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True West Revival 2000

Ages: 14+
Opened: March 2, 2000
Closing: July 29, 2000

True West - 2000 Broadway History , Info & More

Circle in the Square (Broadway)
1633 Broadway at 50th St. New York, NY

A fight is brewin' at mom's house. Austin is on the brink of something big. He has secured a Hollywood deal for his latest film script. Lee is a bum: a free agent. He's got nothing to his name except a six pack and a criminal record. They're brothers but they are as different as day and night. In this deliciously dark play of duality, Sam Shepard takes a long, hard look at America, from the romanticized West to the tranquility of picket-fenced suburbia.


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Theater Company Unearths And Updates 1730s Baroque Manuscript For Modern Audiences
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2022


Quantum Theatre, in collaboration with Chatham Baroque and supported by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will present Idaspe by Riccardo Broschi at the Byham Theater October 7–15, 2022 in its first full production since 1730.

Photo Throwback: Robert LuPone & Patti LuPone Pose in 1981!
by Walter McBride - Apr 9, 2018


We're taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographer Walter McBride for exclusive flashbacks to Broadway past. Today, check out these shots of brother/sister duo Robert and Patti LuPone from 1981!

Mark Rylance-Led FARINELLI AND THE KING Begins Tonight on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2017


The critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award-winner (Twelfth Night, Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies) Mark Rylance, begins tonight, December 5, 2017 in advance of an opening night on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street).

Cast Complete for Mark Rylance-Led FARINELLI AND THE KING on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2017


Producers Sonia Friedman, Shakespeare's Globe and Paula Marie Blackare have announced complete casting for the critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of Farinelli and the King, starring three-time Tony Award-winner (Twelfth Night, Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies) Mark Rylance.

Photo Coverage: Broadway Dims The Lights In Memory Of Sam Shepard
by Walter McBride - Aug 3, 2017


The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated playwright, actor and novelist Sam Shepard, who, as BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier this week, passed away on Thursday, July 27th at age 73. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York were dimmed in his memory yesterday, at exactly 7:45pm for one minute.

Broadway Will Dim Lights Tomorrow in Memory of Playwright, Director and Actor Sam Shepard
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 1, 2017


The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated playwright, actor and novelist Sam Shepard, who passed away on Thursday, July 27th at age 73. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Wednesday, August 2nd, at exactly 7:45pm for one minute.

Mark Rylance to Reign on Broadway in FARINELLI AND THE KING This Winter
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2017


Mark Rylance, three-time Tony Award winner (Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing, Twelfth Night) and Academy Award-winner (Bridge of Spies), will return to Broadway in the critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of FARINELLI AND THE KING, a new play with music by author and composer Claire van Kampen, it was announced today by producers Sonia Friedman, Shakespeare's Globe and Paula Marie Black.

Geva Theatre Center to Dim Lights in Honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 5, 2014


Geva Theatre Center will join with the Broadway community this evening in dimming its marquee lights at 7:45pm for 1-minute in tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Showtime Picks Up Phillip Seymour Hoffman Comedy HAPPYISH
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 16, 2014


At this morning's Television Critics Association press tour, Showtime announced that it has picked up two new series, including a comedy from Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Talks for Soviet Thriller, CHILD 44
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 26, 2013


Deadline reports that Philip Seymour Hoffman is in talks to join Daniel Espinosa's CHILD 44 from Summit Entertainment.

Photo Blast from the Past: Robert & Patti LuPone
by Walter McBride - Feb 12, 2013


Today, we're featuring Patti and Robert LuPone circa 1981. Patti LuPone created the role of Lucia in the new musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (music and lyrics by David Yazbek), for which she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. She is the winner of the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance of the Season for her performance as Rose in the most recent Broadway production of Gypsy.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman to Star in John le Carre's A MOST WANTED MAN
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 8, 2012


According to EWonline, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman will star in the adaptation of John le Carre's 2008 thriller novel A MOST WANTED MAN.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman Developing Series for HBO
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 16, 2011


According to the Hollywood Reporter, Philip Seymour Hoffman is in the process of developing a new series for HBO. Entitled, 'Upstate, the show is about 'Roy Perkins, who gets laid-off and then relocates his family to rural America to take a job as a correctional officer in a new privately run for-profit prison,' as described by THR.

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True West - 2000 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Play Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival - Play Sam Shephard
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Broadway Play 0
2000 Outer Critics Circle Awards Special Awards Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Theatre World Awards Performance Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Matthew Warchus
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Philip Seymour Hoffman
2000 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play John C. Reilly
2000 Tony Awards Best Play Sam Shepard
2000 Tony Awards Best Play Ron Kastner
1983 The Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize for Drama Sam Shepard

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