Justin Paul, Ben Platt, and Benj Pasek walked the red carpet on Monday night at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of LA LA LAND (at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada).
Former Cabaret star and Broadway favorite Emma Stone picked up a Best Actress Award today at the Venice Film Festival for her performance as Mia, a struggling actress, in the Damien Chapelle-directed film, La La Land, which is the star's latest outing with frequent onscreen partner, Ryan Gosling. The film, which features music by Broadway composing team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, tells the story of a couple facing the challenges and triumphs that life throws at artists trying to make it in Los Angeles. This award bodes well for Stone's chances at an Oscar nomination in the upcoming awards season; previous actors who followed the same trajectory include Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Colin Firth, Cate Blanchett, and Imelda Staunton.
The secret is out: six diverse, original films with international casts of both seasoned actors and fresh new faces, directed by some of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers, are coming to The Music Hall's Telluride by the Sea Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire-transforming the charming Seacoast town into a mecca for cinephiles for three exciting days, Friday, September 16 - Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND tells the story of Mia [Emma Stone], an aspiring actress, and Sebastian [Ryan Gosling], a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams.
On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, guest Usher announced the release date for his newest album and revealed the cover art. Check out the appearance below!
Shakespeare & Company will present a staged reading of William Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet, on Saturday, October 8th at 7pm. Featuring Finn Wittrock of American Horror Story and The Big Short, and other special guests, the reading will be presented in the Tina Packer Playhouse, and will be directed by Kevin G. Coleman, Shakespeare & Company's Director of Education and a 2016 Tony Award nominee.
Today's big news: WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT's producers and playwright chat it up at The Drama Book Shop, and THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, starring Andrew Lippa, opens in San Francisco!
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND tells the story of Mia [Emma Stone], an aspiring actress, and Sebastian [Ryan Gosling], a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams.
Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actor Geoffrey Rush ("The Kings Speech," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Shine") has been cast in National Geographic Channel's upcoming global anthology series GENIUS
Hamilton Tony-winner Leslie Odom Jr. joined the cast of the hit immersive theater spectacle Sleep No More in the role of 'The Doctor' for a surprise, one-night-only appearance on Thursday, August 4 in New York City. Masked audience members had the opportunity to follow Leslie's journey through The McKittrick Hotel and among its 100 rooms, where this mash-up of Macbeth and the film noirs of the 1930s unfolds nightly. In the past, one-night-only guest stars of Sleep No More have also included Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming, Sara Bareilles, Aaron Paul, Dita von Teese, Evan Rachel Wood, and the gents from Flight of the Concords, among many others.
Julie Benz and Elizabeth Gillies star in this upcoming summer blockbuster FACE SWAP: THE MOVIE that revives the classic body-swap movie trope and replaces it with a popular selfie app!
On Monday, July 18th, Aaron Paul, his wife Lauren, actor/singer Troye Sivan, and model Jacob Bixenman turned the popular immersive theater experience SLEEP NO MORE (now in its fifth hit year at The McKittrick Hotel in NYC) into a scene out of 'Mr. Robot' as they donned SLEEP NO MORE's now-famous masks (which all audience members wear while attending the performance) and took to the streets of Chelsea, NYC for a homage to the 'F Society' characters (who also don masks) on the red-hot Emmy-nominated TV show.
Today's big news: CATS begins previews on the Great White Way, HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. starts his concert series at The McKittrick, the BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK series continues with stars from FINDING NEVERLAND and MOTOWN, and more!
A new musical film is on its way to theatres! Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee DAMIEN Chazelle, LA LA LAND tells the story of Mia [Emma Stone], an aspiring actress, and Sebastian [Ryan Gosling], a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams.
For the next three months, the proceeds from the download of Christina Aguilera's song 'Change' will be donated to the Passion Fund to benefit families of the Orlando shooting.
LA LA LAND, written and directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) and starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend and J. K. Simmons (winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Whiplash), is the opening film, in Competition, of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.