The Little Dog Laughed 1940

Opened: August 13, 1940

The Little Dog Laughed - 1940 - Broadway History , Info & More

Premiering in 2006, The Little Dog Laughed earned Douglas Carter Beane, author of hits Xanadu and the current Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, his first Tony Award nomination for Best Play. Beane originally conceived of The Little Dog Laughed as a story of a young gay man looking for love who meets a closeted politician. On the advice of writer Armistead Maupin, he made the politician a movie actor. His own experience trying to write a screenplay of his play As Bees in Honey Drown (previously presented by Silver Spring Stage) turned his pen's target to Hollywood hypocrisy and created the brilliantly acidic and hilarious agent character.

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New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of April 19 - STEPHEN SONDHEIM ENCYCLOPEDIA, FANGIRLS Cast Recording, and more!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2021


This week's list includes The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, the original cast recording of Fangirls, and a book of interviews with Broadway's leading men, including Joel Grey, Ben Vereen, Norm Lewis, Gavin Creel, Cheyenne Jackson, and Jonathan Groff.

Chicago Debuts of YANK! and PERFECT ARRANGEMENT Highlight Pride Films and Plays' 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2017


Pride Films and Plays' 2017-18 season - its first full season in residence at the Pride Arts Center - will bring Chicago its first look at three plays that examine gay and lesbian lives in earlier decades of the 20th Century, according to Executive Director David Zak and Artistic Director Nelson Rodriguez.

Carnegie Theatre Season to Close with THE LAST FIVE YEARS
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2016


Relationships are complicated. They evolve over time and look different to everyone involved. Issues that are clear at the end of a relationship may not look like problems at the beginning. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, playing at The Carnegie weekends April 9-24, 2016, explores the relationship of Jamie and Cathy, a young couple struggling to find balance between career and relationship.

Carnegie Theatre Season to Close with THE LAST FIVE YEARS
by BWW News Desk - Mar 16, 2016


Relationships are complicated. They evolve over time and look different to everyone involved. Issues that are clear at the end of a relationship may not look like problems at the beginning. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, playing at The Carnegie weekends April 9-24, 2016, explores the relationship of Jamie and Cathy, a young couple struggling to find balance between career and relationship.

Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow for Broadway's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, Starring James Earl Jones
by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2014


Producers of the upcoming Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize winning play You Can't Take It With You announce that tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, and will be available by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting Telecharge.com.

James Earl Jones to Star in Scott Ellis-Helmed YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU on Broadway; Opens 9/28
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 24, 2014


According to the New York Times, James Earl Jones will return to Broadway later this year- this time in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy You Can't Take It With You. The play will open at a Shubert theatre on September 28, 2014, with previews beginning in August. Scott Ellis is set to direct the revival.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to Open 9/26 at Virginia Rep
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 28, 2013


Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street on Friday, September 27 with a Preview on Thursday, September 26. The show runs through October 20, 2013. Long recognized as one of the most influential works of fiction on the criminal justice system, To Kill a Mockingbird and the role of Atticus Finch have impacted lawyers for decades. In recognition of this legacy, Virginia Rep will partner with Leadership Metro Richmond and its members from the legal community to support student matinees for middle and high school students. LMR members from the legal community will facilitate talkbacks with the cast after student matinees and three Friday evening performances. The Honorable Cleo E. Powell, Supreme Court Justice of Virginia, the Honorable Catherine Hammond, Chief Judge of the Henrico Circuit Court, and Kimberly C. MacLeod from Hunton & Williams are among those addressing students.

New Rep and arsenalARTS Announce A CHRISTMAS STORY
by BWW News Desk - Dec 11, 2011


New Repertory Theatre and arsenalARTS join forces to present A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story is adapted/written by Philip Grecian and will be directed by Diego Arciniegas.

New Rep and arsenalARTS Announce A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 11, 2011


New Repertory Theatre and arsenalARTS join forces to present A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story is adapted/written by Philip Grecian and will be directed by Diego Arciniegas.

THE MIRACLE WORKER Plays The New Circuit Playhouse, Opens 2/26
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2010


Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller.

THE MIRACLE WORKER Plays The New Circuit Playhouse, Opens 2/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 17, 2010


Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller.

Westport Community Theatre Presents INSPECTING CAROL’s Last Weekend, 12/11-12/13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2009


Inspecting Carol, opening Friday, November 27, can be described many ways; madcap, clever, satirical, farcical - and one of the funniest comedies that has hit the WCT stage.

Blythe Sings Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice 'Orfeo' at MET
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 7, 2009


Director-choreographer Mark Morris's much-lauded 2007 production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice returns to the repertoire, with Stephanie Blythe taking on one of the pinnacles of the mezzo-soprano repertory, the role of Orfeo, for the first time in her career. Soprano Danielle de Niese, an acclaimed singer of eighteenth-century music and a graduate of the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, sings Euridice for the first time at the Met. Heidi Grant Murphy returns as Amor, which she performed at the production's premiere in 2007.

Cast Announced for Premiere of Charles Busch's The Third Story at La Jolla Playhouse; Andress to Direct
by Robert Diamond - Aug 19, 2008


The cast and creative team have been assembled for the world premiere of the imaginative, hilarious comic drama The Third Story, written by Charles Busch and directed by Carl Andress.

LaChiusa's 'Giant' to Debut at Signature; plus 'Whistle,' 'Little Dog' & 'Inishmore'
by BWW News Desk - Mar 5, 2008


Signature Theatre, today announced the 2008-2009 season, which runs from August 26, 2008 through May 31, 2009 and features five productions as well as the special concert presentation

Photo Flash: The Accomplices Opening Night
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2007


The New Group's production of Bernard Weinraub's political drama The Accomplices, which began previews March 20th, opened on April 9th for a run through May 5th.

Weinraub's The Accomplices to Open at New Group 4/9
by BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2007


The New Group's upcoming production of Bernard Weinraub's political drama The Accomplices, which began previews March 20th, will open on April 9th and run through May 5th.

Lister-Jones, Polk, Etc. Set for New Group's Accomplices
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2007


A full cast and creative team are set for the New Group's upcoming production of Bernard Weinraub's political drama The Accomplices, which will begin previews March 20th, open on April 9th and run through May 5th

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