Mandy Patinkin News

Beginning this Saturday, January 19th, Broadway favorite Sean McDermott will star as serial killer Hannibal Lecter in Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical. Following the announcement that SILENCE! would be ending its long run December 30th, ticket sales unexpectedly soared, shattering all previous box office records for the show so far. As a result, the producers determined that performances of the smash hit show will resume after a brief hiatus on January 19th.

Just revealed at TCA is news that HOMELAND will begin its third season on Showtime on September 29th at 9pm, leading into the network's new drama, MASTERS OF SEX.

Golden Globe winner Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Golden Globe nominee Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) host the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards, live tonight, January 13, 2013. The show airs live on NBC coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. BWW will be keeping you updated with the evening's winners below!

PinnWorth Productions invites audiences on a dramatic journey through Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical "Sunday in the Park with George" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre.

Can't get enough of Patti LuPone? A documentary following the legendary performer has just been released on Youtube, titled 'Entrances, Exits, and Everything In Between.' Creator Josh Johnston writes: 'What she and I have collaborated on is our effort to show aspiring performers and fans of the arts what it's like in the shoes of a veteran of the craft: everything from the Sunset lows to the Rainbow Highs of performing, Patti LuPone has seen and lived it all.' Check out the third episode below!

Broadway's master song man, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Paul Ford on piano, will bring his critically acclaimed theater concert to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2, at 8 p.m.

Five of the entertainment world's leading ladies will perform in New Orleans in 2013 as Seth Rudetsky's popular Broadway Concert Series makes the leap to NOCCA's Lupin Hall from its summer home at The Art House in Provincetown, MA. Patti LuPone, two-time Tony winner for Gypsy and as the legendary original Evita, will appear for two shows only on January 7th at 6:30 and 8:30. Sutton Foster, two-time Tony-winner for this year's Anything Goes and previously for Thoroughly Modern Millie and star of the ABC Family series Bunheads arrives for one show only on March 2nd at 7:30. Megan Mullally, two-time Emmy-winning star of TV's Will and Grace and star of Broadway's Young Frankenstein performs two shows only on April 6th at 7:30 and 9:30. Audra McDonald, a five-time Tony Award winner and recent star of Porgy and Bess on Broadway and TV's Private Practice will make her New Orleans debut with two shows only on May 18 at 7:30 and 9:30. Betty Buckley, the Tony winning legendary star of Cats and Sunset Boulevard will close the series on June 1 with two shows only at 7:30 and 9:30. The visiting Broadway artists will also be giving master classes for the NOCCA Institute's high school-aged musical theatre students. All five concerts are produced by Mark Cortale, long time producer/manager of Jeffery Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman, and will be hosted by Sirius/XM radio star Seth Rudetsky at the piano. The series is sponsored exclusively by the New Orleans Hotel Collection and Gambit. Tickets can be purchased at www.broadwaynola.com or by calling 800-838-3006.

BWW TV World is proud to announce the winners of the first annual Fall BWW TV Awards! The staggering number of votes have been tallied, and your favorite stars and primetime shows, from sympathetic serial killers, to celebs fox-trotting for a mirrorball, have been awarded the recognition they deserve. The Fall 2012 voting session ran from Nov. 27 through Dec. 31.

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, today announced complete casting for the company's upcoming new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical PASSION, to be directed by John Doyle (director of the acclaimed Broadway revivals of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Company). Joining previously announced Melissa Errico (Clara), Judy Kuhn (Fosca) and Ryan Silverman (Giorgio) in the production are Stephen Bogardus (Colonel Ricci), Jeffry Denman (Lieutenant Barri), Jason Michael Evans (Private Augenti), Amy Justman (understudy), Ken Krugman (Lieutenant Torasso), Orville Mendoza (Sergeant Lombardi), Tom Nelis (Doctor Tambourri) and Will Reynolds (Major Rizzoli/Ludovic). PASSION is slated to begin performances on February 8, 2013 at CSC (136 East 13th Street), with an official press opening scheduled for Thursday, February 28, playing a limited engagement through Sunday, April 7. Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at Noon on Thursday, January 3.

Voting is now underway for TV and continues until December 31, 2012! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

American Masters Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, premiering nationally tonight, December 28, 2012 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings), tells the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet.

Below, you can check out all 12 videos featured on the list, including performances by Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Angela Lansbury, and the casts of PROMISES, PROMISES and ELF. Click below to watch them all!

It's December at last, and BroadwayWorld is celebrating the season with ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas'- a special countdown which will include our favorite holiday-themed Broadway performances. Composed of Christmas songs from the very best performers of the Great White Way, this feature will get you into the holiday spirit just in time for December 25th . Don't forget to check back daily to find out what made the list! Featured today is a vintage clip of Mandy Patinkin singing 'The Christmas Song.' Click below to check it out!

American Masters Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, premiering nationally Friday, December 28, 2012 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings), tells the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet.

Voting is now underway for the first Fall 2012 BWW TV Awards and continues through December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January.

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Actor Mandy Patinkin of the Emmy Award-winning SHOWTIME series 'Homeland' appeared live on the Fox Television Network earlier this week. During the interview, one anchor suddenly got up and left, while his co-host confirmed that he was headed to the hospital for the birth of his first child. 'Oh my God, how thrilling,' Patinkin exclaimed, 'Mazel tov!' Watch his reaction below!

Actor Mandy Patinkin of the Emmy Award-winning SHOWTIME series 'Homeland' will appear live today, Dec. 15 on CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY (check local listings) on the CBS Television Network.