The Year of Magical Thinking - 2008 - West End Articles Page 13

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Managing Director Brian Colburn, announces that Abe Lincoln in Illinois will conclude its 2009 season - the year of the Lincoln Bicentennial - under the direction of Sheila Daniels, Intiman's Associate Director. Robert E. Sherwood's epic play, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will launch Intiman's second American Cycle, a series of large-cast plays and free community programs. Through great plays and conversations at Intiman and throughout the Puget Sound region, the American Cycle bring artists and audiences together to share the issues and hopes we feel in our community and as citizens of our country at this moment in its history.

Johnny Rodgers and Liza Minnelli team up for a new song on Rodgers upcoming CD, BWW talks with him about music, touring and of course, Liza.

Daryl Roth Productions has announced the premiere of the ZINA GOLDRICH and MARCY HEISLER musical, DEAR EDWINA. A fully staged musical comedy for kids, DEAR EDWINA will have a limited engagement, as part of the DR2 Kids series at the DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th Street, NYC, from Friday, November 14, 2008 through Sunday, January 25, 2009, with an official opening on Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m.

Casting has been announced for the off-Broadway premiere of the ZINA GOLDRICH and MARCY HEISLER musical, DEAR EDWINA.

Intiman Theatre announces the addition of Shakespeare's Othello, directed by Artistic Director Bartlett Sher, to its 2009 schedule. This will be Sher's first production of Shakespeare's tragedy and his fourth production of a Shakespeare play at Intiman, where he has been Artistic Director since 2000.

Daryl Roth Productions has announced the premiere of the ZINA GOLDRICH and MARCY HEISLER musical, DEAR EDWINA. A fully staged musical comedy for kids, DEAR EDWINA will have a limited engagement, as part of the DR2 Kids series at the DR2 Theatre, 103 E. 15th Street, NYC, from Friday, November 14, 2008 through Sunday, January 25, 2009, with an official opening on Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m.

Kicking off their 2008/2009 season with Blue Before Morning by Kate McGovern, terraNOVA Collective joins the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15 Street, east of Union Square, New York) as their newest resident theatre company. terraNOVA Collective will be joining the Women's Expressive Theatre (WET) as only the second theatre company to be offered residency at the DR2 Theatre.

Kicking off their 2008/2009 season with Blue Before Morning by Kate McGovern, terraNOVA Collective joins the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15 Street, east of Union Square, New York) as their newest resident theatre company. terraNOVA Collective will be joining the Women's Expressive Theatre (WET) as only the second theatre company to be offered residency at the DR2 Theatre.

Daryl Roth is pleased to announce the creation of a new children's theatre membership series featuring 'Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Sensation,' 'Moey Live: P is for Party,' and 'Ogden Nash's Tales of Custard The Dragon.' The program will take place every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. from September 20, 2008 thru December 7, 2008. The new theatre membership program is a chance to introduce or encourage young children, ages 2 to 10, to the magical world of live theatre. Imagination and creativity will be sparked by these fabulous interactive theatre experiences. The performances will take place at the DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15th Street. Tickets are now on sale via DR2theatre.com or 212-375-1110, x4; 3-show memberships are $48 each.

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester launches its first full season on Saturday, September 20th, with a bona fide Broadway Baby, Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley in concert with her quartet. Headed by long-time collaborator, renowned jazz pianist Kenny Werner, they will be joined by Tony Marino on bass, Billy Drewes on reeds, and drummer Anthony Pinciotti in a program featuring selections from Ms. Buckley's two recent CD releases, as well as songs she is known for from the Great White Way. The Hanover's 2008-2009 calendar will feature touring productions of Movin' Out, Cats, Annie, and Chicago, as well as an eclectic mix of music, comedy, dance, and special attractions for the whole family.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, announces the first lineup of plays for its 2009 season.

Sydney Theatre Company's forthcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Liv Ullmann, is to tour to the United States. The production which will play at Sydney Theatre from 1 September to 10 October 2009, featuring STC Co-Artistic Director Cate Blanchett as Blanche DuBois, will run at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington from 29 October to 21 November 2009 and Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM), New York from 27 November to 20 December 2009.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee has selected Grenadine by Neil Wechsler as the recipient of the 2008 Yale Drama Series Award, an annual award inaugurated in 2007 that supports emerging playwrights, jointly sponsored by Yale University Press and Yale Repertory Theatre.

The critically acclaimed Broadway musical PASSING STRANGE is currently nominated for 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. With book and lyrics by the popular singer/songwriter Stew, and with music by Stew and his longtime musical partner Heidi Rodewald, PASSING STRANGE is directed by and created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen. PASSING STRANGE is the tale of a young black musician on a journey of escape and exploration: leaving the confines of his middle-class, church-reared youth in south central L.A., the further he travels the more he discovers the voyage within is the one that counts. BroadwayWorld.com checked in with three of it's celebrated company members, all of whom are Tony nominated for the creative work they bring to this vibrant and thrilling musical, they spoke candidly about everything from being nominated for a 2008 Tony Award to how inspired and different every single performance continues to be!

New York's Premier Latino Theater Festival Returns for 2nd Season TeatroStageFest June 2 -15. Featuring 8 international productions, concerts and comedy, family theater with appearances by John Leguizamo, Chicago star Bianca Marroquín, Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria, Marga Gomez, Graciela Daniele, Lin-Manuel Miranda, LAByrinth Theater Company & much more.

Casting announced for workshop of Broadway bound musical 'Pure Country.'

Producers Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi announced today that PURE COUNTRY, a brand-new original musical, will have its World Premiere as part of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season.

Theatre luminaries host 'A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind' presented as the the 24th annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League at The Rainbow Room on Monday February 11, 2008.

Theatre luminaries Mary-Louise Parker, Debra Monk, Scott Ellis, Walter Bobbie, Karen Ziemba and Jason Danieley are set to join the cast of Curtains and previously announced Broadway stars Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hyde Pierce, Donna Murphy, Carolee Carmello, Gregg Edelman and James Naughton in 'A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind,' presented as the 24th annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League.

Broadway luminaries Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hyde Pierce, Donna Murphy, Carolee Carmello, Gregg Edelman and James Naughton are set to appear in 'A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind,' presented as the 24th annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League. The event will take place on Monday, February 11, 2008 at the famed Rainbow Room

reports that Tony Award-winner Jonathan Pryce will be among the stars of a new HBO Films project, which will feature a teleplay by award-winning British playwright David Hare.