Allison Janney News

New Line Cinema is bringing a new feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway production of Hairspray to movie theaters this summer, and Play Along®, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK), will be offering the authentic collectable fashion dolls for the highly-anticipated feature film.

A cast recording of the new DisneyWorld musical Finding Nemo, based on the smash Disney/Pixar Animation Studios movie and featuring songs by Robert Lopez (Avenue Q) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, is now available on iTunes.

Hairspray, New Line Cinema's upcoming film version of the Broadway smash, is currently in production for a July 20th release

Tony Award-winner Faith Prince will star as Arlene in the Reprise! Broadway's Best Marvelous Musical Monday production of Baby.

First a segment on MTV's TRL, then the launch of the official website - and now BroadwayWorld.com is pleased to bring you this first look teaser trailer of the highly anticipated HAIRSPRAY The Musical!

Stars of stage and screen will take part in the Ojai Playwrights Conference 10th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, January 20th in Ojai, CA

Two Tracy Turnblads recently met on the set of Hairspray, New Line Cinema's upcoming film version of the Broadway smash.

The Glimmerglass Opera will salute late great playwright Wendy Wasserstein on November 28th, in an evening featuring the talents of Stockard Channing and Allison Janney

The upcoming film version of Hairspray will be profiled on this weekend's 'Breakfast with the Arts,' airing on A&E on October 29th from 8 AM to 10 AM

Tony Award-winner Faith Prince is performing at the Metropolitan Room for four shows only on October 19th and 20th

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Jerry Stiller will be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming Hairspray film in the role of 'Mr. Pinky.' Hairspray's creator John Waters will have a cameo in the film as well.

'The West Wing' star Allison Janney has signed on to the upcoming film version of Hairspray

After the Emmy Awards, stars showed up at TV Guide's party sponsored by Olay at the Social Nightclub in LA

Megan Mullally, Blythe Danner and Helen Mirren were among the theatre veterans who took home Emmy Awards on August 27th

A musical stage show version of Finding Nemo--with songs by Avenue Q's Robert Lopez as well as Kristen Anderson-Lopez--is heading for a DisneyWorld production in late 2006

Alan Ball, the Academy Award-winner behind 'Six Feet Under' and American Beauty, workshopped his new play All That I Will Ever Be at Dartmouth on August 20th

Christopher Meloni, who stars on 'Law and Order: SVU' may reprise his Gate Theatre role of Eddie in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge on Broadway

Complete photo coverage of the 2005 Tony Awards ball, held at the Marriot Marquis Ballroom after the awards!

We've got photos of all the glitzy, red-carpet arrivals for the 2005 Tony Awards.

Michael Riedel, Michael Musto, Robert Simonson and others will opine on Tony winners on Theatre Talk this Friday