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Closing: March 13, 1971

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VIDEO: Ian McKellen Talks 'The Hobbit' & More on THE DAILY SHOW
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 6, 2013


The Hobbit' star Ian McKellen stopped by Comedy Central's THE DAILY SHOW this week and spoke about growing up in England during World War II and his mother's early support for his acting career.

Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart Set for TALK STOOP this Week
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 6, 2013


Tune in to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in Harold Pinter'sNO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT,in the news. Patrick Stewart will be featured on "Talk Stoop" this Saturday, 12/7 night (actually Sunday morning) at 1:30AM on WNBC-4. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will appear together on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, December 8 at 10:00AM on WABC-7. Ian McKellen will be featured on "Talk Stoop" on Saturday, 12/14 late night (actually Sunday Morning) at 1:30AM on WNBC-4. Check local listings for times outside the New York metro area.

In the Spotlight Series: NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT's Billy Crudup
by Walter McBride - Dec 1, 2013


Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart star with Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley in NO MAN'S LAND and WAITING FOR GODOT directed by Sean Mathias. This limited engagement repertory season is now playing at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) where it will run through March 2 only. For performance schedule and more information, visit TwoPlaysInRep.com.

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT's Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Set for CHARLIE ROSE Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 26, 2013


Tune in to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, on Charlie Rose tonight, Tuesday, November 26. McKellen and Stewart sat down with Charlie Rose to talk about starring on Broadway together in these two fascinating plays which just opened to rave reviews last Sunday, November 24. Charlie Rose airs nationally in the New York area at 11:00pm Eastern on WNET Channel 13 (check local listings for times outside the NY area).

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT Open on Broadway Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 24, 2013


The Broadway repertory season of Harold Pinter¹s NO MAN¹S LAND and Samuel Beckett¹s WAITING FOR GODOT opens today, November 24.

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT's Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Sean Mathias Set for NPR's WEEKEND EDITION this Sunday
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 22, 2013


Tune in to hear Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, and director Sean Mathias on NPR's "Weekend Edition" this Sunday, November 24. McKellen, Stewart and Mathias talk with NPR's Jeff Lunden about bringing these two fascinating plays to Broadway in repertory. "Weekend Edition" airs nationally between 8am and 10am Eastern (on WNYC Radio in the New York area).

Ian McKellen Done with Broadway After WAITING FOR GODOT and NO MAN'S LAND?
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 22, 2013


The Broadway repertory season of Harold Pinter¹s NO MAN¹S LAND and Samuel Beckett¹s WAITING FOR GODOT opens this Sunday, November 24. The shows are led by Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup, Shuler Hensley and Ian McKellen, who recently revealed that this will likely be his last hurrah on Broadway.

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT Open on Broadway this Sunday
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 22, 2013


The Broadway repertory season of Harold Pinter¹s NO MAN¹S LAND and Samuel Beckett¹s WAITING FOR GODOT opens this Sunday, November 24. Starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley and directed by Sean Mathias, this limited engagement repertory season plays throughSunday, March 2 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). For performance schedule and more information, visit TwoPlaysInRep.com.

Michael Slattery and Dominic Armstrong to Join NY Philharmonic, 11/21-23
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2013


In the New York Philharmonic's concerts this week celebrating the centennial of English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, tenors Dominic Armstrong, Anthony Dean Griffey, and Michael Slattery will replace Paul Appleby, who has withdrawn due to illness. On November 21-22, 2013, Michael Slattery will make his Philharmonic debut in Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, and tenor Dominic Armstrong will make his Philharmonic debut in Britten's Spring Symphony. The concert on November 23 will feature tenor Anthony Dean Griffey in both works, and he will sing the Serenade on November 26 on a program that also includes Mozart's Symphonies Nos. 39 and 41, Jupiter.

Alan Gilbert Leads the NY Phil in Britten's 100th Birthday Celebration Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2013


Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in a celebration of the centennial of English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten. The program will include Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, featuring tenor Paul Appleby and Philharmonic Principal Horn Philip Myers, and Britten's Spring Symphony, with soprano Kate Royal (in her Philharmonic debut), mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (Philharmonic subscription debut), tenor Paul Appleby, New York Choral Artists directed by Joseph Flummerfelt, and Brooklyn Youth Chorus directed by Dianne Berkun-Menaker. The concerts, which include a performance on the composer's 100th birthday, November 22, will take place tonight, November 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 22 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, November 23 at 8:00 p.m.

James Levine to Conduct Series of Opera Scenes at Juilliard, 2/11-2/16
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 15, 2013


The Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School present an evening of opera featuring Act I of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Stravinsky's rarely-performed one-act comedy Mavra; Act I, scene 1 of Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini; and Act I, part 2 of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore in the fourth collaboration between the two institutions on Tuesday, February 11 and Friday, February 14, 2014 at 8 PM and Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 2 PM in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Met Music Director James Levine conducts the Juilliard Orchestra and singers from the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, as well as singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at Juilliard. Director Edward Berkeley will stage the program in a semi-staged concert version.

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart to Appear on THE VIEW Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - Nov 13, 2013


Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in the Broadway repertory season of Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, will be featured live on tomorrow's episode of 'The View.' Locally the program can be seen on WABC7 at 11AM.

NO MAN'S LAND with Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart Begins Performances Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 31, 2013


Performances of Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND begin tonight (Thursday, October 31) at 8pm. Playing in rep with Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, the two plays star Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley and are directed by Sean Mathias. This limited engagement repertory season officially opens on Sunday, November 24, 2013 and will play through Sunday, March 2 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). For performance schedule and more information, visitTwoPlaysInRep.com.

NO MAN'S LAND and WAITING FOR GODOT Begin Tonight on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2013


Tony Award winners Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley will join Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, directed by Sean Mathias, on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, 138 West 48th Street, this fall. Performances will begin today, October 26 at 8pm. The official opening is Sunday, November 24, 2013. This limited season will run for 14 weeks only.

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Begin Performances Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 25, 2013


Performances of the Broadway repertory season of Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT begin tomorrow night (Saturday, October 26) at 8pm. Starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley and directed by Sean Mathias, this limited engagement repertory season officially opens on Sunday, November 24, 2013 and will play through Sunday, March 2 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). For performance schedule and more information, visit TwoPlaysInRep.com.

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT Extend Through March 2, 2014 Prior to Opening
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 21, 2013


The Broadway repertory season of Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT has just been extended for 4 weeks and will now play through Sunday, March 2. Starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley and directed by Sean Mathias, this limited engagement repertory season will begin previews on Saturday, October 26 in advance of the official opening on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). For performance schedule and moreinformation, visit TwoPlaysInRep.com.

Cumpsty, Mastrantonio, Nivola and More Join Rees in Roundabout's THE WINSLOW BOY, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2013


Roundabout Theatre Company presents The Winslow Boy, starring Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty as 'Desmond Curry', Academy & Tony Award nominee Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as 'Grace Winslow', Alessandro Nivola as 'Sir Robert Morton' and Tony Award winner Roger Rees as 'Arthur Winslow'.

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT's Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart Set for CBS SUNDAY MORNING Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2013


Tune in to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, on CBS Sunday Morning today, October 13. McKellen and Stewart sit down with CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl to talk about starring on Broadway together in two fascinating plays, their parallel careers and long friendship. CBS Sunday Morning airs in the New York area at 9am Eastern (check local listings for times outside the NY area).

NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT's Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart Set for CBS SUNDAY MORNING, 10/13
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 11, 2013


Tune in to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, who star in Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT, on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, October 13. McKellen and Stewart sit down with CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl to talk about starring on Broadway together in two fascinating plays, their parallel careers and long friendship. CBS Sunday Morning airs in the New York area at 9am Eastern (check local listings for times outside the NY area).

Alan Gilbert Leads the NY Phil in Britten's 100th Birthday Celebration, 11/21
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 9, 2013


Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in a celebration of the centennial of English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten. The program will include Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, featuring tenor Paul Appleby and Philharmonic Principal Horn Philip Myers, and Britten's Spring Symphony, with soprano Kate Royal (in her Philharmonic debut), mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (Philharmonic subscription debut), tenor Paul Appleby, New York Choral Artists directed by Joseph Flummerfelt, and Brooklyn Youth Chorus directed by Dianne Berkun-Menaker. The concerts, which include a performance on the composer's 100th birthday, November 22, will take place Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 22 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, November 23 at 8:00 p.m.

Broadway's NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT to Offer $30 Rush Tickets
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 7, 2013


Rush tickets to Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley directed by Sean Mathias will be available during the run of the limited repertory season. The front row of the orchestra and other locations will be available exclusively to rush ticket buyers. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning at 10am daily (and 12pm on Sundays when the box office is open) for $30.00 (including facility fee), two tickets maximum per person, on the day of the performance, subject to availability. Tickets must be purchased in person at the Cort Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street).

Annenberg Center Presents TRUTH VALUES, Now thru 10/5
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2013


Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced the award-winning Gioia De Cari's TRUTH VALUES: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze, directed by Miriam Eusebio will play five performances at The Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Performing Arts Center (3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104), in addition to five other cities this Fall Season. Performances begin tonight, October 1 and continue through Saturday, October 5.

Box Office for NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOT to Open Monday, 9/30
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 27, 2013


The Cort Theatre Box Office for tickets to Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT starringIan McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley, directed by Sean Mathias, opens this Monday, September 30 at 10AM. The limited engagement repertory season will begin previews at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) on Saturday, October 26 in advance of the official opening on Sunday, November 24, 2013. This limited season will run for 14 weeks only. For performance schedule and moreinformation, visit TwoPlaysInRep.com.

Michael Cumpsty, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Alessandro Nivola Join Roger Rees in Roundabout Theatre's THE WINSLOW BOY, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2013


Roundabout Theatre Company presents The Winslow Boy, starring Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty as 'Desmond Curry', Academy & Tony Award nominee Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as 'Grace Winslow', Alessandro Nivola as 'Sir Robert Morton' and Tony Award winner Roger Rees as 'Arthur Winslow'.

Annenberg Center to Present TRUTH VALUES, 10/1-5
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2013


Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced the award-winning Gioia De Cari's TRUTH VALUES: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze, directed by Miriam Eusebio will play five performances at The Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Performing Arts Center (3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104), in addition to five other cities this Fall Season. Performances begin Tuesday, October 1 and continue through Saturday, October 5.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1971 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1971 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director Peter Brook
1971 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design Sally Jacobs
1971 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Productions 0
1971 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design Sally Jacobs

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