NEWS . . .

November - David Mamet's New Play
Richard is standing by for Nathan Lane in David Mamet's new play "November" which opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, January 17, 2008. (See photos below.)

The Voice of Citicard . . . - through 2008
Richard recently booked a voiceover for Citicard. This will run on their website through 2008.

This Joan . . . - October 29, 2007
Richard has been cast in a staged reading of "This Joan" written by Gary Sunshine and directed by the new Artistic Director of the Willimastown Theater Festival, Nicholas Martin. Richard will be joined by other cast members: Polly Holliday, Anita Gillette, Joyce Van Patten and Kelly Bishop.

Richard has relocated to the East Coast, as of September 2005.

Richard in rehearsals for David Mamet's new play, November, which opened on Broadway in January 2008.

Richard Kline as The President in rehearsals for November.
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Richard Kline as Max and Ato Essandoh as Bigger Thomas in Native Son.
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(l-r) Richard Kline, Denny Dillon and Lewis J. Stadlen star in “ Don’t Talk to the Actors.”
Richard opened in the World Premiere comedy "Don't Talk To The Actors" written by Tom Dudzik which debuted at the Buffalo's Studio Arena Theatre running September 11 through October 7, 2007. This show is drop-dead, scream-out-loud, tear-wrenchingly funny. Kline leads the pack of pros: Denny Dillon and Lewis Stadlen. Kline’s Curt Logan, is a fellow hasbeen TV actor who is set in his ways and full of himself. Kline’s swagger and braggadocio are a highlight in the comedy.

Richard was cast along with Tandy Cronyn and Roderick Hill in St. John Hankin’s The Return of the Prodigal. The Mint Theatre Company presents a winning production and is entrancing audiences and enthralling the critics. Here's what the NY Times critic, Jason Zinoman, has to say in his review.The Mint’s artistic director is at the helm, which runs through July 15, 2007.

"I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James, which opens July 20, 2007 will have Richard in a cameo role.

Richard was cast as the lawyer who defends Bigger Thomas in the world premiere of Richard Wright’s Native Son, at Seattle’s Tony Award Winning Intiman Theatre. The show ran October 14 through November 18, 2006.

Richard’s most recent directorial project is Tonight at 11, the latest solo show written and performed by Fritz Coleman at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, CA. In his latest piece, award-winning weathercaster for NBC4, shows us that truth proves stranger than fiction when behind-the-scenes drama at a fictional Los Angeles television station is exposed. Coleman delights in giving us a real insider’s look at what goes on during your typical late night broadcast, behind the camera and off the air. News from the inside out comes off the TV and onto the stage. Richard has directed all of Fritz’s solo shows. Previews began Wednesday, September 6, 2006, opened Friday, September 15 (closed Sunday, October 1, 2006).

Richard directed the solo show, Computer Geek at Chicago’s Improv Olympic (April 2006). Additionally, he directed Bernie Kopell and Robert Pine in Marvin and Mel at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA. The show ran through January 15, 2005.

Solo show workshops:
Richard is conducting an ongoing workshop on how to write and develop your own solo show. The workshop empowers actors to create their own material with the eventual goal of mounting their own show. For more information, please see Acting Workshop information.