Angela Bassett News

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Alec Baldwin has announced that he will not run for New York City mayor in 2013. He commented: 'Here's the Thing, I've lost my appetite. And for better or for worse, he expounded on the decision in very interesting terms while discussing the potential candidates for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's post.'

Today, December 21, Samuel L. Jackson and surprise guest, the Rev. Al Sharpton, celebrated his birthday onstage at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre following the matinee performance of The Mountaintop. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the surprise and brings you photo coverage below!

The Picture Box by Cate Ryan will be presented by The Negro Ensemble Company Off Broadway* at Theatre Row at the Beckett Theatre. The theater is located at 410 West 42nd Street.

The Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd (ATG), the UK's largest theatre company, with 39 venues in the UK, including 13 in the West End, announced today that it has partnered with Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, the acclaimed director and choreographer, to form Jerry Mitchell Productions. Jerry Mitchell Productions will work to develop, create and produce new productions for ATG theatres in London, New York and around the world. Mitchell will also take on a Creative Producer role, as well as being a Director/Choreographer on selected productions, and will focus on a wide range of projects from new commissions to fresh, innovative versions of classic pieces.

Bakersfield Mist, the new play by Fountain Theatre co-artistic director Stephen Sachs, has been optioned by multiple Tony award-winning producer Sonia Friedman for productions in London and New York.

Last night, December 12, The Mountain Top star Samuel L. Jackson visited Stephen Colbert to talk Broadway, race and tweeting on The Colbert report. Miss the hilarity? Click below!

Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter Alicia Keys presents and writes original music for the Broadway premiere of Lydia R. Diamond's critically-acclaimed play STICK FLY, directed by Kenny Leon. The production officially opened at the Cort Theatre last night, December 8, and BroadwayWorld was there for the after party!

The Broadway premiere of Katori Hall's The Mountaintop is currently playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre through January 22. The Mountaintop stars Samuel L. Jackson as DR. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Angela Bassett, and is directed by Tony Award® nominee Kenny Leon (Fences, A Raisin in the Sun). Juanita Jones Abernathy, wife of Ralph Abernathy, recently visited the production, and you can check out a photo of her with the cast below!

Hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show THE TALK are traveling across the country to present a week of special episodes shot on location in New York City, to air Monday, Dec. 12 through Friday, Dec. 16 (2:00 PM, ET / 1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported the advancement of women in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, will present their 31th annual Muse Awards at a gala luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 7th at the New York Hilton.

"The PICTURE BOX" by Cate Ryan will be presented by The Negro Ensemble Company Off Broadway* at Theatre Row - Beckett Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street.

Stars André Braugher, Ami Brabson, Suzzanne Douglas, Frankie Faison, and many more will perform in a staged reading of King Lear by William Shakespeare for two performances only: Saturday January 7th, 2012 at 7pm and Sunday January 8th, 2012 at 5pm.

The PICTURE BOX" by Cate Ryan will be presented by The Negro Ensemble Company Off Broadway* at Theatre Row - Beckett Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street.

'The PICTURE BOX" by Cate Ryan will be presented by The Negro Ensemble Company Off Broadway* at Theatre Row - Beckett Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street. Previews begin Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 and the opening is Sunday, January 15th for the limited engagement from the theatre company. The new play is directed by Charles Weldon.

B. Smith's, the Restaurant Row eatery known to host diners such August Wilson, Angela Bassett, Liza Minnelli and more may have to close its doors, according to the New York Post.

92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues the new season of his popular interview series, "Broadway Talks with Jordan Roth," with Harry Connick, Jr. (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever) on Tuesday, February 7th at 8:00 p.m. and Nick Jonas (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) on Sunday, March 4th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are from $29 and are available at www.92Y.org/BroadwayTalks or by calling 212.415.5500.

Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, two Broadway legends who first appeared together giving Tony Award winning performances in Evita, have brought their critically acclaimed theatre concert to the Barrymore Theatre for 63 performances through Friday, January 13. The show opened last night, Monday, November 21. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the evening and brings you photo coverage from the arrivals red carpet below.

Memphis native and the Olivier Award-winning playwright of The Mountaintop, Katori Hall is featured in a new video from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization - as part of its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign.

Olivier Award-winning playwright Katori Hall is featured in a new video from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization - as part of its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign.

Catherine Trieschmann, a Kansas-based playwright whose work has been produced globally at venues ranging from South Coast Repertory of Orange County, the Bush Theatre of London, and the New Theatre of Sydney, is the winner of the 2012 William Inge Theatre Festival's Otis Guernsey New Voices in the American Theatre Award.