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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 Ch…
The Cherry Orchard is timeless. The play needs no gratuitous updating to remain relevant or accessible to American audiences in 2016, so my goal was clear: to create a version faithful to Ch…
The composer Jerome Kern famously said of Irving Berlin, "Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music." That this legacy should arise from Berlin …
On September 16, 2016, Gordon Greenberg spoke about Holiday Inn with education dramaturg Ted Sod as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's lecture series. An edited transcript follows. (Beware…
With this world premiere, we proudly welcome Jenny Rachel Weiner to the Roundabout family and add her to the extraordinary list of playwrights to be produced through this program. We started…
ANNA 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 remarkab…
I'm thrilled to announce the second production in our newly-expanded Roundabout Underground season: the World Premiere of MartÃn Zimmerman's On the Exhale, directed by Leigh Silverman and…
I am a playwright because of Edward Albee. In high school, I found a box of letters and newspaper clippings from and about a relative of mine, the poet Chester Kallman, who was life partners…
I couldn't be happier to be giving Love, Love, Love its American premiere on Septemeber 22, 2016. To my mind, Mike Bartlett is one of the most exciting young playwrights to come on the scene…
We're happy to announce that 2017 Spring Gala will honor legendary fourâ€time Tony winning stage and film actor Frank Langella with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theat…
I'm thrilled to share that Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan has come onboard to direct Steven Levenson's If I Forget at the Laura Pels Theatre this winter. Dan is a longtime membe…
I am thrilled to share complete casting details for this season's production of Arthur Miller's The Price, directed by Terry Kinney. Danny DeVito (Gregory Solomon) will be making his Broadwa…
On September 15, 2016, The Cherry Orchard will begin performances at the American Airlines Theatre as part of Roundabout's 50th Anniversary season. It's been more than a decade since R…
I am thrilled to share the title of our third and final show in the American Airlines Theatre next season. Anne Kauffman will be making her Roundabout debut directing the late Scott McPherso…
Roundabout's Theatrical Teaching Institute (TTI), a six day professional development opportunity that invites participants to explore their own creativity and new approaches to student engag…
On September 1, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical begins previews at Studio 54. The title itself should tell you that the show is a fascinating combination of old and new. Yes, t…
Upon first read, the many identifiers used to address characters in Russian plays and literature can be daunting. Within the span of a few pages, a character might be addressed by upwards of…
Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin choreographer Denis Jones spoke with education dramaturg Ted Sod about his inspirations and the process of working on the version of a classic film. …
"Doing this show has completely transformed our work at this school. The production was drop-your-jaw, mind-blowingly incredible. The kids have never experienced anything so genuine. Not a s…
Master Teaching Artist Daniel Robert Sullivan has been on Roundabout's Teaching Artist Roster for the past sixteen years. Daniel just returned from a long run as Tommy DeVito in the Las V…
I am thrilled to share casting details for our production of Arthur Miller's The Price. Please join me in welcoming John Turturro (Victor Franz), Tony Shalhoub (Walter Franz), and Jessica He…
I'm thrilled to share the title of our annual benefit reading this year. On Monday, December 12th, Studio 54 will be hosting a one-night only benefit concert reading of Kiss Me, Kate dire…
We are pleased to announce the cast for the first new play of Roundabout Underground's newly expanded 2016â€2017 season. The worldâ€premiere production of Kingdom Come by …
Student Production Workshop's summer production She Was as Beautiful as the Moon follows two strangers, Luna and Alexander, who spend the evening recounting the moments, good and bad, that m…
On July 21st, Student Production Workshop (SPW) ensemble members took part in a College and Career Readiness Interview Skills Workshop at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. …
