Additional casting has been announced for the Manhattan Theatre Club's world-premiere production of David Auburn's The Columnist, which will begin previews April 4 prior to an official opening April 25 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

The complete company of the world-premiere production of Matt Charman's Regrets has been revealed by Manhattan Theatre Club. Carolyn Cantor directs the production at MTC's Off-Broadway home at City Center Stage I.

WIT by Margaret Edson, directed by Lynne Meadow and starring Cynthia Nixon opened on Broadway last night, January 26 to rave reviews at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and BWW was there to capture the cast and creative team at the show's opening night party!

Golden Age, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally's new 1835-set backstage drama that swirls around the premiere of Bellini's opera I Puritani, will get its New York City debut at Manhattan Theatre Club, MTC artistic producer Mandy Greenfield confirmed.

Audiences react to the London production of Master Class now playing at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Manhattan Theatre Club's annual Winter Benefit, an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show, will feature performances by Broadway's Sierra Boggess (Master Class, The Little Mermaid), Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James (Time Stands Still, TV's "Smash"), Tony Award winner Paulo Szot (South Pacific, Carmen) and Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon, All Shook Up).

Molly Smith Metzler's Close Up Space, a new comedy starring Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce as a harried book editor, opened Dec. 19 following previews from Dec. 1 at Manhattan Theatre Club's home at New York City Center Stage I.

Plays this good don't come along often.

Theater critic, Charles Isherwood, names Venus in Fur one of his top 10 productions of 2011.

Following sold out runs on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club and Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company, Venus in Fur, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, will transfer to Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) starring Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy. Tickets go on sale Thursday, December 15. Venus in Fur continues playing at the Friedman Theatre through December 18.

Linda Winer names Good People as one of her top picks of the year.

Star of the Year
Actress makes Broadway debut in role (Born Yesterday) originated by Judy Holliday, gets Tony nomination, then goes on to reprise the role that made her the talk of the town (Venus in Fur). So goes the story of Nina Arianda, whose future is as bright as the laughs she garners.

Moment of Surprise Greatness
David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People gently touched on touchy class issues, but what elevated this small, heartfelt play above its text was Frances McDormand. As a South Boston mother with endlessly bad luck, she brought unpredictability to a story that played out exactly as anyone might have guessed.