This very special 10th Anniversary of the Irish Film & Television Awards promises to be an unforgettable occasion, celebrating Ireland's outstanding film and television productions in 2012 and reflecting upon a decade of exceptional art, creativity and entertainment in Ireland.
Florida Studio Theatre's hit regional premiere of The Best of Enemies by Mark St. Germain has been held over through February 3rd by popular demand. This powerful drama exposes the poison of prejudice and explores how two polarized individuals can overcome their differences. The Best of Enemies opened in Florida Studio Theatre's new Gompertz Theatre (1247 1st Street) on Friday, December.
Variety reports that Maggie Gyllenhaal has signed on to join the cast of FRANK, a comedy film from Lenny Abrahamson. The actress joins previously announced cast members Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender and Scoot McNairy.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the international celebration of the bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth, Dickens 2012, with a World's Stage presentation of the Olivier Award-nominated production Dickens' Women, featuring actress Miriam Margolyes, tonight, December 18-22, 2012 in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the international celebration of the bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth, Dickens 2012, with a World's Stage presentation of the Olivier Award-nominated production Dickens' Women, featuring actress Miriam Margolyes, tonight, December 18-22, 2012 in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare.
Hinton Battle is known to theatre audiences as an extraordinarily gifted performer and recipient of three Tony Awards. Battle now adds 'playwright', to his growing list of accomplishments. Hinton Battle's Love Lies - Treat Her Like a Lady, the musical he conceived and debuted this summer at the Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) in New York, is scheduled to begin a national tour of key cities at the start of 2013.
Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that acclaimed film and television actor Christopher Lloyd, will star as Azdak in the company's upcoming spring production of Bertolt Brecht's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, to be directed by Brian Kulick (who directed Brecht's Galileo last season), and featuring new music by Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik, featuring translation by James and Tania Stern with lyrics by W.H. Auden. THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE will begin performances Thursday, May 2 at CSC (136 East 13th Street) for a limited engagement. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, April 2.
Tasmania's premier winter festival, the Festival of Voices today announced the appointment of Paul Kooperman as General Manager, joining festival director Kris Stewart in managing this iconic Hobart event.
Writers in Performance is a 12-week poetry, writing and performance workshop culminating in public presentations. Throughout the course of the workshop, ten talented actors, playwrights, poets and storytellers have explored writing exercises, theater games, improvisation, movement techniques, and ensemble work in a safe, creative environment on the topic of "Anticipation." Writers in Performance participants are diverse by design; not only in ethnicity, but by age, and experience as well, mixing professionals with students.
Writers in Performance is a 12-week poetry, writing and performance workshop culminating in public presentations. Throughout the course of the workshop, ten talented actors, playwrights, poets and storytellers have explored writing exercises, theater games, improvisation, movement techniques, and ensemble work in a safe, creative environment on the topic of "Anticipation." Writers in Performance participants are diverse by design; not only in ethnicity, but by age, and experience as well, mixing professionals with students.
Peter Rabbit hops on to the TV screen with the premiere of Nickelodeon's brand-new primetime holiday special, PETER RABBIT'S CHRISTMAS TALE Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).
Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the original series L.A. FROCK STARS, a window into the world of high-end vintage fashion. The six-episode unscripted series, a first for Smithsonian Channel, which is set to premiere Thursday, March 7 at 8.pm., focuses on the doyenne of Hollywood vintage, Doris Raymond, and her Los Angeles store The Way We Wore®.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the international celebration of the bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth, Dickens 2012, with a World's Stage presentation of the Olivier Award-nominated production Dickens' Women, featuring actress Miriam Margolyes, December 18-22, 2012 in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare.
Three legendary Production Designers - Preston Ames, Richard MacDonald, and Edward S. Stephenson - will be inducted into the Art Directors Guild (ADG) Hall of Fame at the Guild's 17th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards Presented by BMW ceremony to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 2, 2013, as announced today by ADG President Thomas A. Walsh and Awards Producers Greg Grande and Raf Lydon.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will bring the soundtrack of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl to life in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center November 23-24, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. Guest Conductor Richard Kaufman, who has devoted much of his musical life to conducting and supervising music for film and television productions, will lead the Orchestra and the Atlanta Vocal Project in the score from the movie, which will be shown on a giant screen.
November 1-3, 2012, 8:00 p.m.: Guest conductor Asher Fisch will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss's Death and Transfiguration and excerpts from Wagner's Die Meistersinger. Pianist Stewart Goodyear will join the Orchestra for Mozart's Rondo in D Major and Piano Concerto No. 24.
In the premiere episode of CURIOSITY, airing tonight, Oct. 7 on Discovery Channel, an international team of experts will explore these questions by doing the unthinkable - deliberately crashing a full-size passenger airplane into the remote desert along the U.S.-Mexico border.
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today announced that DreamWorks Classics will make its debut at MIPCOM 2012, bringing to worldwide telecasters a comprehensive television portfolio highlighted by DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk, which is inspired by DreamWorks Animation's beloved How to Train Your Dragon film franchise, and an all-new television series based on the studio's upcoming animated feature film Turbo.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards® has been honored for the fourth consecutive year with the Environmental Media Association (EMA)'s Green Seal, recognizing a production's outstanding efforts to implement sustainable initiatives and promote environmental awareness.
In the premiere episode of CURIOSITY, airing Sunday, Oct. 7 on Discovery Channel, an international team of experts will explore these questions by doing the unthinkable - deliberately crashing a full-size passenger airplane into the remote desert along the U.S.-Mexico border.