Theresa Rebeck News

FX Productions has entered into an agreement with Paul Giamatti, Dan Carey and their production company, Touchy Feely Films, for a first-look production deal with FXP, announced Eric Schrier, Executive Vice President of FX Productions and Head of Series Development for FX.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 'Hairspray's' Nikki Blonsky has just landed a recurring role on the upcoming season of NBC's SMASH. The actress joins a growing list of high-profile guest stars on the musical drama's second season including Jesse L. Martin, Jeremy Jordan, Sean Hayes and Jennifer Hudson.

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"Law & Order" star Jesse L. Martin - one of the original members of the Tony-winning "Rent" Broadway cast - will recur over an arc of six episodes in NBC's SMASH and will sing in some episodes when the musical drama series returns at mid-season.

After a call for new work that resulted in submissions of more than 120 plays, Capital Repertory Theatre and Proctors announce the winning selections for the inaugural NEXT ACT NEW PLAY SUMMIT.

SMASH might not be back on NBC until January, but filming is already in full swing in New York City. BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive coverage of Debra Messing, Christian Borle, and more filming a special scene from season two in Times Square. Check out the photos below!

A new season three trailer of HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE has been revealed by the cable network. The trailer focusus on new series regular Bobby Cannavale who will portray gangster Gyp Rosetti. According to series character 'Nucky', 'Gyp Rosetti is trouble for everyone - that makes him bad for business.' Check out a sneak peek of Cannavale in action below!

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Theresa Rebeck's 'The Understudy,' tonight, Sept. 10, at 7:00 PM. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

92Y and 92YTRIBECA have announced their fall 2012 theater lineup, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Judy Gold, Robin Williams with David Steinberg, Peter Bogdanovich, Ben Brantley, Playwrights Horizons, Old Jews Telling Jokes and more!

The Lark Play Development Center named five New York City-based dramatists as Playwrights' Workshop Fellows for the 2012-13 season. The group spans a wide range of cultural backgrounds and professional experiences and will meet regularly through June to develop new plays.

DEAD ACCOUNTS has just announced that two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes will be joined by Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, and Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell on Broadway this fall.

Emmy Award-winning actor Sean Hayes (NBC's "Will & Grace") will guest star in a multi-episode arc on NBC's SMASH as Terrence Falls, a comedic television and film star who is making his Broadway debut in the musical "Liaisons," based on the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." Due to a series of comic circumstances, he becomes a major thorn in the side for Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) and other characters. Check out a photo of Hayes on the SMASH set with Megan Hilty as featured on the series' Facebook page!

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present the regional premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new play O Beautiful, October 4 - 14 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, Storrs. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2113 and visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group announces the release of "The Music of Smash: Sheet Music Collection," from Alfred Music Publishing, the official print music publisher of thousands of popular artists, songwriters, and composers.

New Georges (Susan Bernfield, Producing Artistic Director; Sarah Cameron Sunde, Deputy Artistic Director; Jaynie Saunders Tiller, Managing Director) in association with Irondale Center (85 Oxford Street between Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street, Brooklyn) will present the World Premiere of Kara Lee Corthron's ALICEGRACEANON, October 18-November 9.

A new season three trailer of HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE has been revealed by the cable network. The trailer focusus on new series regular Bobby Cannavale who will portray gangster Gyp Rosetti. According to series character 'Nucky', 'Gyp Rosetti is trouble for everyone - that makes him bad for business.' Check out the trailer below!

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Theresa Rebeck's 'The Understudy,' Monday, Sept. 10, at 7:00 PM. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

Slant Theatre Project, in association with Roust Theatre Company present the New York premiere of THE ELEPHANT IN MY CLOSET, written and performed by David Lee Nelson, created with Adam Knight, and dramaturgy by Kristin Vieira. Preview performances of THE ELEPHANT IN MY CLOSET begin Sunday, October 14th prior to an official press opening of Sunday, October 21st at the Kraine Theatre (85 East 4th Street, New York, NY).

Actors Aya Cash, Patrick Heusinger, Jennifer Ikeda and Greg Keller will join the previously announced Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominee Jeff Goldblum in the West Coast premiere of "Seminar" at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre.

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN),the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, has selected Sacramento's CAPITAL STAGE for associate membership. This action makes the seven-year old professional theatre company the first in the Capitol region to become affiliated with the highly regarding NNPN.