The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 134 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members.
Original New York cast members Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager star when L.A. Theatre Works records This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan for broadcast on LATW's nationally syndicated public radio theater series, The Play's The Thing. Five performances will be presented by L.A. Theatre Works at the Skirball Cultural Center March 18-22.
For the role of prolific nonfiction writer James Reston, Jr., the author of 13 books, including 'The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews' (which recounts the author's time spent as the prime Watergate researcher on the Frost interview team), Howard would turn to Sam Rockwell.
Academy Award-nominated director Gus Van Sant's Milk, starring Academy Award winner Sean Penn as gay rights icon Harvey Milk, had its world premiere at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre (at 429 Castro Street) tonight. The evening benefited multiple charities supporting LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) youth. Dinner and dancing followed at City Hall.
Julia Roberts, Robert Redford, Tom Hanks, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis and Casey Affleck will all be coming together to honor Paul Newman by continuing his charity work
Naked Angels, New York's eternally boundary-pushing theater company, will, in the latter half of 2008, embark on a new chapter in their storied history, commencing with 'Angels in Progress: Old School at The New School,' a workshop series of new American plays that will be presented from May 28 - June 9 at The New School for Drama (151 Bank Street).
The 80th Annual Academy Awards are broadcast live from the Hollywood Kodak Theatre tonight, February 24 on ABC-TV, hosted by Jon Stewart. Winners list announced here!
The Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) Awards will be held at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, to be broadcast live on TNT and TBS at 8PM. Top winners included Kevin Kline, Ruby Dee, Queen Latifah, Julie Christine, 'No Country for Old Men,' 'The Sopranos,' '30 Rock,' and 'The Office.'
The 80th Annual Academy Awards take place on February 24, 2008. Here's all the nominees! Among the nominees include Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for 'Enchanted,' Johnny Depp in 'Sweeney Todd,' plus screen and stage actors Laura Linney and Hal Holbrook.
Due to the on-going Hollywood writers' strike, The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom was officially cancelled last week and instead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the winners during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton.
Due to the on-going Hollywood writers' strike, The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom is officially cancelled. Instead, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced that the recipients of Golden Globe Awards in 25 categories will be revealed during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6PM PST on Sunday, January 13.
The nominations for the 14th Annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards were announced on Thursday, December 20 at the Silver Screen Theater, West Hollywood, CA.
The nominees for the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards were announced Tuesday, December 11 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Honoring the finest in cinematic achievement, the winners of the Critics' Choice Awards will be broadcast live on VH1 from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Monday, January 7, 2008.
The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival was held October 17-22, followed by The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 22.
Tara Smith and B. Swibel, currently represented on Broadway as producers of Xanadu, announced they are bringing a new musical, To Die For, to the stage.