Angela Bassett News

The hottest news of the week as far as plays for the new season are concerned is the surprise announcement that the mainstage adaptation of Stephen King's iconic best-selling novel and its subsequent Academy Award-winning feature film adaptation, MISERY, would be coming to Broadway with Hollywood headliner Bruce Willis and a new leading lady in place of the previously announced Elizabeth Marvel - no less than three-time Emmy Award-winning stage and screen notable Laurie Metcalf. Of course, Metcalf will be essaying the operatically dramatic role of the ultimate all-time uber fan Annie Wilkes in the tale of a writer rescued from a horrific car accident by his number one fan only to be trapped and tortured at her secluded cabin in the deep backwoods of Maine. Kathy Bates memorably took home a Best Actress Oscar for her turn in the 1990 film and acclaimed screenwriter William Goldman told me himself in our InDepth InterView about the new stage version of the story that he originally wrote the role in the film explicitly for Bates, as revealed in our exclusive 2012 conversation here. Surely, now is the ideal time to consider some spectacular dramatic actresses who just might be the right replacements should the run of the play extend beyond Metcalf's involvement in the production - and Willis's, too, for that matter.

The Cabaret South Beach presents Emmy Award winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan tonight, June 20th at 8pm and tomorrow, June, 21st at 8pm.

Jessica Lange reveals that she is 'absolutely' open to the idea of appearing on a few episodes of the next AMERICAN HORROR STORY installment.

FX Networks is bringing fan favorites Archer, American Horror Story and The Strain to Comic-Con in San Diego this July along with Denis Leary's new comedy Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.

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: STARS IN THE ALLEY, THE TEMPEST in the Park and more!

Ryan Murphy took to Twitter  over the weekend to announce that NEW GIRL star Max Greenfield has joined the cast of the fifth season of the horror anthology series AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL.

The Cabaret South Beach presents Emmy Award winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan Saturday, June 20th at 8pm and Sunday, June, 21st at 8pm.

Taye Diggs will return to Broadway this summer in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival. Diggs will play the title role in the acclaimed musical for a limited 12-week engagement starting Wednesday, July 22 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street).

Can you believe it's already been a year since Derek's death? It feels like two weeks; two weeks and 102,874 supporters of a petition demanding that Shonda Rhimes “Bring Dr. Derek 'McDreamy' Shepherd BACK!!!” Calm. Down. So what's happening to the remaining living members of our meh-inspiring evening drama? A lot, and may I add that a good chunk of it was actually interesting?

Second Stage Theatre has announced two New York Premiere productions for its upcoming 37th season.  The season will kick off in fall 2015 with the New York Premiere production of Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews' new musical, INVISIBLE THREAD (previously titled Witness Uganda), in association with American Repertory Theater, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Finding Neverland, Pippin).  The season will continue in early 2016 with the New York premiere of Lydia R. Diamond's (Stick Fly) critically acclaimed play, SMART PEOPLE, directed by Tony Award Winner Kenny Leon (Fences, A Raisin in the Sun, Stick Fly). Two additional productions remain to be announced. 

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: Broadway stars lead North Carolina Theatre's NEXT TO NORMAL, DOGFIGHT heads to Australia and more!

Ryan Murphy has announced on Twitter that Angela Bassett has signed on to the cast of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL.

A historic reunion will take place at Geena Davis's upcoming Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), when Gina Casey and Alice Fracasso, join Geena Davis and Rosie O'Donnell on the baseball diamond at Arvest Park, home of the minor league baseball team, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, on Thursday, May 7.

Geena Davis's Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), which debuts May 5-9, today unveiled a robust panel series that covers over a dozen topics addressing women, diversity and their intersections within the entertainment industry, featuring many well-known and highly regarded participants from various sectors of the industry.

Geena Davis's Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) announced today the esteemed jury members who will preside over the competition categories at the inaugural edition of the Festival, taking place May 5 – 9.

BET Networks announced its upcoming programming schedule for BET and Centric at its annual Upfront presentation.

The Guthrie Theater previously announced that its outgoing Director Joe Dowling, the longest tenured artistic director in Guthrie history, will appear for an In Conversation moderated by New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel tonight, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

Geena Davis and ARC Entertainment's Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), today announced the two films that have been selected to open and close the festival.

Martin Wilkins has an intensive professional theater career that include a long list of fellowships and freelance assignments at impressive venues such as The Arena Stage (Washington, DC) and The Eugene O'Neill Center Theater. Yet, here in Charlotte, we are glad to call him one of our own.

Geva Theatre Center presents The Mountaintop - a soul-stirring reimagining of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last night on earth by playwright Katori Hall, directed by Skip Greer. The Mountaintop begins performances tonight, March 31, opens April 4 (the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination), and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through April 26.