Patrick Stewart News

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration, featuring Samantha Barks and Andy Karl in PRETTY WOMAN.

Creative Women New York will present the world premiere of 'Spin Off' by Bernard Pomerance, author of 'The Elephant Man,' in a production directed by Ron Canada from September 21 to October 13 at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue.

Vision Films and award-winning event cinema distributor, Trafalgar Releasing announced today that tickets are now on-sale for Living In The Future's Past, a beautifully photographed tour de force produced and presented by Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges who explores who we are, where we come from, how we think and why we do the things we do. Bridges shares the screen with profound thinkers, scientists, and a dazzling array of the Earth's creatures to reveal profound concepts about ourselves and our future in ways that have never been presented quite like this on film before.  The limited theatrical release will include an onscreen discussion and commentary with Bridges and the film's collaborators curated exclusively for cinema audiences.

Vision Films and award-winning event cinema distributor, Trafalgar Releasing announced today that tickets are now on-sale for Living In The Future's Past, abeautifully photographed tour de force produced and presented by Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges who explores who humans are, where they come from, how they think and why they do the things they do. Bridges shares the screen with profound thinkers, scientists, and a dazzling array of the Earth's creatures to reveal profound concepts about themselves and their future in ways that have never been presented quite like this on film before. The limited theatrical release will include an onscreen discussion and commentary with Bridges and the film's collaborators curated exclusively for cinema audiences.

In Nick Payne's award winning* play Constellations the infinite multiverse is distilled into a tender lover story between astrophysicist Marianne and beekeeper Roland. Directed by Victor Kalka and playing at the Chippen Street Theatre, the production stars Alice Birbara and Henry Hulme.

A screening of the National Theatre Live recording of the National Theatre's production of classic Stephen Sondheim musical Follies will be taking place this weekend at River Stage festival. Set in 1971, New York, the production follows the reunion of a group of showgirls at the theatre where they used to perform which is about to be demolished.

While speaking with Deadline during the TCA's, EVP Original Content Julie McNamara and David Stapf, president of CBS TV Studios, confirmed that Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg's reboot of The Twilight Zone series will begin production within the next couple of months. 

Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman and Sir Patrick Stewart surprised fans today at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention with the news that he will be returning to the iconic role of 'Jean-Luc Picard' for a new 'Star Trek' series coming to CBS All Access. The new series will follow the next chapter of Picard's life.

On this day, we celebrate the birthday of legend of stage and screen, Sir Patrick Stewart!

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Ivo van Hove will direct a new staging of West Side Story, and more!

The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the nation's most acclaimed new play development programs, announces its 21st season with another inspirational and though-provoking program featuring playwrights, new play workshop presentations, and special performance events from August 5 through 12, 2018 in Ojai, California.

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration, featuring Andrew Rannells, Jim Parsons, Tuc Watkins, Brian Hutchison, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Carver, Michael Benjamin Washington, Matt Bomer and Robin de Jesus in THE BOYS IN THE BAND.

There's a lot going on in Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's musical epic, but the payoff is well worth the effort.

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration, featuring Barrett Wilbert Weed, Kate Rockwell, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park, Erika Henningsen, Kyle Selig, and Grey Henson in mEAN GIRLS!

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: HAIR is NBC's next live musical, get a first look at SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, and more!

Jonathan Church, Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Bath's Summer Season, today announces the full 2018 programme. Some of the country's most prolific actors will star in a selection of both UK premieres and renowned classics in the theatre's historic Main House and the intimate Ustinov Studio.

Park Theatre's production of Building The Wall presented a gala performance on Tuesday 15th May at 6pm, as part of Park Theatre's 5th birthday celebrations.

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest illustration, featuring Tony nominee Condola Rashad in SAINT JOAN.

On Monday, May 7th The League of Professional Theatre Women (Kelli Lynn Harrison & Lisa Rothe, Co-Presidents), an organization which has been leading the gender parity conversation and championing women in the professional theatre for over 35 years, presented the final Oral History event of their 2017-18 season with two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street). Ms. Rivera talked about her life and illustrious career with Broadway World's lead correspondent, Richard Ridge, host of Backstage with Richard Ridge.