Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, proudly announces the sixth and final production of its upcoming 2009/2010 Season, as well as additional casting. Presented at the theater company's home at 416 West 42nd Street, the new production will be: A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK - the World Premiere of a new play by Playwrights Horizons alumna Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public). A co-production with The Play Company (Kate Loewald, Founding Producer) and Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director).
The UK Sun reports that Susan Boyle is ready for the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' and has insisted she will beat the pressureas the countdown begins declaring, 'This is my moment, it's all that I've dreamed of.'
The UK Daily Mail reports that Demi Moore is planning to fly in from the United States to cheer on Susan Boyle in the final of Britain's Got Talent, the Hollywood actress said today. Judge Simon Cowell offered the 46-year-old Ghost star two first class tickets for her and her husband Ashton Kutcher to fly to Britain for the grand final on Saturday night.
The Eurovision Song Contest, recently featured on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' is an annual competition for active Members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is one of the most-watched TV programs in the world, with 42 countries competing for first place.
Politicians, journalists and celebrities arrived for the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.
An unassuming 47 year old Susan Boyle wowed the judges with her performance in the auditions for the latest season of Britains Got Talent, singing 'I Dreamed A Dream' from Les Miserables.
Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, is proud to announce four World Premieres for its 2009/2010 Season. Presented at the theater company's home at 416 West 42nd Street.
Matthew Warchus is to direct a musical version of the Academy award winning film Ghost, scheduled to open in the West End in 2010. Music and lyrics are by Grammy award winning Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, Oscar winning Bruce Joel Rubin will adapt his original screen play for the stage and write lyrics, set and costumes designs are by Rob Howell and the musical supervisors will be Christopher Nightingale and Tesse Gohl. Ghost is produced by David Garfinkle of New York?s Hello Entertainment and London producer Colin Ingram in association with Paramount Pictures. Further information about this production will be announced at a later date.
2009 promises to be a historical and exciting year filled with lots of hope, change and community service. To encourage ever greater levels of service throughout the country, MySpace and Katalyst Media, a production company co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, teamed up with celebrities to record their personal pledges of service.
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place Sunday, January 11 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast that aired on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Both Katie Holmes and Demi Moore are reportedly keen on landing roles in the upcoming film version of Nine, directed by Tony- and Oscar-nominee Rob Marshall and produced by Harvey Weinstein
Award winning filmmaker Taylor Hackford will make his Broadway debut as director of the new musical, Leap of Faith, to premiere in the 2007-2008
season.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson--who received a Tony Award for his performance in the original Broadway production of August Wilson's Seven Guitars--will direct the same show at Signature Theatre Company from August 1st through September 24th
John Barrowman has signed on to appear alongside Rob Lowe in the upcoming London production of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, which opens at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on September 6th
