John Wells News

Acclaimed actress Jessica Chastain, winner of 2011 New York, Los Angeles and Chicago Film Critics and National Board of Review Awards and recently nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, will make her Broadway debut starring in the Tony Award®-winning play The Heiress.

Turner's 28th Season of NBA Coverage tips off Christmas Day on TNT with the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks (Noon ET) followed by exclusive doubleheaders on December 27th and 29th.

TNT will tip off the 2011-12 NBA season with a Christmas Day game featuring the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks on Sunday, Dec. 25 at Noon (ET).

La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its production of American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose, written by Richard Montoya (Zorro in Hell) for Culture Clash, developed by Culture Clash and Jo Bonney (The Seven, Adoration of the Old Woman), directed by Jo Bonney. A co-production with Center Theatre Group and originally commissioned and produced by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose will run January 27 - February 26, 2012 in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre.

In support of its returning hit drama series SHAMELESS, SHOWTIME will launch a 5-day endurance competition where the winning team will win $50,000.

August: Osage County begins a four week run this evening at the Waterfront Playhouse.

August: Osage County begins a four week run this evening at the Waterfront Playhouse.

Fasten your seat belts Key West - "August: Osage County" begins a four week run December 20th at the Waterfront Playhouse. This dazzling play has won every major theater award, including the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Play. Written by Tracy Letts, "August" has garnered rave reviews that playwrights usually only dream about. The New York Times raved, "'August' is flat-out, no asterisks and without qualifications the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years."

The Gallaghers return for a SHAMELESS new season in on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9 PM ET/PT. To kick off the holidays, the cast of SHAMELESS has recorded a naughty Christmas carol, with music and lyrics by series star William H. Macy.

SHOWTIME will be available in 60 million households for a Free Preview Weekend from Friday, January 6 through Sunday, January 8. Viewers across the country will have the opportunity to sample the premium network's award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME HD™ and SHOWTIME On Demand®.

TNT has unveiled the song selections for this year's Christmas in Washington concert, starring Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry. Hosted this year by Conan O'Brien, the star-studded concert will premiere Friday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on TNT.

Turner's 28th Season of NBA Coverage tips off Christmas Day on TNT with the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks (Noon ET) followed by exclusive doubleheaders on December 27th and 29th.

TNT has ordered a pilot for Chelsea General (working title), a new medical drama series from award-winning producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope) and practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, M.D. Kelley and Dr. Gupta will executive-produce. Kelley wrote the pilot script for the series, which is based on Gupta's upcoming novel Monday Mornings.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported the advancement of women in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, will present their 31th annual Muse Awards at a gala luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 7th at the New York Hilton.

TNT will tip off the 2011-12 NBA season with a Christmas Day game featuring the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks on Sunday, Dec. 25 at Noon (ET).

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, has announced Three Viewings by award-winning playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.

AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSÉ, by Richard Montoya developed by Culture Clash and Jo Bonney, will close at the Denver Center Theatre Company's Ricketson Theatre November 20 Tickets are on sale now, by calling 303.893.4100 or www.denvercenter.org.

Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry Join the lineup for TNT's Christmas in Washington, hosted by Conan O'Brien.

Disney-ABC Television Group's ABC Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) announced today that they have reached a wide-ranging agreement regarding the digital distribution of series produced by Warner Bros. Television for ABC for the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons.

TNT and Hyatt are joining forces on a unique and exciting opportunity for fans of TNT's hit dramas The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles. The two high-profile brands are teaming up on the Armchair Detective Mystery Weekend, an exciting murder-mystery experience at two Hyatt Resorts. Fifty lucky fans will have the chance to spend a weekend trying to solve crimes like The Closer's Brenda Leigh Johnson and Rizzoli & Isles' Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. New episodes of the two hit series are set to launch Monday, Nov. 28.