Tony-Winning Hit "Carnage" Will Roll Out In Cinemas Across U.S. Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

"Carnage," Roman Polanski's film adaptation of the Tony-winning hit play God of Carnage, starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly, will be releas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:22pm on January 9, 2012☆⚑

Make Mine Manhattan to Feature Jessica Lee Goldyn and Greg Reuter Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Jessica Lee Goldyn, Greg Reuter and Bret Shuford have been cast in a fresh Off-Broadway production of the 1948 revue Make Mine Manhattan, which will begin performances March 1 at the Connell…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:18pm on January 9, 2012☆⚑

Remastered "Judy Garland: The Carnegie Hall Concert" Will Get Feb. 6 U.K. Release by Adam Hetrick

JSP Records' edition of Judy Garland's historic 1961 Carnegie Hall Concert, a remastered version of the Grammy Award-winning LP, will be released on disc Feb. 6 in the U.K.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:15pm on January 9, 2012☆⚑

Celebrity Autobiography Benefit to Feature John Benjamin Hickey, Bobby Cannavale, Andy Cohen and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey, Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale, Andy Cohen and Natasha Lyonne will be part of a Feb. 15 benefit presentation of Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38pm on January 9, 2012☆⚑

MCC Theater Announces Carrie Video Contest and Discounted Tickets by Adam Hetrick

MCC Theater has announced the launch of a new video contest to win VIP tickets to the opening-night performance of the revamped cult musical Carrie, which will rock the Lucille Lortel Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21pm on January 9, 2012☆⚑

Elton John to Publish "Love Is the Cure: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic" by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Academy Award-winning musician Elton John will publish his new book, "Love Is the Cure: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic," in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16am on January 9, 2012☆⚑

Henry IV Reading, With Patrick Page, Benjamin Walker, Jennifer Ehle and More, Held Jan. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Patrick Page takes on the role of Henry IV in the U.S. debut of Tom Stoppard's adaptation of the Pirandello play, which receives a Jan. 9 reading from the Red Bull Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 9, 2012☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Lives On in Sydney, Beginning Jan. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Following an extended Melbourne engagement, the new Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, the sequel to his international hit The Phantom of the Opera, arrives …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 8, 2012☆⚑

Seth Numrich and Members of Original War Horse Cast Ride Off Into the Horizon Jan. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Members of the original Broadway cast of War Horse, including Seth Numrich, who created the role of young farm boy Albert Narracott, depart the Lincoln Center Theater production of the Tony-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 8, 2012☆⚑

How the World Began, Starring Obie Winner Heidi Schreck, Opens Off-Broadway Jan. 8 by Adam Hetrick

How the World Began, the new play by Catherine Trieschmann about a Manhattan biology teacher who experiments with rural life, officially opens Off-Broadway Jan. 8 at the Women's Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 8, 2012☆⚑

NBC and "Smash" Plan New Musicals Initiative in U.S. Schools by Adam Hetrick

The new NBC television series "Smash," about the making of the next big Broadway musical, is launching an initiative to implement theatre programs in 20 pilot schools across the U.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:46pm on January 6, 2012☆⚑

On-Sale Ticket Date Set for National Tour of Book of Mormon by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Denver launch of the national tour of the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon, about two missionaires from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who take the tri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:20pm on January 6, 2012☆⚑

The Book of Mormon May Ring Doorbell at London's Prince of Wales Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The nine-time Tony Award-winning hit The Book of Mormon may be the next tenant of London's Prince of Wales Theatre in 2013, according to the Daily Mail.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:30pm on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Tony-Winning Rent and Avenue Q Producing Team Will Move On Individually by Adam Hetrick

Kevin McCollum and Jeffrey Seller, the producing team who ushered the Off-Broadway musicals Rent, Avenue Q and In the Heights to Tony-winning runs on Broadway, have announced plans to move f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43pm on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Soho Rep Casts Alfredo Narciso As The Ugly One for New York Premiere of Dark Comedy by Adam Hetrick

Alfredo Narciso, Lisa Joyce, Steven Boyer and Andrew Garman will take on a host of characters in the New York premiere of Marius von Mayenburg's satire The Ugly One, which will begin per…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04pm on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Benjamin Walker Joins Sold-Out Reading of Tom Stoppard's Henry IV by Adam Hetrick

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson star Benjamin Walker has joined the cast of the Red Bull Theater's Jan. 9 reading of Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Pirandello's Henry IV.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18am on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Ben Crawford, Alexandra Silber, Christopher Fitzgerald Ride a Carousel Beginning Jan. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Ben Crawford, Alexandra Silber, Sara Jean Ford and Christopher Fitzgerald join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for two concert presentations of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel&nb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Brooks Ashmanskas, Stephen Bogardus, Johanna Day, Christy Pusz Face God of Carnage at the Huntington Jan. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Manners evaporate when parents sit for coffee and dessert in the Huntington Theatre Company production of God of Carnage, starring feature Brooks Ashmanskas, Stephen Bogardus, Johanna Day an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 6, 2012☆⚑

Macbeth [1969], Framed By Vietnam, to Debut at Long Wharf by Adam Hetrick

Shakespeare's Macbeth is getting a Vietnam-era retelling in a new staging at the Long Wharf Theatre, which will be directed by Eric Ting and billed as Macbeth [1969].

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:45pm on January 5, 2012☆⚑

THE SCREENING ROOM: Constantine Maroulis and Cast of The Toxic Avenger Rehearse in TX by Adam Hetrick

The Toxic Avenger is getting ready to sludge Houston in a new production at the Alley Theatre, starring Tony Award-nominated Rock of Ages leading man Constantine Maroulis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:36pm on January 5, 2012☆⚑

Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston to "Sparkle" On Screen This Summer by Adam Hetrick

"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks will be seeing opposite Grammy winner Whitney Houston in the film remake of the 1976 musical film "Sparkle."

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:56pm on January 5, 2012☆⚑

Tickets for Off-Broadway Return of Public Theater Hit Gatz Now On Sale by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the Off-Broadway return of Elevator Repair Service's Gatz, an imaginative six-hour theatrical epic reading of F. Scott's Fitzgerald&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41am on January 5, 2012☆⚑

Charlie Owens Is A Man of No Importance at the Gallery Players; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick

Charlie Owens will star in the Gallery Players production of A Man of No Importance, the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty-Terrence McNally musical about a man struggling with his sexuality in 19…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04am on January 5, 2012☆⚑

John C. Reilly Directs One-Man Buddha: Triumph & Tragedy in L.A. by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Academy Award nominee John C. Reilly will direct the West Coast premiere of Evan Brenner's one-man play Buddha: Triumph & Tragedy In The Life Of The Great Sage at the Bootle…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 5, 2012☆⚑

Jane Kaczmarek Will Star in West Coast Premiere of Good People at the Geffen by Adam Hetrick

Jane Kaczmarek, best known for television's "Malcolm in the Middle," will star as Margie Walsh, the hard-up South Boston cashier, in David Lindsay-Abaire's acclaimed drama …

SOURCE: Playbill at 7:59pm on January 4, 2012☆⚑