Helen Mirren to Play The Queen on Broadway and West End in THE AUDIENCE?
by James T Harding - June 20, 2012 Dame Helen Mirren is currently considering a role as Queen Elizabeth II in THE AUDIENCE, a play about the Queen's reign so far by Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) in the West End this fall and on Broadway in spring 2013, according to the New York Post. Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) has been tip...
Sundance Channel to Co-Produce Original Mini-Series RESTLESS
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2012 Bolstering its scripted programming slate, Sundance Channel is co-producing RESTLESS, a two part original mini-series slated to premiere December 2012....
Photo Flash: First Look at Almeida's REASONS TO BE PRETTY
by Nicole Rosky - November 14, 2011 Michael Attenborough directs the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty, running at the Almeida Theatre from 10 November 2011 - 14 January 2012 with press night on 17 November. Designs are by Soutra Gilmour with lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Fergus O'Hare. The cast comprises Kie...
Bob Adrian, Larry Block Set For Common Tongue Theatre's GRENADINE
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 26, 2011 Final Casting is announced for the Common Tongue Theatre's 1st New York reading of Neil Wechsler's Yale Drama Award Winning play, GRENADINE....
NOW. HERE. THIS. Closes Tonight at the Vineyard Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2012 NOW. HERE. THIS. closes tonight, April 28, after playing an extended run at the Vineyard Theatre....
STAGE TUBE: First Look - BBC America's New Miniseries STATE OF PLAY Premiering Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2011 In the debut episode of BBC America's new miniseries STATE OF PLAY, a political suicide starts the media guessing. When Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, falls on the London Underground tracks and is killed, her high-profile boss Labor Member of Parliament Stephen Collins, is devastated....
Texas Native Greg Graham Returns Home as Part of TexARTS' Masterclass Series, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2012 TexARTS will welcome Broadway performer and choreographer Greg Graham and his "BILLY ELLIOT" masterclass, Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m....
Sundance Channel to Premiere Original Miniseries RESTLESS, 12/7
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2012 RESTLESS, Sundance Channel's riveting original miniseries, will premiere December 7th at 9 pm et/pt with part two premiering on December 14th at 9pm et/pt, it was announced today....
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS™ - PARTS 1 & 2 Coming to Blu-ray/DVD, 11/13
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2012 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS™ - PARTS 1 AND 2: ULTIMATE EDITION arrives on November 13 from Warner Home Video....
Area Premiere of OVER THE TAVERN Premieres 9/26 at Olney Theatre Center
by Kelsey Denette - September 19, 2012 Olney Theatre Center, the award-winning, year-round arts and entertainment destination, announces the opening of the area premiere of Over the Tavern by Tom Dudzick. Over the Tavern will grace Olney Theatre Center's Mainstage from September 26 to October 21, 2012....
BBC America's MISTRESSES Returns 1/18
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2011 Premiering in January as part of BBC AMERICA's Dramaville, the sexy and sophisticated series Mistresses returns with Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) joining stars Shelley Conn (Terra Nova), Orla Brady (Fringe), Sharon Small (About a Boy) and Sarah Parish (The Pillars of the Earth) for its third ...
Zoe Lister-Jones to Join Jeff Goldblum, Justin Long in SEMINAR, 4/3
by Nicole Rosky - March 06, 2012 Zoe Lister-Jones (The Little Dog Laughed, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, her own Codependence Is a Four-Letter Word, Salt, Breaking Upwards, NBC's "Whitney," Fox Searchlight's upcoming Lola Versus) will join Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Jeff Goldblum (The Pillowman, Jurassic Park, Independen...
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS Kicks Off Signature Theatre's 2012-13 Season Tonight, 8/14
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2012 Yee-haw! It's time to start two-steppin' and boot-scootin' in the aisles, as Signature Theatre kicks off its 2012/13 season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, beginning performances tonight, August 14....
Vineyard Theatre Extends NOW.HERE.THIS. Through April 22
by Nicole Rosky - March 26, 2012 NOW. HERE. THIS. which is currently receiving its world-premiere production at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street), will extend by one-week - now through April 22 - due to popular demand and strong ticket sales, it has been announced by Artistic Director Douglas Aibel, and Co-Artistic Director S...
Amateur Screenwriters Now Able to Upload Scripts to Black List Database
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2012 The Black List founder Franklin Leonard and cofounder/CTO Dino Sijamic announced today the launch of a paid service that allows any screenwriter, amateur or professional, to upload their script to The Black List's database....
Everyman Theatre Opens YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Tonight, 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012 Meet the Sycamores - the delightfully eccentric family at the center of the action in the madcap comedy classic, You Can't Take It With You. They revel in day-to-day occurrences such as collecting snakes, making fireworks in the basement, and practicing ballet steps in the parlor. When their daughte...
BBC America to Present Six-Part Series STATE OF PLAY, Beg. 12/7
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2011 Experience a rollercoaster thriller of deception and collusion in the corridors of power. Following the critically acclaimed series Luther, The Hour and Whitechapel, BBC AMERICA's Dramaville (hosted by Luther star Idris Elba) presents another opportunity to see the award-winning conspiracy drama, St...
Full Cast Announced for THE NORMAL HEART Tour!
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2012 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the 2011 Tony Award-winning production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, directed by George C. Wolfe. Wolfe, who directed the show's sold-out Broadway engagement last season, mounts the professional D.C.-area premiere of this production,...
David Harbour, Richard Schiff & Jeremy Shamos Join Al Pacino-Led GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS on Broadway!
by Robert Diamond - July 19, 2012 It's just been announced that this fall, two-time Tony Award winner AL PACINO will be joined on stage by Tony nominee DAVID HARBOUR, Emmy Award winner RICHARD SCHIFF and Tony nominee JEREMY SHAMOS in the Broadway revival of DAVID MAMET'S acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning drama GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. As...
Confirmed: Michael Weston Replaces Justin Long in CTG's OTHER DESERT CITIES at Mark Taper Forum
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2012 Michael Weston replaces Justin Long in Center Theatre Group's production of the Tony-nominated "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz. Weston joins the previously announced Jeannie Berlin, Robert Foxworth, Robin Weigert and JoBeth Williams. Long has bowed out due to a film commitment....
Tom Riley Joins Cast of Starz's DA VINCI'S DEMONS
by Nicole Rosky - January 23, 2012 Starz Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Productions announced today that British actor Tom Riley will play a young Leonardo da Vinci in the upcoming Starz original series 'Da Vinci's Demons.' Riley's casting is the first announced for the series....
[title of show] Creators Premiere NOW. HERE. THIS. at the Vineyard Theatre, Mar. 2012
by Jessica Lewis - September 08, 2011 NOW. HERE. THIS. -- the newest work from the creators and cast of the hit musical [title of show] -- will be given its world-premiere production at the Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 St.) in 2012, it has been announced by the theatre's artistic director Douglas Aibel and co-artistic director Sarah Ster...
THE NORMAL HEART Opens in D.C. Tonight, 6/8
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2012 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the 2011 Tony Award-winning production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, directed by George C. Wolfe. Wolfe, who directed the show's sold-out Broadway engagement last season, mounts the professional D.C.-area premiere of this production,...
BBC America's MISTRESSES Returns 1/18
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2012 Premiering in January as part of BBC AMERICA's Dramaville, the sexy and sophisticated series Mistresses returns with Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) joining stars Shelley Conn (Terra Nova), Orla Brady (Fringe), Sharon Small (About a Boy) and Sarah Parish (The Pillars of the Earth) for its third ...
Billy Ray to Pen Martin Scorsese's SINATRA Film
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2012 According to Deadline.com, writer Billy Ray will pen the script for Universal Pictures' Sinatra, a film about the life of performer Frank Sinatra. The movie will be directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Scott Rudin, Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman, Sikelia and Tina Sinatra.... |