What do Anton Chekhov, Jerry Seinfeld, and Stephen Karam have in common? Karam himself explained the connection in a 2012 conversation at the University of Scranton. “I think I discovered …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 11:03AMANNA LOUIZOS—SET DESIGN I have had great affection for Holiday Inn ever since I first saw the movie as a child, and I would watch it every chance I had over the years. It is a remarkable…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 02:25PMWe're happy to announce that 2017 Spring Gala will honor legendary four‐time Tony winning stage and film actor Frank Langella with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre on Mo…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:49AMWe are pleased to announce the cast for the first new play of Roundabout Underground’s newly expanded 2016‐2017 season. The world‐premiere production of Kingdom Come by Jenny Rachel…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 12:11PMI’m happy to share additional casting details for Holiday Inn. Joining the previously announced Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer, Megan Lawrence, Megan Sikora, Corbin Bleu, and Lee Wilkof are…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 06:29PMFor the first time, from the NYC's Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, Broadway shows are being brought to neighborhoods across New York City through “Broadway in the Boroughs.” F…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:49PMTom Pye — Set Designer Good research is always the best foundation for any design. In taking up the invitation to work with Jonathan Kent on Long Day's Journey Into Night, I felt compell…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 12:23PMRoundabout Theatre Company and Columbia University School of the Arts are pleased to announce Columbia@Roundabout, an initiative aimed at educating and developing the next generation of play…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:19PMDavid Rockwell – Set Designer The centerpiece of our design for She Loves Me is Maraczek’s Parfumerie. Set in 1930s Budapest, this high-end emporium is a saturation of extravagant Art No…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 12:59PMDonyale Werle – Set Design Things are not always as they appear. The Robber Bridegroom is the musical story of Jamie Lockhart, the man with two faces - gentleman bridegroom by day and band…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:47AMWhat makes theatre different from film and television? It’s live! Each and every performance on stage is unique, with myriad factors affecting how things go. The audience may be very loud …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 11:09AMWe are thrilled to announce the fifth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new works written and directed by emerging artists, …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 02:38PMDerek McLane - Set Design The very first thing I thought when I finished Noises Off is that this is one of the funniest plays I’ve ever read. But the other thing I felt, almost at the same…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 09:59AMThe musical masterpiece returns, direct from Broadway! We are proud to announce casting for the national tour of Sam Mendes (Spectre, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall’s (Into the Woods a…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:31PMOn November 5, Roundabout was honored at the National Association for the Deaf's 2015 NADBreakthrough Awards Gala for our contribution to deaf artists and audiences. We were delighted to…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:54PMBeowulf Borritt - Set Designer Thérèse Raquin is a story of a young woman forced into smaller and smaller boxes until she lashes out with devastating results. It's startling and sad to see…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 03:30PMDavid Zinn - Set Designer In designing The Humans, I’ve tried to capture a couple of things: a space which both accommodates, in a technical way, the complicated and particular geography o…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 11:23AMConstance Hoffman - Costume Designer In reading and listening to the play, I have responded to the way experience and memory refract and resonate among the characters. The past and the prese…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 11:33AMEvery writer has his or her own process. Some write the last page first or refuse to start new pieces on a certain day of the week. And most playwrights are intensely private about whatev…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:41PMIn Ugly Lies the Bone, newly discharged soldier Jess (Mamie Gummer) returns to her Florida hometown. She brings with her not only vivid memories of her three tours in Afghanistan, but painfu…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:30AMHarold Pinter was born in Hackney, in London’s East End, in October of 1930. An only child, he was born to Jewish parents of very moderate means; his father, a tailor, and his mother, a ho…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 09:58AMWe are pleased to announce the first‐ever nationwide world premiere of a new play! PROSPECT HIGH: BROOKLYN, written by Daniel Robert Sullivan and a team of New York City teenagers, was d…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 01:00PMTeachers and Arts Educators converged at our annual Theatrical Teaching Institute (TTI) last week – a six-day professional development opportunity. Participants experienced, practiced, a…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:59AMWe are thrilled to announce that Thom Yorke, singer and principal songwriter for the three‐time Grammy Award‐winning alternative rock band, Radiohead, will compose original music for …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 09:00AMWe are thrilled to announce the complete cast for Michael Frayn’s comedy Noises Off. Joining the previously announced Andrea Martin as “Dotty Otley” are Campbell Scott as “Lloyd D…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 09:00AMOn the Twentieth Century, our final musical revival of the 2014-2015 season, closed on Sunday, July 19 at the American Airlines Theatre. The critically acclaimed production played a total of…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:38PMWe are is thrilled to announce Jane Krakowski (Ilona) will return to Roundabout for our 50th Anniversary Season to star alongside René Auberjonois (Maraczek) and Gavin Creel (Kodaly) and …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:00AMWe are pleased to announce the cast of the Off-Broadway premiere production of Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam’s The Humans, directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, as part of o…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 09:00AMOver time, American weddings have changed dramatically, and not just with regards to fashion. The New York Times recently printed an opinion piece on the costs involved for the happy couple …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:40AMWe are pleased to announce a special post-show discussion about the evolution of dating and marriage in conjunction with Joshua Harmon’s new comedy, Significant Other. The discussion is im…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:30AMAmerica is experiencing a resurgence in passenger rail travel. Between 1995 and 2012, ridership rose 55%. On the Acela Express, you can get from Washington, D.C. to Boston in 6 hours, 45 min…
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