DRIVING MISS DAISY Offers 40% Snow Discount on Shows Today
by Jessica Lewis - January 12, 2011
Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that their premiere Broadway production of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, which is playing to sold out houses at the Golden Theatre (252 W45th Street), has recouped its initial investment of $2.6 million in less than three months, making it the first play of the 2010-11 Broadway season to celebrate recoupment.
DRIVING MISS DAISY Recoups On Broadway
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 21, 2010
Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that their premiere Broadway production of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, which is playing to sold out houses at the Golden Theatre (252 W45th Street), has recouped its initial investment of $2.6 million in less than three months, making it the first play of the 2010-11 Broadway season to celebrate recoupment.
DRIVING MISS DAISY Extends with Redgrave, Jones, Gaines Through Apr. 9, 2011
by Jessica Lewis - December 15, 2010
With the playwright at their side on stage at the Golden Theatre, producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, will extend its Broadway premiere engagement through April 9, 2011, making it the only play this season that will be running into the spring. The play's three acclaimed stars, Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines, will all remain with the production. Directed by David Esbjornson, Driving Miss Daisy opened on Broadway at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) on October 25, 2010, where it has since broken all house records. The production was previously scheduled to run through January 29, 2011.
Redgrave Sick with Flu; Hopes to Return to DAISY Thursday
by Robert Diamond - November 10, 2010
BroadwayWorld.com checked with the Driving Miss Daisy team to find out how Vanessa Redgrave who has been out of the show is feeling and have been told that 'Vanessa has the flu and hopes to return to Driving Miss Daisy tomorrow.'
Ken Fallin Illustrates: DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Ken Fallin - October 29, 2010
BroadwayWorld.com is pleased to present illustrator Ken Fallin, who brings you original illustrations of everyone's favorite theatrical stars each week. This week's feature: Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in DRIVING MISS DAISY.
TV: Broadway Beat Opening Night of DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Craig Brockman - October 27, 2010
Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy began performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), and officially opened Monday, October 25, 2010. The 16-week limited engagement runs through Saturday, January 29, 2011. Catch this opening night Sneak Peek from Broadway Beat and BroadwayWorld which features interviews with cast and creative along with highlights from the show!
Photo Coverage: DAISY Red Carpet!
by Jennifer Forchelli - October 26, 2010
Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy began performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), and officially opened Monday, October 25, 2010. The 16-week limited engagement runs through Saturday, January 29, 2011.
Photo Coverage: DRIVING MISS DAISY Opening Night Curtain Call
by Walter McBride - October 26, 2010
Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy began performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), and officially opened Monday, October 25, 2010. The 16-week limited engagement runs through Saturday, January 29, 2011.
Review Roundup: DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Robert Diamond - October 26, 2010
It's an opportunity to see acting legends James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave together on stage when they star in one of the most beloved and celebrated American stories of the late twentieth century, Driving Miss Daisy, which will have its Broadway premiere this fall. Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play (later adapted into an Oscar-winning film) is a timeless, searing, funny, and ultimately hopeful meditation on race relations in America, told through the complex relationship between Daisy Werthan (Redgrave) and her driver Hoke Colburn (Jones), two of popular culture's most enduring characters.
Photo Flash: DRIVING MISS DAISY Opens Tonight on Broadway!
by Robert Diamond - October 25, 2010
Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy began performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening set for Monday, October 25, 2010. The 16-week limited engagement runs through Saturday, January 29, 2011.
Photo Flash: DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Robert Diamond - October 21, 2010
Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy began performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening set for Monday, October 25, 2010. The 16-week limited engagement runs through Saturday, January 29, 2011.
DRIVING MISS DAISY Offers Specially Priced Student Sections
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 18, 2010
Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that a portion of the rear-mezzanine will be reserved for students at the Broadway premiere of Driving Miss Daisy, making Alfred Uhry's beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning play accessible to an entirely new generation.
Photo Coverage: 'DRIVING MISS DAISY' Meets the Press!
by Walter McBride - September 30, 2010
Yesterday, September 29, the cast and creative team of Broadway's Driving Miss Daisy met the press! Tickets are now available at the John Golden Theater (252 West 45th Street) and can also be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below.
Photo Coverage: James Earl Jones Talks DAISY at TimesTalks
by Jennifer Forchelli - September 21, 2010
This fall, some of the brightest names in film, television, theater, books, popular music, technology and culinary arts are sitting down with New York Times journalists for TimesTalks events at TheTimesCenter. Yesterday evening, September 20, TimesTalks hosted James Earl Jones, the award-winning actor in conversation with the New York Time's Patrick Healy. Jones is returning to Broadway in October in 'Driving Miss Daisy' alongside Vanessa Redgrave, and discussed his work in theater, film and TV. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and brings you coverage below!
DRIVING MISS DAISY Box Office Opens Today 9/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 9, 2010
The box office for the Broadway premiere of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, opens today, Thursday, September 9, 2010. Tickets are now available at the John Golden Theater (252 West 45th Street) and can also be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.
UP ON THE MARQUEE: DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Walter McBride - August 24, 2010
Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines star in this classic American play, which begins previews October 7, 2010 at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening night set for Monday, October 25. Directed byDavid Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), this 16-week limited engagement will run through Saturday, January 29, 2011.
DRIVING MISS DAISY Tickets Go On Sale Today, 7/7
by BWW News Desk - July 7, 2010
Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that tickets for the Broadway Premiere of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, will be available beginning tomorrow (July 7), exclusively to American Express cardholders; tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 16 at midnight and can be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.