Alan Cumming News

Ana Gasteyer, from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and SUBURGATORY and Brian d'Arcy James from the new hit series SMASH performed to a sold-out crowd last night, May 26, at Bay Street Theatre. ” Gasteyer and James mingled with the crowd, including actress Blythe Danner, at the post-show VIP soiree. Among the evenings attendees, Board Chairman Frank Filipo, Board Member Jane Holden as well as Hamptonites Bruce Sloan and Sal & Mary Lou Ranieri; and Matt McGrath, a Bay Street Theatre Artistic Associate and the director of the upcoming Mainstage production of Polly Draper in MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, by Geraldine Aron. See below for photos from the after-party! (more...)

The Daily Mail reports that director Rufus Norris, fresh off the debut of his film Broken at Cannes, has cast Michelle Ryan as Sally in the upcoming West End revival of Cabaret. (more...)

Will Smith, star of the film MEN IN BLACK 3, was a guest on this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA. In an interview with Robin Roberts, the actor chatted about his daughter Willow's starring role in an upcoming modern film version of the Broadway musical ANNIE. (more...)

On Twitter Watch, Ana Gasteyer wrote "Nowhere is the depravity of the human spirit more evident than in the Machiavellian hustle for seats at an elementary school performance.." (more...)

The Daily Beast reports that Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor is in the process of developing two new films, one an adaptation of Thomas Mann’s 'Transposed Heads' and the other, an update of 'The Flying Dutcham' to be called 'Riders on the Storm'. (more...)

Ovation will air the U.S. premiere the six-part mini-series The Runaway, novelist Martina Cole’s tale of star-crossed lovers struggling for redemption against a background of crime and corruption. Part one of the mini-series premieres on Saturday, June 9 at 10:00p/EST & 7:00p/PST and runs for each consecutive Saturday night thereafter. (more...)

Stephen Unwin, the Rose Theatre’s Artistic Director, directs Manfred Karge’s The Conquest of the South Pole from Tue 29 May to Sat 2 June, following a run at East London’s Arcola Theatre. (more...)

Check out these pictures of Alan Cummings posing next to some of his fine art photography in his exhibition Snaps in New York yesterday May 1. (more...)

Alan Cumming, Emmy-nominated star of The Good Wife on CBS, was honored at Live Out Loud’s Eleventh Annual Young Trailblazers Benefit Gala this year and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (more...)

Local actor Jesse Peery talks Utah theater, upcoming projects and gives advice to those wanting to do what he does. (more...)

This is not Liza’s “Cabaret”. This ain’t even the edgier Alan Cumming version. The new Schoolyard production of Cabaret currently playing at Re-bar is a different animal entirely. With its more contemporary rock orchestrations and in your face style this production of the Kander and Ebb classic sometimes feels a bit forced into a new mold forsaking the spirit of the original but also manages some amazing moments of clarity of story and brilliant staging. (more...)

According to a report by Variety, the drama Any Day Now and the documentary film Burn won this year's Tribeca Film Festival's audience awards. The honorees were announced at last night's April 28 wrap party. (more...)

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick, presents Christina Ricci and two-time Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth in the company's upcoming production of William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Directed by Tony Speciale, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM began performances Wednesday, March 28 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, May 6. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released production shots below! (more...)

Ovation highlighted the network’s Upfront presentation for journalists today to introduce them to the producer and stars of its exciting new original dance competition series A CHANCE TO DANCE. (more...)

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner announced today that acclaimed/awarding winning actresses Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico will star as Fosca and Clara in the company’s new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony Award-winning musical PASSION, to be directed by John Doyle (the Tony Award-winning revivals of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Company). PASSION is slated to begin performances in February, 2013. Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks and months, as well as full creative team. PASSION opened on Broadway in May of 1994 and received the Tony Award that year for Best Musical. (more...)

Bay Street Theatre today announced an evening with Brian d’Arcy James from the new hit series “Smash” and Ana Gasteyer, from “Saturday Night Live” and “Suburgatory.” The show entitled ANA GASTEYER and BRIAN d’ARCY JAMES: ONE NIGHT, TWO VOICES, THREE CHEERS, will be an evening of song. Tickets are $65-$75 or $100 which includes an after party with the stars. Tickets are available online now at www.baystreet.org or at the Box Office beginning April 18 at 631-725-9500. (more...)

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, will present its sold-out Open Rehearsal Series with Monday Night ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, featuring a company of seasoned actors and directors as they explore the text over three consecutive Monday nights beginning April 16 with Stephanie Roth Haberle and Sam Tsoutsouvas, directed by Brian Kulick; followed by Laila Robbins as Cleopatra on April 23, directed by Craig Baldwin; and finally on April 30, Kim Cattrall as Cleopatra and Anthony Heald as Antony, directed by Brian Kulick. While all three evenings are sold-out, a waiting list will form each evening at 7 pm in the lobby. (more...)

The producers of the current Australian tour of Yes, Prime Minister starring Philip Quast as the suave and cynical Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby and Mark Owen-Taylor as the embattled Prime Minister Jim Hacker, have announced an additional preview performance of the West End comedy hit on Tuesday 22 May at 6.30pm. (more...)

NCTC is presents the San Francisco Premiere of THE TOM JUDSON SHOW by Tom Judson. The show will run from May 2-12, 2012: Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave., near Market St. in San Francisco. Tickets are $28-$41 each, and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861-8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org. (more...)

The Alan Cumming Snaps Photography Exhibition took place in Los Angeles on the 5th of April. Check out these pictures of arrivals including Neil Patrick Harris, Jackie Collins, Lance Bass and Alan Cumming himself. (more...)