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Boyd Gaines and Margaret Colin Will Join John Lithgow in Broadway's The Columnist

February 21, 2012 - Playbill.com

Additional casting has been announced for the Manhattan Theatre Club's world-premiere production of David Auburn's The Columnist, which will begin previews April 4 prior to an official opening April 25 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Brian Hutchison, Alexis Bledel, Lucas Caleb Rooney Join MTC World Premiere of Regrets

February 8, 2012 - Playbill.com

The complete company of the world-premiere production of Matt Charman's Regrets has been revealed by Manhattan Theatre Club. Carolyn Cantor directs the production at MTC's Off-Broadway home at City Center Stage I.

Photo Coverage: WIT Opening on Broadway Party

January 27, 2012 - BroadwayWorld.com

WIT by Margaret Edson, directed by Lynne Meadow and starring Cynthia Nixon opened on Broadway last night, January 26 to rave reviews at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and BWW was there to capture the cast and creative team at the show's opening night party!

Terrence McNally's Golden Age Will Glitter at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2012-13

January 27, 2012 - Playbill.com

Golden Age, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally's new 1835-set backstage drama that swirls around the premiere of Bellini's opera I Puritani, will get its New York City debut at Manhattan Theatre Club, MTC artistic producer Mandy Greenfield confirmed.

Audience Reactions to Master Class in London

January 26, 2012

Audiences react to the London production of Master Class now playing at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Paulo Szot, Brian D'Arcy James, Sierra Boggess and Nikki M. James Will Perform at MTC Winter Benefit

January 12, 2012 - Playbill.com

Manhattan Theatre Club's annual Winter Benefit, an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show, will feature performances by Broadway's Sierra Boggess (Master Class, The Little Mermaid), Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James (Time Stands Still, TV's "Smash"), Tony Award winner Paulo Szot (South Pacific, Carmen) and Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon, All Shook Up).

PHOTO CALL: Jesse Eisenberg, Cheyenne Jackson, Maria Dizzia and More Celebrate Close Up Space Opening

December 20, 2011 - Playbill.com

Molly Smith Metzler's Close Up Space, a new comedy starring Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce as a harried book editor, opened Dec. 19 following previews from Dec. 1 at Manhattan Theatre Club's home at New York City Center Stage I.

Good People is chosen as one of the top 10 productions of the year

December 19, 2011 - Associated Press

Plays this good don't come along often.

Charles Isherwood's Top 10 of 2011:VENUS IN FUR

December 16, 2011 - NYTimes.com

Theater critic, Charles Isherwood, names Venus in Fur one of his top 10 productions of 2011.

Venus in Fur Moves to the Lyceum With Nina Arianda & Hugh Dancy; Now Plays Through June 17

December 12, 2011 - BroadwayWorld.com

Following sold out runs on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club and Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company, Venus in Fur, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, will transfer to Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) starring Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy. Tickets go on sale Thursday, December 15. Venus in Fur continues playing at the Friedman Theatre through December 18.

2011's Best: Plays Took Center Stage

December 6, 2011 - Newsday.com

Linda Winer names Good People as one of her top picks of the year.

The Year in Theater - Star of the Year and Moment of Surprise Greatness

December 4, 2011 - New York Magazine

Star of the Year
Actress makes Broadway debut in role (Born Yesterday) originated by Judy Holliday, gets Tony nomination, then goes on to reprise the role that made her the talk of the town (Venus in Fur). So goes the story of Nina Arianda, whose future is as bright as the laughs she garners.

Moment of Surprise Greatness
David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People gently touched on touchy class issues, but what elevated this small, heartfelt play above its text was Frances McDormand. As a South Boston mother with endlessly bad luck, she brought unpredictability to a story that played out exactly as anyone might have guessed.

Adriane Lenox to Star in Manhattan Theatre Club's Regrets

December 2, 2011 - Theatermania.com
Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox will star in Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Regrets, by British playwright Matt Charman. Carolyn Cantor will direct the production at New York City Center - Stage I.

Suzanne Bertish, Michael Countryman, et al. to Join Cynthia Nixon in Broadway's Wit

November 22, 2011 - Theatermania.com
Full casting has been announced for the Broadway production of Margaret Edson's Wit, to be presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, January 5-March 11, with an opening on January 26. Lynne Meadow will direct.

Venus in Fur Opens on Broadway; Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party Photos

November 9, 2011 - Playbill.com
Venus in Fur, David Ives' two-character play about the relationship between a hungry actress and a controlling writer-director, opened Nov. 8 in its Broadway premiere following previews from Oct. 13, and after an acclaimed Off-Broadway debut in 2010.

Manhattan Theatre Club's CLOSE UP SPACE Begins Rehearsals

November 1, 2011 - BroadwayWorld.com
The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of CLOSE UP SPACE, by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Leigh Silverman begins rehearsals today. CLOSE UP SPACE will begin previews Thursday, December 1 and opens Monday, December 19 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

Nina Arianda & Hugh Dancy Preview Their Sizzling Broadway Pairing in Venus in Fur

26 Sep 2011 - Broadway.com
They’re hot—in more ways than one—and now rising stars Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy are prepping to co-star on Broadway in David Ives’ Venus in Fur. On September 26, the stars took time away from rehearsal to meet the press at MTC’s rehearsal studios.

Zoe Kazan Readies a Play, We Live Here, and Wraps a Film

23 Sep 2011 - WSJ.com
The 27-year-old actor-writer Zoe Kazan has penned her second play, We Live Here, which starts previews this week at New York City Center—Stage I and was commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club.

Venus Returns

15 Sep 2011 - New York Times
Charles Isherwood on the coming Broadway production of the David Ives play Venus in Fur, starring Hugh Dancy and Nina Arianda.

Rosie Perez to Join David Hyde Pierce in MTC's Close Up Space

9 Sep 2011 - Broadway.com
Oscar-nominated Broadway vet Rosie Perez will join previously announced stars David Hyde Pierce and Michael Chernus in Manhattan Theatre Club’s forthcoming world premiere production of Molly Smith Metzler’s Close Up Space. The limited engagement will begin previews on December 1 and open on December 19, directed by Leigh Silverman.

Tix Now on Sale for Cynthia Nixon-Led Wit & John Lithgow-Led The Columnist at MTC

6 Sep 2011 - BroadwayWorld.com
Single tickets are available now for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway productions of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit by Margaret Edson, directed by Lynne Meadow starring Tony and Emmy winner Cynthia Nixon and the world premiere of The Columnist by David Auburn, directed by Daniel Sullivan starring Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow.

Mark Blum, Amy Irving, Jessica Collins Are Related in Zoe Kazan's Family Drama We Live Here for MTC

25 Aug 2011 - Playbill.com
The complete cast of the Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of Zoe Kazan's We Live Here, about secrets that surface during a wedding, will include Mark Blum, Jessica Collins, Betty Gilpin, Academy Award nominee Amy Irving, Oscar Isaac and Jeremy Shamos. Sam Gold (Kin, Circle Mirror Transformation) directs the production, to begin Sept. 22 (opening Oct. 12) at MTC's Off-Broadway home at City Center Stage I (131 West 55th Street). Tickets are on sale through Oct. 30.

Hugh Dancy Will Join Nina Arianda In Broadway's Venus in Fur

15 Aug 2011 - Playbill.com
Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy (Journey’s End, "The Big C") will join the previously announced Tony nominee Nina Arianda in Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of David Ives' Venus in Fur.

Sam Gold Will Direct MTC's We Live Here

4 Aug 2011 - Playbill.com
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced additional casting and creative team members for its upcoming Off-Broadway, world-premiere productions of Zoe Kazan's We Live Here and Molly Smith Metzler's Close Up Space, which will both be seen at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

A Return to Broadway, and a Columnist's Role, for Lithgow

26 Jul 2011 - New York Times
John Lithgow will return to Broadway next spring to star in The Columnist, playing the famous midcentury newspaperman Joseph Alsop in a new drama by David Auburn, who won both the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play in 2001 for Proof.

David Auburn, Zoe Kazan, David Hyde Pierce Set for MTC's 2011-2012 Season

9 May 2011 - Theatermania.com
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced three world premiere productions, to be presented in its upcoming 2011-2012 season.