Goodman Theatre Announces STOOP STORIES In Place Of JOAN D'ARC 9/11-10/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 26, 2009
Today Goodman Theatre announced a change in its upcoming 2009/2010 season lineup. Artistic Director Robert Falls has canceled the previously scheduled Joan D'Arc, directed by Aida Karic, and in its place selected Stoop Stories, an explosive solo piece by Dael Orlandersmith. A Chicago premiere, Stoop Stories will run September 11 - October 11 in the Goodman's 400-seat flexible Owen Bruner Theatre.
RUINED Holds Special Talkback 6/30 In Honor Of Congolese Independence Day
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 25, 2009
RUINED, the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Lynn Nottage currently playing an extended engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club, will observe Congolese Independence Day with a special talkback following the performance on Tuesday, June 30 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
MEMPHIS To Play At The Shubert Theatre, Will Open On Broadway 10/19
by Charlie Piane - Jun 22, 2009
MEMPHIS, an original Broadway musical, will open Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th Street) following critically-acclaimed and sold-out engagements at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Previews begin on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
Patricia Cox Named Goodman Theatre Chairman-Elect
by Eddie Varley - Jun 19, 2009
Goodman Theatre's Board of Trustees proudly announces Patricia Cox as the new Chairman-Elect. Cox, whose involvement with the Goodman spans two decades, is currently its Vice Chairman. A founding member of Chicago's legendary St. Nicholas Theatre Company (with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet and actors William H. Macy and Stephen Schachter), Cox was among the city's first performing arts marketing, development and management leaders to emerge under the late, great Lyric Opera impresario Danny Newman. She has since worked with and consulted for a wide range of not-for-profit arts organizations in Chicago and across the country. Cox will assume chairmanship in the fall, as current Chairman Shawn M. Donnelley concludes her two-year tenure.
Joey Slotnick Completes Cast Of ANIMAL CRACKERS, Begins 9/18 At Goodman Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 18, 2009
'Hooray for Joey Slotnick!' Director Henry Wishcamper has tapped Chicago native Joey Slotnick for the lead role of the African explorer 'Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding'-the heightened vaudevillian persona created by Groucho Marx for the 1929 stage and screen original-in Goodman Theatre's season opening musical Animal Crackers, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
Kate Whoriskey To Take The Lead At Seattle's Intiman Theatre
by Eddie Varley - Jun 18, 2009
Variety reports that Kate Whoriskey will succeed Bartlett Sher as artistic director of Seattle's Intiman Theater beginning in 2011. Whoriskey, director of the recent Pulitzer-winner 'Ruined,' will share leadership of the theater with Sher for the 2009-10 season before taking the reins on her own the following season. Whoriskey has previously been an associate artist at the Intiman during the 2002-03 season. Her list of directing credits at the theater include 'The Chairs,' 'The Lady from the Sea' and 'Blue/Orange.'
Shubert Foundation Awards Goodman Theatre $275,000 Grant
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 11, 2009
Goodman Theatre is the proud recipient of an unprecedented $275,000 gift from the Shubert Foundation, marking the largest annual general operating support grant in the theater's 84-year history. The grant, which represents a $35,000 increase for the Goodman over last season, is part of a record $17.6 million funding that the Shubert Foundation announced for not-for-profit companies in 2009.
Goodman Theatre Presents BOLEROS FOR THE DISENCHANTED 6/20 - 7/26
by Reynard Loki - May 29, 2009
Goodman Theatre proudly concludes its 2008/2009 season with José Rivera's newest play, Boleros for the Disenchanted, 'an epic study of wedded life that is simply?and not so simply?marvelous' (Variety). A true love story inspired by Rivera's parents' courtship and eventual migration from Puerto Rico to Alabama, Boleros for the Disenchanted makes its Chicago premiere directed by Henry Godinez?the Goodman's Resident Artistic Associate who was named 2008 Latino of the Year by the Chicago Latino Network. Chicago actors Elizabeth Ledo and Sandra Marquez command the stage in the role of Flora, based on Rivera's mother, at various points in her life. Godinez's cast also includes Liza Fernandez, Joe Minoso, Rene Rivera and Felix Solis. Boleros for the Disenchanted is performed in English in the Albert Theatre June 20 ? July 26, 2009. Tickets are $25 ? $70. A complete performance schedule including dates, times and ticket prices appears at the end of this release. Meet the playwright and director at a free post-performance discussion on Thursday, June 25, moderated by Myrna Salazar of the International Latino Cultural Center. Tickets and information: 312.443.3800 or GoodmanTheatre.org. The Chicago Community Trust is the Major Production Sponsor.
Working In The Theater's 'Fluidity & Change: Directors 2009' Airs 5/31
by Charlie Piane - May 28, 2009
The American Theatre Wing has announced its newest episode of its popular 'Working in the Theater' series, titled 'Fluidity & Change: Directors 2009.' This episode features Thomas Kail (In the Heights), Moisés Kaufman (33 Variations) Bartlett Sher (Joe Turner's Come and Gone), Leigh Silverman (Coraline), and Kate Whoriskey (Ruined). The program, moderated by Variety reporter Gordon Cox, will air on CUNY Television beginning Sunday, May 31, at 5:00 pm, with additional airings Friday, June 5 at 9:00 am, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Saturday, June 6 at 11:00 am, and Sunday, June 7 at 5:00 pm.
MEMPHIS Looks to Begin Previews at Bdwy's Shubert 9/23
by Eddie Varley - May 21, 2009
Variety reports that the Broadway-bound musical MEMPHIS has nabbed the Shubert Theater for its fall run, with a group sales announcement indicating the show will begin previews on September 23rd, 2009. The official announcement about a theatre location or for exact preview and opening dates has been made as of yet.
Daly, Murphy, Cast of Norman Conquests to Present at 59th Outer Critics Circle Awards 5/21
by Robert Diamond - May 19, 2009
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre, is proud to announce Tyne Daly, Donna Murphy and the cast of 'The Norman Conquests' will serve as presenters at the organization's 59th Annual Award ceremony on Thursday, May 21st (4PM) at Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th Street).
Portia Joins Cast of MTC's 'RUINED' 5/26
by Eddie Varley - May 15, 2009
Manhattan Theatre Club is pleased to announced that Drama Desk Award nominee Portia will join the cast of RUINED, the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Lynn Nottage, on Tuesday, May 26 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
RUINED Featured on 'STUDIO 360' 5/16
by Eddie Varley - May 15, 2009
RUINED, the Pulitzer Prize winning play currently playing at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street), will be featured on this weekend's edition of 'Studio 360' the nationally syndicated performance and interview radio program.
Aaron Tveit and Quincy Tyler Bernstine Win 2009 Clarence Derwent Awards
by Eddie Varley - May 12, 2009
'Next to Normal' Star Aaron Tveit and Quincy Tyler Bernstine of 'Ruined' are winners of the 2009 Clarence Derwent Awards, which are given each year to the most promising performers on the New York stage. The Associated Press first reported the news of the duo's win.
Lynn Nottage & Quincy Tyler Bernstine Participate In U.S Senate Hearings 5/13
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 12, 2009
On Wednesday, May 13, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage and acclaimed actress Quincy Tyler Bernstine will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in activities surrounding U.S Senate hearings that will address rape and other forms of violence against women that are occurring in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.