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'Girls' Star Zosia Mamet Taps Into 'Darkness' of 20-Somethings in 'Really Really'

January 31, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Zosia Mamet of "Girls" is ready to take the stage in a racy college drama

  

Will Gluck Directing 'Annie' Remake, Willow Smith No Longer Involved

January 30, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

"Annie" is no longer being re-imagined as a vehicle for Willow Smith; Sony Pictures will begin looking for a new star

  

How I Have Spent My Life Chasing After the 'Lost Boys'

January 29, 2013 By Wendy Burch 16 weeks ago

What this Wendy has learned from Peter Pan

  

Tony Kushner to Receive WGAW's Paul Selvin Award

January 28, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 16 weeks ago

Tony Kusher will receive the Writers Guild of America West's Paul Selvin Award for his script for 'Lincoln'

  

Oscars to Include Tribute to Movie Musicals From Past 10 Years

January 25, 2013 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

"Chicago," "Dreamgirls" and "Les Misérables" among the films being recognized

  

'Sleepless in Seattle' Musical Sets World Premiere With New Director

January 24, 2013 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

"Sleepless in Seattle - The Musical" will open this May at the Pasadena Playhouse with Sheldon Epps as director

  

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart Returning to Broadway in 'Waiting for Godot,' 'No Man's Land'

January 24, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 16 weeks ago

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" co-stars McKellen and Stewart" will be directed by Sean Mathias in the productions, which are slated for a fall premiere

  

Pasadena Playhouse Unveils Mystery $1M Donors: Mike Stoller and Wife

January 24, 2013 By Lisa Fung 16 weeks ago

Mike Stoller, half of the songwriting team Leiber & Stoller, and wife Corky Hale Stoller helped the Pasadena Playhouse emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  

NY Times Classical Music Critic James Oestreich Decides to Leave (Updated)

January 23, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

James Oestreich has reportedly accepted a buyout a day before the Thursday deadline

  

Could a 'Jekyll & Hyde' Movie Be the Next 'Les Miserables'?

January 23, 2013 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

Mike Medavoy and Rick Nicita were intrigued by the number of foreign productions for "Jekyll and Hyde"

  

'Jekyll & Hyde' Musical Heading Back to Broadway in April

January 22, 2013 By Brent Lang 17 weeks ago

Mike Medavoy plans film version of "Jekyll and Hyde"

  

'Avenue Q,' Logo Partner on HIV-Awareness PSAs

January 21, 2013 By Lisa Fung 17 weeks ago

"Avenue Q" puppets will appear in public service announcements on Logo that are designed to create awareness about HIV

  

Richard Blanco: First Latino, Gay Poet Delivers Inaugural Poem (Video)

January 21, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 17 weeks ago

President Obama said Richard Blanco is "fitting" to represent national diversity

  

Scarlett Johansson in 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof': Were Critics Seduced By Maggie?

January 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 17 weeks ago

Scarlett Johansson takes on Maggie the Cat in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." How does she stack up against Elizabeth Taylor?

  

Barbra Streisand to Receive Lincoln Center Film Society's Chaplin Award

January 18, 2013 By Lisa Fung 17 weeks ago

Barbra Streisand will receive the award on April 22

  

Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino, Matthew Lillard to Star in 'Match'

January 16, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Stephen Belber is directing the film based on his own play

  

National Book Awards Changes Selection Process for 2013

January 16, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 17 weeks ago

The National Book Awards will add non-writers to the judging panels and will draft 10-book longlists before narrowing to top five finalists

  

'Alias' Star Comes Out...Kinda

January 15, 2013 By Brent Lang 18 weeks ago

Victor Garber, a Broadway actor and star of "Argo," acknowledges he is gay

  

Dan Brown to Release New Novel, 'Inferno,' in May

January 15, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Dan Brown's newest novel will be about Dante

  

Philip Roth Names the Best of His Own Books

January 14, 2013 By Tim Molloy 18 weeks ago

One of our greatest living novelists consents to a rare Q&A

  

Tom Stoppard to Receive Writers Guild West's Laurel Award

January 14, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 18 weeks ago

Tom Stoppard, the award-winning playwright and "Shakespeare in Love" and "Anna Karenina" screenwriter, will be honored for his work in film at the Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 17

  

'Big Fish' Musical Heading to Broadway in October

January 14, 2013 By Lisa Fung 18 weeks ago

"Big Fish," the musical based on Daniel Wallace's novel and Tim Burton's movie, opens in Chicago in April before moving to Broadway in October

  

'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes Honored by BritWeek (Photos)

January 12, 2013 By Lisa Fung 18 weeks ago

Julian Fellowes, creator of "Downton Abbey," is honored at a BritWeek luncheon with guests including Michelle Dockery and Nigel Lythgoe

  

Kate Middleton's First Official Portrait Creates Storm on Twitter

January 11, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

Kate Middleton's portrait is called "rotten," "dour" and much worse

  

Evan S. Connell, Writer of Eclectic Tastes, Dead at 88

January 10, 2013 By Jon Thurber 18 weeks ago

Evan S. Connell wrote books on George Custer and the painter Francisco Goya as well as novels, essays and short stories

  

Ada Louise Huxtable Archive, Estate Go to Getty

January 9, 2013 By Lisa Fung 18 weeks ago

Ada Louise Huxtable left her estate to the Getty, which acquired her archive in December 2012

  
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