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Article | September 22, 2000
Robins and Thomas to Star in Second Stage's Tiny Alice; Starts Nov. 16
Back in August 1998, producers Elizabeth McCann and Daryl Roth were planning to revive Edward Albee's complex 1965 drama, Tiny Alice, on Broadway. They had a director, Mark Lamos, and a star, Richard Thomas, who appeared in the show's hit revival at Connecticut's Hartford Stage earlier that year. A female lead proved harder to find, however, and the production never materialized.
Article | By Ryan McPhee | January 4, 2021
In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2020
Playbill remembers the actors, directors, playwrights, and other familiar faces of the stage who died this year.
Article | By Playbill Staff | December 30, 2019
In Memoriam: Celebrating the Theatre Legends We Lost in 2019
Playbill looks back at the actors, directors, choreographers, and other theatremakers who died in the past year.
Article | By Molly Higgins, Diep Tran | March 12, 2025
10 Broadway Shows About Real-Life Women
From Alison Bechdel to Fanny Brice, these shows are a lesson in women's history.
Article | September 10, 2000
Wilson's OB Jitney Pulls Out of Second Stage Sept. 10 and Into Union Square Sept. 19
As previously reported, the much-acclaimed Second Stage Theatre production of August Wilson's Jitney will end its run at that venue Sept. 10 and reopen Sept. 19 at the larger Union Square Theatre.
Article | August 10, 2000
OB's Jitney to Leave Second Stage Sept. 10; Hit Union Sq. Sept. 19
It's official. The much-acclaimed Second Stage Theatre production of August Wilson's Jitney will transfer to a larger Off-Broadway house. The show, which was scheduled to run to Sept. 3 at Second Stage, will add an extra week there and close Sept. 10, followed by a move to the Union Square Theatre, with performances starting again Sept. 19.
Article | By Andrew Gans | June 9, 2022
Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre Will Be Renamed for Lena Horne
The late, groundbreaking stage and screen star won a 1981 Special Tony for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
Article | December 8, 2000
Reg Rogers Takes a Holiday in Shanley’s Cellini, Starting Jan. 23
While Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre enjoys the somewhat surprising critical and box office strength of their revival of Edward Albee’s enigmatic and once-controversial Tiny Alice, the company’s next production has found its lead actor. Reg Rogers, last seen starring in a CSC revival of Look Back in Anger opposite Enid Graham, will be the titular protagonist of Cellini, written and directed by John Patrick Shanley.
Article | December 7, 2000
Tiny Alice Looms Larger w/ Extension at OB’s Second Stage to Dec. 31
What a difference four decades can bring. When Edward Albee’s Tiny Alice first opened in 1964, the playwright had to hold a press conference just to address negative and puzzled critical response to his offbeat drama. Fast forward to the opening, Dec. 5, of Second Stage Theatre’s Off-Broadway revival of the play, and within days of the opening, the producers have announced an extension of the show’s run, due to “overwhelming demand for tickets.”
Article | December 5, 2000
OB’s Second Stage Puts Albee’s Alice in the Hands of Thomas and Robins, Dec. 5
Did you hear the one about the priest and the millionairess? Well, New York audiences haven’t heard it since 1964, but now Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre is offering a revival of Edward Albee’s enigmatic drama, Tiny Alice, opening Dec. 5 for a run through Dec. 24.
Article | November 16, 2000
OB’s Second Stage Puts Albee’s Alice in the Hands of Thomas and Robins, Nov. 16-Dec. 24
Did you hear the one about the priest and the millionairess? Well, New York audiences haven’t heard it since 1964, but now Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre is offering a revival of Edward Albee’s enigmatic drama, Tiny Alice, beginning performances Nov. 16 for a run through Dec. 24.
Article | October 16, 2000
Higgins, Lacy and Rowe Join Thomas and Robins in Second Stage Alice, Nov. 16
Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre has announced the remaining cast of its upcoming revival of Edward Albee’s Tiny Alice, which goes into rehearsals Oct. 17. Joining leads Richard Thomas and Laila Robins are John Michael Higgins, Tom Lacy and Stephen Rowe. Higgins, currently in the Christopher Guest film comedy “Best In Show,” was the original Jeffrey in OB’s Jeffrey. Lacy appeared in the National Actors Theatre mounting of Timon of Athens.
Article | December 22, 2000
Wilson's OB Jitney Comes to a Stop Jan. 28
While Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre enjoys the somewhat surprising critical and box office strength of their revival of Edward Albee’s enigmatic and once-controversial Tiny Alice, perhaps its most acclaimed production to date will soon come to an end. Jitney, August Wilson's look at denizens at a Pittsburgh cab stand, will end its commercial run at the Union Square Theatre Jan. 28, capping a four-month run following the show's transfer from Second Stage Theatre's home space in midtown. Jitney comes to a halt after 20 previews and 311 regular performances (the numbers include performances at both venues).
Article | September 19, 2000
Wilson's OB Jitney Pulls Into Union Square, Sept. 19
Less than two weeks after ending its run at the Second Stage Theatre, the much-acclaimed Second Stage production of August Wilson's Jitney reopens, Sept. 19, at the larger Union Square Theatre.
Article | August 22, 2000
Second Stage Adds Once Around the City to 2000-01 Schedule
The final show of Off-Broadway's Second Stage season will be Once Around the City, a new musical by Willie and Robert Reale. The production -- to be directed by Mark Linn-Baker (who will be acting artistic director of the theatre for six months beginning in January 2001) and choreographed by Jennifer Muller -- will begin previews June 12, 2001.
Article | August 10, 2000
Linn-Baker to Be Acting Artistic Director of Second Stage for Half Season
He's no Perfect Stranger to Second Stage Theatre. Actor Mark Linn-Baker, best known for his years on TV's "Perfect Strangers" and work in filmdom's "My Favorite Year" will have a behind-the-scenes role Off Broadway this season. He's been tapped by Second Stage artistic director Carole Rothman to oversee the company while she takes a half-year vacation, starting January 2001.
Article | January 2, 2002
2001 Necrology: Playbill On-Line Recalls Theatre Folk Who Passed On
A director in a famed theatre family. A celebrated actress of the 1950s who worked too little on the stage. A character man who would play a TV martian. An African-American actress who broke boundaries. An impish actor known for light comedy and serious drama on stage and screen.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | January 2, 2002
2001 Necrology: Playbill On-Line Recalls Theatre Folk Who Passed On
A director in a famed theatre family. A celebrated actress of the 1950s who worked too little on the stage. A character man who would play a TV martian. An African-American actress who broke boundaries. An impish actor known for light comedy and serious drama on stage and screen.
Article | By Margaret Hall | December 30, 2022
In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2022
Playbill remembers the actors, directors, playwrights, and other familiar faces of the stage who died this year.
Article | By Harry Haun | January 26, 2009
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Hedda Gabler — Pistol-Packin' Parker
Broadway's 19th Hedda Gabler set up shop Jan. 25 at the American Airlines Theatre, and she is, of all people, Mary-Louise Parker, on hiatus — or "highatus"? — from TV's "Weeds."

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