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Jeffrey Seller to Direct Dallas Theater Center's FLY World Premiere; Cast & Creative Team Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2013


Dallas Theater Center announced the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Fly, a new musical based on J.M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan. Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights) makes his directorial debut with this production.

Tickets on Sale Today for FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, Opens Sept 30
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2013


Tickets go on sale today for the world premiere of new stage musical From Here to Eternity. The show will preview at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 30th September with Press Night on 23rd October 2013. Tickets can be bought from FromHereToEternityTheMusical.com or by calling box office on 020 7379 5399.

RSC Celebrates New Leadership, JULIUS CAESAR and MATILDA in NY This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2013


With a new leadership team of Gregory Doran, Artistic Director, and Catherine Mallyon, Executive Director, at the helm, the Royal Shakespeare Company returns to New York this spring with two productions, Julius Caesar and Matilda The Musical. Both began their lives at the RSC's Stratford-upon-Avon home and reflect the Company's continuing commitment to Shakespeare and the work of contemporary playwrights and theatre artists, as it celebrates one hundred years of touring work from Shakespeare's birthplace to the US.

PICT Announces New Interim Artistic Director Alan Stanford
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2013


Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre (PICT) announces the appointment of Alan Stanford as Interim Artistic Director for the company, effective immediately. Mr. Stanford replaces Andrew Paul who, along with Stephanie Riso, founded the company in 1997.

STAGE TUBE: Go Behind the Scenes with Walnut Street Theatre's AN IDEAL HUSBAND
by Stage Tube - Feb 5, 2013


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Oscar Wilde's dramatic masterpiece AN IDEAL HUSBAND. This classic comedy, directed by Malcolm Black, runs through March 3rd on the WST Mainstage. Check out highlights from the production, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the show's costumes in the videos below!

Photo Flash: New Production Images from Walnut Street Theatre's AN IDEAL HUSBAND
by BWW News Desk - Feb 5, 2013


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Oscar Wilde's dramatic masterpiece AN IDEAL HUSBAND. This classic comedy, directed by Malcolm Black, runs through March 3rd on the WST Mainstage. BroadwayWorld has new photos of the cast onstage below!

Photo Flash: Walnut Street Theatre's AN IDEAL HUSBAND
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 21, 2013


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Oscar Wilde's dramatic masterpiece AN IDEAL HUSBAND. This classic comedy, directed by Malcolm Black, begins previews on January 15th, opens on January 23rd and runs through March 3rd on the WST Mainstage.

Walnut Street Theatre Continues 2013 Season with AN IDEAL HUSBAND, Now thru 3/3
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2013


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Oscar Wilde's dramatic masterpiece AN IDEAL HUSBAND. This classic comedy, directed by Malcolm Black, begins previews tonight, January 15th, opens on January 23rd and runs through March 3rd on the WST Mainstage.

Photo Flash: First Look at Walnut Street Theatre's AN IDEAL HUSBAND
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 4, 2013


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Oscar Wilde's dramatic masterpiece AN IDEAL HUSBAND.This classic comedy, directed by Malcolm Black, begins previews on January 15th, opens on January 23rd and runs through March 3rd on the WST Mainstage. Check out a photo preview below!

Walnut Street Theatre Continues 2013 Season with AN IDEAL HUSBAND, 1/15-3/3
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2012


Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Oscar Wilde's dramatic masterpiece AN IDEAL HUSBAND. This classic comedy, directed by Malcolm Black, begins previews on January 15th, opens on January 23rd and runs through March 3rd on the WST Mainstage.

PICT Modernizes Moliere With A SCHOOL FOR LIES, Now thru 12/15
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2012


David Ives' THE SCHOOL FOR LIES honors the comedic and linguistic mastery of Moliere's THE MISANTHROPE in a hip, hilarious update that exploits the English language to the maximum. This ribald comedy opens in preview tonight, November 29th and runs through December 15th.

PICT To Modernize Moliere With A SCHOOL FOR LIES, 11/29 - 12/15
by Patrick Nugent - Nov 15, 2012


David Ives' THE SCHOOL FOR LIES honors the comedic and linguistic mastery of Moliere's THE MISANTHROPE in a hip, hilarious update that exploits the English language to the maximum. This ribald comedy opens in preview November 29th and runs through December 15th.

Houdyshell, Foote Set for Primary Stages' 'HARRISON, TX', Now thru 9/15
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 23, 2012


Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) launches its 28th season tonight, July 24 when HARRISON, TX: THREE PLAYS BY HORTON FOOTE begins performances.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Opens at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Tonight, 7/21
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2012


Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opens tonight, July 21st on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Opens at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, 7/21
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2012


Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opens Saturday, July 21st on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing.

Alister Cameron, Tom Colley, et al. Join Cast of THE JUDAS KISS at Hampstead Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 5, 2012


Directed by Neil Armfield at the Hampstead Theatre, The Judas Kiss is a fascinating insight into Oscar Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas. Focussing on two critical moments in Wilde's last years - the eve of his arrest and the night after his release from two years imprisonment; The Judas Kiss speculates on the consequences of his self-destructive fatalism, betrayal and love without trust. Rupert Everett and Freddie Fox will be joined by Alister Cameron, Tom Colley, Ben Hardy, Cal Macaninch and Kirsty Oswald in The Judas Kiss, David Hare's powerful portrait of the fall from grace of Oscar Wilde.

STAGE TUBE: Maureen Anderman, Mark Lamos & Nicholas Martin Talk THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
by Stage Tube - Jun 19, 2012


Westport Country Playhouse stages the National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, now through June 30, featuring noted actress Maureen Anderman as Didion. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life's trials. Watch the video below for behind-the-scenes interviews with Artistic Director Mark Lamos, Director Nicholas Martin and actor Maureen Anderman!

Geoffrey Rush to Headline FORUM in Australia as Pseudolus
by James T Harding - Jun 18, 2012


Geoffrey Rush will lead John Frost's production of Sondheim's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM when it opens in Melbourne Saturday, October 27 at Her Majesty's Theatre. The show will be directed by Simon Phillips and will feature a cast of Australian comedy actors, according to funnything.com.au.

Photo Flash: Maureen Anderman in THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING at Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2012


Westport Country Playhouse stages the National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, now through June 30, featuring noted actress Maureen Anderman as Didion. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life's trials. See below for Anderman playing Didion on stage!

Westport Country Playhouse Stages Joan Didion’s THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, Now thru 6/30
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2012


Westport Country Playhouse stages the National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, now through June 30, featuring noted actress Maureen Anderman as Didion. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life's trials.

Westport Country Playhouse to Stage Joan Didion’s THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, 6/12-30
by Kelsey Denette - May 16, 2012


Westport Country Playhouse will stage the National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, June 12 - 30, featuring noted actress Maureen Anderman as Didion. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life's trials.

Theatre Sheridan's RENT Transfers to the Panasonic Theatre Tonight, 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012


Presented last December to sold out houses at Sheridan College's Oakville campus, Theatre Sheridan transfers its production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical RENT to Toronto's Panasonic Theatre tonight, May 16, where it runs through to May 27 (preview May 15). Tickets go on sale TODAY through mirvish.com or call TicketKing at 416.872.1212.

THE ELEPHANT MAN, HERE LIES LOVE & More Set for Williamstown Theatre Festival
by James T Harding - Apr 16, 2012


Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today the final production of the 2012 Nikos Stage Season and an additional pre-season offering for the Festival's 58th, the second under Ms. Gersten's leadership. Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April; WTF's The Ride Down Mount Morgan) and Bradley Cooper (Limitless; The Understudy at WTF) will return to Williamstown in The Elephant Man, written by Bernard Pomerance and directed by Scott Ellis, completing the Nikos Stage season and playing from July 25 - August 5, 2012.

END OF THE RAINBOW Opens Tonight at the Belasco
by James T Harding - Apr 2, 2012


The Broadway production of END OF THE RAINBOW will open tonight, April 2, at the Belasco Theatre. Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell join two-time Oliver Award-winner Tracie Bennett in Peter Quilter's acclaimed play about the legendary Judy Garland, directed by the Tony Award winning Terry Johnson.

END OF THE RAINBOW Begins Previews at Broadway's Belasco
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2012


The Broadway premiere of End of the Rainbow, a new play with music, begins previews tonight at the Belasco Theatre.Opening night is set for Monday, April 2. Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell join two-time Oliver Award-winner Tracie Bennett in Peter Quilter's acclaimed play about the legendary Judy Garland, directed by the Tony® Award winning Terry Johnson.

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The Importance of Being Earnest - 1996 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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1996 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Play Melissa Errico

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