Beau Bridges News

If you're looking for a quick roundup of this week's events in theatre, look no further: here are some of the best articles the week had to offer!

The producers of the 50th Anniversary production of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING announced today that Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage, Beau Bridges, will return to Broadway for the first time in 38 years in his first musical as J. B. Biggley, beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2012, for 6 months through Sunday, July 1, 2012. Mr. Bridges will co-star with Darren Criss (January 3, 2012 - January 22, 2012) and Nick Jonas (January 24, 2012 - July 1, 2012). Beau Bridges will replace 2011 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winner John Larroquette, who will play his final performance along with co-star Daniel Radcliffe on Sunday, January 1, 2012. Tickets for Mr. Bridges' engagement in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING are now on sale.

THE DESCENDANTS is coming to theaters on November 18, 2011 from Fox Searchlight. The film is directed by Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS and stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster

Song and Script is Toronto's oldest independent music store and they are celebrating their 50th incredible year in our city. Co-owners Dane Taylor and Bob Sagman invited BWW into the store for an afternoon to peruse the selection and quiz employees on all things Broadway! After an exciting afternoon of shopping, we are thrilled to profile this gem of a store to ensure our readers know that there is still somewhere in Toronto that exists solely to celebrate musical theatre.

Now, Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post that the play is getting closer to Broadway with a new reading set for Friday in New York, featuring Beau Bridges, his daughter Emily and Shuler Hensley. Riedel also reports that Justin Timberlake who has been looking for a theatre project will be 'approached' for the role of the show's young legal protege, Jack Brigance, played out of town by Sebastian Arcelus. There's no word on a potential timeline for the show, or if Timberlake is interested in the part.

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight, September 18, being Broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A at 8pm EST (5pm PST). As usual, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you updates of the winners live throughout the night so stay tuned!

The Creative Arts portion of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were distributed in a ceremony held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 10. An edited version of the show will air on ReelzChannel on Sept. 17, the night before the Primetime Emmys air on FOX.

After dominating the television landscape this summer with an impressive slate of top-rated and critically-acclaimed new and returning originals, USA Network today announced the season four pickup of 16 episodes of the hit original series WHITE COLLAR. The series currently stars Matt Bomer ('In Time'), Tim DeKay ('Tell Me You Love Me'), Tiffani Thiessen ('What About Brian'), Willie Garson ('Sex and the City'), Sharif Atkins ('ER'), Marsha Thomason ('Lost') and Hilarie Burton ('One Tree Hill').

Writer, director, producer Del Shores may be best known for creating the Theater, Film and Television versions of the cult classic 'Sordid Lives,' which became Logo TV's biggest hit show - starring Olivia Newton John, Rue McClanahan, Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan and Bonnie Bedelia.

Writer, director, producer Del Shores may be best known for creating the Theater, Film and Television versions of the cult classic 'Sordid Lives,' which became Logo TV's biggest hit show - starring Olivia Newton John, Rue McClanahan, Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan and Bonnie Bedelia.

The nominations were released earlier this month for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards. Mad Men topped the list with 19 nominations, followed by Boardwalk Empire with 18, Modern Family with 17, Saturday Night Live with 16, Game of Thrones and 30 Rock with 13 and GLEE with 12. Gold Derby got the inside scoop of the episodes that this year's nominees submitted for judges' consideration. Check out the full list below:

Writer, director, producer Del Shores may be best known for creating the Theater, Film and Television versions of the cult classic 'Sordid Lives,' which became Logo TV's biggest hit show - starring Olivia Newton John, Rue McClanahan, Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan and Bonnie Bedelia.

The nominations were released this morning for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards. Mad Men topped the list with 19 nominations, followed by Boardwalk Empire with 18, Modern Family with 17, Saturday Night Live with 16, Game of Thrones and 30 Rock with 13 and GLEE with 12. Lots of theatre stars received nominations this year as well, check out the complete list below!

Change is hard. Just ask Neal Caffrey. Following an enormous outpouring of feedback from fans and viewers when a new WHITE COLLAR main title sequence debuted during season three, USA Network and the series producers have created a poll to give viewers the opportunity to vote on whether to keep the new sequence or revert back to the previous version.

Theatre West presents a musical reading of SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS, featuring music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Set to star in the reading are: Beau Bridges, Emily Bridges, Caitlin Gallogly, Edward Z. Gallogly, Anthony Gruppuso, David P.Johnson, Daniel Keough, Devra Korwin,Andre Landzaat, Robert W. Laur, Barbara Mallory, Lee Meriwether, Barbara Minkus, Andrew Parks, Madison Claire Parks, Elliot Schwartz and Laura Wolfe.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and LA Stage Alliance, the leading service provider for the performing arts in greater Los Angeles, are proud to announce the 2011 TCG National Conference Honorary Committee of distinguished artists who have had impressive careers on stage, screen and with the written word.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and LA Stage Alliance, the leading service provider for the performing arts in greater Los Angeles, are proud to announce the 2011 TCG National Conference Honorary Committee of distinguished artists who have had impressive careers on stage, screen and with the written word.

Bergen County Players (BCP) presents Sordid Lives, a black comedy about white trash by playwright Del Shores. Winner of 14 Drama Logue awards, including Best Production, Sordid Lives is a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and coming out in a Texas family as they all arrive for the matriarch's funeral.

Bergen County Players (BCP) presents Sordid Lives, a 'black comedy about white trash' by playwright Del Shores. Winner of 14 Drama League awards, including Best Production, Sordid Lives is a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and 'coming out' in a Texas family as they all arrive for the matriarch's funeral.