IT'S ONLY A PLAY's Stockard Channing to Speak at NYPL for the Performing Arts Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2015
The League of Professional Theatre Women is pleased to present Tony-Award winning actress, STOCKARD CHANNING for the next Oral History interview. CHANNING will sit down with arts journalist PATRICK PACHECO to discuss her fascinating work as a theatre artist. The event will take place on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on 65th Street & Amsterdam Avenue.
Photo Coverage: New Cast of IT'S ONLY A PLAY Meets the Press at Sardi's!
by Walter McBride - January 15, 2015
Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The new company just met the press and BroadwayWorld' wa sthere for the special event. Check out complete photo coverage below!
TV: Chatting with the New Stars of IT'S ONLY A PLAY- Maulik Pancholy, Katie Finneran & Martin Short
by TV - Press Previews - January 16, 2015
Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, recently welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! The new company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the special day. Check out interviews with both the old and new cast below!
Martin Short Says He's Ready to Fill Nathan Lane's 'Ridiculously Big Shoes' in IT'S ONLY A PLAY
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 11, 2015
When asked to take over Nathan Lane's role in IT'S ONLY A PLAY, Martin Short originally declined. The comic actor recently spoke with NY Post about his new Broadway role, as well as his new book, I MUST SAY: MY LIFE AS A HUMBLE COMEDY LEGEND, revealing his reluctance to take on another project alongside his book and the television show MULANEY.
Photo Coverage: Martin Short, Katie Finneran & Maulik Pancholy Join Cast of IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - January 10, 2015
Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast earlier this week! Below, check out full photo coverage of the new cast together onstage!
FREEZE FRAME: Meet the New Cast of IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - January 8, 2015
Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast just yesterday! Below, check out a photo preview of the new cast together onstage!
Photo Flash: New Cast of Broadway's IT'S ONLY A PLAY Poses for Selfie!
by Tyler Peterson - January 7, 2015
Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, welcomes Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast! Below, check out a cast selfie featuring the new additions, featuring original stars F. Murray Abraham, Matthew Broderick, Stockard Channing and Micah Stock!
Photo Flash: Megan Mullally, Rupert Grint & Nathan Lane Take Final Bows in IT'S ONLY A PLAY
by Nicole Rosky - January 5, 2015
Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, will welcome two new stars on January 7, 2015. Martin Short takes over for Nathan Lane as 'James Wicker', and two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy- in his Broadway debut-will assume the roles of 'Julia Budder' and 'Frank Finger', respectively. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from Lane, Grint and Mullally's final curtain call!
Tony Winner Katie Finneran & Maulik Pancholy Will Join Cast of Broadway's IT'S ONLY A PLAY
by Tyler Peterson - December 3, 2014
Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, and Ken Davenport announced today that Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, will welcome two new stars. Beginning January 7, 2015, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning "30 Rock" alum Maulik Pancholy-in his Broadway debut-will assume the roles of 'Julia Budder' and 'Frank Finger', respectively.
Matthew Broderick Signs on for IT'S ONLY A PLAY's Extended Broadway Run
by Nicole Rosky - November 13, 2014
Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, and Ken Davenport announced today that Tony® Award winner Matthew Broderick has extended his contract with Broadway's smash hit It's Only A Play. Originally scheduled to appear in the production through its original closing date of January 4th, Broderick will continue to star in the production through its new end date on March 29, 2015. Broderick currently stars in the production opposite Nathan Lane, who exits on January 4th for a previously scheduled professional commitment. Beginning January 7th, Broderick will headline It's Only A Play opposite the previously-announced Martin Short.
Official: Martin Short to Replace Nathan Lane in IT'S ONLY A PLAY; Show to Extend, Transfer Theaters!
by BWW News Desk - November 6, 2014
Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, and Ken Davenport announced today that Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, will extend, and with a new star: Tony and Emmy Award winner Martin Short will assume the role of 'James Wicker' originated by Nathan Lane, who departs January 4th to prepare for his upcoming performance in director Robert Falls' production of The Iceman Cometh at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2015.
Will IT'S ONLY A PLAY GET Extended Run at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre? Martin Short to Replace Nathan Lane?
by Nicole Rosky - November 3, 2014
The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, is officially set to run through January 4 at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), but could it stick around a little longer? As first rumored on BroadwayWorld.com's message board, and then picked up elsewhere as news, rumors are flying around the rialto today that the show might transfer to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre when THE AUDIENCE moves into the Schoenfeld early next year.