Aaron Sorkin News

Stephen Lang, who gives not one but eight tour de force performances in 'Beyond Glory,' discusses his craft and the multiple personality disorders of actors.

Tony Award-nominee Hank Azaria stars as David Sarnoff, and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth in Aaron Sorkin 's new American play about the advent of television, The Farnsworth Invention, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opening on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 with previews beginning on Monday, October 15, 2007.

Today, July 13th, actor and playwright Stephen Lang was awarded the National Council of the Arts Chairmen's Medal. The Chairman's Medal is a new award given on special occasions to individuals who have performed long and distinguished service to the Arts Endowment and the educational and artistic organizations it supports.

Aaron Sorkin - whose new play The Farnsworth Invention will bow on Broadway this November - has been signed to write for three films produced under the DreamWorks banner

Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention will receive a Broadway transfer this November, with Steven Speilberg likely on the play's producing team,

Natascia Diaz will bring 'Dance with Me,' an evening of music inspired by the songs of Michael Pemberton, to the stage of The Zipper Factory, where she was recently seen in the Off-Broadway hit Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, writers of the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys, are the librettists for THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Drama Desk Award-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) is writing the score, and Improbable Theater founders Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) will direct and design. EET plans to premiere THE ADDAMS FAMILY in the 2009-2010 Broadway season, preceded by an out-of-town tryout.

The Readings at Bay Street Theatre 2007 series will begin Saturday, April 7 at 3 pm with two plays, 365 Days/365 Plays, by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tom Caruso and Save Me, by Stefanie Zadravec, also directed by Tom Caruso.

Aaron Sorkin will collaborate with rock band The Flaming Lips for a stage musical based on the band's 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.'

A possible Broadway transfer of Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention might have Steven Speilberg on its producing team

Simpson took time out of rehearsals to talk about his working with McAnuff again, having been in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Tartuffe in 2002, along with his experiences with Sorkin and his upcoming films set for release later this year...

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff has announced the cast of his upcoming Page To Stage Workshop Production of The Farnsworth Invention, written by Aaron Sorkin. Headlining the cast are Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth and Stephen Lang as David Sarnoff.

Film and TV star Dean Cain may soon be headlining a tour of Aaron Sorkin's military drama A Few Good Men

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff collaborates with 'The West Wing' and 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' creator/writer Aaron Sorkin to shape his new play about the advent of television

A star-studded after-party followed the opening of The Apple Tree at Studio 54 on December 14th!

The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Apple Tree, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Bock and Harnick, opened at Studio 54 on Thursday, December 14th after beginning previews on Tuesday, November 28th

Back in NYC after doing sketch comedy and nonmusical theater in L.A., Angela will play the 'Drowsy' lead Janet for a week in September.

Des McAnuff will join Ontario's Stratford Festival as an artistic director in 2008; he is also set to direct new musicals

Ralph Bryan, President of the Board of Trustees of La Jolla Playhouse today announced that Artistic Director Des McAnuff will not be renewing his contract, scheduled to expire in 2007.

This Sunday, June 18th at noon, patrons will be able to buy single tickets to the second half of La Jolla Playhouse's season, including the highly anticipated, re-imagined spectacular The Wiz, helmed by two time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff