FOOD OF LOVE - SHAKESPEARE & CHARDONNAY

Long Island Wineries Serve Up Shakespeare & Chardonnay with

FOOD OF LOVE

July 11 & 12

This July, two Long Island wineries will serve up FOOD OF LOVE, a light-hearted look at love with words by William Shakespeare and wine by the glass.

Produced by Spitfire Theatre, this unique theatrical experience is created and directed by Abigail Anderson, an English director who has worked at Shakespeare's Globe in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Anderson has been described by The Oxford Times as "one of the most exciting and eclectic young directors in the UK."

Laugh with Benedick and Beatrice, sigh with Romeo and Juliet, get steamy with Petruchio and Kate! FOOD OF LOVE brings together some of Shakespeare's most romantic love scenes, songs, and poems in a specially created show for some of Long Island's most picturesque outdoor locations.

Audiences will have the chance to sample the local wines as part of a relaxed summer evening, in addition to exploring the vineyards and enjoying the show.

Director Abigail Anderson says, "The beauty of Shakespeare's language is perfectly complemented by the beautiful surroundings of Long Island's wineries. We're delighted to have the chance to perform here and, in doing so, throw the spotlight on to the flourishing wine-growing community on the North and South Forks."

The 50 minute performance showcases the talent of four professional actors, all experienced Shakespearean performers, who will move in and around the audience to create an unforgettable and intimate theatre experience. The cast is: Khris Lewin, Adam Mastrelli, Amy Prosser, and Laura Rikard.

FOOD OF LOVE is the beginning of a long term project by Spitfire Theatre to bring high quality, accessible and inspiring Shakespeare performances to Long Island.

Performances will take place rain or shine as follows:

Friday, July 11 at 7:00pm
Palmer Vineyards in Aquebogue, Long Island
Located at 5120 Sound Avenue Aquebogue, NY 11931

Directions: Take the LIE to last exit (exit 73). Continue east on RT 58 to Osborne Ave. Turn left. Drive to end (Sound Ave). Turn right. Drive 6 miles to Palmer Vineyards, on the left.

Wine writer Howard Goldberg once described Palmer as, "Long Island's most important winery." Palmer wines are sold in many states across the country and can be found in many top restaurants such as Gallaghers Steak House, Fultons Crabhouse, The View Restaurant, and many more.


Saturday, July 12 at 7:00pm
Castello di Borghese in Cutchogue, Long Island
Located at 17150 County Route 48, Cutchogue, NY 11935

Directions: Take the L.I. Expressway I-495 to Exit 73 toward Greenport/ Orient. This is CR-58. Follow for 2 miles until reaching roundabout. Take 2nd exit off roundabout, continuing on CR-58. Turn left onto Northville Turnpike/CR-43 at traffic light. Turn right onto Sound Ave. at stop sign. Castello di Borghese will be approximately 9 miles on your right.

Winner of "Best Winery" Editor's Choice Award from Long Island Press. Borghese Vineyard has the oldest vines producing the finest wines in this winemaking region. Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc are their signature wines, along with many award winners including Meritage and Chardonnay.



All tickets are $55.00 in advance and $60 at the door. Tickets are available at http://www.theatermania.com/ or toll-free 1-866-811-4111.

Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance.

For more information visit http://www.spitfiretheatre.com/.

MACBETH (IN POLISH)

MACBETH

performed in Polish with English supertitles.

Directed by GRZEGORZ JARZYNA

From the TR WARSZAWA Polish theater company.

"The best international theater New York still needs to see"
- The Village Voice

Presented by St. Ann's Warehouse in association with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York.


June 17 - 29 9PM

Tobacco Warehouse
Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, DUMBO

"A masterB- of suspense, the heir of Hitchcock, Jarzyna composes his performances like movies."
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

TR Warszawa, Poland's most exciting theater company, arrives in New York with a spectacular production of Macbeth that boldly reinvents Shakespeare's classic for the twenty-first century.

With a huge cinematic sweep, the production takes multi-media theater to the limit. A dramatic two-story set, video walls, special effects, and a deep well of acting tradition transform Shakespeare's web of intimacy, politics and the supernatural into a contemporary living film.

For this production, St. Ann's Warehouse will create an outdoor theater in the Civil War-era Tobacco Warehouse, located in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, across the street from St. Ann's Warehouse.

Jarzyna heightens his Macbeth with an extraordinary, layered soundscape of original music, pop songs, atmospheric and recorded sound effects. Because of ambient noise from the Brooklyn Bridge and the waterfront, the entire sound design will be mixed live each night with the spoken text of the actors onstage, and amplified through a network of individual headsets to be worn by each audience member.

More info:
http://www.stannswarehouse.org/current_season.php?show_id=19


WATCH MACBETH VIDEO TRAILER:
http://www.stannswarehouse.org/current_season.php?show_id=19

READ VILLAGE VOICE FEATURE:
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0821,macbeth-brooklyn-waterfront,446629,11.html



Schedule:
Everyday at 9PM except Tue, June 24

STITCHING

EXTENDED TO AUGUST 2!

Stitching -- A twisted love story

by 'In Your Face' playwright Anthony Neilson

The Controversial Play that Shocked the UK

Starring Meital Dohan (Weeds, Bath Party)& Gian Murray Gianino (Roadhouse, Fatal Attraction, The Jaded Assassin, Nightmare Haunted House)

Directed by Timothy Haskell

Adamanto Productions and Electric Pear Productions in association with Liebman Entertainment


"Anthony Neilson's Stitching is one of the most exciting plays of the year... I left the theatre with my pulse, and my mind racing."
- Time Out London

A limited Off-Broadway run of the U.S. premiere of Stitching - a twisted tale that keeps you on the edge of your seat - by British playwright Anthony Neilson.

Stu and Abby love each other so madly, they're driving each other crazy. Stitching follows the increasingly disturbing and inventive games the couple plays in order to connect. As they circle and test each other, they role-play with reality and fantasy to the point where even they don't seem sure what is real anymore. When Abby discovers she's pregnant, the choices they make will haunt them forever. The visceral poetry and physicality between the lovers creates a surprisingly tender, often humorous, brutal romance. Stitching is a complex love story that takes a bracing look at the startling casualties of modern romance.

The play stars renowned Israeli actress Meital Dohan, recently seen as 'Yael Hoffman,' the sexy rabbinical scholar, in the hit Showtime series, Weeds.

"Dohan has a sharp wit and notable ability to find the unlikely joke."
- The Village Voice

"Gianino brings a focus and power to the stage."
- Variety

http://www.stitchingtheplay.com/


June 17 - July 19 (EXTENDED TO AUGUST 2!)

at Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009

Schedule:
Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:00pm;
Wednesdays - Fridays at 8:00pm;
Saturdays at 2:00pm & 8:00pm

TONY AWARDS

There were twenty-six Tony Awards given out for Broadway plays, plus three special Tony Awards. Here's a summary, first in order of the awards, then by the title of the play. For full details about the plays, see the Offical Tony Site.


THE AWARDS:

BEST PLAY: August: Osage County - Author: Tracy Letts

BEST MUSICAL: In The Heights

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Passing Strange - Stew

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: In The Heights - Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Boeing-Boeing

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: South Pacific

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Mark Rylance - Boeing-Boeing

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Deanna Dunagan - August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Paulo Szot - South Pacific

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Patti LuPone - Gypsy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Jim Norton - The Seafarer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Rondi Reed - August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Boyd Gaines - Gypsy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Laura Benanti - Gypsy

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Anna D. Shapiro - August: Osage County

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Bartlett Sher - South Pacific

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Andy Blankenbuehler - In The Heights

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman - In The Heights

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage County

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Michael Yeargan - South Pacific

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Katrina Lindsay - Les Liaisons Dangereuses

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Catherine Zuber - South Pacific

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Kevin Adams - The 39 Steps

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Donald Holder - South Pacific

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Mic Pool - The 39 Steps

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Scott Lehrer - South Pacific

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER: Stephen Sondheim

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD: Chicago Shakespeare Theater

SPECIAL TONY AWARD: Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)


BY TITLE

5 - August: Osage County Author: Tracy Letts
BEST PLAY: August: Osage County Author: Tracy Letts
LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Deanna Dunagan - August: Osage County
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Rondi Reed - August: Osage County
DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Anna D. Shapiro - August: Osage County
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage County

4 - In The Heights
BEST MUSICAL: In The Heights
ORIGINAL SCORE: In The Heights Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
CHOREOGRAPHY: Andy Blankenbuehler - In The Heights
ORCHESTRATIONS: Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman - In The Heights

2 - Boeing-Boeing
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Boeing-Boeing
LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Mark Rylance - Boeing-Boeing

7 - South Pacific
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: South Pacific
LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Paulo Szot - South Pacific
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Bartlett Sher - South Pacific
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Michael Yeargan - South Pacific
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Catherine Zuber - South Pacific
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Donald Holder - South Pacific
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Scott Lehrer - South Pacific

3 - Gypsy
LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Patti LuPone - Gypsy
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Boyd Gaines - Gypsy
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Laura Benanti - Gypsy

2 - The 39 Steps
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Kevin Adams - The 39 Steps
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Mic Pool - The 39 Steps

1 - The Seafarer
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Jim Norton - The Seafarer

1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Katrina Lindsay - Les Liaisons Dangereuses

1 - Passing Strange
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Passing Strange: Stew

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER: Stephen Sondheim

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD: Chicago Shakespeare Theater

SPECIAL TONY AWARD: Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)

SINGLE BLACK FEMALE

SINGLE BLACK FEMALE, by Lisa B. Thompson, directed by Colman Domingo, and co-starring Soara-Joye Ross and Riddick Marie, takes a comic look at the pleasures and perils of being a single middle class black woman who's got everything she wants and needs except more R-E-S-P-E-C-T -- and a man! The play mines topics such as dating (on the Internet and the old-fashioned way!), gynecology, family gatherings, shopping, racial bias, white folks and, poignantly, the odd sense of loss a black woman feels when she does find a man and leaves her single sisters behind.

June 10 - 29, 2008
Tuesday - Saturday 8:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 2:00 pm


Single Black Female stars Soara-Joye Ross (Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall, Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center, Dance of the Vampires on Broadway) and Riddick Marie (A House with No Walls at New Repertory Theatre, Faust at the Metropolitan Opera). Director Colman Domingo, whose acting credits include Well and Passing Strange on Broadway, has directed productions at Geva Theatre and the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Rep.

Playwright Lisa B. Thompson is the author of Monroe; Dreadtime Stories: One Sista’s Hair; and her newest play Underground.

New Professional Theatre – the New York-based company that is home to minority playwrights and theatre artists – presents the limited Off-Broadway return engagement of Single Black Female, back by popular demand.

CIRQUE DREAMS

CIRQUE DREAMS is coming to Broadway for a limited 10 week run beginning June 12.

CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY is an exotic theatrical adventure of athleticism, imagination and fantastical feats. An international cast of 28 aerialists, spine bending contortionists, acrobats, jugglers and musicians bring to life over 150 whimsical costumes in a jungle setting ignited by striking visual effects and a compelling original score.

OFF-BROADWAY TODAY

Here's a list of Off-Broadway shows as of May 23, with links to more show information and tickiets from Telecharge:

A Brush with Georgia O’Keefe
St. Luke’s Theatre
A Dangerous Personality
Julia Miles Theater
A Perfect Couple
DR2 Theatre
Absent Minded Comedy Uncensored
Times Square Arts Center
All Star Comedy
Times Square Arts Center
Almost an Evening
Bleecker Street Theatre
Altar Boyz
New World Stages
Baby Wants Candy
Barrow Street Theatre
BabyLove
The Green Room at 45 Bleecker Street
Christiaan Oranje: Boy Meets Piano
The Green Room at 45 Bleecker Street
College Night hosted by Bill Dawes
Times Square Arts Center
Dinner For Two / Cena Para Dos
Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: Billie's Blues
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: Couple of the Century
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: Honor and Fidelity / Ballad of Sad Young Men
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: Manchild Machismo / El Building
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: Missa Solemnis or the Play About Henry
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: On the Rocks
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: Osage Avenue
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: The Mummy and the Bodhisattva
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Downtown Urban Theater Festival: W.A.C. Iraq / This Train is Bound By Glory
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Edgewise
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Eight is NEVER Enough!
Times Square Arts Center
Eightballs
The Green Room at 45 Bleecker Street
End of Summer
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Feminazi
The Player’s Theatre
Flamingo Court
New World Stages
Forbidden Broadway
47th Street Theatre
FUCT As Seen On TV
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
Fuerzabruta
Daryl Roth Theatre
How Theater Failed America
Barrow Street Theatre
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Westside Theatre Upstairs
Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew
New World Stages
John Lithgow: Stories by Heart
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre
Joyce Theater: Various Shows
Joyce Theater
Midnight All-Stars
Times Square Arts Center
My First Time
New World Stages
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, and I'm in Therapy!
Westside Theatre Downstairs
Naked Boys Singing!
New World Stages
Pinkalicious, The Musical
New World Stages
Shoot the Messenger
The Green Room at 45 Bleecker Street
Slightly Known People
The Green Room at 45 Bleecker Street
The Castle
New World Stages
The Gazillion Bubble Show
New World Stages
The New Century
Mitzi Newhouse Theatre
The Sound and the Fury(April Seventh, 1928)
New York Theatre Workshop
theAtrainplays
New World Stages
Two Men Talking
Barrow Street Theatre
Van Driver!
Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
*Subject to change. Current as of May 23, 2008.

TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS 2008

Nominations for the 2008 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing


Best Play

August: Osage County
Author: Tracy Letts
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group, The Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Rock 'n' Roll
Author: Tom Stoppard
Producers: Bob Boyett & Sonia Friedman Productions, Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Tulchin/Bartner, Douglas G. Smith, Dancap Productions, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company, Lincoln Center Theater, The Royal Court Theatre London

The Seafarer
Author: Conor McPherson
Producers: Ostar Productions, Bob Boyett, Roy Furman, Lawrence Horowitz, Jam Theatricals, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, James D'Orta, Thomas S. Murphy, Ralph Guild/Jon Avnet, Philip Geier/Keough Partners, Eric Falkenstein/Max OnStage, The National Theatre of Great Britain

The 39 Steps
Author: Patrick Barlow
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Bob Boyett, Harriet Newman Leve/Ron Nicynski, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Manocherian Golden Prods., Olympus Theatricals/Douglas Denoff, Marek J. Cantor/Pat Addiss, Huntington Theatre Company/Nicholas Martin/Michael Maso, Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd.


Best Musical

Cry-Baby
Producer: Adam Epstein, Allan S. Gordon, Élan V. McAllister, Brian Grazer, James P. MacGilvray, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Anne Caruso, Adam S. Gordon, Latitude Link, The Pelican Group, Philip Morgaman, Andrew Farber/Richard Mishaan

In The Heights
Producers: Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman, Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper

Passing Strange
Producers: The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann LLC, Bill Kenwright, Chase Mishkin, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Broadway Across America, Emily Fisher Landau, Peter May, Boyett Ostar, Larry Hirschhorn, Janet Pailet/Steve Klein, Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein, Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel, Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss, Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin, Joey Parnes, The Public Theater, The Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Xanadu
Producers: Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel, Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith


Best Direction of a Play

Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps
Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing


Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George
Thomas Kail, In The Heights
Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific


Best Choreography

Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights
Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Dan Knechtges, Xanadu


Best Book of a Musical

Cry-Baby
Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan

In The Heights
Quiara Alegría Hudes

Passing Strange
Stew

Xanadu
Douglas Carter Beane


Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Cry-Baby
Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger

In The Heights
Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

The Little Mermaid
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater

Passing Strange
Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald
Lyrics: Stew


Best Revival of a Play

Boeing-Boeing
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Boyett, Act Productions, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert G. Bartner, The Weinstein Company, Susan Gallin/Mary Lu Roffe, Broadway Across America, Tulchin/Jenkins/DSM, The Araca Group

The Homecoming
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Ergo Entertainment, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Michael Gardner, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Terry E. Schnuck, Harold Thau, Michael Filerman/Lynne Peyser, Ronald Frankel/David Jaroslawicz, Love Bunny Entertainment

Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

Macbeth
Producers: Duncan C. Weldon & Paul Elliott, Jeffrey Archer, Bill Ballard, Terri & Timothy Childs, Rodger Hess, David Mirvish, Adriana Mnuchin, Emanuel Azenberg, BAM, The Chichester Festival Theatre


Best Revival of a Musical

Grease
Producers: Paul Nicholas and David Ian, Nederlander Presentations Inc., Terry Allen Kramer, Robert Stigwood

Gypsy
Producers: Roger Berlind, The Routh-Frankel-Baruch-Viertel Group, Roy Furman, Debra Black, Ted Hartley, Roger Horchow, David Ian, Scott Rudin, Jack Viertel

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett

Sunday in the Park with George
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Bob Boyett, Debra Black, Jam Theatricals, Stephanie P. McClelland, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Barbara Manocherian/Jennifer Manocherian, Ostar Productions, The Menier Chocolate Factory/David Babani


Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Rufus Sewell, Rock 'n' Roll
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth


Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Eve Best, The Homecoming
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
Amy Morton, August: Osage County


Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights
Stew, Passing Strange
Paulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair


Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Kerry Butler, Xanadu
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Kelli O'Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George


Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Bobby Cannavale, Mauritius
Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming
Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
David Pittu, Is He Dead?


Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Sinead Cusack, Rock 'n' Roll
Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing
Laurie Metcalf, November
Martha Plimpton, Top Girls
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Robin De Jesús, In The Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

de'Adre Aziza, Passing Strange
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Olga Merediz, In The Heights
Loretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Anthony Ward, Macbeth

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with George
Anna Louizos, In The Heights
Robin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Michael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

Best Costume Design of a Play

Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac
Rob Howell, Boeing-Boeing
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps

Best Costume Design of a Musical

David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George
Martin Pakledinaz, Gypsy
Paul Tazewell, In The Heights
Catherine Zuber, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Howard Harrison, Macbeth
Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. Wrightson, August: Osage County

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George
Howell Binkley, In The Heights
Donald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid

Best Sound Design of a Play

Simon Baker, Boeing-Boeing
Adam Cork, Macbeth
Ian Dickinson, Rock 'n' Roll
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Acme Sound Partners, In The Heights
Sebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park with George
Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Dan Moses Schreier, Gypsy

Best Orchestrations
Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with George
Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In The Heights
Stew & Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair
* * *

Regional Theatre Tony Award
Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific.

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Stephen Sondheim
* * *

Tony Nominations by Production

In The Heights - 13
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - 11
Sunday in the Park with George - 9
August: Osage County - 7
Gypsy - 7
Passing Strange - 7
Boeing-Boeing - 6
Macbeth - 6
The 39 Steps - 6
Les Liaisons Dangereuses - 5
Cry-Baby - 4
Rock 'n' Roll - 4
The Seafarer - 4
Xanadu - 4
A Catered Affair - 3
The Homecoming - 3
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein - 3
The Little Mermaid - 2
Come Back, Little Sheba - 1
Cyrano de Bergerac - 1
Grease - 1
Is He Dead? - 1
Mauritius - 1
November - 1
Thurgood - 1
Top Girls - 1

www.TonyAwards.com

FOR TEENS: SHAKESPEARE LAB JR @ THE PUBLIC

Calling all New York City Teenagers!

Are you a New York City teenager who is interested in the arts, theater or poetry? Do you enjoy acting onstage and meeting new people? Are you looking for something fun and rewarding to do during your summer vacation?

How about a FREE SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOP in the heart of the East Village!

If you, or someone you know, is a teenager (ages 13-19) who lives in one of the Five Boroughs, then the Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab Jr. program is right for you.

Located near Astor Place in the heart of the East Village, Shakespeare Lab Jr. is an intensive summer workshop program for highly motivated young people entering grades 9-12. Participants spend 5 action-packed days inside the world-famous Public Theater working with our energetic staff of professional teaching artists to engage in a unique and exciting exploration of history's most famous playwright—William Shakespeare.

Over the course of one full week, participants will gather inside the Public Theater's landmark building to:

EXPLORE Shakespeare's most powerful plays, plots, themes and characters;

PLAY theater games and interact with their peers in a safe environment;

LEARN acting, movement and voice skills;
WRITE and perform their very own sonnets!
Participants who complete the program will have the chance to:

PERFORM onstage at the Public Theater for family and friends!

JOIN Summer Shake Up: a special one-day event at the famous Delacorte Theater in Central Park home of the world renowned "Shakespeare in the Park". Exclusive backstage tour of the theater, workshop with Public Theater Artists, and a free box lunch.

GET FREE TICKETS to see the Public Theater's highly anticipated production of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park (participants get 2 free tickets without having to wait in line!)

PLUS a special NEW program: SUMMER SHAKEUP -- a special visit to the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home of the world-famous "Shakespeare in the Park." Games, workshops, activities, a free lunch, and a chance to act on one of the most important Shakespeare stages in the world.

Shakespeare Lab Jr. is FREE, and is open to students in New York City. Workshops take place August 11-15 and August 18-22, Monday through Friday. Participants may choose between a morning session (9:30-1:30pm) and an afternoon session (2:30-6:30pm).

Register ONLINE Today!

If you are registering a GROUP — CLICK HERE.

If you are registering as an individual — CLICK HERE.

"I am much more confident about my speaking now and this will definitely help me out when I speak and present projects" -Ohahida Arabi, Shakespeare Lab Jr. participant

"What I liked most about the workshop is how you were able to meet new people and interact in a safe environment, learning Shakespeare in a fun way." -Kelsey Knutsen, Shakespeare Lab Jr. participant

"This workshop gave (my daughter) the confidence she needed to tackle Shakespeare!" -parent of participant, Sarah Gaines



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PRIMARY STAGES 24TH SEAS0N

PRIMARY STAGES
24TH Season

BUFFALO GAL

July 22 - August 31, 2008

A BODY OF WATER

September 30 - November 9, 2008

SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT

January 27 - March 7, 2009

CHASING MANET

March 24 - May 2, 2009

July 22 - August 31, 2008

BUFFALO GAL - A New York premiere
by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Mark Lamos

September 30 - November 9, 2008
A BODY OF WATER - A New York premiere
by Lee Blessing
Directed by Maria Mileaf

January 27 - March 7, 2009
SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT - A New York premiere by Donald Margulies
Directed by Lisa Peterson

March 24 - May 2, 2009
CHASING MANET - A World Premiere by Tina Howe
Directed by Michael Wilson
With Jane Alexander

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MANDY PATINKIN IN BENEFIT FOR CSC

Solo Tour de Force Concert
to benefit
Classic Stage Company

Mandy Patinkin on Broadway
with Paul Ford on piano

One Night ONLY
Monday, May 19th at 8pm!

Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin returns to Broadway with Paul Ford on piano for one night only to benefit Off-Broadway's
Classic Stage Company.

"Mandy Patinkin is in the business of showstopping... He is a musical force
of nature!"
- The New Yorker

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin takes the stage in a one-night-only musical event. Mr. Patinkin belongs to the special breed of singer who doesn't merely dramatize songs, but incorporates them into his very being. From Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim, Patinkin's interpretations of popular standards come straight from the heart, mesmerizing audiences from coast to coast.

Now in its 40th season as one of New York's most venturesome Off-Broadway theaters, CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY is the award-winning theatre committed to re-imagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience.

Tickets to MANDY PATINKIN ON BROADWAY range from $50 to $125 for the 8pm concert on Monday, May 19 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater (236 W 45 St). Benefit sponsorships are available from $1,000 to $15,000, which includes tickets, pre-show reception, champagne reception with Mr. Patinkin, and other VIP benefits.

Ticket Prices:
Orchestra/Front Mezzanine: $125
Mezzanine: $75
Rear Mezzanine: $50

PORT AUTHORITY

PORT AUTHORITY

by CONOR McPHERSON
directed by HENRY WISHCAMPER

April 30 - June 15

Atlantic Theater Company presents the New York premiere of this play.

It received a sold out run in London's West End.

"MR. McPHERSON IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE FINEST PLAYWRIGHT OF HIS GENERATION."-The New York Times.

In Port Authority we meet Kevin, Dermot and Joe, three generations of Irishmen. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Dublin, each man's story is a beautifully woven tale of failure, loss and the elusiveness of love. With great wit and compassion Conor McPherson (recently represented on Broadway with his show The Seafarer, as well as past Broadway shows Shining City and The Weir) expertly exposes the heart of the common man.

Port Authority marks the return of three celebrated actors to the Atlantic stage. Brian d'Arcy James last appeared at Atlantic in the American premiere of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and reprised his role with the Broadway transfer. He will star in the title role in Shrek the Musical, when it debuts next season on Broadway.

John Gallagher, Jr. originated the role of "Moritz" in Atlantic's world premiere of the musical Spring Awakening, and won a Tony Award® for his performance when the hit musical transferred to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway.

Jim Norton won an Obie Award for his performance in McPherson's Dublin Carol at Atlantic, and recently starred on Broadway in the playwright's The Seafarer, for which he won a 2007 Oliver Award® in the West End production.

April 30 - June 15
Tue-Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 3
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY at the LINDA GROSS THEATER 336 West 20th St, NY

www.atlantictheater.org

BROADWAY DISCOUNT TICKETS

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THE COUNTRY GIRL

This April, Academy Award® winners Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand join two-time Tony Award® nominee Peter Gallagher in a revival of

THE COUNTRY GIRL

Directed by Oscar® winner and 8-time Tony® winner Mike Nichols, The Country Girl is Clifford Odets’ classic backstage story of a down-on-his-luck actor and the two people in his life that can make – or break – his comeback.

Performances begin April 3 and end July 20 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Diuscount tickets may be available from TheaterMania.

PRINCESS IDA

Blue Hill Troupe
Presents
PRINCESS IDA

To Benefit Covenant House
New York Infant/Toddler Center

Princess Ida was betrothed in babyhood to Prince Hilarion of a neighboring kingdom. Now grown, Ida runs a women's university, where men—"Nature's sole mistake"—are forbidden. As her wedding day approaches, she refuses to submit, so Hilarion and his buddies dress as women and sneak into the university. When one of them gets drunk and starts kissing the girls, their cover is blown and a battle of the sexes is waged!

The award-winning Blue Hill Troupe, now in its 84th season, is the only musical theater group dedicated to supporting charities that address New York City’s most pressing needs. Net proceeds from PRINCESS IDA will benefit Covenant House New York Infant/Toddler Center.

April 4-12, 2008

Schedule:
April 4, 9, 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00 pm;
April 5 & 6 at 3:00 pm;
April 12 at 2:00 pm

DISCOUNT SEATS MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM THEATERMANIA

BOEING-BOEING

When BOEING-BOEING took off to a roar of laughter in 2007, it was crowned “THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON THE LONDON STAGE” by the Daily Telegraph and quickly became the first-class champagne toast of the town. Now this Olivier and Evening Standard Theatre Award-nominated production of the classic comedy is coming in for a landing on the Great White (Run)Way!

The new Broadway cast includes Tony® and Emmy® Award winner CHRISTINE BARANSKI (“Cybill”), Emmy winner BRADLEY WHITFORD (“The West Wing”), GINA GERSHON (“Ugly Betty”) and MARY McCORMACK (“The West Wing”). Reprising his star turn as Robert is acclaimed British actor MARK RYLANCE.

In BOEING-BOEING, Bernard, an architect living in Paris, has been successfully juggling three fiancées who are all flight attendants. Bernard’s housekeeper reluctantly plays romantic air-traffic controller as they fly in and out of his swank bachelor pad. But when an old college pal visits, things get rather turbulent! Schedules change, flights are delayed and chaos ensues in this hysterical, high-flying fiancée fiasco.

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EST 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

MARCH MADNESS!
EST 10 Minute Play Festival

Series A - March 28 @ 7pm
Series A - March 29 @ 2pm
Series B - March 29 @ 7pm
Series B - March 30 @ 2pm

on the EST Mainstage

The Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwright's Unit presents two series of 10 minute plays featuring the talents of:

Romulus Linney, Gina Barnett, Laura Maria Censabella, David Zellnick, Jonathan Bernstein, Jeremy Kareken, Joe Gilford, Tim Pinckney, Suzanne Bradbeer, Julie McKee, Jeanne Dorsey, Annie Evans, Jacquelyn Reingold, Jennifer Camp, Susan J. Vitucci

More information to come as it gets closer to the date!

For reservations, call: 212-247-4982 x20

NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES: JUNO

New York City Center Encores!
presents
Juno

5 Performances Only!
March 27-30

A musical based on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey, Juno chronicles the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the confrontations between the Irish Republican Army and the British. Juno Boyle is the hardworking matriarch who struggles heroically to hold the family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her husband's drinking. Songs include “I Wish It So,” “We’re Alive” and “One Kind Word.” This will be the first production since the original Broadway staging in 1959 to use the original orchestrations by Blitzstein, Hershey Kay, and Robert Russell Bennett.


NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES!®
Artistic Director Jack Viertel
Music Director Rob Berman

JUNO
Book by Joseph Stein
Music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein

Starring
Victoria Clark, Conrad John Schuck,
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Michael Arden

Also Starring
Clarke Thorell, Tyler Hanes,
Louisa Flaningam, Jennifer Smith, Kay Walbye,
With
Rosaleen Linehan
And
Dermot Crowley

Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Guest Music Director Eric Stern
Directed by Garry Hynes

DISCOUNT PRICES MAY BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THEATERMANIA

March 27 - 30

Schedule:
3/27 8pm, 3/28 8pm,
3/29 2pm, 3/29 8pm,
3/30 6:30pm

EST WORKSHOP READINGS

The Ensemble Studio Theatre Workshop Series presents staged readings on the EST Mainstage

For Reservations Call:212-247-4982 x20

Monday, March 17th @ 6:00pm
THREE ITALIAN WOMEN
by Laura Maria Censabella
directed by Melia Bensussen
featuring: Leslie Lyles, Carmen Roman, Ann Talman

Carla worked with the partisans during World War II. Antonia, her daughter, survived the war with her. Olivia, Antonia's daughter, tries to survive them both. A NYFA-Award winning play about heroism, betrayals, the costs of surviving a war, gnocchi and the ephemeral nature of truth.

Wednesday, March 19th @ 7:00pm
EST Mainstage
FLASHBACK
created by Penny Coleman, Elana Michelson & Patricia Lee Stotter
directed by Abigail Zealey Bess
featuring: Judith Delgado, Christine Farrell, Dion Graham, Ilene Kirstén, Elia Monte-Brown, Annie O'Sullivan, Gloria Sauve, Karen Young

Flashback is a theatrical event that gives voice to six women who survived a war that their husbands did not. In their own words, these remarkable figures reflect upon the loss of their loved ones and the multi-generational fallout of war. This multimedia performance takes a pervasive look at the repercussions of the Vietnam war, both on the battlefield and the homefront.


Thursday, March 20th @ 7:30pm
EST Mainstage
HOME FIRES BURNING
by Christopher Ceraso
directed by Jamie Richards
featuring: Dan Bittner, Rebecca Nelson, Annie O'Sullivan, Scott Sowers

A West Virginia coal miner's second chance at life and love is threatened in a fierce battle with his prodigal son, who is now infused with righteous fire for birthright in a tattered American heartland.

Friday, March 21st & 22nd @ 7:00pm
EST Mainstage
Going to the River presents: PUBERTY RITES
by Elaine Jackson
directed by Woodie King, Jr.
featuring: Akua Taylor & Melissa Picarello

Monday, March 24 @ 3:00pm
EST 6th Floor Theater
THE TILTED HOUSE
by Susan Haar
directed by Victor Slezak

Sunday, March 30 @ 3:00pm
EST Mainstage
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
by Marcia Jean Kurtz
featuring: Alexandra Napier, Bobeniu Zipporah, Ean Sheehy, Franny Silverman, Georgia Cohen, George Guidall, Jacob White, Nick De Simone

For Reservations Call:212-247-4982 x20

SEVENTEEN EVERGREEN

Seventeen Evergreen is a band that seems to get around. They play Fat City, 314 11th St, San Francisco! Friday February 29.

(Note: This group is promoting itself so hard, I thought it might be worth mentioning even though music is not theater and SF is WAY OOB.)

2007 brought them to UK and Paris for live and radio appearances on BBC Radio One, 6 Music, and XFM.

The Daily Telegraph voted their debut album, "Life Embarrasses me on Planet Earth" one of the 10 best for 2007! More recent accolades from Uncut Magazine, Pitchfork, etc.

While they are busy crafting the follow up record to be released this year, they thought they'd take a break and kick out the jams with their friends Hot Tub. This from the promoters: "They deliver a heady mix of rock and electronics that is reminiscent of Air, Pink Floyd and Boards of Canada."

Support from Oakland hip hop/electro trio Hottub, plus DJ's until 4AM including DJ Sets from Seventeen Evergreen and Hottub members andSammy D (Dirty Bird, Buzzin' Fly), DJ Deevice (High on Hope), Solar (Bang the Box, Bionic), Ryan P (Gun Club) and Adnan (Forward).

$15 tickets available at door.
Advance $12 tickets at website
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Purchase Tickets!
Fat City 314 11th St, San Francisco
Doors 8pm Show 9pm

Who are Seventeen Evergreen?

"With Life Embarrasses Me On Planet Earth," Seventeen Evergreen bring an intriguing new slant to Eno's notion of "nostalgia for the future" "The album's other-worldliness recalls Midlake's Trials of Van Occupanther, only with the time-machine set for the future rather than the past." - 4/5 stars The Independent UK

"Seventeen Evergreen bridge Pavement and AIR via Flaming Lips and Grandaddy to Sculpt pulsating sonic organisims that touchdown on genius. Abject brilliance." -Total Spec UK
"Lunar One, the pastoral title track of their forthcoming EP, could be Radiohead's "High And Dry" for the new millennium." -4/5 stars The Independent UK

"It's great. I particularly draw your attention to the genius of opener Music is the wine, worthy of Lee Hazlewood and Leonard Cohen. The rest is dreamy, quirky, croaky-voices, mildly smacked-out arty slacker rock somewhere between Grandaddy and Pavement." -Sunday Telegraph UK

www.myspace.com/seventeenevergreen
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