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Opened: October 24, 1974
Closing: October 02, 1977

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Legendary Actress Frances SternhagenTo Be Featured In Horovitz Play and Public Interview
by Beau Higgins - Jan 10, 2011


Celebrated actress and two-time Tony Award-winner Frances Sternhagen will be joining the confluence of artists and audiences for Florida Stage's 5th Annual 1st Stage New Works Festival. Ms. Sternhagen will be featured in a staged reading of legendary playwright Israel Horovitz' new play Beverley on Saturday, February 5, 2011. On Friday, February 4, in place of the Festival's usual Keynote speech, Ms. Sternhagen will take part in what is being called 'A Conversation with Frances Sternhagen.' Florida Stage Producing Director Louis Tyrrell will conduct a public interview with Sternhagen on stage in the Persson Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The Florida Stage 1st Stage New Works Festival takes place February 3-6, 2011. Tickets and packages for all Festival events are available online at www.floridastage.org or by calling the box office at (561) 585-3433.

Court Theatre Presents THREE TALL WOMEN 1/13-2/13/2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 3, 2011


Court Theatre continues its 56th season with Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell. The production will run January 13 - February 13, 2011 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue.

Court Theatre Presents THREE TALL WOMEN 1/13-2/13/2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 15, 2010


Court Theatre continues its 56th season with Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell. The production will run January 13 - February 13, 2011 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue.

AMADEUS Returns to Los Angeles At Chandler Studio Theatre, Opens 6/18
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2010


'I murdered Mozart!' rings out across Europe from Composer Antonio Salieri on his death-bed. Salieri had been the toast of Europe. He had been a devout Catholic all his life. He made a pact with God that he would be the vessel through which God's music would spring. All was good until Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna. In horror Salieri determines that it is Mozart instead who is his God's chosen voice.

The Production Company Presents AMADEUS, Opens 6/18
by Charlie Piane - Jun 8, 2010


'I murdered Mozart!' rings out across Europe from Composer Antonio Salieri on his death-bed. Salieri had been the toast of Europe. He had been a devout Catholic all his life. He made a pact with God that he would be the vessel through which God's music would spring. All was good until Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna. In horror Salieri determines that it is Mozart instead who is his God's chosen voice. Mozart's music proves it; God had broken their pact. Salieri now makes a terrible new vow: to block God on earth and teach Him a lesson, using Mozart as the means to that end.

AMADEUS Returns to Los Angeles At Chandler Studio Theatre, Opens 6/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 21, 2010


'I murdered Mozart!' rings out across Europe from Composer Antonio Salieri on his death-bed. Salieri had been the toast of Europe. He had been a devout Catholic all his life. He made a pact with God that he would be the vessel through which God's music would spring. All was good until Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna. In horror Salieri determines that it is Mozart instead who is his God's chosen voice.

FRANKENSTEIN: A Rock Musical Concert Event Performed 10/31 At The Highline Ballroom
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2009


RGA Productions presents Frankenstein, a concert and rock music telling of the iconic Mary Shelley tale featuring a Grand Rock style that evokes the sound of Pink Floyd, Evanescense, Alan Parsons Projects, Metallica, Stravinsky & Bartok.

FRANKENSTEIN: A Rock Musical Concert Event Performed 10/31 At The Highline Ballroom
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 24, 2009


RGA Productions presents Frankenstein, a concert and rock music telling of the iconic Mary Shelley tale featuring a Grand Rock style that evokes the sound of Pink Floyd, Evanescense, Alan Parsons Projects, Metallica, Stravinsky & Bartok.

HotCity Theatre Announces Their 2010 Mainstage Season
by Chris Gibson - Aug 19, 2009


HotCity Theatre Announces Their 2010 Mainstage Season with a poignant comedy, world premiere, modern-classic drama, and a thriller to complete a diverse, entertaining season of programming.

Arena Stage to Present Albee's 'A Delicate Balance' Feb. 6 - March 15
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2009


Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize, Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance comes to Arena Stage in a contemporary and provocative new staging under the direction of experienced Albee collaborator Pam MacKinnon. Featuring Broadway stars Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America), Terry Beaver (Henry IV, The Last Night of Ballyhoo), Ellen McLaughlin (Angels in America) and Carla Harting (Eurydice),joined by Helen Hedman and James Slaughter, A Delicate Balance runs February 6-March 15, 2009 at Arena Stage in Crystal City. The press opening performance is Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. 'Albee is fearless about writing stories that get us in the solar plexus, and he does so with his brilliant wit, dynamic storytelling and rigorous use of language,' shares Artistic Director Molly Smith. 'His work draws the best artists, and with this production audiences are fortunate to have an enormously strong cast and creative team-approved by Albee himself.' A frequent director of Albee plays, MacKinnon has directed The Play About the Baby, the world premieres of Peter and Jerry: Homelife and The Zoo Story (now titled At Home at the Zoo) and Occupant, as well as the U.S. regional and European premieres of The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

Arena Stage to Present Albee's 'A Delicate Balance' Feb. 6 - March 15
by Robert Diamond - Jan 16, 2009


Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize, Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance comes to Arena Stage in a contemporary and provocative new staging under the direction of experienced Albee collaborator Pam MacKinnon. Featuring Broadway stars Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America), Terry Beaver (Henry IV, The Last Night of Ballyhoo), Ellen McLaughlin (Angels in America) and Carla Harting (Eurydice),joined by Helen Hedman and James Slaughter, A Delicate Balance runs February 6-March 15, 2009 at Arena Stage in Crystal City. The press opening performance is Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. 'Albee is fearless about writing stories that get us in the solar plexus, and he does so with his brilliant wit, dynamic storytelling and rigorous use of language,' shares Artistic Director Molly Smith. 'His work draws the best artists, and with this production audiences are fortunate to have an enormously strong cast and creative team-approved by Albee himself.' A frequent director of Albee plays, MacKinnon has directed The Play About the Baby, the world premieres of Peter and Jerry: Homelife and The Zoo Story (now titled At Home at the Zoo) and Occupant, as well as the U.S. regional and European premieres of The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

Photo Coverage: EQUUS Unveils Original 'Horse Head' Prop
by Walter McBride - Nov 14, 2008


Actress Elaine Bromka was presented with the refurbished 'horse head' worn by her husband Peter Phillips in the Original 1974 Broadway production of Peter Shaffer's EQUUS. The restored headpiece - carefully executed by the current EQUUS Prop Supervisor Mike Smanko - was presented by the actors who portray the horses in the new hit production of the play at the Broadhurst Theatre before the matinee performance on Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Absurd Person Singular to Run at Bristol Riverside Theatre, Nov. 11-30
by Robert Diamond - Oct 22, 2008


Bristol Riverside Theatre continues its 2008-2009 season with Absurd Person Singular by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, one of the most prolific and widely performed of English language playwrights. Gus Kaikkonen directs this charming, modern romantic comedy that looks at the game of love through the kitchens of three married couples and their fortunes on Christmas.

Kate Mulgrew Joins the Cast of EQUUS
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2008


The stage and screen actress KATE MULGREW has joined 'Harry Potter' star DANIEL RADCLIFFE and the Tony Award-winning actor RICHARD GRIFFITHS ('The History Boys') -- in the cast of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play EQUUS, coming to Broadway this fall with previews starting previews September 5th prior to opening September 25th at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 W. 44 St.), it has been announced.

EQUUS with Radcliffe & Griffiths to Start Previews Sep. 5 at
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2008


Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths will reprise their starring roles from the enormously successful 2007 London production of Peter Shaffer's EQUUS when the Tony Award-winning play begins previews September 5 and opens September 25, 2008 on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Mark Medoff is Uni. Houston's New Director School & Dance
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2007


The Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff (Children of a Lesser God and When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?) has joined the theatre faculty at the University of Houston - where he will take over the role of teaching playwriting at the UH, following in the footsteps of Edward Albee and Lanford Wilson - it has been announced by the director of the University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance, Steven Wallace.

Jenny Agutter and Will Kemp Join London 'Equus' Cast
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2007


Full casting has been announced for the upcoming London revival of Peter Shaffer's pyschological drama Equus, featuring the much-publicized stage debut of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe

London Equus to Open at the Gielgud on February 27
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2006


Dates and a theatre have been announced for the upcoming London revival of Equus, which will star the Harry Potter films' Daniel Radcliffe and The History Boys Tony Award-winner Richard Griffiths

Radcliffe and Griffiths Confirmed for London Equus Revival
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2006


The casting of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and The History Boys' Richard Griffiths in an upcoming London revival of Equus has been confirmed

Radcliffe and Griffiths to Star in Equus in London?
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2006


Peter Shaffer's play Equus may soon be galloping towards the West End--and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and History Boys Tony Award-winner Richard Griffiths may be co-starring

Equus FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Equus have there been?
Equus has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1974, Broadway which opened in 2008 and West End which opened in 2019.
What Tony Awards has Equus been nominated for?
Equus has been nominated for several Tony Awards. It was nominated for Best Play and Best Direction of a Play for John Dexter.
What Tony Awards has Equus won?
Equus has won several Tony Awards, including Best Play and Best Direction of a Play for John Dexter.
What awards has Equus been nominated for?
Equus has been nominated for several awards, including Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. John Napier received a nomination for Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards, while John Dexter was nominated for Outstanding Director - Play. Andy Phillips was recognized with a nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design. Peter Shaffer's play was also nominated for Outstanding New Foreign Play. John Napier received another nomination for Outstanding Set Design. Additionally, Anthony Hopkins and Peter Firth were both nominated for Best Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, with Firth also receiving a nomination for Best Young Player. Peter Firth's performance in Equus was also acknowledged with a Theatre World Award.
What awards has Equus won?
Equus has won several awards, including Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. The show also received awards for Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for John Napier, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for John Dexter, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Andy Phillips, Outstanding New Foreign Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter Shaffer, and Outstanding Set Design (Drama Desk Awards) for John Napier. Additionally, the cast received recognition, with Anthony Hopkins and Peter Firth winning Best Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Peter Firth also receiving the Best Young Player award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Peter Firth was further honored with a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards.

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