Jessica Chastain News

If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of April 8!

Below, check out the trailer for SUMMER IN FEBRUARY, from CrossDay Productions/Apart Films. The period drama stars 'Downton Abbey' star Dan Stevens along with Dominic Cooper, Emily Browning and Hattie Morahan. The film will be released in the UK on June 14.

Paul Robeson, Romeo, Juliet, and Ebenezer are just a few of the names - real and fictional - of the dynamic characters audiences will see at Kansas City Repertory Theatre during its 2013-14 season.

Variety reports that Jessica Chastain is in 'final negotiations' to star in Guillermo del Toro's horror thriller CRIMSON PEAK from Legendary Pictures.

Coming off his Broadway debut in 'The Heiress', actor Dan Stevens is currently talks to take on the role of James Turner, aka 'Captain Flint' in a film adaptation of the beloved childrens book series by Arthur Ransome.

TLC today announces that it has commissioned the two-hour film LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY, executive produced by Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturie's The Couturie Company in partnership with Amblin Television.

Every A-lister's got to start somewhere, even if it's as a convenience store gunman or Veronica Mars' neighbor. In no particular order, here are some of the ten most notable stars guesting on hit television shows before they were stars!

Among the attendees at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards was Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens sporting a whole new look.

Chance Theater presents the second show of its 2013 season with the Orange County Premiere of THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER by Moises Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber, playing in repertory with the award-winning masterwork, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, by Moises Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project, both directed by Chance Theater's Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen. THE LARAMIE PROJECT will preview on Thursday, April 18 & Saturday, April 20 at 8pm and will open on Tuesday, April 23 at 8pm. THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER will preview on Friday, April 19 at 8pm & Sunday, April 21 at 7pm and will open on Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm and both shows will continue playing in repertory through Sunday, May 19 at Chance Theater, 5552 E. La Palma Ave. in Anaheim Hills.

MTV announced the categories and nominees for the '2013 MTV Movie Awards', honoring the actors and films that enthralled and electrified audiences this year. Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain were among the Broadway stars who received nods for their big screen performances.

Will Jessica Chastain be the next Queen of the Jungle? According to a report in this morning's NY Post, the Academy Award-nominated actress is considered to be the frontrunner to play 'Jane' in an upcoming Warner Bros. reboot of the classic film TARZAN.

From Academy Award nominated actress Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, The Help) comes the pulse-pounding tale of one mother's twisted love in MAMA.

The results are in: the two biggest trends coming out of the Oscars this year seem to be muted colors and metallics. Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, and more rocked a pale palate, while Naomi Watts, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, and Sandra Bullock brought futuristic, structured chic to the red carpet. Luckily for those fashionable ladies who want to follow in the rich and famous' footsteps this season, Jovani has prom and wedding dresses perfectly in line with these Academy Awards demi-goddesses.

Last week's poll asked which nominee that has yet to make it to the Great White Way you'd like to see on stage next. Check out your results below!

Seth MacFarlane is among the upcoming guest for NBC's THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, March 4 - March 15.

The 8th annual 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars' special featuring Channing Tatum and Academy Award(r) winner Jamie Foxx, which originally aired on Sunday, February 24, will have a special encore presentation on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. This year's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars' marked 'JKL's' most-watched post-Oscar telecast in the franchise's history.

I have already named my Best Dressed of the Oscars but now I am picking my favorite fashion change of the night. I love how the stars opt for a different dress to attend many parties following the awards. Some go for a short number, some opt for something a little more comfortable, like Anne Hathaway. But for Amy Adams, she went one from one stunning Oscar de la Renta gown to another.

Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway chatted with GOOD MORNING AMERICA immediately following The Oscars last night. Check out their interviews - plus an interruption by Jack Nicholson - below!

The 8th annual post-Oscar telecast of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" was up over the prior year for the 2nd year in a row, growing by 15% in Total Viewers (5.786 million vs. 5.035 million) and by 9% in Adults 18-49 (2.031 million vs. 1.864 million), marking "JKL's" most-watched post-Oscar telecast ever. Host Jimmy Kimmel welcomed Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum. Kimmel also debuted the trailer to "Movie: The Movie Twovie," the highly anticipated sequel to "Movie: The Movie," starring among others Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain, Jude Law, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski and Samuel L. Jackson.