Chris Columbus News

On Monday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall, The Carnegie Hall Notables host REVIVAL: Broadway's Next Act, a panel discussion focusing on the fresh approach that composers have recently introduced to Broadway, attracting audiences through a new range of media, from YouTube to MTV.

Feature film Harvest, written and directed by Marc Meyers, is currently in production in Connecticut. Produced by Jody Girgenti and Marc Meyers under their Ibid Filmworks banner, Harvest is a drama about three generations of a family coming together one summer, around the eventual passing of the patriarch of the family, a WWII veteran.

If Tracie Thoms' life was written as an old fashioned Broadway musical it would go something like this, 'Girl wants role, girl doesn't get role, girl REALLY wants role, girl finally gets role and then girl REALLY gets role…again.' Sound complicated? Not so much. BroadwayWorld caught up with her and we spoke at length about her thrilling and inspiring 'Quest for Joanne'.

The third season of the acclaimed Monday Nights, New Voices series continues June 18 at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre

The third season of the acclaimed Monday Nights, New Voices series continues June 18 at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

The Goonies, the 1985 hit film about ragtag kids on a search for pirate treasure, is in talks for a possible musical adaptation.

Two time Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega talks about her new solo CD, 'Les Miz', the movie version on 'Rent', her early recording deal with Mercury Records and more in this revealing interview.

Billy Crystal, Felicity Huffman, Tony Kushner and Marcia Gay Harden were just a few of those who appeared at the gala benefit 'Tisch on Broadway' on December 4th

New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA) will honor three of its most distinguished graduates as well as pay tribute to two distinguished members of the Broadway theatre community at its annual Gala Benefit on Monday, December 4, 2006 at Broadway's St. James Theatre.

Due to popular demand, an additional performance of 'Adam Pascal LIVE in concert' has been added on Friday July 28th at the Brentwood Theatre in addition to the previously announced performance on Saturday July 29th.

On August 7th, Christopher J. Hanke--last seen on Broadway in In My Life--will take on the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent

Complete casting has been announced for the West End production of Wicked.

The film version of Rent, directed by Chris Columbus and starring most of the original Broadway cast, has leaped ahead of the DVD pack to become the week's top-seller

The world premiere recording of See What I Wanna See is now available for pre-order on Sh-k-boom records. Their web site reports a release date for the album of mid-February.

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live tonight on NBC

The Rent film has dropped out of the weekend box office charts, but The Producers, in limited release, did fairly well

Theatre veterans such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Felicity Huffman, Dame Judi Dench and many more received Golden Globe Award nominations

Will Chase will join the cast of Rent, playing Roger from December 26th through January 29th

The Rent film has dropped to sixth place in its second weekend

AOL has put up a Sessions feature offering an in-depth look at a recording session for the Rent film.