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The Public Theater Extends ECLIPSED, Starring Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o – Broadway World

The Public Theater Extends ECLIPSED, Starring Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o
Broadway World
The Public Theater has announced a one-week extension today for the New York premiere of Eclipsed, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o in her New York stage debut, …
Lupita Nyong’o-Led Eclipsed Extends RunTheaterMania.com

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Max Posner’s ‘Judy’ Comes to the Stage – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Max Posner’s ‘Judy’ Comes to the Stage
Wall Street Journal
Since 2013, director Lear deBessonet, with a cast of 200 predominantly nonprofessional performers culled from community partners in all five boroughs, has pulled off logistical, social and aesthetic triumphs, first with “The Tempest” in 2013 followed …

Max Posner’s ‘Judy’ Comes to the Stage – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

The Second City Heads to Pittsburgh Public Theater This Weekend – Broadway World

The Second City Heads to Pittsburgh Public Theater This Weekend
Broadway World
The Second City Heads to Pittsburgh Public Theater This Weekend Fresh, fast and spectacularly funny, Chicago’s legendary comedy troupe, The Second City, returns to Pittsburgh Public Theater with a new show today, August 28 and tomorrow, August 29, …

Backstage on Broadway: The Public Theater brings community together to perform … – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV

New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV

Backstage on Broadway: The Public Theater brings community together to perform …
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
“Public Works is the Public Theater’s program for radically inclusive theater,” Lear deBessonet, director of Public Works, “It’s about deep relationships with community partner organizations.” The free performance features 200 non-professional …

Hamilton’ modernizes American History – The Justice

The Justice

Hamilton’ modernizes American History
The Justice
9 interview with the New Yorker titled “All About The Hamiltons,” the theater’s artistic director Oskar Eustis explained that this casting choice reflected the larger idea of connecting more Americans with American history. By elevating street …

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Public Theater Among 54 Theatres Taking Play Submissions This Fall – Playbill.com

Public Theater Among 54 Theatres Taking Play Submissions This FallPlaybill.comPublic Theater Among 54 Theatres Taking Play Submissions This Fall. By Olivia Clement 27 Aug 2015. The Play Submissions Helper blog has announced a call-to-action for all pla…

Anne Hathaway Stays Off Beaten Path With Television Series After Public … – KpopStarz

KpopStarzAnne Hathaway Stays Off Beaten Path With Television Series After Public …KpopStarzAnne Hathaway is determined to stay off the beaten path after winning her Oscar. After putting up an off-Broadway play at the Public Theater, the actress is ch…

Remembering ‘Scandal’s’ Joe Morton with Pittsburgh Public Theater – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Remembering ‘Scandal’s’ Joe Morton with Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
raisin Patricia Sheridan’s “Breakfast With …” interview with actor Joe Morton stirred memories of the then-young actor’s electric 1976 appearance in the second year of the Pittsburgh Public Theater in Athol Fugard’s “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead.” That ironic …

Pushing Beyond Theater’s ‘Black Slot’ – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Pushing Beyond Theater’s ‘Black Slot’
Wall Street Journal
It makes no attempt to soften the edges,” said Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater, who ultimately greenlighted the project. He said he was interested in “Eclipsed” after its Yale Rep premiere, but the Public was under construction …

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