Alan Howard News

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Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the March 26 DVD Release of BOB'S NEW SUIT (SRP $24.99), the colorful, character-driven debut of writer/director Alan Howard.

National Theatre Wales's third season will include four new productions by Welsh writers alongside four residencies - in Butetown, Cardiff; in Japan; on Anglesey and in Treorchy - and two large-scale productions - a touring gig with Neon Neon's Gruff Rhys & Boom Bip, and an adaptation of Terry Jones' children's book Fairy Tales staged at Cardiff Castle.

French Without Tears, Terence Rattigan's comedy and one of the longest running plays in British theatre history, makes its debut at the Shaw Festival. This delightful comedy concerning lessons in love, language and the opposite sex, begins previews today at the Royal George Theatre, and shows just how much fun learning French can be!

Renowned performer Don McLean is set to headline at the LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (formerly Las Vegas Hilton) on July 3 in the LVH Theater.

Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist William Kennedy was the guest of honor at a special toast at popular Theater District eatery, Trattoria Dopo Teatro. Longtime friend and noted film and theater producer Barbara Ligeti along with Trattoria Dopo Teatro owners architect Emilio Barletta & Giuseppe Manica hosted the reception to salute the author on the release of his eagerly anticipated new novel, 'Chango's Beads and Two Toned Shoes'.

'KINGS: THE SIEGE OF TROY'- Three theaters team up to present new stage version of 'The Iliad of Homer, Books I & II' as adapted by famed English poet Christopher Logue. Production is adapted for the stage and directed by Jim Milton.

'KINGS: THE SIEGE OF TROY'- Three theaters team up to present new stage version of 'The Iliad of Homer, Books I & II' as adapted by famed English poet Christopher Logue. Production is adapted for the stage and directed by Jim Milton.

'KINGS: THE SIEGE OF TROY'- Three theaters team up to present new stage version of 'The Iliad of Homer, Books I & II' as adapted by famed English poet Christopher Logue. Production is adapted for the stage and directed by Jim Milton.

'KINGS: THE SIEGE OF TROY'- Three theaters team up to present new stage version of 'The Iliad of Homer, Books I & II' as adapted by famed English poet Christopher Logue. Production is adapted for the stage and directed by Jim Milton.

The Center for Arts in Natick 2009 Benefit on Saturday October 3, 2009 - 7:30 PM

The Jericho House will present Katrina, a promenade production composed entirely of accounts provided by both survivors and those responsible for the failed relief effort following the hurricane which destroyed the City of New Orleans in August 2005.

The Jericho House will present Katrina, a promenade production composed entirely of accounts provided by both survivors and those responsible for the failed relief effort following the hurricane which destroyed the city of New Orleans in 2005. Written and directed by Jonathan Holmes, Katrina will be performed by Andrew Dennis, Andrea Harris, Stephanie Langton, Wunmi Mosaku, Joe Speare and Orlando Wells. The newly composed score and immersive sound design, featuring indigenous New Orleans music, is by Peter Readman and Peter Nash.

The Jericho House will present Katrina, a promenade production composed entirely of accounts provided by both survivors and those responsible for the failed relief effort following the hurricane which destroyed the City of New Orleans in August 2005.

The Center for Arts in Natick 2009 Benefit on Saturday October 3, 2009 - 7:30 PM

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, 'A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn,' following the Sunday, August 2, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Ayckbourn's classic comedy 'How The Other Half Loves.' Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing. The symposium will be a free-ranging discussion about the playwright, his influences and his impact on the modern theatre.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, 'A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn,' following the Sunday, August 2, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Ayckbourn's classic comedy 'How The Other Half Loves.' Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing. The symposium will be a free-ranging discussion about the playwright, his influences and his impact on the modern theatre.

The Jericho House will present Katrina, a promenade production composed entirely of accounts provided by both survivors and those responsible for the failed relief effort following the hurricane which destroyed the City of New Orleans in August 2005.

The Jericho House will present Katrina, a promenade production composed entirely of accounts provided by both survivors and those responsible for the failed relief effort following the hurricane which destroyed the city of New Orleans in 2005. Written and directed by Jonathan Holmes, Katrina will be performed by Andrew Dennis, Andrea Harris, Stephanie Langton, Wunmi Mosaku, Joe Speare and Orlando Wells. The newly composed score and immersive sound design, featuring indigenous New Orleans music, is by Peter Readman and Peter Nash.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, 'A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn,' following the Sunday, August 2, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Ayckbourn's classic comedy 'How The Other Half Loves.' Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing. The symposium will be a free-ranging discussion about the playwright, his influences and his impact on the modern theatre.