Stephen King News

CBS has enlisted a few more cast members for its ensemble miniseries, UNDER THE DOME. GLEE's Jolene Purdy and Nicholas Strong of Nashville have both signed on for the summer special, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, as CBS works diligently to fill the large number of roles.

Amazon.com today announced that the best-selling and iconic author Stephen King has published a personal essay-"Guns"-available exclusively in the Kindle Store as a Kindle Single. This essay highlights one of the compelling features of Kindle Singles-they allow top authors to publish their works quickly. "Guns" is available now, and exclusively to Kindle customers in the Kindle Singles Store (www.amazon.com/kindlesingles) for $0.99.

Misery opens Friday, February 15th, 2013 and runs, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00pm, weekends through March 10th, 2013. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors or students with ID. Group rates are available for all performances.

There's no question that Americans have an obsession with apocalyptic tales. From Stephen King's The Stand to recent television phenomena like Doomsday Preppers, the end of the world has us glued to the screen. But why is this? Is it our natural curiosity of the unknown? Lissa Bryan has her own theory to explain the obsession. 'Post-apocalyptic stories have an enduring popularity because in them we see human nature stripped down to the very bone. We see the characters at their most vulnerable point-when they have nothing but their inner strengths to keep them going."

Below, get a sneak peek into tonight's two-hour event for Haven! As the season closes, Audrey finally finds a few answers, but not everyone will survive the truths. Tune at 9/8c to see the season's finale.

Domani il tanto atteso debutto di FANTASMI A ROMA, UNA FAVOLA MUSICALE nel magico scenario dell'Aula Magna dell'Università 'La Sapienza' di Roma. Per stemperare l'attesa vi proponiamo l'intervista fatta a Carlo Reali (Il Principe Annibale) durante l'incisione del Cast Album presso i Forward Studios di Grottaferrata (RM).

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Colin Ford, star of Disney's JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND PIRATES, has been cast in the upcoming CBS summer series UNDER THE DOME. The actor will portray teenager Joe who resides in Chester's Mill, the series small New England town that is 'suddenly and mysteriously sealed off by an enormous transparent dome.'

UNDER THE DOME, a new 13-episode serialized drama based on Stephen King's best-selling novel and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, opens Monday, June 24 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). HAWAII FIVE-0 will move to Friday (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) during the summer.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant to the Alliance Theatre to create a three-year Playwright In Residence staff position. Designed to advance the role of playwrights in American theatre, the goals of the residencies include providing playwrights with space, time and resources; and positively influencing the working environment of theatres by embedding playwrights on their staffs.

Mountain Stage presents Robert Earl Keen, January 20, 2013 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30. Advance tickets are $18 or day of the show $23. Call 304.293.SHOW, or visit: http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageevent.aspx?id=27062 for more information.

Five of the entertainment world's leading ladies will perform in New Orleans in 2013 as Seth Rudetsky's popular Broadway Concert Series makes the leap to NOCCA's Lupin Hall from its summer home at The Art House in Provincetown, MA. Patti LuPone, two-time Tony winner for Gypsy and as the legendary original Evita, will appear for two shows only on January 7th at 6:30 and 8:30. Sutton Foster, two-time Tony-winner for this year's Anything Goes and previously for Thoroughly Modern Millie and star of the ABC Family series Bunheads arrives for one show only on March 2nd at 7:30. Megan Mullally, two-time Emmy-winning star of TV's Will and Grace and star of Broadway's Young Frankenstein performs two shows only on April 6th at 7:30 and 9:30. Audra McDonald, a five-time Tony Award winner and recent star of Porgy and Bess on Broadway and TV's Private Practice will make her New Orleans debut with two shows only on May 18 at 7:30 and 9:30. Betty Buckley, the Tony winning legendary star of Cats and Sunset Boulevard will close the series on June 1 with two shows only at 7:30 and 9:30. The visiting Broadway artists will also be giving master classes for the NOCCA Institute's high school-aged musical theatre students. All five concerts are produced by Mark Cortale, long time producer/manager of Jeffery Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman, and will be hosted by Sirius/XM radio star Seth Rudetsky at the piano. The series is sponsored exclusively by the New Orleans Hotel Collection and Gambit. Tickets can be purchased at www.broadwaynola.com or by calling 800-838-3006.

Rent opens tonight, January 4th, 2013 and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00pm, weekends through January 27th, 2013 at Stage Door Inc. Scroll below to meet the cast!

In a move almost too perfect, Sony Picture has annonced they've pushed the theatrical release date for CARRIE from March 15 to October 18 - just in time for Halloween.

The Alliance National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists. BIKE AMERICA, the ninth competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage February 1 - 24, 2013. Opening night is February 6, 2013. BIKE AMERICA is written by Mike Lew from the Juilliard Drama Division and will be directed by Mortiz von Stuelpnagel.

A legendary flop gets a second chance, a fabled night spot closes as a new one opens and a mysterious investor supposedly dies of malaria. These were just a few of the stories and issues theatre lovers talked about in 2012.

Gary Naylor sees a wartime story of an odd couple who find themselves in adversity.

Rent opens Friday, January 4th, 2013 and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00pm, weekends through January 27th, 2013 at Stage Door Inc. Scroll below to meet the cast!

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Atlanta in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Book-of-the-Month Club (BOMC) is delighted to name THE INTERCEPT by Dick Wolf as its newest National Black Ribbon honoree. Wolf, known to many as the man behind the successful 'Law & Order' franchise, makes his literary debut with an extraordinary tale about a terrorist plot on American soil.

As 2012 comes to a close, many Austin theater companies are putting together their 2013-2014 season. Given the incredible talent in this town and the large number of daring, courageous theater groups in the Austin area, here are my picks for 13 musicals that I'd love to see produced in the 2013-2014 season.