Elizabeth Waterston

'MUCH ADO' with Lily Rabe & Hamish Linklater Opens at Shakespeare in the Park Tonight

The Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing officially opens tonight, Monday, June 16. The production will run through Sunday, July 6.

Breaking News: 'MUCH ADO' with Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater & KING LEAR with John Lithgow Set for The Public's 2014 Shakespeare in the Park Season

The Public Theater announced the line-up today for the 2014 free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 52-year tradition of free theater in Central Park. Since 1962, over five million people have enjoyed more than 150 free productions of Shakespeare and other classical works and musicals at the Delacorte Theater. Conceived by founder Joe Papp as a way to make great theater accessible to all, The Public's free Shakespeare in the Park continues to be the bedrock of the Company's mission to increase access and engage the community. This summer, free Shakespeare in the Park will feature a comedy and a tragedy with Jack O'Brien directing MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and Daniel Sullivan directing KING LEAR.

Parker Bell-Devaney, Jessica Collins et al. Lead Williamstown's A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY in August; Full Cast Announced

Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today the full cast and creative team for A Month in the Country, the last Main Stage production of the season which will be presented from August 1 through August 19 (opening August 2). The cast began rehearsals today on the idyllic Williams College campus in preparation for their run in the Festival's 2012 season.

Photo Coverage: SOHO REP 2009 Spring Gala

Academy Award-nominee Edward Norton and Award-winning actor/director Tim Blake Nelson co-hosted Soho Rep SPRING GALA '09 on Monday, May 4th at at The Park (118 10th Avenue btw. 17th &18th Streets).

CSC Extends 'The Tempest' Through 10/19

Due to strong tickets sales and critical reception, Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, has extended the run of its new production of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST starring Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin through Sunday, October 19.

CSC Announces Complete Casting For Patinkin's 'Tempest'

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, has completed casting of its upcoming production of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST, starring Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin, directed by Kulick.