P. James News

Beginning October 16, Puccini's Tosca returns to the Met for thirteen performances starring four sopranos as the tempestuous title character.

On the occasion of the 60th birthday of an esteemed professor and former dean, The Hartt School will host a free concert celebrating the music of Larry Alan Smith on November 3, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Hartford. Hartt faculty, alumni and students will gather to perform works composed by Smith spanning five decades from 1975 through 2015.

Cicely Tyson reminds James Earl Jones of the first time they appeared on stage together, then see how the leading man loves to make his leading lady laugh.

Broadway In Chicago presents the Chicago premiere of UNSPEAKABLE, a dramatic fantasia inspired by the life of comedic legend Richard Pryor. UNSPEAKABLE features a cast of many prominent Chicago performers and will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited five-week engagement tonight, Oct. 6 through Nov. 8, 2015.

Five well-known Ugandan female singers are taking to the stage at Greenwich Theatre to celebrate Black History Month this month.

Casting Spells Productions announces the late fall production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally at Minneapolis Theatre Garage Nov. 5 - Dec. 6, 2015 (preview Nov. 4) starring Shanan Custer as Frankie and Charles Hubbell as Johnny. Voice of Radio Announcer will be played by Eric Webster. 

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport presents JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH as part of their Bethpage Federal Credit Union Youth Theater Series. Check out photos from the show below!

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to announce JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH opening soon as part of our Bethpage Federal Credit Union Youth Theater Series!

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, after James asks Jeremy Irvine about his sex scene with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the new film STONEWALL, Patricia Arquette and Matt Walsh share their tales from the set.

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, Code Black star Marcia Gay Harden shared what she does in traffic near a billboard with her on it.

Let's see what the critics had to say...

Have you ever seen a movie that you thought was so bad, that it was actually good? That's what happened on the road from turning laughably ridiculous 1936 anti-drug propaganda film REEFER MADNESS into a hit Off-Broadway musical. Despite continually being repurposed and repackaged throughout the 30s, 40s, and 50s, AMC considers the original REEFER MADNESS to be 'one of the worst movies ever made.' So, when Dan Studney (music) and Kevin Murphy (book and lyrics) brought the movie to the stage in 1998, it was with tongue firmly implanted in cheek. The musical, playing at Rollins College's Annie Russell Theatre through October 3rd, is a hilarious look at the paranoid fear-mongering that is often the default response to anything new. Having seen the 2005 star-studded film adaptation (and having recently interviewed original star Lori Alan), going in, my expectations for the Rollins' production were extremely 'high' (pun completely intended). However, as is standard for shows at the Annie, the REEFER MADNESS cast is exceptionally strong and, under the direction of Missy Barnes, manages to create the perfectly manic tone for this laugh-out-loud musical.

(Northport, NY, September, 2015) - The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to announce JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH opening soon as part of our Bethpage Federal Credit Union Youth Theater Series!

Cleveland Public Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan announces the launch CPT's 2015-2016 season, featuring the regional premiere of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT by Nassim Soleimanpour, produced in association with Aurora Nova Productions.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it's a father's worst nightmare: GOMEZ ADDAMS' darkness-loving daughter WEDNESDAY has gotten engaged to a man from a "normal" family, and she doesn't want her mother MORTICIA to know. Now GOMEZ must do something he's never done before-keep a secret from his beloved wife. Everything will change on the night when WEDNESDAY invites her fiance LUCAS BEINEKE and his parents to dinner.

Chux Onyenyeonwu marks his debut in the literary world with the release of his novel 'The Sixth Finger' (published by Xlibris). In his first book, Onyenyeonwu weaves fact and fiction, history and speculation to recreate one of the most violent and volatile episodes in African history: the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. In this brutal landscape, the debut author crafts a powerful tale of hope, survival and redemption.

James Corden took the reigns of CBS's LATE LATE SHOW earlier this year and from the start, the Tony winning actor brought his love of musical theater to late night television.

Emma Roberts talks about reuniting with her old friend Nat Wolff in Ashby and how their first kissing scene was briefly put on hold thanks Nat's sweaty upper lip.

Puccini's opera set in ancient China, TURANDOT, will return to the Metropolitan Opera for 16 performances beginning tonight, September 23.

Lifeline Theatre is thrilled to welcome James Sie to Lifeline Theatre for a book event and signing on Sunday, October 4 from 6:30- 8 p.m. Sie was a member of the Lifeline Theatre artistic ensemble from 1985 -1997, where he served as a playwright (Island of the Blue Dolphins - Non-Equity Jeff Award: New Adaptation, The Road to Graceland - After Dark Award: New Work, Dracula - Non-Equity Jeff nomination: New Adaptation, A Wrinkle in Time - Non-Equity Jeff nomination: New Adaptation), director, and actor.