Ellen Barkin News

Ryan Murphy talks about his decision to have actor Jim Parsons reprise his Broadway performance as Tommy Boatwright for his 2014 TV adaptation of Broadway's THE NORMAL HEART.

Today, SHOWTIME unveiled the poster art for its new half-hour comedy series HAPPYish, which premieres on Sunday, April 26th at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. HAPPYish stars Oscar® and Golden Globe®nominee Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn and Emmy® winner and Golden Globe nominee Bradley Whitford.

Today, Showtime announced its 2015 Spring Programming, which includes the seventh and final season of NURSE JACKIE, the new series HAPPY and the return of PENNY DREADFUL.

Emmy and Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Ellen Barkin is engaged to British barrister Ben Emmerson. Emmerson, a colleague of Amal Alamuddin

Matt Bomer has won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Television Film for THE NORMAL HEART, HBO's film adaptation of the Broadway play.

According to Deadline, Matt Boomer has signed on to lead HBO's upcoming biopic following legendary Hollywood star Montgomery Clift.

World premiere musical written by Barry Levinson, music and lyrics by Sheryl Crow, and directed by Kathleen Marshall is just plain fun.

Anna Kendrick stopped by the clubhouse to talk about her new film INTO THE WOODS and dish on all her A-list co-stars as well as on everything that went down on set during production.

NBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special 'Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas,' set to air tonight, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. Based on the popular film 'Elf' and the hit Broadway show 'Elf: The Musical,' the special will star four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons ('The Big Bang Theory') as Buddy.

?Emmy and Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Ellen Barkin will guest star in the SHOWTIME comedy pilot HAPPYISH, playing "Dani Kirschenbloom," a headhunter who works closely with Thom Payne (Steve Coogan).

Below, check out an all-new international trailer for THE COBBLER, starring Adam Sandler. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and is due to hit theaters in 2015.

NBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special “Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas,” set to air Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. Based on the popular film “Elf” and the hit Broadway show “Elf: The Musical,” the special will star four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Buddy.

Roundabout Theatre Company is thrilled to welcome back four-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory," Roundabout's Harvey) in a hilarious one-night-only reading of George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly's Merton of the Movies. This rollicking evening will be helmed by Roundabout's Adams Associate Artistic Director, six-time Tony nominee Scott Ellis (Roundabout's Harvey, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), currently represented on Broadway with You Can't Take It With You.

According to Deadline, Emmy nominee Matt Bomer has signed on to join Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in Shane Black's upcoming drama THE NICE GUYS.

In 1985, Larry Kramer's play 'The Normal Heart' debuted at The Public Theatre, and sent shockwaves through the theatrical community. The play was a current, powerful look at the quick-spread of the AIDS epidemic that was raviging the gay community in New York. In The New York Times, theatre critic Frank Rich said of the initial production, 'There can be little doubt that 'The Normal Heart' is the most outspoken play around - or that it speaks up about a subject that justifies its author's unflagging, at times even hysterical, sense of urgency.'

Herrick Entertainment is premiering the highly acclaimed Sundance hit 'Very Good Girls', announced today by Norton Herrick, Chairman of Herrick Entertainment. Tribeca Film will release the film theatrically beginning today, July 25, 2014.

Actor Matt Bomer, one of Hollywood's most exciting young stars, will be honored tonight, July 19 with the coveted Giffoni Award at the 44th Annual Giffoni Experience. The film festival will run now through July 27 in Giffoni Valley Piana, Italy.

Herrick Entertainment is premiering the highly acclaimed Sundance hit 'Very Good Girls', announced today by Norton Herrick, Chairman of Herrick Entertainment. Tribeca Film will release the film theatrically beginning on July 25, 2014.

Actor Matt Bomer, one of Hollywood's most exciting young stars, will be honored on July 19 with the coveted Giffoni Award at the 44th Annual Giffoni Experience.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Actors' Equity doles out awards, off-Broadway is teaming with new shows, Patti LaBelle struts into the guest-starring role in AFTER MIDNIGHT and more!