Emma Thompson News

Angela Lansbury recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the upcoming remake of Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens.

Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins will star for the first time together in the West End as Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the World Premiere of HK Gruber's Piano Concerto - a Philharmonic co-commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic orchestras - with pianist Emanuel Ax as soloist; Weill's Little Threepenny Music for Wind Orchestra; and Schubert's Symphony No. 2. The performances will take place Thursday, January 5, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 6 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Audible Studios, a production arm of Audible.com, today announced the release of Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams' dazzling interpretation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved novel Anne of Green Gables. This new recording, released just in time to keep listeners entertained throughout holiday traffic and family time, reinvigorates the hilarious misadventures and captures the uncompromising spirit that have made Montgomery's heroine an unforgettable symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century. McAdams's performance is now available for download at audible.com/anneofgreengables.

Atlas Media's Merrily We Roll Along documentary, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened - a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look at the 'then' and 'now' of perhaps Stephen Sondheim's most beloved work - scored in its first weekend of limited release on just two screens in New York City, with strong ticket sales at both NYC.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the World Premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis's The Jungle (Symphony No. 4), commissioned by the Philharmonic as the first of The New York Commissions, with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; William Bolcom's Trombone Concerto with Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi as soloist; and Copland's Quiet City, featuring Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin and English horn player Grace Shryock in her Philharmonic solo debut.

GUYS AND DOLLS, hailed as one of the greatest musical comedies of all time, kicks off Asolo Rep's highly anticipated 2016-17 season, the fifth and final of its celebrated American Character Project.

A founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (COP) will perform music by Rossini and Gounod, premiere a new arrangement by New Jersey composer, Raphael Fusco and present the U.S. premiere of Stories for piano and orchestra by French-Lebanese pianist and rising-star composer Rami Khalife.

Audible Studios, a production arm of Audible.com, today announced the release of South African comedian and Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' host Trevor Noah's Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. The audiobook is performed by Noah and recounts his experiences during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, including powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives. This recording is now available for download at audible.com/bornacrime.

GUYS AND DOLLS, hailed as one of the greatest musical comedies of all time, kicks off Asolo Rep's highly anticipated 2016-17 season, the fifth and final of its celebrated American Character Project.

Be Our Guest and watch the cast of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST answer your questions Live: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, and director Bill Condon.

In an exclusive interview with ET, director Bill Condon (DREAMGIRLS, THE TWILIGHT SAGA) discussed the project, including new songs from Alan Menken which will be featured in the film.

Hoy se ha estrenado el trailer oficial de LA BELLA Y LA BESTIA (Beauty and The Beast) protagonizado por Emma Watson y Dan Stevens, que se estrenara en marzo de 2017.

This morning, Walt Disney Studios has shared all-new photos from the highly-anticipated BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, arriving in theaters on March 17, 2017. Check them out below!

The official trailer for Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST debuted today on GOOD MORNING AMERICA. Check it out below! The film opens in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.

Below, check out a first look at the new BEAUTY AND THE BEAST poster just released on Emma Watson's Facebook page. 

Disney's live-action adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST hits theaters on March 17th, and Emma Watson is already giving fans a sneak peek at the teaser poster. She writes on her Facebook fanpage: So happy I get to show all of you the new teaser poster for Beauty and the Beast! You are the very first people to see this! I hope you like it. Love, Emma x'

Asolo Rep presents the first Inside Asolo Rep of the season today, November 9 at 11am. This insightful panel discussion will feature GUYS AND DOLLS Director Josh Rhodes, Lighting Designer Paul Miller and Set Designer Lee Savage. The artists will share their creative processes and what it takes to bring this iconic masterpiece to life.

Award-winning composer Alan Menken, who co-wrote the music for Disney's original 1991 animated film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, discusses three new ballads for the highly anticipated live-action adaptation of the film

Below, check out brand new images featuring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast from Disney's upcoming live-action adaptation of the studio's animated classic and one of the most beloved tales ever told, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.