Leonardo News

Pochi giorni fa (martedi 28 aprile, per l'esattezza), sono state finalmente annunciate le candidature ai Tony Awards 2015, premi che si terranno domenica 7 giugno al Radio City Music Hall (New York). Si tratta della sessantanovesima edizione dei premi che portano indelebile il nome di Antoinette Perry (da cui 'Tony'), attrice e leader dell'American Theatre Wing. I premi saranno presentati dal dinamico duo Alan Cumming ('Cabaret', 'Macbeth') e Kristin Chenoweth (nota soprattutto per aver interpretato il ruolo di Glinda nel cast originale di 'Wicked').

Today, May 5, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release GoodFellas on 2-Disc Blu-ray featuring a new documentary with interviews from Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and more

The US Pizza Team will head to Parma, Italy, this May to take part in the World Pizza Championships.

Europe is on sale in 2015 for travelers with US dollars to spend.

The Drama League has announced that the star of Broadway's smash production of Hand to God, Steven Boyer, 2015 Drama League Distinguished Performance nominee, will host the upcoming 81st Annual Drama League Awards, alongside his special guest Tyrone.  One of the high points of the season, the Drama League Awards Luncheon will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway) beginning at 12:00 p.m.  Official sponsors for the 81st Annual Drama League Awards include Delta Air Lines, the Official Airline of The Drama League; MAC Cosmetics, the Official Makeup Partner of The Drama League; National Life Group; and GenSpring Family Offices. Tickets for The Drama League Awards, which includes a nominees cocktail reception and the star-studded afternoon luncheon awards presentations, are available by calling (212) 244-9494 or visiting www.dramaleague.org.

The 'Discover DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by Side' original, theater performance will continue its inaugural North American Tour for one night only at The Venice Performing Arts Center in Venice, FL. tonight, April 24th, 2015 at 7:30pm.

According to Angelo Paratico, an Italian historian and writer, Leonardo Da Vinci's mother was a Chinese domestic slave imported by Venetian traders from Crimea and then sold to a wealthy Florentine banker. And the Mona Lisa, as was suspected by Sigmund Freud in 1910, is actually her image. This week, Lascar Publishing has released the much-awaited book, 'Leonardo Da Vinci: A Chinese Scholar Lost in Renaissance Italy,' about this astonishing research. During the first week of December 2014, the news of its imminent publication was noted in several newspapers and blogs, creating a worldwide craze. In China alone, over 5 million people viewed the articles and left more than 160,000 comments. The author was interviewed by CNN, BBC, Rossiya, Rai News and several other networks about his mind-boggling discoveries and allegations. FBI Prod is preparing a documentary on this subject, which is due to be released in June 2015. For more information visit www.lascarpublishing.com/leonardo

PS122's 2015 Spring Gala celebrates homecomings by honoring actor and dancer Claire Danes, whose history with PS122 includes her 1985 performance debut at the age of six along with critically acclaimed dance pieces in 2005 and 2007. In addition, New York City Council Member Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer will receive the Shining Star Award for his unwavering dedication to New York City arts and culture.

On this the 563rd birthday of Leonardo DaVinci, Genius productions is pleased to announce the extension of the Florida premiere of The DaVinci and Michelangelo: Side by Side Exhibition to May 31st, 2015 at the Bradenton Auditorium. Located at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium in Downtown Bradenton, FL. The DaVinci and Michelangelo Side by Side museum quality exhibit compares two of the most influential artists that helped shape and define the Italian Renaissance and our lives today.

The Television Academy today announced this year's honorees for the Eighth Annual Television Academy Honors, celebrating and recognizing programs that have used the power of television to shift cultural acceptance and influence the hearts and minds of the viewer.

The announcement of the 2015 Official Selection will begin with the short films In Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection, in the run-up to the press conference for the 68th Festival de Cannes, to be held on Thursday April 16th.

Rehearsals for the world premiere of EVER AFTER at The Paper Mill Playhouse are officially underway! In celebation, cast member Charles Shaughnessy continues his web series HERE'S A THOUGHT with 'a day in the life of a theatre actor, on first day of rehearsals in New York.' Check it out below!

Fuerza Bruta chega ao Brasil com Wayra. O show e um grande sucesso entre publico e critica e ja esteve em muitos lugares ao redor do mundo. Em Nova York, Fuerza Bruta tem uma companhia permanente no Teatro Daryl Roth desde 2007. Na Argentina, onde a companhia nasceu, Wayra residiu nos anos de 2010, 2013 e 2014. O show tambem foi apresentado em Londres em 2006, 2012 e 2013.

Below, check out monologue quotables fromNBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, for the week of April 6:

Folger Theatre and the Capitol Riverfront BID celebrate Shakespeare's birthday this April with three free screenings of some of the most beloved film adaptations of the Bard. From April 24 through April 26, free screenings of Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, and Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew will begin at sundown, between 7:30 and 8pm each night. Actors from Folger Theatre's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (on stage May 12 through June 21) will be present to introduce the screenings and area vendors will be on hand to provide refreshments. Bard in the Yards represents an exciting collaboration between Folger Theatre and the Capitol Riverfront BID in a burgeoning area just south of Capitol Hill.

The new American play Hand to God opens on Broadway tonight, April 7, 2015 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street), marking the Broadway debuts of playwright Robert Askins and director Moritz von Stuelpnagel. Scroll down to learn more about the cast and watch interviews with the company!

Singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer TIM JONES releases his debut solo album SURE GOT LATE REAL EARLY today, April 7 on Oakwilde Records.

Stretching boundaries with new tap dance technique and choreography, the American Tap Dance Foundation returns with Rhythm in Motion, their yearly showcase of top tappers and contemporary tap dance, April 22 through April 26 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y, NYC. Two programs highlighting the rich diversity of contemporary tap dance will be shown (choreographers and presentation dates below). See promo video here.

The 'Discover DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by Side' original, theater performance will continue its inaugural North American Tour for one night only at The Venice Performing Arts Center in Venice, FL. on Saturday, April 24th, 2015 at 7:30pm.

Idle Muse Theatre Company announces its tenth season which features plays exploring the thin line between truth and fantasy.