391 stories from blog.roundabouttheatre.org
Education Dramaturg Ted Sod interviews the Directors of Into the Woods. Ted Sod: Will you tell us where you were born and educated, and how you got involved in the theater as a music dire…
Education Dramaturg Ted Sod interviews the Directors of Into the Woods. Ted Sod: Let's start with some biographical information: where you were born, where you were educated, and when you…
I'm excited to announce complete casting for On the Twentieth Century " beginning at the American Airlines Theatre in February. In addition to those already announced including Kristin Cheno…
To write a play in which the first scene was written by a character in the second scene, Stoppard's protaganist would necessarily have to be a playwright, a fact that left Stoppard in a s…
We are thrilled to announce that four-time Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® winner Jim Parsons will be joined by Brooks Ashmanskas (Jeff Baird), Tracee Chimo (Tessie Kearns), John Cull…
The Real Thing can be seen within a tradition of plays about theatre artists, and it uses the device of the "play-within-a-play" to raise questions about the nature of "reality." What better…
Likely the most famous passage in The Real Thing, protagonist Henry's "cricket bat speech" is a superb example of writing about writing. Henry and Annie have been arguing about the writing t…
In The Real Thing, playwright Henry (Ewan McGregor) struggles to name the songs he'd take if he were stranded on a desert island. We asked the cast to share the playlist of songs they would …
I am so pleased to announce that casting for the world premiere of Jeff Augustin's Little Children Dream of God, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, is complete. The play will feature Gilbert Cru…
It is my pleasure to announce that the upcoming production of Into The Woods at the Laura Pels Theatre will feature the original McCarter Theatre Center/Fiasco Theater cast. These ten extrao…
I am pleased to announce that our 2015-2016 Season production of Noises Off, starring Andrea Martin, will begin previews on December 17, 2015 and open on January 14, 2016. Jeremy Herrin, …
I am honored to announce that the first production of our 50th Anniversary Season will be Émile Zola's Thérèse Raquin, in a Roundabout-commissioned adaptation by Helen Edmundson and…
It is my pleasure to announce additional cast members for On the Twentieth Century, our next production at the American Airlines Theatre. The previously announced Kristin Chenoweth and Peter…
Immerse yourself in the world of The Real Thing with our recommended listening, reading and tasting lists! LISTEN The Crystals, "Da Doo Ron Ron" HENRY: It's not supposed to be eight re…
In Haiti, at night, entire villages gather around fires and candlelight to listen to folklore whispered by a single storyteller. My family carried that tradition with them to the states, whe…
It is my great pleasure to announce that Stephen Karam's The Humans will receive its New York debut in the fall of 2015 at the Laura Pels Theatre directed by Joe Mantello. This is Stephen's …
Education Dramaturg Ted Sod interviews The Real Thing playwright Tom Stoppard about his work. Ted Sod: Who makes a good director for your plays? Tom Stoppard: That's a really dangerou…
This week, The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, directed by Roundabout's Resident Director, Sam Gold, begins preview as the first production at the American Airlines Theatre in this 2014-2015 …
Actor Ewan McGregor, who plays Henry in The Real Thing, speaks with Education Dramaturg Ted Sod about his role in The Real Thing. Ted Sod: Let's start with some biographical information -- w…
Ted Sod, Education Dramaturg sat down with actress Cynthia Nixon, who plays Charlotte in this production, to talk about her connection to and history with The Real Thing. Ted Sod: You have a…
Director of The Real Thing, Sam Gold, discusses the play with Ted Sod. Ted Sod: Why did you choose to direct Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing? What would you say the play is about? Sam Gold: We…
The iconic composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has written that he lives by one important rule in his work: Content dictates form. But for Indian Ink playwright Tom Stoppard, it's the opp…
Roundabout mourns the loss of our dear friend, Polly Bergen. Polly's career spanned several decades, but I had the privilege of getting to know her back in 2001, when she took on the role of…
We are pleased to announce the complete cast for The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as "Henry," Maggie Gyllenhaal as "Annie," Cynthia Nixon as "Charlotte" and Josh Hamilton as "Max." …
Immerse yourself in the world of Indian Ink with our recommended reading, watching and listening and looking lists! What to Read In the Native State by Tom Stoppard First aired on BBC …
