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How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway?

Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!
SHAMELESS Actress Maria Breese Signs With Studio Matrix

Actress and producer Maria Breese has signed with Studio Matrix; for publicity and brand management by Wendy Shepherd. As an actress, Maria is most known for her role as Lina in the Showtime series 'Shameless,' her role as Erika Schultz in Hulu's horror series 'Dark/Web,' and her recurring role as Crystal in Vice's comedy series 'All Wrong.'
Gene Silvers Guest Stars In Apple TV Plus Drama THE MOSQUITO COAST

Actor Gene Silvers (Them, Law & Order, Dead Women Walking) has a lead guest star role in the Rupert Wyatt-directed The Mosquito Coast, starring Justin Theroux.
Photo Flash: Diane Venora, Dash Mihok, Jon Heder and More Commemorate 9/11 in 110 STORIES

To commemorate the 12th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Sarah Tuft's prestigious and storied play '110 Stories' was presented in Los Angeles on Sept. 11th at The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. A love letter to New York City, 110 Stories shares the stories and perspectives of those who lived through the experience. Scroll down for photos of the cast and creative team on the red carpet and onstage!
Review - Why Torture Is Wrong And The People Who Love Them & Irena's Vow

'Acting is reacting,' says many a teacher of the craft, and if they're right then Christopher Durang has handed his leading lady, Laura Benanti, a career's worth of reasons to react in his surreal cavalcade, Why Torture Is Wrong And The People Who Love Them. A meta-theatrical farce disguised as a satire of America's war on terrorism (with a brief lesson about taking control of your life and a somewhat romantic conclusion for those who require such things) Why... is top-shelf Durang lunacy and Benanti, making a rare non-musical appearance, proves herself a wonderful everywoman foil.
Review - Irena's Vow: Tovah Feldshuh's Triumph

At the beginning of Dan Gordon's engrossing and uplifting drama, Irena's Vow, Tovah Feldshuh, as real life heroin Irena Gut Opdyke, is introduced to a high school auditorium filled with students to tell them about her experiences as a 19-year-old trying to hide 12 Jews in Nazi occupied Poland. At the end of the play she is reminding her young listeners that they are the last generation that will hear first hand accounts of the Holocaust's atrocities from those who survived it, and that it is their responsibility to never back away from confronting hatred.
IRENA'S VOW Plays 100th Performance On Broadway Tonight 6/4

In the 2009 Theatre Fans' Choice Awards, sponsored by BroadwayWorld.com, Irena's Vow won a Best Play award and its star, Tovah Feldshuh, took the honor for Best Leading Actress in a Play. Tonight's show (June 4) marks the production's 100th performance on Broadway.
Photo Coverage: 'IRENA'S VOW' Candlelight Yom HaShoah Ceremony

Tovah Feldshuh, playwright Dan Gordon and the cast of 'Irena's Vow' were joined by Broadway luminaries including Lynn Redgrave, and a group of African-American Rabbis headed up by Rabbi Benyamin Ben Levy fr0m Temple Beth Belohim in St. Albans Queen. They all took part in a candlelight ceremony in commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) immediately prior to the evening performance of 'Irena's Vow.'
Irena Gut Opdyke Posthumously Honored For Her Courage By The ADL

Irena Gut Opdyke, whose courageous story of hiding and ultimately saving Jews during World War II and who is the subject of the current Broadway play, Irena's Vow, was honored posthumously by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this week for her heroism in risking her life to save others.
Feldshuh To Lead Broadway Candlelight Vigil On 4/21 For Holocaust Remembrance Day

Tovah Feldshuh, playwright Dan Gordon and the cast of Broadway's 'Irena's Vow' will hold a candlelight vigil in commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). The vigil will take place April 21st at the Walter Kerr theatre immediately prior to that evening's performance of 'Irena's Vow.'
Feldshuh To Lead Broadway Candlelight Vigil On 4/21 For Holocaust Remembrance Day

Tovah Feldshuh, playwright Dan Gordon and the cast of Broadway's 'Irena's Vow' will hold a candlelight vigil in commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). The vigil will take place April 21st at the Walter Kerr theatre immediately prior to that evening's performance of 'Irena's Vow.'
Broadway Blogs - Why Torture Is Wrong And The People Who Love Them & Irena's Vow and More...

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, April 13, 2009.
Photo Coverage: 'IRENA'S VOW' Celebrates Opening Night

The Directors Company production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, opened on Broadway last night, Sunday, March 29th. BroadwayWorld.com was there for all the opening night action!
Photo Coverage: IRENA'S VOW Opening Curtain Call

The Directors Company production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, opened on Broadway last night, Sunday, March 29th. BroadwayWorld.com was there for the emotional curtain call.
IRENA'S VOW Opens at the Walter Kerr 3/29

The Directors Company production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, opens on Broadway tonight, Sunday, March 29th at 6:30 pm.
Photo Flash: IRENA'S VOW at the Walter Kerr

The Directors Company production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, opens on Broadway on Sunday, March 29th at 6:30 pm.
IRENA'S VOW Offers $25 Same Day Student Ticket Policy

The producers of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, have established a student ticket policy. Beginning today (the first preview performance), a limited number of front row tickets will be available for purchase at the box office of the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) for $25.00. Tickets are available the day of the performance when the box office opens and will require a valid student I.D. (2 tickets per I.D., cash only).
IRENA'S VOW Set For Broadway's Walter Kerr, Previews Begin March 10th

The Directors Company production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, will move to Broadway this season, it was announced today by the show's producers. Preview performances will begin on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street), with an opening night set for Sunday, March 29th at 6:30 pm.
IRENA'S VOW Box Office Opens Monday 2/23

The box office for the upcoming Broadway production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, will open on Monday morning, February 23rd, 10:00 a.m., at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street, NYC).
IRENA'S VOW Box Office Opens Monday 2/23

The box office for the upcoming Broadway production of Irena's Vow, the new play by Dan Gordon, starring four-time Tony nominee, and three-time Drama Desk Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, and directed by Michael Parva, will open on Monday morning, February 23rd, 10:00 a.m., at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street, NYC).

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