Helen Mirren News

A first-look photo of Helen Mirren in the HBO/Sky Miniseries CATHERINE THE GREAT has been released and additional cast has been added to the four-episode miniseries.

Great Picture Show, founded by actor and producer Columbus Short, today announced a long-term production and promotional partnership with Dame Dash Studios (DDS33), a multimedia studio and production house founded by producer and entrepreneur, Dame Dash.

The heart of NYC's theatre district will be filled with Broadway stars, fans and unmissable theatrical treasures this Sunday, September 30, 2018, for the 32nd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Laurie Davidson has joined the cast of CATS, according to Deadline. The Universal Pictures and Working Title film is based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic hit musical.

Andrea Bocelli has teamed up with some of the hottest musical stars on the planet for his forthcoming album 'Si' – reuniting with his friend Ed Sheeran after their chart-topping 'Perfect Symphony' on a brand new song called 'Amo Soltanto Te' (written by Ed with lyrics by Tiziano Ferro) and joining with pop sensation Dua Lipa on the single 'If Only'. Crossover superstar Josh Grobanand classical soprano Aida Garifullina also duet with Bocelli on the record, which is released onDecca on 26th October. It is his first album of new material in 14 years – 16 brand new songs which celebrate love, family, faith and hope.

Andrea Bocelli has enlisted a group of stellar duet partners for his forthcoming album 'Si.' Bocelli reunites with his friend Ed Sheeran after their chart-topping 'Perfect Symphony' on the brand new song called 'Amo Soltanto Te' (written by Ed with lyrics by Tiziano Ferro) and also joins pop sensation Dua Lipa on the single 'If Only.' Additionally, crossover superstar Josh Groban and classical soprano Aida Garifullina duet with Bocelli on the new album, which is set for release on Sugar/Decca on October 26th.  'Si' is Bocelli's first album of new material in 14 years,  featuring 16 new songs that celebrate love, family, faith and hope.

Winner of 19 major accolades, including multiple Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk Awards, Stephen Daldry's (Billy Elliot, The Crown) multi award-winning production of J.B. Priestley's classic thriller An Inspector Calls will kick off a four-city U.S. tour at Shakespeare Theatre Company from November 20 through December 23, 2018.

Matthew Morrison couldn't be more 'Glee'-ful about launching Bay Area Cabaret's 15th Anniversary Season on Sept. 30 at the world-famous Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. 'I love places that have so much history,' says the Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee. Among the celebrated singers who've sung there: Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Marlene Dietrich, Peggy Lee and Tina Turner. And in 1961, Tony Bennett first performed 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' there, which is especially apt since the Fairmont sits high upon Nob Hill, 'where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars.'

Jump start your ultimate theatrical treasure hunt as early bidding opens today on dozens of auction items you can't get anywhere except at the 32nd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.

Check out all-new character posters for Disney's 2018 holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” opening on November 2nd!

The celebrated actor Donald Sutherland will be honored with the ZFF Lifetime Achievement Award. The legendary Canadian actor is a veteran of the silver screen, with credits spanning six decades.

Check out the final trailer for Disney's 2018 holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” opening November 2nd!

Carrie Edel Isaacman and her company, Shakespeare Sports, will bring a fascinating new production of Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT to New York for the upcoming holiday season starting November 30 at downtown's historic Players Theater, 115 MacDougal Street, between West 3rd and Bleecker Streets, in NYC.

National Theatre Live broadcasts return to the McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, as part of the MAC's 2018-2019 Season. Kicking off the series on Thursday, Oct. 4 will be "Julie," a contemporary adaptation of August Strindberg's masterpiece, "Miss Julie."  

The Woodstock Film Festival is thrilled to announce its 2018 top honorary award recipients: Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy® winning and Oscar® nominated filmmaker, Julie Taymor will receive the honorary Maverick Award at the 19th annual Woodstock Film Festival. Oscar® nominated and Emmy® award-winning director Matthew Heineman will receive the Filmmaker Award of Distinction during that same time. The Maverick Awards ceremony takes place on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Backstage Studio Productions in Kingston, NY. Additionally, Heineman's feature narrative debut, A PRIVATE WAR, starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan and Stanley Tucci will close the film festival on the evening of Sunday, October 14th and Taymor's globally renowned ACROSS THE UNIVERSE will have a special tribute screening on the morning of October 14th. Both films will be followed by Q&As. The 19th annual Woodstock Film Festival takes place from October 10-14, 2018. 

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced full casting for the new Broadway production of Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST, directed by James Macdonald, starring acclaimed screen and stage actors Ethan Hawke as "Lee" and Paul Dano as "Austin." Marylouise Burke and Gary Wilmes join the cast as "Mom" and "Saul Kimmer."

Joseph Quinn, star of Howards End, is is in advanced talks to join the cast of HBO and Sky's upcoming mini-series Catherine The Great, according to Deadline.

Check out a brand-new trailer for Disney's 2018 holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.”

A screening of the National Theatre Live recording of the National Theatre's production of classic Stephen Sondheim musical Follies will be taking place this weekend at River Stage festival. Set in 1971, New York, the production follows the reunion of a group of showgirls at the theatre where they used to perform which is about to be demolished.

Allelujah! - the new play by Alan Bennett which received its world premiere at the Bridge Theatre last month - will be in cinemas on 1st November with National Theatre Live.