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Após os premiados sucessos de público e crítica My Fair Lady e West Side Story a Takla Produções prepara a sua mais grandiosa montagem de um musical: O Rei e Eu, de Richard Rodgers e Oscar Hammerstein II, a dupla mais genial da era de ouro do teatro musical americano, criadores de sucessos como South Pacific, A Noviça Rebelde, Carousel e Oklahoma!

BIO Channel recorded its two most-watched quarters in network history in fourth quarter 2009 and first quarter 2010. The network also, for the first-time ever, hit the 100,000 mark in the target adults 25-54 demo in first quarter 2010. On the heels of this success, BIO continues to increase its investment in original programming with the addition of three new series - including a second series from Emmy winner William Shatner - and four news specials to join its slate of five returning original series and 50 new hours of the Emmy-award winning 'Biography' series in 2010, it was announced today by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager of A&E Network and BIO Channel.

The cast of UNCHAIN MY HEART, The Ray Charles Musical, will be lead by Brandon Victor Dixon (2010 Lortel, Drama League & Outer Critics Circle nominee for The Scottsboro Boys, 2006 Tony nominee for The Color Purple) starring as 'Ray Charles' and Nikki Renée Daniels (Promises, Promises, Nine) as 'Della'.

Principal photography began Friday, March 26, in New York on Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs, it was announced today by Bob Osher, president of Sony Pictures Digital Productions, Hannah Minghella, president of Sony Pictures Animation and Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures.

Ben Affleck presented his longtime friend and co-star, Matt Damon, with the 24th American Cinematheque Award at the Cinematheque's annual benefit gala on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom in Beverly Hills. The award presentation concluded an evening of in-person tributes from Damon's colleagues Casey Affleck, Don Cheadle, Clint Eastwood; Jimmy Kimmel, Greg Kinnear, Charlize Theron and Robin Williams. In addition, George Clooney and Ben Stiller paid tribute by partaking in individual pre-taped comedy sketches while President William Jefferson Clinton appeared in and narrates a piece surrounding Damon's humanitarian efforts that was be played during the show.

Ben Affleck will present his longtime friend and co-star, Matt Damon, with the 24th American Cinematheque Award at the Cinematheque's annual benefit gala on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom in Beverly Hills. The award presentation concludes an evening of in-person tributes from Damon's colleagues, Casey Affleck, Don Cheadle, Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Kimmel, Greg Kinnear, Charlize Theron and Robin Williams. In addition, George Clooney and Ben Stiller will pay tribute by partaking in individual pre-taped comedy sketches, while President William Jefferson Clinton appears in and narrates a piece surrounding Damon's humanitarian efforts that will be played during the show. Added guests will be announced as they are confirmed.

Irina Brook's LA VIE MATERIELLE will end its run at La MaMa on March 21st.

A number of exciting new faces will grace the Utah Shakespearean Festival stages this summer. Patrons will be introduced to new actors who have worked at theatres like The Old Globe, American Conservatory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and more.

UNCHAIN MY HEART, The Ray Charles Musical, featuring the music of Ray Charles with a book by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Sheldon Epps will begin previews October 8, 2010 and open officially November 7, 2010 on Broadway at a Shubert Theatre to be announced.

LEGACY CONTINUES... La MaMa's Multi-Generational Family of Artists welcomes IRINA BROOK (Daughter of director Peter Brook and actress Natasha Parry) In making her New York Directing Debute in LA VIE MATERIELLE.

LEGACY CONTINUES... La MaMa's Multi-Generational Family of Artists welcomes IRINA BROOK (Daughter of director Peter Brook and actress Natasha Parry) In making her New York Directing Debute in LA VIE MATERIELLE.

Dirigido por Jorge Takla e com direção musical do maestro Jamil Maluf, O REI E EU (THE KING AND I) finalmente estreia no proximo dia 27 de fevereiro em São Paulo.

Natasha Richardson is set to be honored posthumously at the amfAR gala on February 10.

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University has announced that Justin Timberlake is the recipient of the 2010 Man of the Year award. He joins Anne Hathaway, the recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award.

The winners of the 2009 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and the recipients of the Guild's 2010 Career Achievement Awards were announced last night during the 62nd Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Kathryn Bigelow won the DGA's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Hurt Locker. Following the welcome by DGA President Taylor Hackford to an audience of more than 1,600 guests, director/actor Carl Reiner hosted the ceremony.

Após os premiados sucessos de público e crítica My Fair Lady e West Side Story , Jorge Takla prepara em São Paulo a sua mais grandiosa montagem de um musical originário da Broadway: O Rei e Eu, de Richard Rodgers e Oscar Hammerstein II.

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University has announced that Justin Timberlake is the recipient of the 2010 Man of the Year award. He joins Anne Hathaway, the recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award.

Cher, Jennifer Garner, Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Winslet have been set as presenters at 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 17.

Felicity Huffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Mirren and the cast of 'The Hangover' (Justin Bertha, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms) have been set as presenters at 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 17.

Natasha Richardson is set to be honored posthumously at the amfAR gala on February 10.