Paul Haggis News

The Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs open their season with two of Shakespeare's legendary and most lasting works.  The Tempest, under the direction of Kyle Vincent Terry ('16), opens October 8 and Romeo and Juliet, directed by Ashley Teague ('17) opens October 22, 2015.

Audience members must decide for themselves if a sinister Irish fairy is real or simply a scary manifestation of a lonely girl's psychology in 'Comes a Faery,' the newest play by James McLindon, which will be presented by Nylon Fusion Theatre Company from October 1 to 24, directed by Shaun Peknic.

An aynredenish -- an obsession -- is worse than a disease, say our Yiddish elders. 'Half Moon Bay' by John Jiler is a drama about a prize-winning Manhattan architect whose sudden fixation on a mysterious waitress sabotages his marriage and his career and causes him to abandon his ideals. Its world premiere, directed by Margarett Perry, will be presented by Nylon Fusion Theatre Company from October 3 to 25 at New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street.

Audience members must decide for themselves if a sinister Irish fairy is real or simply a scary manifestation of a lonely girl's psychology in 'Comes a Faery,' the newest play by James McLindon, which will be presented by Nylon Fusion Theatre Company from October 1 to 24, directed by Shaun Peknic.

An aynredenish -- an obsession -- is worse than a disease, say our Yiddish elders.  'Half Moon Bay' by John Jiler is a drama about a prize-winning Manhattan architect whose sudden fixation on a mysterious waitress sabotages his marriage and his career and causes him to abandon his ideals. Its world premiere, directed by Margarett Perry, will be presented by Nylon Fusion Theatre Company from October 3 to 25 at New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher Street. 

From David Simon (HBO's “Treme” and “The Wire”) and Paul Haggis (“Crash”), the HBO Miniseries presentation SHOW ME A HERO debuts its first two parts back-to-back SUNDAY, AUG. 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by two parts on both of the subsequent Sundays – Aug. 23 and 30 – at the same time.

USA Network announced a pilot pick-up for the hour-long scripted drama SHOOTER and has locked in Ryan Phillippe (“Secrets and Lies”) to star.

From David Simon (HBO's 'Treme' and 'The Wire') and Paul Haggis ('Crash'), the HBO Miniseries presentation SHOW ME A HERO debuts its first two parts back-to-back SUNDAY, AUG. 16(8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT

Part one of the exclusive HBO miniseries SHOW ME A HERO will debut SUNDAY, AUG. 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). Watch the trailer below!

The 20th edition of the Lincoln Center Festival, which runs through August 2, 2015 will unfold in six venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus. There will be a total of 58 performances by artists and ensembles from Germany, China, England, Ireland, Russia, USA, and Japan.

Today we are talking to a world renowned stage and screen star who has excelled in playing a dizzying array of recognizable characters onstage and onscreen over the course of his unique and diverse career - the affable Alfred Molina. Besides discussing his many upcoming endeavors, Molina points out the importance of The Actors Fund in Los Angeles and highlights his participation in the upcoming LA Actors Fund Tony Awards Viewing Party, which will be held on June 7, and reflects on some of his fellow honorees, as well. Offering news on many of his current and forthcoming projects, Additionally, Molina also looks back at some of his most memorable roles to date ranging from his work with Paul Thomas Anderson on both BOOGIE NIGHTS and MAGNOLIA to his recent rapturously reviewed indie hit LOVE IS STRANGE co-starring John Lithgow to the Joe Orton stage-to-screen adaptation PRICK UP YOUR EARS and much more. Besides of all of that, Molina also comments on his time spent on stages around the world, notably Broadway headlining the most recent revival of Golden Age classic FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, as well as outlines some future roles he would like to pursue onstage, as well. All of that and much, much more with one of Broadway and Hollywood's very best!

Part one of the exclusive HBO miniseries SHOW ME A HERO will debut SUNDAY, AUG. 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT).

ABC and dick clark productions have announced that the "2015 Billboard Music Awards" is set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 17 at 8p.m., ET.

John Travolta had some strong words to share on the new HBO Scientology documentary GOING CLEAR, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

ABC and dick clark productions have announced that the "2015 Billboard Music Awards" is set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 17 at 8p.m., ET.

?Following the HBO documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God," his investigation into sex abuse in the Catholic Church, Academy Award®-winning director Alex Gibney (HBO's "Taxi to the Dark Side") turns his gaze to Scientology in GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF

The HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS presentation GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney (HBO's 'Taxi to the Dark Side' and 'Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God'), will debut in prime time SUNDAY, MARCH 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, with an encore the next night, Monday, March 30 at 9:00 p.m. Click below to watch a trailer!

Nylon Fusion Theatre Company announces their Short Play Festival "This Round's On Us" on February 20-21, featuring eleven new plays in two sets. Guest writers include Michael Puzzo and Don Nigro. Gotham's John Doman plays President McKinley in Nigro's new play Front Porch. Hosted by Lori Kee.

Content Media announced today that it has acquired international sales rights to Alex Gibney's much anticipated Scientology documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief".