Helen Mirren News

Rob Paine has been associated with the Oscars telecast for more than 20 years and returns as supervising producer.

F9 sees the return of Justin Lin as director, who helmed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth chapters of the series when it transformed into a global blockbuster.

This week's Theater Stories features the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre! Learn about the theatre's namesake, Gerald Schoenfeld; the theatre's best-known shows like The M-Fer With the Hat, the Glengarry Glen Ross revival, The Humans, Come From Away, and much more!

Tony winner Helen Mirren will star alongside Uzo Aduba ('Godspell' on Broadway), Academy Award-winners Morgan Freeman and Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, Constance Wu, Nicole Beharie, and Constance Wu in 'Solos,' a new series set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video.

AARP The Magazine announced today that George Clooney will receive its annual Movies for Grownups® Career Achievement Award. Clooney – a recipient of two Academy Awards®, a BAFTA® and three Golden Globes®, including the Cecil B. DeMille award.

My first interaction with Shakespeare was in my Freshman year English class with Mrs. Garver, who is  also the fabulous drama director at my high school. We read Romeo and Juliet.

Dame Helen Mirren has expressed her fears about workers in the theatre industry becoming homeless due to the health crisis.

SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young has announced its Livestream Winter Fundraising Event Under One Moon: Voices United on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 7:00 PM EST. This festive SAY family celebration will stream live to raise crucial funds in support of SAY’s life-changing programs for young people who stutter.

National Theatre in London has launched its own official streaming service, National Theatre at Home.

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Dame Helen Mirren recently chatted with Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director Gregory Doran over Zoom, stating, 'I don't think Shakespeare should be taught in schools. All young people's experience of Shakespeare should be live theatre.' How do you think young people should be exposed to Shakespeare?

Helen Mirren has revealed that she does not believe Shakespeare should be taught in schools.

DOC LA Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival announced 2020 Awards. Escape From Extinction, by Matthew R. Brady and American Humane, about the world's leading animal welfare specialists and top conservation scientists who protect and preserve species on the brink of extinction, was recognized with the Best Environmental Film Award.

NBC is teaming up with L'Oréal Paris to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the brand's signature philanthropic program, Women of Worth, in a first-of-its-kind television special that spotlights the intrinsic worth of 10 women making an extraordinary difference in their communities.

2020 has proven to be an exceptional year for the Tony Awards and the nominees in the category of Best Original Score are equally exceptional. In a category usually dominated by musical scores, all five nominees in the category come from plays.

Since opening in 20 markets and 69 theaters last weekend, American Humane's Escape From Extinction, which is now the top documentary in America, will expand to an additional 23 new markets this Friday, Oct. 23.

Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine is a variety special full of vignettes dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class, and other light subjects.

USITT will begin a series of Collaboration Conversations by welcoming Tony Award-winning collaborators, Julie Taymor and Donald Holder to discuss the process of working together to build a production. The online event will be held Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm EST and is offered free of charge for USITT members.

Today's episode features stage and screen star Erica Gimpel- known internationally for her performance as 'Coco Hernandez' in the groundbreaking hit series FAME, Erica has gone on to star in numerous primetime and cable shows including: CHICAGO MED, SHUT EYE, TRUE BLOOD, CRIMINAL MINDS, GREY'S ANATOMY, NIKITA, RIZZOLI & ISLES, HOUSE, ER, PROFILER, and VERONICA MARS. Most recently Erica played 'Trish' on the CBS drama GOD FRIENDED ME for two seasons.

Shakespeare Theatre Company is extending an invitation to this year's free Virtual Gala titled Shakespeare Everywhere on Saturday, October 3 at 7 p.m. Hosted by STC's Artistic Director Simon Godwin the hour-long event will be a combination of live and recorded performances including performers from 25 countries in a truly worldwide celebration.

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! On September 23, he chatted with Tony winner Julie Taymor.