It has been an epic year for Broadway, with a whopping twenty-four plays having opened in 2014. Before we get wrapped up in the theatre season ahead, BroadwayWorld wants to stop and salute the shows that made this year great. Check out our 2014 wrap up below! The plays of 2014 included: Machinal, Outside Mullingar, Bronx Bombers, All the Way, Mothers and Sons, A Raisin in the Sun, The Realistic Joneses, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Of Mice and Men, Act One, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Velocity of Autumn, Casa Valentina, This Is Our Youth, Love Letters, You Can't Take It With You, The Country House, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, It's Only a Play, Disgraced, The Real Thing, The River, A Delicate Balance, and The Elephant Man.
The critically-acclaimed Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, starring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner James Franco, BAFTA and Tony Award nominee Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester and Tony and Olivier Award winnerJim Norton, filmed at Broadway's Longacre Theatre in front of a live audience by National Theatre Live, will be screened by in over 700 cinema venues across the United States and Canada on Thursday, November 6, 2014, and varying dates. Distributed through BY Experience and Fathom Events, tickets for National Theatre Live's November 6, Of Mice and Men screening are now on sale. BroadwayWorld brings you a clip from the show below!
Williamstown Theatre Festival presents The Visit, running on the Main Stage through August 17, 2014. Check out highlights from the production below!
Jimmy gets tips from Franco about the dos and don'ts of selfie taking with fans that the Of Mice and Men star learned during his 12-week Broadway run.
Today we continue our Tonys coverage with Chris O'Dowd, a nominee for Best Leading Actor in a Play for Of Mice and Men, who chats about how the community has embraced him, how he has never seen the play before, and more. Check out what he had to say below!
First presented in 1945, the prestigious Theatre World Awards, founded by John Willis, the Editor-in-Chief of both Theatre World and its companion volume, Screen World, are the oldest awards given for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway Debut Performances. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the big night, where he chatted with all of this year's winners and presenters. Check out what they had to say below!
James Franco, Chris O'Dowd and Leighton Meester stopped by ABC's THE VIEW this week to talk about being on Broadway for the first time in 'Of Mice and Men.'
The new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men has officially arrived on Broadway! FeaturingJames Franco, Chris O'Dowd, and Leighton Meester, and with direction by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, the show just opened last night, April 16, 2014 at the Longacre Theatre. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was at the after party to chat with the full company about the production, and you can check out what Franco, O'Dowd, and the rest of the gang had to say below!
Directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, the new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men is currently in previews, ahead of an official opening night tomorrow, April 16, 2014 at the Longacre Theatre. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peek at this all-star production, featuring James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, and Leighton Meester!
Of Mice and Men star Leighton Meester is at home onstage, on-screen, and apparently in front of a microphone. Check out a video of her dueting on Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' with Dana Williams! Could a musical be in her future?
Hollywood stars Leighton Meester, James Franco and Chris O'Dowd stopped by this morning's TODAY show on NBC to chat about making their Broadway debut in 'Of Mice And Men,' which they say often gets emotional!
James Franco stopped by THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on NBC and caught everyone up on all of his recent work, including a short film, a poetry book, teaching a class and starring in Of Mice and Men on Broadway.
Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro's new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men will star Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester and Tony Award winner Jim Norton, and will feature Ron Cephas Jones (The Motherfucker with the Hat), Alex Morf ('The Good Wife'), Joel Marsh Garland ('Orange Is The New Black'), James McMenamin ('The Good Wife'), Jim Ortlieb(Guys and Dolls) and Jim Parrack ('True Blood'). BroadwayWorld brings you a just-released commercial for the show below!
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