Woody Harrelson News

Today's Theater Stories features the Brooks Atkinson Theatre! Learn about the man for whom the theatre is named, how the theatre became a television studio for years, record-breaking hits like Waitress and more!

Watch highlights from 'Real Time with Bill Maher' for Friday, October 23, 2020. 'Real Time with Bill Maher' airs Fridays at 10:00pm ET (10:00pm PT, tape delayed) on HBO, with additional replays throughout the week on HBO and HBO 2.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to crime drama Payback. The film marks the feature debut of director Joseph Mensch.

In the wake of recent successes of Open Door participants including Sheyi Cole, Tobi King Bakare and Milly Zero, the founder of Open Door, David Mumeni, has called on the industry to support the organisation, and others championing new talent, to ensure progress isn't halted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Roland Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, comes the ultimate action-adventure movie, exploding with groundbreaking special effects.

Here are the highlights of the seven ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks.

Nearly a year after the release of their hit single 'Disaster Party,' alternative band MAGIC GIANT has done it again.

The Marsh announces the line-up for its first-ever digital global festival, MarshStream International Solo Fest, presenting performers aged 16 to 79 from across the nation and around the world, including Russia, Scotland, Israel, Canada, and Australia, as well as some of The Marsh's fan-favorites in a four day online marathon of 51 global works.

KISS THE GROUND, is a powerful documentary exploring soil regeneration and its place as a compelling and effective solution to our planet's climate crisis, will be available on Netflix September 22, 2020. 

KISS THE GROUND, is a powerful documentary exploring soil regeneration and its place as a compelling and effective solution to our planet's climate crisis, will be available on Netflix September 22, 2020. 

Today's episode features stage and screen star Marisa Tomei, who talks about her latest project- The King of Staten Island. Listen along as she explains how she became involved with the project, how her improv background helped her on set with director Judd Apatow, and more. Plus, she reminisces about her Broadway return last year in The Rose Tattoo: 'We read it aloud for Williamstown,' she said. 'It's just so heavy on the page, and so vibrant and nuanced. And it speaks so specifically to what women feel inside.'

Austin, Texas, has, without a doubt, left a lasting impression on all who have spent any amount of time in the Live Music Capital of the World—a week for SXSW, a day's stop on tour, business conferences, or years building careers and friendships—and right now, the city we've strived to keep weird all these years needs a little help to “Keep Austin Going.”

When alternative band MAGIC GIANT hosted their first LIVE FROM QUARANTINE in March, they had no way of knowing how long the Coronavirus pandemic would last or just how far their virtual festival would go. Since then, the band has hosted two more successful weekends and raised $100K for charity - creating a community based on hope and compassion.  

Alternative band MAGIC GIANT are continuing to bring people together with the 3rd installment of their LIVE FROM QUARANTINE virtual festival series.

Psychological thriller SANCTUARY (Apr 23) starring Josefin Asplund (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vikings) in a dual role and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) as a manipulative doctor (Trailer), Sundance Now is excited to announce its May slate, which includes two Exclusive Premieres.

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history.This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Tennessee Williams. Today's play, The Night of the Iguana!

Variety reports that Woody Harrelson has joined Kevin Hart in upcoming action comedy 'The Man from Toronto.' Harrelson replaces Jason Statham, who left the project last week.

Emotive Fruition (Artistic Director, Thomas Dooley) has announced a live poetry event, LET LIGHTNING SET US ON FIRE, a one-night-only staged reading celebrating Valentine's Day with dramatic poems of modern love.

This week's episode of CBS Sunday Morning featured a profile on music icon Jennifer Lopez.