Robin Roberts visited RACHAEL RAY today and shared a story remembering her friend, Mike Nichols. She recalled spending a Thanksgiving holiday with her mother at Mike and Diane Sawyer's.
With the sad news of the passing of stage and screen director Mike Nichols, the distinctive digital signage (known as Blades) along West 65th Street at Lincoln Center will be lit tonight from 7:45 to 8:00 PM with a special message in his honor.
The Broadway community mourns the loss of acclaimed director, producer, writer, and performer Mike Nichols, who passed away on Wednesday evening at age 83. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Friday, November 21st, at exactly 7:45pm for one minute.
As reported earlier this morning, famed EGOT winner Mike Nichols died yesterday, Wednesday, November 19th at the age of 83. In honor of Nichols and his lasting legacy, BroadwayWorld brings you a look back at his career, from the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors, to his beloved sketches with Elaine May.
BWW earlier reported the sad news that EGOT winner and entertainment icon Mike Nichols passed away suddenly on Wednesday. Friends and colleagues have already turned to Twitter to express their sorrow at the unexpected news. BWW will continue to update the reactions as they are posted.
This weekend, Tony Award-winning Director Jack O'Brien celebrated his 'Diamond Jubilee' by taking to the stage of 54 Below with his show 'I've Still Got My Health, So What Do I Care?' Scroll down for photos from the concert!
On November 7 and 8 (9:30PM), director extraordinaire Jack O'Brien brings his new show to 54 Below, titled 'I've Still Got My Health, So What Do I Care?' Come join O'Brien for a Diamond Jubilee Celebration of a life lived on and off the stage. Tales from Hamlet to Hairspray. Selections from Cole Porter to James Taylor. Stories, songs with an occasional A flat and a surprise guest or two. BroadwayWorld brings pictures of the first performance below!
Roundabout Theatre Company presents Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play, The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as 'Henry' and Maggie Gyllenhaal as 'Annie' in their Broadway debuts; Cynthia Nixon as 'Charlotte' and Josh Hamilton as 'Max.' Sam Gold directs the cast of seven, which also includes Alex Breaux as 'Brodie,' Ronan Raftery as 'Billy' and Madeline Weinstein as 'Debbie.'
The Real Thing officially opened last night, October 30, 2014 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This is a limited engagement thru January 4, 2015. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from inside the after party below!
Thirteen-year-old piano super talent Emily Bear, who has performed internationally in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, will perform live with Zuill Bailey in Mesa Arts Center's Piper Theater tonight, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available now at the Mesa Arts Center Box Office, mesaartscenter.com, or at 480-644-6500.
Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere co-production of The Country House, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan, opened on October 2 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Scroll down to learn more about the full cast and watch interviews with the company below!
The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, just opened and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the festivities of the evening. Below, Check out more photos from the red carpet below! Click here for Part 1.
Thirteen-year-old piano super talent Emily Bear, who has performed internationally in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, will perform live with Zuill Bailey in Mesa Arts Center's Piper Theater on October 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available now at the Mesa Arts Center Box Office, mesaartscenter.com, or at 480-644-6500.
Canadian-based Monlove Enterprises today announced that tickets to the world premiere of N THE QUEEN OF PARIS at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto will go on sale on September 24, 2014. The new musical, which will open exactly one year later, was inspired by the Champagne atmosphere and rags-to-riches romance of Emile Zola's classic novel Nana with its gaslight glimpses into the backstage world of Parisian theatres, 'Joie de vivre' and courtesans' salons.
Canadian-based Monlove Enterprises today announced that tickets to the world premiere of N THE QUEEN OF PARIS at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto will go on sale on September 24, 2014. The new musical, which will open exactly one year later, was inspired by the Champagne atmosphere and rags-to-riches romance of Emile Zola's classic novel Nana with its gaslight glimpses into the backstage world of Parisian theatres, 'Joie de vivre' and courtesans' salons.
Free the Children is this year's recipient of the Toronto Earlscourt Rotary Club's charity gala at the Montecassino Hall in Woodbridge and to support this great cause, Pharand Art is donating art for the event's fundraising auction.
Pharand Art's Lynda Pogue provides the original painting entitled Dawning, inspired by a trip to Italy. Montreal-born Pogue is a painter, New York city art magazine writer as well as university lecturer. She belongs in Toronto to the exclusive Heliconian Club in Yorkville. The lucky bidder in the auction will walk away with a 30 x 30' framed, acrylic painting by the charismatic artist - a $2250 value.
The 11th Annual Angels Ball will be hosted by TV news veteran, 'Walk of Fame Star' & 'Woman of the Year' Christine Bentley, Canada's own Diane Sawyer and a devotee to children's causes such as the Children's Wish Foundation, of which she is an ambassador, just like her work with Habitat for Humanity. Free the Children's Adopt a Village dovetails into her greater concern for the security and welfare of children.
Pharand Art Contemporary is happy to answer the call for art towards this great cause.
Details:
Montecassino Woodbridge 140 Jevlan Drive Woodbridge
Date: 27 September 2014 at 6pm for cocktails (open bar), 7pm for 5-course dinner
For tickets, contact: David Lovelock 647 961 4166 Joseph Rivellini 416 931 9024
Visit www.torontoearlscourt-rotary.com for more details
ESPN and SEC Network Analyst Tim Tebow is joining “Good Morning America” as a contributor beginning Monday, September 15, ABC News announced today. The first-ever college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy will help launch GMA's “Motivate Me Monday” series, featuring individuals and their amazing stories of triumph. Tebow will appear in studio and live on location in towns across America with a wide-range of reports that motivate and inspire.
In her 2012 book 'I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me,' comedian Joan Rivers shared that she hoped her funeral would be 'a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action' and 'Hollywood all the way.' Boy did she get what she wished for.
ABC “World News with Diane Sawyer” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in Adults 25-54 (1.942 million) for the 4th straight week during the week of August 25, 2014