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Superior Donuts is a comedy about the owner of a small donut shop that's located in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Arthur is a gruff, to the point Chicagoan who refuses to sell newfangled cronuts and macchiatos or renovate his dated shop that hasn't changed since it opened in 1969. That all changes when enterprising go-getter Franco fast talks his way into Arthur's life as his new (and only) employee, and convinces him that he can bring the shop

Capital Stage Opens TRUE WEST, 3/24
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2012

Capital Stage continues its successful first season in midtown with a Sam Shepard revival. True West will mark the second Shepard play the company has presented following a 2009 staging of Fool For Love. Performances for True West will run March 21 - April 22, 2012 and will feature company co-fou...


Warner Studio Theatre Presents SUPERIOR DONUTS, 6/1-10
by Kelsey Denette - May 09, 2012

The only thing more run down than the Uptown Chicago donut shop is its owner. Despondent, disengaged, and out of touch, Arthur doesn't even register the vandalism of his store. Even the colorful array of characters in the neighborhood can't bring him out of his shell - the local bag lady, the Russ...


Des Moines Fall 2012 Theater Season Kicks Off - Highlights!
by Brooke Bridenstine - September 03, 2012

Though the heat is still stifling in the Des Moines area, several area theater companies will be ringing in the fall theater season and kicking off their 2012-2013 season this month....


WAFFLE PALACE Encore Moves Into Final Weeks
by Matthew Allen - February 26, 2013

After a sold-out world premiere production last summer, Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee's 'The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered and Scattered 24/7/365' returned to Horizon Theatre for an encore run starting in January; the triumphant return closes on March 17. ArtsATL praised the initial run as 'an...


Richard Cotovsky to Receive 2013 Special Award at Jeff Awards Non-Equity Ceremony
by Kelsey Denette - May 07, 2013

The Jeff Awards Committee has announced that Mary Arrchie Theatre's Richard Cotovsky will receive a Special Award at the 40th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 3, 2013. He will be honored for his cutting edge contributions to Non-Equity Theatre over the past four decades, durin...


TV: First Look at Ron Eldard, Freddy Rodriguez and More in AMERICAN BUFFALO at Geffen Playhouse
by BroadwayWorld TV - April 08, 2013

Ron Eldard (Justified, ER), Freddy Rodriguez (Rico in Six Feet Under) and Bill Smitrovich (Drew Thatcher in Life Goes On) are set to appear in American Buffalo, a revival of David Mamet's American classic. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below....


Matt Dellapina Hosts ON THIS ISLAND at Ars Nova, 4/9
by Kelsey Denette - April 08, 2013

Slant Theatre Project, the team that presented the critically acclaimed play THE STEADFAST earlier this season, will present the sixth episode in their popular story-telling series ON THIS ISLAND on Tuesday, April 9 at 8:00pm at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street) in Manhattan. Matt Dellapina will host....


Theo Ubique Leads 2012 Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominations; Full List Announced!
by Misha Davenport - April 25, 2012

Nominations for the Chicago-based Non-Equity Jeff Awards were announced today; Theo Ubique leads with 14 nominations...


Updated: Michael McKean in Stable Condition Following Car Accident
by Caryn Robbins - May 23, 2012

In today's The Washington Post, McKean's rep, Harriet Sternberg, reports that the actor is in stable condition and is recovering from a broken leg....


It's the BroadwayWorld Chicago Award Winners! KINKY BOOTS, Porter, REEFER MADNESS, PIAZZA, ICEMAN, Dennehy, SUNDAY, Danieley, Diane Lane, Team StarKid and more!
by Paul W. Thompson - December 20, 2012

BroadwayWorld Chicago is proud today to announce the winners of the third annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, the only comprehensive theater award in the Chicago area voted on by fans, and the only one to honor productions in both Equity and non-Equity categories simultaneously. And you, the fans, ...


THE LYONS Box Office Opens March 22
by Harmony Wheeler - March 19, 2012

The box office for the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48 St.) -- where Nicky Silver's comedy THE LYONS begins its Broadway run with a cast starring Tony winners Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa -- opens for window sales on Thursday, March 22 starting at 10 a.m. ...


TV: First Look at Ron Eldard, Freddy Rodriguez and More in AMERICAN BUFFALO at Geffen Playhouse
by BroadwayWorld TV - April 08, 2013

Ron Eldard (Justified, ER), Freddy Rodriguez (Rico in Six Feet Under) and Bill Smitrovich (Drew Thatcher in Life Goes On) are set to appear in American Buffalo, a revival of David Mamet's American classic. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below....


BWW Reviews: Seattle Public Theater's SUPERIOR DONUTS Is Just That ... Superior
by Jay Irwin - September 30, 2012

Every once in awhile a production comes along that completely surprises you. A production that manages to transcend the ordinary and create something special. A production that concocts the perfect alchemist recipe of script, cast and crew to create theatrical gold. Seattle Public Theater's curre...


Carlo Lorenzo Garcia to Exit Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
by Tyler Peterson - July 29, 2013

During his five seasons as Producing Director, he helped produced highly acclaimed productions such as Superior Donuts & The Glass Menagerie, both of which had successful remounts; he directed the Jeff award winning Red Light Winter & Our Bad Magnet and acted in How To Disappear Completely and Never...


WALKING IN SOHO to Play Two Performances at NYMF Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - July 25, 2013

Songwriter Peter Yanowitz (of the bands The Wallflowers and Morningwood) premieres his new multimedia song cycle WALKING IN SOHO at the New York Musical Theatre Festival on July 25 at the Studio Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The show will feature direction and multimedia projectio...


BWW Interviews: Randolph Mantooth Talks SUPERIOR DONUTS at The Purple Rose Theatre Company
by Katie Laban - September 21, 2012

Superior Donuts, by Tracy Letts, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning play August: Osage County, opens the new season at The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan. The play debuted in Chicago in 2008 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company then moved to Broadway in 2009 and now it will make its Mi...


Mary-Arrchie's SUPERIOR DONUTS Announces Extension at Royal George
by Kelsey Denette - November 13, 2012

Due to popular demand, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.'s hit production of SUPERIOR DONUTS will add two additional weeks of performances - extending through December 9, 2012 at The Royal George Cabaret Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts and dir...


Mary-Arrchie To Remount SUPERIOR DONUTS at Royal George, Opening 10/31
by Kelsey Denette - October 09, 2012

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. has announced the return of its Jeff Award nominated production of SUPERIOR DONUTS by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, directed by Matt Miller and featuring nearly all of the original Mary-Arrchie cast. SUPERIOR DONUTS will play October 31 - November 25, 2012 at The Royal ...


Mary-Arrchie's SUPERIOR DONUTS Extends Through Dec. 31
by Kelsey Denette - November 29, 2012

Due to popular demand, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.'s hit production of SUPERIOR DONUTS will add three final weeks of performances - extending through December 31, 2012 at The Royal George Cabaret Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts and direc...


Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. Remounts SUPERIOR DONUTS, Now thru 11/25
by Kelsey Denette - October 30, 2012

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. has announced the return of its Jeff Award nominated production of SUPERIOR DONUTS by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, directed by Matt Miller and featuring nearly all of the original Mary-Arrchie cast. SUPERIOR DONUTS will play tonight, October 31 - November 25, 2012 at T...


South Bend Civic Theatre Presents AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Opening 5/10
by Kelsey Denette - April 08, 2013

South Bend Civic Theatre presents the acclaimed drama August: Osage County by Tracy Letts May 10-19 in the Wilson Mainstage Auditorium. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony award for Best Play, this blistering portrait of a family in crisis has been hailed as the greatest American play of our t...


Photo Coverage: Third Annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards at The Call
by M. William Panek - January 12, 2013

BroadwayWorld Chicago invited all winners, nominees, past winners and nominees, theater folk, superfans, board members and everyone else to the third annual BroadwayWorld Awards Celebration on January 9, 2013 at The Call nightclub in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. BroadwayWorld's Paul W. Thom...


Arden Theatre Company Announces 25th Anniversary Season: NEXT TO NORMAL, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and More
by Kelsey Denette - June 06, 2012

Arden Theatre Company today announced these seven productions for its 2012/13 Season, which marks the company's 25th Anniversary Season....


Tracy Letts and Kelly Reilly Join LOVE IS STRANGE Indie Film
by Movies News Desk - February 15, 2013

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts will join Ira Sachs's indie film LOVE IS STRANGE from Parts & Labor, alongside Kelly Reilly, Michael Gambon and Alfred Molina. Production is slated to begin in New York City this summer....


STOP KISS, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and More Headline Fells Point Corner Theatre's 2012-13 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2012

Fells Point Corner Theatre's announces its 2012-2013 season, featuring Stop Kiss, A Behanding in Spokane, Love, Loss and What I Wore, Superior Donuts, Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon, Les Belles Soeurs, the 10-minute play festival 10x10, and Glengarry Glen Ross! Full details below....






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