Nathan Lane News

Beyond the Music, a new musical with original book and direction by Tony Award winner Andy Sandberg (Hair; The Last Smoker in America) and a fresh and exhilarating pop-rock score by multiple Emmy Award-winner Cliff Downs and Katie Kahanovitz, will have invitation-only readings in New York on October 17 and 18th, 2011.

Goodman Theatre's Board of Trustees proudly announces Ruth Ann Gillis, a former Board President, as its new Chairman.

Aurora Theatre's 16th Sensational Season continues with a great new comedy about Civil War re-enactors called Gray Area by John Ahlin,tonight through October 30, 2011.

Mesa Community College's Act I Musical Productions to open its 12th season with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, opening on October 20th in Mesa, AZ.

Weekend movie box office estimates: September 30-October 2, 2011.

Casting has been announced for the Fifth Annual New York One-Minute Play Festival, hosted by Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. The New York One-Minute Play Festival will take place Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street), the Off-Broadway home of Primary Stages. Seating is extremely limited.

Broadway's Morgan James, currently in rehearsals for the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell (in which she'll sing the popular 'Turn Back, O Man') will be performing live with her band at NYC's Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street) on Wednesday, September 28 at 11pm. The concert is FREE with NO COVER CHARGE.

La Cage Aux Folles, starring film and TV actor George Hamilton and two-time Tony Award nominee and St. Paul native Christopher Sieber, runs at the State Theatre Oct. 18-23, 2011, kicking off Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2011/12 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season.

Weekend movie box office estimates: September 23-25, 2011.

Straight, a new play co-authored by Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola, with direction by Tony Award-winner Andy Sandberg (Hair; The Last Smoker in America), will present two invitation-only readings in New York on Monday, September 26, 2011.

What do you get when you cross Roman farce with classic vaudeville? Timeless, laugh-out-loud comedy!

Modern Family's past guest stars have included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane and more. In this season's premiere tonight, Tim Blake Nelson will play a cowboy as the families head off to a ranch.

Aurora Theatre's 16th Sensational Season continues with a great new comedy about Civil War re-enactors called Gray Area by John Ahlin, running October 6 - 30, 2011.

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight, September 18, being Broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A at 8pm EST (5pm PST). As usual, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you updates of the winners live throughout the night so stay tuned!

'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,' the widely acclaimed, multiple Tony Award-winning musical, will open at the Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre at the Byron Carlyle on Friday, October 14, with matinee and evening performances through November 13.

Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa are back and better than ever this fall when Disney's 'The Lion King' roars into theaters and homes in breathtaking 3D. A special two-week theatrical extravaganza kicks off Sept. 16, 2011, showcasing the Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning film on the big screen in Disney Digital 3DTM for the first time ever, and its highly anticipated home entertainment debut kicks off October 4, celebrating the Diamond Edition release of the epic movie 'The Lion King' in high-definition Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D.

Deadline.com reports this morning that Julianne Moore, Nathan Lane and Greg Kinnear are teaming up for Artina Films' The English Teacher, a comedy about a loveless English teacher (Moore) who finds romance with 'a former student, who failed as a playwright in New York, returns and she convinces him to mount his unproduced play at the high school.' Lane is set to play the school's drama teacher. Craig Zisk (Weeds, The Big C) will direct the project, which is being produced by Naomi Despres, Robert Salerno, Matthew Chausse and Ben LeClair. Inferno Entertainment holds the international distribution rights.

As USA closes out its biggest summer ever with a sixth straight win as #1 in cable, the network delivers on its commitment to expand its ambitious programming slate with the cast-contingent green light of two comedy pilots, the UNTITLED DOUGLAS McGRATH PROJECT and PAGING DR. FREED.

Straight, a new play co-authored by Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola, with direction by Tony Award-winner Andy Sandberg (Hair; The Last Smoker in America), will present two invitation-only readings in New York on Monday, September 26, 2011.