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Apr 3 2013 07:00 PM ET

Jake Gyllenhaal, America Ferrera, Vanessa Redgrave among Lucille Lortel Award nominees

Tags: America Ferrera, August Wilson, Awards, Jake Gyllenhaal, Musicals, Stage, Stage/Theater - DO NOT USE, Vanessa Redgrave

Image Credit: Joan Marcus

Theater enthusiasts still have to wait until the end of April for this year’s Tony Award nominations, but the ceremony honoring achievements Off-Broadway, the Lucille Lortel Awards, unveiled its list of 2013 nominees today.

Leading the pack with the most nominations is the Signature Theatre revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Among the production’s six nominations is Outstanding Director for Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Outstanding Lead Actor for Brandon J. Dirden, and Outstanding Lead Actress for Roslyn Ruff. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 27 2012 10:00 AM ET

Denzel Washington says he'll return to Broadway next year -- what show should he do?

by Thom Geier

Tags: August Wilson, Denzel Washington, Flight, Julius Caesar, Stage, Stage/Theater - DO NOT USE, William Shakespeare, Movies

Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Earlier this month in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Denzel Washington let slip that he’s planning to return to Broadway “next year.” As for what show he’ll do, the actor gave the vague, “Don’t know yet.” The star, who’s in the hunt for his third Academy Award this year for his performance as a drug- and alcohol-addicted airline pilot in Flight, has starred in two hit productions on the Great White Way in the last decade: He played Marcus Brutus in a sold-out 2005 revival of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and then had a memorable turn as professional baseball player–turned–garbageman Troy Maxon in a 2010 revival of August Wilson’s Fences (the latter show won Tonys for both Washington and his costar, Viola Davis). READ FULL STORY »