Henry Fonda News

I recently had the opportunity to chat with the director and several cast members of '12 Angry Jurors' about the often volatile subject of jury trials in America and how effective they are as a tool of justice in determining the guilt or innocence of a defendant.

Opening night of On Golden Pond will be dedicated to the memory of Paul Lefevre, who starred in 17 productions at Leddy Center. Paul passed away in December and we urge all who remember Paul to attend this special opening night as we celebrate his life by dedicating this performance to him. Leddy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present local NH playwright, Ernest Thompson's, On Golden Pond, March 14-23.

The old stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood will be shining at the Covey Center for the Arts on March 28th and 29th as a new play about the life of Jimmy Stewart performs on their main stage. Jimmy Stewart Goes to Hollywood, written by national Kennedy Center award winning playwright Mahonri Stewart, and directed by Utah theatre veteran Scott Bronson, is being produced by Zion Theatre Company at the Covey, marking the first time the group has been produced at one of Utah County's most prominent theaters.

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts will present local NH playwright, Ernest Thompson's Tony award-winning play, On Golden Pond, March 14-23.

Director Elaine Gatchell will present local NH playwright, Ernest Thompson's Tony award-winning play, On Golden Pond, March 14-23.

Asolo Rep continues its 2013-2014 season with Frank Galati's triumphant adaptation of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel THE GRAPES OF WRATH, directed by Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards. Frank Galati's adaptation premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago in 1988. The Broadway production won the Tony award for Best Play and Best Direction of a Play in 1990 and was nominated for six additional Tony Awards. Galati also won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director in 1990 and the play was nominated for four additional Drama Desk Awards. Previews will be March 12 - 13, opening night will be on March 14 at 8pm and the play will run through April 19.

Director Elaine Gatchell is proud to present local NH playwright, Ernest Thompson's Tony award-winning play, On Golden Pond, March 14-23.

The award-winning 'The Trip to Bountiful' starring Carol Mayo Jenkins will play on the Clarence Brown Mainstage February 20 - March 9, 2014. The heartwarming play tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who yearns to return to her home in Bountiful, Texas one last time, against the wishes of her overprotective son and domineering daughter-in-law. Written by one of America's greatest writers, Horton Foote, 'The Trip to Bountiful' is an unforgettable portrait of a woman with incredible strength and dignity,

Following several sold-out performances since it opened in November 2013, Bill Kenwright's critically acclaimed new West End production of TWELVE ANGRY MEN, starring Martin Shaw, Jeff Fahey, Nick Moran and Robert Vaughn, will extend its run at the Garrick Theatre for an extra two weeks, finishing 15 March 2014.

Producer of the Cape Playhouse, and Chief Executive of the Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Mark Cuddy, today announced that Joseph Guglielmo has been appointed to the newly created position of General Manager of the Playhouse and Center for the Arts campus. He begins full-time on January 20th, and will report directly to Cuddy.

The Pasadena Playhouse announced Bruce Davison, Sharon Lawrence and RoxAnne Hart to star in A SONG AT TWILIGHT by Noël Coward, the fifth production of its 2013 - 2014 Season. A SONG AT TWILIGHT is performed March 18 to April 13; the press opening is Sunday, March 23.

The Pasadena Playhouse is currently presenting Reginald Rose's classic drama TWELVE ANGRY MEN, the second production of its 2013 - 2014 Season. The show began previews November 5 and will continue through December 1, 2013, officially opening tonight, November 10.

AC Slater returns to Party Like Us Records with 'Night Moves,' an EP of bass-heavy, dancefloor-friendly music meant for the basement parties and warehouse raves.

Richard B. Hawes, Jr., President of the Board of Trustees of the Cape Playhouse and Cape Cod Center for the Arts, today announced that veteran theatre leader, Mark Cuddy, will assume the newly-created position of Playhouse Producer and Chief Executive of the Cape Cod Center for the Arts. Mr. Cuddy has been the Artistic Director of the largest producing theatre in New York State outside of Manhattan, Rochester's Geva Theatre Center, for the past eighteen years. He will continue in that position as he begins with the Playhouse immediately. Mr. Cuddy has led theatres across the country for over thirty-three years, and serves on the Board of Directors of Theatre Communications Group, the nation's service organization for the advancement of professional, not-for-profit theatres.

The Pasadena Playhouse presents Reginald Rose's classic drama TWELVE ANGRY MEN, the second production of its 2013 - 2014 Season. This plays tonight, November 5 - December 1, 2013, with a press opening night and The Pasadena Playhouse Wells Fargo Theatrical Diversity Project fundraising event on November 10.

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The Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for Reginald Rose's classic drama TWELVE ANGRY MEN, the second production of its 2013 - 2014 Season. This plays November 5 - December 1, 2013, with a press opening night and The Pasadena Playhouse Wells Fargo Theatrical Diversity Project fundraising event on November 10

Reginald Rose's tension filled Tony Award winning play Twelve Angry Men is certainly a wonderful selection for the second show of the John W. Engeman Theatre's seventh season. Not to mention that it is emotionally on the other side of the spectrum from their previous show - the adorably hilarious Nunsense. This superb showing, running through November 3rd at the stunning Long Island venue, is excellently directed by Igor Goldin and continues the intense atmosphere that Mr. Rose created starting with a TV broadcast in 1954.

Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, announces the release of My Name is Nobody: 40th Anniversary Edition, an unforgettable Spaghetti Western presented in high definition for the first time. From Western legend Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), the film stars Terence Hill (They Call Me Trinity) and Henry Fonda (Once Upon a Time in the West) and is directed by Tonino Valerii (Day of Wrath, My Dear Killer). Music is by Ennio Morricone (A Fistful of Dollars). My Name is Nobody: 40th Anniversary Edition is available for the first time on Blu-ray for an SRP of $24.98 on Nov. 5, 2013.