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Aurora Theatre Company Honors Tennessee Williams With THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE 4/1-5/8
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 15, 2011


In honor of Tennessee Williams' 100th birthday, Aurora Theatre Company continues its 19th season with the playwright's haunting drama THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross helms this evocative play featuring Beth Wilmurt, Charles Dean, Marcia Pizzo, and Thomas Gorrebeeck, along with Amy Crumpacker, Ryan Tasker, Leanne Borghesi, and Beth Deitchman.

5th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Ends 9/26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2010


For UNDER THE INFLUENCE artists from Los Angeles to New York and Chicago to Florida will converge on Provincetown to celebrate the enduring influence of America's great playwright in performances of plays, dance, music, art, and special events throughout the seaside village that inspired the writer during his early years.

5th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Held 9/23-26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 23, 2010


For UNDER THE INFLUENCE artists from Los Angeles to New York and Chicago to Florida will converge on Provincetown to celebrate the enduring influence of America's great playwright in performances of plays, dance, music, art, and special events throughout the seaside village that inspired the writer during his early years.

Redgrave & Jones Open DRIVING MISS DAISY at John Golden Theatre on Broadway Oct. 7, 2010
by Jessica Lewis - Jun 29, 2010


Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave will return to the New York stage this Fall to star opposite one another in the Broadway Premiere of Alfred Uhry‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy. Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy will begin performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening on Monday, October 25, 2010.

5th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Held 9/23-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2010


For UNDER THE INFLUENCE artists from Los Angeles to New York and Chicago to Florida will converge on Provincetown to celebrate the enduring influence of America's great playwright in performances of plays, dance, music, art, and special events throughout the seaside village that inspired the writer during his early years.

Gale Harold, Denise Crosby, Claudia Mason Star In ORPHEUS DESCENDING, 1/15-2/21
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2010


Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), Denise Crosby (Star Trek TNG), and cover girl-turned-actress Claudia Mason (Vogue, Elle, W, Cosmopolitan) head the cast of Tennessee Williams' rarely produced classic, Orpheus Descending.

Gale Harold, Denise Crosby, Claudia Mason Star In ORPHEUS DESCENDING, 1/15-2/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 9, 2009


Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), Denise Crosby (Star Trek TNG), and cover girl-turned-actress Claudia Mason (Vogue, Elle, W, Cosmopolitan) head the cast of Tennessee Williams' rarely produced classic, Orpheus Descending.

2nd Story Theatre Announces 07/08 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2007


The 2007-2008 season at 2nd Story Theatre includes a new piece by Moises Kaufman, a Tennessee Williams classic and a farce by Charles Busch.

Orpheus Descending FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Orpheus Descending have there been?
Orpheus Descending has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1957 and Broadway which opened in 1989.
What Tony Awards has Orpheus Descending been nominated for?
Orpheus Descending has been nominated for two Tony Awards. The nominations include Best Costume Design for Lucinda Ballard and Best Scenic Design for Boris Aronson.
What awards has Orpheus Descending been nominated for?
Orpheus Descending has been nominated for the Performance category at the Theatre World Awards. Cliff Robertson received this nomination.
What awards has Orpheus Descending won?
Orpheus Descending has won the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Cliff Robertson.

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