Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation’s premier short play competition, is excited to announce the Final 30 playwrights whose plays will be presented during th…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 06:03PMFriday, May 22, 2015
The Tonys are nearly here! Get ready to celebrate the best of Broadway in the heart of where it all takes place. The seventh annual Times Square simulcast of the 69th Annual Tony Awards will…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:41AMWednesday, May 20, 2015
The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the winner of the 5th Annual Off …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:30AMOn Monday, May 18, the American Theatre Wing and the Village Voice announced the winners of the 60th Annual OBIE Awards, which were hosted by OBIE Award-winning actress Lea DeLaria (“…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:19AMThursday, May 14, 2015
“Together we get to fight racism, homophobia, sexism, cruelty, intolerance. That is our power. Young playwrights, that power is in your hands.” - Brian Stokes Mitchell at New Dra…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:03PMWednesday, May 13, 2015
The two-time Tony Award winning hilarious hit comedy 39 Steps will celebrate Red Nose Day by donating $1 from every full-priced ticket purchased for a May performance with the Offer Code RED…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:34AMAfter a run in Spring 2014 at Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director, Tim Sanford; Managing Director, Leslie Marcus), the critically acclaimed score of Fly By Night has been recorded, produ…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:23AMTuesday, May 12, 2015
Cult musical fans, get ready. Starmites is taking to the NYC stage once again! Starmites , a charming and raucous musical that has become a cult favorite and regional theatre mainstay, wil…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:20AMMonday, May 11, 2015
Today, the Outer Critics Circle (OCC) announced their winners for the 2014/15 season. OCC is an organization of writers and commentators for media that covers New York theatre; it is now is …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 01:36PMLin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton dominated last night’s 2015 Lucille Lortel Awards, winning in every category it was nominated in – earning at total of 10 trophies. Anna Chlum…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:25PMFriday, May 8, 2015
Discounted tickets are available now for a one-night-only presentation of Dominique Morisseau’s Sunset Baby, at 8 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2015, in Smith Theatre, Horowitz Center, Howard Commu…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:31PMWednesday, May 6, 2015
On Wednesday, May 6, the energy in the lower lobby of New World Stages was so vibrant, the concrete walls seemed to buzz. For this afternoon, the nominees of the 2015 Drama Desk Awards gathe…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:49PMTuesday, May 5, 2015
The American Theatre Wing and the Village Voice are thrilled to announce that Screen Actors Guild Award-winning “Orange is the New Black” star and OBIE Award®-winning actress Lea DeLari…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:56PMMonday, May 4, 2015
Previews begin tomorrow (Tuesday, May 5) for Annie Baker’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, The Flick. The production returns Off-Broadway, again with director Sam Gold and featuring Ale…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:46PMThursday, April 30, 2015
New Dramatists, a Tony Honor recipient and the nation’s premier playwright development laboratory, will honor Tony Award winning actor and Chairman of the Board of The Actors Fund, Br…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:35PMWednesday, April 29, 2015
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SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:58PMOn Friday, April 24, Samuel French's Instagram account went clowning around with Off-Broadway's 39 Steps. How do four actors play over 100 characters? Find out here!
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SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:56PMTuesday, April 28, 2015
Today, the Dramatists Guild Fund awarded ten writers from across the country with DGF #WriteChange Scholarships. Samuel French is particularly proud of SF playwright Damon Chua (Film Chinoi…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:47PMCould you feel the excitement this morning as #TonyAwards took over trending on Twitter? (We sure could!) The theatre world was buzzing as Tony winner Mary-Louise Parker and Emmy and Golde…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:44AMThe 2015 Tony Awards have a dynamic duo that will be taking Broadway’s biggest night by storm! Tony Award winners Kristin Chenoweth (currently in On the Twentieth Century) and Alan Cu…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:00AMMonday, April 27, 2015
You can feel the excitement in the air: we’re just one day away from Tony Award nominations! The official 2015 Tony Award nominations will be announced tomorrow, April 28 at 8:30am E…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:01PMThe Actors Fund is thrilled to announce that several exciting stars of stage and screen have joined the line-up of presenters and performers for the 19th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party on …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 01:08PMThe two-time Tony Award winning hilarious hit comedy 39 Steps will offer a Producer’s Pick performance to benefit The Actors Fund tonight, Monday, April 27 at 7pm. The Actors Fund’s Pro…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:57AMFriday, April 24, 2015
In 1966, Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones shared a Broadway stage. And this fall, they’ll be at it again. The 90-year-old actress and 84-year-old actor will be co-starring in a reviva…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:52AMThursday, April 23, 2015
Award season continued this afternoon when Broadway actresses and Tony Award winners Judith Light and Jessie Mueller announced the nominations for the 60th annual Drama Desk Awards at 54 Bel…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:49PMLast Tuesday, the New York Festival (NYF) International Television & Films Awards announced the World’s Best TV & Films winners at their Gala in Las Vegas. Taking home the Gold…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:58AMWednesday, April 22, 2015
Yesterday morning at Sardi’s, Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones and Denis O’Hare announced the nominees for the 2015 Drama League Awards. Samuel French is thrilled to represent over…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:54AMMonday, April 20, 2015
Samuel French playwrights Suzan-Lori Parks and Jordan Harrison were both recognized as Finalists for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:28PMThe awards season is officially underway in New York theater with the announced of the Outer Critics Circle (OCC) nominees this morning. The OCC awards recognized achievement in both Broadwa…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:44PMFriday, April 17, 2015
Three generations, two surprise guests, and one unexpected evening. This is the set-up for Rory Kinnear’s The Herd, which is captivating audiences and critics at Steppenwolf Theatre C…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:44PMFox’s Grease: Live has gained two stellar directors for their January 2016 broadcast: Tony Award-nominated director Thomas Kail and “Dancing With the Stars” vet Alex Rudzinski. K…
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