The Huntington Theatre Company will honor Broadway director Kenny Leon and Bank of America, the organization's Education and Access Partner, this Sunday, April 25, 2010 at its Spotlight Spectacular! annual gala benefit. Leon and Bank of America will receive The Wimberly Award, the Huntington's highest honor.
The Village Voice announced today that the hit Broadway musical FELA! will perform at the 55th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards on Monday, May 17, 2010, at Webster Hall. FELA!-which is produced by Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter and Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, among others-is a musical based on the life and music of the iconic African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington stars in the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson. The production also stars Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, opens on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14. BroadwayWorld brings you the first production shots below.
The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director), announced the nominations for the 2009-10 Drama League Awards today at Sardi's with the help of Broadway stars Kelsey Grammer (La Cage Aux Folles) and Bebe Neuwirth (The Addams Family). The 76th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon will take place on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 12:00pm at the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. The event will be co-hosted by Vanessa Williams (Sondheim on Sondheim) and Michael Urie (The Temperamentals).
The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director) proudly announces nominations for the 2009-10 Drama League Awards, to be presented at The 76th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 21, 2010 (noon) in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street). The event will be co-hosted by Vanessa Williams (Sondheim on Sondheim) and Michael Urie (The Temperamentals).
Join WABC-TV's Michelle Charlesworth and guest co-host Tony Shaloub (starring in Broadway's LEND ME A TENOR) for a complete line-up of what's opening on the Great White Way this spring.
The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that the 55th Annual OBIE Awards will take place on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Webster Hall in the East Village.
Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Viola Davis, stars of the first Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning FENCES, were featured on ABC's 'Good Morning America' this morning.
Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Viola Davis, stars of the first Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning FENCES, will be featured on ABC's 'Good Morning America' tomorrow, Friday, April 16 in the 8 a.m. hour of the show.
According to Variety, Viola Davis will star in DreamWorks Studios' 'The Help,' an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel. Davis, who is currently in previews for Broadway's Fences also starring Denzel Washington, will play Aibileen.
The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that the 55th Annual OBIE Awards will take place on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Webster Hall in the East Village.
FENCES stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis recently sat down with Lynn Hirschberg for a Times Talk discussion on the play. In a sold out event, Hirschberg spoke to the actors about their roles and how they feel about the play as black actors.
FENCES, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, is set to open on April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre. The strictly limited 13-week engagement will begin previews on April 14, and the marquee has gone up!
Ken Ludwig's comedy LEND ME A TENOR began previews on Friday March 12 and opened last night on April 4. at Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).
This spring some of the brightest names in film, television, theater, dance, sports and culinary arts will sit down with New York Times journalists at TheTimesCenter for the 2010 Spring TimesTalks events.
Three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis will compose original music for the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and featuring Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, will open on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street).
This spring some of the brightest names in film, television, theater, dance, sports and culinary arts will sit down with New York Times journalists at TheTimesCenter for the 2010 Spring TimesTalks events.
The trailer for the upcoming Columbia Pictures 'Eat, Pray, Love' has been released. The film is an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir and stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, James Franco, Viola Davis, Tuva Novotny, Mary Testa and Arlene Tur.
The box office for August Wilson's Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis is now open to the general public. FENCES is set to open on April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). The strictly limited 13-week engagement will begin previews on April 14.
The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American stories - with Stick Fly, Huntington Playwriting Fellow Lydia R Diamond's smart, moving, and funny portrait of a complex African-American family.
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