Jon Hamm News

Bruce Vilanch has been announced to play Widow Twankey in The Pasadena Playhouse and Lythgoe Family Productions (LFP), ALADDIN AND HIS WINTER WISH, starring previously announced Ben Vereen (Broadway's Pippin and Jesus Christ Superstar) as 'The Genie,' Jordan Fisher as 'Aladdin' (Disney's Teen Beach Movie), Ashley Argota as 'The Princess' (Nickelodeon's True Jackson VP) and Richard Karn ('Home Improvement') as 'The Sultan.'

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Chris Meledandri, Founder and CEO of Illumination Entertainment, will receive the 2014 Visionary Award.

David Wilson Barnes plays Charlie Duff, a burnt-out local newscaster who transforms first his community and then himself when he begins praying on-air in the Huntington Theatre Company's new production of Stephen Belber's moving new drama The Power of Duff. Amy Pietz ("The Office," "Caroline in the City") plays Duff's ex-wife Lisa, and Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein, Friends with Kids) plays Sue, Charlie's co-anchor, in the production helmed by Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois. Performances began on October 11 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. The Power of Duff is produced in association with New York Stage and Film and Vassar's Powerhouse Theater. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night celebrations on October 23rd below -- including Westfeldt's boyfriend Jon Hamm!

Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company announce the upcoming Atlanta Premiere of David Mamet's Race directed by John Dillon. Race will run from February 25 - March 23, 2014 at Fulton County's Southwest Arts Center located at 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331.

SF Sketchfest, The San Francisco Comedy Festival, is excited to announce the launch of their YouTube channel in partnership with the Nerdist Alliance, a community of curated partnerships on YouTube. Featuring clips of outstanding past festival shows and events, the newly minted channel will be continuously updated with highlights from SF Sketchfest's archive, which includes Bruce Campbell and Patton Oswalt in conversation from SF Sketchfest 2013, and highlights from 2013's "An Afternoon with Pinky and the Brain with Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen." Watch them here and check back often as more great videos will be added: http://bit.ly/1caejLf

Time Warner Cable and Ovation today announced they reached an agreement to bring Ovation back to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers' lineups on January 1, 2014. Under the new agreement, the network has committed to deliver 200 more hours of original programming dedicated to the arts in the next year. By 2015, Ovation has committed to carry 250 hours per year of new and original programming growing to 300 hours for each subsequent year of the term.

Ovation, America's only arts network, previously announced premiere dates for A Young Doctor's Notebook, the hit UK series starring Jon Hamm (Mad Men, 30 Rock) and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black). The critically-acclaimed series will debut tonight, October 3 at 8 pm ET, with subsequent episodes airing weekly.

Ovation, America's only arts network, today announces premiere dates for A Young Doctor's Notebook, the hit UK series starring Jon Hamm (Mad Men, 30 Rock) and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black). The critically-acclaimed series will debut tonight, October 2 at 10pm ET, with subsequent episodes airing weekly.

During his six-year stint on 'SNL,' Fallon ventured outside NBC with great success. Small parts in Cameron Crowe's 'Almost Famous' and Tom Hanks' and Steven Spielberg's 'Band of Brothers' led to starring roles in the feature films 'Taxi,' with Queen Latifah, and 'Fever Pitch' with Drew Barrymore.

Mad Men star Jon Hamm stopped by this week's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE to discuss the recent news that he has to undergo vocal-cord surgery.

Lorenzo Pisoni has teamed up with friends Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, William Rexer and Sarah Dusseault to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund Humor Abuse: The Documentary, a doc based on his life growing up in the Pickle Family Circus with a clown for a father. Watch the campaign video below!

Jon Hamm is set to undergo a routine throat surgery to remove a polyp next week.

Television's biggest night took place in Century Park, CA this Saturday, September 21 st, where the entertainment industry came together for the seventh annual 'Evening Before' party, benefitting the MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund).

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Broadway favorite and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star Neil Patrick Harris, aired on CBS and featured songs, dancing, and a number of your Broadway favorites.

THE NEWSROOM star and Tony-nominee Jeff Daniels took home this year's prize for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES.

Daniels beat out Hugh Bonneville on Downton Abbey, Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad, Jon Hamm on Mad Men, Damian Lewis on Homeland, and Kevin Spacey on House of Cards.

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER's Neil Patrick Harris, is telecast live coast-to-coast tonight, September 22nd (8 PM ET/5 PM PT) on CBS from the NOKIA Theater L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. BWW TVWorld will be bringing you live updates of the winners, in addition to photos, videos, and more throughout the night!

At The Hollywood Reporter's Emmy nominees party, the creator of AMC's hit series, Matthew Weiner, put the rumors of a potential spin-off series to rest.

NoHo Arts District, CA, September 19, 2013 – “65th Primetime Emmy Awards” Executive Producer, Ken Ehrlich, has revealed the final presenters who will take the stage during the Emmy telecast on Sunday, Sept. 22, (8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.