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Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life until a twist of fate introduces him to the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham and Estella, showing him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.

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Arden Theatre Company Presents GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Now thru 12/14
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2014

Arden Theatre Company continues its 27th season of great stories with Great Expectations, based on the book by Charles Dickens and adapted by Gale Childs Daly. Great Expectations runs in the Arcadia from today, October 23 through December 14, 2014. Associate Artistic Director Matthew Decker directs....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek at BBC America's THE MUSKETEERS
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2014

The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive first look at BBC America's new drama THE MUSKETEERS, which debuts this Saturday, June 22nd at 9:00pm ET. The show is set on the streets of seventeenth century Paris, where law and order is more of an idea than a reality. In addition to being King Louis XIII's...


Step Up Productions to Present DEAD ACCOUNTS, 10/3-11/2
by Tyler Peterson - July 28, 2014

Step Up Productions will launch its 2014-15 season with the Chicago premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new comedy DEAD ACCOUNTS, directed by Jason Gerace (2014 Jeff Award, Best Director, Great Expectations), playing October 3 - November 2, 2014 at The Den Theatre - Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Ch...


J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY Heading to TV Mini-Series
by Caryn Robbins - April 23, 2014

J.K. Rowling's novel THE CASUAL VACANCY will be adapted into a three-hour miniseries....


BBC America Greenlights Season 2 of Drama Series THE MUSKATEERS
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2014

Announced today, BBC AMERICA will premiere new co-production, The Musketeers, on Sunday, June 22 and has picked up the second season of the drama series for 2015....


J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY Heading to TV Mini-Series
by Caryn Robbins - April 23, 2014

J.K. Rowling's novel THE CASUAL VACANCY will be adapted into a three-hour miniseries....


Soho Theatre Announces Philip McKinley and Jenny Rainsford to Join Cast of MICROCOSM
by Louisa Brady - April 10, 2014

Philip McGinley (Game of Thrones, E4's Drifters, Herding Cats; Hampstead) and Jenny Rainsford (Headlong's The Seagull, No Quarter; Royal Court) reunite after starring alongside each other in Straight (Sheffield/Bush) for the world premiere of Matt Hartley's new play which opens for a three-week run ...


Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton & Ralph Fiennes in Talks to Join Coen Brothers' HAIL, CAESAR!
by Tyler Peterson - June 24, 2014

The Coen Brothers are close to enlisting three more A-listers for their upcoming film HAIL, CAESAR!...


West End's GREAT EXPECTATIONS Set for 7 Feb DVD Release
by Tyler Peterson - January 29, 2014

On Friday 7th February, Beckman Unicorn's critically acclaimed West End production of Great Expectations The Play will be released on DVD exactly one year after it was filmed and screened in cinemas across the UK...


Lenny Henry and David Suchet to Kick Off ENCOUNTERS: PERFORMERS ON PERFORMANCE at the Lyric in 2014
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2013

The Daily Mail reports that Fiona Lindsay will host a series of conversations called ENCOUNTERS: PERFORMERS ON PERFORMANCE at the Lyric Theatre, beginning in January 2014. The first two guests will be Lenny Henry (Jan 20) and David Suchet (Feb 24)....


Sebastian Stan, John Hurt, Jessica Brown-Findlay & Tom Felton to Star in The CW's Miniseries LABYRINTH
by Tyler Peterson - January 15, 2014

The CW Network has acquired LABYRINTH, the four-hour event miniseries with a multi-national and award-winning cast, including John Hurt, Sebastian Stan, Jessica Brown-Findlay & Tom Felton, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. Premiere night and time will be announced at a lat...


Hank Azaria Joins Second Season of Showtime's RAY DONOVAN
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014

Azaria will 'play James Cochran, head of the L.A. division of the FBI. The character, on track to become the national director, becomes entangled with Ray (Schreiber) in a conspiracy about the death of Sully Sullivan (James Woods). James is described as a worthy adversary for Ray, with each trying t...


Gillian Anderson to Star in Short Film Prequel to A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2014

The actress will revisit the character in a new short film she directed....


Step Up Stages DEAD ACCOUNTS at Den Theatre, Now thru 11/2
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2014

Step Up Productions is pleased to launch its 2014-15 season with the Chicago premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new comedy DEAD ACCOUNTS, directed by Jason Gerace (2014 Jeff Award, Best Director, Great Expectations), playing today, October 3 - November 2, 2014 at The Den Theatre - Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwa...


Photo Flash: First Look at Georgia Ensemble Theatre's DEATHTRAP
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will continue its record-setting 21st season with the classic thriller Deathtrap by Ira Levin. Fresh from the success of Almost Heaven, John Denver's America, which garnered the highest attendance ever for a season ope...


Carriageworks Theatre Presents GREAT EXPECTATIONS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014

Journey with Pip through a modern Dickensian England meeting some of the most elaborate characters in literature....


Ridgefield Playhouse Screens Young Vic's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Live in HD Today
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2014

The Young Vic theatre's hotly-anticipated new production of A Streetcar Named Desire, with Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois, will be broadcast live from the Young Vic's London home to The Ridgefield Playhouse (and to cinemas worldwide) tonight, September 16, at 7 p.m. This is the fastest-selling s...


Rufus Collins and Amanda Drinkall Set to Lead Goodman Theatre's VENUS IN FUR
by Nicole Rosky - January 02, 2014

Goodman Theatre heats up 2014 with Venus in Fur-a "smart, sexy, sinister comedy" (Vogue) and "suspense-packed study of the erotics (and the semiotics) of power" (New York Times)-penned by theatrical mastermind David Ives. In her Goodman mainstage debut, Joanie Schultz directs the Chicago premiere pr...


SpectiCast to Release AS THE PALACES BURN Documentary
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2013

SpectiCast, in association with Sony Music Entertainment and 9.14 Pictures, presents As The Palaces Burn – a film about metal icons Lamb of God, the zealous passion of their fan base, and the gut-wrenching manslaughter trial of lead singer Randy Blythe....


BAFTA to Host A LIFE IN PICTURES With Ray Winstone
by Caryn Robbins - September 03, 2014

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced that Ray Winstone, the BAFTA-nominated and Emmy-winning actor, will discuss his craft and career at a special 'BAFTA A Life in Pictures' event at BAFTA's headquarters, 195 Piccadilly in London, on Sunday 5 October....


Best of 2013: Chicago's Ten Best!
by Paul W. Thompson - December 30, 2013

Elee Schrock and Paul W. Thompson pick the ten best theater productions in Chicago for 2013....


Strawdog's GREAT EXPECTATIONS to Return on Halloween
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2014

Strawdog Theatre Company and Artistic Director Hank Boland are proud to announce the second mainstage production in its 2014 - 2015 season, the remount of Charles Dickens' classic Great Expectations, adapted by Gale Childs Daly and directed by Jason W. Gerace, October 31 - December 13, at Strawdog T...


Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen Young Vic's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 9/16
by Tyler Peterson - August 05, 2014

The National Theatre has just announced that the Young Vic theatre's hotly-anticipated new production of A Streetcar Named Desire, with Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois, will be broadcast live from the Young Vic's London home to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, September 16, a...


Helena Bonham Carter to Reprise Role as 'Red Queen' in Disney's THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
by Movies News Desk - March 12, 2014

Variety writes that Helena Bonham Carter will be heading THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, reprising her role as the Red Queen in Disney's upcoming 'Alice in Wonderland' sequel, directed by James Bobin....


GREAT EXPECTATIONS Plays Center for Puppetry Arts, Now thru 3/2
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2014

Great Expectations by Simpich Marionettes of Colorado Springs, Colo., will run at Center for Puppetry Arts, tonight, February 25-March 2, 2014....






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