Jeffrey Tambor News

SHOWTIME has cast actor and comedian Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live) in the lead role for the new pilot WHITE FAMOUS, a half-hour comedy executive produced by Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and showrunner Tom Kapinos (CALIFORNICATION).

Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham present the nominations for the 68th EMMY AWARDS from the Wolf Theatre at the Academy's newly-opened Saban Media Center.

Amazon today announced it has greenlit season four of the multi-Golden Globe and multi-Emmy Award-winning series TRANSPARENT.

The Annie Award-nominated series STAR VS. THE FORCES OF EVIL, starring Eden Sher (ABC's 'The Middle') as the voice of Star Butterfly, the fiercely awesome teen princess from another dimension, begins its second season MONDAY, JULY 11

Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi, Olga Kurylenko and Timothy Dalton are in final discussions to star in Armando Iannucci's political satire THE DEATH OF STALIN.

Augenblick Studios (Ugly Americans, Wonder Showzen, Superjail) is turning to Indiegogo to raise funds for production of the animated feature film THE ADVENTURES OF DRUNKY. The R-rated comedy stars Nina Arianda as Fancy, the love interest to Drunky played by Arianda's FOOL FOR LOVE co-star Sam Rockwell.

DreamWorks Animation is welcoming a starry voice cast for its upcoming musical comedy TROLLS, and there are some musical theatre names in the mix.

TRANSPARENT star Jeffrey Tambor will release a memoir on his prolific career in the entertainment industry next Spring.

Point Foundation will present five-time Olympic medalist Greg Louganis with the Point Legend Award, which recognizes an individual who has achieved greatness in their professional career and unapologetically supported the LGBTQ community. In addition to the previously announced appearance from the cast of BRIGHT STAR, BroadwayWorld exclusively reported that Tony winner Lena Hall will perform at this evening's special event.

Point Foundation will present five-time Olympic medalist Greg Louganis with the Point Legend Award, which recognizes an individual who has achieved greatness in their professional career and unapologetically supported the LGBTQ community. The award will be presented to Louganis at the landmark New York Public Library April 11. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Tony winner Lena Hall will perform at the special event.

A spokesperson for HBO has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the cable network will bring back the Emmy-winning series THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW, following news of the death of the show's star Garry Shandling.

Joining Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in 'Tangled: Before Ever After,' Disney Channel's upcoming animated series for kids, tweens and families based on Walt Disney Animation Studios' acclaimed feature film, are: Ashley Judd ('Divergent') as Rapunzel's mother Queen Arianna; Broadway star Eden Espinosa ('Wicked') as Rapunzel's handmaiden and confidant, Cassandra; comedian Jeff Ross ('The Wedding Ringer') as Hook Hand's brother Hook Foot; and Richard Kind ('Inside Out') as Uncle Monty.

Point Foundation will present five-time Olympic medalist Greg Louganis with the Point Legend Award, which recognizes an individual who has achieved greatness in their professional career and unapologetically supported the LGBTQ community.  

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: THAT PHYSICS SHOW, featuring David Maiullo, opens tonight off-Broadway, and PIPPIN heads to Amsterdam!

The Inwood Film Festival has just announced the jury for its Short Shorts program as part of its inaugural Short Film Festival in Inwood, NYC, today and tomorrow, March 2 and 3, 2016 at Casandra Hall. In a neighborhood bereft of cinemas or theaters, the small but mighty Inwood Film Festival is honored to have such a revered, diverse, and accomplished collection of storytellers on its first jury.

Piven sat down with Cigar Aficionado to talk about the British period drama, his time as Ari Gold, why he turned down the U.S. version of The Office, when he wants to start a family, his interest in creating a cigar company, and more.

The Inwood Film Festival has just announced the jury for its Short Shorts program as part of its inaugural Short Film Festival in Inwood, NYC, on March 2 and 3, 2016 at Casandra Hall. In a neighborhood bereft of cinemas or theaters, the small but mighty Inwood Film Festival is honored to have such a revered, diverse, and accomplished collection of storytellers on its first jury.

Happy Birthday, Christopher Sieber! Sieber made his Broadway debut as Agis in the musical Triumph of Love with Betty Buckley and F. Murray Abraham. Following this role, he appeared as a replacement in the roles of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Billy Flynn in Chicago. Sieber played the role of Rapunzel's Prince and shared the role of the Wolf with Gregg Edelman in the revival of Into the Woods in 2002. In March 2005, Sieber originated the role of Sir Dennis Galahad in the Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot. He starred as Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical which opened on Broadway on December 14, 2008, after an out-of-town tryout in Seattle. On March 11, 2011, Sieber replaced Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in the Broadway production of La Cage Aux Folles opposite Harvey Fierstein.