Wilma Theater News

Jayne Houdyshell, who received a Tony nomination for her performance in Well, will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre as Madame Morrible beginning Tuesday, November 14

Lili Taylor will appear this Thursday, November 2 at 8:30 at the New Work Now! reading of Itamar Moses's Celebrity Row

Philly's top theaters are honored at the Merriam Theater.

The 2006 Barrymore Awards, celebrating achievement in Philadelphia-area theatre, were announced on October 23rd at the Merriam Theatre

Casting has been announced for Birth and After Birth, the new play by Tina Howe that will begin previews at the Atlantic Theater Company on September 13th for an October 3rd opening; it will run through October 29th

Christopher Durang, Frank Wildhorn, Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick were among those who scored Barrymore Award nominations

John Weidman, Jo Bonney and others will select the 16 plays to be selected for the SPF Summer Play Festival

The Wilma Theater puts its usual high production values in the service of Heather Raffo's heartbreaking 'Nine Parts of Desire,' starring the remarkable Jacqueline Antaramian.

Despite the best efforts of Jiri Zizka and the Wilma Theater, Ken Ludwig's 'Shakespeare in Hollywood' fizzles under the weight of its own high concept.

The Arden Theatre Company's production of Sweeney Todd received the most Barrymore Awards, with Elegies: A Song Cycle, Take Me Out, Chasing Nicolette, The Lives of Bosie and more as other winners of the Philadelphia-area awards

John Cullum, Rosemary Harris and Gene Farber will star in Ariel Dorfman's new play The Other Side, which will be presented by MTC; it opens on December 6th

BINGO begins preview performances on Friday, October 21

BroadwayWorld's got all the details on what's coming up in Philly's major theaters!

The Arden Theatre Company's staging of Sweeney Todd earned the most Barrymore nominations this season; Bill Irwin and Bronson Pinchot are also nominees

Two-time Tony Award winner John Cullum will star opposite Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris will star in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side, written by Ariel Dorfman (Death and the Maiden), and directed by Blanka Zizka (Yellowman) at NY City Center Stage I.

The Winter Season, a series of 7pm Monday night concerts at BIRDLAND featuring top Broadway and cabaret performers, continues with composer/lyricists Amanda Green & Tom Kitt, who will be performing their original songs January 24th and 31st at 7pm. The duo will be joined by special guest stars Brooks Ashmanskas, Mario Cantone, Jenn Colella, Gavin Creel, Jerry Dixon, Matt McGrath, Julia Murney, Greg Naughton, Alice Ripley, Amy Spanger and the Tom Kitt Band. The writing team is currently adapting the popular book and film High Fidelity for the Broadway stage as a musical, and will premiere several songs from the musical during the concert.

The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia boasts a current membership of more than 75 organizations and 180 individual artists. 35 theaters participated in this year's nominations for their outstanding work in acting, directing, sound, lighting, costumes, musical direction, choreography and overall outstanding performance.