Wednesday, July 18, 2012
An open letter from leading members of the New York theater community has been sent out in support in playwright David Adjmi over his recently produced play 3C, according to reports.
The p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:06PMStage star and Academy Award winner Robin WIlliams has joined the cast of The Butler, according to Deadline.com.
The film, to be directed by Oscar nominee Lee Daniels, focuses on a White Ho…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:52PMAmy Adams, Bradley Cooper, and Jeremy Renner will-co-star in David O. Russell's untitled drama about con artist Mel Weinberg, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Cooper will play Wein…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:29PMTony Award winner Marc Shaiman will join stage and screen star Jenifer Lewis for her upcoming engagement at 54 Below, July 24-28.
Lewis ' New York stage credits include Hairspray, Moth…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:16PMBon Jovi, Green Day, and Usher will be among the musical acts to perform at Clear Channel's iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas on September 21 and 22. A highlights special will a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:10AMFrom Dust to Dreams: Opening Night at the Smith Center for Performing Arts, a special that was taped at the opening gala for the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas in March, w…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:57AMUpdated casting has been announced for Netflix' first original series, House Of Cards, according to Deadline.com.
The show, to be based on Michael Dobbs' novel and the 1990 Briti…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03AMTuesday, July 17, 2012
Tony Award-winning animal trainer William Berloni will announce which dog will play the role of "Sandy" in the upcoming Broadway revival of Annie on the Thursday, July 19 episode …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:09PMTony Award winner Amanda Plummer has joined the cast of Catching Fire, Francis Lawrence's follow-up to the popular film, The Hunger Games, according to EW.
The film will star Jennifer …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:30PMTony Award nominee Bonnie Franklin will appear on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, according to EW.com.
She will play Sister Celeste, a streetwise nun who offers a helping …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:17AMEngland Rugby Union star Ben Cohen, MBE, will join a host of celebrities and performers for West End Bares 2012, which will take place on September 2 at 9:30pm and midnight at London's …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:48AMActor Gaius Charles is set to join ABC's Grey's Anatomy during its upcoming ninth season, according to TVLine.com. The site says the actor's role has not been finalized.
Char…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:27AMTerry Kinney will have a recurring role on the new FOX series Mob Doctor, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The series, which will star Jordana Spiro and William Forsythe, focuses on a y…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:49AMUnited States First Lady Michelle Obama, and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, attended three Broadway shows last weekend, according to The New York Times.
On Saturday night, Mrs. Obama and a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:28AMThe Glee star discusses his new novel for young adults, working with Sarah Jessica Parker, and his theatrical aspirations.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMMonday, July 16, 2012
The superlative Lindsay Mendez leads an outstanding ensemble in this moving new musical based on the 1991 film about the unlikely romance between a young Marine and a peace-loving plain Jane…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PMActor Mark Consuelos will join the second season of FX's American Horror Story, according to EW.com.
As previously reported, this season will take place in an East Coast mental institu…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:25PMAcademy Award winner Celeste Holm has died at age 95. The marquees of Broadway theaters in New York will be dimmed in her memory on Wednesday, July 18, at exactly 8pm for one minute.
Holm …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:05PMTony Award nominee Andrea McArdle will record her upcoming shows at 54 Below on Mondays, July 23 and July 30 at 7pm for inclusion on a live CD.
McArdle is best known for originating the ti…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:58AMSunday, July 15, 2012
Academy Award winner Celeste Holm has died at age 95, according to a report on TV's NY1.
Holm appeared in over two dozen Broadway shows, including her debut in 1938 in Gloriana, and i…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AMSaturday, July 14, 2012
Joss Whedon's 2008 web series Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which stars Neil Patrick Harris, is coming to the CW next year, according to reports.
Whedon directed and wrote the t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:58AMTony Award winner Diana Rigg and Tony Award nominee Mackenzie Crook will join HBO's Game of Thrones for its third season, launching in 2013, according to published reports.
Rigg will p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:58AMDream the Impossible Dream, a series of concerts featuring Broadway performers, live music, wine, and picnicking under the stars to commemorate the significance of the saving of Jack London …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:55AMFriday, July 13, 2012
Oscar-winning producer Richard D. Zanuck has died at age 77 in Los Angeles of a heart attack, according to published reports.
The son of legendary movie mogul Daryl Zanuck, he produced the …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:51PMRobert Boyett, the Tony Award-winning producer and philanthropist, was recognized in a ceremony on Friday, July 13 at the British Embassy in Washington, DC for his invaluable service to Brit…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:42PMNew Georges will present two full-length productions during its 2012-2013 season.
First up will be Kara Lee Corthron's ALICEGRACEANON, directed by Kara-Lynn Vaeni, to run October 18-…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:28PMStage and screen star Daniel Radcliffe will star in the film version of Joe Hill's fantasy novel Horns, according to Variety. Alexandra Aja will direct the movie.
Radcliffe will play …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:45PMAs a special homage to Theodore Mann, Circle in the Square's co-founder, artistic director, and co-producer who passed away on February 24, Circle in the Square Theatre School is invit…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:58AMFeinstein's at Loews Regency will close by the beginning of 2013, with plans for the club to move to another location later that year, according to owner Michael Feinstein.
We are exci…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:20AMThe popular stage actor discusses his work as the screenwriter of the highly anticipated animated film.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMThursday, July 12, 2012
The Geffen Playhouse's world premiere of John Pielmeier's The Exorcist, the stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty's famous 1971 novel, officially opened on July 11. Tony Aw…
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