Emery Olcott News

Last night the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) hosted its annual DGF Gala to celebrate artists and honor patrons of the American theater community in gratitude of their continued support of emerging writers and creators at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in NYC.  Jason Alexander may have said it best: “a world without writers is just mimes and improv.”

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen Jason Alexander to host The Dramatists Guild Foundation's 2019 DGF Gala on Monday, November 4 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York. 2019 DGF Gala to include inaugural presentations of Alan Jay Lerner Awards to pay tribute to the Foundation's founder, Alan Jay Lerner, and be given to individuals with outstanding legacies of supporting writers across the country.

The Dramatists Guild Fund celebrated the work of Steve Martin (Broadway's Bright Star) on Thursday, October 13, at an intimate Salon hosted at the home of DGF supporter, novelist and playwright Elizabeth Dewberry. Scroll down for photos!

Frankenstein, the off-Broadway musical adapted from Mary Shelley's novel, will play its final performance on Sunday, December 9 at 3PM after 70 performances (including 25 previews).

The new off-Broadway musical, Frankenstein, adapted from Mary Shelly's novel, officially opened on Thursday, November 1 at 37 Arts Theatre.