J.J. Abrams News

Join Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie and Kelly Marie Tran as they are put through their paces learning how to fight for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI in Training Day, a video featurette below!

Broadcaster and best-selling author Tavis Smiley is bringing his theatrical performance, Death of a King, to Walton Arts Center Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 at 7 pm.

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced the 2018 season of its distinctive speakers series #hearhere. From poetry to performance and beyond with #hearhere you'll experience the radical imaginations, passion, humor and knowledge of iconic personalities who shape the way we experience our world and each other.

The Tony Award winning hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong continues to go right. The producers of the longest running play currently on Broadway have announced that a new block of tickets is now on sale through Saturday, February 25, 2018, following its best week ever and highest gross yet of $523,957. for the week ending November 26, 2017.

A brand-new look at STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI has just been shared for fans around the world. Check it out below!

Below, check out photos from last night's STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI black-carpet fan event held in Mexico City. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI opens in U.S. theaters on December 15.

Tony, Grammy, Emmy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer/lyricist/playwright/actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, in partnership with the Geffen Playhouse and Hispanic Federation UNIDOS, appeared at the Los Angeles theater today to raise funds for Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria relief efforts. Scroll down for photos!

Robert De Niro, Edie Falco, Will Forte, Christopher Jackson, Kumail Nanjiani, Andy Samberg and Sarah Silverman have been confirmed as participants for the all-star benefit NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS

The producers of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit The Play That Goes Wrong, currently the longest-running play on Broadway, will mount a North American tour for the 2018-2019 season, including a five-week engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Additional cities will be announced in the coming months.

Below, check out an all new TV promo for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. The film opens in U.S. theaters on December 15, 2017.

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Jimmy recalled making a comic book when he was a kid called The Terrific Ten.' So in honor of his 50th birthday Ben Affleck and director J.J. Abrams got some of Jimmy's friends together to surprise him and turn his work into a major motion picture.

WP Theater, by special arrangement with Segal NYC Productions, presents the Off-Broadway premiere of What We're Up Against, written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, Seminar, NBC's 'Smash'), directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Dry Land, Empathitrax).

Last night, during Game 7 of the World Series, fans got a special, brand-new look at STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. The film opens in U.S. theaters on December 15, 2017. Check out the video below!

Victoria Theatre Association's presents Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and best-selling author, who brings DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE to The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton on March 29, 2018, as part of the Projects Unlimited Star Attractions. This multi-media stage presentation of Smiley's best-selling book, Death of A King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year commemorates the upcoming 50th anniversary of his death. Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. in person at Ticket Center Stage, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, by phone 937-228-3630, toll-free 888-228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and best-selling author, will bring Death of A King: A Live Theatrical Experience to the Kimmel Center's Merriam Theater in Philadelphia on Friday, February 2, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Tavis Smiley, in partnership with Mills Entertainment, the leading producer of alternative and branded live entertainment, announce the initial dates for the nationwide tour of DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE.

Tavis Smiley, in partnership with Mills Entertainment, the leading producer of alternative and branded live entertainment, announce the initial dates for the nationwide tour of DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE.

WP Theater, by special arrangement with Segal NYC Productions, presents the Off-Broadway premiere of What We're Up Against, written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, Seminar, NBC's 'Smash'), directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (Dry Land, Empathitrax).

J.J. Abrams, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Howie Mandel, Chris Rock and Ben Stiller have been confirmed as participants for NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS

The New Group has announced additional casting and production dates for David Rabe's Good for Otto, with F. Murray Abraham, Rileigh McDonald, Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Rabe joining, as previously announced, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in this New York premiere directed by Scott Elliott.