Friday, April 17, 2015
Fox’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…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:20AMWednesday, April 15, 2015
The Public Theater announced today that their production of Grounded, by George Brant and starring Anne Hathaway, will extend through May 24. The production is directed by Academy Award nomi…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:06PMThe Kleban Foundation has officially announced their recipients of the 25th annual Kleban Prize, which is awarded to promising musical theatre lyricists and librettists. Sam Willmott receive…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:21AMTuesday, April 14, 2015
Award season is here, and Samuel French playwrights are getting some laud and honor! Playwrights Kristoffer Diaz (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity), Lucas Hnath (Death Tax), and Dan …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:40PMThis past Sunday, Dame Angela Lansbury claimed her first Olivier Award for her return to the London stage for nearly 40 years. The 89-year-old actress starred in Noël Coward’s award…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 01:15PMWednesday, April 8, 2015
City Center Encores! has announced the casting for their upcoming production of Zorba! John Turturro will star in the title role with Adam Chanler-Berat, Santino Fontana, Marin Mazzie and Zo…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:14AMTuesday, April 7, 2015
George Brant’s Grounded, a one-woman show, begins previews at The Public Theater tonight, starring Academy Award-winning Anne Hathaway. The production is directed by Academy Award nomi…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:58AMMonday, April 6, 2015
A special Tony Award for lifetime achievement will be bestowed to Tommy Tune this June. This will mark Mr. Tune’s 10th Tony award – his other nine have been collected for his wor…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:34AMWith the announcement of the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations, award season is officially upon us. The Off-Broadway League announced nominations in 18 categories for the Lucille…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:17AMThursday, April 2, 2015
Rory Kinnear’s The Herd will make it’s US premiere tonight at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Downstairs Theatre. Written by the Olivier Award-winning Kinnear, the producti…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:31AMPassion will be igniting tonight when Sir David Hare’s Skylight, featuring Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, opens on Broadway. The revival is directed by Stephen Daldry, and runs for …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 08:51AMWednesday, April 1, 2015
For the past three years, playwright David Adjmi has been locked in a legal battle with DLT Entertainment over his off-Broadway play, 3C. Today, he finally won the battle. Adjmi’s 3C…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 06:10PMTuesday, March 31, 2015
Next Monday, Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher will sit down at the 92nd Street Y for an intimate evening entitled, Back on Broadway: Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher in Conver…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:41AMMonday, March 30, 2015
NBC is donning their ruby red slippers, and ready to ease on down the road. The network announced today that The Wiz will be its next live musical performance, with Cirque du Soleil boardi…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:05PMGene Saks, the Tony Award-winning director of Neil Simon’s play onstage and onscreen, passed away on Saturday. He was 93. For his full obituary, please visit the New York Times website…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:09AMWednesday, March 25, 2015
The current Broadway company of the Tony-Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome a new cast member on April 28: Grammy Award-winner Brandy Norwood. Norwood, who sta…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:00AMTuesday, March 24, 2015
Skylight by David Hare will be taking a week off from performances in April when leading lady Carey Mulligan travels on a previously scheduled promotional tour for Far From The Maddening …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:09PMThursday, March 19, 2015
HBO will be releasing a new documentary, “Larry Kramer In Love & Anger,” this June about Larry Kramer, playwright of the Tony Award-winning The Normal Heart. It will debut to…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:02PMBeth Stelling, one of the contributing improvisers from 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, was interviewed on International Waters podcast this week! Click here to take a listen and learn more abou…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:23PMFriday, March 13, 2015
In our Dinner & Drinks series, Lit Associate Ben Coleman tells you which restaurants and bars to hit up pre and post-show. Whether you're flying solo, impressing a date, or having Mom a…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:57PMStaff Picks is a regular series where Samuel French staff members get the chance to chat about their favorite musicals or plays. Let’s do this! First, name and job title. Elizabeth Mi…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:14PMPreviews begin tonight for David Hare’s Skylight, which is transferring to Broadway after a sold-out run in London. This revival features Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, and is directed…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:35AMThe first batch of tickets for BroadwayCon, a first-time event that will bring together theatre fans and Broadway stars, will go on sale this Sunday, March 15. That’s right, first batc…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:26AMThursday, March 12, 2015
Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan will be appearing on LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL on March 20. Mulligan will be discussing her current Broadway show, Skylight by David Hare, in which…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:32AMRoundabout Theatre Company’s On The Twentieth Century, starring Tony and Emmy Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth and Tony Award nominee Peter Gallagher, will open on Broadway this evening. Di…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:08AMWednesday, March 11, 2015
Last week, our Marketing team made their annual journey to the south for the Southeastern Theatre Conference. This year, SETC was hosted in Chattanooga, TN – and believe us, it was a …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 01:22PMJoin Carey Perloff at her only Los Angeles appearance to celebrate her recent publication, Beautiful Chaos: A Life in Theater. Perloff will be interviewed by Sasha Anawalt, arts critic and …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:39AMTuesday, March 10, 2015
The differences between UK and US theatre can be debated at length. The types of audiences, acceptance of subject matters, even beverages in the theatre. But lately, one new subject has come…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:47PMKen Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery premieres tonight at McCarter Theatre Center. Having had its world premiere in Washington D.C. at Arena Stage, Baskerville is an ada…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:00PMMonday, March 9, 2015
Congratulations to all of the 2015 Olivier Award nominees, especially Blithe Spirit, Skylight, The Nether, and A Streetcar Named Desire! For the full list of nominees, please click here. Pho…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:18PMA six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, Alan Alda has been entertaining audiences for decades. His charisma, charm and, of course, the memory of his role as Hawkeye in the 1970&…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:08PM 
