Jessica Chastain News

Jessica Chastain made her Broadway debut last evening in the revival of The Heiress. It took a lot for the stunning Oscar nominated actress to transform into the plain, shy Catherine Sloper. But post show, Chastain glammed it up in a yellow lace Stella McCartney cocktail dress.

Scroll down for photos from the opening night party!

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress defied Hurricane Sandy and opened last night, November 1. BroadwayWorld was there to bring you all the excitement of the night. Scroll down for photos from the curtain call!

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tonight, November 1st at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th St.). The show will play a limited run through February 10, 2013. Let's see what the critics had to say...

AKA and Bow Street Films announced today that they will merge into a new production outfit that will be named AKA/Bow Street Films (AKA/BSF). The new entity will allow filmmakers at the company to make high quality films for under $3 million. The slate at AKA/Bow Street Films will consist of two primary tranches of films, all with budgets between $500k and $3 million: genre films such as suspense, thriller, horror and contained action and, second, dramatic features of upcoming directors with strong casts that are made for a sensible price.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tonight, November 1. BroadwayWorld brings you full performance highlights below!

Opening night is tonight for the new Broadway production of The Heiress. The Heiress stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain as Catherine Sloper, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner David Strathairn as Dr. Austin Sloper, the leading man of "Downton Abbey" Dan Stevens as Morris Townsend and Tony Award winner Judith Ivey as Lavinia Penniman. Written by Ruth & Augustus Goetz, The Heiress is directed by two-time Tony Award nominated playwright and director Moises Kaufman.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tomorrow night. We've got a first look at a video montage of scenes from the new production!

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th. Though Hurricane Sandy caused many Broadway closures over the past several days, the show will open tomorrow night as scheduled.

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The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner David Strathairn, the leading man of "Downton Abbey" Dan Stevens, and Tony Award winner Judith Ivey. Written by Ruth & Augustus Goetz, The Heiress is directed by Tony Award nominated playwright and director Moises Kaufman. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released photos of the cast in action below!

Celebrating Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career spanning two decades, Miramax, NCM® Fathom and IGN present two of his most acclaimed works "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction," each in theaters for only one night this December.

The Rodeo Drive Committee and the City of Beverly Hills announced that they will induct legendary jeweler Bulgari into the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style® on December 5, 2012 on Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive. Bulgari Vice Chairman and third generation family member Nicola Bulgari will accept the award on behalf of the Bulgari family.

MAMA is an upcoming 2013 horror drama film, directed by Andres Muschietti from a screenplay by Muschetti, Barbara Muschetti and Neil Cross. The film is produced by J. Miles Dale and Barbara Muschietti, with Guillermo del Toro serving as executive producer and stars Jessica Chastain. Get a first look below!

Called "a three dream circus" (Time) and "easily the best one yet" (Pete Hammond, ?Box Office Magazine), DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s blockbuster MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED swings into the spotlight on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D™ and DVD.

Called "a three dream circus" (Time) and "easily the best one yet" (Pete Hammond, ?Box Office Magazine), DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s blockbuster MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED swings into the spotlight on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D™ and DVD.

Directed and co-produced by Kathryn Bigelow with a screenplay by Mark Boal, both associated with The Hurt Locker, ZERO DARK THIRTY stars Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, now making her Broadway debut in The Heiress, Chris Pratt, James Gandolfini, Joel Edgerton, EdgaR Ramirez, and Mark Strong. Check out the trailer below!

Jessica Chastain posted the below photo of herself on Facebook with the following message: 'Look, it's me on Broadway! Tonight is my 4th preview in front of an audience. Working with this group has been so inspiring. I love meeting people from the audience at the stage door after the show, everyone has been very kind and supportive.I'm sorry I've been a bit absent from this page. I promise I'll get to all of your comments very soon. I read every one and am so blown away by your generous spirit and love. Thank you xxjes'

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress begins previews tomorrow, Saturday, October 6th at 8:00PM.

The producers of the Broadway production of the Academy and Tony Award winning play The Heiress announced yesterday that the box office at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W. 48th St. NYC) is now open and preview performances will begin one day earlier on Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m. Check out a just-released television spot for the show below!