Alec Baldwin News

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2012 Spring Gala honoring Academy Award, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rob Marshall.

According to EWOnline.com, actor and comedian Dane Cook is set to play the lead in the upcoming NBC comedy pilot NEXT CALLER PLEASE from Stephen Falk, Universal Televison and Lionsgate Television.

FREUD'S LAST SESSION is opening yet another major U.S. production, with performances beginning at Pittsburgh Public Theater this Thursday, March 1st. The official opening night is March 9th and the limited engagement is set to run through April 1st. Under the direction of Mary B. Robinson, the Pittsburgh debut of FREUD'S LAST SESSION will star Jonathan Crombie as C. S. Lewis and David Wohl as Sigmund Freud. Winner of the 2011 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Play, FREUD'S LAST SESSION is currently in its second smash year at NYC's New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), starring Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner, directed by Tyler Marchant.

The Orpheum Theater in Phoenix is set to house the national tour of the Broadway hit ROCK OF AGES from April 12 to April 15. For tickets to ROCK OF AGES, visit www.phoenix-theater.com.

The Public Theater will continue the 2011-2012 Public Forum season in February with a night of conversation and songs featuring Stew, Heidi Rodewald and Michael Cerveris. This Public Forum event will coincide with the new musical, The Total Bent, premiering in February as part of the Public Lab series. This intimate evening featuring three great singer-songwriters will take place on Monday, February 27 at 9:30 p.m. at Joe's Pub. Member tickets, priced at $15, are on sale now. Single tickets, priced at $20, go on sale Thursday, January 26.

Due to overwhelming demand, Mark St. Germain's runaway hit play FREUD'S LAST SESSION today put a new block of seats on sale through February 26th.

Today, in honor of Sunday's Oscar telecast, we are going to take a look at some of the most memorable opening numbers and musical montages from the Academy Awards over the years, with a special focus, of course, on theatrically-related presentations and performers. The 2012 night of Oscar gold marks the return of frequent host Billy Crystal, so we are sure to be in for some truly terrific movie parodies and unscripted asides to have us rolling in aisles over the course of the hotly anticipated award show's three hours - Hollywood's night of nights. From the infamous Allan Carr-produced show in 1989 to some of the best moments from Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen Degeneres, Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, this collection of clips surely has something to please all the movie buffs, Broadway babies and all-around entertainment enthusiasts out there reading this who will be tuning in to the big show this weekend - from 1965 to 2011, we have it all. Plus, after all, how could we possibly miss a night this big? Whether the top winner of the night ends up being THE ARTIST, THE HELP, HUGO or THE DESCENDANTS, Billy Crystal is guaranteed to make the night run as smoothly and enjoyably as possible - and, potentially, much much more (as the following clips clearly show). As for the rest of the night's proceedings? Well, we will have to wait and see what happens!

Martin Rayner, currently starring as Sigmund Freud in FREUD'S LAST SESSION, will be this week's special guest on the new radio talk show "State of the ARTS", hosted by Richard Pheneger on Bridgeport CT's WPKN (89.5 FM), tomorrow (Friday) at 12:40 PM. The interview may also be heard at wpkn.org.

Today we are talking to a stand-up comedienne celebrated for her caustic wit, erudite political humor and illuminating social observations who has also made a name for herself over the last two decades as an actress by appearing in over 100 feature films and television shows, including recurring roles on the TV series SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE BEN STILLER SHOW, THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW and 24, as well as her film resume, ranging from roles in ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION to WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER to REALITY BITES, COP LAND, THE CABLE GUY, NOW AND THEN and many more - the one and only Janeane Garofalo. In addition to a twenty-year career retrospective, touching upon many of her most notable big screen and small screen appearances - sharing comments on many of her favorite colleagues and co-stars along the way - Garofalo also opens up about the theatrically attuned work she has previously done - such as HBO's THE LARAMIE PROJECT - and, most importantly, fills us in on the new play she is starring in for The New Group, RUSSIAN TRANSPORT, directed by Scott Elliott. Besides all about RUSSIAN TRANSPORT, her character in it and the political and social issues the new original play bravely tackles, Garofalo shares her enthusiasm for her newfound experiences in the theatre world and her intention of pursuing a theatre career further. Also, she clues us in on her upcoming film projects, BAD PARENTS and GENERAL EDUCATION, and offers her classic views on current politics as only she can, in her own delightfully droll and ingratiatingly idiosyncratic fashion - plus, much, much more!

The Laurel Little Theatre presents A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Amanda Robertson Gwin from February 23-26, 2012.

Discovery Channel announces its episodic lineup for FROZEN PLANET, the next landmark natural history series from Discovery Channel and the BBC. The seven-part series, narrated by Alec Baldwin, will provide the ultimate portrait of our earth's polar regions, where the scale and beauty of the scenery, the struggles of the native animals and the sheer power of nature is unlike anywhere else on the planet. The series premieres March 18th at 8:00 pm/ET.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present its annual 2012 Spring Gala honoring Academy Award, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rob Marshall.

Also in the upcoming 'Rock of Ages' movie, Keith has many other TV, film and pop-music credits, as well as 4 B'way shows.

As first reported on EWonline.com, actor Steve Buscemi is set to direct and guest-star in an upcoming episode of the NBC comedy 30 ROCK. The actor has directed and made multiple appearances on the sitcom in past seasons.

Syndicated morning show LIVE! WITH KELLY! announces the latest lineup of co-hosts who will join host Kelly Ripa during the week of February 27-March 2, 2012, including her co-host for the show's first-ever post-Oscar(R) broadcast with co-host Neil Patrick Harris. The show will be broadcast live on location from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center

CBS has announced it's schedule of upcoming guests on LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN for the weeks of February 13th to March 1st.

The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) has signed Award-winning Jazz singer Marilyn Maye, Tony Award winner, Ben Davis (Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme), Dameka Hayes, Audelco Award Nominee for It Ain't Nothing But The Blues and Jessie Mueller, who made her Broadway debut in On a Clear Day…, to perform in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8pm.

At the request of the office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ROCK OF AGES performed their classic anthems "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Here I Go Again" at The New York Giants Super Bowl Victory Ceremony at New York City Hall on Tuesday, November 7, 2012. Following the performance, members of the New York Giants football team were welcomed on stage to receive Keys to the City, presented by Mayor Bloomberg.

On the February 9 hourlong block of '30 Rock,' Criss (James Marsden) and Liz (Tina Fey) decide to celebrate Valentine's Day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Jack (Alec Baldwin) entertains his mother-in-law, Diana (guest star Mary Steenburgen), as Jenna (Jane Krakowski) frantically looks to Pete (Scott Adsit) to fill in last-minute as the producer of her first live performance on 'America's Kidz Got Singing.'