Jeff Daniels News

The Tony Award winning comedy, GOD OF CARNAGE, will be offering a student rush ticket beginning Tuesday, March 16. Tickets will be available when the box office opens for the performance(s) that day.

The Canadian Stage Company presents 'Art' a witty, razor-sharp play that explores the nature of friendship while examining the definition of art. Written by Yasmina Reza, 'Art' has achieved spectacular success. It has been translated into at least 35 languages and won numerous awards. The production stars Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is It Anyway?, CTV/ ABC) as Serge, Peter Donaldson (And So It Goes, Factory; Hysteria, Canadian Stage) as Marc and Evan Buliung (Cloud 9, Mirvish Productions; The House of Martin Guerre, Canadian Stage) as Yvan and is directed by Morris Panych (7 Stories, The Overcoat, Canadian Stage). 'Art' runs March 15 to April 10, 2010 (media night: March 18) at the Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto.

The Circle Theatre will be starting the New Year with the regional premier of the comedy Escanaba In Da Moonlight. Directed by Kevin Ehrhart, Escanaba will be staged in the lower level of Central Presbyterian Church, running now through Saturday, March 13th. Doors open at 6:30PM with dinner served at 7:00pm and performances starting at 8:00PM. The show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Tune in to see Jeff Daniels, star of Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE, on the Today Show this Monday, March 15 during the 10am hour. The Today Show airs on WNBC-TV Channel 4 in the New York area.

The New York Times is reporting that the producers of Broadway's GOD OF CARNAGE have opted not to pursue a National Tour at the moment, fearing that a tour would not run long enough to make the endeavor financially beneficial. Producers, who had been doing the initial legwork for a tour for several months and had even gotten some commitments from actors, anticipate that a tour would need to run at least 26 weeks to recoup, and not enough theaters signed onto the tour in the 2010-2011 season to guarantee they would hit this mark.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, GOD OF CARNAGE alum Jimmy Smits is set to star and co-executive produce a new untitled NBC legal drama pilot by John Eisendrath.

Michael Riedel reports in The New York Post today that the next cast to step into the roles of the Broadway hit GOD OF CARNAGE may feature an all-star African-American cast. The top of producers' lists is film star Eddie Murphy, followed by a host of other celebrities including Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Sean Combs, Wesley Snipes, Regina King, Mo'Nique and Chris Rock.

The new cast of Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE: Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Mauritius), original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels, Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels), and Tony Award-winner Janet McTeer (original cast member of West End production of God of Carnage), is now in performances. GOD OF CARNAGE plays at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 We

The Canadian Stage Company presents 'Art' a witty, razor-sharp play that explores the nature of friendship while examining the definition of art. Written by Yasmina Reza, 'Art' has achieved spectacular success. It has been translated into at least 35 languages and won numerous awards. The production stars Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is It Anyway?, CTV/ ABC) as Serge, Peter Donaldson (And So It Goes, Factory; Hysteria, Canadian Stage) as Marc and Evan Buliung (Cloud 9, Mirvish Productions; The House of Martin Guerre, Canadian Stage) as Yvan and is directed by Morris Panych (7 Stories, The Overcoat, Canadian Stage). 'Art' runs March 15 to April 10, 2010 (media night: March 18) at the Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto.

The Cardinal Group is thrilled to announce its proction of HATE MAIL, a play by BILL CORBETT and KIRA OBOLENSKY. The play will be presented at the 45th Street Theatre, located at 354 W. 45 St. in the heart of New York City's Times Square.

The new cast of Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE: Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Mauritius), original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels, Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels), and Tony Award-winner Janet McTeer (original cast member of West End production of God of Carnage), began performances on Tuesday, March 2. GOD OF CARNAGE at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

The Clockwork Theatre, a New York City-based non-profit organization is proud to announce the second production of their 5th Anniversary season with the US Premiere of G.B.S., written by Jason Hall, directed by Jay Rohloff. Performances will begin on Saturday, March, 20; opening Sunday, March 28 at 2PM and will run through April 10, 2010 at the Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).

The new cast of Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE: Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Mauritius), original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels, Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels), and Tony Award-winner Janet McTeer (original cast member of West End production of God of Carnage), will begin performances tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2. GOD OF CARNAGE plays at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

The new cast of Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE will star Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Mauritius) as ‘Alan,' original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels as ‘Michael,' Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels) as ‘Annette,' and Tony winner Janet McTeer (original cast member of West End production of God of Carnage) as ‘Veronica,' beginning Tuesday, March 2. GOD OF CARNAGE plays at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

This week on March 2, 2010, the new cast of Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Play, God of Carnage, including Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Alan), original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels (Michael), Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Annette), and Tony winner for the West End production of God of Carnage Janet McTeer (Veronica), took the stage at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre.

The Sioux City Community Theater will continue its 2009-2010 season with upcoming productions of ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, THE ODD COUPLE FEMALE VERSION, and ANNIE.

The Circle Theatre will be starting the New Year with the regional premier of the comedy Escanaba In Da Moonlight. Directed by Kevin Ehrhart, Escanaba will be staged in the lower level of Central Presbyterian Church, running now through Saturday, March 13th. Doors open at 6:30PM with dinner served at 7:00pm and performances starting at 8:00PM. The show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

According to published reports, actors Brie Larson and Lucy Liu will join Michael C. Hall as cast mates in the upcoming indie comedy 'East Fifth Bliss.'

Chicago Dramatists' Fireside Chat with Visiting Artist Arthur Kopit was a sold-out event on February 20th.

This week, the new cast of Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Play, God of Carnage, spoke with BroadwayWorld about all things Carnage (and that clafouti). Watch the exclusive interviews with Tony nominee Dylan Baker (Alan), original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels (Michael), Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Annette), and Tony winner for the West End production of God of Carnage Janet McTeer (Veronica) below!