Following multiple sold out performances for the "Beyond The Blues" Winter Season, Columbia Festival of the Arts is starting to sell out their new Spring Festival, Viva La Vida." Recent 2016 Rising Star Award winning classical Spanish guitarist Mark Edwards has already sold out his 4:00pm performance at Oliver's Carriage House on April 17th. Executive Director Todd Olson has added a second, 7:00pm, performance for Edwards due to popular demand.
Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema's and Village Roadshow Pictures' thought-provoking drama 'Collateral Beauty,' being helmed by Oscar-winning director David Frankel ('Dear Diary,' 'The Devil Wears Prada'). The film has been slated for release on December 16, 2016.
'Natural Life' by Eduardo Ivan Lopez tells the tale of a death row inmate convicted of murder. But unlike the heroes of 'The Exonerated,' she is guilty of the crime. The play is inspired by a true incident in the 1980's. T. Schreiber Theatre, 151 West 26th Street, will present the play's world premiere March 2 to April 2, directed by Jake Turner.
Keira Knightley, who recently made her Broadway debut in an adaptation of THERESE RAQUIN opposite Judith Light, has signed on to New Line's ensemble drama COLLATERAL BEAUTY.
Signature Theatre's Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Paige Evans as Artistic Director beginning July 1, 2016. She succeeds Founding Artistic Director James Houghton, who will step down at the end of June. Ms. Evans comes to Signature Theatre from Lincoln Center Theater, where she has served as Artistic Director of LCT3 since its inception in 2008.
Following yesterday's report by The New York Post that the interactive supper club, QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, in the Diamond Horseshoe space of New York City's Paramount Hotel will close its doors this January, Randy Weiner, a Managing Member at Variety Worldwide, has issued a new statement to BroadwayWorld, stating the production intends to reopen in NYC.
Today, Conservation International (CI) unveiled a new short film called “Home,” voiced in English by Academy Award-Winning actress Reese Witherspoon and in French by Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard.
Wes Anderson will reunite with three of his 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' collaborators, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban and Edward Norton for his next film, a stop-motion animation project.
Dick clark productions announced today that Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper will be honored with the 'Hollywood Director Award,' for 'The Danish Girl'; Academy Award-winning actor Benicio Del Toro will receive the 'Hollywood Supporting Actor Award,'
Today, we focus our Friday Five spotlight on the intriguing Deathtrap trio of Christi Dortch, Dante Greco and Judy Jackson, as interesting a bunch of actors as you'll find in Nashville. Get to know them better, then book your seats to see Deathtrap…
The VH Theatrical Development Foundation proudly announces that after an acclaimed Off-Broadway engagement last fall, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! (formerly titled THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN), a new play by best-selling author Laura Pedersen, will open the 2015-2016 Theater Season at the 710 Main Street Theatre (formerly Studio Arena Theater) in Buffalo, New York, with a limited engagement scheduled to play tonight, September 17 - Sunday, October 4, 2015. Directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! is set in Buffalo, where Ms. Pedersen was born and raised.
The VH Theatrical Development Foundation announces that after an acclaimed Off-Broadway engagement last fall, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! (formerly titled THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN), a new play by best-selling author Laura Pedersen FROM BUFFALO, will open the 2015-2016 Frey Electric Construction Co. Season at the 710 Main Theatre (formerly Studio Arena Theatre) in Buffalo, New York, with a limited engagement scheduled to play tonight, September 17 - Sunday, October 4, 2015. Directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! is set in Buffalo, where Ms. Pedersen was born and raised.
The VH Theatrical Development Foundation announces that after an acclaimed Off-Broadway engagement last fall, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! (formerly titled THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN), a new play by best-selling author Laura Pedersen FROM BUFFALO, will open the 2015-2016 Frey Electric Construction Co. Season at the 710 Main Theatre (formerly Studio Arena Theatre) in Buffalo, New York, with a limited engagement scheduled to play Thursday, September 17 - Sunday, October 4, 2015. Directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! is set in Buffalo, where Ms. Pedersen was born and raised.
The VH Theatrical Development Foundation proudly announces that after an acclaimed Off-Broadway engagement last fall, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! (formerly titled THE BRIGHTNESS OF HEAVEN), a new play by best-selling author Laura Pedersen, will open the 2015-2016 Theater Season at the 710 Main Street Theatre (formerly Studio Arena Theater) in Buffalo, New York, with a limited engagement scheduled to play Thursday, September 17 - Sunday, October 4, 2015. Directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! is set in Buffalo, where Ms. Pedersen was born and raised. Tickets ($45-$65) are on sale now via www.ticketmaster.com.
Danai Gurira, who plays 'Michonne' on 'The Walking Dead,' has teamed up with CrowdRise to offer fans a chance to attend the exclusive event and win the ultimate fan package.
It's technically against the rules, but we're going to talk about FIGHT CLUB -- and this time, it's official. Mashable reports Chuck Palahniuk's long-gestating idea for a FIGHT CLUB musical will take the form of a rock opera based on the novel, directed by the 1999 film's helmer David Fincher. The end goal is Broadway, of course.
Jonathan Demme's musical dramedy RICKI AND THE FLASH, starring Meryl Streep, will open the 68th Locarno Film Festival. The film was written by Diablo Cody (Juno) will have its world premiere on August 5 at the Festival's Piazza Grande.
Final casting has been set for the 2015 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity's Playwrights For A Cause, set to take place at 7:30pm on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street, on Sunday, June 14 at 7:30 pm. The evening, which will benefit the non-profit National Coalition Against Censorship, will showcase world premiere one-act plays by three acclaimed playwrights: Israel Horovitz's Breaking Phillip Glass and Erik Ehn's Her Speech, both directed by Planet Connections Theatre Festivity founder and PFAC Producing Artistic Curator Glory Kadigan, and Halley Feiffer's A Play About New Mexico, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.
Gloucester Stage announces the debut of the NeverDark series. NeverDark is a series of second-stage events that include lectures, talk backs, film screenings, play readings, and other events designed to enhance the knowledge and enjoyment of all Gloucester Stage Mainstage productions. NeverDark events are scheduled to complement a central theme, topic, or issue relating to a Gloucester Stage Mainstage production. All NeverDark events are Pay-What-You-Wish. For information about the NeverDark Series, call the Gloucester Stage Box office at 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com.
