Eduardo Machado News

Curt Dempster, Founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre, was found dead at his home in New York City today (January 19, 2007). The cause remains undetermined at this time.

Columbia Stages, the award-winning producing arm of Columbia University's Theatre Division, has announced its 2006-2007 season.

The 51st Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, Off Broadway's highest honor, were handed out last tonight at the Skirball Center on the campus of New York University in a ceremony hosted by Lili Taylor and Eric Bogosian presented by S. Epatha Merkerson, Christine Ebersole, Edward Hibbert, Douglas Carter Beane, Phylicia Rashad and Oskar Eustis.

Christine Ebersole, Phylicia Rashad, Oskar Eustis and others will be among the presenters of the Obie Awards on May 15th, with more to be announced

After two successful seasons the Summer Play Festival, has announced 15 shows to play at Theatre Row from July 5th to July 30th as part of the third annual event

John Weidman, Jo Bonney and others will select the 16 plays to be selected for the SPF Summer Play Festival

On December 11th, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan will star in the musical Afternoon Tea as part of the Intar Theatre's 40th anniversary benefit

Eduardo Machado's off-Broadway play Kissing Fidel will shutter a week early, on October 16th

The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, has announced the judges for the 2005-2006 Obie Awards.

Henry Flamethrowa, a new play by John Belluso, begins performances May 11th at Studio Dante.