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Carroll, Pressley, Etc. Set for Signature's Seven Guitars
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2006

Kevin Carroll, Brenda Pressley and more have been lined up to star in Seven Guitars, presented by Signature Theatre Company as the first entry of their 2006-2006 celebration of the late great August Wilson...


Williams' Obscure 'Tokyo Hotel' Presented Off-Bway in Feb.
by BWW News Desk - December 26, 2006

A rarely-performed Tennessee Williams play will receive a Manhattan production next month...


'Same Train' by Simon & Bruckner, Premieres Feb.13-March 8
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2008

Algonquin Theater Productions today announced it will present Same Train, written by Audelco Award-winner Levy Lee Simon with music and lyrics by Mark Bruckner, at The Algonquin Theater from February 13 through March 8, 2008....


Eugene O'Neill Profiled on PBS' 'American Experience,' March 27
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2005

On March 27th, 2006, Eugene O'Neill will be the subject of the PBS documentary series 'American Experience'...


'Fences' To Receive Broadway Revival This Fall
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2008

The New York Times is reporting that August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play 'Fences' will receive a revival this fall....


'Fences' To Receive Broadway Revival This Fall
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2008

The New York Times is reporting that August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play 'Fences' will receive a revival this fall....


Sher to Direct Revival of Wilson's 'JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE' For Lincoln Center in '09
by Eddie Varley - December 01, 2008

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that it will present a new production of August Wilson's award-winning play Joe Turner's Come And Gone, to be directed by Bartlett Sher this spring , while its produ...


Irish Rep Hosts pre-St. Patrick's Day Celebration March 4
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2008

The Associate Board of the Irish Repertory Theatre will host a pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration from 6:30PM-8:30PM on Tuesday, March 4...


Ellis Island Family Heritage Award Presented To Mel Brooks
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2008

Comedic filmmaker, producer, and director, Mel Brooks; suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark; University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala; and business magazine clan, The Forbes Family, are this year's distinguished honorees who will be recognized during the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards to ...


Metropolitan Playhouse Welcomes New Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2007

Metropolitan Playhouse is pleased to announce the appointment of James Haugland as the first Managing Director in its history. The creation of the Managing Director position comes in response to a continuing trend of growth and audience support....


August Wilson Tribute at Barnes & Noble with Uggams, 11/17
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2007

On Saturday, November 17 at 3PM, Barnes & Noble presents a tribute to August Wilson as part of its popular 'Live at Lincoln' series....


Show Boat at Broadway by the Bay Begins April 5
by Eugene Lovendusky - April 03, 2007

Broadway by the Bay launches its 42nd year of presenting full-scale musicals at family-friendly prices with Jerome Kern's and Oscar Hammerstein II's groundbreaking masterpiece 'Show Boat' beginning April 5, opening April 7, with performances at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center through April 22....


Jones, Pierce, Etc. Join Fences, with Bassett & Fishburne
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2006

Orlando Jones and more have joined the cast of the upcoming Pasadena Playhouse production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences, featuring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne...


Irish Rep to Honor Lansbury and Seldes, June 4
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2007

The Irish Repertory Theatre will hold their 14th Annual Gala Benefit at the Trianon Ballroom at the Hilton New York on Monday, June 4, 2007. ...


His-Panic Breakdown Plays Miami Beach's Botanical Garden
by Beau Higgins - June 24, 2005

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Sher to Direct Revival of Wilson's 'JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE' For Lincoln Center in '09
by Eddie Varley - December 01, 2008

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that it will present a new production of August Wilson's award-winning play Joe Turner's Come And Gone, to be directed by Bartlett Sher this spring , while its produ...


Sher to Direct Revival of Wilson's 'JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE' For Lincoln Center in '09
by Eddie Varley - December 01, 2008

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that it will present a new production of August Wilson's award-winning play Joe Turner's Come And Gone, to be directed by Bartlett Sher this spring , while its produ...


Rare Williams Play 'Tokyo Hotel' Begins February 2
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2007

The White Horse Theater Company will revive the forgotten play 'In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel' by Tennessee Williams...


Jones, Pierce, Etc. Join Fences, with Bassett & Fishburne
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2006

Orlando Jones and more have joined the cast of the upcoming Pasadena Playhouse production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences, featuring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne...


Seattle Dedicates Street to August Wilson
by Faetra Petillo - November 10, 2008

A stretch of the Seattle street 'Republican Street' has now been named and dedicated to the late playwright August Wilson....







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