Zach Braff News

Very sad news today in the theatre world: Oscar, Tony and multi-award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead from suspected drug overdose on Sunday afternoon at his apartment in Manhattan's West Village. Scroll down for Tweets from fellow actors and colleagues celebrating his talent and memory.

The 2013-2014 Broadway season is particularly notable for its preponderance of screen-to-stage adaptations, ranging from ALADDIN to ROCKY to BULLETS OVER BROADWAY and more - not to mention this week's big announcement of KING KING: THE MUSICAL coming to Broadway soon, as well as BACK TO THE FUTURE hitting the West End - so today we are looking at some of the reasons why these properties in particular are perfect for the boards, and, hopefully, the box office.

The world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written by Woody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film, will begin preview performances on Tuesday, March 11 and officially open Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). Below, BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive interviews with Zach Braff and company on working with the great Susan Stroman!

Three time Tony Award nominated Broadway favorite Marin Mazzie (Passion; Ragtime; Kiss Me, Kate), who will star as "Helen Sinclair" in the world premiere production of the new musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY this spring, will sing the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium this Sunday, January 26th to open the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series in New York, the National Hockey League announced today.

Be sure to get some of Amy Schumer's comedy when she hits the road this year.

Popular TV star and soon-to-be Broadway headliner Zach Braff's new Kickstarter-funded feature film WISH I WAS HERE sold for an impressive $2.75 million to Focus Features at Sundance earlier this week according to a new report, igniting a firestorm of controversy.

Producers Letty Aronson and Julian Schlossberg have just announced that Tony Award® winner Karen Ziemba (Contact, Curtains, Steel Pier) will play the role of "Eden Brent" in the world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, with Preston Truman Boyd, Bryn Dowling, Kelcy Griffin, Dan Horn, Synthia Link and Kevin Worley rounding out the complete Broadway cast of 29.

US Weekly reports that just two days after Justin Bartha, best known for his role in the 'Hangover' film franchise, tied the knot with fitness trainer Lia Smith, the couple has revealed they are expecting their first child.

US weekly reports that Justin Bartha, best known for his role in the 'Hangover' film franchise, tied the knot over the weekend with fitness trainer Lia Smith.

Entertainment Weekly has revealed a steamy first look at the cast of Woody Allen's new musical BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, heading into the St. James Theatre this April. Below, check out the photo, as well as a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot!

Yesterday celebrities took to Twitter to pay homage to the late actor.

Sundance Institute today announced the addition of two films to the 2014 Sundance Film Festival: Wish I Was Here (Director: Zach Braff) to the Premieres section

Searching for a novel holiday gift idea for a live theater or movie fan? Consider wrapping and adding a bow to a pair of tickets to Northwestern University's 83rd annual Waa-Mu Show. Tickets go on sale today (Dec. 11).

Comedy Central unveils its winter schedule with new seasons of “@midnight,” “Kroll Show,” “Workaholics,” “Tosh.0,” and “Inside Amy Schumer” and new series including “Broad City.”

Stray Cat Theatre presents All New People by Zach Braff, directed by Louis Farber, December 6 - 21, 2013.

Stray Cat Theatre presents All New People by Zach Braff, directed by Louis Farber, December 6 - 22, 2013. The team has unfortunately been forced to cancel the performance set for Saturday, December 7th at 8pm. The show will now play an additional performance, though, closing on Sunday, December 22nd at 6pm.

Producers Letty Aronson and Julian Schlossberg just announced that three time Tony Award® nominee Marin Mazzie (Passion; Ragtime; Kiss Me, Kate) will play the role of 'Helen Sinclair' in the world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY.

Be sure to get some of Amy Schumer's comedy when she hits the road next year. Tickets for Inside Amy Schumer's Back Door Tour will go on sale this Friday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) with tour info and links to purchase tickets available at http://www.cc.com/comedy-tours and www.amyschumer.com.

Stray Cat Theatre presents All New People by Zach Braff, directed by Louis Farber, December 6 - 22, 2013. The team has unfortunately been forced to cancel the performance set for Saturday, December 7th at 8pm. The show will now play an additional performance, though, closing on Sunday, December 22nd at 6pm.

Be sure to get some of Amy Schumer's comedy when she hits the road next year. Tickets for Inside Amy Schumer's Back Door Tour will go on sale this Friday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) with tour info and links to purchase tickets available at http://www.cc.com/comedy-tours and www.amyschumer.com. This is Schumer's second national tour with Comedy Central which kicks off on Friday, January 24, 2014 in New York City at Best Buy Theater and travels to more than 30 cities (full tour schedule at the end of this release). The tour is produced by AEG Live.