Blythe Danner News

Black Pearl Sings! playwright Frank Higgins will participate in a talkback with director Terry Martin and musical director Akin Babatunde immediately following performances of the show on May 29 and 30. The talkback will take place on the Main Stage of the Addison Theatre Centre.

Westport Country Playhouse's newly formed Young Professionals Network will present an evening of food, wine, beer, live music and a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama 'Dinner with Friends,' by 2010 Tony Award nominee Donald Margulies, on Thursday, June 10.

2010 Tony Award nominated playwright Donald Margulies will discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, 'Dinner with Friends,' at Westport Country Playhouse, following the 8 p.m. performance of the play on Thursday, June 10. The discussion will be led by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, and director of the production.

For more than 20 years, PBS has been proud to honor the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country with the National Memorial Day Concert. The multi award-winning event, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, will be co-hosted for the fifth year by Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise (CSI: New York) and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans' causes and supporting our troops in active service. The 21st annual broadcast of The National Memorial Day Concert will air live in HD on PBS Sunday, May 30 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our service members around the world on the American Forces Network.

Black Pearl Sings! playwright Frank Higgins will participate in a talkback with director Terry Martin and musical director Akin Babatunde immediately following performances of the show on May 29 and 30. The talkback will take place on the Main Stage of the Addison Theatre Centre.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

'Wine with Friends,' a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie's Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, 'Dinner with Friends' at Westport Country Playhouse on Friday, June 4.

According to The Hollywood Reporter Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto, Carla Guino and Kevin Spacey have signed on to star in 'Margin Call' a few film from writer-director J.C. Chandor. 'Margin Call' takes place in an investment bank during the 2008 financial collapse.

Forty seasons ago, Westport Country Playhouse staged 'Butterflies Are Free' with Blythe Danner as the ingenious girl who falls in love with a blind boy, played by Keir Dullea.

The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, April 20 - May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

TACT/The Actor's Company Theatre celebrated the remarkable success of its 2009/10 season and honored the accomplishments of one of the country's most renowned and recognizable actors, Sam Waterston, at its annual spring gala on Monday, May 3rd at The Edison Ballroom. The celebratory evening kicked off at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception and silent auction. TACT Co-Artistic Director and company member Simon Jones served as master of ceremonies and introduced the evening's entertainment. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the starry arrivals.

Keen Company in association with Wiltsie Bridge Productions announced today that Matt Servitto will join Keir Dullea in the upcoming revival of I Never Sang for My Father by Robert Anderson at Theatre Row from March 23 - May 1.

On THE VIEW Today, when asked about the prospect of her appearing on stage, Gwyneth Paltrow (who was on promoting her new movie, IRON MAN) said that it's something she'd like to do but 'not right now.' She then turned to THE VIEW co-host Whoopi Goldberg and expressed a desire for Whoopi to return to the stage. Paltrow's name (and her mother - Blythe Danner) had been bandied around as a rumored replacements for Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium with one of the most famous Broadway musical teams, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, 'She Loves Me,' following the Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the enchanting musical comedy, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

Sondheim on Sondheim opened officially last night on April 22nd, 2010 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street) and BroadwayWorld.com was there to cover the red carpet arrivals!

The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season runs through May 8.

Westport Country Playhouse announces that due to ticket demand for the romantic musical comedy, 'She Loves Me,' four extra performances have been added Thursday through Saturday, May 13 - 15, evenings at 8 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m.

The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, April 20 - May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

Showbiz411.com is reporting this morning that Gwyneth Paltrow and her real-life mother, Blythe Danner, are considered to be possible replacements for Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury, respectively, in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, once the pair complete their run in the Sondheim revival after the Tony Awards in June.

Noted film and television star Carla Gugino (Watchmen) will suit up as a sexy defense attorney on the 4th season of the hit SHOWTIME comedy CALIFORNICATION. Gugino will be a guest star in 10 of the series' 12 episodes.