New Line Cinema News

The Boston debut of ELF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, the return of last season's holiday hit Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical, the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE,  the perennially popular RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES; Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, stars of the 1970 classic romantic movie Love Story, reunited on stage in LOVE LETTERS, a new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ,  and the international Irish dance phenomenon RIVERDANCE - The 20th Anniversary World Tour  are coming in the 2015-16 season to the Citi Performing Arts Center.

FormerPixar Animation Studiospublicity lead Robin Chandler will join DreamWorks Animation as the studio's Head of Theatrical Publicity. Chandler, a 25 year industry vet with a wealth of experience in key disciplines including film, television, interactive and live entertainment, will spearhead global publicity efforts for the studio's feature films.

Production has begun in Boston on the action comedy 'Central Intelligence,' for New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures. The film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, director of the hit comedies 'We're the Millers' and 'Dodgeball.'

Take a shower, put on your best duds, but do not forget the Hairspray now playing at The New Theatre in Overland Park, Kansas. Hairspray with book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman runs through July 12. Dennis D. Hennessy directs the magnificent dinner theater production, with Richard J. Hinds providing choreography and Mark Ferrell with music direction. Hennessy, Hinds, and Ferrell were in the same capacity in 2012 for The New Theatre production of Hairspray.

Production has begun in Boston on the action comedy 'Central Intelligence,' for New Line Cinema and Universal Pictures. The film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, director of the hit comedies 'We're the Millers' and 'Dodgeball.'

Josefina López, the award-winning playwright and co-screenwriter of Real Women Have Curves and Founding Artistic Director of CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights, CA will receive an Honorary Doctorate Degree in the Arts from her Alma Mater, Columbia College Chicago on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., at which time López will deliver a Commencement Address to the Class of 2015. López graduate with a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 1993.

The prestigious American Academy of Art has named former student and famed digital painter and illustrator Jason Seiler its 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Award winner.

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series with An Evening With Valerie McCaffrey on May 18th, 2015, at 830pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE EVENING ONLY.  Media are invited to attend this event.

While promoting the buddy comedy, the actors instagrammed impromptu covers of Taylor Swift's 'Trouble' and Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A.'. Check them out below!

California Musical Theatre announced the 2015-16 Broadway Sacramento season at the Community Center Theater, featuring six shows not previously presented on the series, two of which were produced in the round at Music Circus but never before part of Broadway Sacramento.

MTV today announced that Jessie J will bring her signature style and unmatchable sense of cool to burn up the red carpet of the '2015 MTV Movie Awards' as she hosts the spectacular Pre-Show airing LIVE tonight, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Golden Trailer Awards, the entertainment industry's best and most fun-filled celebration devoted to the year's most outstanding achievements in motion picture and television marketing, announced today the nominees in the 16th annual competition

According to Deadline, Warner Bros. will release Dana Nachman's documentary BATKID BEGINS: THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD on June 26, 2015.

Best-selling author Jodi Picoult is quoted on the book jacket of a new novel by Mary Morris “The Jazz Palace' as saying '“my writing mentor: She taught me everything I know, and here is the living proof.”

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arrives on Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD today, March 24 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Music Choice is pleased to announce the addition of Brett Leitner to the position of Senior Director, Distribution Sales & Affiliate Relations. In this position, Leitner will be responsible for securing carriage agreements for Music Choice with a heavy emphasis on securing Music Choice Play distribution. Leitner will be also responsible for overall affiliate sales strategy, contract negotiations, and implementation and sell in of key initiatives like TV Everywhere and IPTV solutions. The announcement was made by Christina Tancredi, Chief Operating Officer at Music Choice, whom he will be reporting to.

Fathom Events, in partnership with New Line Cinema and Warner Bros., invites you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 1995's cult classic comedy “Friday” with a special theatrical showing of “Friday 20th Anniversary: Director's Cut”

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is holding a private developmental reading of 17 Again, a new musical with a book by Marco Pennette, music and lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner, and direction by Adam Shankman, today, March 6, 2015.

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is holding a private developmental reading of 17 Again, a new musical with a book by Marco Pennette, music and lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner, and direction by Adam Shankman, today, March 6, 2015.

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is holding a private developmental reading of 17 Again, a new musical with a book by Marco Pennette, music and lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner, and direction by Adam Shankman, on Friday, March 6, 2015.