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Caps Lock Theatre Stages Site-Specific 'MRS. MAYFIELD'S FIFTH-GRADE CLASS' in the East Village, Now thru 2/1
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2015

Mariah MacCarthy (Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award, NYtheatre.com's 2012 'Person of the Year') reunites with director Leta Tremblay (The Foreplay Play) on their site-specific hit Mrs. Mayfield's Fifth-Grade Class of '93 20-Year Reunion, this time set in an East Village apartment....


HBO to Premiere Series STATE OF PLAY: FIRST LADIES, Today
by Casey Judge - December 08, 2014

HBO Sports and executive producers Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey team up again for the innovative topical series STATE OF PLAY, continuing with FIRST LADIES on TUESDAY, DEC. 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....


HBO Sports Debuts New Documentary Series STATE OF PLAY Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 04, 2013

HBO Sports and executive producers Peter Berg and Sarah Aubrey will team up again for an innovative new documentary film series, it was announced today by HBO....


DI AND VIV AND ROSE to Close Next Month at the Vaudeville
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2015

Hampstead Theatre's critically acclaimed production Di and Viv and Rose opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on 29 January 2015 and will now close early on 14 March 2015, according to the show's website....


Ben Foster and Robin Wright Are Engaged!
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013

Life & Style Weekly reports that Broadway alum Ben Foster, 33, is engaged to screen actress Robin Wright, 47. This will be Foster's first marriage and Wright's third....


British Actor David Ryall Has Died at 79
by Sally Henry Fuller - December 28, 2014

The theatre community lost one of our own on Christmas Day. Actor David Ryall, best recognized in America as Elphias Doge in Harry Potter, has died at age 79, according to reports....


92Y Hosts Julie Taymor for FROM STAGE TO SCREEN AND BACK AGAIN with Harry Lennix Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2013

Julie Taymor, the Oscar and Tony Award-winning director of film, theatre and opera comes to 92Y tonight, November 17 to talk about her work in a conversation moderated by actor Harry Lennix, who received a Golden Satellite Award in Taymor's Titus....


Simon Stephens Opens TURNING THE PAGE: CREATIVE NEW WRITING Conference Today
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2013

Simon Stephens will deliver the keynote platform at conference 'Turning the Page: Creating New Writing (1945-2013)' at the University of Reading today, September 13th 2013....


THE AUDIENCE, Starring Helen Mirren, to Bring the Crown to Broadway Next Spring
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2014

The Daily Mail writes that THE AUDIENCE, starring Helen Mirren, is on its way to Broadway. The production, helmed by Stephen Daldry and written by Peter Morgan, will begin previews in February 2015 for a March opening. Based on Stephen Frears acclaimed film, THE AUDIENCE played a sold-out run at the...


Anna Kendrick to Join Ben Affleck in THE ACCOUNTANT?
by Tyler Peterson - November 12, 2014

According to Variety, Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are currently in talks to join Ben Affleck in Bill Dubuque's THE ACCOUNTANT, which has been in development since 2011. WARRIOR's Gavin O'Connor will direct for Warner Bros....


Ben Affleck to Direct, Star in Geopolitical Thriller for Warner Bros.
by Tyler Peterson - October 25, 2013

The big-budget film follows a group of mercenaries who are contracted to assassinate an African warlord. Per the report, 'the film is both an action movie and an examination of the moral ambiguities of how philanthropy and foreign assistance veers into modern day neocolonialism. It also tracks how i...


Production Underway for Netflix New Original Series MARCO POLO; Full Cast Announced
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2014

The Weinstein Company announced today that production is underway on "MARCO POLO," a Netflix original series based on the epic adventures of Marco Polo....


2014 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2014

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced the lineup for the eighth annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, sponsored by Mohegan Sun....


DI AND VIV AND ROSE Opens at the Vaudeville Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2015

Hampstead Theatre's critically acclaimed production Di and Viv and Rose opens at the Vaudeville Theatre tonight 29 January 2015. Anna Mackmin returns to direct Amelia Bullmore's funny and insightful comedy about female friendship. Tamzin Outhwaite* reprises her role as Di and will be joined by Saman...


David Calder, Mark Dexter & More to Join West End's THE AUDIENCE
by Matt Smith - February 13, 2015

Joining Kristin Scott Thomas as The Queen in a new and updated version of Peter Morgan's The Audience are David Calder as Winston Churchill, Mark Dexter as David Cameron, Michael Gould as John Major, Gordon Kennedy as Gordon Brown, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Margaret Thatcher, David Robb as Anthony Eden...


Eddie Redmayne Among Juror's for BAFTA's New Talent Showcase
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2013

After several hours of discussion, the jury – which included actors Eddie Redmayne and Felicity and BAFTA-winning director Shane Meadows agreed on a list of talented newcomers...


James McAvoy Joins Daniel Radcliffe for Fox's FRANKENSTEIN Resurrection
by Tyler Peterson - July 25, 2013

According to Deadline, James McAvoy is set to play 'Victor Von Frankenstein' in Fox's upcoming adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel FRANKENSTEIN - opposite Daniel Radcliffe's 'Igor.'...


Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy to Reprise Roles in SKYLIGHT on Broadway This Spring!
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2014

This spring, Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy will reprise their critically acclaimed West End performances when the hit London production of David Hare's Skylight, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Stephen Daldry, comes to Broadway. The production played to sold-out houses when it opened in the W...


Claybourne Elder & Brynn O'Malley to Lead Signature Theatre's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE; Full Cast Announced
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014

Signature Theatre is proud to announce the cast of Sunday in the Park with George, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning musical...


Ben Affleck Says He Was 'Reluctant' to Play Batman at First
by Movies News Desk - October 26, 2013

In an interview with 411mania.com, Ben Affleck talked about his first reaction to director Zack Snyder's offer to play Batman in the upcoming MAN OF STEEL sequel....


NORTH TO MAINE: A JOURNEY ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL at ATA, 7/16-8/3
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014

American Theatre of Actors presents North To Maine: A Journey on the Appalachian Trail, a new original play written by Brenton Lengel about a thru-hiker's experience on the legendary trail. Eric Parness directs a cast of five including Samantha Rivers Cole, Tim Dowd, Michael Raymond Fox, Adam La Fac...


Rising Phoenix Rep to Present BARN, 3/23-4/10
by Diana Heisroth - March 10, 2014

After the critical success of its most recent Off-Broadway production, the Lucille Lortel Award winning All the Rage by Martin Moran (produced with piece by piece productions and The Barrow Group), acclaimed company Rising Phoenix Repertory returns to its longtime downtown home with the world premie...


Val Kilmer Wants You to 'Give Ben a Chance' as Batman
by Jessica Showers - August 24, 2013

Noted thespian and screen actor Val Kilmer (currently starring onstage in his show Citizen Twain at the Pasadena Playhouse) Tweeted today: 'Give Ben a chance!'...


DI AND VIV AND ROSE to Close Next Month at the Vaudeville
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2015

Hampstead Theatre's critically acclaimed production Di and Viv and Rose opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on 29 January 2015 and will now close early on 14 March 2015, according to the show's website....


Hampstead Theatre's DI AND VIV AND ROSE to Transfer to Vaudeville Theatre in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - September 15, 2014

Hampstead Theatre's critically acclaimed production Di and Viv and Rose, will open at the Vaudeville Theatre on 29 January 2015 with previews from 22 January. Anna Mackmin returns to direct Amelia Bullmore's funny and insightful comedy about female friendship. Tamzin Outhwaite* reprises her role as ...






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