Point Foundation (Point), the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students of merit, last night honored the recipients of its Courage, Inspiration and Legend Awards. 30 Rock star and Tony Award winner (Nine) Jane Krakowski, received the Point Courage Award; Citi received the Point Inspiration Award; author, political strategist and civil rights activist David Mixner received the Point Legend Award. The awards were presented at Point's annual New York benefit, Point Honors, which was held on April 19, 2010 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City.
According to Variety, the fifth annual A Fine Romance benefit will be presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund on May 1. The event will be hosted by Hugh Jackman at the Fox Lot and will feature the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Adam Shankman will direct, with musical direction by John Mauceri.
Constantine Maroulis, Tony nominated for his role as Drew in Broadway's ROCK OF AGES, joined the stars on Sardi's famed wall with his very own caricature on Thursday, March 18.
Before hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin made their much anticipated entrance onto the Oscars stage this Sunday, Neil Patrick Harris performed a large, original production number choreographed by Oscar Ceremony producer Adam Shankman. Now, he chats about the number and his appearance on GLEE with E!
Tonight, March 7, stars from all over the world will come out for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California. Co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the ceremony will be broadcast live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
The countdown to Oscar has begun, and staff at the famed Kodak Theatre in Hollywood is already preparing for the starry evening on Sunday, March 7. BroadwayWorld's Audra Stafford and BWW TV bring you a sneak-peek look of the red carpet set-up.
Current Oscar nominees Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Matt Damon, Anna Kendrick, Carey Mulligan and Quentin Tarantino will present on the 82nd Academy Awards, telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today.
Contrary to previous speculation, it seems Neil Patrick Harris will not be opening the Oscars ceremony on Sunday in a musical number with Martin Short.
Deadline.com is reporting that before hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin make their much anticipated entrance onto the Oscars stage this Sunday, Neil Patrick Harris and Martin Short will perform a large, original production number choreographed by Oscar Ceremony producer Adam Shankman.
Gerard Butler, Bradley Cooper, Tom Ford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Pine, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Worthington will present on the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today.
ess Cagle, Kathy Ireland and Sherri Shepherd will serve as hosts for the 82nd Academy Awards® pre-show "Oscars Red Carpet… 2010," telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today. This will be Ireland's and Shepherd's first time hosting the Oscar® pre-show and Cagle's second consecutive year as a host.
The producers of ROCK OF AGES announced today that the critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES will launch a 60-city, first national tour at The Bank of America Theatre, 18 West Monroe, Chicago, IL as part of ‘Broadway in Chicago' on September 21, 2010.
Past Oscar winners Kathy Bates, Barbra Streisand and Charlize Theron will join former Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah and John Travolta as presenters at the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today. Collectively the group has earned 16 nominations and won four Academy Awards.
Comedic talents Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Bateman, Steve Carell, Tina Fey and Ben Stiller will help bring laughs to the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced.
Playwright-turned-actor-producer-director Tyler Perry will present at the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today. This will be Perry's first appearance on the show.
Academy Awards Producer Adam Shankman shared a peek inside the Oscar dance auditions. He goes on to say that he thinks this years Oscars will return to 'more comedy, emotional moments, some great musical moments, and a real celebration of the biggest box office year in Hollywood history.'
Twitter Watch shines a BWW spotlight on choreographer Adam Shankman who spent the weekend auditioning dancers for the upcoming 82nd Academy Awards ceremonies.
Open dance auditions for the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast will be held on Friday, January 22, and Saturday, January 23, at CenterStaging in Burbank, California, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.
Oscar show co-producer and Hairspray helmer Adam Shankman is appealing to his Twitter followers for suggestions in how to attract a big audience for the 2010 Oscar telecast, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The most popular suggestions so far include having Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart present together, and enlist the services of So You Think You Can Dance regulars (for which Shankman is a judge).
