Theatrical Outfit presents the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, John Logan's Red, February 1 - March 11, 2012 at the Balzer Theater at Herren's (84 Luckie Street Atlanta, GA 30303). Starring Tom Key as Mark Rothko and Jimi Kocina as his young assistant and directed by David De Vries.
by Robert Diamond -
Neil Morrissey and Samantha Barks will play the roles of Fagin and Nancy from Tuesday 13 March - Sunday 1 April. Samantha Barks will head straight from OLIVER! to start filming the forthcoming Les Miserables film, which has already begun production with scenes being shot in both England and France.
by Nicole Rosky -
The highly-anticipated film adaptation of Les Miserables will open in movie theatre in December, and according to Daily Mail, the movie will feature brand-new music by the original song writing team. Baz Bamigboye reports that Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer wrote a song called 'Suddenly' for the movie.
by Sally Henry Fuller -
Theatrical Outfit presents the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, John Logan's Red, February 1 - March 11, 2012 at the Balzer Theater at Herren's (84 Luckie Street Atlanta, GA 30303). Starring Tom Key as Mark Rothko and Jimi Kocina as his young assistant and directed by David De Vries.
by BWW -
On Twitter Watch, Hugh Jackman wrote 'Day one of Les Mis shoot. Soooo excited!
by David Green -
Northern Stage, considered one of the most prestigious and fastest-growing regional theaters in New England, presents the Tony Award winning play, Red, March 14- April 21. Red was first produced at the 250-seat Donmar Warehouse in London in December 2009, starring Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne. The production transferred to Broadway's John Golden Theatre, with the same cast, for a limited run, from March 11 - June 27, 2010. It picked up six Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Direction, and Best Performance by a Featured Actor (Redmayne), as well as three Drama Desk Awards, including Best Play.
by Marcel Konrath -
Im Jahr 2006 erscheint das Buch 'The Prince, the Showgirl and Me' des ehemaligen Assistenten Colin Clark, in dem er über seine Zeit als Filmassistent berichtet. Doch die eine Woche mit Marilyn Monroe fehlt. Diese Zeit wird einige Jahre später unter dem Titel 'My Week with Marilyn' veröffentlicht. Das Biopic MY WEEK WITH MARILYN erzählt von dieser Woche und behandelt außerdem die angespannte Beziehung zwischen den beiden Superstars Marilyn Monroe und Sir Laurence Olivier.
by BWW -
On Twitter Watch, Rhidian Marc wrote 'We been shootin' guns! You can see the flames in this one! Kick ass.
by BWW -
On Twitter Watch, Alistair Brammer wrote 'For those that don't know, I'll be playing Jean Prouvaire in the Les Mis movie. For those that don't care, please enjoy your day x love love
by Jessica Lewis -
Les Miserables will hit the big screen later this year, featuring an all-star cast including Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe tasJavert, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thernardier, Eddie Redmayne as Marius, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier, the opera-trained Mamma Mia! film star Amanda Seyfried as Cosette and Samantha Barks as Eponine. Interested in a blast from the past? Check out this old ad from the early 1990s when the first plans to adapt the musical for the screen materialized .
by Nicole Rosky -
Theatre fans everywhere are already itching to see Les Misérables brought to the big screen, and though the film isn't due to hit theatres until December 7, rehearsals have already begun for the new movie. In the video below, 'Cosette' herself, Amanda Seyfried chats about her enthusiasm for the role. Click below to check it out!
by BWW -
Cameron Mackintosh announced today that Ramin Karimloo will extend his run playing 'Jean Valjean' in the legendary musical "LES MISÉRABLES" at the Queen's Theatre until 31 March 2012. David Shannon will then return to the role of 'Jean Valjean' from Tuesday 3 April - Saturday 16 June 2012. He will be followed by Geronimo Rauch who will play the role from Monday 18 June 2012 until Saturday 15 June 2013
by Nicole Rosky -
The highly anticipated movie version of LES MIS is currently in production, and last night, February 12, several of the stars of the film were in attendance at the 2012 BAFTA Awards. Check out a photo of on-screen rivals Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) and Javert (Russell Crowe), as featured on Jackman's Facebook page, below.
by BWW -
The theatre community already can't wait for the Tom Hooper-helmed big screen version of LES MIS. Newest to the cast is Samantha Barks who will play Eponine in the film. She joins the previously announced Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thenardier, Eddie Redmayne as Marius, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Anne Hathaway as Fantine and Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier.
by Kelsey Denette -
The BAFTA Film Awards Winners were announced today, 12 February, at London's Royal Opera House.
by BWW News Desk -
Multi award-winning stage directors Michael Grandage CBE and Mark Brokaw will participate in a special program and reception on Monday, February 13, 6 to 8 PM, co-hosted by The BritArts Committee of The St. George's Society of New York and the Drama Desk at the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Center, 31 West 52nd Street, in Manhattan. There will be introductions by Drama Desk Board Member Elysa Gardner, Theatre Critic for USA Today, and Gavin Henderson CBE, Principal, Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is the event sponsor.
by Marcel Konrath -
West End star Linzi Hateley is involved in the upcoming 'Les Miserables' movie.
by Kelsey Denette -
Anchor Bay Entertainment announces that MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, the critically acclaimed film starring three-time Oscar® nominee Michelle Williams, will be coming out on Blu-ray™ and DVD March 13th, 2012.
by Kelsey Denette -
Multi award-winning stage directors Michael Grandage CBE and Mark Brokaw will participate in a special program and reception on Monday, February 13, 6 to 8 PM, co-hosted by The BritArts Committee of The St. George's Society of New York and the Drama Desk at the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Center, 31 West 52nd Street, in Manhattan. There will be introductions by Drama Desk Board Member Elysa Gardner, Theatre Critic for USA Today, and Gavin Henderson CBE, Principal, Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is the event sponsor.
by Nicole Rosky -
Theatre fans everywhere are already itching to see Les Misérables brought to the big screen, and though the film isn't due to hit theatres until December 7, rehearsals have already begun for the new movie. Hugh Jackman, who will play Valjean in the film just tweeted the below photo, saying: 'what an honour...singing a new song with the composer, claude michel, at rehearsals for les mis!'
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