Peter James Zielinski News

Playwright Frank D. Gilroy, whose 1964 Broadway debut, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony and a Drama Critics' Circle Award, passed away on Saturday

Actors wrongfully arrested after ride with driver using racist, homophobic language.

Syfy today announced that Golden Globe nomineeDennis Haysbert (24), David Hewlett (Stargate Atlantis) and Ian Tracey (Wayward Pines) have joined the cast of the channel's new futuristic espionage thriller pilotIncorporated from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Pearl Street Films, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions.

TEN COMMANDMENTS, a world premiere play written by John Doble -- about what happens when a sexy reporter interviews the Republican Party's foremost political operative -- will be produced by Michael Palmer and 11 West Productions.

For the August 17 show at 7pm at The Triad (Stage 72 -- 158 West 72nd Street), New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography will feature in its cast several stars of stage & screen, including actress/comedian Sherri Shepherd (Cinderella on Broadway, Top Five, 30 Rock), Michael Urie (Show For Days, Buyer & Cellar, Ugly Betty), Tate Donovan (Argo, Damages, 24), Rachel Dratch (SNL), Scott Adsit (Big Hero 6, 30 Rock), comedy legend & Tony Award-winner Alan Zweibel, and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

Below, we share photos from the site's archives of the star both onstage and off. To all those who loved, knew, worked with, or had the pleasure of watching this enormous talent - he will be missed. 

TEN COMMANDMENTS, a world premiere play written by John Doble -- about what happens when a sexy reporter interviews the Republican Party's foremost political operative -- will be produced by Michael Palmer and 11 West Productions.

Academy® Award nominee and Emmy® Award winning actor Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish) is set to star as Alex Haley in the  A+E Networks scripted event series ROOTS, it was announced today by Dirk Hoogstra, EVP & General Manager, HISTORY

As the star embarks TONIGHT on a new world tour, we'll celebrating Idina Menzel's birthday with a look back into the BWW Photo Archvies!

Cole Porter's classic feel-good musical HIGH SOCIETY comes to The Old Vic in a glittering new production staged in the round. Kate Fleetwood will star as socialite 'Tracy Lord' in the show, to be directed by Olivier-winning director and musical star Maria Friedman (Merrily We Roll Along). HIGH SOCIETY started previews April 30 with an official opening tonight, May 14, 2015.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) presents the family favorite production of The Music Man featuring an unforgettable cast! The show runs May 5-17 at The Hobby Center's Sarofim Hall.

Great news! Playwright David Adjmi has won his legal battle with DLT Entertainment. The writer was accused of copyright infringement for his play '3C', a dark parody of THREE'S COMPANY, which originally ran off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in 2012.

THE HAT, which opened at the Santa Fe Playhouse on March 12, is a personal and highly original tale, dealing with some of the lesser known human stories of world war II. Written by Santa Fe playwright, Dianna Lewis, the play is grounded in historical fact. While the details of this particular story are fictional, the circumstances under which it unfolds are shockingly real.

At the event, it was revealed that Brightman will team with her former husband, Andrew Lloyd Webber, to perform all- new music from the composer at the end of her 10-day mission.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2014-15 Composer Portraits series with AUGUSTA READ THOMAS featuring the JACK Quartet and Third Coast Percussion. Tonight, March 5, 2015, 8:00 p.m. at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University (2960 Broadway at 116th Street)

Cole Porter's classic feel-good musical HIGH SOCIETY comes to The Old Vic in a glittering new production staged in the round. According to the Daily Mail, Kate Fleetwood will star as socialite 'Tracy Lord' in the show, to be directed by Olivier-winning director and musical star Maria Friedman (Merrily We Roll Along). HIGH SOCIETY is slated to begin previews April 30 with an official opening on May 14, 2015.

According to the New York Times, dance legend Twyla Tharp, whose choreography has been seen on Broadway in such shows as Movin' Out and Come Fly Away, is going on the road. The choreographer will celebrate her 50th year in the business with a national tour that will eventually make its way to Lincoln Center on November 22, 2015. The 15-stop tour will feature twelve dancers and new works to the music of Bach, Henry Butler, Steve Bernstein and John Zorn. An official schedule has not yet been announced.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2014-15 Composer Portraits series with AUGUSTA READ THOMAS featuring the JACK Quartet and Third Coast Percussion. On Thursday, March 5, 2015, 8:00 p.m. at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University (2960 Broadway at 116th Street)

Below, take a look back at BroadwayWorld.com's photo archives of the beloved performer, teacher, friend and colleague.

The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund (DLDF) filed an amicus curiae brief in the Southern District of New York Court case Adjmi v. DLT Entertainment LTD. in support of Adjmi's claim that his Off-Broadway production of "3C" was a fair use and a parody of the popular television show "Three's Company". DLT Entertainment claims that the production is an infringement and 'unauthorized derivative work'.