2012 OSCARS Nominations Announced!
by Robert Diamond - Jan 24, 2012
THE 84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS will be broadcast live on February 26th on the ABC network. Nominations were announced this morning
WAR HORSE Original Album Released By Masterworks Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2012
Masterworks Broadway will release music from the stage version of War Horse, winner of five Tony Awards including Best Play, today. The album contains original music and songs from the acclaimed National Theatre of Great Britain production, which continues its sold out run on Broadway while planning a U.S. tour and Toronto engagement for 2012.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 1/23
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 23, 2012
Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 1/22/2012.
Michael Morpurgo's BILLY THE KID Gets Digital Theatre Release
by Carrie Dunn - Jan 23, 2012
Digital Theatre today (22 February 2012) announces its first 2012 release to watch online or download to the desktop - Michael Morpurgo's award-winning Billy the Kid. Adapted for the stage by Tony Graham, Billy the Kid, is a heart?warming story of football, war and dreams.
SUPER 8, WAR HORSE Among Nominees for MPSE Golden Reel Awards
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 20, 2012
The nominations for the Motion Picture Sound Editors' 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards have been announced. 'Super 8' leads the pack with three nominations in feature film categories. Also nominated for two categories each were this year's films Drive, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and War Horse.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 1/17
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 17, 2012
Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 1/15/2012.
Viola Davis, Eddie Redmayne Among 2012 BAFTA Nominees
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 17, 2012
The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced by Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger at BAFTA's headquarters in London. The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday, February 12th at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, London. This is the fifteenth year of Orange's sponsorship of the Film Awards. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry.
2012 GOLDEN GLOBES Nominees and Winners - Complete List!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 15, 2012
Tonight, January 15, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held in Beverly Hills. Presenters include a 'Who's Who' of the A-List, including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Jane Lynch, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Rob Lowe, Michelle Pfeiffer, Salma Hayek, Melissa McCarthy and Nicole Kidman.
Andrew Durand, Leah Hofmann, et al. Join Cast of WAR HORSE Tonight
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 12, 2012
Beginning tonight, Thursday, January 12, 2012, Harlan Bengel, Lute Breuer, Hunter Canning, Anthony Cochrane, Andrew Durand, Ben Horner, Leah Hofmann, Tessa Klein, David Lansbury, David Manis, Nat McIntyre, Geoffrey Murphy, Andy Murray, Tommy Schrider, Jack Spann and Katrina Yaukey join the 37 member acting company of the Tony Award winning production of WAR HORSE. The National Theatre of Great Britain's production, presented by Lincoln Center Theater and the National Theatre of Great Britain in association with Bob Boyett, continues its open ended run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 1/9; MORMON Breaks Another Record
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 9, 2012
Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 1/8/2012.
Jessica Chastain Leads Broadway's THE HEIRESS, Fall 2012; Moises Kaufman Helms
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 5, 2012
Acclaimed actress Jessica Chastain, winner of 2011 New York, Los Angeles and Chicago Film Critics and National Board of Review Awards and recently nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, will make her Broadway debut starring in the Tony Award®-winning play The Heiress.
WAR HORSE, Tony Awards, et al. Nominated for 2012 Producers Guild Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 3, 2012
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were already announced by the Guild in December 2011.
BWW's BEST OF 2011 Video Flashback - The Top 50!
by BWW Special Coverage - Dec 27, 2011
2012 is quickly approaching, and in celebration of the new year, BroadwayWorld will celebrate 2011 with lists of our biggest features of the year! Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular videos from 2011 (in no particular order)! Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from the past year on BroadwayWorld.com!
STAGE TUBE: Inside WAR HORSE's Handspring Puppet Company
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 19, 2011
WAR HORSE is based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, with Handspring Puppet Company, and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, with scenic design by Rae Smith, puppet design, fabrication and direction by Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company, lighting by Paule Constable, direction of movement and horse movement by Toby Sedgwick, animation & projection design by 59 Productions, music by Adrian Sutton, songs by John Tams, sound design by Christopher Shutt, and musical direction by Greg Pliska. In the video below, go inside the making on the WAR HORSE Puppets at the Handspring Puppet Company.
2012 GOLDEN GLOBE Nominations Announced
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 15, 2011
Gerard Butler, Woody Harrelson, Rashida Jones, and Sofia Vergara were on hand to announce the nominees for the 2012 Golden Globes Awards this morning. The award ceremony will be held in Beverly Hills on January 15, 2012.
Angel Desai and Bhavesh Patel Lead Rising Circle Reading of Say Something
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 7, 2011
Rising Circle Theater will produce a 29-hour workshop reading of Say Something, as part of their next-stage play development program The Refinery, featuring Angel Desai (John Doyle's Company), Bhavesh Patel (War Horse), Jeremy Beck (Betrayed) and Sevan Greene (Aftermath).
Andrew Durand, Ben Horner, et al. to Join WAR HORSE Jan. 12; New Cast Members Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 28, 2011
Beginning Thursday, January 12, 2012, Harlan Bengel, Toby Billowitz, Lute Breuer, Hunter Canning, Anthony Cochrane, Andrew Durand, Ben Horner, Leah Hofmann, Tessa Klein, David Lansbury, David Manis, Nat McIntyre, Geoffrey Murphy, Andy Murray, Tommy Schrider, and Jack Spann will join the 37 member acting company of the Tony Award winning production of WAR HORSE. The National Theatre of Great Britain's production, presented by Lincoln Center Theater and the National Theatre of Great Britain in association with Bob Boyett, continues its open ended run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).