Harvey Weinstein News

The upcoming film version of Nine, directed by Rob Marshall, will be penned by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and novelist Michael Tolkin

Due to popular demand, the first North American Tour of the Broadway smash hit The Color Purple will add four final weeks to its Chicago engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) before moving to San Francisco

The Color Purple's Fantasia, who was originally scheduled to play Celie in the hit musical through this October, will now star in the show through January 6th, 2008

Both Katie Holmes and Demi Moore are reportedly keen on landing roles in the upcoming film version of Nine, directed by Tony- and Oscar-nominee Rob Marshall and produced by Harvey Weinstein

Frost/Nixon opened on Broadway on April 22, 2007 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there for the star-studded evening!

Broadway's smash hit musical The Color Purple, now starring Fantasia, had its best 8-show week ever, shattering the house record at the Broadway Theatre, grossing $1,183,722.56 for the week ending April 15, 2007, its 76th week on Broadway.

Producer Harvey Weinstein is planning a high-wattage star cast for the upcoming film version of Nine, directed by Tony- and Oscar-nominee Rob Marshall

Paris Las Vegas announced today Lee Roy Reams and Bill Nolte will join the cast of the Las Vegas production of the Mel Brooks musical comedy The Producers, direct from Broadway, Monday, May 7

The first North American Tour of the Broadway smash hit The Color Purple will premiere at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) April, 17 through July 22, 2007.

A starry cast has been assembled for the upcoming national tour of the Broadway hit The Color Purple, which will begin at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre on April 17th, running through July 22nd.

Following an inspiring live performance on American Idol tonight, Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 8PM EST (8PM PST tape-delayed) on FOX TV, as well as an interview and performance scheduled to air on The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, February 28, 2007 (check local listings), the producers of THE COLOR PURPLE confirm that American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino is set to make her Broadway debut in the starring role of Celie beginning Tuesday, April 10, 2007.

The Producers will play its final performance on Sunday, April 22, 2007, after playing 33 preview performances and 2,502 regular performances at Broadway's St. James Theatre.

The Color Purple will celebrate its 500th performance tonight, Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 7:00PM at the Broadway Theatre

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming Las Vegas production of The Producers, which will begin previews on January 31, 2007 and open at the Paris Las Vegas on February 9th

Leigh Zimmerman will play Swedish sexpot Ulla in the Las Vegas production of The Producers

Hunter Foster will return to the role of Leo Bloom, formerly played by Roger Bart, in The Producers, beginning Tuesday, January 23, 2007.

The first North American Tour of the Broadway hit The Color Purple will premiere at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) for a limited engagement beginning April 17, 2007

The most honored show in Broadway history, the MEL BROOKS musical comedy THE PRODUCERS, at Paris Las Vegas announces today that during previews, locals can purchase tickets for $60 (including taxes and service charges) with valid Nevada ID. Previews begin January 31, 2007 and run for one week.

Since its first preview on November 1, 2005 THE COLOR PURPLE has the highest cumulative attendance figures of any new Broadway show of the 2005-2006 season. Nearly 750,000 audience members from across the country and around the world have seen the production.

Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, might be headed for the big screen