Rory Kinnear to Lead New Version of Kafka's THE TRIAL at the Young Vic This Summer
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2015 According to the Daily Mail, Rory Kinnear will star as 'Josef K' in Franz Kafka's THE TRIAL at the Young Vic this summer. A new version of the play from Nick Gill will run June 19 through August 8, 2015, directed by Robert Jones....
Scholastic to Publish Screenplay of JK Rowling's FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, 11/19
by Christina Mancuso - April 26, 2016 Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, announced today that it will publish the screenplay of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the United States and Canada on November 19, 2016. Returning to her wizarding world, the all-new a...
Freeform Cancels Thriller Drama GUILT Following One Season
by Caryn Robbins - October 21, 2016 Freeform has cancelled its freshman drama series GUILT. The show premiered to 486,000 viewers, but quickly dropped to an average of 300,000 for the remainder of its 10-episode season....
Monica Dolan's THE B*EASTS Will Preview at Bush Theatre Before Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2017 The Bush Theatre has announced that this summer it will be hosting a run of The B*easts, written and performed by Monica Dolan (W1A, Appropriate Adult, The Witness For The Prosecution)....
BBC to Adapt J.K. Rowling's THE CUCKOO'S CALLING
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2014 The Cuckoo's Calling (published by Little, Brown) is the first in the Cormoran Strike series and J.K. Rowling's first crime novel written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The Cuckoo's Calling was published to critical acclaim in 2013 and went on to be a global bestseller, followed in 2014 by Th...
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Apparate Into Broadway's Transfigured Lyric Theatre Next Spring
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2017 Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, have today confirmed that the production will have its Broadway premiere in the Spring of 2018 at the newly renovated Lyric Theatre in New York....
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with DEAD FUNNY
by Ashlee Latimer - October 18, 2016 Eleanor wants a child. Richard would oblige if he could, but he's too busy running the Dead Funny Society. When British comedy heroes Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill turn up their toes in the same week the Society gather for a celebration of hilarity and laughter. But Eleanor's grin masks a grimace. W...
Casting Announced for THE SEAGULL at Lyric Hammersmith
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2017 The Lyric Hammersmith today announces further casting for Simon Stephens's new version of Anton Chekhov's highly renowned play, The Seagull, directed by Artistic Director Sean Holmes....
Can't Make It to the West End? HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Will Be Released by Scholastic
by Christina Mancuso - February 10, 2016 HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD might be sold out until 2017 on the West End, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the new Harry Potter story entirely!...
J.K. Rowling to Release 12 'Harry Potter' Stories for 12 Days of Christmas, 12/12
by Christina Mancuso - December 08, 2014 Christmas is coming early to Pottermore. Starting Friday, December 12, J.K. Rowling will be releasing a surprise every day on pottermore.com at 1pm GMT (8am EST)....
Complicite's THE ENCOUNTER Begins Tonight at HOME Manchester
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016 HOME presents what is sure to be one of the highlights of Manchester's theatrical year, THE ENCOUNTER, Simon McBurney's spell-binding solo performance for Complicite. The production runs tonight 16 - Sat 19 March 2016....
VIDEO: Benedict Cumberbatch Showcases the Best of BBC Drama in New Trailer
by TV News Desk - October 28, 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch, who was just cast as the lead in Marvel's upcoming DOCTOR STRANGE movie, narrates a new commercial showcasing the best of BBC Drama, including its past and current hits. Watch it below!...
Freeform Begins Production in London on New Original Series GUILT
by Caryn Robbins - March 09, 2016 Production began this week in London, England, on Freeform's new original series “Guilt.” The series is a co-production of Sea to Sky Entertainment (Lionsgate Television's Canadian joint venture with Thunderbird Films) and BV Family Productions....
Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Premieres on Lifetime Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 13, 2016 The Lifetime miniseries Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, based on one of the best-selling crime novels of all time with 100 million copies sold worldwide, makes its US premiere in two parts on Lifetime, tonight, March 13 and tomorrow, March 14 at 9pm ET/PT....
Sope Dirisu to Star as 'Cassius Clay' in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI at Donmar Warehouse
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016 Just weeks after Muhammad Ali's death on June 3, The Daily Mail writes that Sope Dirisu will portray the iconic boxer in Kemp Powers's play ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI at the Donmar Warehouse this autumn....
JK Rowling Uses Twitter to Answer Questions About Snape
by Christina Mancuso - November 27, 2015 JK Rowling uses Twitter to answer the question about why one of Harry's children was named Severus. ...
Can't Make It to the West End? HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Will Be Released by Scholastic
by Christina Mancuso - February 10, 2016 HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD might be sold out until 2017 on the West End, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the new Harry Potter story entirely!...
Anthony Stewart Head Joins Cast of Freeform Original Series GUILT
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2016 Actor Anthony Stewart Head (“Dominion,” “Merlin,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) has been cast on Freeform's new original series GUILT in a recurring role as James Lahue...
HBO Premieres Miniseries Adaptation of J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 29, 2015 Based on renowned author J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, the three-part miniseries THE CASUAL VACANCY debuts its first two parts back-to-back WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by the debut of part three the next night, THURSDAY, APRIL 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m.), exclusively on HB...
THE ENCOUNTER, Starring Simon McBurney, Headed to San Francisco Next Spring
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2016 On the heels of unanimous raves on Broadway, Carole Shorenstein Hays announced today that the Complicite production of The Encounter, Simon McBurney's riveting one-man play where audience members must wear headphones to take part in the journey, will continue at the Curran for a limited engagement n...
Pottermore Unveils New Writing by J.K. Rowling in Second Instalment of MAGIC IN NORTH AMERICA
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2016 'Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,' the second instalment in a collection of new original writing by J.K. Rowling entitled MAGIC IN NORTH AMERICA, will be published today exclusively on pottermore.com....
VIDEO: Watch The DEAD FUNNY Cast Talk Favourite Comedians and Taking Your Kit Off
by Marianka Swain - November 17, 2016 Watch videos of the West End cast of DEAD FUNNY at Vaudeville Theatre...
Lifetime & BBC One Team on Agatha Cristie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2015 BBC One and Lifetime have partnered on a miniseries based on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, one of the best-selling crime novels of all time, with 100 million copies sold worldwide....
VIDEO: New Trailer for J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY on HBO
by TV News Desk - March 26, 2015 HBO has released a new trailer for the TV miniseries adaptation of THE CASUAL VACANCY, based on 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling's global bestseller, which will consist of three one-hour parts, airing in the U.S. on April 29 and 30. Watch below!...
HBO Premieres Miniseries Adaptation of J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 29, 2015 Based on renowned author J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, the three-part miniseries THE CASUAL VACANCY debuts its first two parts back-to-back WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by the debut of part three the next night, THURSDAY, APRIL 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m.), exclusively on HB... |