calls ?story time for adults.? For this unique night of literature in performance in Kanbar Hall on Monday, May 4 at 8 pm, the stories all focus on food, chosen specifically for the epicenter of foodies, Northern California.

Filled with colorful criminals, biting social satire and a brilliant score, The Threepenny Opera opens International City Theatre's 2009 Season at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Jules Aaron directs Michael Feingold's translation of the trailblazing musical by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that became one of the most influential plays of the 20th Century. Darryl Archibald is musical director and Kay Cole choreographs the five-week run February 20 through March 22; low-priced previews begin February 17. First performed in 1928, Brecht and Weill's The Threepenny Opera was a revolutionary musical theater masterpiece that mocked the bourgeois political movement of pre-Hitler Germany. Brecht's brittle, sardonic tale of beggars, thieves and prostitutes, adapted from the 1728 play The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, was a fierce social and political critique, and Weill's innovative score that fused American jazz with German cabaret captured the ironic tone of the lyrics. Part acid social criticism, part bittersweet romance, the now eighty-year old saga of 'Mack the Knife' and his entourage of criminals and whores has never lost its theatrical punch. 'It's a satire on capitalism and corruption told from the viewpoint of the 'little people',' notes Aaron. 'If there was ever time to revive this show, it's now. Michael [Feingold]'s translation is earthy, gritty and very funny. I think it's going to strike a chord with audiences.'

Inspired by 'Visits to St. Elizabeths' by Elizabeth Bishop, ManyTracks Proudly Presents The Man In The Newspaper Hat Elizabeth Bishop: 'How can you say such things' Ezra Pound: 'How can I: I am at war!' Written by HAYLEY HEATON Directed by KATRIN HILBE Starring ANNE FIZZARD* ANGUS HEPBURN* *Performing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. THREE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT MARCH 5TH - APRIL 1ST, 2009 THE 45TH STREET THEATRE

MANYTRACKS is pleased to announce the world premiere of THE MAN IN THE NEWSPAPER HAT by Hayley Heaton, directed by Katrin Hilbe. THE MAN IN THE NEWSPAPER HAT plays a three-week limited engagement at the 45th Street Theatre (345 W 45th St). Performances begin Thursday, March 5th and continue through Wednesday, April 1st.

Filled with colorful criminals, biting social satire and a brilliant score, The Threepenny Opera opens International City Theatre's 2009 Season at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Jules Aaron directs Michael Feingold's translation of the trailblazing musical by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that became one of the most influential plays of the 20th Century. Darryl Archibald is musical director and Kay Cole choreographs the five-week run February 20 through March 22; low-priced previews begin February 17. First performed in 1928, Brecht and Weill's The Threepenny Opera was a revolutionary musical theater masterpiece that mocked the bourgeois political movement of pre-Hitler Germany. Brecht's brittle, sardonic tale of beggars, thieves and prostitutes, adapted from the 1728 play The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, was a fierce social and political critique, and Weill's innovative score that fused American jazz with German cabaret captured the ironic tone of the lyrics. Part acid social criticism, part bittersweet romance, the now eighty-year old saga of 'Mack the Knife' and his entourage of criminals and whores has never lost its theatrical punch. 'It's a satire on capitalism and corruption told from the viewpoint of the 'little people',' notes Aaron. 'If there was ever time to revive this show, it's now. Michael [Feingold]'s translation is earthy, gritty and very funny. I think it's going to strike a chord with audiences.'

The Players and Project Shaw presents two and a half wacky one-acts. ONE: THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS, In which Will Shakespeare meets Elizabeth I on a moolit night ! Is she the fabled Dark Lady ? TWO: SHAKES VERSUS SHAV, * In which Shaw and Shakespeare (and several of their literary characters) duke it out ! Who wins ? And 1/2: CYMBELINE REFINISHED, In which Shaw sends up the endlessly confusing final Shakespearean act of CYMBELINE, bringing us a speedy and happilly larkishish finale! (All 10+ characters will be played by the devilishly dexterous and felicitously flexible Daniel Jenkins and Robert Stanton !)

The Players and Project Shaw presents two and a half wacky one-acts. ONE: THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS, In which Will Shakespeare meets Elizabeth I on a moolit night ! Is she the fabled Dark Lady ? TWO: SHAKES VERSUS SHAV, * In which Shaw and Shakespeare (and several of their literary characters) duke it out ! Who wins ? And 1/2: CYMBELINE REFINISHED, In which Shaw sends up the endlessly confusing final Shakespearean act of CYMBELINE, bringing us a speedy and happilly larkishish finale! (All 10+ characters will be played by the devilishly dexterous and felicitously flexible Daniel Jenkins and Robert Stanton !)

Produced and directed by David Staller, Project Shaw's latest offering - Saint Joan, written by George Bernard Shaw performed on December 22nd at The Players Club. BroadwayWorld sent our cameras to capture the cast of what is always a special theatrical evening.

Produced and directed by David Staller, Project Shaw's latest offering - Saint Joan, written by George Bernard Shaw performs on December 22 at 7pm.