Julia Stiles News

Jed Bernstein (Broadway Producer), Bob Israel (Movie Producer and Entertainment Marketing Executive), and Rich Battista (Entertainment and Media Executive) have announced the launch of The Broadway & Vine Fund, specifically dedicated to optioning movie titles for adaptation as musicals, commissioning creative teams to develop scripts, and staging the first readings and presentations. For any projects deemed worthy of further development, additional fundraising will be undertaken. (more...)

YouTube welcomes filmmakers Jon Avnet (Black Swan, Fried Green Tomatoes, Risky Business) and Rodrigo Garcia (Albert Nobbs, In Treatment, Mother and Child), who have joined forces to create WIGS (youtube.com/wigs), a channel producing original, scripted dramatic series and short films about the lives of women. Virginia Madsen, Stephen Moyer, Caitlin Gerard, Jennifer Garner, Alfred Molina and Julia Stiles star in the first three series, with Jennifer Beals, America Ferrera, Dakota Fanning, Michael C. Hall, Alison Janney and other acclaimed actors starring in upcoming series. (more...)

A blend of conventional filmmaking and improvisational collaboration about an artist’s journey, the new film BILLY BATES will have a private screening hosted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, April 19th at 7:00pm at the Tribeca Cinemas during the second night of the festival. Tribeca hosts private screenings each year and BILLY BATES will show as part of that ongoing tradition. (more...)

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) presents the world premiere of STOREFRONT CHURCH, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner John Patrick Shanley and starring Bob Dishy, Giancarlo Esposito, Zach Grenier, Ron Cephas Jones and Tonya Pinkins. STOREFRONT CHURCH will begin previews Wednesday, May 16; officially open Monday, June 11; and play a limited engagement through Sunday, June 24 Off-Broadway as the first production to return to Atlantic’s main stage Linda Gross Theater in Chelsea following completion of a historic $8.3M renovation. (more...)

Damn Yankees is headed to The 5th Avenue Theatre! This musical comedy is the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil so his beloved hometown team can beat the Yankees in the race for the pennant. From the songwriting team of The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees is filled with hit songs including “Two Lost Souls” and the sultry favorite, “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets.” The Paper Mill Playhouse production will slide into Seattle this April. The creative team includes direction by Mark S. Hoebee (Paper Mill’s Producing Artistic Director), music direction by Ben Whiteley, and choreography by Denis Michael Jones. (more...)

According to Deadline.com, Tony nominee David Harbour has joined the cast of NBC's 'MIdnight Sun' pilot, opposite Julia Stiles. The series is about 'the mysterious disappearance of Midnight Sun, a group living on a cult-like commune in Alaska.' Habour will play Ethan Davis. (more...)

On Thursday, March 1, Broadway producer Ken Davenport (Godspell, Chinglish, Oleanna, You're Welcome America...) will be one of three honorees at New York Cares Annual Soirée. This year's event will celebrate 25 years of volunteering and the generosity of New Yorkers who exemplify the New York Cares spirit of service. (more...)

Provocation Entertainment announced today that it has signed four award-winning filmmakers, including playwright Jim Tierney. (more...)

Bucks County Playhouse (BCP), the legendary and beloved theater in New Hope, Pennsylvania, announced its official reopening at a press conference today, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Bridge Street Foundation (Kevin & Sherri Daugherty, Founders; Tanya Cooper, President), Broadway Producer Jed Bernstein, and Bucks County Playhouse Conservancy (Peggy McRae, Founder). A local landmark that has sat empty since late 2010, Bucks County Playhouse has showcased some of Broadway's most recognizable talent since it opened in 1939. Under the leadership of producing director Jed Bernstein and, most importantly, with support from the local community, the Playhouse will soon delight theater fans again. (more...)

This weekend, Sony Pictures releases Anonymous, a drama about the conspiracy theory that questions the authenticity of Shakespeare's work. (more...)

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon ("Good Will Hunting"), Julia Stiles ("Mona Lisa Smile") and David Strathairn ("Good Night and Good Luck") and based on novelist Robert Ludlum’s best-selling spy thriller, will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 31 (8:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon ("Good Will Hunting"), Julia Stiles ("Mona Lisa Smile") and David Strathairn ("Good Night and Good Luck") and based on novelist Robert Ludlum’s best-selling spy thriller, will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 31 (8:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

I just have to write about Lara Fabregas; she’s my kind of a leading lady of the theater: enigmatic, elusive, complex, sultry, and divine. If she were to star as Hedda Gabler, the original, quintessential “desperate housewife” in Henrik Ibsen’s 1890 play, in the big city, which versatile and accomplished actresses Cate Blanchett and Mary-Louise Parker did in 2006 and 2009, respectively, I’d be the first to fall in line for show tickets. Alas, Ms. Fabregas’ much-awaited stage comeback after almost seven years is happening back home in Manila. At times like these, I wish I were a bridge that could stretch across the Pacific. (more...)

I just have to write about Lara Fabregas; she’s my kind of a leading lady of the theater: enigmatic, elusive, complex, sultry, and divine. If she were to star as Hedda Gabler, the original, quintessential “desperate housewife” in Henrik Ibsen’s 1890 play, in the big city, which versatile and accomplished actresses Cate Blanchett and Mary-Louise Parker did in 2006 and 2009, respectively, I’d be the first to fall in line for show tickets. Alas, Ms. Fabregas’ much-awaited stage comeback after almost seven years is happening back home in Manila. At times like these, I wish I were a bridge that could stretch across the Pacific. (more...)

Following critically acclaimed performances of their musical theater piece Persephone and the Ramseur Records release of the album Songs for Persephone, pulling together the music the duo composed for the multimedia work, Mimi Goese & Ben Neill are set to perform at Target Free® Thursdays at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium on November 17. (more...)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, MAD MEN star Christina Hendricks is set to star in the upcoming film, SECONDS OF PLEASURE. In addition to Hendricks, the cast of the independent film will include Matt Dillon, Julia Stiles, Brendan Fraser and Kristin Scott Thomas. (more...)

This weekend, Sony Pictures releases Anonymous, a drama about the conspiracy theory that questions the authenticity of Shakespeare's work. (more...)

Montblanc announced today that THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY special 10th anniversary production will be held in New York City on Monday, November 14, 2011. An annual benefit event produced by the 24 Hour Company and Freestyle Picture Company for Urban Arts Partnership, THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY attracts some of entertainment's biggest names as they join forces to participate in an extreme rite of theater: writing, directing, and performing 6 original short plays, all in just 24 hours. This year's production will feature a special 10th anniversary theme to celebrate the immense success of this partnership and the thousands of students who have benefited from programs made possible by this fundraiser. (more...)

The recipient of the first-ever ELLEN STEWART AWARD -- the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard -- has chosen young playwright Matthew Paul Olmos as the initial participant in the new award being presented this season by La MaMa, it was announced at La MaMa 50th Gala celebrating the start of the internationally-renowned theatre's 50th anniversary season, held on Monday, October 17 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan. (more...)

Following critically acclaimed performances of their musical theater piece Persephone and the Ramseur Records release of the album Songs for Persephone, pulling together the music the duo composed for the multimedia work, Mimi Goese & Ben Neill are set to perform at Target Free® Thursdays at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium on November 17. (more...)