Ron Howard News

Austin Film Festival (AFF), also known as 'The Writers Festival,' is pleased to announce that its original television show, the Lone Star EMMY Winning On Story, will premiere its 5th season on April 18th, 2015. On Story is a weekly public television series broadcast on 129 stations in 65 markets including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, and more. On Story is co-produced by AFF Co-Founder and Executive Director Barbara Morgan and Miguel Alvarez and is distributed by KLRU.

Bob Schieffer, the anchor of CBS News' 'Face the Nation,' announced Wednesday that he will retire this summer after more than 50 years of working in journalism.

Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage in San Diego presents TV and Movie Star Don Most in Donny Most Sings & Swings: Sinatra, Dino, Darin & More, tonight, March 19 at 8:00 PM.

Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage in San Diego presents TV and Movie Star Don Most in Donny Most Sings & Swings: Sinatra, Dino, Darin & More, on March 19 at 8:00 PM.

James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot's Tony Award-winning musical, HAIR, will be presented by Big Noise Theatre at Prairie Lakes Community Center Theater, Des Plaines, April 24 through May 9.

?The Ridgefield Playhouse has announced the addition of Daniel C. Levine to its Artistic Advisory Board.

The I HAVE A DREAM Foundation - Los Angeles is pleased to host the Annual Dreamer Dinner, honoring champions of education in the Los Angeles area. The event will take place on Sunday, March 8 at 5pm at the Skirball Cultural Center's Ahmanson Ballroom, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles. Honorees include Chris Selak, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige, Jerry Fink & David Kim, and Jason Collins. Presenters for the evening include Lionsgate TV Chairman Kevin Beggs and Rosie O'Donnell.

Pproducers of the new hit FOX series EMPIRE are hoping to woo Oprah Winfrey to appear in a guest spot in the second season of the show which centers on a hip-hop family dynasty.

Amas Musical Theatre and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings for the New York premiere of I Am, I Will, I Do, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Dan Manjovi. Directed by Christopher Scott with Musical Direction by Steven Gross, the readings will be held tonight, February 9th at 6pm and tomorrow, February 10th at 3pm & 7pm at Shetler Studios - Penthouse (244 West 54th Street - between Broadway & 8th Avenue).

Oscar-winning director and producer Ron Howard stopped by THE TALK to discuss his inspiring new campaign, 'Project Imagination Presents: The Trailer.'

The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez opens tonight, January 23, 2015 at George Street Playhouse. The production runs through February 15, 2015 Directed by Seret Scott, the cast features Ron Canada, Luke Forbes and Adam Gerber.

Adrien Brody, Laverne Cox, Bryan Cranston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eric Dane, Viola Davis, Felicity Jones, Lenny Kravitz, Eddie Redmayne, Tony Revolori and J.K. Simmons will be presenters at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today.

LOUIS XIII Cognac and the Broadcast Film Critics Association proudly bestowed the third annual 'Critics' Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award' to legendary filmmaker Ron Howard this evening presented by actor Chris Hemsworth at the 20 th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners of the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards tonight, live from the Hollywood Palladium. The show aired on A&E at 9pm ET/6pm PT and was hosted by Michael Strahan. Scroll down for the full list of winners!

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings for the New York premiere of I Am, I Will, I Do, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Dan Manjovi. Directed byChristopher Scott with Musical Direction by Steven Gross, the readings will be held on Monday, February 9th at 6pm and Tuesday, February 10th at 3pm & 7pm at Shetler Studios - Penthouse.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, celebrates passion in arts and innovation with TheatreWorks Leading Ladies.

Happy Birthday, Frank Langella! Langella won his first Tony Award for his performance in Edward Albee's Seascape and 1975 and was nominated for another for what may have been the performance for which he was best known for in the early part of his career: the title role of the 1977 Broadway production of Dracula. He then appeared on Broadway in such plays as Sherlock's Last Case, Strindberg's The Father (winning a Drama Desk Award), Match (Tony Award nomination), and Fortune's Fool, for which he won a second Tony Award. He was cast as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon, which received enthusiastic reviews during a run at the Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre in London before moving to New York's Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in April 2007, culminating in Langella's third Tony Award. He reprised the role of Nixon in the 2008 film Frost/Nixon, directed by Ron Howard.

Oscar winner Ron Howard ('A Beautiful Mind') directs the action adventure 'In the Heart of the Sea,' based on Nathaniel Philbrick's best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex.

PARENTHOOD series creator Jason Katims Tweeted today the date and title of the NBC series finale episode, along with a photo of the script.

Sundance Institute announced today the members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.