Brian McCann News

Ahead of a performance by cast members on next Monday's broadcast of the Royal Variety Performance, Stage Entertainment and Syco Entertainment have announced full casting for I CAN'T SING!, the brand new musical comedy from Harry Hill & Steve Brown which opens in the West End next Spring.

ESPN will provide comprehensive coverage of the 2013 Baseball Winter Meetings, beginning Monday, Dec. 9, through Thursday, Dec. 12, from the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

New York Times best-selling humorist Josh Piven gives theater audiences a best-case scenario this holiday season with the World Premiere farce No Reservations. Piven trades the volcanoes, quicksand, and alligator wrestling for holiday survival among the mistletoe, scrapple, and paparazzi. Penned by the author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook and directed by Allison Heishman, the production runs November 26 through December 15, 2013 at Skybox @The Adrienne Theater. The ensemble cast of Philadelphia favorites features Jared Michael Delaney, Wendy Staton, Brian McCann, Mary Beth Shrader, Colleen Corcoran and Brandon Pierce. Tickets are available now for $18 to $25 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/449685.

Hedgerow Theatre will be the setting for a tale of intrigue, treachery and murder, complete with witches and ghosts, as it stages Macbeth from October 17 to November 17.

The FANTASTICKS at The Jermyn Street Theatre

ComedySportz Philadelphia turns 20 years old this year and to celebrate this anniversary, they are pulling out all of the stops and hosting two super-sized versions of their regular long-running show at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street. The show will take place Saturday, July 27 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets to each show cost $25 for adults and $22 for students, seniors, and military with a valid ID. Tickets and more information are available atwww.comedysportzphilly.com.

Emmy(TM) Award-winning writer Brian McCann (Late Night with Conan O'Brien) has joined Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell as a Producer and Writer.

May's installment of TinyRhino* is the second ever UglyShots, a continued partnership with Over Shots Productions. Returning after a successful event in December 2012, UglyShots pairs the TinyRhino drinking game concept with a series of short films. These films were commissioned, written, shot and edited specifically for this event and will be screened for the first time for the TinyRhino audience.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) last night announced the winners of the 2013 Writers Guild Awards.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2012 season. The winners will be honored at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

Azuka Theatre opens its season with the World Premiere of Pookie Goes Grenading. The show will be performed at Azuka's new home at the Off-Broad Street Theater at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom Street. The show starts previews on Halloween, tonight, October 31, at 8 p.m. It opens Saturday, November 3 at 7 p.m., and closes Sunday November 18. Tickets cost $18-$27. Discounts are available for students with a valid I.D. Tickets are available online at www.azukatheatre.org or by phone at (215) 563-1100.

Azuka Theatre opens its season with the World Premiere of Pookie Goes Grenading. The show will be performed at Azuka's new home at the Off-Broad Street Theater at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom Street. The show starts previews on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31, at 8 p.m. It opens Saturday, November 3 at 7 p.m., and closes Sunday November 18. Tickets cost $18-$27. Discounts are available for students with a valid I.D. Tickets are available online at www.azukatheatre.org or by phone at (215) 563-1100.

Philadelphia's Inis Nua Theatre Company will present the Philadelphia premiere of David Harrower's A Slow Air, running October 2-21 at the Off-Broad Street Theater in the First Baptist Church (1636 Sansom Street). A Slow Air premiered at Tron Theatre in Glasgow before a successful run at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

West End and Broadway leading man Alex Hanson takes on the role of 'Pilate', joining Tim Minchin, Melanie C, Chris Moyles and ITV Superstar winner Ben Forster in the cutting-edge rock musical which opens on 21st September at London's The O2 arena before embarking on a 21 date arena tour across the UK and Ireland.

After Show with David Bedella is a brand new monthly party that brings a sprinkling of Celebrity guests and showbiz chat to the legendary Alley Cat Bar in Soho, every second Thursday of the month.

ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell - the exclusive, national game of the week - will continue to showcase Major League Baseball's top teams and biggest stars throughout 2012.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2011 season. The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

Baz Bamigboye reports in today's UK Daily Mail that the hit production of the Chichester Festival Theatre's SWEENEY TODD, starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton will indeed, as rumored, transfer to the West End's Adelphi Theatre, beginning on March 10, 1012. The transfer is said to have been approved by Stephen Sondheim who saw the show last week, and delayed a return trip home to see the production a second time. The paper notes that 'he considers the Chichester Sweeney to be a landmark production and would like it, and its two stars, to go to New York.'