Exhibitions of the Week: Alberto Burri at the Guggenheim, Frank Stella at the Whitney
Two new exhibitions summon two painters of grand, perhaps flawed ambitions, yet of undeniable power.
George Lucas News
2015 Kennedy Center Honors to Recognize Carole King, Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson and More on CBS, 12/29
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS recently announced their honorees for 2015 will be singer-songwriter Carole King, filmmaker George Lucas, actress and singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa and actress and Broadway star Cicely Tyson.
A British Invasion: Stars Cross the Pond to Light Up Broadway This Fall!
'[Thank you] to an incredible cast of British and American actors who make the Atlantic look like a little creek you can just kind of pop across,' said Dame Helen Mirren upon receiving her 2015 Tony Award.
VIDEO FLASHBACK: A STAR WARS Musical? One-Man STAR WARS? It's Been Done
While Broadway has yet to see a live adaptation of Lucas' epic, there have been valiant efforts made to bring STAR WARS to the stage.
MYTHBUSTERS Tour Coming to the Orpheum, 11/14
The Orpheum Theatre will welcome the all-new live show MythBusters Jamie & Adam UNLEASHED!, starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series 'MythBusters,' for one night only on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8:00 PM.
Emmy Winner Jimmy Smits to be Honored at Moving Families Forward Gala
Lois Braverman, President & CEO, Ackerman Institute for the Family, announced today that actor Jimmy Smits will be honored with the Ackerman Leadership Award at the Moving Families Forward annual gala which will take place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 301 Park Avenue on Monday, October 26th in Ne
Photo Coverage: American Theatre Wing Honors Stage and Screen Legend James Earl Jones
Just last night, the American Theatre Wing hosted its annual Gala at The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue at Central Park South), honoring legendary actor James Earl Jones.
CHF Hosts Benefit Evening & Public Program with Walter Isaacson Tonight
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening tonight, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl).
Colin Trevorrow to Direct STAR WARS EPISODE IX; Set for 2019 Release
Today at D23, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn announced that writer-director Colin Trevorrow will direct Star Wars: Episode IX, which is set for release in 2019.
ACTORS BRIDGE Offers New Fall Classes
Nashville's Actors Bridge Ensemble has revealed some new course offerings for this fall, including Level One in the Meisner Technqiue taught by Vali Forrister, producing artistic director and co-founder of the critically lauded company - and includes a buzzed-about Star Wars Study Group, led by Davi
Steve Jobs Opera to Premiere in Santa Fe, 2017
The Santa Fe Opera announced that they will present an opera based on the life of Steve Jobs called 'The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,' by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell.
Iconic STAR WARS Movies Celebrated With New Limited Edition Individual Blu-ray Steelbooks
As the galaxy prepares for the next generation of Star Wars, the six epic films will each release as commemorative Blu-ray steelbooks on November 10th.
CHF to Host Benefit Evening & Public Program with Walter Isaacson, 9/15
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening on Tuesday, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl).
Mark Hamill Narrates Science Channel's RAIDERS, RAPTORS AND REBELS: BEHIND THE MAGIC OF ILM Tonight
INDIANA JONES, JURASSIC PARK, and STAR WARS -- perfect examples of science fiction inspiring science fact.
Mark Hamill Narrates Science Channel's RAIDERS, RAPTORS AND REBELS: BEHIND THE MAGIC OF ILM
INDIANA JONES, JURASSIC PARK, and STAR WARS -- perfect examples of science fiction inspiring science fact.
Stan Zimmerman's 'SUICIDE NOTES' Heads to Hollywood Fringe, Now thru 6/28
SUICIDE NOTES: In Their Own Words is a gripping one hour play that uses real suicide notes and performed by four actors in the vein of The Vagina Monologues and Love Letters.
Steve Martin Receives AFI Life Achievement Award on TBS Tonight
The Emmy(R)-winning television event, which this year will celebrate the career of actor, comedian, author, playwright, screenwriter, producer and musician Steve Martin, will continue premiering on TNT or TBS through 2018, with encores each year on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
Mark Ruffalo Honored at Siskel Film Center Renaissance Awards
The Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) once again saluted a leader in cinematic artistry when it honored two-time Academy Award® nominee Mark Ruffalo
BWW Reviews: RINALDO - The Opera That a True Nerd Can Handel
A long, long time ago, in a land far, far away…a man named George Fredric Handel crafted an opera entitled Rinaldo.
Photo Flash: Tommy Tune, 2CELLOS, Martina McBride, Joss Stone, Boyz II Men and More Perform at Ford's Theatre's 2015 Gala
National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, United States Secretary of De
