Stephen King News

Civic Theatre of Allentown's Late Night Horror Film Series debuts this weekend with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.' All screenings will be held at Civic's historic, and appropriately creepy, 19th Street on consecutive Saturdays at 11:30 pm.

Tony Award winner, Betty Buckley wears the pants in her new show spotlighting traditionally male Broadway songs. Hailed a 'witty, powerfully sung female occupation of male territory, waged with good humor and gusto,' the show features numbers from Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Pippin, La Cage Aux Folles and more. Buckley comes to Cabaret at the Columbia Club on Nov. 21 and 22 for two sold-out performances.

Loren Estleman collects old favorites for fans of the Great Detective in a volume of short stories and novellas written by the literary heirs of Doyle and Watson

Greasers. Jesus freaks. Car accidents. Psychics. Magical black people. Torture. Maine. Awful People Present STEALING FROM THE KING. The sketch show premieres at Donny's Skybox and runs five performances, Thursdays at 10:30pm, now through October 31st, 2013.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) has announced details for its 2013-14 Studio Series of opera, musical theatre, drama and dance productions.

AEG Live presents the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, in a tour of 20 American cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast beginning todya, October 10 in Bloomington, IN, and ending November 6 in Grand Rapids, MI.

AEG Live has announced that the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, has confirmed a tour of 20 American cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast beginning October 10 in Bloomington, IN, and ending November 6 in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets are now on sale at aeglive.com. Check out a sneak peek of the photos below!

AEG Live has announced that the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, has confirmed a tour of 20 American cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast beginning October 10 in Bloomington, IN, and ending November 6 in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets are now on sale at aeglive.com. Check out a sneak peek below!

Minneapolis Musical Theatre opened their season this weekend with the regional premiere of 'Carrie The Musical', an adaptation of the Stephen King novel. I have never seen the 1976 movie or read the book. I was going into the show without any preconceived notions of what the show should or should not be. Admittedly I was nervous. I wasn't sure what to expect, but by the end of 'In' the opening number I knew I was going to enjoy the show.

Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) leads the cast of CARRIE the musical, October 11-26, 2013, at the historic Moore Theatre, also featuring fellow Broadway alumni Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked) andKeaton Whittaker (A Little Night Music), and directed by Broadway alum Louis Hobson (Next to Normal). In the video below, Alice Ripley sings 'When There's No One' from the production!

The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College presents the notorious horror novel about the bloody consequences of bullying turned musical, CARRIE The Musical, opening October 18th at 8pm.

Nicholas Sparks' latest romance THE LONGEST RIDE climbed to the top of the New York Times best seller list for the week ending Oct. 6. Last week, the novel claimed the eighth spot. J.D. Robb's latest THANKLESS IN DEATH took second, while Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison's THE FINAL CUT rounded out the top three.

HBO Films presents in association with SAF Films West MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, starring Academy Award(R) winner Christopher Plummer ('Beginners'), Academy Award(R) nominee Frank Langella ('Frost/Nixon') and Benjamin Walker ('Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'); directed by Academy Award(R) nominee Stephen Frears ('The Queen') from a script by Shawn Slovo ('A World Apart'); and executive produced by Emmy(R) winner Frank Doelger (HBO's 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Gathering Storm'), Emmy(R) winner Tracey Scoffield (HBO's 'The Gathering Storm'), Jonathan Cameron and Stephen Frears.

From the annals of American horror comes 'Carrie, the Musical,' to be presented by Pierrot Production at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre this Halloween season. Eight performances will be presented, including two midnight shows. Performances are Fridays, Oct. 18 and 25 at 8 p.m., Saturdays, Oct. 19 and 26 at 8 p.m. and midnight; and Sundays, Oct. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct. 18.

It's Double Jazz Weekend at the Arcada Theatre. $29 tickets get you into both shows. See below for more information on each show.

Ray of Light Theatre, San Francisco's inimitable, feisty, non-profit musical theatre company, is ecstatic to present the bloodiest show you'll see this year - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - based on Stephen King's best-selling novel. If you've read the book or seen the film, you know the story: Outcast Carrie White is bullied by the popular kids and tormented by her overprotective mother, only to discover she has an inner power that has the potential to change everything. Especially at the prom!

Minneapolis Musical Theatre and Hennepin Theatre Trust previously announced that MMT's 2013-14 season will feature Twin Cities debuts of Carrie The Musical, Five Course Love and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at the Trust's New Century Theatre. Carrie The Musical, based on Stephen King's bestselling novel, runs today, October 4-27, 2013.

Atlantis Productions recently opened the first production of the legendary musical 'Carrie' outside the United States to critical acclaim at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati.

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Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), one of the nation's largest booksellers and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the list of must-have books for the Fall and Holiday season, with Barnes & Noble booksellers across the country calling this the most exciting Fall book season in years. With new books from bestselling authors like John Grisham, Bill O'Reilly, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan and many more coming this Fall, customers are already visiting their local Barnes & Noble stores, BN.com and NOOK.com to purchase and pre-order the latest print and digital titles from their favorite authors.