David Greenspan's New Take on the Patsy, Paired with a New Solo Piece, Opens in NYC - Playbill.Com 8/1/11 7:42 PM

David Greenspan's New Take on The Patsy, Paired With a New Solo Piece, Opens in NYC - Playbill.com 8/1/11 7:42 PM

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David Greenspan's New Take on The Patsy, Paired With a Completeness New Solo Piece, Opens in NYC Master Class Zarkana By Kenneth Jones Follies 24 Jul 2011 A Preview to Amadeus, Traces The Tempest, Much Ado Rent Temporal Powers David Greenspan's fresh adaptation of About Nothing at Old Globe's 2011 Chicago Barry Conners' 1925 Broadway comedy Shakespeare Festival Rap Guide to Evolution The Patsy, with the Obie Award-winning (Video) Million Dollar Quartet actor-writer appearing in the work, opens The Old Globe’s 2011 Shakespeare Festival July 24 in an Off-Broadway staging by includes Peter Shaffer’s The Transport Group Theatre. It's paired Amadeus and

with Jonas, a short work by Greenspan, Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Much Ado Abou ... on some nights. ALSO SAVE ON Broadway's Rock of Ages BROADWAY'S BEST Jack Cummings III, artistic director of the Spreads the Message of Equality at "NOH8" Photo Billy Elliot Drama Desk Award-winning TG, directs. Shoot (Video) Catch Me If You Can Performances of the solo-actor Hair reinvention of the play are at The Duke Andrew Lippa's "It Gets How to Succeed... Better," Featuring Texas Mamma Mia on 42nd Street at 229 W. 42nd Street. State University Mary Poppins Previews began July 15. Students, Now Available Memphis on iTunes (Video) Rock of Ages According to TG notes, "A feisty drawing Sister Act CHART TOPPERS: Most- The Phantom of the Opera room comedy that premiered at Read Playbill.com and more! Broadway’s Booth Theatre in 1925 and Stories, Week of July 17– 23 played for 245 performances, Barry David Greenspan Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN Conners' The Patsy was immediately Marissa Jaret Winokur immortalized in film by the brilliant Marion Davies and Marie Dressler. This Talks Hollywood Bowl Hairspray on "Good Day affectionate new adaptation, performed by five-time Obie Award winner LA" (Video) Playbill Club David Greenspan, playfully resurrects this Cinderella story of a girl who is a More blog entries Featured Offer little less beautiful and a little less loved and her fractious, gossipy family. Most Recently Posted: MASTER CLASS Filled with familial intrigue, marital sparring, lovers in pursuit, country club UPDATED! Patti LuPone The WEEK AHEAD: July and Mandy Patinkin Will scandals, and labors of the heart, Transport Group's The Patsy explores one Save over 30% on your Bring An Evening to 30-Aug. 5 tickets to Master Class! family's aspirations of wealth, status, and love in pre-Depression America Your WEEK AHEAD has Broadway in November arrived! Shakespeare in the through one astonishing and virtuosic performer." Click here for details. 2012 William Inge Park 2011 ends… Hairspray Festival to Honor David goes Hollywood… Carrie Jonas, a monologue written and performed by Greenspan, plays as a double Henry Hwang resurrected!… and Judy! bill to The Patsy on select nights. This world premiere "is a darkly funny and Judy! Judy! B ... New Work About mercurial exploration of doppelgängers past and present, and lives real and Stonewall Riot Is Among The WEEK AHEAD: July Trio of Plays in imagined." 23-29 Steppenwolf's Garage The set and costume design for The Patsy and Jonas More blog entries Rep in 2012

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