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John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL Opens at Arena Stage May 6-June 19
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 14, 2011

What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham....


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...


Helen Mirren To Receive CinemaCon Career Achievement Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 14, 2011

Academy Award®-winning actress Helen Mirren will receive the "CinemaCon Career Achievement Award," it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will be held March 28-31, 2011, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas....


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. Ends Run at Vineyard Theatre 6/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 17, 2011

The Developmental Lab Production of NOW.HERE.THIS. - the newest work from the creators and cast of the legendary musical [title of show] which concludes performances on Sunday, June 19 at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) - is completely sold-out...except for the final, benefit performance...


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....


John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL Opens at Arena Stage May 6-June 19
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2011

What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham....


The Tank Presents Sheila St. George... April 17
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2011

Sheila St. George and the World's Farthest-Falling Man plays Sunday, April 17, 2011; 7:00pm Free/$10 with open bar...


STAGE TUBE: Helen Mirren As Julie Andrews on SNL
by Lauren Wolman - April 10, 2011

On April 8, Helen Mirren hosted Saturday Night Live, and in one skit, 'The Best of Both Worlds with Hugh Jackman' where she played Julie Andrews. The clip also featured Andy Samberg as Hugh Jackman along with 'Gerard Butler,' and 'Ice Cube.'...


BAFTA Honors John Lasseter and David Yates 11/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 28, 2011

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) will honor Academy Award® winning writer/director John Lasseter with the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment, and BAFTA winning director David Yates with the John Schlesinger Britannia Awa...


[TITLE OF SHOW] Team Returns to Vineyard Theatre with NOW. HERE. THIS. 6/4-19
by Kelsey Denette - May 20, 2011

Created by Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen, the show will be given a Developmental Lab Production by the Vineyard Theatre from 4 to 19 June 2011....


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...


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...


Joan Cusak Joins Cast of New Showtime Series SHAMELES; Premieres 1/9
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2011

Academy Award(R)-nominated actress Joan Cusack has joined the cast of SHOWTIME's new one-hour drama series SHAMELESS. Cusack, who will appear in all 12 episodes of the new series, will play the role of Sheila, an agoraphobic Chicago housewife with a sexually active teenage daughter who strikes up a ...


NOW.HERE.THIS. Performance to Benefit Vineyard Theatre, 6/19
by Nicole Rosky - June 02, 2011

The Developmental Lab Production of NOW.HERE.THIS. - the newest work from the creators and cast of the legendary musical [title of show] which begins performances on Saturday, June 4 at the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) - will have a special performance to benefit the non-profit theatre co...


Helen Mirren To Receive CinemaCon Career Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2011

Academy Award®-winning actress Helen Mirren will receive the "CinemaCon Career Achievement Award," it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will be held March 28-31, 2011, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas....


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...


STAGE TUBE: Helen Mirren Hosts Saturday Night Live - 'Nothing Like a Dame' and More...
by Lauren Wolman - April 10, 2011

On Saturday, April 8 Helen Mirren hosted Saturday Night Love. Her opening monologue turned into a parody to SOUTH PACIFIC's 'There is Nothing Like a Dame.'...


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....


Jeff Daniels Confirmed for Sorkin's HBO Pilot
by Nicole Rosky - March 25, 2011

According to the Hollywood Reporter, stage and screen star Jeff Daniels will star in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series: MORE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS. Sorkin's long-developing drama, set behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show. 'Social Network' producer Scott Rudin will reunite with Sorkin for the proje...


Arcelus, Davie, Graham & More to Star in Rupert Holmes' Pre-Broadway A TIME TO KILL at Arena Stage
by Robert Diamond - April 14, 2011

What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham. By special arrangement with Daryl Roth and adapted for the stage by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), ...


Dame Helen Mirren to Present on Oscar Show
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 23, 2011

Academy Award®-winning actress Helen Mirren will be a presenter for the 83rd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced today....


[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...


Alan Cumming, James McAvoy, et al. Sign On for FILTH Movie
by Kelsey Denette - August 04, 2011

According to Collider.com, a film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel 'Filth' is in the works, and boasts the talents of James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, and Alan Cumming thus far....






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