Sydney Pollack News

The full list of winners for the British Academy of Film and Television arts were given out in London on February 8, 2009.

The full list of nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television arts was announced this morning. FROST/NIXON received 6 nominations and DOUBT 3 amongst other theatre-related nominees. The awards will be given out on February 8, 2009 in London.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce John Goodman (Pozzo) and David Strathairn (Lucky) will join Bill Irwin (Vladimir) and Nathan Lane (Estragon) in a new Broadway production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and directed by Tony? award winner Anthony Page.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE SCHOOL OF THE THEATRE will celebrate its 80th Anniversary with a gala and reunion for alumni, patrons, faculty and students of the renowned school which is one of the oldest theatre institutions in New York City. The celebration will be held on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 6 PM at Tavern on the Green.

The 11th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, presented acclaimed songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman with a Lifetime Achievement Award Oct. 27 at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

Ross School produced @ross series is pleased to announce the addition of Aretha Franklin to its already exciting lineup of events to take place this August at the school in East Hampton, NY.

Oscar winning director and producer, Sydney Pollack passed away on Memorial Day, 2008 from cancer.

Anika Noni Rose, who most recently won acclaim as Lorrell in the screen version of Dreamgirls, has been cast in the Anthony Minghella telefilm The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

Juliet Taylor will be honored at the Artios Awards, which will feature Bob Martin, Julie White, Mary Stuart Masterson and more

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced complete details for the fifth production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season, the World Premiere of PEN, a new play by David Marshall Grant.

Ann Reinking, Charlotte D'Amboise and others performed at Williams College on October 10th to celebrate the opening of the new '62 Center for Theatre and Dance