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Steppenwolf Theatre Company's critically-acclaimed American play August: Osage County by Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, was nominated for seven 2008 Tony Awards including:
"Steppenwolf is enormously proud of the Tony nominations for August: Osage County," comments Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey. "The play, written and directed by Steppenwolf ensemble members with a cast featuring ensemble actors, was commissioned by and premiered at our theater in Chicago. We are deeply grateful to our Chicago audiences for their ongoing support of our theater that has allowed us to become a premier American theater for the development and production of new work," adds Lavey.
Other awards for August: Osage County include: 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama—Tracy Letts; Three 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Broadway Play, Outstanding Director of a Play—Anna D. Shapiro and Outstanding Actress in a Play—Deanna Dunagan; Six 2007 Joseph Jefferson Awards including Best Production-Play, Best Ensemble, Best Principal Actress—Deanna Dunagan, Best Director—Anna D. Shapiro, Best Scenic Designer—Todd Rosenthal and Best New Work-Play—Tracy Letts.
August: Osage County is currently playing at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street), following its premiere and sold-out run at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesdays - Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling (800) 432-7250.
Also in the Tony Awards spotlight is the Chicago Shakespeare Theater which is the recipient of the 2008 Regional Theatre Tony Award which is a special Tony Award given to a regional theatre company in the United States. The Regional Theatre awards began in 1976 and have continued every year since then, helping to promote what are often the incubators of new productions. Chicago Shakespeare is the fourth Chicago theater to win the regional theater Tony. Prior Chicago theatre winners include:
Steppenwolf Theatre – 1985
Goodman Theatre - 1992
Victory Gardens Theater - 2001
The 2008 Tony Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 7:00pm CST. For additional information, go to www.tonyawards.com.