The Best Plays Theater Yearbook 2007-2008 » (Annual)

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1920, this beloved annual honors 10 new plays and musicals and three regional plays cited in the Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Awards and Citations competition. As always, The Best Plays Theater Yearbook includes a comprehensive collection of facts and figures about the year in United States theatre. The Best Plays of 2007-2008 were chosen from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions of new plays that opened between June 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008. Individual essays celebrate each work. The plays are: Adding Machine, by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt; August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts; The Farnsworth Invention, by Aaron Sorkin; Dividing the Estate, by Horton Foote; Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl; 100 Saints You Should Know, by Kate Fodor; The Receptionist, by Adam Bock; Rock 'n' Roll, by Tom Stoppard; The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson; Yellow Face, by David Henry Hwang. SPECIAL CITATION: Peter and Jerry, by Edward Albee.

Introduction VII

The Season On And Off Broadway 1

Broadway and Off Broadway Jeffrey Eric Jenkins 3

Broadway Season (summary and chart) 4

Broadway Productions by Season (chart) 5

Off Broadway Season (summary) 14

Off Broadway Season (chart) 15

Off Broadway Productions by Season (chart) 17

The Best Plays Of 2007-2008: Essays 45

Adding Machine by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt Michael Feingold 47

August: Osage County by Tracy Letts Chris Jones 57

Dividing the Estate by Horton Foote Garrett Eisler 69

eurydice by Sarah Ruhl Celia Wren 79

The Farnsworth Invention by Aaron Sorkin Christopher Rawson 89

100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor John Istel 99

The Receptionist by Adam Bock David Cote 109

Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard Charles Wright 119

The Seafarer by Conor McPherson Charles McNulty 129

Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang Dan Bacalzo 139

The Best Plays Of 2007-2008: Special Citation

Peter and Jerry by Edward Albee Michael Sommers 149

Plays Produced In New York 159

Plays Produced on Broadway 161

Plays Produced Off Broadway 203

Cast Replacements and Touring Companies 253

The Season Off Off Broadway 279

The Season Off Off Broadway Sylviane Gold 281

Plays Produced Off Off Broadway 297

The Season Around The United States 337

Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and Citations 339

33 Variations by Moisés Kaufman Nelson Pressley 341

Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl Peter Marks 349

End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer Christine Dolen 355

A Directory of New United States Productions 363

Facts And Figures 425

Long Runs on Broadway 427

Long Runs Off Broadway 431

New York Drama Critics' Circle 433

Pulitzer PrizeWinners 437

Tony Awards 439

Lucille Lortel Awards 444

Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and Citations 446

Additional Prizes and Awards 448

Theater Hall of Fame 454

Margo Jones Citizen of the Theater Medal 459

In Memoriam 46l

The Best Plays and Major Prizewinners, 1894-2008 463

Contributors To Best Plays 491

Index 495