Albert Hackett News

Westport Country Playhouse announces that due to ticket demand for the romantic musical comedy, 'She Loves Me,' four extra performances have been added Thursday through Saturday, May 13 - 15, evenings at 8 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m.

The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, April 20 - May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, April 20 - May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

Just in - NEXT TO NORMAL has one the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! As per the official Pulitzer's web site: For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

The 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinners and Nominated Finalists in all categories will be announced on April 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. Eastern daylight time. Finalists are not announced in advance. The 2010 Prizes are awarded for work published, produced or premiered in 2009.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium with one of the most famous Broadway musical teams, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, 'She Loves Me,' following the Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the enchanting musical comedy, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, April 20 - May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

Producers Philip Margaman, Emily Miller and Frankie J. Grande announce the continuation of the yearlong celebration of prolific playwright and director, Garson Kanin with Remembering Mr. Maugham.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

Producers Philip Margaman, Emily Miller and Frankie J. Grande announce the continuation of the yearlong celebration of prolific playwright and director, Garson Kanin with Remembering Mr. Maugham.

Single tickets to any of the five productions comprising Westport Country Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season, including two musicals and a comic drama, playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2 at noon.

Producers Philip Margaman, Emily Miller and Frankie J. Grande announce the continuation of the yearlong celebration of prolific playwright and director, Garson Kanin with Remembering Mr. Maugham.

Single tickets to any of the five productions comprising Westport Country Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season, including two musicals and a comic drama, playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2 at noon.

Playwright Wendy Kesselman has referred to her current adaptation of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK as the definitive version, and considering the fact that newly available passages of Anne's diary were incorporated into the text, it's certainly more eye opening in a lot of respects. Kesselman gives us a more thorough understanding of Anne, while also enhancing some of the darker aspects of her story, packing this episode in history with considerable emotional weight. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is presenting a superb staging of this fresh adaptation (February 10 - March 7), featuring a stellar ensemble that breathes new life into this tragic tale.

The Albuquerque Theatre guild is an umbrella organization of live theatre companies, theater practitioners, and theater lovers dedicated to making the Albuquerque area's rich live-theatre scene better known to both residents and visitors alike.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

Caitlynne Medrek gives an incandescent performance as the title character in Encore Entertainment's engrossing staging of the 1997 version of The Diary of Anne Frank. * * * * * (OUT OF 5)

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

How important then is this play - now onstage at Nashville Children's Theatre in a stunning production helmed by NCT producing director Scot Copeland - designed for younger audiences? Frankly, its impact is immeasurable, but it most certainly presents the story of young diarist Anne Frank in such a way that younger audiences should never be able to forget the Holocaust, nor should they ever question the reality of those dark days in the human experience.

Virginia Stage Company will produce the world premiere of SCKBSTD, A New Musical by Bruce Hornsby as part of its 2010-2011 season, VSC Artistic Director Chris Hanna announced today. The production will be part of VSC's American Soil Project, the Company's multi-year new play development project that explores the cultural fabric of southeastern Virginia.