Cynthia Nixon News

Voting members of The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation have sifted through the cinematic rubble of last year and selected nominees for The 31st Annual RAZZIE® Awards, with "winners" set to be announced in ceremonies at Hollywood's Barnsdall Gallery Theatre at 7:30pm/PST on Saturday, February 26 - the now traditional Night Before the Oscars.

Broadway actor Gavin Creel, one of the founders of Broadway Impact, spoke this week about what it means to be out for himself and for his career.

Executive Artistic Director Carson Kievman has announced that SoBe Institute of the Arts (SoBe Arts) will present staged readings of promising new plays, beginning with Acapulco by New York writer Jacquelyn Reingold (HBO's In Treatment, Law and Order, and produced off-Broadway) and featuring L.A.-based Evan Handler ('Sex and the City,' 'Californication,' and films by Ron Howard and Oliver Stone) in addition to local artists.

Close on the heels of Broadway and TV's Cheyenne Jackson's sensational Miami debut, KAREN OLIVO, Tony Award winner for her role as Anita in 'West Side Story' and also scored raves as Vanessa in the original cast of Best Show Tony winner,'In The Heights,' is next in line to wow local audiences when she appears in concert at Barton G's newly inaugurated Miami dinner and show hot spot, Prelude By Barton G Presents, Friday and Saturday, January 14 and 15 presented by Barton G and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

The American Repertory Theater is pleased to announce that two-time Tony-nominated actor Gavin Creel will be performing the role of Prometheus in the world premiere musical Prometheus Bound.

John Leguizamo returns to Broadway next year with his new solo play GHETTO KLOWN for a 12-week engagement beginning previews on February 21 and opening on Tuesday March 22 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street).

2010 was a year filled with all sorts of exciting BroadwayWorld interviews - here's some of this year's highlights!

Over the course of our ninety minute conversation earlier this week, Tony-winning Broadway star Alice Ripley was kind enough to open up about her role in the phenomenon of the Pulitzer Prize-winning NEXT TO NORMAL, which is now kicking off a US Tour beginning in Los Angeles, as well as offer thoughts on many of her significant stage roles that she has taken on over the course of her impressive and varied career. Pete Townshend and THE WHO'S TOMMY to Andrew Lloyd Webber and SUNSET BOULEVARD and TELL ME ON A SUNDAY, to Sondheim with COMPANY (as the greatest Amy of all time), and even a turn in ROCKY HORROR; Alice Ripley has seemingly done it all,and her passion, dedication and insight into her craft are amply evident in both her studied performances on stage as well as in discussing the art of acting in musical theatre in conversation and her inspirations as Diana Goodman, ranging from Albee to O'Neill to actors like Cynthia Nixon, Toni Collette and more. In her most comprehensive print interview to date, BroadwayWorld is proud to present InDepth InterView: Alice Ripley.

Over the course of our ninety minute conversation earlier this week, Tony-winning Broadway star Alice Ripley was kind enough to open up about her role in the phenomenon of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical NEXT TO NORMAL, which is now kicking off a US Tour beginning in Los Angeles, as well as offer thoughts on many of her significant stage roles that she has taken on over the course of her impressive and varied career. Pete Townshend and THE WHO'S TOMMY to Andrew Lloyd Webber and SUNSET BOULEVARD and TELL ME ON A SUNDAY, to Sondheim with COMPANY (as the greatest Amy of all time), and even a turn in ROCKY HORROR; Alice Ripley has seemingly done it all, and her passion, dedication and insight into her craft are amply evident in both her studied performances on stage as well as in discussing the art of acting in musical theatre in conversation and what she has taken as her inspirations to play Diana Goodman, ranging from Albee to O'Neill to actors like Cynthia Nixon, Toni Collette and more. In this portion of her most comprehensive interview to date, BroadwayWorld is proud to present Part I of InDepth InterView: Alice Ripley.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported the advancement of women in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, will present their 30th annual Muse Awards at a gala luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 8th at the New York Hilton.

Last night, December 6, Award-winning actors Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City, Rabbit Hole) and John Slattery (Mad Men, Rabbit Hole) starred in a one-night only play reading of the quirky comedy, Hate Mail, to benefit Opening Act, an innovative nonprofit that provides free after-school theater programs to New York City's most under-served public high schools. The benefit reading of Hate Mail reunited Nixon and Slattery after their performances in the award-winning Broadway show, Rabbit Hole. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.

Emmy nominee John Slattery (Mad Men, Rabbit Hole) will star opposite Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City, Rabbit Hole) in a one-night only play reading of the quirky comedy, Hate Mail, to benefit Opening Act, an innovative nonprofit that provides free after-school theater programs to New York City's most under-served public high schools. Nixon and Slattery reunite after their performances in the award-winning Broadway show, Rabbit Hole.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Cynthia Nixon was set to star in Douglas Carter Beane's AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN in the West End, which had been scheduled to open in London in July of this year. Nixon appeared in the original 1997 New York production of the play. The production had been repeatedly delayed due to financing issues and today, the UK Daily Mail reports that the West End production has been cancelled.

Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre partner again, this time to produce Lisa Loomer's new comedy play about raising a child in an overstimulated world, Distracted.

AracaWorks is a five-day, five-play series celebrating new plays. Each night, audiences will be treated to a reading of a new play at an early stage of development. Araca's goal with this project is to present plays that have not yet received a fully realized production in New York City and to create a platform for the development of new plays and new voices. AracaWorks will pair each playwright with a director and a group of New York actors. The series will provide an outlet for playwrights to explore their material in a forum open to the public, yet safe from critical reviews.

Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre partner again, this time to produce Lisa Loomer's new comedy play about raising a child in an overstimulated world, Distracted.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported the advancement of women in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, will present their 30th annual Muse Awards at a gala luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 8th at the New York Hilton.

The Give a Damn Campaign, a project of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund, has released its latest video during National Runaway Prevention Month to raise awareness about homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth

United Solo, The World's Largest Solo Theatre Festival is now up and running. Our line-up of forty-seven solo performances is presented through November 21 at the Theatre ROW at 42nd Street in New York City.

Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre partner again, this time to produce Lisa Loomer's new comedy play about raising a child in an overstimulated world, Distracted.