Jo Bonney News

Presented as a benefit for Partial Comfort Productions, BATTLE OF THE BARDS is a one-night-only theater competition pitting seven of New York City's hottest emerging theater companies against each other in a stage-fight to the finish.

MCC THEATER today announced that the New York premiere of The Wooden Breeks by Glen Berger, directed by Trip Cullman, will now open one week later on Tuesday, February 21, 7pm at the Lucille Lortel (121 Christopher Street) in order to implement further artistic changes.

Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Durang and more will serve as judges in the Second Annual Battle of the Bands competition on March 3rd

The Wooden Breeks, written by Glen Berger and starring Veanne Cox and others, will begin previews on February 2nd

MCC has replaced Neil LaBute's Swallowing Bicycles with the same playwright's Some Girls, in its American premiere; it will open on June 8th

Alan Ball, the Academy Award-winner behind 'Six Feet Under' and American Beauty, workshopped his new play All That I Will Ever Be at Dartmouth on August 20th

Hilda, an acclaimed play by French novelist/playwright Marie Ndiaye, will have its off-Broadway premiere on November 11th; it will run through December 11th

The full cast of A Solider's Play has now been set, with a number of actor joining previously-announced stars Taye Diggs and Steven Pasquale

A charter bus deal for the Williamstown Theatre Festival also includes tickets to Top Girls, The Sugar Syndrome and dinner at the Williams Inn

Becky Ann Baker, Jessica Hecht and Ellen McLaughlin are some of the stars of the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, which will run at the Main Stage from July 20th to 31st

Roger Rees, the artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, has offered 47 interested theatregoers the chance to take a charter bus to and from Manhattan to Williamsburg, as well as seeing Top Girls and The Sugar Syndrome with dinner for $130

Michael McKean, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Chalke and Gaby Hoffman have been cast in some of the shows featured in this summer's Williamstown Theatre Festival, which runs from July 6th to August 28th

Variety reports the pair will headline the revival at Second Stage this fall.

Ars Nova and The Underwood Theater present, as part of the FREE Out Loud reading series, YEMAYA'S BELLY by Quiara Hudes and directed by Peter Sampieri. YEMAYA'S BELLY will be read by Stephanie Beatriz, Alexis Camins, Gilbert Cruz, Joaquin Torres, Brigette Viellieu-Davis on Monday, May 16 at 7 PM at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street).

The 20th Anniversary Lucille Lortel Awards will be hosted by Julie Halston and Bruce Vilanch on May 2nd at Dodgers Stages

The League Of Off-Broadway Theatres And Producers is proud to announce the nominations for THE 20TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY, which will be presented on Monday, May 2nd at Dodger Stages (340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A late night supper will follow at Ruth's Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street). A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on April 18th at Ruby Foo's Uptown (2182 Broadway at 77th Street).