Ivoryton Playhouse's Holiday Show Opens 12/10
The Ivoryton Playhouse Holiday show opens on December 10th and runs until December 20th. I'll Be Home For Christmas is a holiday potpourri of songs and carols and Christmas fun. What happens when we lose the true meaning of Christmas and spend our precious holiday time shopping and worrying? Come spend a little time with the Evans family as they prepare for the holiday season - decorating the house, rushing to the mall, wrapping presents, racing to school concerts and trying to squeeze in egg nog with neighbors - so much to do and so little time!
A British Invasion: Stars Cross the Pond to Light Up Broadway This Fall!
'[Thank you] to an incredible cast of British and American actors who make the Atlantic look like a little creek you can just kind of pop across,' said Dame Helen Mirren upon receiving her 2015 Tony Award. The stage and screen star reprised her critically-acclaimed performance in THE AUDIENCE after a West End run in 2013, and she was just one of many to 'pop across' an ocean for a stab at Broadway. An unprecedented amount of British talent took over Broadway last year, bringing us such productions as THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2, and SKYLIGHT.
It doesn't seem like the trend is ending anytime soon.
This fall, Broadway will welcome a slew of British actors- some of whom will be making their US stage debuts in incoming productions. And it's not just performers. We're getting some complete British imports in shows like A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and KING CHARLES III. Below, we're taking a moment to shine a spotlight on this season's British imports.
BWW Profile: Keira Knightley Oscar-Nominated Star of Stage and Screen
All right, guys, it's confession time: there was a time, when I was but a young lass, that I wanted desperately to be Keira Knightley. She was in Pirates of the Caribbean (which I may or may not be able to quote from beginning to end), she was ridiculously talented, she wasn't that much older than me, and she was British (which, for some strange reason, I always wanted to be when I was young). Then, in 2006, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role of Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice, and that made her even more awesome. As I got older, I began to recognize how good she actually was in all of those movies - a thought which ran through my mind once again when I saw her performance in The Imitation Game, for which she received her second Oscar nomination.
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN Trilogy to Air on WGN, 11/23
WGN America will present the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy in installments throughout the week, starting tonight with 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,' TUESDAY, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT
Photo Flash: First Look at Antaeus Company's THE CURSE OF OEDIPUS, Opening Tonight
A curse lies upon the land of Thebes and its ill-fated rulers that reiterates generation upon generation. Casey Stangl directs the world premiere of The Curse of Oedipus, written by Kenneth Cavander and developed by The Antaeus Company. Opening weekend for the fully double-cast production runs tonight, June 21 through Aug. 10 at the Antaeus Theater in NoHo. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
Sarah Rice to Bring SCREEN GEMS to the Laurie Beechman, 2/18
The original Johanna in SWEENEY TODD on Broadway, 2010 Bistro Award winner and 2011 MAC Award winner for Best Female Vocalist, Sarah Rice will bring SCREEN GEMS, Songs of Old Hollywood to the Laurie Beechman Theater on February 18, 2013, beginning at 7 p.m.