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Syfy announced today it has cast Julia Ormond(Sabrina, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) to star in Incorporated, a futuristic espionage thriller pilot from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Pearl Street Productions, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions. Ormond joins previously announced cast members Sean Teale (Reign), Georgina Haig (Once Upon a Time) and Eddie Ramos (Teen Wolf).

Studio Theatre's 2nd Stage has been transformed into a cabaret theatre, complete with proscenium running lights and a runway that would make any Mama Rose proud.  With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the familiar story of Jonathan Demme's Oscar Winning 1991 film, "Silence of the Lambs," comes to life. 

PORTLAND, OREGON | June 8, 2015 - Portland Shakespeare Project (PSP) brings William Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night to summer season audiences directed by internationally-acclaimed actress and director Lisa Harrow. This delightful comedic caper features Artists Rep's former Artistic Director Allen Nause in the role of Feste and PSP Artistic Director Michael Mendelson as Orsino, along with a cast of familiar Portland actors. Playing on the Alder Stage at Artists Rep, Portland Shakes' Twelfth Night runs July 8 through August 2, 2015.

As usual, Jennifer Ashley Tepper puts the history of musical theatre into perfect perspective.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces a celebration of films from the Swinging Sixties (and beyond) with the retrospective Richard Lester: The Running Jumping Pop Cinema Iconoclast

Oscar and Tony Award winner Helen Mirren will be the recipient of the Ischia Legend Award, in the name of Luchino Visconti.

The Actors Hall of Fame, which will honor 15 exceptional film, television and theatre actors this year, has partnered with Ovation TV, America's only arts network, to present the premiere of the 2015 Actors Hall of Fame inductions specia

DRESS CIRCLE PUBLISHING will release STARSTRUCK, the third new novel by Ruby Preston, on Tuesday, July 14. Ms. Preston's series - Starstruck follows Showbiz and Staged - is being developed into a series by production company Excelsior Entertainment, featuring Swedish television and music star Julia Sundstrom Sandstrom. In 2016, Sandstrom will appear opposite Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins in the feature film Beyond Deceit. To pre-order the book Starstruck, please visit www.dresscirclepublishing.com

Helen Mirren has won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in THE AUDIENCE.

The Tony Awards are today y'all. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Are you ready? Of course not! At this point, you have just enough time to listen to all the cast albums once more, and most importantly, brush up your Tonys trivia before tonight.

Nicholas Wright's engrossing and superbly acted drama deals with the man South Africans called Prime Evil.

On her appointment Tamara Harvey said: 'I am thrilled to have been invited to be the artistic director of Clwyd Theatr Cymru at such an exciting moment in its history. Terry Hands has done an extraordinary job in building a family of artists and producing brilliant work for a growing loyal audience. Now, as the company moves into its fortieth year, I look forward to widening that circle: nurturing talent from Wales and beyond, and collaborating with companies and artists both near and far to ensure that this beacon of innovation on top of a hill in Mold is an inspiration for Wales, the UK and the rest of the world.'

The Daily Mail reports that Vanessa Kirby is in talks to join the Netflix series THE CROWN, based on Peter Morgan's THE AUDIENCE. She would play Princess Margaret for the TV adaptation, helmed by Stephen Daldry.

Just yesterday, Sardi's Restaurant unveiled a new caricature for 2015 Tony nominee and star of The Audience, Helen Mirren. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special celebration!

Nigel Terry, English stage and film actor best known by film audiences for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981) has died of emphysema at age 69.

Today we are celebrating this week's news announcement of Jake Gyllenhaal's musical theatre debut.

The Public Theater announced a one-week extension today for George Brant's Grounded, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Julie Taymor and featuring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway. Grounded began previews on Tuesday, April 7 and will now run an additional week through Sunday, May 24 in the Anspacher Theater, with an official press opening on Sunday, April 26.

Today we are celebrating the many cinematic showcases for Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and director David Mamet.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Eve Best will star as 'Anna' and Olivier Award nominee Kelly Reilly will star as 'Kate' opposite Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Clive Owen as 'Deeley' in Roundabout Theatre Company's 50th anniversary season production of Old Times by Harold Pinter, directed by Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge.

Under the most tragic of circumstances a wounded man can choose to let darkness consume him and revenge be his ally, or fight to take back a remainder of the man he once was.