James Earl Jones News

Following an acclaimed run at the Theatre Royal Bath and UK tour, the Theatre Royal Bath production of August Wilson's Fences opens at London's Duchess Theatre for a 13 week run, Wednesday 19th June - Saturday 14th September.

Angela Lansbury stopped by Bish's Biz to chat about the production and you can check out what she had to say below!

SILENCE! The Musical is adding Sunday performances beginning this weekend, kicking off its new Spring schedule. Following the announcement that SILENCE! would be ending its long run at the end of 2012, ticket sales unexpectedly soared, shattering all previous box office records held by the show. Subsequently, the producers determined that the production would reopen on January 19th. After opening initially at Theatre 80 on July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews, SILENCE! was extended numerous times by popular demand and transferred theatres twice, ultimately landing at the new Elektra Theatre which was constructed especially for the show.

Driving Miss Daisy is a Pulitzer Prize winning Alfred Uhry play that first premiered in 1987 about the relation between an elderly Southern Jewish woman, Daisy (Lansbury), and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke (James Earl Jones), as well as her son, Boolie (Boyd Gaines). With a focus on the themes of segregation and friendship, it is story which tugs strongly at the heartstrings.

Emmy-nominated actor and producer John Stamos (“ER,” “Glee,” “The New Normal”) has signed on as a recurring guest star in season three of USA's critically-acclaimed summer series NECESSARY ROUGHNESS

Tickets to Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Driving Miss Daisy at His Majesty's Theatre from Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 June are now on sale. Click HERE for performance times, ticket prices and booking information.

According to the Daily Mail, Mark Rylance will star as Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chief minister, in a six-part BBC mini-series adaptation of Hilary Mantel's popular novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies.

Writers' Theatre Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Michael Halberstam announce the two-week extension of Writers' Theatre production of Sweet Charity, book by Neil Simon with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam with musical direction by Doug Peck and choreography by Jessica Redish. The production now runs through April 14, 2013, at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL.

William Shakespeare's most horrific and bloody tragedy, MACBETH, is getting an update via a new all-African American feature film adaptation, with no less than Terrence Howard and Sanaa Lathan headlining the cast.

Due to overwhelming demand, the producers of SILENCE! The Musical today put a new block of seats on sale through May 26th.

Kevin Shinick, creator and main voice talent for MAD, the hit Warner Bros. comedy series airing on Cartoon Network, will be inducted into the legendary 501st Legion tonight, February 27, at Meltdown Comics at 7:00 PM.

Following his triumphant performance as Othello in the West End, Lenny Henry takes on one of the 20th century's most unforgettable characters in this New York Drama Critics', Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning drama, directed by Paulette Randall. The production opens tonight, 27th February 2013 at Theatre Royal Bath.

Red Bull Theater today announced that Derek Smith would join the cast for the American Premiere of a new adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death by Mike Poulton (Tony Award Nominee for Best Play for Fortune's Fool), directed by Joseph Hardy (Tony Award winner for Best Director for Child's Play).

The Actors' & Entertainers' Benevolent Fund (ABF) (Qld) Inc and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will present a very special Fundraising Morning Tea with Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones, the stars of Driving Miss Daisy, currently playing at QPAC.

Effective March 17th Silence! The Musical is adding Sunday matinees to its weekly playing schedule. Showtimes vary slightly, so please check www.SilenceTheMusical for schedule.

The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that esteemed critic and longtime judge of the awards will resume his former position as Obie chairman for the 58th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards, replacing former Chairman Brian Parks who has moved on from The Village Voice.

Entertainment Executive Kevin Liles will join the Broadway production of THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, Horton Foote's classic play hitting Broadway in April.

Kevin Shinick, creator and main voice talent for MAD, the hit Warner Bros. comedy series airing on Cartoon Network, will be inducted into the legendary 501st Legion on Wednesday, February 27, at Meltdown Comics at 7:00 PM.

Shelly Goldstein will bring 'One Fine Day: The Groovy Girls of the 60s' to Catalina's Jazz Club in Los Angeles, tonight, February 19, 2013.