Meryl Streep News

The eight new plays in development at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference will feature Broadway actress Ali Stroker (Spring Awakening the Deaf West Broadway revival, The GLEE Project), Drama Desk Award-nominee Margo Seibert (ROCKY on Broadway), television's Jeremy Bobb (The Knick, House of Cards, Hostages), Luke Macfarlane (Brothers & Sisters, Mercy Street), and Melanie Nicholls King (The Wire).

John Krasinski turned to Twitter today to announce the news that he and wife Emily Blunt welcomed the arrival of their second child, Violet two weeks ago.

Every year, the Birmingham Hippodrome bring a blockbuster West End musical to the UK's second city; a brilliant tradition eclipsed only in size and scale by their annual pantomime. Their 2016 offering is Mamma Mia, bringing the azure blue skies of Greece to the typically grey British summer in Birmingham.

According to Broadway Journal, The Culture Project, a theater located in the East Village, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Jason Robert Brown proves once again to be one of Broadway's brightest and best composers.

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, guest Christoph Waltz and Jimmy shared their audition tape for the upcoming 'Siegfried & Roy' biopic. Check out the clip below!

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, guests Zac Efron and Adam Devine talked about meeting the real life inspirations for their movie “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.”

165 new pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails were released this week. Most of them are unremarkable. So JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE decided to have some fun with that and went on the street to ask people about the emails, the specifics of which they made up.

The Music Hall's Writers in the Loft series will present the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada Lauren Weisberger with her latest novel, THE SINGLES GAME - a dishy tell-all tennis tale based on Weisberger's extensive research and behind-the-scenes interviews with tennis celebrities.

Netflix, the world's leading Internet network, announced today that it was making seven films written and directed by comedian Albert Brooks available for streaming for the first time starting tomorrow, Friday, July 1.

In celebration of the upcoming film “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS,” the true story of the American socialite who followed her dreams of becoming a singer and performing at Carnegie Hall, Paramount Pictures is helping aspiring singers realize their dreams of performing on the prestigious New York City stage in their very own “My Carnegie Moment.”

On Monday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Don't Tell Mama, several young past and present performers from Broadway joined forces in a benefit cabaret to raise money and show support for the victims, survivors and those suffering as a result of the mass shooting in Orlando this month. The benefit was entitled Broadway Kids for Orlando: All You Need is Love. One hundred percent of the proceeds are being donated to the GLBT Center of Central Florida, and all 49 victims of The Pulse Nightclub shooting were honored in the program. BroadwayWorld has photos and footage from the show below!

Kanye West premiered his new music video this weekend. The video is for the song “Famous” and features an array of nude celebrities together in bed including Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and one particularly adorable star.

Skylight Music Theatre today announced the lead performers and creative team for the Tony Award-winning musical La Cage Aux Folles (The Birdcage). Skylight's production runs November 18 through December 23 in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

For the next three months, the proceeds from the download of Christina Aguilera's song 'Change' will be donated to the Passion Fund to benefit families of the Orlando shooting.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, music guest Birdy performed 'Keeping Your Head Up' for the studio audience. Watch the appearance below!

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, guests Rob Gronkowski, Luke Wilson and Liev Schreiber threw footballs at a spinning target with James Corden attached to it.

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Jimmy chatted with the man who earned the nickname “Bad Chad” on this season of “The Bachelorette” and shows him footage of the men on the show reacting to his elimination.

On the eve of the United Kingdom's vote to determine its affiliation with the European Union, James Corden shared his support for Britain staying in the EU.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, guest Anna Kendrick recalled seeing 'Jurassic Park' as a child and how she begged her mom to leave the film early out of fear.