New Line Cinema News

Theater League presents the NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features production of the Broadway musical ELF to Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks. Tickets are available now for performances November 19 - 22.

NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features, bring the Broadway musical ELF to the State Theatre in Easton for two nights on November 10th and 11th.

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series with An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest tonight, October 7th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE EVENING ONLY. 

Playhouse Square is proud to announce FirstMerit Bank as the title sponsor for four shows coming to the Connor Palace and State Theatre during the 2015-16 season, including the Cleveland premiere of ELF THE MUSICAL. The partnership with FirstMerit Bank allows Playhouse Square to continue expanding its entertainment offerings.

MSG Entertainment (MSGE) announced today that fans of the beloved holiday story, ELF The Musical, will have the opportunity to discover their inner ELF with the biggest, stickiest and sweetest event in New York City!

NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features, bring the Broadway musical ELF to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Tickets are available Friday, Oct. 2 starting at 10 a.m. for performances Nov. 24-29.

Broadwayworld.com interviewed playwright, essayist and storyteller, Lisa Lewis about her career and her upcoming show, SCHOOLED.

Principal photography has begun in Los Angeles on New Line Cinema's 'The Conjuring 2,' with James Wan ('Furious 7') once again at the helm, following the record-breaking success of 'The Conjuring.' The supernatural thriller brings to the screen another real case from the files of renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series with An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest on October 7th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE EVENING ONLY. 

ELF The Musical makes its Boston debut as the Broadway musical comes to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for a three week engagement, November 17 - December 6, 2015.  Presented by the Citi Performing Arts Center and MSG Entertainment, tickets are now on sale at the Citi Center box office, through www.citicenter.org or by calling 800-982-ARTS (2787). Press night is set for Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 pm.

 NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features bring the Broadway musical ELF to Fox Theatre in Atlanta as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2015/2016 season. Tickets go on sale September 20.

The hit West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on the book by Roald Dahl, and directed by Sam Mendes, is marking Roald Dahl Day on 13 September by releasing new pictures of the Oompa-Loompas on the loose at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Check them out below!

Continuing a successful season of plays, The Ziegfeld Theater is pleased to bring audience favorite, HAIRSPRAY, to its stage, running August 14 - September 5, 2015.

In an unprecedented move, the producers of the smash hit musical ELF, opening at the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre in the heart of London's West End, have bowed to overwhelming public and social media demand to introduce a more affordable ticket price to broaden the already wide demographic the show is attracting.  The new price brand of £30 for a limited number of tickets through the run becomes available at the Dominion box office by telephone and via the website from Sunday 6 September.  

 After a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at The New York International Fringe Festival, the Soho Playhouse will present The All-Americans's production of SCHOOLED, written by Lisa Lewis and directed by James Kautz (Artistic Director of The Amoralists), as part of the Fringe Encore Series, running October 5 - 17, 2015. The Soho Playhouse is located at 15 Vandam Street between 6th Avenue and Varick Street in New York City.

Dark & Stormy Productions today announces the producers, venue, and partners for its upcoming production of Extremities by William Mastrosimone. Previously, Dark & Stormy has presented Outside Providence by Edward Allan Baker, Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet, The Receptionist by Adam Bock, The Drunken City by Adam Bock, and The Hothouse by Harold Pinter. Extremities will be the first production of Dark & Stormy's 2015 season.

Fathom Events, New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures will present all three extended editions of The Hobbit Trilogy across a three-night theatrical event, featuring The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Monday, October 5; The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Wednesday, October 7; and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Tuesday, October 13. Each of the features will play at 7:30 p.m. local time. This is the first time that the extended editions have been shown in movie theaters, including the never-before-seen extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. In addition to the events, there will be a special on-screen introduction from the Trilogy's director, co-screenwriter and producer Peter Jackson.

Claudia Feldstein will direct a developmental reading of Richard Vetere's new play THE WALL on Sunday, August 23  at 3PM in Midtown Manhattan.

Theater League has announced on-sale dates for individual tickets to the shows in the 2015-16 Broadway at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center Series. Tickets to ELF, FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL, A RAT PACK CHRISTMAS and RAGTIME, all starting at $29, will go on sale August 25. The on-sale date for JERSEY BOYS will be announced later in the month.

The full cast for the London premiere of the smash hit musical ELF has been announced. The company is led by Ben Forster as Buddy, Kimberley Walsh as Jovie, Joe McGann as Walter Hobbs and Jessica Martin as Emily Hobbs, with Jennie Dale as Deb, Mark McKerracher as Santa and Graham Lappin as Store Manager. Also in the cast are Katie Bradley, Charlie Bull, Nicola Coates, Alex Fobbester, Anton Fosh, Charlotte Gale, Francis Haugen, Matt Holland, Tash Holway, Paul Hutton, Mark Iles, Ceili O'Connor, Debbie Paul, Joanna Rennie, Barnaby Thompson and Ed White. Harry Collett, Ilan Galkoff, Noah Key and Ewan Rutherford will alternate the role of Michael.