Studs Terkel News

To mark the occasion of AMERICAN THEATRE magazine's 25th anniversary, Theatre Communications Groups (TCG) will honor the publication by publishing The American Theatre Reader, a 620-page compilation of significant and insightful articles, essays and interviews from the magazine's first quarter century.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the 5th annual First Look Repertory of New Work, featuring three developmental productions of new plays presented in rotation and accompanied by a series of events around the development of new work. First Look Repertory of New Work runs July 22 - August 9, 2009 in The Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St. All tickets are $20.

Producing Artistic Director, Weylin Symes, is pleased to announce the productions that will comprise Stoneham Theatre's tenth anniversary season, September 2009 to June 2010. Stoneham Theatre will present seven Mainstage performances and one Emerging Stages production.

Tickets are now on sale for the MAN underdog production of 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor, NYC. Previews begin Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement at the intimate studio theatre.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce the lineup for First Look Repertory of New Work 2009, the 5th annual program featuring three developmental productions of new plays presented in rotation and accompanied by a series of readings, lectures and events focused on the development of new work. First Look Repertory of New Work runs in The Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St., July 22 - August 9, 2009.

Long considered the essential magazine for professional not-for-profit theatre, AMERICAN THEATRE magazine (AT), published ten times annually by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), has been providing theatre professionals, students, advocates and audiences a comprehensive journal since April, 1984. At a time when coverage of the arts may be at an all-time low, the substantive and continuing contributions of AMERICAN THEATRE put it in a class of its own.

MAN underdog presents 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor. Previews begin Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement. The full cast has been announced and includes Tom Beckett, Thomas Jay Ryan, Matthew Schneck, Michael Urie & Sam Breslin Wright. It is directed by Jonathan Silverstein.

The New York Times is reporting that Michael Urie will star in 'The Tempermentals,' a play by Jon Marans ('Old Wicked Songs'), set to begin April 30 at the Barrow Group Studio Theater. MAN underdog presents 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor. Previews begin Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement. It is directed by Jonathan Silverstein.

The Old Globe announces whats on stage and whats soon to come. A musical with songs by Stephen Schwartz, folk-rock legend James Taylor, and new songs by Broadway's hottest young musical sensation Lin-Manuel Miranda, Working is an unforgettable musical that creates a vivid tapestry of how we work in America - woven from the funny and poignant stories of twenty-six everyday Americans - a fireman, a housewife, a publicist, a business executive, a stone mason, and more. Based on the best-selling book by Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel. Playing in The Old Globe Theatre March 7 - April 12

The Old Globe Theater's production of the musical Working which is playing March 7th - April 12th and stars Marie-France Arcilla, Donna Lynn Champlin, Wayne Duvall, Danielle Lee Greaves, Nehal Joshi, and Adam Monley.

MAN underdog presents 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor. Previews begin Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement. It is directed by Jonathan Silverstein. Set & /Costume design is by Clint Ramos, lighting by Josh Bradford and Daniel Kluger is the sound designer. Classical composer and vocal coach Aaron Dai is the Musical Consultant. The cast will soon be announced. 'Temperamental' was a code word for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. In this underground world, danger was always an underlying presence. But with it, a heady, intoxicating secrecy also hung in the air.

Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto recently announced that the theatre will present a special one-night engagement of Stephen Schwartz and Friends.. This delightful event, featuring the Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer/lyricist of the smash Broadway musicals Wicked, Godspell, Working, Pippin and many others, will be performed in the Old Globe Theatre on Monday, March 9 at 7:30pm. Schwartz will be center-stage for an evening of unforgettable music and memories, with some of Broadway's best singer/actors, including, Debbie Gravitte, Liz Callaway and Scott Coulter, performing Schwartz's most beloved songs.

MAN underdog presents 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor. Previews begin on Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement. It is directed by Jonathan Silverstein. The cast and design team will soon be announced. 'Temperamental' was a code word for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. In this underground world, danger was always an underlying presence. But with it, a heady, intoxicating secrecy also hung in the air.

MAN underdog presents ?The Temperamentals? by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor. Previews begin on Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement. It is directed by Johnny Silver. The cast and design team will soon be announced. 'Temperamental' was a code word for 'homosexual' in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. In this underground world, danger was always an underlying presence. But with it, a heady, intoxicating secrecy also hung in the air.

The induction and awards dinner is scheduled for Thursday, June 18 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Special award honorees will be announced at a later date.

The Old Globe Theater's production of the musical Working which plays 3/7-4/12 will star Marie-France Arcilla, Donna Lynn Champlin, Wayne Duvall, Danielle Lee Greaves, Nehal Joshi, and Adam Monley. Stephen Schwartz, the man behind the curtain of the global sensation Wicked, has re-imagined his musical vision of the American dream for the 21st Century.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is excited to announce its 2009-2010 Subscription Season, exploring the theme of belief. Season subscriptions go on-sale to the public on Tuesday, February 3 at 11 a.m. Steppenwolf ensemble members currently confirmed for the 2009-2010 Season include: Alana Arenas, Kate Arrington, Ian Barford, Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill, Francis Guinan, Tina Landau, Tracy Letts, Amy Morton, William Petersen, Rondi Reed, Anna D. Shapiro, Eric Simonson and Alan Wilder. Additional casting to be announced.

Whats happening at THE OLD GLOBE from January - March, 2009, full season announced.

Whats happening at THE OLD GLOBE from January - March, 2009, full season announced.

The popular and crowd-pleasing Storytelling series in the Village Players Blackbox Theatre continues with a four night festival of holiday storytelling, featuring different performances every night!