Anne Hathaway News

There are only a few more performances to catch for Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING! at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street). The smash musical, which received unanimous raves from critics and audiences alike, broke all box-office records at the 47th Street Theatre and won spots on the Top Ten Lists of Time Magazine and the Associated Press, will begin its hiatus on Sunday, April 28, in order to make room for The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre's own season, as required by the show's lease agreement with the theatre.

Now according to the New York Times, Roundabout Theater Company, which revived the musical back in 1998, is planning to bring the show back to Studio 54 in early 2014. Composer John Kander revealed to NYT that a revival is indeed in the works, with Alan Cumming attached to reprise his role as the Emcee. Rehearsals are planned to begin in January 2014.

Tony Award-winning stage and screen crossover star Alan Cumming discusses his new Broadway role in the radically re-imagined revival of William Shakespeare's MACBETH in a new interview but also hints at potentially singing and dancing his 't*ts off' onstage once again sometime soon - presumedly as the Emcee of CABARET alongside the rumored Sally Bowles of Anne Hathaway, of course.

Earlier today, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported that Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway would make her Broadway debut in September as Sally Bowles in the Tony winning musical Cabaret. Now according to Just Jared, a rep for the actress has confirmed that the rumors are false and are ' totally made up.'

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced additional casting today for the 2013 season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte. This summer, all performances for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, A NEW MUSICAL will begin at 8:30 p.m. with running times of approximately 90 minutes, no intermission.

The U.K.'s Daily Mail reports exclusively that Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway will make her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in the Tony winning musical CABARET.

ET spoke exclusively to late night talk show host Chelsea Handler and asked for thoughts on the recent arrest of her good friend Reese Witherspoon. Witherspoon was brought in by cops last Friday and charged with disorderly conduct as her husband Jim Toth was arrested for DUI. Check out the interview in full below!

The short-cropped hairdo that topped Anne Hathaway's head as she made her way to Academy Award glory as put-upon prostitute Fantine in the mega-successful stage to screen transfer of LES MISERABLES has now been voted the 'most influential' haircut of all-time in a new poll.

Aaron Tveit's sold out concerts in May at New York's 54 BELOW will be recorded and released by Broadway Records. 'The Radio In My Head: Live At 54 BELOW' will be released digitally on September 6th and on CD on September 10, 2013. The CD is now available for pre-order at http://amzn.com/B00CDB2T1C.

Who Has The Remote? named Les Miserables, a film adaptation of the stage musical based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name, as its Movie of the Month.

Some of today's hottest emerging and seasoned talent in film, television, fashion and music came together at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA on April 13 for the 'Logo NewNowNext Awards 2013.'

Christine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner, Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba,New York City Ballet Principaldancer Joaquin De Luz and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Irina Dvorovenkowill star in Rodgers and Hart's On Your Toes, the final Encores! presentation of the 2012-13 New York City Center season. Directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, On Your Toes will have guest music direction by Encores! founding music director Rob Fisher and will play seven performances, from May 8 - 12 at New York City Center, W. 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). The "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" ballet, originally choreographed by George Balanchine, will be staged by Susan Pilarre, who served as a Ballet Mistress of the show's 1983 Broadway Revival.

If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of April 8!

The Kardashian sisters took over hosting duties on last night's CHELSEA LATELY on E!. Kim, Khloe and Kourtney sat down with guest Russell Brand, host of the FX series BrandX. Check out the clip from last night's show below!

Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) alumna Nadine Malouf was caught up in the fanfare surrounding Cameron Mackintosh and Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Les Miserables when she received the invitation of a lifetime to perform alongside Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and other principals from the film at the 85th annual Academy Awards on February 24 in Los Angeles.

Today, April 5th and tomorrow, the 6th, 2013, at 8:00pm, V-Day Montclair will present a two-night only benefit reading of Eve Ensler's award wining play The Vagina Monologues at Montclair State University's Memorial Auditorium.

Robert Brustein's THE LAST WILL, directed by and featuring Austin Pendleton as William Shakespeare, begins its Off-Broadway run at Abingdon Theatre Company's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th St.) on Friday, April 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at him in action below!

TLC today announces that it has commissioned the two-hour film LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY, executive produced by Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturie's The Couturie Company in partnership with Amblin Television.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) will continue its popular Public Forum season this month with SONNETS FOR THE CITY on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at Joe's Pub at The Public. Presented in association with New York Magazine, this one-night-only event will feature insights from notable writers, contemporary artists, and members of the community, including celebrated young novelist Tea Obreht, New York Magazine book critic Kathryn Schulz, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, and acclaimed actor Sam Waterston.

Austin Pendleton is set to play William Shakespeare in Abingdon Theatre Company's Off-Broadway premiere of Robert Brustein's THE LAST WILL, which he will also direct, beginning Friday, April 5 in the June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street). Brustein's final installment of his trilogy examining the life of William Shakespeare, THE LAST WILL is set to open on April 17, with performances through May 5. OBIE Award-winner Austin Pendleton replaces actor Peter Cameron who has left the production.