Celebrating its 66th year ETheatre WorldE is the most comprehensive record of the theatrical season on Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off-Broadway and in regional theatre. Each of the 1 000-plus entries includes photos a complete cast listing producers directors authors composers opening and closing dates song titles and plot synopses. ETheatre WorldE also features the year's obituaries a listing of all nominees and winners of the major theatrical awards the longest-running shows on and Off-Broadway and a complete index.THTHThe 2009-2010 season found big-screen stars continuing their trend of taking to the stage with Jude Law in EHamletE and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Stephen Sondheim's EA Little Night MusicE lighting up Broadway while Cate Blanchett wowed all at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Tennessee Williams' EA Streetcar Named DesireE. Donald Margulies' ETime Stands StillE with Laura Linney and David Mamet's ERaceE with James Spader led the season of new Broadway plays while David Greenspan's one-man EThe MyopiaE and Horton Foote's magnum opus EThe Orphans' Home CycleE debuted to raves Off-Broadway. EFela!E based on the life of African-American composer Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a musical sensation and EDreamgirlsE had another noteworthyrevival at the Apollo Theatre that went on to a successful national tour. Regionally Hughie and Krapp's ELast TapeE starring Brian Dennehy at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and EAmerican IdiotE the Green Day musical at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre were regional hits.
