Elizabeth Taylor News

Take a little Greek tragedy, some Shakespearean comedy, a bit of O'Neill's 'Long Day's Journey' and maybe some Tennessee Williams, bring it to the Everyman Theatre's new Fayette Street stage and you have the recipe for brilliant entertainment--Tracy Letts' 'AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY,' now at the Everyman through Feb. 17th.

Vanity Fair writer Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, co-authors of the 2010 biography, Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century, recently discovered a previously unpublished travel piece by Truman Capote that might possibly have been a draft of one of the unfinished chapters of Capote's scandalous roman-a-clef, Answered Prayers.

This year, Roundabout Theatre Company is thrilled to celebrate the seventh successful season of Roundabout Underground and the new play initiative, which illustrates a continued commitment to the nurturing of new artists. Through myriad programs and productions, the young artists associated with Roundabout will see their work presented to a wide audience of theater goers.

Jennifer Lopez is topping the charts again as the number one celebrity perfumista. 99Perfume, an online perfume retailer, released a statement claiming J-Lo has surpassed all competitors in the race to be the most successful celebrity in designer fragrances. Lopez's 'Glow Series' - particularly her Blue Glow Perfume for Women - is the biggest seller among all of the celebrity fragrance lines, selling $11.5 million in 2012 according to Euromonitor International.

Hollywood's celebrated jewelry designer Neil Lane (www.neillanejewelry.com) added sparkle to last night's episode of ABC's The Bachelor, when this season's newest Bachelor, Sean Lowe, surprised Leslie H. with a gorgeous, handmade diamond and platinum princess necklacefor their one-on-one date. The episode, which aired Monday, January 28, at 8/7c on ABC, can also be viewed here.

Acosta Global Marketing announces the release of the William B. Van Valin II, MD journal "Private Conversations in Neverland with Michael Jackson' available at Amazon.com for $19.95 -a series of secrets are shared ranging from Michael's Ghost to the stalker that inspired the Thriller hit, Billie Jean.

Legendary playwright Edward Albee rarely attends Broadway productions because much of what gets produced is 'usually junk,' he tells Tracy Smith in an interview with CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH Charles Osgood, which was broadcast this morning, Jan. 27 (9:00 AM, ET). He also says he lies on his Tony ballots, too. Read Albee's full Q&A with CBS Sunday Morning HERE.

Legendary playwright Edward Albee rarely attends Broadway productions because much of what gets produced is 'usually junk,' he tells Tracy Smith in an interview with CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH Charles Osgood to be broadcast today, Jan. 27 (9:00 AM, ET). He also says he lies on his Tony ballots, too.

San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company continues its 2012-13 season with Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning play CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. African-American Shakespeare Company Artistic Director L. Peter Callender (A Raisin in the Sun, Twelfth Night) helms this scintillating interpretation of Williams's timeless play. Called 'an indestructible American classic' by Variety, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF plays tonight, January 26 through February 17 (press opening: tonight, January 26) at the Buriel Clay Theater at the African American Art and Culture Complex in San Francisco.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a special someone when M&M Productions brings A.R. Gurney's Pulitzer Prize-nominated play 'Love Letters' to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Performances are Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

Legendary playwright Edward Albee rarely attends Broadway productions because much of what gets produced is "usually junk," he tells Tracy Smith in an interview with CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD to be broadcast Jan. 27 (9:00 AM, ET). He also says he lies on his Tony ballots, too.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returned to Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) on Monday, January 14. The cast included Mario Cantone, Tony Danza, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, and Alan Zweibel. Check out photos from the event below!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Academy Award-winner Barbra Streisand, the first American woman artist to receive credit as writer, director, producer and star of a major feature film, YENTL, will be honored at the 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala held at Lincoln Center on the evening of Monday, April 22, 2013.

The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre, sponsored by Peconic Landing continues with classic films this winter and spring. All films start at 8 pm. Tickets are $7 at the door and include a small box of popcorn. For the $28 prix-fixe 'Dinner and a Movie' package, call Page at 63 Main (631-725-1810), IL Capuccino (631-725-2747) or Sen (631-725-1774). Beginning February 15, the dinner package will be available at Dockside (631-725-7100). Cost does not include sales tax, beverage or gratuities.

Veteran writer, director, producer and actor Carl Reiner, along with seven-time SAG Award winner and 18-time nominee Alec Baldwin, will present the SAG 49th Life Achievement Award to Dick Van Dyke at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, executive producer and director Jeff Margolis announced today.

Come spend Mother's Day with comedic legend, Carol Burnett when she returns to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center on May 12, 2013. "Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett: A Conversation with Carol where the Audience Asks the Questions" is Burnett's off-the-cuff conversation with the audience, a format that grew out of the question-and-answer sessions she shared with her studio audience on each episode of The Carol Burnett Show.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns to Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) tonight, January 14 at 7:30pm. The cast is scheduled to include Mario Cantone, Tony Danza, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, and Alan Zweibel.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns to Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) on Monday, January 14 at 7:30pm. The cast is scheduled to include Mario Cantone, Tony Danza, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, and Alan Zweibel.

ABC will air the 2013 MISS AMERICA Competition tonight, January 12, 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET.