Steve McQueen News

Shadowbox Live is launching a brand new two hour sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show, Cutting Room Floor, opening tonight, May 10th at The Shadowbox Live Building, at 503 S. Front Street.

59E59 Theaters welcomes Origin Theatre Company with the New York City premiere of TINY DYNAMITE, written by Abi Morgan and directed by Matt Torney. TINY DYNAMITE begins performances on Thursday, June 7 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 1.

Inis Nua Theatre Company is finishing its season with the Philadelphia premiere of Enda Walsh's The Walworth Farce, a dark comedy by one of Ireland's most celebrated contemporary playwrights. The show runs tonight, May 8 through May 27 at the Off-Broad Street Theatre at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom Street. Opening night is Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20-$25 and are available by phone at 215-454-9776 or online at www.inisnuatheatre.org.

Shadowbox Live is launching a brand new two hour sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show, Cutting Room Floor, opening May 10th at The Shadowbox Live Building, at 503 S. Front Street.

Inis Nua Theatre Company is finishing its season with the Philadelphia premiere of Enda Walsh's The Walworth Farce, a dark comedy by one of Ireland's most celebrated contemporary playwrights. The show runs May 8-27 at the Off-Broad Street Theatre at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom Street. Opening night is Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20-$25 and are available by phone at 215-454-9776 or online at www.inisnuatheatre.org.

Broadway: Wonderful Town, Kiss Me Kate, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Lion King, Jelly's Last Jam, Oh Kay! Off-Broadway: ResurGents: The Reappearance of Hope, Real Black Men Don't Sit Crosslegged On The Floor, City Center's St. Louise Woman. Regionals: Ruined, Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, Fences, Master Harold and the Boys, Blues for an Alabama Sky and Cinderella . TV: "2-2," "Criminal Intent," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." Film: Brother To Brother, Family On Board, Steve McQueen's Shame.

Silver screen he-men Steve McQueen, Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, and Gary Cooper topline May's Classic films on 'Reel 13. McQueen will be seen in two of his best films - 'Papillon' and 'Bullitt' - on consecutive weeks (see below).

From director Steve McQueen, SHAME comes home to Blu-ray from Fox Searchlight and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. SHAME depicts the life of a sex addict and his emotionally troubled sister. With performances from Golden Globe® nominee Michael Fassbender and Academy Award® nominee Carrie Mulligan. Available for pre-order now on Amazon.

Inis Nua Theatre Company is finishing its season with the Philadelphia premiere of Enda Walsh's The Walworth Farce, a dark comedy by one of Ireland's most celebrated contemporary playwrights. The show runs May 8-27 at the Off-Broad Street Theatre at First Baptist Church. Opening night is Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20-$25 and are available by phone at 215-454-9776 or online at www.inisnuatheatre.org.

Fred Weintraub, an 85-year-old Bronx native, who has spent more than 50 years in the entertainment business, is coming to NYC March 29 - April 5, to promote his new memoir, 'Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me.' The founder of the Greenwich Village nightclub The Bitter End (which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year), began his adventurous life in the Fort Apache section of The Bronx, after which it took him to Greenwich Village and the founding of the world famous Bitter End, where he launched the careers of such famous entertainers as Woody Allen, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Joan Rivers, Billy Crystal, Bill Cosby, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dustin Hoffman, Carly Simon, David Amram, and Neil Diamond, among others, and then out West to Hollywood where he discovered Bruce Lee and produced 'Enter The Dragon,' and then produced the original Woodstock movie and 40 more films with stars such as Steve McQueen, George C. Scott, Robert Duvall. Karen Dunst and dozens of others.

BASE Entertainment has just announced that DINER, a new musical based on the critically acclaimed 1982 film with a book by Academy Award winner and original DINER screenwriter Barry Levinson and music & lyrics by 9-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, will have its pre-Broadway world premiere at San Francisco's SHN Curran Theatre (445 Geary Street). Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, DINER will play a strictly limited four week engagement from Tuesday, October 23, 2012, through Sunday, November 18, 2012, with an opening night of Friday, November 2, 2012. Due to these confirmed San Francisco dates DINER will now bow on Broadway in the spring of 2013, instead of the fall of 2012 as previously announced. Design team and casting will be announced at a later date.

SHN today announced the complete five-show 2012-2013 Season under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays. Productions joining the previously announced engagement of 2011 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical - THE BOOK OF MORMON are: the pre-Broadway world premiere of DINER, Disney's THE LION KING, the Tony Award-winning revival of ANYTHING GOES and Bay Area favorite WICKED.

Fred Weintraub, an 85-year-old Bronx native, who has spent more than 50 years in the entertainment business, is coming to NYC March 29 - April 5, to promote his new memoir, 'Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me.' The founder of the Greenwich Village nightclub The Bitter End (which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year), began his adventurous life in the Fort Apache section of The Bronx, after which it took him to Greenwich Village and the founding of the world famous Bitter End, where he launched the careers of such famous entertainers as Woody Allen, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Joan Rivers, Billy Crystal, Bill Cosby, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dustin Hoffman, Carly Simon, David Amram, and Neil Diamond, among others, and then out West to Hollywood where he discovered Bruce Lee and produced 'Enter The Dragon,' and then produced the original Woodstock movie and 40 more films with stars such as Steve McQueen, George C. Scott, Robert Duvall. Karen Dunst and dozens of others.

Actor/Songwriter/Performer Jared Weiss will present his debut evening of original songs (entitled Desperate Times) at 9:30pm on Friday, March 16th at the Laurie Beechman Theater. Jared invites you to join him and his band of gypsies (Seth Eliser, Joe Iconis, Ian Kagey and Rob Rokicki) as they unleash a new brand of theatrical rock music on the world. Equal parts Rock, Folk, and Musical theatre, Desperate Times' truthful fictions chronicle an artist's turbulent emotional life. Sagas of love, fear, hope, submission, and more abound as Jared and the gang, take you on a roller-coaster ride through the life of his mind. Come watch them live and die on stage, four minutes at a time, as they take no prisoners.

Travel Channel announced the debut of the Network's first travel guide application to be made available on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com) beginning today.

Tonight Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers will star in the Alhambra's performance of Broadway's beloved and acclaimed, Hello, Dolly! Ms. Struthers, who's rise to acting fame began with the hit TV show, 'All in the Family', is making her first appearance at the Alhambra and joins a growing list of stars that has recently included Jamie Farr, Barry Williams and Loretta Switt. Hello Dolly was first produced on Broadway in 1964, winning ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Actor/Songwriter/Performer Jared Weiss will present his debut evening of original songs (entitled Desperate Times) at 9:30pm on Friday, March 16th at the Laurie Beechman Theater. Jared invites you to join him and his band of gypsies (Seth Eliser, Joe Iconis, Ian Kagey and Rob Rokicki) as they unleash a new brand of theatrical rock music on the world. Equal parts Rock, Folk, and Musical theatre, Desperate Times' truthful fictions chronicle an artist's turbulent emotional life. Sagas of love, fear, hope, submission, and more abound as Jared and the gang, take you on a roller-coaster ride through the life of his mind. Come watch them live and die on stage, four minutes at a time, as they take no prisoners.

The BAFTA Film Awards Winners were announced today, 12 February, at London's Royal Opera House.

Frantic Assembly will present Lovesong, a brand new play by writer Abi Morgan (The Hour, BBC; Shame, Film4), in a newly extended run at the Lyric Hammersmith following its recent national tour.