When playwright August Wilson died in 2005, theater critic Charles Isherwood — writing for the New York Times — called him ...

The August Wilson Theatre opened in 1925 as the Guild Theatre, designed by Crane & Franzheim and located at 245 W. 52nd Street. The theatre was later renamed the Virginia Theatre, after owner ...

How many shows has August Wilson written? August Wilson has written 15 shows including Fences (Playwright), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Playwright), Urban Blight (Bookwriter), The Piano Lesson ...

The August Wilson Theatre was built in 1925 by the Theatre Guild to house its own productions under the name Guild Theatre. It was extensively renovated in the 1950s and renamed The ANTA.

August Wilson ... Director for the Depot Theatre for 4 years, is a faculty member in the Musical Theatre Department at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA - NY Campus) and is a member ...

52nd Street. The venue was renamed for owner Virginia M. Binger in 1981. In 2005, the Virginia was renamed the August Wilson Theatre, in honor of the playwright who died later that year.

We guarantee the young kids will know who August Wilson is,” Kenny Leon, artistic director for the True Colors Theater Company in Atlanta, told several hundred dignitaries, theater celebrities ...