Al Pacino News

Billy Porter hosted this Sunday's ALCU Bill of Rights Gala, which consisted of an hour-long program celebrating the work of the ACLU. The event also served as a call to vote.

Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal will take on the roles of Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Evans in 'Francis and The Godfather,' an upcoming film detailing the fight to make 'The Godfather' into a motion picture.

Actor, John Leguizamo spoke with SiriusXM Urban View host, Clay Cane about his new film 'Critical Thinking,' a biographical drama about five Latinx and Black teenagers, discussed his controversial tweet about Latinx representation in film and television and about whata??s happening in the world.

TEDxBroadway organizers announced today the 9th annual event will be held online this year. The date is set for the virtual event for Tuesday, November 17 at 1pm Eastern.

This week a multi-hyphenate dad drops in: John Leguizamo!

Billy Porter  performed 'For What It's Worth' to conclude Day 1 of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Playwright Eduardo Machado will join HB Studio this fall to teach a virtual playwriting class, 'Playwriting: Development & Dialogue', that is open to interested playwrights of all levels. The class will be held over Zoom on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT, Sep. 19-Nov. 21, 2020.

Billy Porter performed a live virtual rendition of a?oeFinally Readya?? for the NYC Pride 2020 TV special. 

Following the news this week that his latest Roy Grace novel, FIND THEM DEAD, has gone straight to No.1 in the UK Book charts, Peter James and producer Joshua Andrews have announced the World Premiere stage production of the Peter James novel LOOKING GOOD DEAD.

On this day in 2010, Al Pacino returned to Broadway as the title character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice,

Steve Buscemi was a guest on Thursday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, where he talked about being apart of the off-Broadway adaptation of 'Three Sisters,' which has been postponed until next year.

Filmmaker Robin Baker Leacock's new documentary is airing on PBS nationwide, a?oeStella & Co: A Romantic Musical Comedy Documentary About Aging.a?? The film is a celebration of the extraordinary life of her almost 104-year old mother, Stella, and a group of vibrant seniors a?" ages 75 to 105 a?" living their best lives.

HBO Max, now Max, has a slew of musicals, plays and films for theater fans of all ages and we've got a complete guide to all theatre available on the streaming service.

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of David Mamet. Today's play, Glengarry Glen Ross!

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest scenes in cinema from 1901 to 2020. See if your favorite movie moments made the list!

ExperienceFirst, New York City's leading walking tour and travel experience company, has partnered with two of its former guides - and current industry professionals - to bring theater fans a new live-streamed series entitled 'Visiting Broadway.'

Spending lockdown in Israel, playwright James Inverne decided to put together an audio recording of his 2018 play A Walk With Mr Heifetz and stream it online for free, but soliciting donations for two Israeli charities - the AICF (America Israel Cultural Foundation) and Meir Panim.

Stars in The House, benefiting The Actors Fund, continued Thursday night (8pm) with the Child Stars of TV reunion featuring Mackenzie Phillips (Julie Cooper on 'One Day At A Time'), Glenn Scarpelli (Alex Handris on 'One Day At A Time'), Mindy Cohn (Natalie Green on 'The Facts of Life') and Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing on 'The Love Boat').

 Hugh Jackman will discuss his career and the films he loves with 92Y Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf, on Thursday May 7 at 6 pm. The talk will be hosted on 92Y's website: https://www.92y.org/event/hugh-jackman.aspx.

Measure for Measure Theatre, which recently postponed its production of Island Song due to the threat of COVID-19, will be presenting a virtual play reading of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 26 via Facebook Live.