Alan Rickman News

THEATER TALK remembers actor Alan Rickman -- who died this week at age 69 -- with CUNY TV rebroadcasts of a 2012 interview about Theresa Rebeck's play SEMINAR, in which the actor starred at the Golden Theatre.

His Broadway debut was as an unknown but streets were jammed with fans the last time he came to call.

J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe took to social media to express their grief over the passing of HARRY POTTER star Alan Rickman.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Roundabout's NOISES OFF, starring Megan Hilty and more, opens tonight on Broadway, and a starry cast leads industry readings of DEATH - THE MUSICAL this week!

British actor and filmmaker Alan Rickman has passed away at the age of 69.

Theresa Rebeck's ambitious comedy, SEMINAR tells the story of four young writers who learn that sometimes the truth hurts after they hire Leonard, a famous novelist to mentor them for a 10-week master class. Rebeck is best known as the creator of the beloved television series Smash, and previous theatre works that include Dead Accounts and Mauritius.

David Mirvish is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-nominee Theresa Rebeck's comedy SEMINAR, a sparkling cocktail of ambition, power and lust-and one with an unexpected kick. Fresh from his his role in the celebrated new film ROOM (winner of the People's Choice Award at TIFF and considered a frontrunner for the Oscars), Stratford Shakespeare Festival Tom McCamus stars in SEMINAR .

Pieter Toerien and KickstArt extend Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical thriller SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre to 13 December.

David Mirvish is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-nominee Theresa Rebeck's comedy SEMINAR, a sparkling cocktail of ambition, power and lust-and one with an unexpected kick. Fresh from his his role in the celebrated new film ROOM (winner of the People's Choice Award at TIFF and considered a frontrunner for the Oscars), Stratford Shakespeare Festival Tom McCamus stars in SEMINAR .

Seattle Repertory Theatre's Board of Trustees announced today that Braden Abraham has been appointed as the official artistic head of Seattle Repertory Theatre, effective immediately.

New York Stage and Film has announced that its annual Winter Gala will honor star of stage and screen Bill Pullman, whose decades-long career includes starring roles in the blockbuster film Independence Day, While You Were Sleeping and Broadway's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?;  as well as 2-time Tony Award-winner and 11-time nominee Donald Holder, lighting designer of Broadway's The Lion King, The King & I, and the upcoming Fiddler on the Roof revival, among countless others.  The Winter Gala will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at The Plaza Hotel (770 Fifth Avenue, New York City).  For more information on New York Stage and Film, please visit http://www.newyorkstageandfilm.org/.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center will host An Evening With Kate Winslet tonight, October 6, during the 53rd New York Film Festival.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center will host An Evening With Kate Winslet on Tuesday, October 6, during the 53rd New York Film Festival.

Recent Drama Centre grad Morfydd Clark is in high demand these days.

Seattle Repertory Theatre presents Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, an American classic, directed by Acting Artistic Director Braden Abraham. The production runs September 25 - October 18, in the Bagley Wright Theatre. Tickets are available now through the Seattle Rep Box Office at 206-443-2222 as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.

Abigail Lawrie, breakout star of BBC's TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY, is set to hit the stage this autumn at the Orange Tree Theatre.

Disney's annual D23 Expo is underway this weekend with exciting announcement after announcement!

Against all odds, an impoverished widow makes her mark in the glittering court of King Louis XIV of France in A Little Chaos, a sumptuous romance set in the legendary gardens of Versailles, available now on Digital HD and coming to Blu-ray and DVD today, August 4, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre will play host to Steven Stead's production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical thriller, which first premiered on Broadway in 1979.

Abigail Lawrie, breakout star of BBC's TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling's THE CASUAL VACANCY, is set to hit the stage this autumn at the Orange Tree Theatre.