Bill Murray News

The Second City returns to the McAninch Arts Center just in time for the holidays with “It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.

Spirited, an upcoming movie musical adaption of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, has added Sukari Jones, Khiyon Hursey and Mark Sonnenblick, as new songwriters to join Pasek and Paul in writing original music for the film. The cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, and Sunita Mani.

My advice for TOOTSIE THE MUSICAL is to distance yourself from the original film, and accept they are taking a dated concept and transposing it awkwardly onto today.  You are going for the exquisite comedy performances that surpass the fact that TOOTSIE has not very much to say about gender that seems substantial.

Halloween 2021 è ormai alle porte. Se stai preparando un party in maschera o prevedi una serata sul divano con gli amici più stretti perché non farlo a suon di musical? Ecco alcuni film musical a tema horror ideali per la notte più terrificante dell’anno.

Herman Bloom is trying to give the annual shareholders report, when he is interrupted by the ghost of Christmas past in the form of the house mother from the Home For Wayward Girls and Fallen Women. Despite the fact that it is not Christmas, for an impromptu version of “This is your life” the problem is that it's not his life…..or is it? 

While the weather outside could be frightful, the laughter inside is most delightful as comedy's best and brightest roast the chestnuts out of all the things we lovingly loathe about the holiday season in The Second City's It's A Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life.

The result is Outside of Here – a work that has evolved from conversations among Lee, Sternberg, Melinda Sewak and Claudia Barnett – which will premiere this Saturday, October 2, on NECAT, Nashville’s Education, Community and Arts Television Network. For 12 hours, one performer (Sternberg plays “Her”) will experience one story dozens of times with more than 30 different actors, who comprise a veritable who’s who of Nashville’s theater community.

Spirited, a new holiday musical adventure starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell has officially begun filming, and it looks like the film's stars are bonding through music on camera and behind the scenes.  

Renowned singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sasha Dobson has released her most compelling album to date with Girl Talk. Out today on all digital platforms, and available as a special edition vinyl LP, this ten track collection of originals and carefully selected covers is a treat for the ears.

Nearly 16 months after dimming its famous marquee due to COVID-19, Aurora's Paramount Theatre has started rehearsals for its 10th Anniversary Broadway Series season opener, Kinky Boots, marking a pivotal moment for the second largest subscription house in the nation as it returns to live performances next month.

Chicago's legendary sketch and improv comedy theater The Second City returns to the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center this October with the next generation of comedic genius.

In addition to the full feature, attendees will see a special never-before-seen featurette before the film. Audiences will join Bill Murray and director Ivan Reitman as they sit down together 40 years later and give fans an inside look at their time filming “Stripes.”

See the first image from the film, featuring Reynolds and Ferrell in close quarters.

Today, Variety dropped the new trailer for the new performance film, New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization, starring comedian and actor Bill Murray.

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Independent producer Adam Kern will present a reading of Ken Kaissar's Play The Victims Or: What do you want me to do about it?, which will have a virtual reading on Thursday June 24th 2021 at 8:00 PM EST on Zoom.  

Today, Paramount confirmed three more blockbuster musicals to follow in Kinky Boots’ big footsteps, taking the company through spring 2022 and marking the 10th Anniversary season for Paramount’s popular Broadway Series:

Ultra HD* showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.   

Gilded Balloon will be bringing the UK's longest running comedy newcomer competition back for its 33rd year! After a one-year hiatus, the So You Think You're Funny? competition will take place online for the first time in its history.

Written and directed by Siân Heder ('Tallulah,' 'Little America'), 'CODA' was presented in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and went on to be honored with an unprecedented four awards at the festival.