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Michael McGuire Joins the Cast of August: Osage County

NEWS February 27, 2008 | 3:36PM

Veteran actor Michael McGuire has joined the cast of August: Osage County as family patriarch Beverly Weston. The role was created by Dennis Letts father of August playwright Tracy Letts, who died of cancer on February 22. The Broadway production of August: Osage County is currently running at the Imperial Theatre and will move to the Music Box on April ... Read More...

August: Osage County Star Dennis Letts Dead at 73

NEWS February 24, 2008 | 6:16PM

Dennis Letts, who made his Broadway debut earlier this season as the patriarch of son Tracy Letts' acclaimed August: Osage County, died on February 22 of cancer in his home city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 73 years old.

In a statement, Tracy Letts said, "My father was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in September of last year, following ...

August: Osage County Will Move to the Music Box

NEWS February 19, 2008 | 9:37AM

The Broadway production of August: Osage County is moving next door this spring. Tracy Letts' acclaimed drama about a missing patriarch and his wildly dysfunctional family will open at the Music Box Theatre on April 29 after playing its final performance at the Imperial Theatre on April 20. The Broadway production of the musical Billy Elliot is scheduled to give ... Read More...

August: Osage County Extends Again, Through 4/13

NEWS January 14, 2008 | 1:08PM

The Broadway production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County has announced a five-week extension of its run at the Imperial Theatre, through April 13. The play, which had previously extended for three weeks after the Broadway stagehands strike, had been scheduled to end on March 9. Most of the show's cast members are based in Chicago, where they originated ... Read More...

Deanna Dunagan

FRESH FACE December 6, 2007 | 10:53AM

Age: "I don't tell. And the reason I don't is that nobody can divorce that [number] from who you are. It starts getting that way in your 40s."

Currently: Playing Violet Weston, the pill-popping, meaner-than-a-snake matriarch in Tracy Letts' acclaimed family epic August: Osage County.

Hometown: Monahans, Texas. "It's 36 miles west of Odessa, where Friday Night ...

Dennis Letts: My Son the Playwright, and Other Secrets of Success

FIRST PERSON November 6, 2007 | 11:13AM

About the author:
Imagine playing the patriarch in a pitch-black epic of familial dysfunction—written by your own son. Depressing? Upsetting? More like exhilarating, according to Dennis Letts, who's making his Broadway debut in August: Osage County, the latest work by his playwright offspring, Tracy. It helps that father and son share a lifelong love of the theater—they ... Read More...

August: Osage County Big Winner at Chicago's Jeff Awards

NEWS October 30, 2007 | 10:06AM

Tracy Letts' family saga August: Osage County, which begins previews on October 30 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, won six 2006-2007 Joseph Jefferson Awards on October 29. The Jeff Awards honor excellence in Chicago theater. August, which was produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, won awards for production, new work, director Anna Shapiro, ensemble, lead actress Deanna Dunagan and set Todd ... Read More...

Brian Kerwin Joins the Cast of Broadway's August: Osage County

NEWS September 21, 2007 | 2:29PM

Brian Kerwin has joined the cast of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County in the role of Steve Heidebrecht. The play, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, will begin previews at the Imperial Theatre on October 30 and open on November 20.

Kerwin, who previously worked with Letts on Man of Nebraska, appeared on Broadway in the Lincoln Center revival of The ...

Tracy Letts' August: Osage County Headed to Broadway

NEWS August 22, 2007 | 8:49AM

Tracy Letts' play August: Osage County, a summer hit at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, is coming to Broadway this fall. The play, featuring most of the original cast members, will begin previews at the Imperial Theatre on October 30 and open on November 20, directed by Anna D. Shapiro. A 16-week limited engagement is planned.

The ensemble cast includes Steppenwolf ...