Meryl Streep News

For the sixth consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC presents "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night."

Below, check out highlights from ABC's Jimmy Kimmel LIVE for the week of 4/15. Jimmy's guests included Harrison Ford, Jennifer Hudson & Mark Wahlberg The show airs weeknights at 11:35 pm/ET on ABC.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents the 40th Chaplin Award honoring Academy Award-winner Barbra Streisand, this evening, April 22nd, at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. The celebration in honor of the international film legend's groundbreaking career will feature musical performances and film and interview clips culminating in the presentation of The Chaplin Award by President Bill Clinton.

New York Women in Communications will present the 2013 Matrix Awards today, April 22, 2013 to honor seven remarkable women who have established themselves in the communications industry. The awards will be given in a luncheon ceremony hosted by WE tv at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The distinguished honorees will include Audra McDonald, Joanna Coles, Bonnie Hammer and Mindy Grossman.

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC, host Kimmel spoke about the organization Mars 1, which plans to send four astronauts to the planet Mars in 2023. The group is currently accepting applications from potential travelers. Below, check out actor Gary Busey's audition for a spot!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center previously announced Old Ghosts, New Dreams: The Emerging Cambodian Cinema (today, April 19-25). To be presented in conjunction with the citywide Season of Cambodia arts festival, FSLC will team with the great documentarian Rithy Panh to screen a fascinating survey of films from Cambodia.

Creator/Producer Judy Craymer has announced that MAMMA MIA!, the global smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, will transfer from the Winter Garden Theatre to the Broadhurst Theatre in late 2013.

According to a new interview with Theatre du Chatelet's Jean-Luc Choplin, the renown Paris theater will be taking on yet another musical by Stephen Sondheim in their upcoming 2013-14 season, none other than INTO THE WOODS.

While visited last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC, actor Harrison Ford unexpectedly came across a dark figure from his past. Check out the comic moment below!

Columbia Stages will present NEW PLAYS NOW, the annual festival of new plays by emerging artists from the MFA Theatre Program at Columbia University School of the Arts. NEW PLAYS NOW will run from tonight, April 17 to May 11 and will feature original works by Paulina Barros, Keith Boynton, Talya Chalef, Angelica Cheri, Pei-Chieh Chiang, Paola Lazaro Muñoz, Alessandra Most, Christina Quintana, Torrey Townsend, and Zhao Binghao.

Below, check out highlights from ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE featuring visits from Tom Cruise, Kesha and Nicole Richie! The show airs weeknights at 11:35 pm/ET on ABC.

Academy Award-winning actress, dancer and author Shirley MacLaine combines a montage of memorable film moments with private relations about her extraordinary life, career, and spiritual journey.

On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC, actor Tom Cruise dropped by to promote his new film 'Oblivion.' Host Kimmel decided to present the action star with the task of presenting one liners in the most dramatic way possible, including such dialogue as, 'Is there a way to get the soup AND the salad?' Check out the appearance below!

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!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center hosts BRAZILIAN SAGA: CARLOS DIEGUES' CINEMATIC ADVENTURES, a comprehensive survey of the groundbreaking filmmaker's work, from today, April 12 - 18.

La MaMa presents the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs May 2 - 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin May 2 for a May 4 opening. Meet the cast in the photos below!

The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, previously announced that tickets will go on sale today, April 10, 2013 for the 58th Annual Obie Awards on Monday, May 20, 2013, at Webster Hall in the East Village, 125 East 11th Street.

As BWW reported earlier today, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at age 87 following a stroke. In a statement released today, actress Meryl Streep commented on the passing of the iconic political figure.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87, her spokeswoman said Monday.

Below, check out highlights from ABC's Jimmy Kimmel LIVE for the week of 4/1. Jimmy's guests included Russell Brand, Patrick Dempsey and Elisabeth Moss. The show airs weeknights at 11:35 pm/ET on ABC.