Kebbel, Sweeney, Brendon & More Star In Nationwide Young Playwrights Fest 6/4-28
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 26, 2009
Arielle Kebbel ('The Uninvited', 'The Grudge 2'), DB Sweeney ('Jericho', 'Crash'), Nicholas Brendon ('Criminal Minds', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), Jack Lauffer ('Huff'), Michael Welch ('Twilight', 'Joan of Arcadia'), Elaine Hendrix ('Privileged', 'The Parent Trap'), Jim Beaver ('Harper's Island', 'Supernatural'), Todd Grinnell ('Desperate Housewives'), Eric Nenninger ('Generation Kill'. 'Malcolm in the Middle'), Dale Dickey ('My Name is Earl'), Spencer Daniels ('Star Trek', 'The Office'), Hallie Hirsch ('E.R.', '90210'), Greg Ellis ('Star Trek, 'Pirates of the Caribbean', '24'), and Emmy Award-winner Gordon Clapp ('NYPD Blue', Tony nom. for Broadway's 'Glengarry Glen Ross') are all starring in The Blank Theatre Company's 17th Annual Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival; a month-long Festival of 12 plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 15 -19 from across the United States.
Photo Flash: OLEANNA Rehearsals At Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 7, 2009
Rehearsals have begun for David Mamet's 'Oleanna,' which begins previews May 28 and continues through July 12 at the Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (opening night is Friday, June 5). 'Oleanna' features Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles under the direction of Tony Award-winner Doug Hughes.
The A.R.T. Brings Mamet's ROMANCE To The MA Stage, Opens 5/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 23, 2009
If you think you know David Mamet, think again. This famously terse playwright is a master of biting comedy. The A.R.T. - producer of the world premieres of Mamet's Oleanna, Cryptogram, The Old Neighborhood, and Boston Marriage - is pleased to present Mamet's wildest and most politically incorrect farce - Romance.
CHICAGO To Perform 5 Shows At Progress Energy Center 4/24-26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2009
Now celebrating eleven glorious years of girls, glitz and glamour across the country, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and its PURE ENTERTAINMENT!
Tickets for the St. Petersburg engagement of CHICAGO start at $40.00 andare on sale now. Tickets are available at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater box office (400 1st St S), Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-982-2787 or online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.
WICKED Tickets Go On Sale 4/19 For San Diego Civic Theater
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2009
Broadway/San Diego announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return WICKED will go on sale to the public on Sunday, April 19th from 7AM-9:59AM, in person only at the San Diego Civic Theatre Ticket Office. In its first engagement here in San Diego, tickets sold out by noon for the entire run. This eagerly awaited stage production will play San Diego Civic Theatre from Wednesday, July 29 - Sunday, August 30, 2009.
WICKED Tickets Go On Sale 4/19 For San Diego Civic Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 16, 2009
Broadway/San Diego announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return WICKED will go on sale to the public on Sunday, April 19th from 7AM-9:59AM, in person only at the San Diego Civic Theatre Ticket Office. In its first engagement here in San Diego, tickets sold out by noon for the entire run. This eagerly awaited stage production will play San Diego Civic Theatre from Wednesday, July 29 - Sunday, August 30, 2009.
Theatre Exile Presents 'AMERICAN BUFFALO' at Plays & Players 4/9 - 5/3
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2009
Theatre Exile's final production of their 12th season is the classic, American Buffalo by Pulitzer Prize-winning, David Mamet. Directed by Associate Artistic Director and 2008 F. Otto Haas Award winner, Matt Pfeiffer. The show runs April 9 - May 3 at Plays and Players Theatre. American Buffalo is recommended for mature audiences.
DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL Gets Extended Again Through 5/17 At Hudson Mainstage
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 8, 2009
Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment, today announced that DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL has been extended again by popular demand through May 17, 2009, at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.). The world premiere production features music, lyrics and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award-winner Erin Kamler (Runway 69 at New Dramatists).
TUNA DOES VEGAS, DAME EDNA LIVE: MY FIRST LAST TOUR, And WICKED All Part Of Broadway SD's 'The Fabulous Package' To Benefit The Center
by Reynard Loki - Apr 2, 2009
A Nederlander Presentation, is teaming up with the Sofia Hotel to offer 'The Fabulous Package' a special three show subscription package benefitting The San Diego LGBT Community Center (The Center). Providing an unforgettable experience for LGBT theater lovers and the entire community, this exclusive package includes premiere seating to Thursday night performances of three Broadway/San Diego shows: Tuna Does Vegas on May 7, Dame Edna Live: My First Last Tour on June 4, and the critically acclaimed mega-musical Wicked on August 6. The Fabulous Package also includes admission to an exclusive post-show cocktail party at the Currant Brasserie in the beautiful Sofia Hotel.
Works By Emily Mann, David Mamet & More Set For 09-10 Season At McCarter
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 2, 2009
To mark two decades at the creative helm of McCarter Theatre Center, Artistic Director Emily Mann has announced the 2009-2010 Theater Season, which will include the revival of an audience favorite, an eighteenth-century comic masterpiece, a knockout world premiere drama, a contemporary American classic, and a soaring new musical.
Eric Peterson Stars In GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 4/2-5/9
by BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 2009
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced the company's second offering in its 2009 season. David Mamet's scorching examination of Reagan-era America, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross, bursts onto the stage at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts from April 2 - May 9, 2009.
Denis O'Hare Stars In AN ILIAD At Seattle Rep 4/19-5/16/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 27, 2009
Tony Award winning actor Denis O'Hare is set to lead the cast of An Iliad at Seattle Repertory Theater. The show is co-created by O'Hare along with director Lisa Peterson. An Iliad is adapted from stories from Homer's tale about the Trojan War, The Iliad.
The show will run 4/19-5/16 2010.
HAY FEVER, FENCES Set For Seattle Rep's 2009-2010 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 27, 2009
Season tickets are now on sale for the Seattle Rep 2009-10 season, which features an exciting collaboration with Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Noël Coward's comedy Hay Fever, a 25th anniversary celebration of August Wilson' beloved Fences, and more.
Mamet to Direct Premiere of His New Play, RACE on Broadway This Fall
by Robert Diamond - Mar 25, 2009
DAVID MAMET, the acclaimed and award-winning playwright of American Buffalo, Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the-Plow, November and The Cryptogram, among others, will direct the world premiere of his new play RACE, which will go into rehearsals Monday, October 26th, 2009 and begin previews on Friday, November 21st. The play will open on Thursday, December 10th at a Shubert theater to be announced.
Jonathan Pryce To Star In Pinter's THE CARETAKER In London
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 17, 2009
Jonathan Pryce has been cast in Harold Pinter's play THE CARETAKER. This three-act play involves interactions between a mentally-challenged man, Aston; a tramp, Davies, whom Aston brings home to his attic room,; and Aston's younger brother (Mick), who appears responsible for the house.
Theatre Exile Presents 'AMERICAN BUFFALO' at Plays & Players 4/9 - 5/3
by Eddie Varley - Mar 12, 2009
Theatre Exile's final production of their 12th season is the classic, American Buffalo by Pulitzer Prize-winning, David Mamet. Directed by Associate Artistic Director and 2008 F. Otto Haas Award winner, Matt Pfeiffer. The show runs April 9 - May 3 at Plays and Players Theatre. American Buffalo is recommended for mature audiences.
Ars Nova's TWO GIRLS FOR FIVE BUCKS Begins Run On 3/11
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2009
Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) proudly present Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, written and performed by Cathleen Carr and Daiva Deupree and directed by Andy Donald. After a development process that began in Ars Nova's comedy series Tragedy Tomorrow, sketch comedy dynamos Carr and Deupree present their most ambitious show yet.
Eric Peterson Stars In GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 4/2-5/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 4, 2009
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced the company's second offering in its 2009 season. David Mamet's scorching examination of Reagan-era America, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross, bursts onto the stage at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts from April 2 - May 9, 2009.
Photo Flash: Travesties At Soulpepper
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 4, 2009
Three prominent revolutionaries of 20th century art and politics - James Joyce, Vladimir Lenin and Tristan Tzara - come together in the mixed-up memories of a British consular official who blends history, literature and echoes of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. An intoxicating comedy of ideas, Travesties is widely considered to be Stoppard's most ingenious masterpiece.
SPRING AWAKENING Comes To Cleveland For 18 Performances
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2009
Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award-winner in years is coming to Cleveland. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award? winning Broadway musical, will open at PlayhouseSquare's PalaceTheatre and play for 16 performances, March 3-15. Spring Awakening is part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare.
Spring Awakening swept the 2007 Tony Awards? winning eight out of its eleven nominations, including Best Musical, Best Director (Michael Mayer), Best Book (Steven Sater), Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones), Best Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik), Best Lighting Design (Kevin Adams), Best Featured Actor (John Gallagher Jr.).
Radio Golf, A Prayer For Owen Meany Come To Denver Center Co
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 2, 2009
This spring, the Denver Center Theatre Company will complete an extraordinary journey through the decades of the Twentieth Century with director Israel Hicks and August Wilson's Radio Golf, remember the story of faith in a stage adaptation of John Irving's sweeping novel in A Prayer for Owen Meany, and laugh with the Serrano family in the world premiere of Sunsets and Margaritas.
Clarke's GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS Extends Run Until 3/1
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2009
Visionary director Martha Clarke brings Hieronymus Bosch's provocative painting to life in Garden of Earthly Delights, exploring heaven, hell, and the beauty and sins amid, began performances Saturday, November 8 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane.
Triad Stage's 09-10 Season To Include Picnic, Oleanna & More
by Reynard Loki - Feb 24, 2009
Artistic Director Preston Lane notes 'We will bring you five stories next season that will bring us together to laugh, engage, and rejoice. Stories that take us literally around the world to the end of summer in the middle of America to a woman who has her life transformed by song to a university torn apart by accusations and from the piedmont to the mountains of the state we call home. Our new season at Triad Stage is ?A Season Together.? We look forward to seeing you with us, at the theater.'
Ars Nova's TWO GIRLS FOR FIVE BUCKS Begins Run On 3/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 20, 2009
Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) proudly present Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, written and performed by Cathleen Carr and Daiva Deupree and directed by Andy Donald. After a development process that began in Ars Nova's comedy series Tragedy Tomorrow, sketch comedy dynamos Carr and Deupree present their most ambitious show yet.