Kimberly Akimbo - 2003 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 10

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) have announced that the American premiere of Conor McPherson's Shining City at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) will open Tuesday, May 9 at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Previews for Shining City will begin Thursday, April 20.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced complete details for the fifth production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season, the World Premiere of PEN, a new play by David Marshall Grant.

SPRING AWAKENING will begin previews Thursday, May 18, 2006, officially open Thursday, June 15, 2006 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 9, 2006.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming the world premiere production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY. Directed by Michael Bush, the production begins previews on March 23 and opens on April 11 at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

The New York Times reports that Ana Gasteyer has joined the cast of Roundabout's 'Threepenny Opera' for which previews will beging on March 24th.

Full casting has been announced for the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, which will open on February 2nd, 2006

John Gallagher Jr. has been added to the cast of MTC's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, which opens Feb. 2, 2006

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tyne Daly and John Slattery will join Cynthia Nixon in the theatre's world premiere production of Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, and directed by Tony Award-winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof, Sight Unseen, Brooklyn Boy) at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

The Drama League and Manhattan Theatre Club are pleased to announce their collaboration on an important new program for young theatre directors, the Assistant Directors Program.

A plethora of new musicals based on hit films will be brought to Broadway by major Hollywood players

Performances of THE PAJAMA GAME will begin Friday, January 27th on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre with the official opening set for Thursday, March 2nd. The limited engagement is scheduled to run 20 weeks through June 18th, 2006.

John Patrick Shanley's new play Defiance has been added to Manhattan Theatre Club's 2005-2006 season roster; it will open on February 28th

Two-time Tony Award winner John Cullum will star opposite Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris will star in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side, written by Ariel Dorfman (Death and the Maiden), and directed by Blanka Zizka (Yellowman) at NY City Center Stage I.

The star of stage and screen will appear in the new production which opens in February 2006.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce four of the productions for its 2005-2006 season, including two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and two productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at NY City Center (55th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues).

Photos from the recent reading of Adam Rapp's new black comedy which featured Anthony Rapp.

Anthony Rapp will host Edge Theater Company's third annual Bingo Night at SHOW (135 West 41st St. between 6th Avenue and Broadway) on Monday, March 7th. Rosario Dawson, Chris Noth, Dallas Roberts, Marylouise Burke, and others will appear to call games of bingo. Steve Salad (the King of France), Peter Salett, The Petersons, Lucas Pappaelias, and Less will perform.

THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES is pleased to present a reading of BINGO WITH THE INDIANS, a new black comedy by ADAM RAPP, at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

SHREK - THE MUSICAL, a new musical planned for Broadway, will be directed by Jason Moore with a book by David Lindsay-Abaire.