BWW Review: Captivating Performances Carry TRUMBO Biopic, Now on Blu-Ray, Digital HD
by Matt Tamanini
- Feb 16, 2016
In the star-studded biopic TRUMBO, available today on Blu-Ray and Digital HD, Bryan Cranston plays the screenwriter and delivers a captivating, nuanced performance. For the role, Cranston has been nominated for his first Academy Award, up against stiff competition in Leonardo DiCaprio (THE REVENANT) and Matt Damon (THE MARTIAN). The film costars Diane Lane as Trumbo's long-suffering wife Cleo, Louis C.K. as his cantankerous fellow blacklistee Arlen Hird, Helen Mirren as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, and John Goodman as Frank King, the B-movie studio exec who hired Trumbo despite his banishment.
BWW Review: Irreverent AN ACT OF GOD Brings Deliciously Funny SEAN HAYES to the Ahmanson
by Don Grigware
- Feb 11, 2016
Years ago, comedian extraordinaire George Burns inhabited God on film; when he spoke, we listened. The world was in love with Burns, so who presently has the charisma, that same unmistakable appeal? Why, Sean Hayes, of course! Everybody loved him as rambunctious but likable Jack McFarland in TV's Will & Grace. He's the man. Even the voice of God admits up front in An Act of God, currently onstage at the Ahmanson Theatre through March 13, that if he is going to come down and meet the people, there are certain things that He lacks, which Hayes possesses. 'He acts, he sings, he dances, not exceedingly well; he just does them, but in the end we find ourselves rooting for him, don't we? The funny thing is, he has no idea he's here. My depthless profundities will be aided by his offbeat charm.'
PHOTO: Stars Unite at 2016 OSCARS Nominees Luncheon!
by Caryn Robbins
- Feb 9, 2016
On Monday, February 8, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is gathering more than 150 Oscar nominees to honor all of the 88th Academy Awards contenders at its annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
HOMELAND's Claire Danes Honored at Steppenwolf's 'Women in the Arts' Luncheon Today
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 4, 2016
Steppenwolf Theatre Company welcomes acclaimed film and television star Claire Danes as the guest of honor at the annual Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts fundraising luncheon today, February 4, 2016 at 12 noon. The luncheon features an in-depth conversation with Claire Danes about her incredible career and impact as a leading woman in the arts.
BWW Review: THE REVENANT is a Masterpiece
by Natalie de la Garza
- Jan 28, 2016
A quick look through my notes from Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film THE REVENANT reveals adjectives like 'epic,' 'brutal,' 'grimy,' 'magnificent,' 'beautiful,' etc. And none of it is hyperbole.
SAG Award Art Reception to be Held at National Press Club
by Tyler Peterson
- Jan 26, 2016
The Washington DC Screen Actors Guild Awards Reception will be held on January 30, 2016. This black-tie event will feature the live broadcast of the Screen Actors Guild Award Ceremony from Hollywood. Hosted by former CBS News Anchor Beverly Burke and TV show host Ingrid Parris-Hicklin, and screen actor Bruce McBarnette Esq.; this reception will also have on display paintings from local and out of state artists. Art sales from the event will benefit Charlie's Place, a homeless service center near Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.
Wow, Wow, Wow Fellas! Meet the Creative Team of Broadway-Bound HELLO, DOLLY!
by Nicole Rosky
- Jan 19, 2016
As BroadwayWorld reported this morning, Bette Midler will indeed return to Broadway in one of the most cherished shows in musical theater history when she takes on the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in Michael Stewart's (book) and Jerry Herman's (music and lyrics) masterpiece, Hello, Dolly!. Directed by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly! will begin performances on Broadway on March 13, 2017, with an official opening night of April 20, 2017. Rehearsals begin one year from today.
This new production of Hello, Dolly!, the first new production of this classic musical to appear on Broadway since it opened more than fifty years ago, will have at its helm Jerry Zaks as its director, and will feature choreography by Tony Award-winner Warren Carlyle. The new Dolly! will pay tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion, which has been hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history.
Below, reacquaint yourself with the creative team, old and new!
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