Theatre World, Volume 60

John Willis, Ben Hodges

Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006 - Performing Arts - 375 pages

(Theatre World). Celebrating its 60th year, this Theatre World remains the authoritative and pictorial record of the Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway seasons and touring companies. Volume 60 features the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for 2004 and the Tony Award-winning Best Play, Douglas Wright's I Am My Own Wife , which also earned star Jefferson Mays the Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony Award. Avenue Q , the human-plus-puppet Tony Award winner for Best Musical, made news announcing that it will only play on Broadway and in Las Vegas. Other highlights of the season include the six-time Drama Desk Award-winning blockbuster musical Wicked ; two of Off-Broadway's most successful and acclaimed shows, Bug and Sarah Jone's bridge and tunnel ; and the world premieres of August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean , at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and Imaginery Friends with Cherry Jones and Swoozie Kurtz, at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. As always, Theatre World 's outstanding features include: An expanded highlights section of professional regional productions from across the U.S.; A listing of all the major theatrical awards; The longest running shows on and Off-Broadway; Biographical data, obituaries, and a comprehensive index.

Contents

• Productions that opened June 12003 May 31 2004: 21
• Productions from past seasons that played through this season: 69
• Productions from past seasons that closed during this season: 83
• Productions that opened June 1 2003 May 31 2004: 93
• Productions from past seasons that played through this season: 127
• Productions from past seasons that closed during this season: 133
• Company Series: 139
• Productions that opened June 1 2003 May 312004: 171
• Company Series: 195
• PROFESSIONAL REGIONAL COMPANIES: 209
• 2003 Theatre World Award Winners: 253
• THEATRE WORLD AWARDS PRESENTATION: 257
• PREVIOUS THEATRE WORLD AWARD RECIPIENTS: 261
• Major Theatrical Awards: 265
• Longest Running Shows on Broadway: 279
• Longest Running Shows OffBroadway: 297
• BIOGRAPHICAL DATA: 305
• OBITUARIES: 309
• INDEX: 331

Bibliographic information

• Title: Theatre World, Volume 60; Applause Bks; John Willis Theatre World Series; Theatre World
• Editors: John Willis, Ben Hodges
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006
• ISBN: 1557836507, 9781557836502
• Length: 375 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / General