The world-premiere production of Gino DiIorio's Release Point, which explores the tortured relationship between a father and daughter, officially opens Aug. 18, following previews that b…
Broadway Bound, a benefit concert featuring 35 of "Broadway's most promising new talents," is held Aug. 18 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in California.
Norm Lewis, who received a 2012 Best Actor Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Tony-winning The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, has landed a recurring role on the ABC political t…
Shotgun Players will present Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Tony Award-winning musical Assassins beginning Sept. 26, prior to an official opening Oct. 5, in Berkeley, CA.
The Ogunquit Playhouse will present 9 to 5: The Musical, which features a score by Grammy Award winner Dolly Parton, beginning Aug. 22, prior to an official opening Aug. 23, in Maine.
Joy Bryant, who stars in the NBC series "Parenthood," has been cast in the upcoming film based on the David Mamet play Sexual Perversity in Chicago, according to Deadline.com.
"Sparkle," the feature film that stars "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and late Grammy Award winner Whitney Houston, hits movie theatres Aug. 17.
La Jolla Playhouse presents Tony winner Denis O'Hare and Obie winner Lisa Peterson's adaptation of Homer's An Iliad, a one-man production based on a translation by Robert Fagles,…
The White Plains Performing Arts Center has announced its tenth anniversary season, which includes three mainstage Equity productions as well as a new "Spotlight" series of musical…
Tony Award nominee Tony Shalhoub has joined the cast of Rob Greenberg's untitled CBS comedy pilot, according to TVLine.com.
Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming Fox medical drama "The Mob Doctor," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Off Broadway Alliance has announced that 20at20, the bi-annual discount offer celebrating Off-Broadway, will return Sept. 4-23. Participating shows include Closer Than Ever, Avenue Q, Th…
The world-premiere production of Gino DiIorio's Release Point, which explores the tortured relationship between a father and daughter, begins performances Aug. 16, prior to an official o…
The second annual Araca Project, featuring six original shows, continues with Seth Moore's new play The Man With America Skin, exploring the effects of post-traumatic stress in two …
The Dorset Theatre Festival concludes its 2012 season with the company's "Murder and Mayhem" series, which kicks off with Ira Levin's Deathtrap Aug. 16 at the Dorset Playho…
Jessica Phillips, most recently seen on Broadway in Leap of Faith, and Josh Segarra, a featured member of Off-Broadway's Dogfight, will appear in the FX sitcom pilot "Bronx Warrants…
"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy named 19-year-old Blake Jenner winner of the second season of Oxygen Network's "The Glee Project." Jenner will receive a seven-episode a…
Jonah's Co. presents Jeffrey James Keyes' The End of Days beginning Aug. 15 at the 16th New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) at the Soho Playhouse.
The Apollo Theater and Manhattan School of Music will present the New York return of Ask Your Mama, described as "a 90-minute sonic tapestry of music, film and spoken word by Emmy Award…
"Marvin Makes Music," a children's book written by the late composer Marvin Hamlisch, will be published by Dial Press Nov. 8.
Tituss Burgess, Chester Gregory II, Morgan James, Saycon Sengbloh and Alysha Umphress are among the performers who will take part in Broadway Sings Michael Jackson, featuring new arrangement…
The first North American tour of Wicked welcomes Kim Zimmer and Cliffton Hall to the production Aug. 14. Patti Murin, who played the title role in Broadway's Lysistrata Jones, is in…
Brooklyn-born boxing legend Mike Tyson brought his Undisputed Truth — a scripted one-man show chronicling the ups and downs of his life and career — to New York City. Since …
Actors' Equity Association has appointed Thomas Carpenter as the company's Eastern regional director, assistant executive director and general counsel. Carpenter will join the Equity…
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Once has recouped its capitalization faster than any new Broadway musical in more than a decade, producers announced Aug. 13.