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The Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts will present a FREE Exclusive Sneak Preview Screening of author Mitch Albom's 'Have A Little Faith,' a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. The film is based on the latest best-selling book by Mitch Albom ('Tuesdays with Morrie,' 'Five People You Meet in Heaven').

'Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith', a Hallmark Hall of Fame film based on the best-selling book, will premiere Sunday, November 27 on ABC.

Academy, Tony and four-time Emmy Award nominee Bob Balaban; acclaimed 'White Collar' television star Matt Bomer; Emmy Award-winning journalist Campbell Brown; celebrated playwright and gay rights activist Larry Kramer; two-time Academy Award-nominated, multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning, two-time Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow; Tony Award nominee and Broadway Impact Co-Founder Rory O'Malley; and Emmy Award winner and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Whitford will appear in the world premiere of '8' on Broadway, joining the previously announced Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei. The production is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

Academy, Tony and four-time Emmy Award nominee Bob Balaban; acclaimed 'White Collar' television star Matt Bomer; Emmy Award-winning journalist Campbell Brown; celebrated playwright and gay rights activist Larry Kramer; two-time Academy Award-nominated, multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning, two-time Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow; Tony Award nominee and Broadway Impact Co-Founder Rory O'Malley; and Emmy Award winner and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Whitford will appear in the world premiere of '8' on Broadway, joining the previously announced Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei. The production is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

Hallmark announced today a multi-year deal, beginning with the 2011-2012 TV season, to premiere Hallmark Hall of Fame movies exclusively on the ABC Television Network with encore broadcasts a week later on Hallmark Channel.

Justice has been served, as FX has ordered another season of its newest critically acclaimed hit drama series Justified, picking up a 13-episode second season, today announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks. Six all new episodes remain in season one, airing Tuesdays at 10 PM ET/PT, with the first season finale airing on June 8th.

The American Film Institute has launched a new video portal on AFI.com featuring hundreds of videos from its AFI Archive.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 2008-09 Season with the World Premiere of Antebellum by Robert O?Hara, author of Insurrection: Holding History, and an OBIE Award winner for directing the Off-Broadway hit, In the Continuum. Directed by Chay Yew, the cast features Woolly Mammoth Company Member Jessica Frances Dukes and Jenna Sokolowski. Antebellum runs March 30 ? April 26, 2009, with Pay-What-You-Can performances on March 30 and 31 at 8pm. PRESS OPENING IS SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 7PM. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D).

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 2008-09 Season with the World Premiere of Antebellum by Robert O?Hara, author of Insurrection: Holding History, and an OBIE Award winner for directing the Off-Broadway hit, In the Continuum. Directed by Chay Yew, the cast features Woolly Mammoth Company Member Jessica Frances Dukes and Jenna Sokolowski. Antebellum runs March 30 ? April 26, 2009, with Pay-What-You-Can performances on March 30 and 31 at 8pm. PRESS OPENING IS SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 7PM. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D).

The American Film Institute has released their 2008 picks for the best of the small and large screen.

Most recently seen on Broadway in the revival of 'Inherit the Wind,' Brian Dennehy has been cast in a new TNT pilot, 'Bunker Hill.' Donnie Wahlberg is set to co-star in the drama, which was written by Walon Green and is directed by Jon Avnet reports the Hollywood Reporter.

Inherit the Wind star Brian Dennehy will be interviewed on 'Theater Talk' this Friday, July 6th at 12:30 AM.

The limited run of Inherit the Wind, starring two time Tony Award-winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy ends on Sunday, July 8. It will have played 27 previews and 100 regular performances.

Inherit the Wind stars Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy will be featured on WABC's 'Eyewitness News' tomorrow, Thursday June 28th at 6:15am.

BroadwayWorld.com goes to courts with these highlights from the classic drama, Inherit The Wind!

Inherit the Wind, starring two time Tony Award-winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy, opened April 12th at the Lyceum Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Tonight is opening night for Inherit the Wind, starring two time Tony Award-winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy

Performances of Inherit the Wind begin tonight, Monday, March 19th.

The producers of the upcoming Broadway production of INHERIT THE WIND starring two time Tony® Award winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy have announced the complete 34-member company.

The previously announced Broadway revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee's classic Inherit the Wind, starring Tony Award-winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy, is now slated to begin March 19th at the Lyceum Theatre and to open on April 12th