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Danny DeVito returns to Roundabout Theatre Company in I Need That in October 2023. DeVito is one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile players, excelling as actor, producer and director. The award-winning performance as Louie De Palma on the television show “Taxi” was what propelled DeVito to national prominence. He won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. In a 1999 readers’ poll conducted by TV Guide, DeVito’s Louie De Palma was voted number one among “TV’s Fifty Greatest Character’s Ever.”
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Danny DeVito, I Need That
Danny DeVito, The Price
Danny DeVito, The Price
Danny DeVito, The Price
Danny DeVito, The Price
Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller's The Price
Stage, film, television and novel writer Theresa Rebeck will be interviewed about her long and brilliant career at 6p.m., Monday, June 3, at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced this morning, and while a select, talented few will spend the day celebrating their achievements, there are many who (while still great!), didn't get a nomination this year. Check out who else was eligible below and here's to their great work this theatre season!
The 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, April 30, by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsbery. The announcement can be viewed LIVE (9am ET) in their entirety here on BroadwayWorld.
What I am about to share with you is an experience that I hope all theatre-goers in the Dayton area get to experience at some point in their lives. You hope that the next play or musical you attend will provide the entertainment or the emotional journey that all audiences crave.
Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.
On May 17th BAM will present IRONWEED: An Evening of Art & Humanity, based on William Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Dorset Theatre Festival has announced its 47th Main Stage Summer Season beginning June 21, 2024. Learn more about the full season lineup here!
Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party achieves a record-breaking fundraiser, amassing $10.8 million to support the fight against HIV/AIDS. It featured an unforgettable show-stopping performance of “Are You Ready For Love” by R&B-Soul-Pop Trio Gabriels and Elton John.
See new photos of Emma Stone, Cynthia Erivo, Jessica Lange, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Grande, Cillian Murphy, Jennifer Lawrence, Zendaya, Melissa McCarthy, Regina King, Michelle Yeoh, and more behind-the-scenes of the Oscars. Check out photos from inside the theater, backstage, and the press room now!
Script2Stage2Screen will present a fully staged reading of a new original comedy, Life, Love, and the Pursuit, written by Shelly Chester and directed by Don Cilluffo.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the full company of Judgment Day, a world premiere comedy starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Jason Alexander in his Chicago stage debut.
Following rave Edinburgh reviews and a Fringe First Award, tension-filled two-hander BLUE, will transfer to Seven Dials Playhouse from 5th - 30th March. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
The Comedians with Disabilities Act (CWDA) makes its debut at SF Sketchfest at the Alameda Comedy Club. This comedy troupe, founded by the late comedian Michael O'Connell, features talented comedians with disabilities sharing their unique perspectives.
Twins stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito reunited at I NEED THAT over the holidays. Check out a photo of the reunion here.
Get a backstage look at I Need That on Broadway's 90-second scene change!
Broadway says goodbye to two productions. Some Like It Hot takes its final bow at the Shubert Theatre following 43 previews and 440 regular performances; and I Need That will conclude its limited run at the American Airlines Theatre following 21 previews and 68 regular performances. The venues will soon be home to Hell's Kitchen and Doubt respectively
Theresa Rebeck will discuss her new book Two Plays, which includes her plays Dig and I Need That, at the Drama Book Shop today. The talk will take place Tuesday, December 19 from 7:30 - 8:30pm.
Don't miss New Jersey Symphony's live concert of Matilda with Danny DeVito narrating! Composer David Newman conducts the enchanting score at State Theatre New Jersey.
Playwrights Horizons has revealed the cast for the world premiere of TEETH, a new musical by Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Roundabout Theatre Company’s world-premiere production of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, starring Danny DeVito, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, is now in its final three weeks of performances off-Broadway.
Danny DeVito has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Danny DeVito has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Danny DeVito's first West End show was The Sunshine Boys which opened in 2012
Danny DeVito has been nominated for several awards, including Distinguished Performance at the Drama League Awards for "I Need That," Best Featured Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Price," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Price," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Price," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Price," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Arthur Miller's The Price."
Danny DeVito has won the Best Featured Actor in a Play award at the BroadwayWorld Awards, the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards, and the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance in The Price.
Danny DeVito's next show will be I Need That which opens on 11/2/2023 on Broadway.
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