Todd Haimes

It is my pleasure to announce that the first show at Studio 54 for the 2010-2011 season will be Brief Encounter directed and adapted by Emma Rice.

I am excited to present this imaginative new work that combines elements of Noël Coward’s beloved screenplay, and the one act play on which it was based, with song, dance and Technicolor displays of emotion This breakout hit from London’s Kneehigh Theatre played a sold out run at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY and has also played critically acclaimed engagements at ACT and the Guthrie Theater.

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Today, Roundabout announced an additional production for the 2010-2011 theatrical season: Kneehigh Theatre’s Critically Acclaimed Production of
Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice.

Here is a conversation with Roundabout Artistic Director Todd Haimes about this production:

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Today, Roundabout announced two additional productions for the 2010-2011 theatrical season: Cherry Jones will star in George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession, directed by Doug Hughes and Olympia Dukakis starring in Tennessee Williams’ The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, directed by Michael Wilson.

Here is a conversation with Roundabout Artistic Director Todd Haimes about these productions:

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