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Johanna Day & Daniel Gerroll to Lead Premiere of MISERY at Bucks County Playhouse
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 22, 2012


Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment and Playhouse Productions announced today complete casting for the world premiere of MISERY at Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street, New Hope PA). Tony Award nominee Johanna Day (Proof, August: Osage County) will star as writer Paul Sheldon's number-one fan, 'Annie Wilkes' alongside Daniel Gerroll (Enchanted April, High Society) as 'Paul Sheldon' and James DeMarse (The Orphans' Home Cycle, Dividing the Estate) as 'Buster.'

Video Preview: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 25th Anniversary - Billy Crystal and Mandy Patinkin on the meaning of 'True Love'
by Robert Diamond - Sep 26, 2012


From: True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon, Pt. 2 - Billy Crystal and Mandy Patinkin on the meaning of 'True Love'

Video Preview: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 25th Anniversary - Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright Talk Filming
by Robert Diamond - Sep 28, 2012


From: True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon, Pt. 1 - Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright on the first day of shooting

Video Preview: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 25th Anniversary - Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright on Fans
by Robert Diamond - Sep 26, 2012


From: True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon, Pt. 1 - Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright on people´s reaction to the film

Video Preview: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 25th Anniversary - Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin and Billy Crystal on Andre The Giant
by Robert Diamond - Sep 27, 2012


From: True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon, Pt. 2 - Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin and Billy Crystal on Andre The Giant

Crystal, Patinkin Set For PRINCESS BRIDE Cast Reunion at NY Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 24, 2012


The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced today the participants of a cast reunion as part of the 25th Anniversary presentation of THE PRINCESS BRIDE during the 2012 New York Film Festival.

Stage Adaptation of Stephen King's MISERY to Premiere at Bucks County Playhouse, 11/24-12/8!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 20, 2012


Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment and Playhouse Productions announced today that they will present the world premiere of MISERY at Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street, New Hope PA) this fall. Written by two-time Academy Award-winner William Goldman (who wrote the screenplay for Misery as well as The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King and directed by Will Frears (Coach, Year Zero), MISERY will play a limited developmental engagement of 11 performances only, November 24th through December 8th.

BUTCH CASSIDY Among Films in HBO's 'Screen on the Green' Line-Up
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 14, 2012


HBO and Comcast are proud to announce the return of a favorite Washington summertime tradition, Screen on the Green. Marking its 14th year, the festival will kick-off July 16th with the 1969 classic 'BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.

SOUND OFF 2011 Year-End Round-Up: Toasts To The Mosts
by Pat Cerasaro - Dec 31, 2011


Today we are taking a look at the very best theatre-related entities in a variety of different categories - books, music, television, film, and, of course, theatre - as we look back on 2011 and all of the many marvelous moments of excitement, passion, joy and exultation that only theatre and theatre-related projects can possibly hope to provide. From Stephen Sondheim's LOOK, I MADE A HAT on the bookshelves of every Broadway baby worth their weight in sequins to Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone in Sondheim's COMPANY on the big screen courtesy of Fathom to the stunning Broadway revival of FOLLIES starring Bernadette Peters and its tremendous new cast album, all the way to the thrills and chills of Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL on the big screen and Blu-ray to the BOOK OF MORMON breaking Broadway records and even TV's best drama and comedy, both from mastermind Ryan Murphy - GLEE and AMERICAN HORROR STORY. Plus, we also have top film picks in the categories of Drama and Comedy, as well as the best of the best of them all, with Lars Von Trier's apocalyptic masterpiece MELANCHOLIA, George Clooney's play adaptation THE IDES OF MARCH and the 80s music video stylized thriller/drama DRIVE topping the list. All of that and a whole lot more awaits in this all-encompassing look back at the theatrical highlights in all entertainment realms in 2011, as well as a look ahead to what we cannot wait for in 2012!

FLASH FRIDAY: Look, I Made A Musical - A Stephen Sondheim Retrospective
by Pat Cerasaro - Nov 18, 2011


Modern-day master of musical theatre Stephen Sondheim is about to release the second book of his complete collected lyrics - covering mostly everything written in the last three decades and in this one so far - titled after a line from what may very well be his ultimate masterpiece, the Pulitzer Prize-winning SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE - LOOK, I MADE A HAT; Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany. So, today, we are going to be taking a look at a litany of the finest moments from Sondheim's post-SWEENEY TODD musicals that are highlighted in LOOK, I MADE A HAT and perhaps discover a few of the many reasons why Sondheim's musicals - whether late-period or early on- are the best of the best Broadway has to offer - now or ever. And, what an absolutely mind-blowing list it is - and what a masterpiece of a book!

BroadwayGirlNYC: On My Broadway Bookshelf
by BroadwayGirl NYC - Aug 18, 2011


When I'm not at a show, I keep my eyes and brain busy by learning as much as I can about Broadway from my favorite books on the subject. My current favorites range from fiction to memoir to history. Here are the books that I'm currently keeping close by.

Paul Newman Film Series Shown at Museum of the Moving Image
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2011


Paul Newman was one of the most charismatic, compelling screen actors of the past fifty years, delivering indelible performances in a wide range of popular and acclaimed Hollywood films.

Review - Overusing Broadway's F-word
by Ben Peltz - Jul 30, 2011


Lenny Bruce used to say that if you used a hurtful word often enough it would lose its meaning and its power to harm.  I think Broadway has reached that point with the F-word.  You know the F-word I'm talking about.  Flop.

Josh Grisetti, Judy Blazer Lead NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY At Cape Playhouse
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2011


No Way To Treat a Lady, the award-winning musical comedy thriller by Douglas J. Cohen, returns to the stage this summer for a two week run at Cape Cod's legendary summer theatre, The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA.

No Way To Treat A Lady Comes to American Heartland Theatre, Closes 4/17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2011


No Way to Treat A Lady, running March 4th through April 17th at American Heartland Theatre is an uproarious, sexy musical that gives new meaning to the phrase 'knock em dead'!

THE PRINCESS BRIDE Adaptation Makes Charlotte Debut 3/16
by BWW News Desk - Mar 16, 2011


Citizens of the Universe, presents William Goldman's ‘The Princess Bride' (adapted for stage by Johnathan Fourniadis); March 16th- 27th at the Breakfast Club, Uptown.

No Way To Treat A Lady Comes to American Heartland Theatre 3/4-4/17
by BWW News Desk - Mar 4, 2011


No Way to Treat A Lady, running March 4th through April 17th at American Heartland Theatre is an uproarious, sexy musical that gives new meaning to the phrase 'knock em dead'!

THE PRINCESS BRIDE Adaptation Makes Charlotte Debut 3/16
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 18, 2011


Citizens of the Universe, presents William Goldman's ‘The Princess Bride' (adapted for stage by Johnathan Fourniadis); March 16th- 27th at the Breakfast Club, Uptown.

No Way To Treat A Lady Comes to American Heartland Theatre 3/4-4/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 18, 2011


No Way to Treat A Lady, running March 4th through April 17th at American Heartland Theatre is an uproarious, sexy musical that gives new meaning to the phrase 'knock em dead'!

Douglas J. Cohen to Receive 2010 Fred Ebb Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 16, 2010


The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present the sixth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Douglas J. Cohen.

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