Dreamworks News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced the nominations for its annual British Academy Children's Awards, which honour the very best in children's media.

Am vergangenen Sonntag war es endlich soweit: Shrek – Das Musical erlebte seine märchenhafte Deutschland-Premiere im Capitoltheater Düsseldorf unter der Leitung von Andres Gergen. Das Musical aus der Feder von Janine Tesori (Musik) und David Lindsay-Abaire (Text), welches 2008 am New Yorker Broadway uraufgeführt wurde, wird in den kommenden Wochen zuerst in Düsseldorf und später in Berlin, München, Zürich und Wien zu sehen sein.

Madison Square Park Conservancy today announced Fall Kids Fest 2014, a day of free outdoor fun for children taking place in Madison Square Park today, October 18 from 11am-2pm.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Storyhouse Studios, a creative concept house, today announced the launch of 'The Secret Letter Society', a book chronicling the first adventure of Jenna Strange, an overly mischievous teen with a nose for truth and lies. A middle grade novel intended for readers 9-13 years old, it is the first independent novel written by Sharon Scott, who has written for comic books and videogames for nearly two decades. The book is available now for $2.99, but to celebrate the launch, fans can download the ebook for free between October 20 th and 22 nd at http://amzn.to/1w2qUHP. Physical copies of the book are also available for sale at http://amzn.to/1v8LrdD.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre will present Shrek The Musical, November 8-23, 2015 at the Arts United Center.

ROCK OF AGES, Broadway's five-time Tony Award-nominated smash hit musical built on the music that ignited a generation, will now blaze a path on Broadway as the first show to join today's new media revolution.

'It is with extreme pride and great pleasure that I announce our 2014 VIEW Conference keynote speakers,' says conference director Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez. 'Alvy Ray Smith, Glen Keane, and Tom McGrath are highly respected gurus in the computer graphics and digital entertainment industry and we are immensely honored to host them in our beautiful city.'

Stephen Kearin, known as one of the finest improvisers on the scene today (3 FOR ALL, Impro Theatre), brings his long-awaited solo performance, "INSIDE OUT: True Stories of an Unbelievable Family" to San Francisco on Friday and Saturday, November 7th and 8th, 8:30 pm at the Southside Theater (Marina Blvd. and Buchanan Street, Building D, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94123.) First debuted in November of 2013 to a sold-out house at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, Kearin is delighted to introduce his show to San Francisco where his improvised acting career first started 27 years ago with BATS Improv. Ticket prices are $35 advance online, $40 at the door and can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets: http://inside-out.brownpapertickets.com/ For more information call 650-728-8400 or visit: www.fortmason.org/events/events-details?id=3071&start=2014-11-07&end=2014-11-08.

Roundabout Theatre Company is thrilled to welcome back four-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory," Roundabout's Harvey) in a hilarious one-night-only reading of George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly's Merton of the Movies. This rollicking evening will be helmed by Roundabout's Adams Associate Artistic Director, six-time Tony nominee Scott Ellis (Roundabout's Harvey, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), currently represented on Broadway with You Can't Take It With You.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Weinstein Co. will adapt a YA novel by SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK author Matthew Quick -- titled EVERY EXQUISITE THING -- for the big screen.

Bryan Cranston is attached to star in 'The Infiltrator,' directed by Brad Furman, which is the first in a line of seven projects by Good Films.

Geva Theatre Center presents Good People - the Broadway comedy-drama about culture, class and luck by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Mark Cuddy. Good People begins performances October 21, opens October 25 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through November 16.

Zach Braff, who recently made his Broadway debut in 'Bullets Over Broadway' will helm a pilot for a new MTV dark comedy titled SELF PROMOTION.

Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, September 28, 2014.

CAMERIMAGE, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, has assembled a distinguished roster of esteemed individuals from the world of cinema to serve as jurors in its 3D Films Competition category.

Matt Damon is also in talks to co-star in the film, which Zhang Yimou will direct. Tony Gilroy recently completed the latest draft of the film's script.

Shrek doesn't seem like the song-and-dance type, but Inspire Creative has fun with him anyway.

Expanding its presence in the creation and delivery of branded digital content, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, today announced the acquisition of distribution rights to The SMOSH Movie

Cabaret at The Merc in association with Temecula Presents have announced a one-night-only Broadway concert by Academy Award-winning composer, Stephen Schwartz. On Monday, September 22nd at 7:30pm, Stephen Schwartz, the songwriter behind such Broadway hits as Wicked, Godspell and Pippin, will take the Old Town Temecula Theater Stage for the first time, joined by an all-star cast of Broadway performers!

Lionsgate has named Kerry Phelan to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President of Global Franchise Management and Strategic Partnerships