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The Geffen Playhouse bestowed Academy Award winning actress Dame Helen Mirren with their 2007 Distinction in Theater Award April 30 at the Fifth Annual event and reception in Westwood...

Canada.com reports that Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane and Tom Wopat, who starred in earlier workshops of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's Broadway-bound musical Catch Me If You Can, may reprise their roles for Broadway

Christine Baranski and Julie Walters are rumored to complete the trio (with previously-announced Meryl Streep) in the up-coming 'Mamma Mia!' film.

Distracted, a world premiere play by Lisa Loomer, opened Sunday afternoon at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles. With Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks, starring in the show, many Hollywood friends and turned out on the sunny afternoon for the play and after party, at the adjacent Dorothy Chandler Pavilion...

Geffen Playhouse announced today that Academy Award winning actress Dame Helen Mirren has been selected as the 2007 Distinction in Theater Award recipient, which is awarded each year by the theater company during its Backstage at the Geffen Gala.

The Internet Movie Database credits Mean Girls star Amanda Seyfried as having been cast as bride-to-be Sophie in the upcoming film version of Mamma Mia!.

Variety reports this morning that Pierce Brosnan will star in the feature film adaption of Mamma Mia! as Sam, alongside Meryl Streep.

The star-studded 79th Annual Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theatre in L.A. on February 25th!

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff has announced the cast of his upcoming Page To Stage Workshop Production of The Farnsworth Invention, written by Aaron Sorkin. Headlining the cast are Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth and Stephen Lang as David Sarnoff.

Variety reports this morning that Meryl Streep will star in the feature film adaption of Mamma Mia!

There are 5 pairs of tickets for the opening night performance of Chicago at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre on January 2nd!

Acclaimed baritone and Drama Desk Award-nominee George Merritt is making an encore performance in 15 concerts with the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra in their annual 'Magic of Christmas' Concert Series from December 8 - 18, 2006

Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, might be headed for the big screen

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Bidders for the 20th Annual Broadway Flea Market's Grand Auction will have the chance to obtain a pornographically-minded puppet from Avenue Q

More stars have been added to the Celebrity Table of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 20th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction, which will take place on Sunday, September 24th

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, a new musical starring the Tony Award-winning funnyman, opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) on Thursday, August 17

Rita Wilson, who plays Chicago's Roxie Hart through August 20th, was recently honored with a caricature at Sardi's

Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, with his production company Playtone, may soon be bringing the hit ABBA musical Mamma Mia! to the big screen

Due to other commitments, Rita Wilson will no longer be performing in Chicago through August 20th; Michelle DeJean will play Roxie from August 8th through August 20th