Dreamworks News

Some of the strongest, most dynamic voices in Kansas City resounded Monday night February 17 onto the stage of the Off Center Theatre in Crown Center. Dreamgirls, the theme for Musical Theatre Heritage's Musical Monday, featured some songs from the musical by composer Henry Krieger.

'God Made You Special' is one of the most recognizable episodes from Big Idea's top-rated children's program, VeggieTales. The series has also sold over 70 million videos, 15 million books, and 7 million CDs and is one of the most recognized brands amongst moms of preschoolers. Big Idea chose PlayTales for the adaption of the story for mobile platforms, which is available in both English and Spanish and features interactive elements on every page of the story.

DreamWorks Animation (DWA) is putting pen to paper with the launch of DreamWorks Press, an in-house operation which will publish digital and print books inspired by the studio's vast IP library.

The producers of the first ever tour of the UK and Ireland of SHREK THE MUSICAL® just announced its brand new company. Coming direct from London, where it was seen live on stage by nearly a million people, the UK and Ireland tour of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane production of SHREK THE MUSICAL® will star Dean Chisnall as beloved swamp-dwelling ogre 'Shrek', the role he previously played in the West End, Faye Brookes as damsel in distress 'Princess Fiona', Idriss Kargbo as Shrek's wisecracking sidekick 'Donkey' and Gerard Carey as pint-sized villain 'Lord Farquaad'.

Internationally acclaimed American author Jack Eadon is launching an aggressive Hollywood campaign to sell properties to the highest bidder. The author of the American Drama Series feels it's time to bring his seven books to a new generation of readers in multiple, big cinematic ways.

NEED FOR SPEED is coming to theaters March 14th, 2014, and the movie just released its 'Big Game' TV spot. Check it out below!

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, hosted its 41st Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year's best in the field of animation, last night, February 1, 2014. The Annie Awards cover 30 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short and Outstanding Individual Achievements.

41 Entertainment ('41e'), Arad Productions ('AP') and NAMCO BANDAI Games ('NBGI') announced today that they have commissioned an additional 13 episodes to complete Season II for the PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures property (the 'Property'). The TV series, currently consisting of 39 x 22' episodes will be expanded to 52 x 22'. The full season will premiere on Disney XD U.S.

DreamWorks Pictures announced today that they will debut a new exclusive look at “Need for Speed” during The Big Game today, February 2.

Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in a whole new way in this breathtaking Broadway musical adaptation of the hit movie SHREK!, opening at the Manatee Performing Arts Center on Thursday February 13 and playing through Sunday March 2.

DreamWorks Pictures announced today that they will debut a new exclusive look at “Need for Speed” during The Big Game on Sunday, February 2.

"Gravity" (Warner Bros.) swept several categories including: best "Live Action 3D Feature," best "Stereography - Live Action," best "3D Scene of the Year," and best "2D to 3D Conversion." Two of the Society's Lumiere statuettes were presented to "Frozen" (Walt Disney Animation Studios) for best "Animated 3D Feature" and best "Stereography - Animation."

Variety reports that NBC has ordered a comedy pilot from executive producer Ellen DeGeneres.

Steven Spielberg has been named the recipient of the 2014 Lincoln Leadership prize.

Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, January 26, 2014.

'Camera Cars' the fourth in a series of Behind-The-Scene Featurettes from NEED FOR SPEED has been released. The film, starring Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper hits theaters March 14, 2014. Get a first look below!

TVLand has announced today that it will produce an animated episode of its hit original sitcom “HotinCleveland.” Animation Studio Titmouse, Inc. will create the art for the episode, which will be part of the fifth season of the series.

The Dolphin Show at Northwestern University, America's largest student-produced musical, is proud to announce SHREK THE MUSICAL as the 72nd Annual Dolphin Show. This year's production is to be produced by School of Communication seniors Brandon Johnston and Rachel Marchant and directed by Communication senior Marlee Rose Rich. SHREK will hold five performances from today, January 24 through February 1st, 2014, with auditions being held October 4-6, 2013.

An incredible work of investigative journalism, THE SNOWDEN FILES: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding (The Guardian) tells the story of the individuals behind the biggest intelligence leak in history and the forces that tried to stop them. The first, and definitive, book on Edward Snowden,THE SNOWDEN FILES deftly synthesizes many disparate sources and strands of this story into one cohesive insider narrative that reads like an espionage novel. THE SNOWDEN FILES will be published by Vintage Books as a paperback original on February 11, 2014.