Douglas Smith News

MCC THEATER has announced that 2-time Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers will direct Permission by playwright Robert Askins in his follow-up to Hand to God, an MCC Theater production from last season which just announced its plans for a Broadway bow in Spring 2015.

Bradley Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, and Alessandro Nivola stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to talk about their new Broadway play THE ELEPHANT MAN, based on the life of a 19th century man with severe deformities.

MCC THEATER will soon feature film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org. The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard ridge was on hand to chat with the full gang. Go inside rehearsal in the video below!

MCC THEATER will soon feature film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winnerAnnie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org. The company just met the press and you can check out full photo coverage from the event below!

Director Rene Staub breathes some new life into the classic tale of 1950's high school romance

MCC THEATER will soon feature film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org. The company just met the press and you can check out a photo preview of the festivities below. Check back later for full coverage!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: It's another big night for off-Broadway, with the London transfer of HERE LIES LOVE, Roundabout's INDIAN INK and MONEY GRUBBIN' WHORES opening, and FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE beginning tonight!

MCC THEATER has announced that film and TV star Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Lortel Award winner Annie Funke, Five-time Obie winner David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen, and Noah Robbins, will star in the New York premiere of Punk Rock, a new play by Simon Stephens and directed by Trip Cullman. Performances for Punk Rock begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on October 29, 2014. An official opening is set for November 17, 2014 and it is currently scheduled through December 7, 2014. Tickets are now on sale. For info, please visit www.mcctheater.org.

The Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street, NYC) box office opens today, Friday, September 5 at 10 a.m., for tickets to Bernard Pomerance's Tony Award-winning play THE ELEPHANT MAN. Starring two-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola, the production is directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis. Performances begin on Friday, November 7, 2014 and the production officially opens on Sunday, December 7, 2014. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, February 15.

Full casting has been announced for Bernard Pomerance's Tony Award-winning play THE ELEPHANT MAN starring two-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola, directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis. The production begins performances on Friday, November 7, 2014 and opens on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Broadway's Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street, NYC). This is a limited engagement through Sunday, February 15. Tickets are on sale now.

STAGE FRIGHT, the horror/musical starring Meat Loaf and Minnie Driver is now available on iTunes / On Demand. Following its premiere earlier this summer, the original soundtrack will be available digitall beginning August 19.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: The musical horror comedy film STAGE FRIGHT hits theaters today, BroadwayWorld.com's Jule Styne Tribute is set for Sunday, and Mother's Day doesn't have to be tame with free shows at BROADWAY BARES!

STAGE FRIGHT, the new horror/musical starring Meat Loaf and Minnie Driver is now available on iTunes / On Demand and will be released in select theaters May 9, 2014.

The musical horror comedy film STAGE FRIGHT, starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith, will hit iTunes and On Demand on April 3, followed by a theatrical release on May 9, 2014. Check out the first trailer for the movie below!

Just before its big premiere at SXSW, the musical horror comedy film STAGE FRIGHT has been picked up by Magnet Releasing. Starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith, STAGE FRIGHT also features Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf.

Deadline reports that Matthew Settle (Gossip Girl) has signed on for Universal's horror film OUIJA. He will play 'Anthony Morris', the father of Laine Morris (Olivia Cooke). Filming began in LA this week.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal's upcoming horror film OUIJA has completed its cast before filming begins in LA this week. Bianca Santos (The Fosters), Erin Moriarty (Red Widow), Ana Coto and Vivis Colombetti (Paranormal Activity 2) have signed on for the movie, directed by Stiles White.

The film centers on 'a group of teens playing with a Ouija board, making contact with an evil spirit, and desperately trying to close the door they've opened before meeting their own fate.'

Fans of whisky will be able to sample a wide range of exclusive brands at the upcoming Whiskies of the World (WoW) Expo to be held on The SF Belle Hornblower Yacht on Saturday, March 29, 2014.

A brand-new exclusive clip has been released for upcoming film PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS. The action adventure hits theaters on August 7th. Get a first look below!