Dustin Hoffman News

Talk Show Listings for Friday, December 17, 2010.

According to Deadline.com, Michael Gambon has joined previously announced Dustin Hoffman and Joan Allen in HBO's Luck. The upcoming series will focus on the world of horse racing. Gambon will play Ace Bernstein.

Puppetmongers' winter holiday performances have been a tradition for families and theatre-goers in Toronto since 1990.

Kathleen Turner and Matthew Rhys will reprise the roles they created (as Mrs. Robinson and Benjamin Braddock) in the original West End production when L.A. Theatre Works records Terry Johnson's hit stage adaptation of The Graduate for radio. Also in the cast are Bruce Davison (Mr. Braddock), John Getz (Mr. Robinson), Lucy Punch (Elaine), Linda Purl (Mrs. Braddock) and Tom Virtue (multiple roles). John Rubinstein will direct five performances, December 8-12, at the Skirball Cultural Center. L.A. Theatre Works' nationally syndicated radio theater series airs locally in Southern California on KPCC 89.3 every Saturday from 10 pm - midnight and can be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.

Kathleen Turner and Matthew Rhys will reprise the roles they created in the original West End production when L.A. Theatre Works records Terry Johnson's hit stage adaptation of The Graduate for radio.

Direct from a sold out engagement in Toronto, Rebecca Northan ("Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" ) stars in the U.S. Premiere of BLIND DATE Featuring Jamie Northan & Bruce Horak

Direct from a sold out engagement in Toronto, Rebecca Northan ("Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" ) stars in the U.S. Premiere of BLIND DATE Featuring Jamie Northan & Bruce Horak

Kathleen Turner and Matthew Rhys will reprise the roles they created (as Mrs. Robinson and Benjamin Braddock) in the original West End production when L.A. Theatre Works records Terry Johnson's hit stage adaptation of The Graduate for radio. Also in the cast are Bruce Davison (Mr. Braddock), John Getz (Mr. Robinson), Lucy Punch (Elaine), Linda Purl (Mrs. Braddock) and Tom Virtue (multiple roles). John Rubinstein will direct five performances, December 8-12, at the Skirball Cultural Center. L.A. Theatre Works' nationally syndicated radio theater series airs locally in Southern California on KPCC 89.3 every Saturday from 10 pm - midnight and can be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.

'A flight of theatrical fancy that is absolutely magical,' Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star Direct from a critically-acclaimed, sold-out engagement in Toronto comes the new comedy BLIND DATE - which Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star called 'a flight of theatrical fancy' and Now Magazine labeled 'the perfect marriage of theatre and comedy' - being given its U.S. premiere Off-Broadway with previews beginning December 2 prior to the official press opening on December 6 at the Ars Nova building 511 West 54 Street Created by and starring Rebecca Northan, BLIND DATE is presented by Tony Award-winning producer Kevin McCollum.

NBC celebrates the holiday season with traditional favorites and original programming including a new Thanksgiving night music special, 'Taylor Swift - Speak Now,' on Thursday, November 25 (8-9 p.m. ET) that takes fans on a whirlwind trip from New York to Los Angeles as the Grammy winner launches her latest album.

Puppetmongers' winter holiday performances have been a tradition for families and theatre-goers in Toronto since 1990.

Direct from a sold out engagement in Toronto, Rebecca Northan ("Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" ) stars in the U.S. Premiere of BLIND DATE Featuring Jamie Northan & Bruce Horak

Starting this January, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute will officially launch its Musicals of Broadway Series. The new class, aimed at children and teenagers, is part of the school's established Young Actors at Strasberg program.

Kathleen Turner and Matthew Rhys will reprise the roles they created in the original West End production when L.A. Theatre Works records Terry Johnson's hit stage adaptation of The Graduate for radio.

Direct from a sold out engagement in Toronto, Rebecca Northan ("Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" ) stars in the U.S. Premiere of BLIND DATE Featuring Jamie Northan & Bruce Horak

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company of The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, by Tennessee Williams, directed by Michael Wilson. The cast will include Curtis Billings (Giulio), Elisa Bocanegra (Simonetta), Olympia Dukakis (Flora Goforth), Edward Hibbert (Witch of Capri), Maggie Lacey (Frances Black), Darren Pettie (Christopher Flanders).

DAVID AMRAM: The First 80 Years Jazz, a spectacular, historic celebration of a true American original whom the Washington Post has described as 'one of the most versatile and skilled musicians America has ever produced,' will be presented by Jazz Forum Arts on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, in Manhattan, it was announced by Mark Morganelli, Executive Director of the presenting organization. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Clearwater, the organization founded by Pete Seeger, as well as the Woody Guthrie Foundation. Tickets for DAVID AMRAM: The First 80 Years are: $75, $55 and $35 (members, students, seniors: $70, $50 and $30; children: $65, $45 and $25) and can be purchased at the Symphony Space Box Office, 212.864.5400, or at http://www.symphonyspace.org. For information about Jazz Forum Arts, call 888.99.BEBOP, or visit http://www.jazzforumarts.org/.

DAVID AMRAM: The First 80 Years Jazz, a spectacular, historic celebration of a true American original whom the Washington Post has described as "one of the most versatile and skilled musicians America has ever produced," will be presented by Jazz Forum Arts on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, in Manhattan, it was announced by Mark Morganelli, Executive Director of the presenting organization.

The Theatre School at DePaul University is delighted to announce that this coming December 31, 2010, will mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Merle Reskin Theatre (formerly The Blackstone Theatre). The Beaux-Arts style Blackstone Theatre, which was designed by Chicago architects Marshall and Fox, opened its doors just off of Michigan Avenue in the South Loop on New Years' Eve of 1910. In the course of the past century it has changed owners, names, addresses, audiences, and has stayed a hub of theatrical arts in a changing neighborhood and city. It faced many noteworthy changes in entertainment, including the introduction of the radio, television and film industries.