ACT 1 Reveals Its 2012-13 Season, Highlighted by IN THE NEXT ROOM and A DOLL'S HOUSEby Jeffrey Ellis - May 9, 2012Sarah Ruhl’s critically acclaimed play In The Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) highlights ACT 1’s 2012-13 season, which is revealed today. Also on the season: a new adaptation of Dark of the Moon, Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound and Ibsen’s classic A Doll’s House. (more...)
Photo Flash: Mike Nussbaum and Coburn Goss Star in FREUD'S LAST SESSION, Extended at Chicago's Mercury Theaterby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012Due to popular demand, FREUD’S LAST SESSION at the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago), will now run through July 15th with a new Chicago cast, including local theater legend, Mike Nussbaum (Emmy, Drama Desk Award and four-time Jeff Award winner) as “Sigmund Freud” and Coburn Goss (Vigils at the Goodman Theatre, Dead Man’s Cell Phone at Steppenwolf Theatre Companyand Off Broadway When the Messenger is Hot at 59E59) as “C.S. Lewis”. See below for production photos of Nussbaum and Goss in action! (more...)
Casting Announced for THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI in Chichester, Beg. June 29by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Keith Baxter, Michael Feast, William Gaunt, Joe McGann and Lizzie McInnerny are among those confirmed to appear alongside Henry Goodman in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, during Festival 2012. (more...)
FREUD'S LAST SESSION to Hold Look-a-Like Contestby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012In celebration of the 100th Chicago performance of the FREUD’S LAST SESSION at the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport), the producers will host a Sigmund Freud Look-A-Like contest. (more...)
Circle Theatre Adds 6 Dates to ALMOST AN EVENING Runby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Circle Theatre are adding additional Thursday performances on June 14, 21 & 28 at 8pm, Friday July 6 and Saturday July 7 at 8pm, and Sunday July 8 at 3pm to their run of ALMOST AN EVENING by Ethan Coen, one of the Academy Award winning Coen Brothers. (more...)
Steppenwolf's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? to Preview on Broadway Sept. 27, 2012; Understudy EPAs Set for Jun. 5by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012According to an Equity Audition notice, the Steppenwolf's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf will begin previews on Broadway on September 27, 2012 in anticipation of its previously announced October 13, 2012 opening at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. Pam Mackinnon will continue to helm the project. Jerry Frankel, Jeffrey Richards Susan Q. Gallin and Mary Lu Roffe will produce. (more...)
Cast and Creative Team Announced for the Old Globe's 2012 Shakespeare Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the 2012 Shakespeare Festival, performed in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. (more...)
Writers' Theatre Presents THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD, 5/22-7/29by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012Writers’ Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, concludes its 20th Anniversary Season with The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead by Robert Hewett, directed by Joseph Hanreddy, and featuring Deborah Staples.The production runs May 22 – July 29, 2012 at Writers’ Theatre, 664 Vernon Avenue in Glencoe. The Press Openings are Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Harper Collegeby BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2012Last year, BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theater website on the Internet, launched a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country. This free service makes it easier for prospective students by showcasing programs searchable by schools, location, degrees and concentrations. (more...)
THREE KINDS OF EXILE, THE JAMMER, et al. Set for Atlantic Theatre Company in 2012-13by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012Atlantic Theater Company has just announced four of its 2012-2013 Season productions, featuring world premiere plays from Olivier and Tony Award® winner John Guare and Obie Award winner Melissa James Gibson and New York premieres from Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens and Emmy Award® nominated writer Rolin Jones. (more...)
Circle Theatre to Present ALMOST AN EVENING, Opening 6/6by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012In a return to its studio productions, Circle Theatre presents ALMOST AN EVENING by Ethan Coen, one of the Academy Award winning Coen Brothers. (more...)
FREUD'S LAST SESSION Extends Through 7/15by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012The producers of FREUD’S LAST SESSION, the smash hit at the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago), have announced an extension through July 15th in Chicago. (more...)
TCG Books Releases David Mamet's KEEP YOUR PANTHEON and SCHOOLby BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2012Theatre Communications Group (TCG) today announced the publication of David Mamet’s Keep Your Pantheon (and School), a pairing of two unrelated, short plays by one of our most compelling writers. (more...)
FREUD'S LAST SESSION to Celebrate Freud's Birthday, 5/6by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2012FREUD’S LAST SESSION by Mark St. Germain, now in its second successful year in New York, and currently running at the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago) will host a birthday celebration in honor of the anniversary of Sigmund Freud’s 156th birthday on Sunday, May 6. Following both performances that day, audiences will have the opportunity to meet and greet with the cast members and snack on cupcakes. One lucky audience member will be selected to receive a “Freudian Slip” by Cosabella, courtesy of Chicago’s G Boutique. (more...)
Hutchinson, Rainey, et al. Lead WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST at Alley Theatre, 5/11 - 6/12by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2012Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre’s new production of Theresa Rebeck’s WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST, part of the Alley Theatre’s New Play Initiative. WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST runs on the Alley Theatre’s Neuhaus Stage May 11 through June 12, 2012. (more...)
Meryl Streep & Kevin Kline Reunite in ROMEO & JULIET for The Public Theater's 50th Anniversary Gala, 6/18by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012
In honor and celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater, The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will hold a special one-night-only gala event on Monday, June 18, featuring Kevin Kline as Romeo and Meryl Streep as Juliet in a star-studded staged reading of ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by Daniel Sullivan. For information on tickets for The Public Theater’s Anniversary Gala, please call (212) 539-8547 or visit www.shakespeareinthepark.org. A limited number of free stand-by line tickets will be available on the day of the gala at the Delacorte Theater. (more...)
Atlantic Theater Company Opens CHIMICHANGAS AND ZOLOFT, 6/3by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012Atlantic Theater Company today announced the world premiere of Fernanda Coppel’s new play CHIMICHANGAS AND ZOLOFT featuring Teddy Cañez, Zabryna Guevara, Alfredo Narcisco, Xochitl Romero, and Carmen Zilles, directed by Jaime Castañeda.
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PIPPIN, DEATH OF A SALESMAN Et Al. Included in Kansas City Repertory Theatre's 2012-2013 Seasonby Mark Valdez - Apr 14, 2012Eric Rosen has announced his selections for Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s 2012-13 season, his fifth year as the theatre’s artistic director. (more...)
Geffen Playhouse's Upcoming Season Will Include New Work from Donald Margulies and Moreby BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2012The Geffen Playhouse announces an unprecedented eight plays – five in the Gil Cates Theater and three in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater – for its 2012/2013 season. With an ongoing focus on introducing audiences to new plays, reimagined classics and emerging voices, the Geffen’s season features three world premieres – including a commission by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Coney Island Christmas), a classic adaptation by Tony Award nominee Neil LaBute (August Strindberg’s Miss Julie) and a new work byMichael Golamco (Build). (more...)
Geffen Playhouse to Feature THE GIFT, AMERICAN BUFFALO, et al. in 2012-13by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2012
The Geffen Playhouse announces an unprecedented eight plays – five in the Gil Cates Theater and three in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater – for its 2012/2013 season. With an ongoing focus on introducing audiences to new plays, reimagined classics and emerging voices, the Geffen’s season features three world premieres – including a commission by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Coney Island Christmas), a classic adaptation by Tony Award nominee Neil LaBute (August Strindberg’s Miss Julie) and a new work by Michael Golamco (Build); two American premieres – one marking the return of Olivier Award nominee Joanna Murray-Smith (The Gift) and the other a riotous British import by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn (Yes, Prime Minister); two West Coast premieres – including Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s new work (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark) and comedienne Judy Gold’s acclaimed off-Broadway memoir (The Judy Show); and a brand new production of David Mamet’s defining work American Buffalo helmed by Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney. (more...)
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