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DecadeAfter 40 years of outstanding new plays and musicals, Playwrights Horizons holds fast to its mission while setting out for new theatrical neighborhoods in the acclaimed DETROIT, Pulitzer and Tony-winning CLYBOURNE PARK, and many, many more to come.
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SeasonPlaywrights Horizons presents an all-new season from some of the theater's freshest voices, including new work from Sarah Ruhl (the "wickedly clever" [Variety] STAGE KISS), Anne Washburn (MR. BURNS, hailed by the Washington Post as "inexhaustibly original"); Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, and Michael Mitnick (FLY BY NIGHT: A NEW MUSICAL, which the SF Chronicle called "Breathtakingly good ...
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SeasonSee the new musical FAR FROM HEAVEN, Pulitzer Prize finalist DETROIT, and new plays by Annie Baker and Amy Herzog—just some of the offerings we have in store for 2012/13! Read Charles Isherwood's 9/9/12 New York Times article about the season.
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SeasonNew works by Gina Gionfriddo, Kirsten Greenidge, Jordan Harrison, Leslye Headland, Dan LeFranc, and Itamar Moses.
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SeasonNew works by Edward Albee; Adam Bock; Bathsheba Doran; David Greenspan; Amy Herzog; and Joy Gregory, John Langs and Gunnar Madsen.
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DecadeBig and Little Edie bring GREY GARDENS to the Great White Way, while Doug Wright turns an East German transvestite into a Tony-winning leading lady and puts another Pulitzer feather in PH’s cap. Rounding out the decade, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION shatters records to become the longest-running show in our Peter Jay Sharp Theater’s history.
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SeasonCIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker and THIS by Melissa James Gibson both named to NY Times Top 10 of 2009... CMT becomes longest running show in Sharp Theater. Plus new work by Kia Corthron; Daniel Goldfarb; Bruce Norris; and Mariana Elder, Chris Miller, and Nathan Tysen.
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SeasonNew works by Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, Adam Rapp, Theresa Rebeck, Nicky Silver, and Evan Smith.
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SeasonNew works by Adam Bock; Kate Fodor; Jordan Harrison; Sarah Ruhl; Sarah Treem; and John Dempsey, Rinne Groff, and Michael Friedman.
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SeasonGREY GARDENS by Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, and Doug Wright moves to Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre. New works by Tanya Barfield; A.R. Gurney; Richard Nelson; Bruce Norris; Adam Rapp; and David Cale & Jonathan Kreisberg.
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SeasonNew works by Keith Bunin; Christopher Durang; David Marshall Grant; James Lapine; Sarah Schulman; and Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, and Doug Wright.
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SeasonNew works by Neal Bell, Julia Cho, Quincy Long, Richard Nelson, Christopher Shinn, and Kathleen Tolan.
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SeasonNew works by Craig Lucas, Craig Wright, Erin Cressida Wilson, Jack Herrick, Jon Robin Baitz, Lynn Nottage, Mike Craver, and Wendy MacLeod.
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SeasonI AM MY OWN WIFE by Doug Wright moves to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre. New works by Keith Bunin; Christopher Shinn; David Greenspan; Theresa Rebeck; Doug Wright; and Richard Nelson & Ricky Ian Gordon.
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SeasonLOBBY HERO by Kenneth Lonergan moves to off-Broadway’s John Houseman Theater. New works by Billy Aronson; Tom Donaghy; Richard Nelson; Sarah Schulman; Evan Smith; and Fred Alley & James Valcq.
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SeasonJAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey moves to Broadway’s Belasco Theatre. New works by Christopher Shinn, Kathleen Tolan, Keith Bunin, Kenneth Lonergan, Kia Corthron, and Theresa Rebeck.
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DecadeWhile FALSETTOS marched its way to Broadway and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND made waves there, eight US Presidents ate lead in a ground-breaking new musical - and another decade of Off-Broadway accolades (including 18 Obies) is capped by a New York State Governors Arts Award, marking the maturing theater’s continued commitment to excellence.
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SeasonNew works by Kirsten Childs; Jessica Goldberg; James Lapine; Kira Obolensky; and Richard Nelson & Shaun Davey.
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SeasonPlaywrights Horizons wins a New York State Governors Arts Award. New works by Kirsten Childs, Christopher Durang, Amy Freed, Marlane Meyer, Richard Nelson, and Evan Smith.
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SeasonNew works by David Cale, Richard Dresser, Tom Donaghy, Christopher Kyle, Wendy MacLeod, and Lynn Nottage.
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SeasonTim Sanford is appointed Artistic Director. New works by Peter Hedges; Jose Rivera; James Ryan; Nicky Silver; Kelly Stuart; and Brian Crawley & Jeanine Tesori.
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SeasonNew works by Kia Corthron; Ed DuRante; Christopher Kyle; Lynn Martin; Beverly Smith-Dawson; Steve Tesich; and Adam Guettel & Tina Landau.
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SeasonNew works by Neal Bell; A.R. Gurney; Peter Hedges; Marion McClinton; Karen Trott; and Randy Courts & Mark St. Germain.
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SeasonLater Life by A.R. Gurney moves into off-Broadway’s Westside Arts Theater. New works by Ed Dixon; Marion McClinton; Marlane Meyer; Peter Parnell; Jonathan Marc Sherman; Steve Tesich; and John Jiler & Ray Leslee.
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SeasonFALSETTOS by William Finn and James Lapine moves to Broadway’s Golden Theatre. MARVIN'S ROOM by Scott McPherson moves to off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theater. New works by Neal Bell; A.R. Gurney; Eric Overmyer; Jonathan Marc Sherman; Jay Tarses; and John Jiler & Ray Leslee.
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SeasonNew work by Jon Robin Baitz, Michael John LaChiusa, Scott McPherson, Peter Parnell, Regina M. Porter, and Lynn Siefert.
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SeasonONCE ON THIS ISLAND moves to Broadway’s Booth Theatre. FALSETTOLAND by William Finn and James Lapine moves to off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theater. New works by Jon Robin Baitz; A.R. Gurney; Tom Mardirosian; and Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman.
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DecadeHeidi Holland gives her first lecture, George Seurat finishes the hat, and Hoke Colburn gives Miss Daisy Werthan her first drive down 42nd Street, when Playwrights Horizons mounts its first three Pulitzer Prize winners. With nine Obies, four Tonys, and a host of other accolades, the little Off-Broadway theater has become a new play powerhouse.
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SeasonTHE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein moves to Broadway’s Plymouth Theatre. New works by Migdalia Cruz; Tom Mardirosian; Peter Parnell; Martin Sherman; Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty; and James Lapine & William Finn.
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SeasonNew works by Philip Kan Gotanda; Albert Innaurato; Tom Mardirosian; Kathleen Tolan; Wendy Wasserstein; and Laura Harrington & Christopher Drobny.
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SeasonDRIVING MISS DAISY by Alfred Uhry moves to off-Broadway’s John Houseman Theater. New works by Neal Bell; Christopher Durang; A.R. Gurney; Albert Innaurato; Kevin Heelan; Tom Mardirosian; and Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty.
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SeasonNew works by Richard Greenberg; Keith Reddin; Paul Schmidt; Alfred Uhry; and Craig Carnelia & Craig Lucas.
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SeasonSUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine moves to Broadway’s Booth Theatre. THE PERFECT PARTY by A.R. Gurney moves to off-Broadway’s Astor Place Theater. New works by A.R. Gurney; Harry Kondoleon; Mark O'Donnell; Ted Tally; George C. Wolfe & Robert Forrest; and Wendy Wasserstein, Jack Feldman, and Bruce Sussman.
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SeasonISN'T IT ROMANTIC by Wendy Wasserstein moves to off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theater. New works by Neal Bell, Peter Parnell, Keith Reddin, and Jonathan Reynolds.
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SeasonNew works by Mick Casale, Christopher Durang, Mark O'Donnell, Ted Tally, and Wendy Wasserstein.
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SeasonSISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU by Christopher Durang moves to Westside Theater. THE DINING ROOM by A.R. Gurney moves to Astor Place Theater. GENIUSES by Jonathan Reynolds moves to Douglas Fairbanks Theater. New works by Harry Kondoleon; Mark O'Donnell; Peter Parnell; Ronald Ribman; William Finn & Charles Rubin; and Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine.
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SeasonNew works by Jane Chambers; Christopher Durang; A.R. Gurney; Albert Innaurato; Sarah Kernochan; Jonathan Reynolds; and Tom Cone, Skip Kennon, and Ellen Fitzhugh.
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SeasonPASSIONE by Albert Innaurato moves to Broadway’s Morosco Theatre. New works by William Finn; Ted Tally; and Mel Marvin & Stephanie Cotsirilos.
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DecadeFrom its humble origins at the West Side YWCA, Playwrights Horizons relocates twice and Albert Innaurato’s GEMINI becomes its first show to move to Broadway. By the end of its first decade, the theater has already given life to nearly one hundred fifty new American plays and musicals.
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SeasonNew works by William Finn; Terry Curtis Fox; Albert Innaurato; Ron Melrose; Mark O'Donnell; and Bill Weeden, David Finkle, and Sally Fay.
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SeasonSAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE by Ralph Pape moves to off-Broadway’s Actor’s Playhouse. New works by Neal Bell; Willilam Finn; Anthony Giardina; James Lapine; Dallas Murphy; Richard Nelson; Ralph Pape; Jonathan Tunick; Carol Hall & Lesley Gore; and Josh Rubins, Peter Larson, and John Lewis.
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SeasonGEMINI by Albert Innaurato moves to Broadway’s Little Theatre. New works by Neal Bell, Anne Commire, Richard Lortz, Richard Nelson, Sally Ordway, Lainie Robertson, and Ted Tally.
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SeasonNew works by Lonnie Carter; Oliver Hailey; John Heuser; Albert Innaurato; Susan Jack; Gus Kaikkonen; Philip Magdalany; David Rimmer; George Shea; Marsha Sheiness; Martin Sherman; Wendy Wasserstein; and Philip Magdalany & Kenneth Pressman.
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SeasonVANITIES by Jack Heifner moves to the Westside Arts Theatre. New works by Dennis Andersen; E.M. Broner; Edward M. Cohen; Susan Dworkin; Guy Gautier; Roma Greth, Jack Heifner; Larry Ketron; Dorothy Louise; Philip Magdalany; Kevin O'Morrison; Howard Pflanzer; Richard Ploetz; Meir Zvi Ribalow; Iris Rosofsky; Steven Shea; Marsha Sheiness; Martin Sherman; David Shumaker; James P. Staley ...
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SeasonNew works by Dennis Andersen, Robert Cesna, David Epstein, Tony Giordano, Dennis E. Hackin, Jack Heifner, Paul Hodes, Len Jenkin, Robert Karmon, Barry Keating, Larry Ketron, Frederick Kirwin, Philip Magdalany, Jim Magnuson, Jeremiah Murray, Allan Knee, Kenneth Pressman, David Rush, Steven Shea, Marsha Sheiness, Martin Sherman, and David Shumaker.
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SeasonNew works by Dennis Andersen, Anthony Brazina, Jane Chambers, Bess Coding, Hal Craven, D.B. Gilles, Harley Hackett, Albert Innaurato, Len Jenkin, Robert Karmon, Larry Ketron, Allan Knee, Larry Kramer, John B. Kuntz, Arnold Meyer, Jeremiah Murray, Howard Pflanzer, Richard Preston, David Rimmer, David Rodgers, Arthur Sainer, Steven Shea, Jo Ellen Sheffield, Marsha Sheiness, Tom Sydorick, Tom M ...
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SeasonNew works by Dennis Andersen, Michael Carton, Mark Dunster, Eve Friedman, Ira Hayes Fuchs, William Gill, Tony Giordano, William M. Hoffman, Tom Johnson, Robert Karmon, Frederick Kirwin, Charles Leipart, Jonathan Levy, Tom MacCormack, Garrett Morris, Jeremiah Murray, Maurice Noel, Robert Patrick, Milburn Smith, Carl Titkin, Tom Topor, Thomas Rosica, Ben Serlen, Marsha Sheiness, Water Turney, Wendy Wasserstein, and ...
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SeasonNew works by Dennis Andersen, Nathan Barrett, Rory Butler, Craig Clinton, Tom Conklin, Paul DeJohn, Mark Dunster, William Hoffman, Robert Hogan, Steven M. Jacobson, Philip Magdalany, Theresa Marffie, William Narcy, Margaret Power, and Marsha Sheiness,
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