The world premiere of David Auburn’s The Columnist is set for front-page glory, as Manhattan Theatre Club’s star-studded production heads toward its April 25 opening night on the Great White Way. Set in the dizzying political climate of 1960s America, when columnists were kings and Joseph Alsop wore the crown, the play stars two-time Tony Award winner John ...

The world premiere of David Auburn’s The Columnist begins previews April 4 at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the play stars two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow in the title role and will officially open April 25.

Set at a time when columnists are kings and Joseph Alsop (Lithgow) wears the crown ...

Two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow, four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, Margaret Colin, Tony nominee Stephen Kunken and Grace Gummer are making headlines in  The Columnist. David Auburn's new play tells the story of Joseph Alsop, a man that was once the most powerful and feared journalist in the country. The stars joined the playwright as well as ...

The dizzying and dazzling 1960s political world, where journalists were kings, is brought to life as the world premiere of The Columnist readies to make headlines on the Great White Way. Two-time Tony winner John Lithgow, who stars as the beloved and feared Joseph Alsop, was joined by four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, Margaret Colin, Tony nominee Stephen Kunken ...

“Power, influence…changing the course of history, it’s all in a day’s work,” says John Lithgow, sucking on a cigarette as Joseph Aeslop. In new behind the scenes video footage from a recent photo shoot, the two-time Tony Award winner dishes on his juicy title role in Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere production of David Auburn’s ...

John Lithgow is headed back to Broadway to play the title role in Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere production of David Auburn’s The Columnist. We've got a sneak peek at the two-time Tony Award winner in costume as the play's title character Joseph Aslop, a beloved, feared and courted political columnist in mid-century Washington. Shot by ...

The stars certainly aligned for the one-night-only reading of Dustin Lance Black’s 8, which took place on September 19 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The lineup of talent on and off the stage was almost impossibly starry and included Morgan Freeman, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Cheyenne Jackson, director Joe Mantello and many more. Based on actual trial transcripts ...

There weren’t any singing Mormons at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on September 19. Instead, the stage was lined with two rows of black directors chairs, standing ready for the slew of Hollywood and Broadway A-list stars who came together for the world premiere benefit reading of 8, by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black.

Condensing the three-week 2010 trial ...

John Lithgow, Bradley Whitford and Matt Bomer have joined the starry roster of the one-night-only reading of Dustin Lance Black's Prop 8-themed play, 8, according to The Village Voice. Whitford will play defense attorney Charles Cooper, while Bomer will play Jeff Zarillo, real-life husband of Paul Katami (played by the previously announced Cheyenne Jackson). Zarillo and Katami were central ...

Two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow is headed back to Broadway to play Joseph Alsop, the title role in Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere production of David Auburn’s The Columnist. The play will begin previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on April 3, 2012, and open on April 25, directed by Daniel Sullivan.

The Columnist is set ...