Peter Dinklage News

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: SNOW ORCHID, THE LION, 'EXTREME HAPPINESS' and LIVES OF THE SAINTS all begin off-Broadway tonight!

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick, Managing Director Jeff Griffin and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that its production of Ivan Turgenev's A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY, starring Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling, will extend through Saturday, February 28 at CSC (136 East 13th Street). The production had been schedules to close February 22. Directed by Erica Schmidt, the cast also includes Peter Appel, Ian Etheridge, Anthony Edwards, Mike Faist, Elizabeth Franz, James Joseph O'Neil, Elizabeth Ramos, Thomas Jay Ryan, Annabella Sciorra, Frank Van Putten, Megan West and Kate Wetherhead.

Check out photos below from opening night bows for Classic Stage Company's A Month in the Country, starring Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones) and Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman on Netflix's Orange Is The New Black). The production runs through Sunday, February 22. A Month in the Country is directed by Erica Schmidt.

It's party time! Check out photos below from the opening night party for Classic Stage Company's A Month in the Country, starring Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones) and Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman on Netflix's Orange Is The New Black). The production runs through Sunday, February 22. A Month in the Country is directed by Erica Schmidt.

The first batch of photos from Season 5 of HBO's GAME OF THRONES SEASON have been revealed. The fifth season of the hit series premieres Sunday, February 8, at 7:30pm only on HBO. Get a FIRST LOOK below!

Chekhov wasn't the only Russian writing of the boredom of country living.

Classic Stage Company welcomes Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones) and Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman on Netflix's Orange Is The New Black) in Ivan Turgenev's A Month in the Country, opening tonight, January 29, for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 22. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: GIGI opens in D.C., Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling take to the stage, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER heads off on another adventure and more!

Classic Stage Company welcomes Emmy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Anthony Edwards ('ER'), Annabella Sciorra ('The Sopranos') and Tony Award-winner Elizabeth Franz (Death of A Salesman, Brighton Beach Memoirs), alongside Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones) and Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman on Netflix's Orange Is The New Black) in Ivan Turgenev's A Month in the Country, opening at CSC (136 East 13th Street) tonight, January 29, for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 22.

Director Bryan Singer announced on Twitter tonight the three latest additions to the cast of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE.

The latest news concerning the newest X-MEN film is that X-MEN veterans Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen will likely not be appearing in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Watch this interview below with Stewart in which he says, “It is going to be looking very much at the earlier lives of all our characters. And so I don't think we'll be making an appearance.”

The Public Theater announced today that it will present The 24 Hour Plays: A Bennington Alumni Tribute to Nicky Martin on Monday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Anspacher Theater. This one-night-only benefit will bring together Bennington College alumni - including Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe winners and nominees - to write, cast, rehearse, and present six one-act plays within a 24 hour period. The event kicks off The 24 Hour Plays 20th Anniversary Season.

According to Latino Review, new names are currently in the mix to take on iconic X-MEN roles in the next film, 'APOCALYPSE.'

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week or you're just in the mood for a recap, BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end-of-the-week fix! Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to The West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more. Highlights this week include coverage of closing night of SIDE SHOW, new additions to the cast of WICKED, a first look at Vineyard Theatre's BROOKLYNITE, and more!

HBO just revealed a GAME OF THRONES' Season 5 premiere date of Sunday, April 12, 2015 via Twitter, writing, 'Send a raven and spread the word.'

The Public Theater announced today that it will present The 24 Hour Plays: A Bennington Alumni Tribute to Nicky Martin on Monday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Anspacher Theater. This one-night-only benefit will bring together Bennington College alumni - including Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe winners and nominees - to write, cast, rehearse, and present six one-act plays within a 24 hour period. The event kicks off The 24 Hour Plays 20th Anniversary Season.

The New Group just celebrated its 20th Anniversary Season with a one-night-only benefit reading of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want, reuniting director Ethan Hawke with the complete original cast of the critically-acclaimed 2007 world premiere production at The New Group: Paul Dano, Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton and Zoe Kazan. This special event took place last night, January 5 at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center (TheAlice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event below!

Variety reports that Channing Tatum's X-Men spinoff GAMBIT will hit theaters October 7, 2016, just three months after X-MEN: APOCALYPSE graces the big screen.

In anticipation for the year ahead, RISK AGAIN! takes a look at NTI's New Year's Resolutions!

The New Group celebrates its 20th Anniversary Season with a one-night-only benefit reading of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want, reuniting director Ethan Hawke with the complete original cast of the critically-acclaimed 2007 world premiere production at The New Group: Paul Dano, Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton and Zoe Kazan.