Streamers - 2008 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 7

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has announced that Tony® award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Hedda Gabler), Tony® award winner Michael Cerveris (Jorgen Tesman), Paul Sparks (Ejlert Lovborg) and Peter Stormare (Judge Brack) in a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The production features a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn and will be directed by Ian Rickson.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce Tony® award winner Michael Cerveris (Jorgen Tesman) & Paul Sparks (Ejlert Lovborg) will join previously announced Tony® award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Hedda Gabler) in a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The production features a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn and will be directed by Ian Rickson. Hedda Gabler will begin previews on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 and open officially on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This will be a limited engagement.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) limited engagement of Streamers will play its final performance on Sunday, January 11th at 2:00 PM. Streamers, written by David Rabe and directed by Scott Ellis, features Hale Appleman (Richie), Axel Avin Jr. (PFC), E.J. Cantu (PFC Hinson), Larry Clarke (Sgt. Cokes), Ato Essandoh (Carlyle), Brad Fleischer (Billy), Charlie Hewson (Martin), Jason McDowell-Green (PFC), Cobey Mandarino (M.P. Lieutenant), John Sharian (Sgt. Rooney), J.D. Williams (Roger).

Are we really living our lives or just sleepwalking? What do we want? And how willing are we to go after it, even if we must, in the pursuit, lose ourselves to find ourselves? Son?s play about a friendship between two girls which blossoms into a romance with devastating consequences receives a bold storefront staging at Chicago?s award-winning Gift Theatre.

In the current weekend edition of the New York Times Arts Section, Times theater critics Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood offer their 'Top Ten' choices for the stage for 2008.

Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics' Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play is proud to welcome Guy Boyd in the role of Charlie Akien. Boyd will take over from Robert Foxworth on December 16th.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce the full cast for the upcoming New York premiere of Distracted, by Lisa Loomer, directed by Mark Brokaw. Distracted will begin previews on Saturday, February 7th and open officially on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce John Goodman (Pozzo) and David Strathairn (Lucky) will join Bill Irwin (Vladimir) and Nathan Lane (Estragon) in a new Broadway production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and directed by Tony? award winner Anthony Page.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents a once-in-a-lifetime gala concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's enchanting, Tony Award?-winning masterpiece A Little Night Music on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 7:30PM at Studio 54 (254 West 54th St.)

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Marc Platt, presents Stockard Channing (Vera Simpson), Matthew Risch (Joey Evans) and Martha Plimpton (Gladys Bumps) in a new Broadway production of Pal Joey with Robert Clohessy (Mike), Jenny Fellner (Linda English), Daniel Marcus (Ludlow Lowell), Steven Skybell (Ernest), Timothy J. Alex, Brian Barry, Kurt Froman, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Lisa Gajda, Anthony Holds, Nadine Isenegger, Mark Morettini, Kathryn Mowat Murphy, Abbey O'Brien, Hayley Podschun, Krista Saab and Eric Sciotto.

Tune in to WOR's 'The Joan Hamburg Show' on Thursday, November 20th from 9:00-11:00AM (710 AM) to listen as Joan celebrates Roundabout Theatre Company's 2008-2009 Season. Roundabout's Artistic Director Todd Haimes, along with Martha Plimpton (Pal Joey), Michael Cerveris (Hedda Gabler), Cynthia Nixon (Distracted), Frank Langella (A Man for All Seasons), Ato Essandoh & Larry Clarke (Streamers) will be on-hand to discuss Roundabout's exciting season.

This Saturday, November 15th at 10PM to 12AM, Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, will be featured during the intermission of the broadcast of L.A. Theatre Works' The Play's the Thing. The Play's the Thing will broadcast the L.A. production of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam, starring Andrea Bowen, Bobby Steggert, Gideon Glick and Nora Dunn.

This Saturday, November 15th at 10PM to 12AM, Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, will be featured during the intermission of the broadcast of L.A. Theatre Works' The Play's the Thing. The Play's the Thing will broadcast the L.A. production of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam, starring Andrea Bowen, Bobby Steggert, Gideon Glick and Nora Dunn.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has announced that Tony® award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Hedda Gabler), Tony® award winner Michael Cerveris (Jorgen Tesman), Paul Sparks (Ejlert Lovborg) and Peter Stormare (Judge Brack) in a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The production features a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn and will be directed by Ian Rickson.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway production of Streamers opened on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This is a limited engagement through January 11th, 2009.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway production of Streamers opens officially on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This is a limited engagement through January 11th, 2009.

This Veteran's Day, as America takes a moment to remember those brave men and women who have served our country, Roundabout Theatre Company opens David Rabe's award-winning and stirring play, STREAMERS. Brad Fleischer stars as Billy, a wide-eyed and sentimental young man, struggling to understand his new army-life as the Vietnam conflict escalates. Tensions rise over race, sexuality and class, culminating in an explosive act that changes them forever...

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Sunday in the Park with George - Connect: The Dot Project www.SundayDots.com won Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) bronze medal MIXX Award for Best Public Service/Not-for-Profit website and Web Marketing Association's (WMA) 2008 WebAward for Best Arts website.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents The Language of Trees, a new play by Steven Levenson, directed by Alex Timbers, featuring Maggie Burke as 'Kay Danley,' Natalie Gold as 'Loretta Trumble-Pinkerstone,' Michael Hayden as 'Denton Pinkerstone,' Gio Perez as 'Eben Trumble-Pinkerstone' and Michael Warner as 'Bill Clinton.' The Language of Trees will officially open tonight Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce Tony® award winner Michael Cerveris (Jorgen Tesman) & Paul Sparks (Ejlert Lovborg) will join previously announced Tony® award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Hedda Gabler) in a new Broadway production of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The production features a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn and will be directed by Ian Rickson. Hedda Gabler will begin previews on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 and open officially on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This will be a limited engagement.

InterAct Theatre Company will present the East Coast premiere of THE WAR PARTY by Vincent Delaney directed by Rebecca Wright. It will run from Oct. 24 - Nov. 23 2008 at The Adrienne in Center City, PA.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway production of Streamers opens officially on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This is a limited engagement through January 11th, 2009.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that Greg McCaslin has joined the company as Director of Education.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway production of Streamers will begin previews tomorrow Friday, October 17th at 7:30 PM. Streamers is written by David Rabe, directed by Scott Ellis and features Hale Appleman, Axel Avin Jr., EJ Cantu, Larry Clarke, Ato Essandoh, Brad Fleischer, Charlie Hewson, Jason McDowell-Green, Cobey Mandarino, John Sharian and J.D. Williams.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced Tony award winners Bill Irwin as 'Vladimir' and Nathan Lane as 'Estragon' in a new Broadway production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and directed by Tony award winner Anthony Page.