Paul Newman News

The Capitol Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome two award-winning filmmakers, Esy Casey and Sarah Friedland, to the historic Kimball House as part of 2015-16 Salon Series on April 15 at 7:30pm.

Off-Broadway's The New Group will honor Ed Harris & Amy Madigan and Ellen Roth at the company's Annual Gala on Monday, March 7 at Tribeca Rooftop (2 Desbrosses Street between Hudson & Greenwich). Hosted by Mario Cantone, the event will feature performances by Jerry Dixon and Nat and Alex Wolff, and an appearance by playwright Beth Henley, author of Crimes of the Heart and The Jacksonian. Music Director is Sinai Tabak. The evening, 6:00-10:00pm, includes cocktails, dinner, and silent and live auctions.

The newly designed and renovated Apollo Theater Chicago, 2540 N Lincoln Ave, is excited to present a special limited engagement of Marc Salem's Mind Over Chicago, the latest interactive show in Marc Salem's Mind Over... series, created with tasty local flavor specifically for the Windy City.

George Kennedy, perhaps best known for his role opposite Paul Newman in COOL HAND LUKE, passed away on Sunday in Boise Idaho of natural causes. The Oscar winner was 91.  

Longtime CBS/NBC TV news reporter-critic David Sheehan, who is hosting a new internet Oscar special 'AND THE WINNERS ARE...' says what he calls the 'about time' syndrome makes Leonardo DiCaprio the only sure thing at tonight's Academy Awards.

Flashback Friday! The Board of the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, which is comprised of over 140 film and TV journalists and/or critics nationwide, had fun last February picking its choices for the very best (or at least dishiest) movies through the years that have somehow included the Academy Awards ® in their storylines (note: GALECA is not affiliated with the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences). Let's revisit GALECA's Top 10 Movies That Costar Oscar ®, ranked from 1 to 10 below, shall we? 

Longtime CBS/NBC TV news reporter-critic David Sheehan has updated his new one-hour internet Oscar extravaganza 'AND THE WINNERS ARE ...' to open with a journalistic acknowledgement of the current controversy about the absence of African-Americans in this year's Academy Awards nominations. The opening features a leadoff interview with Will Smith, whose highly touted performance in 'Concussion' was ignored, adding more momentum to Smith's own viral social media protest hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.

The newly designed and renovated Apollo Theater Chicago, 2540 N Lincoln Ave, is excited to present a special limited engagement of Marc Salem's Mind Over Chicago, the latest interactive show in Marc Salem's Mind Over… series, created with tasty local flavor specifically for the Windy City.

Back in 2015, we reported that there was a reading of THE STING that took place around early August. We now have new information that the Araca Group will hold a new reading of the musical, directed again by John Rando. The reading will take place February 22nd to the 26th, with music and lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis and the book written by Bob Martin.    

In this week's edition, we caught up with Daniel Davis, who stars as 'Selsdon Mowbray' in NOISES OFF, playing at the American AirlinesTheatre.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, February 19 - March 5, 2016.

The news was just released that Frank D'Angelo's feature film Sicilian Vampire will have its theatrical release in Canada and USA at the end of February, with Europe soon to follow.

On the eve of Founder Paul Newman's birthday, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and Board Member Bridget Moynahan will ring the NYSE Closing Bell at 4PM today.

The countdown begins! In just weeks, FOX will transport viewers back to Rydell High for GREASE: LIVE, airing January 31 (7PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). BroadwayWorld just met with Executive Producer Marc Platt, who told us all about how the project got started and where they stand now!

Shakespeare & Company has announced its lineup for the 2016 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays: The Merchant of Venice, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Twelfth Night, plus the Regional Premieres of Or, by Liz Duffy Adams, and Lauren Gunderson's The Taming. Additional titles include Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino a bracing drama fresh from an acclaimed Off-Broadway production, Sotto Voce by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, and the return of Stephan Wolfert in Cry 'Havoc!'

Amazing and amusing, Marc's theatrical creations have been hailed as 'NOT TO BE MISSED!' by ABC News and 'A SUREFIRE 'you-gotta-see-this-show' SHOW!' by Variety. Both fascinating and psychological, his performances have been enjoyed by millions around the world from Broadway and the West End to the Sydney Opera House and Singapore, earning him the name 'The King of the Mind-Readers' by Time Out.

Westport Country Playhouse has been awarded a $75,000 Challenge Grant from Newman's Own Foundation to increase individual donor support. The Challenge launched on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, to coincide with #GivingTuesday, a national day of philanthropy, and runs through Thursday, December 31, 2015.

Max & Louie Productions in association with Ken Page, announces the casting of the World Premiere production of Ken Page's Sublime Intimacy. Page recently sat down to discuss the show on St. Louis Public Radio- listen to the full interview below!

Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather together, to share a meal, and to count all of the wonderful blessings that they have received over the past year. That is, of course, unless your family is filled with monsters, ingrates, and malcontents. For BroadwayWorld's readers not fortunate enough to have a loving family, Thanksgiving can be a time of sibling rivalry, domestic disappointments, and turke-time tantrums.

The Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 So. 7th Street in Santa Paula, presents The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl on its Main Stage from Friday, Nov. 13 through Sunday, Dec. 20 as the final production in the 2015 Season. Regular performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 2:30. Reservations can be made by calling 805.525.4645 or on the web site santapaulatheatercenter.org