Billy Wilder News

Producer Peter R.J. Deyell (Road to Nowhere) has acquired the film rights to TRAPPED! THE STORY OF FLOYD COLLINS for an undisclosed sum.

Sadler's Wells announces its Autumn 2011 Season. The Autumn 2011 Season at Sadler's Wells is now on sale from Monday 23 May 2011 Sadler's Wells Ticket Office: 0844 424 4300 or visit: www.sadlerswells.com

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) 2011 Festival of New Creative Work will honor prominent entertainment industry leaders Stacey Snider, Lawrence Bender and Lisa Cholodenko during the week-long event; it was announced today by Teri Schwartz, Dean of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Performing Arts Fort Worth proudly welcomes Academy Award®-winning actress Shirley MacLaine to Bass Performance Hall on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $33-$66, and are on sale now.

It's nearly time to break out the popcorn (still FREE!) and soda (still FREE!) for another trip down memory lane with the 2011 Michelob Ultra Cool Films Series at the historic Victoria Theatre.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard April 29 through May 14, 2011.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard April 29 through May 14, 2011.

Today we are taking an up-close and personal critical look at last night's super-sized episode of Fox's hit musical comedy series GLEE, titled after Lady Gaga's newest #1 song up until this last Easter weekend - of course 'Judas' sits atop the iTunes charts now - and featuring an especially rousing rendition of that German techno/'Express Yourself'-esque anthem, in addition to a mellifluous mash-up of TLC's 'Unpretty' and WEST SIDE STORY's 'I Feel Pretty' by Lea Michele and Dianna Agron, and, even, an Andrew Lloyd Webber diva moment made famous by Patti LuPone and, in concert, by Barbra Streisand - 'As If We Never Said Goodbye' from SUNSET BLVD, ably attended to by Golden Globe-winner Chris Colfer. We also take a look at the dramatic side of McKinley High in this episode and trace the journey we all have taken over the season so far as GLEE ramps up the excitement, emotion and energy for the final five episodes coming in the next number of weeks - and, also, a look ahead to next Tuesday's Fleetwood Mac-themed show with all songs from 1975's RUMOURS featuring the grand return of Tony-winner and Broadway baby Kristin Chenoweth as once-boozy bowling-alley barmaid/now-born-again gospel singer April Rhodes. Plus, 'Prom Queen' on May 10! Also, is that really the last we'll ever see of Season Two all-stars Darren Criss and Gwyneth Paltrow? GLEE is getting on the right track - and getting better - just in time (and right to the beat).

American film's finest have confirmed their participation on the American Film Institute (AFI) Gala Benefit Committee honoring 39th Life Achievement Award recipient, Morgan Freeman.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard April 29 through May 14, 2011.

Performing Arts Fort Worth proudly welcomes Academy Award®-winning actress Shirley MacLaine to Bass Performance Hall on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $33-$66, and are on sale now.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard April 29 through May 14, 2011.

Drawing on a series of recordings made over many years, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler's I Know Where I'm Going, the most intimate and personal biography ever published of Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn, is now available in paperback from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.

Yesterday, the Meet the Oscars: An exhibition of Oscar statuettes on display in New York City was held at Vanderbuilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal.

Oscar fans in New York can be first in line to see the actual Oscar statuettes that will be presented to the Best Actor and Best Actress winners at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, February 27. The statuettes will be part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Meet the Oscars, Grand Central' at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal.

Greg MacKellan and Stephanie Rhoads, producing artistic directors of 42nd Street Moon, today announced details of the upcoming 2011-12 season of uncommon musical theater. For its nineteenth season, the company takes its audience on the journey of a lifetime, with the Eureka Theatre serving as a portal to eras and locations that are exotic, glamorous and exciting.

Oscar fans in New York can be first in line to see the actual Oscar statuettes that will be presented to the Best Actor and Best Actress winners at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, February 27. The statuettes will be part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Meet the Oscars, Grand Central' at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal.

San Jose Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Rick Lombardo today announced the Rep's highly anticipated 2011-2012 Season, with seven productions starting September 2011 through July 2012. This season includes two major Broadway hits, a World Premiere and several Bay Area Premieres. The shows will appeal to an especially wide range of audiences, with drama, alternative rock, comedy and challenging themes.

An appearance by internationally acclaimed film director Peter Bogdanovich will help mark a historic occasion at Indiana University Bloomington -- the formal dedication of the new IU Cinema on Jan. 27.

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Linda Emond, Taylor Mac, Mandy Patinkin and Lapham's Quarterly Editor Lewis Lapham will celebrate the release of Lapham's Quarterly's Winter 2011 issue 'Celebrity' on Thursday, January 20 at 7 p.m. at Joe's Pub. The evening will feature a discussion about celebrity, a performance by Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac of 'Unworthy of Your Love' from Assassins, and lively selections from the magazine, which will include excerpts from Charles Lindbergh, Lillie Langtry, John Hinckley, Billy Wilder, Andy Warhol, John Adams, and tales from the Thousand and One Nights, among others.