Richard Griffiths News

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Alec Baldwin is starring as the psychiatrist Martin Dysart in Peter Shaffer's Equus this summer at Guild Hall in East Hampton, N.Y. The production, which co-stars Sam Underwood and is directed by Tony Walton will run from June 8 - July 13 at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall. This will be Baldwin's first production at Guild Hall, of which he is a board member.

Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe, who will make his return to Broadway Next Year in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, recently became a spokesperson for The Trevor Project, a nonprofit that is dedicated to providing education and support for young LGBT or questioning youth. BroadwayWorld brings you his new promo ad for the organization below, encouraging everyone to 'be proud of who you are.'

According to The Hollywood Reporter Richard Griffiths will join Matt LeBlanc and Stephen Mangan on the new Showtime/BBC comesdy series 'Episodes.'

Tony & Oliver award winning playwright Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed new play THE HABIT OF ART, directed by Nicholas Hytner, was filmed live at the National Theatre in London on Thursday, April 22nd and broadcast by satellite to cinemas worldwide.

Alan Bennett's 'The Habit of Art,' starring Michael Gambon and Richard Griffiths, a sell-out in London, broadcast live from Great Britain's National Theatre at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, Tuesday, 4/27 at 7 pm.

New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors) today announced the cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play (In The Next Room… or the vibrator play) and directed by Mark Wing-Davey (The Singing Forest). The cast will include Brendan Averett, Polly Noonan, Daniel Pearce, Alex Podulke, Keith Reddin, Godfrey L. Simmons Jr., T. Ryder Smith, Felix Solis Jr., Kate Turnbull and Nicole Wiesner.

Tony & Oliver award winning playwright Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed new play THE HABIT OF ART, directed by Nicholas Hytner, will be filmed live at the National Theatre in London on Thursday, April 22nd and broadcast by satellite to cinemas worldwide.

Tony & Oliver award winning playwright Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed new play THE HABIT OF ART, directed by Nicholas Hytner, will be filmed live at the National Theatre in London on Thursday, April 22nd and broadcast by satellite to cinemas worldwide.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's 2010 Shakespeare Festival performed in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.

Variety is reporting that Daniel Radcliffe is officially headed back to Broadway in the Spring of 2011, starring in a revival of 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'.

Tony & Oliver award winning playwright Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed new play THE HABIT OF ART, directed by Nicholas Hytner, will be filmed live at the National Theatre in London on Thursday, April 22nd and broadcast by satellite to cinemas worldwide.

Tony & Oliver award winning playwright Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed new play THE HABIT OF ART, directed by Nicholas Hytner, will be filmed live at the National Theatre in London on Thursday, April 22nd and broadcast by satellite to cinemas worldwide.

New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors) today announced the cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play (In The Next Room… or the vibrator play) and directed by Mark Wing-Davey (The Singing Forest). The cast will include Brendan Averett, Polly Noonan, Daniel Pearce, Alex Podulke, Keith Reddin, Godfrey L. Simmons Jr., T. Ryder Smith, Felix Solis Jr., Kate Turnbull and Nicole Wiesner.

Repertory Philippines (Rep), the country's premier professional theatre company, holds open auditions for their new production of Peter Shaffer's psychodrama EQUUS on Monday, March 8, 2010, 5-9 p.m. (for major and minor roles) and on Friday, March 12, 2010, 6-9 p.m. (for the role of Alan Strang) at the Rep office, C2-A, Building C, 2316, Karrivin Plaza, Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City.

According to the New York Times, following his stint as Oscar co-host this Sunday, Alec Baldwin will be heading back to the east coast to star as the psychiatrist Martin Dysart in Peter Shaffer's Equus this summer at Guild Hall in East Hampton, N.Y. The production will run from June 8 - July 13 at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall.

Last seen on the boards in EQUUS and reportedly headed back to Broadway in a revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, actor Daniel Radcliffe is speaking out against homophobia by a taping a public service announcement for gay suicide prevention.

Last seen on the boards in EQUUS and reportedly headed back to Broadway in a revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, actor Daniel Radcliffe is speaking out against homophobia by a taping a public service announcement for gay suicide prevention.

Repertory Philippines (Rep), the country's premier professional theatre company, holds open auditions for their new production of Peter Shaffer's psychodrama EQUUS on Monday, March 8, 2010, 5-9 p.m. (for major and minor roles) and on Friday, March 12, 2010, 6-9 p.m. (for the role of Alan Strang) at the Rep office, C2-A, Building C, 2316, Karrivin Plaza, Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City.

British TV on DVD specialist Acorn Media starts off 2010 with several highly-entertaining, star-studded DVDs available now for review/feature consideration, including The Evelyn Waugh Collection with Kristin Scott Thomas in her breakthrough role and Judi Dench in a BAFTA-winning role. DVD debuts of G.B.H., an award-winning British political miniseries starring Michael Palin; Bonekickers, a new BBC action-adventure series from the creators of Life on Mars; Callan, Set 2 featuring the late Edward Woodward in his first major television role; as well as the first 2010 release for our new Best Documentaries on DVD label Athena, with Military Channel favorite Hitler's Bodyguard, a fascinating 13-part documentary on how Hitler survived more than 40 assassination attempts.

The UK Daily Mail is reporting that Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art is hoping to move to Broadway in the Spring of 2011. The production began playing at the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theater in November 5, 2009 and will be broadcast in April 2010 live to cinema screens worldwide. It's expected that the leads, Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour would accompany the production as well.