Anna D. Shapiro News

Off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons has announced participating artists for its annual Spring Gala on Monday evening, June 11 at the event space 583 Park Avenue. (more...)

This June Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the second annual Next Up: three productions presented in rotating repertory, June 5 – 24, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N Halsted St). Next Up is presented in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design, and features the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors: Life and Limbby Keith Reddin, directed by Emily Campbell; South of Settling by Emily Schwend, directed by Adam Goldstein; and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by Laley Lippard. The directors and designers make their Steppenwolf debut under the mentorship of Steppenwolf staff and artists, including ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro and scenic designer Todd Rosenthal—both members of the Northwestern faculty—as well as Steppenwolf Associate Artistic Director Erica Daniels. (more...)

Steppenwolf Theatre Company concludes its 2011/12 season with Anton Chekhov’sThree Sisters, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). (more...)

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey announced today the 2012/13 Subscription Season, including a Steppenwolf-commissioned world premiere and the work of fifteen ensemble members. The season begins in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre with David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, directed by ensemble member K. Todd Freeman. Up next, ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro directs The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis. In the Upstairs Theatre, ensemble member Austin Pendleton directs The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter. In April 2013, ensemble member Tina Landau directs the Steppenwolf-commissioned world premiere of Head of Passes by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney, their first collaboration since the widely-praised The Brother/Sister Plays (2010). The season concludes with Belleville by Amy Herzog, directed by Anne Kauffmann. (more...)

The Steppenwolf Theater Company of Chicago have announced their season for 2012-13, including GOOD PEOPLE, Pinter's THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, and BELLEVILLE. (more...)

This June Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its commitment to Chicago’s next generation of theater artists with the second annual NEXT UP: three productions presented in rotating repertory June 5 – 24, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N. Halsted St.). (more...)

Next Theatre Company is set to present the United States premiere of Craig Higginson’s The Girl in the Yellow Dress, directed by Joanie Schultz, through February 26, 2012, at The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. (more...)

Barbara Ligeti and Wishing Well Productions by special arrangement with The Cherry Lane Theatre will present the world premiere production of Frank Strausser’s PSYCHO THERAPY – a new play about couples therapy…for three. (more...)

Next Theatre Company is set to present the United States premiere of Craig Higginson’s The Girl in the Yellow Dress, directed by Joanie Schultz, January 19 – February 26, 2012, at The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. (more...)

Next Theatre Company is set to present the United States premiere of Craig Higginson’s The Girl in the Yellow Dress, directed by Joanie Schultz, January 19 – February 26, 2012, at The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. (more...)

Barbara Ligeti and Wishing Well Productions by special arrangement with The Cherry Lane Theatre will present the world premiere production of Frank Strausser’s PSYCHO THERAPY – a new play about couples therapy…for three. (more...)

Barbara Ligeti and Wishing Well Productions by special arrangement with The Cherry Lane Theatre will present the world premiere production of Frank Strausser’s PSYCHO THERAPY – a new play about couples therapy…for three. (more...)

Barbara Ligeti and Wishing Well Productions by special arrangement with The Cherry Lane Theatre will present the world premiere production of Frank Strausser’s PSYCHO THERAPY – a new play about couples therapy…for three. (more...)

Next Theatre Company is set to present the United States premiere of Craig Higginson’s The Girl in the Yellow Dress, directed by Joanie Schultz, January 19 – February 26, 2012, at The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. (more...)

Barbara Ligeti and Wishing Well Productions by special arrangement with The Cherry Lane Theatre will present the world premiere production of Frank Strausser’s PSYCHO THERAPY – a new play about couples therapy…for three. (more...)

Next Theatre Company is set to present the United States premiere of Craig Higginson’s The Girl in the Yellow Dress, directed by Joanie Schultz, January 19 – February 26, 2012, at The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. (more...)

MCC Theater has announced the complete cast for the newly reworked and fully re-imagined production of Carrie, the musical. Carrie features music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford (Academy Award winning composer and lyricist for the original film Fame) and a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (who also adapted the 1974 novel by Stephen King for the 1976 Brian DePalma film). Directed by Stafford Arima, performances for Carrie begin January 31, 2012, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC). The official opening night is set for March 1, 2012. (more...)

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) is proud to announce that the 29th Annual Princess Grace Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The Awards ceremony will include the presentation of 21 awards to emerging artists in theater, dance and film as well as the Prince Rainier III Award to be presented to Julie Andrews and the Princess Grace Statue Award to be presented to Jon M. Chu. The Awards recipients hail from cities and states across America and will travel to New York City to receive their honor at the glamorous black tie ceremony. The 29th Annual Princess Grace Awards Gala will take place in the presence of TSH The Prince and The Princess of Monaco, marking their first U.S. visit since their July wedding. The evening will be chaired by Dr. Jon Turk (PGF-USA Trustee) and Carolyn Gusoff Turk. This year's Awards Gala will be highlighted by the unveiling of a unique tribute to Princess Grace by Montblanc. Presenting Sponsor for the Gala is Hermès; Platinum Sponsor is Noelle and Dick Wolf; Crown Sponsor is Lily Safra; American Airlines is the Official Airline of the Princess Grace Awards Gala and 1800-Flowers.com is the Official Florist. (more...)

The Board of Trustees of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) and its Chairman, Hon. John F. Lehman, announced today the winners of the 2011 Princess Grace Awards. (more...)

Here in Hartford, it's worth the trip for the excellent, humorous play and a stellar performance turned in by Royce Johnson as Ralph. (more...)