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December 16, 1775

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Erin Krakow, Ivy Beech and More Join The Guthrie's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (May 24, 2013)

MAD MEN's Vincent Kartheiser to Lead Guthrie's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, 7/6-8/31 (May 17, 2013)

UPDATE: Emily Blunt to Join INTO THE WOODS Film as 'The Baker's Wife'; Plus Christine Baranski as 'The Stepmother'? (May 16, 2013)

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Erin Krakow, Ivy Beech and More Join The Guthrie's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013

The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for its summertime romance Pride and Prejudice adapted for the stage by Simon Reade based on the novel by Jane Austen in the 200th anniversary of its publication. The production will be directed by Joe Dowling and will feature Erin Krakow (Guthrie: The Importance of Being Earnest; Off-Broadway: The Shanghai Gesture, Prometheus Bound; Television: "Army Wives") as Miss Elizabeth Bennet along with previously announced Vincent Kartheiser (Guthrie: A Christmas Carol, Henry V, Henry IV; Regional theater: Death of the Novel; Film: Untamed Heart, In Time; Television: "Mad Men") as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. (more...)

MAD MEN's Vincent Kartheiser to Lead Guthrie's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, 7/6-8/31
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013

The Guthrie Theater today announced that Vincent Kartheiser, known to worldwide audiences as advertising executive Pete Campbell in the ongoing Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG Award-winning series 'Mad Men', will be featured in the iconic role of Mr. Darcy in the theater's upcoming production of Pride and Prejudice based on the novel by Jane Austen, adapted for the stage by Simon Reade and directed by Joe Dowling. The final show of the Guthrie's 50thanniversary season, Pride and Prejudice will begin previews on July 6, with an opening night of July 12, and will run through August 31. (more...)

UPDATE: Emily Blunt to Join INTO THE WOODS Film as 'The Baker's Wife'; Plus Christine Baranski as 'The Stepmother'?
by Movies News Desk - May 16, 2013

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Emily Blunt is in talks to join Disney's film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods, directed by Rob Marshall. Now, sources have told The Wrap that that Christine Baranski, who was part of the original reading last October, is in talks to take on the role of Cinderella's evil stepmother. (more...)

Emily Blunt to Join INTO THE WOODS Film as 'The Baker's Wife'?
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emily Blunt is in talks to join Disney's movie adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods, directed by Rob Marshall. Blunt would play the role of the Baker's Wife. (more...)

Lantern Theater Company Announces 20th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013

In the midst of another record-breaking year of sold out performances and extended runs, Lantern Theater Companyannounces the productions that will comprise its 20th anniversary season in 2013/14. The season will begin with the Philadelphia premiere of Jane Austen's Emma in an adaptation by Michael Bloom, directed by Lantern Associate Artistic Director Kathryn MacMillan. During the holidays, the Lantern will present a world premiere adaptation of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, a co-creation by Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon and Philadelphia creator/performer Sebastienne Mundheim. In the spring, Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon directs William Shakespeare's epic tragedy Julius Caesar. The season will close with the Philadelphia premiere of South African playwright Athol Fugard's newest play, The Train Driver. (more...)

Anne Hathaway Confirmed for Film Musical SONG ONE
by Movies News Desk - May 16, 2013

Movieweb.com reports that Anne Hathaway has officially signed on to star in a new musical drama SONG ONE from Worldview Entertainment. The project will be helmed by Kate Barker-Froyland from her own screenplay. (more...)

Open Air Theatre Announces Full Casting for 2013 Season - Jane Asher, Charlotte Wakefield & More!
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013

As previews begin for Timothy Sheader's production of To Kill a Mockingbird this evening, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre announce full casting for the 2013 season. (more...)

SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL Hits Full Capacity; 5/26 Performance Added
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013

Eager fans have bought up every seat for the rest of the run of the world premiere SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, with tickets to the hit show now as hard to find as a Jane Austen heroine without a romantic secret. (more...)

BELLA'S DREAM Begins 6/16 in NYC
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013

BELLA'S DREAM, a new play with dance written and choreographed by Dana Boll, follows the true life story of Bella and Raymond Boll (the playwright's paternal grandparents), who heeding the advice of a dream, left their home in Poland, weeks before the Nazis invasion. Directed by Jessica Ammirati BELLA'S DREAM begins performances June 16 prior to an official press opening of June 18 at the Flamboyan Theater located at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center (107 Suffolk Street) in Manhattan. (more...)

Celebrate Teachers with Personalized Classics from Book By You
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013

Teachers have one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs, and touch the lives of almost every one of us. What better way to honor such an influential person than by presenting them with their very own, one-of-a-kind personalized classic from Book By You? (more...)

Kathleen Schuller Releases HOW TO BE A HEROINE FOR GIRLS
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2013

Everyone needs a hero, especially young girls. Avid reader and author Kathleen Schuller showcases her favorite heroines in this new book, sharing ideas with a new generation of young readers who may not have read these inspiring books yet. None of these literary heroines is perfect, but they grow in spirit thanks to circumstances and influence from others. Schuller aims to help young girls visualize the virtues of these heroines and apply them to their own lives. (more...)

The Driehaus Museum Hosts Its Popular Annual Mother's Day Victorian Tea Service
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013

The Driehaus Museum's popular Mother's Day afternoon tea returns on Sunday, May 12. The Museum's Gilded Age ballroom will be transformed into an elegant Victorian tea room, the perfect place to indulge and celebrate mothers for all they do. (more...)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Lives, Lily Collins to Star
by Movies News Desk - May 02, 2013

After innumerous false-starts and dropouts, the film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith is back on track thanks to Panorama and the film's producers. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lily Collins (MIRROR, MIRROR) has signed on to star in the film, with Burr Steers (CHARLIE ST. CLOUD) directing. Original producers, Natalie Portman, Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick, and Annette Savitch, are staying onboard. (more...)

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE to Play Hedgerow Theatre, 5/9-6/16
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2013

As it continues to celebrate its own 90th birthday, Hedgerow Theatre is bringing together present and returning company members to stage Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which marks its 200th anniversary this year, from May 9 to June 16. (more...)

Book By You Announces Diverse Collection of Personalized Romance Novels for Mother's Day
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2013

Mother's Day is just around the corner, Sunday, May 12th; what better way to surprise and delight Mom with a unique gift that makes flowers pale in comparison. Book By You, the leader in personalized publishing, boasts an extensive and alluring collection of personalized romance novels, all available for personalization in time for Mother's Day. (more...)

Anne Hathaway to Star in New Rock Indie
by Movies News Desk - Apr 27, 2013

According to Showbiz411, the actress has signed on to star in Kate Barker-Froyland's SongOne, an independent film focused on an up-and-coming rock singer, played by Irish musician Johnny Flynn). Hathway will take on role of Flynn's girlfriend - though the site confirms that she will not perform any songs in film, which is said to be in the vein of ONCE. (more...)

FAREWELL TO EDEN to Play in 10th Anniversary Production at Zion Theatre, 4/15-27
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013

Ten years ago, Farewell to Eden premiered at Utah Valley University. The student written show by Mahonri Stewart was a success, selling out its run, prompting enthusiastic reviews, and going on to win second place in the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival's national playwriting award, as well as snagging a KCACTF National Selection Team Fellowship Award. The strong showing the play presented at the Festival prompted one of the judges, Gary Garrison, to say that the play was 'the most intelligently written play I have read [for the festival] in a decade.' For its ten year anniversary, Zion Theatre Company is remounting a production of the play directed by Ronnie Stringfellow on April 15-27. (more...)

33 VARIATIONS & More Set for Southern Rep's 2013-14 Mainstage Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013

Southern Rep Theatre is pleased to announce a bold new Mainstage Season full of passion, politics, spirit, sex and satire. Four exceptionally vibrant productions will investigate the voices and histories of an eclectic cast of characters as they grapple with universal issues of love, truth, salvation and self. Featuring a Broadway play, an unforgettable classic, a world-premiere comedy, and the last masterwork of a Louisiana legend, this multifaceted Mainstage Season will challenge and delight audiences as it sheds new light on the colorful spectrum of the human experience. (more...)

UPDATE: Roundabout Bringing CABARET Back to Studio 54 in 2014? Cumming to Reprise Role; Hathaway Not Confirmed
by Movies News Desk - Apr 24, 2013

Now according to the New York Times, Roundabout Theater Company, which revived the musical back in 1998, is planning to bring the show back to Studio 54 in early 2014. Composer John Kander revealed to NYT that a revival is indeed in the works, with Alan Cumming attached to reprise his role as the Emcee. Rehearsals are planned to begin in January 2014. (more...)

UPDATE: Anne Hathaway's Rep Says CABARET on Broadway Reports 'Not True'
by Movies News Desk - Apr 24, 2013

Earlier today, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported that Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway would make her Broadway debut in September as Sally Bowles in the Tony winning musical Cabaret. Now according to Just Jared, a rep for the actress has confirmed that the rumors are false and are ' totally made up.' (more...)

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