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Opened: May 3, 1988
Closing: December 31, 1988

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TNT Picks Up Drama Series Starring Bill Irwin, Alfred Molina
by Caryn Robbins - May 9, 2012


TNT has greenlit MONDAY MORNINGS, a powerful new series from award-winning producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope) and practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, M.D., on whose book the series is based. The medical drama stars Broadway vets Bill Irwin and Alfred Molina.

Alan Rickman Departs SEMINAR Tonight; Jeff Goldblum to Join Cast!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2012


Two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) will play his final performance on Sunday, April 1 in SEMINAR by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, NBC's new hit series "Smash"), directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, The Aliens, Kin, The Coward).

Photo Flash: Vanessa Williams, David Mamet and More Celebrate William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman's Walk of Fame Stars!
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 8, 2012


Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy yesterday became the second married couple to receive a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on the same day (following producers Richard and Lauren Shuler Donner in 2008). The actors - who both appeared on Broadway in two separate productions of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow - welcomed the playwright and other high-profile stars to celebrate their new place on the Walk of Fame. Check out photos below!

William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman Get Special Walk of Fame Stars
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 7, 2012


William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, Macy's wife, will get two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ET Online reports. The double stars will be side by side and will be given on the same day. The couple, which has been married for 14 years and has two children, is only the second couple ever awarded the honor by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Alan Rickman to Depart SEMINAR April 1; Jeff Goldblum to Join Cast!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 14, 2012


Two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) will play his final performance on Sunday, April 1 in SEMINAR by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, NBC's new hit series "Smash"), directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, The Aliens, Kin, The Coward).

Alfred Molina, Bill Irwin Sign on to Star in CHELSEA GENERAL
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 9, 2012


According to Deadline, Broadway veterans Alfred Molina and Bill Irwin, will star on TNT's 'Chelsea General,' based on Sanjay Gupta's 'Monday Mornings.' Molina will play 'Dr. Harding Hooten, the steely-eyed Chief of Surgery at Chelsea General, known for his punishing and outwardly-uncaring ways.' Irwin will play 'Dr. Buck Tierney, a smug doctor who takes himself very seriously and rubs his colleagues the wrong way.'

SPEED-THE-PLOW Comes To The Gladstone
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2011


The 39 Steps is pulling audiences in and Plosive Productions brings Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Mamet's riveting Speed-the-Plow to the stage tonight, keeping the theatrical bar high!

SPEED-THE-PLOW Comes To The Gladstone 10/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 23, 2011


The 39 Steps is pulling audiences in and Plosive Productions brings Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Mamet's riveting Speed-the-Plow to the stage on October 5th, keeping the theatrical bar high!

New Rep Opens Its 28th Season With RENT, Opens 9/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 9, 2011


New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to begin its 2011-2012 Season with Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical RENT.

Actor Gary Cole Talks About Superior Donuts, Tracy Letts, Gary Sinise and Other Theatrical Wonders
by Don Grigware - May 26, 2011


An actor's actor Gary Cole, who made a big splash as Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald in TV's Mow Fatal Vision in 1984 and has never stopped working since, will soon open at the Geffen in Tracy Letts' new play Superior Donuts. Whether it be drama like In the Line of Fire on screen, the TV series Midnight Caller (1988-91) or Letts' August Osage County on stage, or comedy as in the theatrical film The Brady Bunch, Cole is comfortable in every medium and makes the work look easy. Usually cast as a psycho or abusive husband, in Donuts he plays the aging Chicago shop owner, a role which brings him closer to his roots there. He was an original member of the Steppenwolf Theatre, along with John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf and Gary Sinise. In our chat, Cole talks about the play, his favorite roles and the process of acting.

Mamet Decides to Debut New Play THE ANARCHIST in London's West End
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 31, 2011


David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, who has earned Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank.

A.C.T. Celebrates Pinter With THE HOMECOMING, Closes 3/27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2011


The Homecoming closes March 27, 2011, at the American Conservatory Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco).

BWW Reviews: The Edge Theatre's SPEED THE PLOW
by Michael Mulhern - Mar 15, 2011


Many say that David Mamet's Speed the Plow is a play about greed, power and sex in Hollywood, but I think it is more a study of seduction, desperation and morality.

A.C.T. Celebrates Pinter With THE HOMECOMING, Plays 3/3-27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2011


American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) continues its 2010-11 season with a revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's most provocative play, The Homecoming, directed by A.C.T. Artistic Director and longtime Pinter collaborator Carey Perloff.

GOD OF CARNAGE Tix Go On Sale 1/30 In LA
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2011


Tickets go on sale this Sunday, January 30 at 10 a.m., for the scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning Best Play "God of Carnage."

GOD OF CARNAGE Tix Go On Sale 1/30 In LA
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 26, 2011


Tickets go on sale this Sunday, January 30 at 10 a.m., for the scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning Best Play "God of Carnage."

A.C.T. Celebrates Pinter With THE HOMECOMING, Plays 3/3-27
by Charlie Piane - Jan 24, 2011


American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) continues its 2010-11 season with a revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's most provocative play, The Homecoming, directed by A.C.T. Artistic Director and longtime Pinter collaborator Carey Perloff.

STAGE TUBE: Watch David Mamet on THE SIMPSONS
by Robert Diamond - Jan 24, 2011


Tony Award-winning playwright David Mamet lent his voice to THE SIMPSONS for an episode, on Sunday, January 23, 2011 in which he (briefly) played an animated version of himself. In the episode, Mamet is 'a writer on Thicker Than Waters, a hokey '80s family sitcom that Homer becomes obsessed with.'

David Mamet Lends His Voice to THE SIMPSONS, 1/23
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2011


According to EW.com, Tony Award-winning playwright David Mamet will be lending his voice to THE SIMPSONS for an episode in which he will playing an animated version of himself. In the episode, Mamet is 'a writer on Thicker Than Waters, a hokey '80s family sitcom that Homer becomes obsessed with. In a scene that winks at Mamet's penchant for using profanity, Homer winds up watching a documentary about the fictional comedy, which features old footage of Mamet getting an earful from one of the Thicker actors.'

Photo Flash: Original Broadway Cast of GOD OF CARNAGE Reunites for LA Production
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 12, 2011


Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, the original Tony Award-nominated Broadway cast of the scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning Best Play "God of Carnage," will reunite in Los Angeles for six weeks only to bring this comedy of manners without the manners to the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre, April 5 through May 15, 2011.

Original Cast of GOD OF CARNAGE Reuniting in LA for 6 Weeks
by Robert Diamond - Jan 12, 2011


Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, the original Tony Award-nominated Broadway cast of the scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning Best Play "God of Carnage," will reunite in Los Angeles for six weeks only to bring this comedy of manners without the manners to the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre, April 5 through May 15, 2011. Opening night is April 13.

David Mamet Lends His Voice to THE SIMPSONS, 1/23
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 7, 2010


According to EW.com, Tony Award-winning playwright David Mamet will be lending his voice to THE SIMPSONS for an episode in which he will playing an animated version of himself. In the episode, Mamet is 'a writer on Thicker Than Waters, a hokey '80s family sitcom that Homer becomes obsessed with. In a scene that winks at Mamet's penchant for using profanity, Homer winds up watching a documentary about the fictional comedy, which features old footage of Mamet getting an earful from one of the Thicker actors.'

Photo Coverage: The Acting Company, Grammer, Lansbury et al. Honor Gersten, Viola
by Peter James Zielinski - Nov 24, 2010


On Monday, November 22, Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater (LCT) received the John Houseman Award for his work at Lincoln Center and as Joseph Papp's Associate Producer of The New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF) at The Acting Company's Masquerade Gala. Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), was also honored with the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award for his leadership and advocacy in the fight against AIDS. Kelsey Grammer and Patti LuPone entertained as Angela Lansbury, Marian Seldes, Elizabeth Wilson, Campbell Scott, Dana Ivey, Shubert's Philip Smith and Robert Wankel, Jujamcyn's Paul Libin, Equity's Nick Wyman, The Actors Fund's Joe Benecasa and The Broadway League's Charlotte St. Martin and more joined the salute. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.

LuPone, Grammer et al. Honor Gersten, Viola at The Acting Company's Masquerade Gala, 11/22
by BWW News Desk - Nov 22, 2010


Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater (LCT) will receive the John Houseman Award for his work at Lincoln Center and as Joseph Papp's Associate Producer of The New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF) at The Acting Company's Masquerade Gala on Monday, November 22 at The Pierre Hotel, New York City. Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), will also be honored with the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award for his leadership and advocacy in the fight against AIDS. Kelsey Grammer and Patti LuPone will entertain as Angela Lansbury, Marian Seldes, Elizabeth Wilson, Campbell Scott, Dana Ivey, Shubert's Philip Smith and Robert Wankel, Jujamcyn's Paul Libin, Equity's Nick Wyman, The Actors Fund's Joe Benecasa and The Broadway League's Charlotte St. Martin join the salute.

Piven Theatre Presents THREE SISTERS 10/16-11/21
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2010


Piven Theatre Workshop extends its 2009-10 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Chekov's Three Sisters, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Joyce Piven. The production will run October 16 - November 21, 2010 at Piven Theatre Workshop, 927 Noyes Street

Speed-the-Plow FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Speed-the-Plow have there been?
Speed-the-Plow has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1988, Broadway which opened in 2008 and West End which opened in 2014.
What Tony Awards has Speed-the-Plow been nominated for?
Speed-the-Plow has been nominated for two Tony Awards. It was nominated for Best Play and Best Direction of a Play for Gregory Mosher.
What awards has Speed-the-Plow been nominated for?
Speed-the-Plow has been nominated for two awards. Gregory Mosher was nominated for Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards, while David Mamet was nominated for Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards.

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