Burt Lancaster News

Michael Abbott, a long-time television, film, and theatre producer who produced the first New York production of Stalag 17 in 1951, died of cancer on Thursday January 24, 2008 at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 81.

Frank Langella, who recreates his Tony Award-winning performance in Ron Howard's up-coming film adaptation of Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon, is rumored to have presented an award-winning performance in the newly released indie-drama Starting Out in the Evening by Andrew Wagner, which opened in New York and LA on November 23.

American Conservatory Theater (ACT) presents N. Richard Nash's classic western romance The Rainmaker; directed by the esteemed Mark Rucker. The Rainmaker will play ACT October 25 through November 25. Press night is Tuesday, October 30, at 8PM. Tickets - starting at $14 - are now available.

According to this morning's New York Post, John Lithgow will be cast to lead a coming Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. No further details on cast, theatre or dates were announced.

Variety.com reports that SAG President Alan Rosenberg (Broadway's Lost in Yonkers, TV's 'CSI,' film Last Temptation of Christ) will be starring opposite Tony-nominee S. Epatha Merkerson (TV's 'Law & Order,' Broadway's The Piano Lesson) in Center Theater Group's production of William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba.

Emmy Award-winning stage and TV star S. Epatha Merkerson will star in William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in L.A. from June 17th through July 15th, with opening night set for June 24th.

Stage and film legend Michael York, with Rachel York and James Barbour, star in the national tour of 'Camelot.' Performances at American Musical Theatre of San Jose January 30-February 11.

Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful brunette actress whose performance in Follies immortalized her as a theatre star, has passed away at the age of 84

Johanna Day, Frank Wood and Michael Laurence will star in Arena Stage's The Rainmaker from March 3rd through April 9th

Oscar-winning screen legend Shelley Winters, who also appeared on Broadway in Oklahoma! and Minnie's Boys, has died at the age of 85