Andy Griffith News

According to Published reports, stage and screen star R. G. Armstrong passed away over the weekend. He was 85 years old.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) remembers the life and career of actor Andy Griffith tonight, July 18. Griffith passed away this morning at the age of 86.

Lee Meriwether and Theatre Island Productions present THE WOMEN OF SPOON RIVER: THEIR VOICES FROM THE HILL as part of the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC, August 10-17.

Jerry Seinfeld has revealed on his Twitter account that he included a tribute to his idol, the late Andy Griffith, in every episode of NBC's long-running sitcom SEINFELD.

The Recording Academy has released the following statement on the passing of Andy Griffith.

TV Land will honor the life and work of beloved actor Andy Griffith, who passed away today at the age of 86, with blocks of programming highlighting his most treasured work, 'The Andy Griffith Show.'

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will remember the life and career of actor Andy Griffith on Wednesday, July 18. Griffith passed away this morning at the age of 86.

TV icon Andy Griffith passed away this morning at his home in Manteo, NC. The actor was 86 years old. In a statement to Deadline.com, Griffith's co-star Ron Howard, who portrayed son Opie Taylor on 'The Andy Griffith Show', commented on the actor's passing

TMZ reports that TV icon Andy Giffith has died this morning at age 86. A close friend, former UNC President Bill Friday, broke the news to North Carolina's WITN News. The actor passed away at his home in Manteo, NC.

Brad Pitt wins four awards including the 'Biggest Big Daddy Of Them All' for receiving the most overall votes of all of the nominees in the BIG DADDY AWARDS, it was announced today. Pitt also won the 'Current Movie Big Daddy,' 'Do-Gooder Big Daddy' and was voted one of three celebrities to be added to the 'Movie Dad Hall of Fame.'

AMC's Breaking Bad and Mad Men are among the nominees for the 2012 Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards.

It was time to speak up. When LAUSD teacher and playwright Alan Aymie was given his second pink slip from the school district that he had worked for since 1998, and later 'graded' by the LA Times, he decided it was time to use his writing to provide a voice for the teaching professional. While painting a portrait of the daily challenges that teachers face in Los Angeles, Aymie also takes a look at his own experiences of trying to teach his son who was recently assessed with Asperger's Syndrome.

Despite its predictability The Man with the Pointed Toes is an endearingly frothy romantic comedy a lot like the ones that Doris Day used to make in the 60s with James Garner or Rock Hudson. That's because Lynn and Helen Root, two prolific Broadway and Hollywood screen writers from the golden age and before, penned The Man with the Pointed Toes originally as a TV special in the 60s. Afterwards it was mounted as a play for the first time at Glendale Centre Theatre. It has that unmistakable old style comedic flair that just isn't seen anymore. It involves a triangle with two women, one conniving, out to get what she wants and the other, tried and true to a fault and the man too gullible to see the forest from the trees, until the end of course. Now revived onstage at the Glendale Centre Theatre, Pointed Toes has a fab cast, razor sharp direction from Allan Dietlein, who also directed it originally, and comes up a blue-ribbon winner.

It was time to speak up. When LAUSD teacher and playwright Alan Aymie was given his second pink slip from the school district that he had worked for since 1998, and later 'graded' by the LA Times, he decided it was time to use his writing to provide a voice for the teaching professional. While painting a portrait of the daily challenges that teachers face in Los Angeles, Aymie also takes a look at his own experiences of trying to teach his son who was recently assessed with Asperger's Syndrome.

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will present a pre-show discussion and performance event with acclaimed writer, producer and northeast Ohio resident, Les Roberts, entitled Mysteries Solved, in conjunction with the company's production of the iconic, Agatha Christie murder mystery The Mousetrap, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Friday, March 23rd.

The New Classics Series wraps up its season on Sunday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. with Lively Stones by Sarah Katherine Bowden, directed by Erica Highberg and performed in the Charity Randall Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming playwrights.

The New Classics Series wraps up its season on Sunday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. with Lively Stones by Sarah Katherine Bowden, directed by Erica Highberg and performed in the Charity Randall Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming playwrights.

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will present a pre-show discussion and performance event with acclaimed writer, producer and northeast Ohio resident, Les Roberts, entitled Mysteries Solved, in conjunction with the company's production of the iconic, Agatha Christie murder mystery The Mousetrap, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Friday, March 23rd.

Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today's heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors.

The New Classics Series returns on Sunday, September 25th at 7:00 p.m. with Michael Schwartz' play Hangin' Up My Heart, directed by Don DiGiulio and performed in the Henry Heymann Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland.