NEWS FROM THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
featured on NBC’s “Today” and
NPR’s “Morning Edition”
Tuesday, December 4


THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, Aaron Sorkin’s new American play about the advent of television, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, will be featured on NBC’s “Today” show and National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on Tuesday, December 4. NBC’s “Today” correspondent Jamie Gangel interviews playwright Aaron Sorkin and star Hank Azaria (who stars as David Sarnoff) on Tuesday, December 4 between 8:30am and 9:00am. NPR’s “Morning Edition” reporter Jeff Lunden sits down with Sorkin, director Des McAnuff, stars Azaria and Jimmi Simpson (who stars as Philo T. Farnsworth) for the interview, which airs in the New York area on WNYC-Radio at 7:50am; elsewhere it will air at 6:50am and 8:50am.

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION opens on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on Monday, December 3, 2007. Previews began on Monday, October 15, 2007. The play stars Tony Award-nominee Hank Azaria as David Sarnoff, and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth.

In addition to Azaria and Simpson, the cast also includes Nadia Bowers, Kyle Fabel, Maurice Godin, Christian McCarthy Johansen, Aaron Krohn, Kate MacCluggage, Bruce McKenzie, Malcolm Morano, Spencer Moses, Michael Mulheren, Jim Ortlieb, Michael Pemberton, Javier Picayo, Katharine Powell, Steve Rosen, Brian Russell, James Sutorius, Margot White, Alexandra Wilson, William Youmans.

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION is produced on Broadway by Dodger Properties and Steven Spielberg for Rabbit Ears, LLC in association with Fred Zollo/Jeffrey Sine, Dancap Productions, Latitude Link/The Pelican Group.

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION centers around the bitter conflict that pitted Philo T. Farnsworth (Jimmi Simpson), a boy genius who invented television as a high school student in 1927, against David Sarnoff (Hank Azaria), the head of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). The legal battle between Farnsworth and RCA would later become known as one of the great, tragic examples of legal and industrial force combining to crush a rightful patent owner. In a race that would change humanity forever, two men battle one another for honor, glory and a place in the history books.

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION design team is comprised of Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), David C. Woolard (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (Lighting Design), Walter Trarbach (Sound Design). The creative team also includes Andrew Lippa (original music) and Lisa Shriver (movement).

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION debuted at La Jolla Playhouse in a “Page To Stage” workshop production, running February 20, 2007 through March 25, 2007.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets to THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com or at the Music Box Theatre box office (239 W 45th St, between Broadway and 8th Avenue). Group sales tickets available by calling (877) 5-Dodger / (877) 536-3437.

Ticket prices for all performances (except Wednesday matinees) are $65, $85 and $100. Tickets prices for Wednesday matinees are $55, $80 and $95. An additional $1.50 theatre restoration charge will be added to the price of each ticket.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Tuesday evenings at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.

www.FarnsworthOnBroadway.com

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NEWS FROM THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION

CURTAINS
CELEBRATES ITS RETURN TO BROADWAY
WITH AN APPEARANCE ON
NBC’s “WEEKEND TODAY”
Saturday, December 1st between 8am and 9am


CURTAINS, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, celebrates its return to Broadway with an appearance on NBC’s “Weekend Today” this Saturday, December 1st between 8am and 9am. The segment captures “Weekend Today” anchor Amy Robach rehearsing and performing a series of cameos in the show and includes interviews with David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk and more.

CURTAINS, starring 2007 Tony Award® winner and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce and Tony and Emmy Award® winner Debra Monk, is playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street).

CURTAINS is an original musical comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes (multiple Tony Award®-winner for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie), music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb (the Tony Award®-winning songwriters of Cabaret, Chicago, New York New York), original book and concept by Tony Award®-winner Peter Stone (1776, Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by John Kander & Rupert Holmes. CURTAINS is directed by five-time Tony Award®-nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, 12 Angry Men, Steel Pier). Choreography is by Tony Award®-winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie).

CURTAINS unfolds backstage at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for the presence of its talent-free leading lady. When the hapless star dies on opening night during her curtain call, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi (David Hyde Pierce) arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder.

The production stars Tony and four-time Emmy Award® David Hyde Pierce as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein, Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks, Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox, Jill Paice as ingénue Niki Harris and Edward Hibbert as director Christopher Belling, with John Bolton as theatre critic Daryl Grady, Michael X. Martin as stage manager Johnny Harmon, Michael McCormick as investor Oscar Shapiro, Noah Racey as choreographer Bobby Pepper, Ernie Sabella as producer Sidney Bernstein and Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét.

The 31-member cast also features Nili Bassman (Arlene Barucca), Bridget Berger (Roberta Wooster), Kevin Bernard (Roy Stetson/Detective O’Farrell), Ward Billeisen (Brick Hawvermale), Paula Leggett Chase (Marjorie Cook), Jennifer Dunne (Jan Setler), David Eggers (Swing), J. Austin Eyer (Swing), Matt Farnsworth (Harv Fremont), Patty Goble (Jessica Cranshaw/Connie Subbotin), Mary Ann Lamb (Mona Page), Lorin Lattaro (Swing), David Loud (Sasha Iljinsky), Brittany Marcin (Peg Prentice), Jim Newman (Randy Dexter), Joe Aaron Reid (Ronnie Driscoll), Christopher Spaulding (Russ Cochran), Jerome Vivona (Swing) and Stephanie Youell (Swing).

Producers are Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. CURTAINS had its world premiere on August 9, 2006 at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

Performance schedule for CURTAINS is Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM.

Tickets are on sale at Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street).

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www.CurtainsTheMusical.com

NEWS FROM A BRONX TALE

A BRONX TALE'S CHAZZ PALMINTERI FEATURED ON BLOOMBERG TV'S "EVENING EDITION" TONIGHT
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 BETWEEN 6-7 PM

Chazz Palminteri, star and writer of Broadway's A BRONX TALE will be featured tonight on Bloomberg's TV's "Evening Edition" hosted by Mike Schneider, live between 6:30-7 PM. The interviewed is scheduled for 6:45 PM Check local listings, or www.bloomberg.com for more information.

A BRONX TALE is playing on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).

Academy Award nominated actor Chazz Palminteri resumed performances last night in his acclaimed show, A BRONX TALE, directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks. The show opened Thursday October 25 for a limited engagement to run through February 10.

Beginning December 9, an additional performance on Sundays at 7 PM has been added (for the month of December only).

During the strike, Palminteri was honored with a portrait at Tony’s DiNapoli Restaurant in Times Square. Also, at Town Hall, he held a question-and-answer session with students from 13 New York City high schools who had tickets to one of the cancelled performances.

A BRONX TALE was first mounted off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies.

Performing the show in Los Angeles and New York, Palminteri caught the attention of studios, producers and directors – all of whom wanted to make the film version – without him. Palminteri turned down a million dollar offer for the film rights, despite having $200 in his bank account at the time. Robert DeNiro came to see the show, and brought both it and Palminteri to the screen, making his directorial debut in the process.

A BRONX TALE produced on Broadway by Go Productions in association with Jujamcyn Theaters. Lighting design is by Paul Gallo, set design by James Noone, and original music and sound design by John Gromada. Mr. Palminteri's wardrobe is supplied by Italian menswear designer ISAIA.

Playing schedule: Tue-Sat at 8 PM, Sat at 2 PM, and Sun at 3 PM - ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES: Sunday, December 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 7pm

Week of Dec 24
No perf. on Tue Dec 25
Wed Dec 26 at 2 and 8 PM
Thu Dec 27 at 8 PM
Fri Dec 28 at 8 PM
Sat Dec 29 at 2 & 8 PM
Sun Dec 30 at 3 & 7 PM
(8 shows total)

Week of Dec 31
Tue Jan 1 at 8
Wed Jan 2 at 8 PM
Thu Jan 3 at 8 PM
Fri Jan 4 at 8 PM
Sat Jan 5 at 2 & 8 PM
Sun Jan 6 at 3 PM
(7 shows total)

Tickets are $96.50, 76.50 and 26.50 and are available through www.telecharge.com,
212 239 6200. Premium tickets and Group Sales are also available through www.telecharge.com.

www.abronxtaleonbroadway.com

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NEWS FROM ROCK'N'ROLL

ROCK ’n’ ROLL
FEATURED TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 30,
ON PBS’s “THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER”


Tom Stoppard’s ROCK ’n’ ROLL will be featured tonight on PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”. The segment with correspondent Jeff Brown features interviews with playwright Tom Stoppard, director Trevor Nunn and star Rufus Sewell. In the New York area, “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” airs on WLIW Channel 21 at 6:00 PM, and WNET Channel 13 at 7:00 PM. Check local listings, or the NewsHour website at www.pbs.org/newshour for more information.

Tom Stoppard’s ROCK ‘n’ ROLL is playing on Broadway at the Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street).

The production, directed by Trevor Nunn, opened to rave reviews on Sunday, November 4. Ben Brantley, New York Times, called ROCK ’n’ ROLL “arguably Tom Stoppard’s finest play. A passionately acted, decades-spanning tale of love, revolution and music. Trevor Nunn’s swift-footed staging had me hooked.” Clive Barnes, New York Post, raved, “Four stars! Funny and enthralling.” Peter Marks, Washington Post, called the play, “Exhilarating, touching and remarkable. Stoppard’s imagination is buoyant. An impassioned contemplation of rock, revolution and the end of Communism.” Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine, wrote, “Tom Stoppard’s astounding new work is funny, wise and in the end, triumphant.”

ROCK ’n’ ROLL will play a limited engagement through Sunday, March 2, 2008.

It's August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling in to Prague. Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall. A deeply felt look at the connection between rock music and revolution, Stoppard's sweeping and witty play spans two countries, three generations and twenty-two turbulent years, at the end of which love remains - and so does rock 'n' roll.

The production features original Royal Court cast members Brian Cox (Max), Sinead Cusack (Eleanor/Esme (Older)), and Rufus Sewell (Jan), with Nicole Ansari (Lenka), Mary Bacon (Gillian/Magda), Alice Eve (Esme (Younger)/Alice), Seth Fisher (The Piper/Policeman), Stephen Kunken (Ferdinand), Quentin Maré (Interrogator/Nigel), Ken Marks (Milan/Waiter), Alexandra Neil (Candida) and Anna O’Donoghue (Pupil),

ROCK ’n’ ROLL won the Evening Standard and London Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Play. The Broadway production marks the 40th anniversary since Stoppard was first introduced to New York audiences with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Stoppard was most recently represented on Broadway with the acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production of The Coast of Utopia, which last season won a record-breaking seven Tony Awards®, including Best Play.

Set design is by Robert Jones, costume design is by Emma Ryott, lighting design is by Howard Harrison and sound design by Ian Dickinson.

ROCK 'n' ROLL is produced on Broadway by Bob Boyett & Sonia Friedman Productions, Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Tulchin/Bartner, Douglas G. Smith, Dancap Productions, Jam Theatricals, and The Weinstein Company, in association with Lincoln Center Theater.

Nicole Ansari, Sinead Cusack and Rufus Sewell are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance to this production.

Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM.

Tickets may be purchased by calling TeleCharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or at the Jacobs Theatre box office (242 West 45th Street).

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www.RocknRollThePlay.com

NEWS FROM MARY POPPINS

BROADWAY’S SUPER HIT MUSICAL

MARY POPPINS’
REBECCA LUKER

CURRENTLY FEATURED ON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PODCAST
CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW

Listen to MARY POPPINS’ Tony nominated Rebecca Luker as she talks with Associated Press Podcast reporter Jane Waldman about becoming ‘Mrs. Banks’ nightly in Broadway’s super new hit musical.

Please click on the following link to hear the interview:
http://www.bigcontact.com/player.php?xmlurl=http://podcast.ap.org/podcasts/AP_On_Broadway.xml?SITE=AZTUC%26TYPE=podcast%26NAME=OnBroadway.

MARY POPPINS is the biggest hit to open during the 2006-2007 season and is a must-see musical for theatergoers of all ages. MARY POPPINS received seven 2007 Tony® Award nominations, including Best Musical. The musical also won two Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Gavin Lee) and Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (Bob Crowley), as well as a Theatre World Award (for Gavin Lee).

MARY POPPINS, a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16, 2006, and quickly proved to be a hit with audience members and critics alike.

The London production continues its record-setting run as it enters its third year at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End.

Based on P.L. Travers’s cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS features the Academy Awardâ-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.
Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team assembled for MARY POPPINS with co-direction and choreography by Tonyâ and Olivier Award winner Matthew Bourne. MARY POPPINS features set and costume design by Tony Awardâ winner Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Steve Canyon Kennedy, orchestrations by William David Brohn, music supervision by David Caddick, and music direction by Brad Haak.

Tickets for MARY POPPINS are available at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, the New Amsterdam Theatre Box Office, and all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling Ticketmaster’s Disney on Broadway hotline at (212) 307-4747. Prices range from $25 - $120. For group sales and information please call (800) 439-9000.

www.DisneyOnBroadway.com

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NEWS FROM THE RECEPTIONIST

THE RECEPTIONIST
PLAYWRIGHT ADAM BOCK &
ACTRESS JAYNE HOUDYSHELL
FEATURED THIS WEEKEND ON
NY1’S “ON STAGE”

THE RECEPTIONIST playwright Adam Bock and actress Jayne Houdyshell, who plays the title role, will be featured guests on this weekend’s edition of NY1’s “On Stage.”

Bock & Houdyshell sat down with NY1 correspondent Patrick Pacheco to talk about the critically acclaimed world premiere production of THE RECEPTIONIST which is currently playing at MTC at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

“On Stage” airs Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., and again from 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. It also airs Mondays from 9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., and that same night from 12:30 a.m – 1:00 a.m.

Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello (Blackbird, Take Me Out), the cast features: Josh Charles (“Sports Night”), Robert Foxworth (Twelve Angry Men), Jayne Houdyshell (Well), and Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked).

At the start of a typical day in the Northeast Office, Beverly deals effortlessly with ringing phones and her colleague's romantic troubles. But the appearance of a charming rep from the Central Office disrupts the friendly routine. And as the true nature of the company's business becomes apparent, THE RECEPTIONIST raises disquieting, provocative questions about the consequences of complicity with evil.

The creative team for THE RECEPTIONIST includes: David Korins (scenic design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Brian MacDevitt (lighting design), Darron L West (sound design), and David Caparelliotis (casting).


TICKETING INFORMATION:

Productions at Manhattan Theatre Club are not affected by the Local One strike and will play all scheduled performances.

Performance Schedule: Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m..

Tickets: Single tickets for all Manhattan Theatre Club productions at New York City Center are available by calling CityTix at (212) 581-1212. Tickets are $75.00. Group and student rates are also available. For group ticket information, call (212) 399-3000 x 4132. Student tickets are $25 and will be on sale for all performances based on availability on the day of the performance, up to one hour before showtime. Call (212) 581-1212 for further information. MTC at New York City Center is accessible to people with disabilities and is equipped with a hearing augmentation system.

Visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com for more information.


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NEWS FROM ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY’s

Artistic Director

TODD HAIMES
will be featured on
NY1’s “On Stage” this weekend, beginning Saturday, November 24th
on Channel 1

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Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company will be featured on NY1’s “On Stage” this weekend beginning Saturday, November 24th on channel 1. Todd sits down with NY1’s Donna Karger to discuss Roundabout’s current season and its auxiliary programs that serve its subscribers and the community.

Roundabout Theatre Company’s current season includes Terrence McNally’s The Ritz starring Rosie Perez & Kevin Chamberlin, directed by Joe Mantello; George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion starring Claire Danes & Jefferson Mays, directed by David Grindley; J.T. Rogers’ The Overwhelming (American premiere), directed by Max Stafford-Clark; Stephen Karam’s Speech & Debate, directed by Jason Moore; Alfred Hitchcock’s Olivier Award winning comedy The 39 Steps, directed by Maria Aitken; Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart, directed by Kathleen Turner; Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine’s Sunday in the Park with George starring Daniel Evans & Jenna Russell, directed by Sam Buntrock; Christopher Durang’s The Marriage of Bette & Boo, directed by Walter Bobbie.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the shows respective box offices.

www.roundabouttheatre.org