The staff and Board of Directors of the Drama League wish to deeply thank everyone who helped make

A Musical Celebration of Broadway
Honoring Audra McDonald 

a HUGE success.

We were honored to host this star-studded event, honoring one of the great leading ladies of Broadway.
Audra, we salute you and your incredible career to this point. Please hurry back to Broadway!

Stay tuned for photos from the event.

As 2012 wraps up, critics and audiences are reflecting on a fascinating and dynamic year on New York stages. Drama League Directors Project alumni productions featured heavily on this year’s Best Of… lists.

The Drama League congratulates all  of our alumni on the work they produced this year in theatres across the country. From our newest graduates and their work in DirectorFest 2012 earlier this month; to our most established alums, such as Pam MacKinnon who had two shows well represented on critics’ Top Ten 2012 lists.

Here is a round-up of other alum productions that made those lists:

• 3C (dir. Jackson Gay):
  Adam Feldman (Time Out NY); Elizabeth Vincentelli (New York Post)

• A Christmas Story: The Musical (dir. John Rando):
  Mark Kennedy (AP); Richard Zoglin (TIME Magazine)

• Clybourne Park (dir. Pam MacKinnon):
  John Lahr (The New Yorker); Mark Kennedy (AP); Charles McNulty (L.A. Times); Scott Brown (New York Magazine)

• Detroit (dir. Anne Kaufmann):
  David Cote (Time Out NY); Charles Isherwood (New York Times); Richard Zoglin (TIME Magazine); Elizabeth Vincentelli (New York Post)

• The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (dir. Diane Paulus):
  Thom Geier (Entertainment Weekly)

• Grace (dir. Dexter Bullard):
  Richard Zoglin (TIME Magazine)

• Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (dir. Rachel Chavkin):
  Adam Feldman (Time Out NY); David Cote (Time Out NY); Scott Brown (New York Magazine); Elizabeth Vincentelli (New York Post)

• Peter and the Starcatcher (dir. Alex Timbers & Roger Rees*):
  John Lahr (The New Yorker); Ben Brantley (New York Times); Scott Brown (New York Magazine)

• Restoration Comedy (dir. Ed Sylvanus Iskander)
  Bess Rowan (Huffington Post)

• The Whale (dir.Davis McCallum):
  John Lahr (The New Yorker)

• Uncle Vanya (dir. Sam Gold):
  David Cote (Time Out NY); Charles Isherwood (New York Times); Scott Brown (New York Magazine)

• Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolf? (dir. Pam MacKinnon):
  David Cote (Time Out NY); Charles Isherwood (New York Times); Mark Kennedy (AP); Charles McNulty (L.A. Times); Scott Brown (New York Magazine); Richard Zoglin      (TIME Magazine);  Thom Geier (Entertainment Weekly); Elizabeth Vincentelli (New York Post)

* Not a Directors Project alum

The Drama League’s 29th Annual Benefit Gala

A Musical Celebration of Broadway

Ticket Information: ORDER ONLINE or Call 212.244.9494 x 25 for more information

RESCHEDULED: NEW DETAILS BELOW

A DISCUSSION WITH THE MARKETING TEAM OF BROADWAY’S SERINO/COYNE

Postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, The Drama League and Serino/Coyne have now rescheduled A DISCUSSION WITH THE MARKETING TEAM OF BROADWAY’S SERINO/COYNE. We hope to see you there!

Name that show: “So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.” “Remember your first time.” “Imagination Untamed.” If you answered Wicked, Phantom of the Opera or The Lion King, you have the folks at Serino/Coyne to thank. Specializing in branding, advertising and marketing for live entertainment, and with their work for shows like Newsies, Les Miserables, Jersey Boys and more plastered all over Times Square, on the web, and on TV, Serino/Coyne’s work “backstage” is just as impressive as what happens “onstage.” Join The Drama League as we learn what it takes to “put butts in the seats” on Broadway.

Thursday, January 10 | 7 pm
FREE FOR MEMBERS
NON-MEMBER SUGGESTED DONATION: $25.00
TO RSVP, CALL: (212) 244-9494 ext. 25
MEMBERS: RSVP ONLINE HERE

We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped make
DirectorFest 2012 such a success.
We look forward to seeing you next year.

For the opportunity to present your work in the 2013 DirectorFest
or as a fellow in any of our many programs,
applications are NOW OPEN for all of our seven Directors Project programs.

Give the Gift of Theater for the Holidays! 

Surprise someone with a Drama League Membership.

Look no further, the perfect present is the gift of theater! Introduce friends and family to The Drama League and you’ll support our efforts to enrich and educate artists and audiences.

Give a Drama League membership, and we will send you a letter with your tax-deductible information and send your loved one their membership card and benefits. They’ll also receive a special Drama League present! This is one gift that keeps on giving all year long. Call (212) 244-9494 ext. 25 or print and mail the attached form to give a Drama League Membership today!

CLICK HERE TO SURPRISE SOMEONE WITH A GIFT MEMBERSHIP

THE DRAMA LEAGUE’S
FALL EVENTS ILLUMINATE THE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE

Program highlights include Q&A’s with actors
David Hyde Pierce, David Schwimmer, Michael Shannon,
director/librettist James Lapine, casting director Bernard Telsey
and more!

DOWNLOAD THE DRAMA LEAGUE’S PROGRAM GUIDE
FOR THE FULL LIST

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Click Here to become a Drama League Member today!

Thank You.

The Drama League gratefully acknowledges the generous donors whose “Create the Space” contributions are helping to facilitate The Drama League Theater Center.

DONATE to the Create The Space campaign TODAY.

The Drama League Hosts
David Schwimmer & Michael Shannon

Monday, September 24 | 7:00pm
An Evening with David Schwimmer and director Anne Kauffman
520 Eighth Avenue | 3rd Floor | NYC 10018

David Schwimmer is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of endearing professor Ross Gellar on the hit NBC sitcom “Friends,” but his body of work is far more diverse. As an actor, Schwimmer made his Broadway debut in 2006 in THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL and gave a critically-acclaimed performance in the 2009 production of OUR TOWN at Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, of which he is a co-founder. He directed the films “Run, Fatboy, Run” and “Trust” starring Clive Owen and Catherine Keener and made his stage directorial debut with FAULT LINES at Cherry Lane Theatre. Schwimmer returns to the stage to star in the New York premiere of Lisa D’Amour’s play DETROIT at Playwrights Horizons. Directors Project alumna Anne Kauffman directed DETROIT, and she joins us to talk about the show’s journey.

Thursday, September 27 | 5:30pm
An Evening with Michael Shannon and director Dexter Bullard
520 Eighth Avenue | 3rd Floor | NYC 10018

Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”) is no stranger to the stage – the prolific actor has worked extensively in New York, London, and Chicago, where he helped found A Red Orchid Theatre. Well known for his role on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” as well as his Oscar-nominated performance in “Revolutionary Road”, also starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, Shannon returns to the New York stage to star in GRACE on Broadway alongside Paul Rudd and Ed Asner. Dexter Bullard, Directors Project alum and the director of GRACE, joins us to illuminate the production’s journey to Broadway. Reed Birney (UNCLE VANYA) joins us to host the evening.

TICKETS: Free for Members | $25 General Public
MEMBERS CLICK HERE
NON-MEMBERS CLICK HERE
Call (212) 244-9494

by Josh Marmer

Alum Jeremy Bloom’s adaptation of The Girl of the Golden West runs August 1-4

The Drama League takes pride in heralding innovative work by Directors Project alumni, and true to fashion, August is filled with tantalizing shows. Opening Wednesday, August 1 and running through Saturday, August 4 is The Girl of the Golden West, a world-premiere adaptation of the 1911 David Belasco novel, written and directed by alum Jeremy Bloom.

Much like the pioneering characters in The Girl of the Golden West, the production pushes boundaries. First written by Belasco as a play, then canonized in a Puccini opera, then turned into a novel in 1911, the Rady&Bloom adaptation of The Girl of the Golden West is billed as “a new music and soul-filled ode to the unexplored and untouched expanse of our nation’s forgotten periphery.” The production features words by Bloom and new music and additional words by Catherine Brookman, Ellen O’Meara, Joe White and Lucas Segall.

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