Mary Bacon News

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the American premiere of HAPPY NOW? by Lucinda Coxon, directed by Liz Diamond, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), October 24-November 15. Opening Night is October 30.

The third annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will be a four-day celebration of the work, life and legacy of America's great playwright, Tennessee Williams.

The third annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will be a four-day celebration of the work, life and legacy of America's great playwright, Tennessee Williams.

The National Playwrights Conference continues with two new projects, THE LEGEND OF MINNIE WILLET and WITHOUT YOU.

Wendy C. Goldberg, Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference (NPC) and Paulette Haupt, Artistic Director of the National Music Theater Conference (NMTC), announced the actors cast in their 2008 projects. The actors include a mix of award-winning actors from stage and screen, seasoned O'Neill performers, and new talent.

The Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (June Lindenmayer, Executive Director; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) has announced the casting for the 2008 summer season of music, dance and theatre at the venerable performing arts camp and school in Steamboat Springs, CO. The 11th Annual New Works Festival begins workshops and classes June 11th, culminating June 20 - 22 with staged readings of the plays and a special dance presentation.

On Saturday June 7th, the Signature Theatre presented the East Coast Premiere of the THE VISIT. The after party directly followed

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale by Tennessee Williams, directed by Jenn Thompson, Opened on May 5th to glowing reviews. The production is now officially sold out through the end of its limited run on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre.

Actress Mary Bacon is currently starring as Alma Winemiller in TACT's production of the Tennessee Williams masterpiece, Eccentricities of a Nightingale- the first time the production has been performed in New York in thirty years.

New York: Barnes & Noble and The Actors Company Theatre to celebrate Tennessee Williams as he continues takes over New York. This event is free to the public and will take place on Tuesday, April 15 at 7PM AT Barnes & Noble (2289 Broadway @ 82nd - 212-362-8835).

The Actors Company Theatre/TACT celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a Crystal Gala honoring renowned star of stage and screen, Julie Harris at its star-studded event on Monday, March 3 at the historic Hudson Theatre

Project Shaw continues it's four-year program of tackling every play Shaw ever wrote. This month, In Good King Charles' Day on Monday, March 17, 2008 at 7PM at the Players Club

The Actors Company Theatre will present The Eccentricities of a Nightingale by Tennessee Williams, marking the play's first New York production in over thirty years. Previews begin April 27, opening May 5 through - May 24, 2008 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Directed by Jenn Thompson.

Rock 'n'n Roll playwright Tom Stoppard will appear on 'Theater Talk' tonight Friday, February 8 at 1AM. 'Theater Talk' airs locally on Thirteen/WNET and CUNY-TV.

Rock 'n' Roll star Rufus Sewell will be interviewed on NY-1's 'On Stage' by Patrick Pacheco in a segment that will air Saturday, February 2nd and Sunday, February 3rd at 9:30 AM and 7:30 PM, and Monday, February 4th (early Tuesday) at 12:30 AM.

Rock 'n' Roll author Tom Stoppard will be featured this weekend, Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20 on 'NY 1 Close Up.' The show, produced in association with The New York Times, runs on NY 1 on Time Warner Cable on Saturday at 10:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM.

The Red Bull Theater Revelation Readings continue in 2008 with a presentation of Bertolt Brecht's Edward II on Monday, January 7 at 7PM - featuring Michael Cerveris, Denis O'Hare, Randy Harrison and more.

Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll had its best week yet on Broadway, grossing $501,015.83 for the week of December 3 - 9. The production, directed by Trevor Nunn, opened to rave reviews on Sunday, November 4 at the Jacobs Theatre

Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll will be featured tonight on PBS's 'The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'. The segment with correspondent Jeff Brown features interviews with playwright Tom Stoppard, director Trevor Nunn and star Rufus Sewell. In the New York area, 'The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer' airs on WLIW Channel 21 at 6PM, and WNET Channel 13 at 7PM. Check local listings, or the NewsHour website at www.pbs.org/newshour for more information.

Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll resumes performances on Broadway on Thursday, November 29 at the Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street).