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Russell Hornsby, Kristolyn Lloyd, John Douglas Thompson, and More Cast in Seven Guitars at LCT

Russell Hornsby, Kristolyn Lloyd, John Douglas Thompson, and More Cast in Seven Guitars at LCT

John Douglas Thompson Will Play King Lear in TFANA’s 2026-27 Season

John Douglas Thompson Will Play King Lear in TFANA’s 2026-27 Season

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2024-25 Season

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2024-25 Season

Review: Alfred Molina and John Douglas Thompson Square Off in Blustery <I>Inherit the Wind</I>

Review: Alfred Molina and John Douglas Thompson Square Off in Blustery Inherit the Wind

Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson Lead <i>Inherit the Wind</i> at Pasadena Playhouse

Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson Lead Inherit the Wind at Pasadena Playhouse

Review: A <I>Hamlet</I> Brought Into the Present…in Theory, at Least

Review: A Hamlet Brought Into the Present…in Theory, at Least

Irish Rep to Simulcast Final Four Performances of <em>Endgame</em>

Irish Rep to Simulcast Final Four Performances of Endgame

Interview: John Douglas Thompson Talks About Acting in the Dark in Samuel Beckett's <em>Endgame</em>

Interview: John Douglas Thompson Talks About Acting in the Dark in Samuel Beckett's Endgame

Review: The Apocalypse Is Funnier Than You'd Expect in Samuel Beckett's <em>Endgame</em>

Review: The Apocalypse Is Funnier Than You'd Expect in Samuel Beckett's Endgame

Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson to Star in Samuel Beckett's <em>Endgame</em> Off-Broadway

Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson to Star in Samuel Beckett's Endgame Off-Broadway

Review: <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> Stars John Douglas Thompson as Shakespeare's Jewish Moneylender

Review: The Merchant of Venice Stars John Douglas Thompson as Shakespeare's Jewish Moneylender

Casting Announced for John Douglas Thompson-Led <em>The Merchant of Venice</em>

Casting Announced for John Douglas Thompson-Led The Merchant of Venice

Will Eno, Shakespeare to Feature in Theatre for a New Audience's 2021-22 Season

Will Eno, Shakespeare to Feature in Theatre for a New Audience's 2021-22 Season

Bill Irwin, Geraldine Hughes, Robert Cuccioli, and More Set for Irish Rep Season

Bill Irwin, Geraldine Hughes, Robert Cuccioli, and More Set for Irish Rep Season

John Douglas Thompson to Reprise <em>Jitney</em> Role in BCA Benefit Reading

John Douglas Thompson to Reprise Jitney Role in BCA Benefit Reading

Broadway-Bound <em>Moulin Rouge!</em> Leads 2019 IRNE Award Winners

Broadway-Bound Moulin Rouge! Leads 2019 IRNE Award Winners

Glenda Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and More in Broadway's <em>King Lear</em>

Glenda Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and More in Broadway's King Lear

Forbidden Sex, Violence, and Regrets in <em>Man in the Ring</em>

Forbidden Sex, Violence, and Regrets in Man in the Ring

John Douglas Thompson and Kyle Vincent Terry Set for <em>Man in the Ring</em>

John Douglas Thompson and Kyle Vincent Terry Set for Man in the Ring

Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and More Join Broadway's Glenda Jackson-Led <em>King Lear</em>

Ruth Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and More Join Broadway's Glenda Jackson-Led King Lear

<em>Carousel</em> Announces Its Final Spin Around Broadway

Carousel Announces Its Final Spin Around Broadway

Broadway Takes Another Spin Around Rodgers and Hammerstein's <em>Carousel</em>

Broadway Takes Another Spin Around Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel

Phylicia Rashad, John Douglas Thompson Take Part in <em>Public Shakespeare Presents</em>

Phylicia Rashad, John Douglas Thompson Take Part in Public Shakespeare Presents

See Tony Nominee John Douglas Thompson Star in <em>Hamlet</em>

See Tony Nominee John Douglas Thompson Star in Hamlet

Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Julius Caesar</em> Celebrates Opening Night

Shakespeare in the Park's Julius Caesar Celebrates Opening Night

<em>Julius Caesar</em>

Julius Caesar

My First Tony Nomination

Special Reports

My First Tony Nomination

John Douglas Thompson: From Corporate Computer Salesman to Tony Nominee

John Douglas Thompson: From Corporate Computer Salesman to Tony Nominee

John Douglas Thompson to Play Hamlet at American Conservatory Theater

John Douglas Thompson to Play Hamlet at American Conservatory Theater

Danny Burstein and Annaleigh Ashford to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Midsummer</em>

Danny Burstein and Annaleigh Ashford to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's Midsummer

John Legend and More Welcome August Wilson's <em>Jitney</em> to Broadway

John Legend and More Welcome August Wilson's Jitney to Broadway

<em>Jitney</em>

Jitney

<em>Jitney</em> Prepares for a Historic Broadway Opening

Jitney Prepares for a Historic Broadway Opening

First Look at Broadway Premiere of <em>August Wilson's Jitney</em>

First Look at Broadway Premiere of August Wilson's Jitney

Brandon Dirden, John Douglas Thompson, and More Introduce Broadway's <em>Jitney</em>

Brandon Dirden, John Douglas Thompson, and More Introduce Broadway's Jitney

Brandon Dirden, John Douglas Thompson, and More Set for <em>Jitney</em> on Broadway

Brandon Dirden, John Douglas Thompson, and More Set for Jitney on Broadway

<em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

Troilus and Cressida

Louis Cancelmi to Replace David Harbour in <em>Troilus and Cressida</em> at the Delacorte

Louis Cancelmi to Replace David Harbour in Troilus and Cressida at the Delacorte

<em>Troilus and Cressida</em> Comes to Free Shakespeare in the Park

Troilus and Cressida Comes to Free Shakespeare in the Park

In Rehearsal With Free Shakespeare in the Park's <em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

In Rehearsal With Free Shakespeare in the Park's Troilus and Cressida

Andrew Burnap and Ismenia Mendes to Lead Public Theater's <em>Troilus and Cressida</em>

Andrew Burnap and Ismenia Mendes to Lead Public Theater's Troilus and Cressida

Inside the Public Theater's 2016 Gala With Meryl Streep and More

Inside the Public Theater's 2016 Gala With Meryl Streep and More

<em>The Father</em> and <em>A Doll's House</em>

The Father and A Doll's House

Julie Taymor Honors Kathryn Hunter at the Theatre for a New Audience Gala

Julie Taymor Honors Kathryn Hunter at the Theatre for a New Audience Gala

Liev Schreiber to Be Honored by Red Bull Theatre Company

Liev Schreiber to Be Honored by Red Bull Theatre Company

Our Shrinking Repertoire

Thinking About Theater

Our Shrinking Repertoire

John Douglas Thompson and Maggie Lacey to Lead <em>A Doll's House</em>

John Douglas Thompson and Maggie Lacey to Lead A Doll's House

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Reveals 2016 Award Nominees

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Reveals 2016 Award Nominees

NEA Awards $50,000 to Theatre for a New Audience

NEA Awards $50,000 to Theatre for a New Audience

Giving Will the Shakes

Thinking About Theater

Giving Will the Shakes

<em>Red Velvet</em>

Red Velvet

John Douglas Thompson Set to Begin <em>Red Velvet</em> at Shakespeare & Company

John Douglas Thompson Set to Begin Red Velvet at Shakespeare & Company

Theatre for a New Audience Season to Include <em>Pericles</em> Directed by Trevor Nunn

Theatre for a New Audience Season to Include Pericles Directed by Trevor Nunn

<em>Hamilton</em> and <em>An American in Paris</em> Lead 2015 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Hamilton and An American in Paris Lead 2015 Drama Desk Award Nominations

<em>The Iceman Cometh</em>

The Iceman Cometh

<em>Tamburlaine</em>, With John Douglas Thompson, Extends at Theatre for a New Audience

Tamburlaine, With John Douglas Thompson, Extends at Theatre for a New Audience

<em>Tamburlaine, Parts I and II</em>

Tamburlaine, Parts I and II

A New Work By Peter Brook Joins Theatre for a New Audience's Season

<em>Satchmo at the Waldorf</em>

Satchmo at the Waldorf

John Douglas Thompson to Star in Off-Broadway Premiere of <em>Satchmo at the Waldorf</em>

John Douglas Thompson to Star in Off-Broadway Premiere of Satchmo at the Waldorf

Author John Grisham Toasts Broadway's A Time to Kill on Opening Night

<em>A Time to Kill</em>

A Time to Kill

Former U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate Fred Dalton Thompson Makes His Broadway Debut in <em>A Time To Kill</em>

Former U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate Fred Dalton Thompson Makes His Broadway Debut in A Time To Kill

Your First Look at Sebastian Arcelus and the Handsome Company of Broadway’s A Time to Kill

Sebastian Arcelus, Fred Dalton Thompson to Lead Broadway Premiere of A Time to Kill

Broadway Critic Terry Teachout’s Satchmo at the Waldorf Breaks Long Wharf’s Box Office Records

John Douglas Thompson to Reprise Satchmo at the Waldorf at the Wilma

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The Cast of SIX The Musical Live! Courtesy of Focus Features

The Original Queens of Six Talk Bringing the Hit Musical to the Big Screen

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