Ed Begley Jr. News

Center Theatre Group has announced that Ed Begley, Jr., Felicity Huffman and Rod McLachlan have been cast in David Mamet's "November."

TVGuide.com reports that Chazz Palminteri, Ed Begley Jr., and Chris Vance are among the actors who will guest star on the next season of the TNT drama RIZZOLI & ISLES.

Award-winning actor Martin Sheen, set to star in a one-night only reading of Samuel Shem & Janet Surrey's record-breaking play Bill W. and Dr. Bob, will be sharing the stage with a diverse group of acclaimed actors: Emmy Award nominee Ed Begley Jr. (Spinal Tap, St. Elsewhere), veteran stage and screen actress JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist, Kramer vs. Kramer) and Stephanie Zimbalist (Remington Steele, The Story Lady). Two more actors are still to be announced. A joint fundraiser for the Geffen Playhouse andHazelden- a non-profit leader in addiction treatment for more than 60 years - the evening will feature a reading of the play, a post-show discussion with the cast and playwrights as well as a dessert reception. Directed by Jenny Sullivan, Bill W. and Dr. Bob recounts the story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, two men whose friendship ultimately led to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. Together with their wives, who went on to develop Al-Anon Family Groups, their discoveries have touched and saved countless lives since the program's inception. The reading will take place on Monday, June 27 at 8pm.

Lily Tomlin, Cher, Billy Bob Thornton, Tippi Hedren, Ed Begley, Jr., George Chakiris, Ken Davitian and Stella Stevens were among many celebrities who turned out for the premiere of the hard-hitting documentary 'Elephants and Man: A Litany of Tragedy' at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood on January 20. The film, which chronicles the history of elephants in captivity, was shown as part of the screening series 'Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World.'

Rubicon International Theatre Festival will kick off their preview season with an opening ceremony hosted by Ed Begley Jr.

The 23rd Film Independent Spirit Awards were held in Santa Monica Beach, CA on February 23, 2008.

Tony Award-winning Hairspray star Marissa Jaret Winokur joined What the Other Mothers Know co-creators Ilene Graff and Donna Rosenstein, among many other luminaries, for a recent pre-Mothers' Day party at Spago in Beverly Hills.

L.A. Theatre Works adds Arthur Miller's first Broadway play, which debuted in 1944 and enjoyed an enormously successful Broadway revival in 2002, to its previously-recorded collection of eight Arthur Miller works

The 2006-2007 Donmar Warehouse season will offer Kim Cattrall in The Cryptogram, Rhys Ifans, Penelope Wilton and more

Casting has been announced for the L.A. Theatre Works production of David Mamet's courtroom comedy Romance, which will be presented from April 5th through 9th at the Skirball Cultural Center as part of the 'Play's The Thing' series of theatre broadcasts

Funny and sophisticated, “What's My Line?- Live on Stage” follows the format of the hit game show that ran for over 25 years, with celebrity panelists trying to guess the occupations of regular folks with interesting or unusual jobs - followed by a final round featuring a celebrity “Mystery Guest.

After the rousing success of last years Actor's Fund special event, an all-star reading of 'All About Eve,' last night at Hollywood's famed Pantages Theatre, the stars again were back out in force, this time to read through the other classic film of the same year, 'Sunset Boulevard.'