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Superior Donuts is a comedy about the owner of a small donut shop that's located in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Arthur is a gruff, to the point Chicagoan who refuses to sell newfangled cronuts and macchiatos or renovate his dated shop that hasn't changed since it opened in 1969. That all changes when enterprising go-getter Franco fast talks his way into Arthur's life as his new (and only) employee, and convinces him that he can bring the shop

Deep Dish Book Club To Discuss HARDBALL 3/7
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2011

Deep Dish Theater Company invites you to join a lively, informal discussion of Sara Paretsky's Hardball Monday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. ...


GableStage Presents Tracy Letts' 'Superior Donuts' Starring Avi Hoffman
by Beau Higgins - February 21, 2011

In this delicious new comedy from the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, an offbeat friendship grows between a cantankerous white shop owner and an ambitious black teenager with something to hide. Amidst the changing face of an old Chicago neighborhood, a local donut shop becomes the setting fo...


Horizon Theatre 2011 Season to Feature SUPERIOR DONUTS, AVENUE Q, RUINED et al.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2011

Horizon Theatre Company is pleased to announce its 27th season of contemporary theatre. Horizon's 2011 season features four Regional Premieres and the revival of an audience favorite. Horizon's intimate 175 seat theatre can be found in Atlanta's funky Little Five Points business and arts district. ...


Capital Stage Plans October Opening at New Location
by Kelsey Denette - September 15, 2011

Capital Stage, a professional nonprofit theatre in Sacramento, CA plans to open its doors to the public at a new location this October. In August of 2010, the company announced plans to move to a new home in midtown Sacramento. ...


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Denver - 5/01
by BWW - May 01, 2011

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 5/01 for Denver...


Fisher, Joosten, et al. Join Cast of Geffen Playhouse's SUPERIOR DONUTS
by Nicole Rosky - April 20, 2011

Gary Cole and Edi Gathegi lead the cast of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts at the Geffen Playhouse. Cole and Gathegi are joined by a formidable ensemble cast who take on the eclectic personalities of the Chicago neighborhood in which the play is set. The full cast includes Mary Be...


Deep Dish Theater Announces Added Performance of SUPERIOR DONUTS, 3/12
by Kelsey Denette - March 02, 2011

In response to overwhelming demand for tickets to the Deep Dish Theater Company's production of Superior Donuts, the theater is adding an additional matinee performance....


BRING IT ON et al. Garner Atlanta's 2011 Suzi Award Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2011

The Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. announced nominations for the 2010-2011 Atlanta professional theatrical season this evening to an enthusiastic crowd of patrons and theatre industry artists....


Steppenwolf's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Heads for Broadway in 2012
by Kelsey Denette - April 26, 2011

In celebration of its 50 year anniversary, the critically-acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will open on Broadway Saturday, October 13, 2012-exactly 50 years to the date after the play's original Broadway opening on Saturday, October 1...


GableStage Presents Tracy Letts' 'Superior Donuts' Starring Avi Hoffman, 3/10-4/12
by Beau Higgins - March 10, 2011

In this delicious new comedy from the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, an offbeat friendship grows between a cantankerous white shop owner and an ambitious black teenager with something to hide. Amidst the changing face of an old Chicago neighborhood, a local donut shop becomes the setting fo...


Denver Center Theatre Company’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Runs 9/30-10/30
by Kelsey Denette - September 22, 2011

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, an adaptation of Harper Lee's American classic, will play the Denver Center Theatre Company's Stage Theatre September 30-October 30 (opening night Thursday, October 6.) Tickets are on sale now, by calling 303.893.4100 or www.denvercenter.org....


Arden Theatre Company Presents August: Osage County 9/29-10/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 25, 2011

Arden Theatre Company kicks off its 2011/12 main stage season with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. ...


BWW Reviews: Geffen's SUPERIOR DONUTS Is...Superior
by Don Grigware - June 13, 2011

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts (August: Osage County) is heralded for sprinkling a very gritty situation with crisply funny dialogue and peppering it all with an unexpected twist or two. Prepare to be moved, entertained, exhilarated and maybe a little frightened with his West coast pr...


Deep Dish Theater Announces Added Performance of SUPERIOR DONUTS, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2011

In response to overwhelming demand for tickets to the Deep Dish Theater Company's production of Superior Donuts, the theater is adding an additional matinee performance....


1st Annual Cynthia Stafford’s 'Gifted Day at the Geffen' Set for 6/15
by Kelsey Denette - June 12, 2011

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Geffen Playhouse Board Member, Cynthia Stafford, will host the 1st Annual Cynthia Stafford's 'Gifted Day at the Geffen' at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15th at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, Calif. Stafford is teaming up with Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, ...


Carpenter Square Theatre Announces Upcoming Auditions And Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 28, 2011

Carpenter Square Theatre will hold auditions for A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY and A STEADY RAIN on October 1st with callbacks on October 2....


Arden Theatre Company Presents SUPERIOR DONUTS, Closes 4/3
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2011

Arden Theatre Company continues its 2010/11 season with Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright of August: Osage County. It will be directed by the Arden's Associate Artistic Director Edward Sobel and closes April 3, 2011....


Steppenwolf's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Heads for Broadway in 2012
by Kelsey Denette - April 26, 2011

In celebration of its 50 year anniversary, the critically-acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will open on Broadway Saturday, October 13, 2012-exactly 50 years to the date after the play's original Broadway opening on Saturday, October 1...


Carpenter Square Theatre Hosts Auditions for SUPERIOR DONUTS 7/17
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2011

CST will hold auditions for SUPERIOR DONUTS - The latest play by Tracy Letts, author of August: Osage County (2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award), Bug, and Killer Joe....


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Denver - 5/22
by BWW - May 22, 2011

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 5/22 for Denver...


CAMELOT, SUPERIOR DONUTS et al. to Play Pittsburgh Public Theater in '10-'11
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2011

Pittsburgh Public Theater Producing Artistic Director Ted Pappas, who is currently celebrating his 10th year as the company's leader, today announced the line-up of plays for 2010/2011. The season includes a six-play subscription series, running September 30, 2010 through June 26, 2011, plus two bon...


Arden Theatre Company Presents SUPERIOR DONUTS, 3/3-4/3
by Nicole Rosky - January 31, 2011

Arden Theatre Company continues its 2010/11 season with Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright of August: Osage County. It will be directed by the Arden's Associate Artistic Director Edward Sobel and runs March 3 - April 3, 2011. ...


Actor Gary Cole Talks About Superior Donuts, Tracy Letts, Gary Sinise and Other Theatrical Wonders
by Don Grigware - May 26, 2011

An actor's actor Gary Cole, who made a big splash as Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald in TV's Mow Fatal Vision in 1984 and has never stopped working since, will soon open at the Geffen in Tracy Letts' new play Superior Donuts. Whether it be drama like In the Line of Fire on screen, the TV series Midnight Calle...


Tennessee Rep 2011-12 Season Begins
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2011

A true American classic. A Tony Award-winning comedy. A soulful contemporary drama. And one of the most-loved American musicals of all time. ...


Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows for Denver - 4/17
by BWW - April 17, 2011

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 4/17 for Denver...






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