Bradley Cooper News

Hollywood takes center stage this weekend with the 87th annual Academy Awards, but this year's Oscars have a decidedly Broadway vibe to them. Not only will the star-studded event be hosted by Tony and Emmy-winner Neil Patrick Harris, but theatre and movie-musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are back at the helm for the third straight year.

The BroadwayWorld family of sites has Oscar night covered. Below, check out photos of this year's nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role!

Three-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola will play their final Broadway performance in Bernard Pomerance's Tony Award-winning classic The Elephant Man on Saturday, February 21 after 35 previews and 83 regular performances. Directed by 6-time Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis, the production began performances on November 7, 2014 and officially opened on December 7, 2014 at Broadway's Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street, NYC). The Elephant Man begins a 12 week limited engagement at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket on May 19, 2015 for a limited engagement through August 8, 2015.

Bradley Cooper, who leads Broadway's The Elephant Man, has earned a 2015 Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Best Picture for the film American Sniper. To allow Mr. Cooper to attend the award ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 22, The Elephant Man plays its final Broadway performance tonight, February 21, at Broadway's Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street, NYC). In honor of closing night, BroadwayWorld flashes back to the show's journey to Broadway below!

Are you struggling to fill out the top categories in your offic Oscar pool? Well, have no fear, BroadwayWorld is here to help. We have assembled a panel of experts to help narrow things down for you.

With more than 1,200 insured dogs and cats named 'Oscar' it's no secret that movie goers love pets. In honor of the 87th Academy Awards, Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), the nation's first and largest provider of pet health insurance, analyzed its database of more than 525,000 insured pets to find the top 10 most common Oscar nominee related pet names. And the nominees are (total number of pets sharing name in parenthesis)....:

Production begins in Massachusetts this week on “Joy”, the story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. 'Joy' will star Jennifer Lawrence in a film written and directed by David O. Russell.

Hollywood takes center stage this weekend with the 87th annual Academy Awards, but this year's Oscars have a decidedly Broadway vibe to them. Not only will the star-studded event be hosted by Tony and Emmy-winner Neil Patrick Harris, but theatre and movie-musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are back at the helm for the third straight year.

Beginning tonight, February 17, Sienna Miller ('American Sniper,' After Miss Julie) will take over the role of 'Sally Bowles' opposite Alan Cumming in Broadway's Cabaret at Studio 54. Cabaret is playing a limited engagement through March 29, 2015 at the Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).

SNL's 40th Anniversary special aired Sunday, February 15th, and there were so many iconic moments from the night, that I couldn't help but dedicate this week's Top 10 Gifs to the show.

Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' Oscar-nominated blockbuster “American Sniper” continues to make cinema history, crossing $300 million at the domestic box office today.

The Californians (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Kenan Thompson, Betty White, Taylor Swift) reunite and get some surprising news about their pool boy Craig (Bradley Cooper). Plus, David Spade and Cecily Strong bring the sketch to an abrupt end.

Tonight, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is holding a one night only 40th anniversary special. It is a 3 and 1/2 hour LIVE special taking place at 8/7c on NBC, with the red carpet pre-show beginning at 7/6c. Everyone you could imagine will be on the show, with celebrities ranging from Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Justin Timberlake, Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy and more!

NBC will air a star-studded, three-hour live special today, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic franchise 'Saturday Night Live.' It appears that just about every single comic actor who has performed in America will take the stage for the event, and BroadwayWorld brings you a list of confirmed stars below!

?Beginning March 4-6th, 2015 Award Winning Comedian & Hypnotist Don Barnhart will bring his insanely interactive hypnosis show to Colorado Springs.

Emma Stone's star is on the rise. The 27-year old actress has been a sought after leading lady for several years. Her Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for the film BIRDMAN is only solidifying her reputation as one of Hollywood's most exciting young actresses of today. She recently ended her run on Broadway as the iconic Sally Bowles in the revival of CABARET, fulfilling a childhood dream.

Hollywood may have initially recognized the three-time Oscar nominee for his good looks and charisma, but Bradley Cooper wasted no time showing the world that his talents stretch far beyond simply flashing his pearly whites. His three nominations have all occurred back-to-back: first for Silver Linings Playbook, then for American Hustle, and now for American Sniper (I'm sensing a theme with those last two).

Today (Friday, February 13, 2015), at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson will announce an exciting collaboration between the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), London's Victoria and Albert Museum and The Library for the Performing Arts, celebrating the creative talent on both sides of the Atlantic and marking the unique cultural arc shared by these two great cities.