Furious Theater Company Presents HUNTER GATHERERS 1/21

Furious Theatre Company continues its 2008-2009 season of shows with the Los Angeles Premiere of HUNTER GATHERERS, written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (boom, Colorado) and directed by D?maso Rodriguez (Canned Peaches In Syrup, Furious Theatre; Orson's Shadow, Pasadena Playhouse). HUNTER GATHERERS will preview on Wednesday, January 21; Thursday, January 22 and Friday, January 23 at 8 p.m. and will open on Saturday, January 24 at 8 p.m. and run through Saturday, February 21 at the home of Furious Theatre Company, the Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. (more...)

Rubicon Presents 'WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?' 1/31

Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 'Brave New World' Season with Edward Albee's most intoxicated and haunting play, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? The play will begin previews Thursday, January 29, open on Saturday, January 31 at 7pm and run through Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura. (more...)

Conroy to Guest as Harris' Mother on CBS' 'HOW I MET'

TVGuide.com is reporting that Tony Award nominee Frances Conroy has been cast on the CBS sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother' as the mother of Neil Patrick Harris' character Barney Stinson. Conroy will appear on the hit CBS this season, the episode according to TV Guide, is titled 'The Stinsons,' and is described as 'the gang discovers that Barney has a fake wife-and-kid on call should his mother ever come to town'. (more...)

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Plays At The Hillbarn Through 2/15

Hillbarn's 68th Season continues with the comedy made famous by Grant, Hepburn and Stewart through the film version of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story Directed by Toni Tomei Run of Production: Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, February 15 Curtain times: 8 pm: Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings 2 pm: Sunday Matinees The Lord family of Philadelphia is getting ready for a wedding! A merry mix-up of who is who at the house is just the beginning as reporters try to get the story and our bride tries to find her way to a normal life and we get to find out with whom she eventually walks down the aisle! 'The Philadelphia Story is a work of art...substantial in content, robust, and yet delecate in execution, and, above all, intensely romantic.' --- New Yorker '... (it has) a flavor all its own which distinguishes it significantly from any of the drawing room comedies it superficially resembles.' --- The Nation (more...)

'Vegas' Turn', LuPone Plays Orleans Casino & Hotel 6/20-21

Now that her already legendary run in Gypsy is over, Patti LuPone is set for a number of concert dates throughout the year, in addition to the previously announced dates with Mandy Patinkin for 'An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin' she will make a concert stop in Las Vegas at the Orleans Casino & Hotel on June 20th and 21st. She can also be seen (and heard) at the Cincinnati May Festival in Kurt Weil's 'The Seven Deadly Sins', Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. James Conlon will be the Musical Director for the series of concerts. For her complete schedule visit her official website at, www.pattilupone.net. Patti LuPone swept the 2008 theatre awards winning the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance for her performance as Rose in the critically-acclaimed new Broadway production of the classic Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy, directed by the show's author, Mr. Laurents, currently at the St. James Theatre. (more...)

Patti LuPone to Appear on NBC's 30 Rock

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Patti LuPone has been cast on 30 Rock to play the mother 'of Judah Friedlander's... well, um, unique Frank'. There's no word on how many episodes LuPone will appear on of the hit show. (more...)

Furious Theater Company Presents HUNTER GATHERERS 1/21

Furious Theatre Company continues its 2008-2009 season of shows with the Los Angeles Premiere of HUNTER GATHERERS, written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (boom, Colorado) and directed by D?maso Rodriguez (Canned Peaches In Syrup, Furious Theatre; Orson's Shadow, Pasadena Playhouse). HUNTER GATHERERS will preview on Wednesday, January 21; Thursday, January 22 and Friday, January 23 at 8 p.m. and will open on Saturday, January 24 at 8 p.m. and run through Saturday, February 21 at the home of Furious Theatre Company, the Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. (more...)

Cook, Eyre, Lee And More Join Jude Law In Grandage's HAMLET

HAMLET by William Shakespeare FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED Director: Michael Grandage; Designer: Christopher Oram; Lighting Designer: Neil Austin; Composer & Sound Designer: Adam Cork 29 May - 22 August Jude Law will be joined by Ron Cook, Peter Eyre, Gwilym Lee, John MacMillan, Kevin R McNally, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matt Ryan, Alex Waldmann and Penelope Wilton in Michael Grandage's production of Hamlet - the final production in the Donmar's year long residency at the Wyndham's Theatre. (more...)

Famed Broadway Costumer Florence Klotz's Tony Award for Sale on eBay

The New York Times is reporting that famed Costume Designer Florence Klotz's Tony Award is for sale on eBay, the starting bid for the trophy at $10,000 (with an option to buy it outright for $20,000). But the Times has a huge inaccuracy in the piece, as they describe Ms. Klotz herself as posting the auction, which is fairly impossible as she sadly passed away in 2006. (more...)

Public's 09 Summer Gala Honors Susan Lyne, Mike Nichols 6/25

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that the 2009 Summer Gala will honor entertainment executive and longtime board member Susan Lyne and acclaimed director Mike Nichols for their outstanding commitment to the institution. The Gala will take place on Thursday, June 25 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on the opening night of TWELFTH NIGHT, the first production of the 2009 Shakespeare in the Park summer season. (more...)

Anderson's DEFYING GRAVITY Runs At The Hillbarn 3/12-4/5

Hillbarn Theatre presents 'Defying Gravity' March 12 - April 5. A free-structured look at the 1986 Challenger disaster places the teacher at the center of an exploration of our need to reach beyond ourselves and dare the universe. Past and present lives weave together, drawing parallels between painter Claude Monet's artistic quest and the perspectives, aspirations, guilts and fears of other characters who stimulate our fascination with space. Hillbarn Theatre 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. For more information and tickets call: (650) 349-6411 or visit www.hillbarntheatre.org. (more...)

John Lithgow to Appear w/ Patti LuPone on March 5's 30 ROCK on NBC

BroadwayWorld.com recently reported that Patti LuPone has been cast on 30 Rock to play the mother 'of Judah Friedlander's... well, um, unique Frank'. NBC has announced that also guesting on the March 5 episode will be John Lithgow. (more...)

Baltimore/Washington Backstage - February 20, 2009

Theater News from Broadway and the Baltimore/Washington Area (more...)

Patti LuPone's Guest Starring Role on NBC's 30 Rock Airs 3/5

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Patti LuPone has been cast on 30 Rock to play the mother 'of Judah Friedlander's... well, um, unique Frank'. There's no word on how many episodes LuPone will appear on of the hit show. (more...)

Bergen, Allen And More To Star In A TALE OF TWO CITIES

People's Light & Theatre Company presents the East Coast Premiere of Dwayne Hartford's new adaptation of A TALE OF TWO CITIES from the classic novel by Charles Dickens. A TALE OF TWO CITIES runs from March 11 - May 3, 2009, on the Main Stage. Co-Founder Ken Marini directs. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern. For tickets call 610-644-3500 or visit www.peopleslight.org. A TALE OF TWO CITIES is part of the Target Family Discovery Series and is part of the U.S. Airways New Plays Festival for Families. (more...)

Furious Theatre's 'HUNTER GATHERERS' Extends at Pasadena Playhouse's Carrie Hamilton Theatre Thru 2/28

Furious Theatre Company has announced that the critically-acclaimed Los Angeles Premiere of HUNTER GATHERERS, written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (boom, Colorado) and directed by D?maso Rodriguez (Canned Peaches In Syrup, Furious Theatre; Orson's Shadow, Pasadena Playhouse) IS EXTENDING THROUGH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 at the home of Furious Theatre Company, the Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. (more...)

DCT Celebrates 2008/09 Season W/ THE LITTLE FOXES 2/27-3/8

DCT Celebrates its 2008/09 Season with Lillian Hellman's - The Little Foxes February 27 - March 8 Lillian Hellman's cynical play of family greed and revenge, The Little Foxes, is her most popular piece of drama. It was acclaimed an instant hit after a hugely successful opening night in 1939. Certainly moral dissembling lies at the heart of the play: the Hubbard siblings steal, deceive, and plot against each other in their efforts to invest in one of the first cotton mills to industrialize the New South, a plan that stands to win them millions of dollars. (more...)

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Plays At The Hillbarn Through 2/15

Hillbarn's 68th Season continues with the comedy made famous by Grant, Hepburn and Stewart through the film version of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story Directed by Toni Tomei Run of Production: Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, February 15 Curtain times: 8 pm: Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings 2 pm: Sunday Matinees The Lord family of Philadelphia is getting ready for a wedding! A merry mix-up of who is who at the house is just the beginning as reporters try to get the story and our bride tries to find her way to a normal life and we get to find out with whom she eventually walks down the aisle! 'The Philadelphia Story is a work of art...substantial in content, robust, and yet delecate in execution, and, above all, intensely romantic.' --- New Yorker '... (it has) a flavor all its own which distinguishes it significantly from any of the drawing room comedies it superficially resembles.' --- The Nation (more...)

UNCLE VANYA With Gyllenhaal, O'Hare and Sarsgaard Opens 2/12

Classic Stage Company's upcoming new production of Anton Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA, starring Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare as Vanya, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Yelena and Peter Sarsgaard as Astrov, has set its official opening night for Thursday, February 12 at 7 pm, it was announced today by CSC Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen. (more...)

LuPone & Patinkin Bring 'AN EVENING WITH' to the Fisher Theatre 4/14 - 4/19

Finally appearing together again after their Tony Award? winning performances in Evita, Patti LuPone joins Mandy Patinkin onstage for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. These Broadway legends will bring their critically acclaimed theatre concert to the Fisher Theatre, April 14 -19, 2009. (more...)

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