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MCC Theater Completes REALLY REALLY Casting: Matt Lauria, Zosia Mamet and More
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 11, 2012


MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced today that Matt Lauria (NBC's "Friday Night Lights" & "Parenthood"), Zosia Mamet (HBO's "Girls", AMC's "Mad Men"), Lauren Culpepper (Signature's Really Really), David Hull (Broadway's Wicked & How to Succeed…), Evan Jonigkeit (Broadway's High with Kathleen Turner), Kobi Libii (Off-Broadway's CQ/CX), and Aleque Reid (Hair 1st National Tour) will star in the New York premiere production of Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. The production, which marks Colaizzo's New York playwriting debut, is directed by David Cromer, the Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award-winning director of hits Our Town, Adding Machine and Tribes. Performances of Really Really begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on January 31, 2013 and continue through March 10, 2013. An official opening is set for Tuesday, February 19th at 7:00 p.m.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Skeleton Crew' Episode of ABC's LAST RESORT
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 24, 2012


On this week's episode of the new ABC drama series LAST RESORT titled 'Skeleton Crew' , in an attempt to end the standoff on Sainte Marina, Marcus and Sam enter into tense negotiations with the U.S. Government. Get a sneak peek below!

TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Pam MacKinnon on Her 3 Year Journey With CLYBOURNE PARK!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 4, 2012


BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Pam MacKinnon, nominee for Best Direction of a Play for Clybourne Park.

Photo Flash: LA Drama Critics Circle Awards Announce Winners
by BWW Special Coverage - Mar 21, 2012


The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2011. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 19 at A Noise Within in Pasadena, and was co-hosted by Jason Graae and Lesli Margherita.

Full LA Drama Critics Circle Award Winners; A RAISIN IN THE SUN Wins 4
by BWW Special Coverage - Mar 20, 2012


The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2011. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 19 at A Noise Within in Pasadena, and was co-hosted by Jason Graae and Lesli Margherita.

LADCC Awards to Feature Performance of MY HUSBAND and SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE, 3/19
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 9, 2012


The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's 43rd Annual Awards Show will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within in Pasadena. The show will feature performances from previously-announced hosts Jason Graae (recipient of the 2007 Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre) and Lesli Margherita (nominee for Kiss Me, Kate). In addition, the Awards show will feature the Los Angeles premiere performance of My Husband, by Paul Rudnick, a short play added to the New York production of Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Also, Yvette Tucker and Salvatore Vasallo will perform an excerpt from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," from On Your Toes, choreographed by this year's Hirschhorn Award recipient, Lee Martino.

Lesli Margherita, Kevin Carroll, et al. Nominated for LA Drama Critics Circle Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 30, 2012


The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County theatre for the year 2011. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within, the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, in its new 33,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art venue in Pasadena, thanks to the generous donation of A Noise Within's management. The theatre is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Tickets are $40, and should be reserved in advance from the LADCC's website, at www.ladramacriticscircle.com. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for pre-show hors d'oeuvres (with no-host bar), and the show commences at 7:30 p.m.

The Theatre @ Boston Court Announces PLAY/ground New Play Festival
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 16, 2011


The Theatre @ Boston Court announces PLAY/ground, the annual New Play Festival December 10-11, 2011 at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA. Literary Managers Aaron Henne and Emilie Beck, in concert with Artistic Directors Jessica Kubzansky and Michael Michetti, have selected five plays to be presented as staged readings in the Marjorie Branson Performance Space.

2011 LA Ovation Award Nominations Announced; Reprise, Troubadour, CTG & Demand Lead Pack
by BWW - Sep 19, 2011


Nominees for the 2011 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on the evening of Monday, September 19 at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank; the complete list of nominees is as follows.

National Asian American Theater Festival Held June 23-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2011


The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists' 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival will feature ten works from around the world-and four partner productions from local companies-that feature Asian Americans performers and stories.

National Asian American Theater Festival Held June 23-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 2, 2011


The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists' 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival will feature ten works from around the world-and four partner productions from local companies-that feature Asian Americans performers and stories.

Full Cast Announced for Geffen Playhouse's EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 16, 2011


The world premiere of David Wiener's Extraordinary Chambers, a thrilling drama about the consequences of one couple's seemingly innocuous business trip to Cambodia, will include Marin Hinkle (Two and a Half Men) and Mather Zickel (Rachel Getting Married) as Mara and Carter, the couple at the center of the story.

Old Globe's DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Closes 2/27
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2011


The Globe's revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, directed by Pam MacKinnon, will close at the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Feb. 27. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Kevin Anderson and Catherine Dent, et. al, Join THE BREAK OF NOON at Geffen, 1/25
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2011


Broadway veteran Kevin Anderson leads the cast in the Los Angeles run of world premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon. The Break of Noon, which is a co-production with MCC in New York, will feature Catherine Dent as well as Tracee Chimo and John Earl Jelks, who performed their roles in the New York portion of the run. Helmed by director Jo Bonney, The Break of Noon begins in previews on January 25, 2011 and officially opens February 2, 2011.

Diskant, Baker Join Old Globe's DEATH OF A SALESMAN 1/22-2/27/11
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2011


Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Diskant, Baker Join Old Globe's DEATH OF A SALESMAN 1/22-2/27/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 28, 2010


Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Kevin Anderson and Catherine Dent, et. al, Join THE BREAK OF NOON at Geffen, 1/25
by Leslie Fazin - Dec 14, 2010


Broadway veteran Kevin Anderson leads the cast in the Los Angeles run of world premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon. The Break of Noon, which is a co-production with MCC in New York, will feature Catherine Dent as well as Tracee Chimo and John Earl Jelks, who performed their roles in the New York portion of the run. Helmed by director Jo Bonney, The Break of Noon begins in previews on January 25, 2011 and officially opens February 2, 2011.

Photo Flash: Jeffrey DeMunn Leads DEATH OF A SALESMAN at The Old Globe
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 9, 2010


Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the casting of Tony and Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey DeMunn as Willy Loman in the Globe's upcoming revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. DeMunn currently stars as Dale in the hit AMC TV series 'The Walking Dead' and was nominated for a Tony Award for his harrowing performance in the Broadway production of K2. The complete cast will be announced at a later date. Directed by Pam MacKinnon, Death of a Salesman will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Jan. 22 - Feb. 27. Preview performances run Jan. 22 - Jan. 26. Opening night is Jan. 27 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Geffen Playouse Presents IN MOTHER WORDS and EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 2, 2010


Following a successful extended run of Love, Loss, and What I Wore and the upcoming performances of Dick Van Dyke - Step in Time! - A Musical Memoir, the Geffen Playhouse welcomes two more productions this season into its intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater: In Mother Words, a moving collection of stories on the universal subject of motherhood by award-winning contemporary playwrights, and Extraordinary Chambers, a world premiere by David Wiener about the consequences of a couple's trip to Cambodia.

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