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Cillian Murphy to Make US Stage Debut in MISTERMAN, 11/30-12/21
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 11, 2011


Following an immensely acclaimed world premiere at the Galway Arts Festival this past summer, St. Ann's Warehouse and Imagine Ireland will present the American Premiere of Misterman, November 30-December 21 at St. Ann's Warehouse. Murphy makes his American stage debut with a tour-de-force solo performance in this Landmark Productions / Galway Arts Festival co-production, his first collaboration with playwright/director Enda Walsh since Disco Pigs, which launched both men's careers 15 years ago.

Skirball Center to Present U.S. Premier of THE REHEARSAL November 10-13
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2011


New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the U.S. premiere of The Rehearsal, Playing the Dane, Dublin-based theater company Pan Pan Theatre's innovative and visually arresting take on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This presentation is part of Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland's year of Irish arts in America.

Gate Theatre Dublin Returns to US With Samuel Beckett’s Endgame
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2011


David Eden Productions has announced full details of the upcoming US tour of the Gate Theatre Dublin's productions of ENDGAME and WATT, by Samuel Beckett.

NAMT Announces Selections for 23rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2011


The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today the eight musicals selected to be part of the 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

Gate Theatre Dublin Returns to US With Samuel Beckett’s Endgame
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 25, 2011


David Eden Productions has announced full details of the upcoming US tour of the Gate Theatre Dublin's productions of ENDGAME and WATT, by Samuel Beckett.

Gate Theatre Dublin Returns to US With Samuel Beckett’s Endgame
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 21, 2011


David Eden Productions has announced full details of the upcoming US tour of the Gate Theatre Dublin's productions of ENDGAME and WATT, by Samuel Beckett.

Irish Repertory Theatre Presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA , Previews 10/20
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2011


The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with the 20th Anniversary production of Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play DANCING AT LUGHNASA, with previews set to begin October 20 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, prior to an official press opening October 30.

Skirball Center to Present U.S. Premier of THE REHEARSAL November 10-13
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2011


New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the U.S. premiere of The Rehearsal, Playing the Dane, Dublin-based theater company Pan Pan Theatre's innovative and visually arresting take on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This presentation is part of Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland's year of Irish arts in America.

Irish Repertory Theatre Presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA , Previews 10/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 22, 2011


The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with the 20th Anniversary production of Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play DANCING AT LUGHNASA, with previews set to begin October 20 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, prior to an official press opening October 30.

NCR Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Season with LEND ME A TENOR
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 23, 2011


North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents The Premiere Show of NCR's Thirtieth Anniversary Season LEND ME A TENOR by Ken Ludwig and directed by Matthew Wiener

TimeLine Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2011


TimeLine Theatre Company, named the nation's theater 'Company of the Year' for 2010 by Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal and 'one of the Chicago theater's most impressive growth stories' by Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune, announces its four-play 2011-12 season

Alice Childress' TROUBLE IN MIND Opens Arena Stage at the Mead Center 2011-12 Season
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 16, 2011


After a memorable and record-breaking inaugural year, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater celebrates its 61st anniversary season with Trouble in Mind, written by playwright Alice Childress. Childress was the first African-American woman to have her plays professionally produced in New York, and she became the first woman of color to win an Obie Award, in 1956 for Trouble in Mind (Best Original Production).

PSF Presents TWO NOBLE KINSMEN, Closes 8/7
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2011


Capping a 20th anniversary season of milestones, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival turns to the Elizabethan past with its rehearsal methods for The Two Noble Kinsmen.

PSF Presents TWO NOBLE KINSMEN 7/27-8/7
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2011


Capping a 20th anniversary season of milestones, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival turns to the Elizabethan past with its rehearsal methods for The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Jim Sullivan Hosts Talkback at Macbeth, July 24
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2011


Dominic Cuskern, producer of Gallery Players' production of The Tragedy of Macbeth, has announced the addition of a special guest talkback after the production's first Sunday matinee performance.

Druid Theatre Co Presents THE SILVER TASSIE 7/24
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2011


Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes returns to New York on July 24, 2011 with the Druid Theatre Company's production of Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie, a searing drama set during and after World War I.

NAMT Announces Selections for 23rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 20, 2011


The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today the eight musicals selected to be part of the 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

Jim Sullivan Hosts Talkback at Macbeth, July 24
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 18, 2011


Dominic Cuskern, producer of Gallery Players' production of The Tragedy of Macbeth, has announced the addition of a special guest talkback after the production's first Sunday matinee performance.

Druid Theatre Co Presents THE SILVER TASSIE 7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 14, 2011


Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes returns to New York on July 24, 2011 with the Druid Theatre Company's production of Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie, a searing drama set during and after World War I.

PSF Presents TWO NOBLE KINSMEN 7/27-8/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 14, 2011


Capping a 20th anniversary season of milestones, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival turns to the Elizabethan past with its rehearsal methods for The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Steve Burns Takes on The Comedy of Errors at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Fest
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2011


Steve Burns, the original host of the hit children's TV series, Blue's Clues, will appear at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival this summer in The Comedy of Errors opening June 24 at DeSales University.

Steve Burns Takes on The Comedy of Errors at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 14, 2011


Steve Burns, the original host of the hit children's TV series, Blue's Clues, will appear at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival this summer in The Comedy of Errors opening June 24 at DeSales University.

Steve Burns Takes on Comedy of Errors at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 14, 2011


Steve Burns, the original host of the hit children's TV series, Blue's Clues, will appear at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival this summer in The Comedy of Errors opening June 24 at DeSales University.

Simone Kirby Joins MOLLY SWEENEY At Irish Rep, Ends 4/10
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2011


Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre welcomes noted Irish actress Simone Kirby, who portrayed Molly Sweeney in a UK revival last year, garnering critical acclaim, to its hit revival of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's MOLLY SWEENEY - the story of a blind woman who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. Ms. Kirby joins co-stars Jonathan Hogan and Ciarán O'Reilly, with performances ending April 10 at Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.

Prospect Theater Co Hosts One Night Reading Of LONELY RHYMES 4/1
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2011


Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) celebrates April Fool's Day with a one-night-only concert presentation of founding member Peter Mills' comic song cycle Lonely Rhymes, on Friday, April 1st at 9:30pm.

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