Rob Reiner News

New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) is proud to announce the San Francisco premiere of South Pathetic, a one-man comedy written and performed by Jim David. The show previews August 5 - 7, opens on Saturday, August 8th and runs through August 23.

NCTC is proud to announce the San Francisco premiere of South Pathetic, written and performed by Jim David. The show previews August 5 - 7, opens on Saturday, August 8th and runs through August 23, 2009: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.

Academy Award-winning actor, Dustin Hoffman, served as Honorary Chair along with co-chairmen Hanna Kennedy and Roger L. Mayer, as the comic genius of Charlie Chaplin was featured at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra during the 20th Annual Silent Film Celebration.

Actors/Directors/Musicians and Comedy Icons Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are doing something they have never done before; performing a six week, 30 city multi-media acoustic tour without wigs and electric instruments, and are set to perform at Detroit?s Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday, May 29.

Comedy Works is pleased to announce that KEVIN POLLAK will perform at the Comedy Works South in the Landmark Village

Turner Classic Movies (TCM), television's foremost authority and showplace for classic film, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year by sharing a passion for cinema with the network's devoted fans.

Actors/Directors/Musicians and Comedy Icons Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are doing something they have never done before; performing a six week, 30 city multi-media acoustic tour without wigs and electric instruments, and are set to perform at Detroit?s Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday, May 29.

Monday, February 23 at the Gershwin Theatre marks another momentous occasion for multi award-winning music master Marc Shaiman, with the Broadway premiere of his Prop 8 - The Musical,' as a special part of the 'Defying Inequality- The Broadway Concert, A Celebrity Benefit for Equal Rights.' Shaiman is at right work right now on an all-new version of the internet sensation, (first created by FunnyOrDie.com and to date has logged over 3.5 million hits).

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2009 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, and videogame writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.

Kevin Bacon portrays retired military officer (and Nixon's chief of staff after the president left office) Lt. Col. Jack Brennan. As Nixon's negotiator in setting up the terms and ground rules for the interviews, Brennan was a bulldog.

ABC made several midseason programming announcements, including the decision to not pick up 'Pushing Daisies,' for another full season. ABC also announced the end of 'Dirty Sexy Money' and 'Eli Stone'.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) announces the debut of its annual benefit gala: ONE NIGHT ONLY...With a Little Help From Our Friends, hosted by Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, scheduled to take place at UCLA's prestigious performing arts theater, Royce Hall, on December 2nd at 7:30 pm.

Tonight, November 10th, The Actors Fund will present a special reading of ALL ABOUT EVE at 7:30pm at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street).

Oscar nominated actress Jennifer Tilly will play 'Miss Caswell,' Cabaret star Steve Ross will play the 'Pianist,'Jessica Cummings will play 'Phoebe,' and Maura Lisabeth Malloy and Victor Joel Ortiz will also appear in The Actors Fund's highly anticipated all-star reading of ALL ABOUT EVE, the classic backstage drama that is one of the most entertaining and witty films of all time.

Keri Russell will appear as 'Eve Harrington' in The Actors Fund's highly anticipated all-star reading of ALL ABOUT EVE, the classic backstage drama that is one of the most entertaining and witty films of all time.

Four-time Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell as 'Chief Prompter' and Oscar and Tony Award winner Joel Grey as 'Max Fabian' join the cast of The Actors Fund's highly anticipated all-star reading of ALL ABOUT EVE, the classic backstage drama that is one of the most entertaining and witty films of all time.

The Lifetime Original Movie 'Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou,' starring Jerry O'Connell ('Crossing Jordan'), Lauren Stamile ('Grey's Anatomy') and Faye Dunaway ('Chinatown') is the second of the 2009 Nora Roberts' movie slate to begin production.

ENTER LAUNGHING was visited by Oscar winner Celeste Holm and actor/director Rob Reiner, whose father Carl wrote the book upon which the show is based. The YORK THEATRE COMPANYrecently announced that ENTER LAUGHING: THE MUSICAL will be extended. Performances will now continue through October 26th; all performances will be at the company's home at The Theatre at Saint Peter's.

The Actors Fund will present an all-star reading of ALL ABOUT EVE, the classic backstage drama that is one of the most entertaining and witty films of all time. The reading will star Tony Awardâ winner Brian Bedford as 'Addison DeWitt,' Tony Awardâ nominee Peter Gallagher as 'Bill,' four time Tony Awardâ winner Angela Lansbury as 'Birdie,' Tony Awardâ winner Cynthia Nixon as 'Karen,' and Emmy Awardâ nominee John Slattery as 'Lloyd.' As previously announced, Golden Globeâ Award-winning actress Annette Bening will star as 'Margo Channing.'

Multi-Tony Award winning theater and Academy Award nominated film producers John N. Hart, Jr, Jeff Sine and Fred Zollo have acquired the North American and worldwide live theater rights to ONCE, the 2007 Academy Award-winning film.