Latest Articles About Downton Abbey on PBS
DOWNTON ABBEY Star Dan Stevens to Join Jessica Chastain & David Strathairn
in THE HEIRESS on Broadway - October 2012!
by Robert Diamond - May 14, 2012 Downton Abbey meets Broadway! BWW can report that Dan Stevens, star of the Golden Globe-winning series "Downton Abbey," will play the role of "Morris Townsend" opposite Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain (Catherine Sloper) and Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner David Strathairn (Dr. Aus...
GLEE, MAD MEN, et al. Nominated for 2011 BAFTA Awards
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2011 The 2011 BAFTA Awwards nominees have just been announced, and this year, GLEE, MA MEN, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and THE KILLIANG are in the runnning for best International show. Winners will be announced at the May 22 ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel May 22....
DOWNTON ABBEY Creator Prepared to Write Off Dan Stevens' Character
by Tyler Peterson - December 04, 2012 Last week, DOWNTON ABBEY actor Dan Stevens announced that he may not return for the highly-acclaimed series' four season. Today, show creator Julian Fellowes told Entertainment Weekly that he's prepared to write Matthew Crawley (Stevens), off of ABBEY. ...
HOMELAND, MAD MEN Among Top Nominees for 2012 TCA Awards
by Caryn Robbins - June 07, 2012 AMC's Breaking Bad and Mad Men are among the nominees for the 2012 Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards....
Ralph Lauren to Sponsor MASTERPIECE on PBS
by Caryn Robbins - September 10, 2012 MASTERPIECE, the celebrated PBS drama series known for hit programs such as Downton Abbey and Sherlock, is pleased to announce that Ralph Lauren Corporation is becoming a national corporate sponsor for the series....
DOWNTON ABBEY's Season 3 Premiere to Screen at Warner Theatre, 1/5
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2012 Downton Abbey is the most highly anticipated and critically acclaimed television drama of 2013. And CPTV is giving you a special sneak peak. Kick off the new year with Edwardian elegance as CPTV hosts a special reception and preview screening event of Masterpiece's Downton Abbey on Saturday, January...
2012 GOLDEN GLOBES Nominees and Winners - Complete List!
by BWW Special Coverage - January 15, 2012 Tonight, January 15, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held in Beverly Hills. Presenters include a 'Who's Who' of the A-List, including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Jane Lynch, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Rob Lowe, Michell...
VIDEO: First Look - Promo for Season 3 of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2012 PBS has released a promo trailer for the third season of DOWNTON ABBEY, premiering January 6th. The teaser reveals what's in store for the Crawley family and the inhabitants of Downton in the upcoming season. Also featured is actress Shirley McClaine who makes her debut in the role of Martha Levinso...
Liberty Hall Museum Announces Upcoming Events
by Kelsey Denette - January 02, 2013 On the heels of November's successful food drive benefiting the Food Bank of Ocean and Monmouth Counties and victims of Hurricane Sandy, Liberty Hall's season of giving continued with the joyful delivery of over three hundred toys to the Picatinny Visitors Center in Dover, New Jersey on December 18t...
Sir Peter Hall Heckles Laura Carmichael at UNCLE VANYA's Opening Night on the West End?
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2012 According to The Telegraph, Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael took the stage to some harsh words from the audience in her debut in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre on November 2nd. What's even more surprising is that the critical exclamation came from former directo...
ITV Issues Statement on Stevens Departure from DOWNTON ABBEY
by Caryn Robbins - December 28, 2012 While Season 3 and a special Christmas episode have not yet aired in the U.S., news of the fate of Steven's character, Matthew Crawley has quickly reached the other side of the Atlantic.In a recently released statement, the British network defended its decision to write off Stevens' character in the...
STAGE TUBE: New Clips From PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2012 Two new trailers ahve been released for the upcoming season of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY. With the return of its all-star cast plus guest star Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine, Season 3 airs over seven Sundays on PBS beginning on January 6, 2013. Check out the clips below!...
2012 GOLDEN GLOBE Nominations Announced
by Caryn Robbins - December 15, 2011 Gerard Butler, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones, and Sofia Vergara were on hand to announce the nominees for the 2012 Golden Globes Awards this morning. The award ceremony will be held in Beverly Hills on January 15, 2012....
Poll Results: Voters Want Maggie Smith to Come Back to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - November 05, 2012 With Stevens making his Broadway debut in the show, we wanted to know what other 'Downton Abbey' actor you'd like to see in a Broadway show. Check out the landslide results from last week's poll below!...
CBS SUNDAY MORNING Goes Behind the Scenes of DOWNTON ABBEY Today
by TV News Desk - December 09, 2012 The drama, the intrigue, a castle, stunning period wardrobes and more greeted CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD correspondent Martha Teichner as part of the first U.S. TV network news broadcast ever to be allowed behind the scenes for filming of the third season of the international television ...
GLEE, MAD MEN, et al. Nominated for 2011 BAFTA Awards
by Nicole Rosky - April 26, 2011 The 2011 BAFTA Awwards nominees have just been announced, and this year, GLEE, MA MEN, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and THE KILLIANG are in the runnning for best International show. Winners will be announced at the May 22 ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel May 22....
Sir Peter Hall Heckles Laura Carmichael at UNCLE VANYA's Opening Night on the West End?
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2012 According to The Telegraph, Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael took the stage to some harsh words from the audience in her debut in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre on November 2nd. What's even more surprising is that the critical exclamation came from former directo...
Interview: DOWNTON ABBEY'S Penelope Wilton
by Caryn Robbins - September 18, 2012 With the return of its all-star cast plus guest star Academy Award®-winner Shirley MacLaine, DOWNTON ABBEY, Season 3 airs over seven Sundays on PBS beginning on January 6, 2013. BWW brings you a series of interviews with the award-winning cast of this popular PBS series. Next up actress Penelope Wil...
Mint Theater's MARY BROOME Closes Today, 10/28
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2012 Mint Theater's first-ever New York revival of Mary Broome by Allan Monkhouse closes today October 28th at their home (311 West 43rd Street)....
Confirmed: Dan Stevens Will Not Return to DOWNTON ABBEY
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2012 Following rumors of Dan Stevens' intent to depart the acclaimed British drama DOWNTON ABBEY, TVLine has confirmed the actor will not return as a series regular on the upcoming fourth season. According to sources, the actor may appear in select episodes when production time comes in February. ...
BREAKING NEWS: DOWNTON ABBEY Spokesman Confirms Dan Stevens Departure
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2012 Deadline reports that DOWNTON ABBEY star Dan Stevens will not be returning for the fourth season of the popular British drama series....
Twitter Watch: John Lithgow- 'I'll be Neil Patrick Harris' Dad and...'
by BWW - February 03, 2011 On Twitter Watch, John Lithgow wrote 'John_Lithgow 2 cool things: in the next 2 wks I'll be Neil Patrick Harris' Dad and narrator for an evening of Schumann letters read by Mr & Mrs Sting! 5 minutes ago John_Lithgow Proustian morning, sifting photos up to age 35 for my book DRAMA: An Actor'...
64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - All the 2012 Winners!
by Robert Diamond - September 23, 2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards aired live coast to coast on Sunday, September 23 (8:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC and originated from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The telecast was produced by Don Mischer Productions and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. This was Kimmel's first time hosting the Pri...
Hugh Bonneville's TWENTY TWELVE to Premiere on BBC America 6/28
by Caryn Robbins - May 21, 2012 The BAFTA nominated docu-comedy series TWENTY TWELVE, starring BAFTA nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), joins BBC AMERICA's Ministry of Laughs comedy block just in time for the Summer Games....
Upright Citizens Brigade Presents 'Downton Abbey' Spoof MURDER ABBEY, 12/13
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2012 Murder Abbey, named one of the six best Downton Abbey spoofs by The Daily Beast, continues at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Murder Abbey is a solo costume drama parody written and performed by Upright Citizens Brigade member, Kate Hess. Murder Abbey continues at UCB Theatre at 5919 Franklin Aven... |