Morgan Freeman News

Driving Miss Daisy, one of modern American theatre's most touching and irresistible stories, will kick off Newington Mainstage's second season this weekend - September 14-16 - at its brand new home at the Newington Town Hall. Directed by & starring Broadway veteran Carolyn Kirsch, this Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning comedy-drama is sure to warm your heart with its message of friendship, understanding and hope.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) has selected Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the 2012 recipient of The William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre(Will Award). Abraham will be honored at the Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala hosted by STC at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) on Monday, October 15, 2012. This year's Gala will be inspired by Shakespeare's great characters.

Five-time GRAMMY(R) Award winner Carrie Underwood, country artist Dierks Bentley, pop group Fun. and two-time GRAMMY Award nominee Josh Groban will perform on TEACHERS ROCK presented by Walmart and Walden Medias upcoming feature film 'Wont Back Down' - a special tribute concert celebrating teachers and education. The special will broadcast from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE today, August 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The concert has been recheduled from its previous air date, August 18.

The entire cast of the critically acclaimed TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical headed into Sear Sound Studios this past Saturday, August 11th to create the original cast recording, which will be available in September on iTunes, Amazon.com, Xbox LIVE, and TriassicParq.com on the new Starkadia label. Check out photos from the recording studio below!

Emmy Award-winning actor Sean Hayes (NBC's "Will & Grace") will guest star in a multi-episode arc on NBC's SMASH as Terrence Falls, a comedic television and film star who is making his Broadway debut in the musical "Liaisons," based on the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses."

TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, will end its critically acclaimed limited engagement as scheduled today, August 5th. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ will head into Sear Sound Studios on August 11th to create the cast recording, which will be available in September on iTunes, Amazon.com, Xbox LIVE, and TriassicParq.com on the new Starkadia label.

Legendary dancer/choreographer Baayork Lee attended Off-Broadway's TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical last night, August 3rd at the SoHo Playhouse. 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC is currently playing a strictly limited Off-Broadway engagement through tomorrow, August 5th. Check out a photo of Lee with the cast and creative team below!

Garth Brooks has been added to the lineup of performers appearing on TEACHERS ROCK, a special tribute concert celebrating teachers and education which will feature some of the biggest names in music, film and sports. The special, which will benefit several nonprofit organizations, will be broadcast from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Friday, August 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Brooks joins previously announced performers including five-time GRAMMY(R) Award winner Carrie Underwood, country artist Dierks Bentley, pop group Fun. and two-time GRAMMY Award nominee Josh Groban.

TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, will end its strictly limited engagement as scheduled this Sunday, August 5th. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ will head into Sear Sound Studios on August 11th to create the cast recording, which will be available in September on iTunes, Amazon.com, Xbox LIVE, and TriassicParq.com.

SCIENCE today announced the greenlight of an all-new season of THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN, hosted by the iconic Academy-Award(R) Winning Actor. The upcoming ten-episode season - the fourth for the franchise - will debut on SCIENCE in summer 2013.

The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, will head into Sear Sound Studios on August 11th to create the cast recording, which will be available in September on iTunes, Amazon.com, Xbox LIVE, and TriassicParq.com. The Off-Broadway premiere of TRIASSIC PARQ is set to end its strictly limited engagement as scheduled this Sunday, August 5th. Written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, TRIASSIC PARQ is directed by Mr. Pailet, with choreography by Kyle Mullins and musical direction by Zak Sandler. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ features Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones), Brandon Espinoza (Les Miserables, Captains Courageous), Wade McCollum (Submissions Only), Claire Neumann (Boston Marriage), Lee Seymour (title role in Hamlet, Shakespeare's Globe), Shelley Thomas (Zanna, Don't!), and Alex Wyse (HBO's Bored to Death).

According to ERC Box Office, Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT RISES has become only the third movie of 2012 to surpass the $300 million mark domestically. Having earned $8.7 million yesterday, its 12th day in theaters, the third and final Batman installment has reached $304 million domestically.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones will lead an Australian premiere of DRIVING MISS DAISY next winter. According to Courier Mail, the show is set to open at the Playhouse Theatre at QPAC on February 5.

Five-time GRAMMY(R) Award winner Carrie Underwood, country artist Dierks Bentley, pop group Fun. and two-time GRAMMY Award nominee Josh Groban will perform on TEACHERS ROCK presented by Walmart and Walden Medias upcoming feature film 'Wont Back Down' - a special tribute concert celebrating teachers and education. The special will broadcast from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Friday, August 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The concert has been recheduled from its previous air date, August 18.

TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, 2010's Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, will end its strictly limited engagement as scheduled this Sunday, August 5th. Written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, TRIASSIC PARQ is directed by Mr. Pailet, with choreography by Kyle Mullins and musical direction by Zak Sandler. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ features Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones), Brandon Espinoza (Les Miserables, Captains Courageous), Wade McCollum (Submissions Only), Claire Neumann (Boston Marriage), Lee Seymour (title role in Hamlet, Shakespeare's Globe), Shelley Thomas (Zanna, Don't!), and Alex Wyse (HBO's Bored to Death).

Driving Miss Daisy, one of modern American theatre's most touching and irresistible stories, will kick off Newington Mainstage's second season September 14-16 at its brand new home at the Newington Town Hall. Directed by and starring Broadway veteran Carolyn Kirsch, this Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning comedy-drama is sure to warm your heart with its message of friendship, understanding and hope.