Christopher Plummer News

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival launches its 60th season on Monday, May 28, with a gala performance of Much Ado About Nothing. This is the final season under the artistic directorship of Des McAnuff, and one that promises an array of wonderful theatre for every taste and age group. (more...)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER stars Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker as the title role. The film is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox. (more...)

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival this year features something for everyone. For history lovers, thereÂ’s Henry V, The War of 1812 and Wanderlust, a new musical set during the gold rush of the Great North. Lovers of romance will enjoy The Matchmaker, as well as the classic Shakespeare plays Cymbeline and Much Ado About Nothing. Another classic, the Greek tragedy Elektra, comes from the hand of one of GreeceÂ’s most avant-garde directors. Lovers of literature will want to see Christopher PlummerÂ’s A Word or Two. For families, thereÂ’s YouÂ’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, MacHomer and The Pirates of Penzance. A season rich in musicals also features the Broadway favourite 42nd Street. The season runs now thru October 28. (more...)

Thanks to the vision and determination of the Stratford Shakespeare FestivalÂ’s pioneering artists, the adventure that began in 1953 with two productions in a tent is now North AmericaÂ’s premier repertory theatre. In a season celebrating 60 years of theatrical achievement, the Festival presents 14 productions in five venues, featuring Christopher Plummer and one of the finest acting companies in the world. The season runs now thru October 28. Watch highlights from the Festival's upcoming productions below! (more...)

The 68th annual Theatre World Awards will be held Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at The Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44th Street, NYC. The 2 pm by-invitation-only ceremony will also include presentation of the 4th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence. This year The Theatre World Awards will have ASL interpretation. (more...)

The Paley Center will celebrate Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award–winner Christopher Plummer’s television work (including Hamlet at Elsinore, Little Moon of Alban, and The Thorn Birds) on May 29 at 6pm. (more...)

Yesterday, May 21, the Actor's Fund held its annual gala at the New York Marriott Marquis, honoring Tony and Emmy Award winning artist and activist Harry Belafonte, acting duo Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, and real estate developer David Steiner. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photo coverage below! (more...)

As part of the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre's Summer Season, acclaimed US playwright Joshua Conkel makes his UK debut with the world premiere of the darkly comic The Sluts of Sutton Drive, opening at the Finborough Theatre for a strictly limited run of six Sunday and Monday performances from Sunday, 24 June 2012 to the 9th of July. (more...)

Ben Davis isn’t even in Nashville yet, and already he’s eating like a native: “This morning,” he confides in a telephone interview from his home in New York City, “in anticipation of your phone call and our upcoming trip to Nashville, my wife and I had sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast.” (more...)

The Drayton Festival Theatre has launched its 2012 Season with one of the most popular musicals in theatre history. The Sound of Music, described as "a timeless masterpiece about the power of love and music," opens the theatreÂ’s 22nd Season on a high note. (more...)

Thanks to the vision and determination of the Stratford Shakespeare FestivalÂ’s pioneering artists, the adventure that began in 1953 with two productions in a tent is now North AmericaÂ’s premier repertory theatre. In a season celebrating 60 years of theatrical achievement, the Festival presents 14 productions in five venues, featuring Christopher Plummer and one of the finest acting companies in the world. The season runs now thru October 28. Watch a trailer of the Festival's upcoming productions below! (more...)

Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer’s critically-acclaimed performance in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s production of The Tempest storms into select U.S. movie theaters on Thursday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. local time followed by an exclusive Q&A with the actor and director. (more...)

The 68th annual Theatre World Awards will be held Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at a theatre TBA. The 2 pm by-invitation-only ceremony will also include presentation of the 4th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence. (more...)

The Hound of the Baskervilles, a comedy adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson from Sir Arthur Conan DoyleÂ’s celebrated Sherlock Holmes mystery, opens Penguin Rep TheatreÂ’s 2012 season Friday, May 18. (more...)

Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music returns to Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre for three performances, Friday 20 & Saturday 21 July, 2012 7:30pm and a family friendly Matinee on Saturday 21 July at 1pm. The effervescent Chelsea Plumley returns to hosting duties to guide the audience through an interactive experience and tribute to the very unique film The Sound of Music. (more...)

Artistic Director Des McAnuff will receive the National Arts Centre Award of the Governor GeneralÂ’s Performing Arts Awards at a ceremony at Rideau Hall tonight. The ceremony is followed by a gala performance at the National Arts Centre, honouring each of Governor General Performing Arts Award recipients. Mr. McAnuff is being recognized for his extraordinary accomplishments over the past performance year. (more...)

After 6 seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Julius returns to B'way in a Stratford production, with his brother in the cast as well. (more...)

The Drayton Festival Theatre will launch its 2012 Season with the timeless classic, The Sound of Music. This beloved musical masterpiece plays eight shows a week May 15 through June 9. (more...)

Season three of AT THE PALEY CENTER, focusing on women in news, is starting to tape its signature conversations with Paley Center president and CEO Pat Mitchell, which will air on WNET/Thirteen in the fall. (more...)

Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards honored several celebrities and projects yesterday, April 21, including Chaz Bono, Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson, the film Beginners and ABC's Modern Family. (more...)