Two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law captains the cast of BLACK SEA, the suspenseful adventure thriller being directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the Broadway cast of The Winslow Boy, starring Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty as 'Desmond Curry', Academy & Tony Award nominee Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as 'Grace Winslow', Alessandro Nivola as 'Sir Robert Morton' and Tony Award winner Roger Rees as 'Arthur Winslow'.
Wong Kar-wai, the influential Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned for his visually dazzling and emotionally resonant work, will be the subject of a retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from July 12 through August 24, 2013. The New York premiere of The Grandmaster on August 10, with Wong Kar-wai in person, is the centerpiece of this comprehensive retrospective, which includes theatrical screenings of all ten of the director's feature films. The Grandmaster, a wuxia epic and biopic which marks the auteur's astonishing return to genre filmmaking, is being released by The Weinstein Company on August 23.
Jude Law will be performing live on stage with actors Luke Treadaway and Niamh Cusack as part of A Curious Night at the Theatre, a unique charity gala at the Apollo Theatre tonight, 1 July 2013. Jude will join Luke and Niamh - stars of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - in a star-studded mix of theatre, comedy, music and a live auction to raise money for charities Ambitious about Autism and the National Autistic Society.
James Gandolfini, who is most known for starring in the HBO hit 'The Sopranos', died yesterday in Italy, according to multiple sources. He was 51. The cause is rumored to be a heart attack but no details have been confirmed. The actor was in Italy for the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, where he was set to join director Gabriele Muccino for a festival event. Below, we remember the stage and screen star.
Jude Law will be performing live on stage with actors Luke Treadaway and Niamh Cusack as part of A Curious Night at the Theatre, a unique charity gala at the Apollo Theatre on 1 July 2013. Jude will join Luke and Niamh - stars of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - in a star-studded mix of theatre, comedy, music and a live auction to raise money for charities Ambitious about Autism and the National Autistic Society.
59E59 Theaters welcomes the Finborough Theatre production of J.B. Priestley's CORNELIUS, directed by Sam Yates, to Brits Off Broadway. Produced by Jagged Fence, Handsome Dog and 31 Productions, CORNELIUS began performances on Saturday, June 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 30. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
In October this year, two of literature's best-loved characters, the charmingly incompetent Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves will be brought to life in a new comedy by brothers Robert and David Goodale. Sean Foley will direct Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan as the legendary duo at the Duke of York's Theatre from 30 October 2013 with opening night on 12 November.
Director Sam Yates and actor Alan Cox will be at the Drama Book Shop for a special Q&A event about the upcoming Brits Off Broadway production of J. B. Priestley's CORNELIUS. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 28 at 6 PMat the Drama Book Shop (250 West 40th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues). The event is FREE and open to the public.
Coming off of her stint as Holly Golightly in Truman Capote's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S on Broadway, Emilia Clarke has signed on to star in James Franco's upcoming film THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
59E59 Theaters will welcome the Finborough Theatre production of J.B. Priestley's CORNELIUS, directed by Sam Yates, to Brits Off Broadway. Produced by Jagged Fence, Handsome Dog and 31 Productions, CORNELIUS begins performances on Saturday, June 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 30. Press opening is Tuesday, June 11 at 7 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7 PM; Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 2 PM & 8 PM; Sunday at 3 PM & 7 PM. Single tickets are $70 ($49 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org. For more information, visit www.britsoffbroadway.com.
Only Make Believe, the New York City and newly, Washington D.C., based non-profit organization that brings laughter and imagination to children suffering from chronic illnesses and disabilities will be hosting their first ever SPiN OUT OF SPRING event, an extravaganza for young professionals and the young at heart on May 3rd at SPiN: NYC from 7:00pm-9:30pm. The evening will include a ping-pong tournament, music, complimentary beer/wine, silent auctions, special guests, and more! Co-chairs for the event include, Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz, Petra Nemcova, John Hardiman, Brad Oscar, with Josh Lucas confirmed for attendance! For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit: spin.charityhappenings.org.
If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of April 8!
BAFTA Award-winning director Joe Wright and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui join forces again following Anna Karenina for the UK premiere of Aime Cesaire's A Season in the Congo, an epic retelling of a vibrant nation's turbulent first year of freedom. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Patrice Lumumba in his Young Vic debut.
The 8th annual 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars' special featuring Channing Tatum and Academy Award(r) winner Jamie Foxx, which originally aired on Sunday, February 24, will have a special encore presentation on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. This year's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars' marked 'JKL's' most-watched post-Oscar telecast in the franchise's history.
The 8th annual post-Oscar telecast of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" was up over the prior year for the 2nd year in a row, growing by 15% in Total Viewers (5.786 million vs. 5.035 million) and by 9% in Adults 18-49 (2.031 million vs. 1.864 million), marking "JKL's" most-watched post-Oscar telecast ever. Host Jimmy Kimmel welcomed Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum. Kimmel also debuted the trailer to "Movie: The Movie Twovie," the highly anticipated sequel to "Movie: The Movie," starring among others Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain, Jude Law, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski and Samuel L. Jackson.
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel released a second trailer for the star-studded movie sequel to MOVIE THE MOVIE 2V on his special 'After the Oscars' broadcast last night. Check it out below!
Below, check out a promo for ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: AFTER THE OSCARS. The special airs airs Oscar Today, February 24 at 10 p.m. PT or after the late local news in all other time zones.