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Roman Polanski's upcoming God of Carnage features John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz in the movie version of Yasmina Reva's Tony-winning play. Click below for the first one-sheet poster for the film!
Five-time Tony Award®-winning producer, Jon B. Platt (Wicked, The Book of Mormon), has announced the first ever North American tour of Gazillion Bubble Show, starring its creator and international sensation Fan Yang.
Barnes & Noble (The Grove at Farmers Market, 189 Grove Drive Suite K 30, Los Angeles, CA 90036) will welcome Tony-award winning singer and actress, Lea Salonga, for a performance and signing in celebration of her new CD, The Journey So Far. This live CD contains songs from musical theater, film, and the jazz and pop worlds.
Producer Ken Davenport announced today that Hunter Parrish, star of the acclaimed Showtime series 'Weeds' and the recent Tony Award-winning hit Spring Awakening, is set to star as Jesus in the upcoming Broadway revival of the legendary rock musical GODSPELL.
Just over a year since she debuted her critically acclaimed cabaret act at New York's Café Carlyle (and only weeks after her 2011 stint at the same venue), Lea Salonga's new live CD - The Journey So Far - is set for release by LML Music/Allegro Distribution on Tuesday, August 9, giving her fans the world over a chance to hear her crystalline voice on a new recording, which was executive produced by Nashville's own Chris Keaton.
Lea Salonga's new live CD - The Journey So Far - is set for release by LML Music/Allegro Distribution on August 9. Salonga, the Tony Award-winning Filipina singer and actress, is best known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon (and for which she won the Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk Outer Critics and Theatre World Awards), will highlight the release of the CD with a worldwide tour throughout 2011-12.
Tony Award winner Ms. Salonga is currently in town for an exclusive three-week return engagement, featuring an all-new program entitled Lea Salonga: New York in June, at the Café Carlyle at The Carlyle running until June 25. Ms. Salonga's new live album, 'The Journey So Far' (Recorded live at the Café Carlyle last year) is available for pre-order on www.leasalonga.com and will be released by LML Music on August 9.
The Purple Rose Theatre Company has received a grant from the Chelsea Community Foundation for continued support of their new play development partnership with the Chelsea District Library.
Emmy(R)-nominated actress Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill: Volume 1) has been cast as a special guest-star on the upcoming fourth season of TNT's critically acclaimed police drama Southland. The series - starring Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King and Ben McKenzie - is slated to launch its new season in January 2012 on TNT. Liu will appear throughout the season as a member of the LAPD.
The Purple Rose Theatre Company of Chelsea, Michigan, will offer two summer workshops at the Grosse Pointe Academy in Grosse Pointe Farms. The Young Actors' Academy will consist of two sessions for students entering grades 3-12 in the fall.
Just released are the first stills from Roman Polanski's upcoming big screen adaptation of God of Carnage that will debut this summer at the Venice Film Festival (August 31- September 10). The film features John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz in the new version of Yasmina Reva's Tony-winning play and is due to hit movie theatres in the United States on November 18, 2011.
Ann Arbor's professional theatre turns 30 next year, and as the award-winning troupe wraps up its 29th season with record-breaking attendance, PNT announces its long-awaited 30th anniversary season.
According to published reports, Kathleen Kennedy is board to join previously announced Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston, John Gallagher Jr., Thomas Sadowski and Olivia Munn in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series: MORE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS.
According to TVLine.com, stage and screen star James Gandolfini was in talks to join NBC's 'The Office,' but turned down the role because he 'wasn't interested in joining Dunder Mifflin's ranks on a full-time basis.' As previosly reported, James Spader is actually in talks to replace Kathy Bates as the CEO of Dunder Mifflin.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Sorkin and John Krasinski are currently developing an HBO miniseries based on Life at the Marmont. The book on which the series will be based was written by Raymond R. Sarlot and Fred Basten. Sorkin will pen the script and executive produce with Krasinski, who is expected to star in it as well.
The June 21st (4pm) and June 22nd (8pm) performances of The Other Day, a world premiere drama benefitting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, will celebrate LGBT Pride with a free drink following these final performances.
Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.
According to Deadline.com, Broadway veterans John Gallagher Jr. and Thomas Sadoski are on board to join previously announced Jeff Daniels Sam Waterston and Olivia Munn in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series: MORE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS. Sorkin's long-developing drama, set behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show. 'Social Network' producer Scott Rudin will reunite with Sorkin for the project, which will be executive produced by both. Filming on the pilot will not begin until later in the year.
The June 21st (4pm) and June 22nd (8pm) performances of The Other Day, a world premiere drama benefitting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, will celebrate LGBT Pride with a free drink following these final performances.
The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to present the final World Premiere of the 20th anniversary season this summer: Consider the Oyster by David MacGregor. The production will enjoy a twelve-week engagement from Thursday, June 16 through Saturday, September 3, 2011.
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