Tony nominees Hadestown, The Ferryman and Bryan Cranston for his performance in Network took top honors at the 85th annual Drama League Awards, which were unveiled at a gala luncheon Friday at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. The awards, the nation’s oldest theatrical honors, recognize the year’s best distinguished productions and performances along with career achievements.
Hadestown, which leads all nominees for this year’s Tony Awards with 14, won the Drama League awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical, with The Ferryman, with nine Tony noms, winning for Outstanding Production of a Play. Revival honors went to Kiss Me Kate for musical and The Waverly Gallery for play.
Cranston, up for a Best Actor in Play Tony for his portrayal of news anchor Howard Beale, was given the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award. Other winners included Kiss Me Kate‘s Kelli O’Hara; Beetlejuice director Alex Timbers; and Taylor Mac,...
Hadestown, which leads all nominees for this year’s Tony Awards with 14, won the Drama League awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical, with The Ferryman, with nine Tony noms, winning for Outstanding Production of a Play. Revival honors went to Kiss Me Kate for musical and The Waverly Gallery for play.
Cranston, up for a Best Actor in Play Tony for his portrayal of news anchor Howard Beale, was given the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award. Other winners included Kiss Me Kate‘s Kelli O’Hara; Beetlejuice director Alex Timbers; and Taylor Mac,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bay Street Theater's Bay Street Under the Stars series presents Free concert readings of plays and musicals in Mashashimuet Park every summer. This year, Bay Street will present Kiss Me, Kate with a book by Bella and Sam Spewack and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, tonight and tomorrow, August 25 amp 26 at 7pm.
- 8/25/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bay Street Theater has announced the Bay Street Under the Stars series which will present Free concert readings of plays and musicals in Mashashimuet Park every summer. This year, Bay Street will present Kiss Me, Kate with a book by Bella and Sam Spewack and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, on August 25 amp 26 at 7pm.
- 8/9/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Thursday, starting at 11 a.m., select Regal and Rave Cinemas across the country did a special all-day "Twilight" marathon, showing the four "Twilight" films in order ("Twilight," "New Moon," "Eclipse," and "Breaking Dawn – Part 1"). These were followed immediately by a 10 p.m. screening of the newest (and supposedly last) installment, "Breaking Dawn – Part 2." With the series coming to an end, I thought it would be a good idea to attend the marathon, to capture the mood of Twi-hards who had come out to celebrate the final film in the franchise. However, instead of traveling to a theater in a major metropolitan area, I decided to go to the place where "Twilight's" massive fandom was born and raised and discussed excitedly at book clubs: the suburbs. It was at the Rave Cinemas at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, Connecticut, where my fate was sealed. While I was picking up my special laminated lanyard,...
- 11/16/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
When a film franchise reaches its end, there is a question of the legacy that the series will leave behind. What will fans remember and hold onto after the movie is over? The abiding friendship of Frodo and Sam, the heartbreaking sacrifice of Lily Potter for her child, or even the question of whether Han Solo shot first, these memories and relationships live on even when their story ends. What is left as Stephenie Meyer counts her money and fans fold up their “Team Edward” t-shirts? Some would argue that the Twilight series is one of the greatest love stories of this generation, a Romeo and Juliet for our time. I would not make that argument, but clearly there are people who see Bella and Edward as a love of the ages. Others like myself would argue that it is a series that encourages young women to be complacent, give up any career aspirations,...
- 11/16/2012
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
At a press conference to promote The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2, author Stephenie Meyer suggested that she might add more books to her Twilight world. Naturally, we’ve compiled 10 story lines we’d love to have Meyer continue. Click below to see our list. (Slight spoilers ahead!)
10. Leah’s story
Leah got shafted in Breaking Dawn. Yes, she’s in Jacob’s pack and away from the heartbreak of Sam and Emily, but she still hates the Cullens, and now she’s bound to them because of Jacob and Renesmee. Give this girl something better to do than sulk.
10. Leah’s story
Leah got shafted in Breaking Dawn. Yes, she’s in Jacob’s pack and away from the heartbreak of Sam and Emily, but she still hates the Cullens, and now she’s bound to them because of Jacob and Renesmee. Give this girl something better to do than sulk.
- 11/2/2012
- by Denise Warner
- EW.com - PopWatch
MTV's "Twi-Fight" is about to begin, and we don't just mean the Cullens finally facing those pesky Volturi types in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2."
Sixty-four of our favorite vampires, werewolves, humans and hybrids are throwing down in an intra-fandemonium MTV tournament to decide once and for all which "Twilight" character is the very favorite among Twi-hards.
It's a stone cold battle in the making, and while Edward (Robert Pattinson), Bella (Kristen Stewart) and/or Jacob (Taylor Lautner) are the most obvious favorites, there may be some other stiff competitors in this thing yet. Let's break it down.
Frontrunners
There's no question that the "Twi-o" — or "Twifecta," if you will — have a solid lead on the rest. The entire series has revolved around them, and the emotional attachment of the fan community to these three is unquestionable. Between them, Edward's got that immortal swoon factor going for him,...
Sixty-four of our favorite vampires, werewolves, humans and hybrids are throwing down in an intra-fandemonium MTV tournament to decide once and for all which "Twilight" character is the very favorite among Twi-hards.
It's a stone cold battle in the making, and while Edward (Robert Pattinson), Bella (Kristen Stewart) and/or Jacob (Taylor Lautner) are the most obvious favorites, there may be some other stiff competitors in this thing yet. Let's break it down.
Frontrunners
There's no question that the "Twi-o" — or "Twifecta," if you will — have a solid lead on the rest. The entire series has revolved around them, and the emotional attachment of the fan community to these three is unquestionable. Between them, Edward's got that immortal swoon factor going for him,...
- 10/22/2012
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
With his latest film Savages, the acclaimed Us director turns his vision to the murderous narcotics-fuelled conflict in Mexico
A man steps across the floor of what seems to be a basement or dungeon, on a film shot by a wobbly, handheld camera. Blood, sticky underfoot, runs beneath his boots – and the camera catches what seems to be a severed head. The scene is being played on a computer screen, watched by an intense young man, transfixed. A beautiful girl looks also, over his shoulder. "Is that Iraq?", she asks, squirming at the degenerate and apparently gratuitous cruelty. "Mexico," replies the man with a grunt, clearly terrified himself. Welcome to the latest film by Hollywood's – even America's – heretic-in-chief, Oliver Stone. Unsurprisingly, this brief exchange is charged with greater meaning than it appears at first sight, and the film's director has come to elaborate.
The physical presence of Oliver Stone is...
A man steps across the floor of what seems to be a basement or dungeon, on a film shot by a wobbly, handheld camera. Blood, sticky underfoot, runs beneath his boots – and the camera catches what seems to be a severed head. The scene is being played on a computer screen, watched by an intense young man, transfixed. A beautiful girl looks also, over his shoulder. "Is that Iraq?", she asks, squirming at the degenerate and apparently gratuitous cruelty. "Mexico," replies the man with a grunt, clearly terrified himself. Welcome to the latest film by Hollywood's – even America's – heretic-in-chief, Oliver Stone. Unsurprisingly, this brief exchange is charged with greater meaning than it appears at first sight, and the film's director has come to elaborate.
The physical presence of Oliver Stone is...
- 9/24/2012
- by Ed Vulliamy
- The Guardian - Film News
Playing the role of a mortician for the summer 2012 movie season, I can’t help but get some red on myself. And maybe there’s more of it than usual, but that’s only because when you try and find out what why some movies were good and others terrible, you can’t help but get a little messy.
When last I left you, it was with my dissection of the movies released in May 2012 and how they faired, both financially, critically and culturally. Now it’s time to move on to June. During those 30 days we saw several major tentpole movie releases and witnessed firsthand what happens when the advance hype meets the reality of what you see on the screen. You’ve paid to see the shows, you’ve formed your own opinion of them, now it’s time for the creator of Coming Attractions to weigh in...
When last I left you, it was with my dissection of the movies released in May 2012 and how they faired, both financially, critically and culturally. Now it’s time to move on to June. During those 30 days we saw several major tentpole movie releases and witnessed firsthand what happens when the advance hype meets the reality of what you see on the screen. You’ve paid to see the shows, you’ve formed your own opinion of them, now it’s time for the creator of Coming Attractions to weigh in...
- 9/8/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Ever heard of Sterek, Stanno, Merthur, or Wincest? These are all portmanteaus to designate popular subtextual male "slash" couples.
Slash fans can be a pretty intense breed, but for film and television projects looking for a dedicated and highly involved fanbase, the kind of audience that will explode a project's social media footprint, the fangirls and fanboys who obsess over slash are a valuable market to court, and Hollywood might just be waking up to slash's potential.
What is slash? Let's start with some definitions. Slash is a subset of "shipping" which is simply a keen interest in the pairing of two characters. Shipping can focus on almost any kind of pairing. Heterosexual, same-sex, platonic, romantic, bromantic, erotic, etc. Fans who engage in this sort of thing are called "shippers" and, let's face it, we're all shippers to some extent. If you pined for Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler to...
Slash fans can be a pretty intense breed, but for film and television projects looking for a dedicated and highly involved fanbase, the kind of audience that will explode a project's social media footprint, the fangirls and fanboys who obsess over slash are a valuable market to court, and Hollywood might just be waking up to slash's potential.
What is slash? Let's start with some definitions. Slash is a subset of "shipping" which is simply a keen interest in the pairing of two characters. Shipping can focus on almost any kind of pairing. Heterosexual, same-sex, platonic, romantic, bromantic, erotic, etc. Fans who engage in this sort of thing are called "shippers" and, let's face it, we're all shippers to some extent. If you pined for Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler to...
- 8/20/2012
- by dennis
- The Backlot
From Killing Them Softly to Queen of Versailles, the autumn's big Us films paint a harrowing portrait of a country gripped by class envy, loss and fear of ruin
The Great Gatsby ends at night, on the beach. The hero has been shot and the party is over. So narrator Nick Carraway sits down on the sand and mourns not only his friend but America as a whole – a New World grown somehow old and corroded. He thinks about the green light at the end of Daisy's dock and about how Gatsby ran at it, stumbled and lost, not realising that his dream was already behind him. "Gatsby believed in that green light," he writes. "The orgiastic future that year-by-year recedes before us."
I'm now wondering whether the film version of The Great Gatsby may not be a little like Daisy's green light itself, winking in the distance, barely out of reach.
The Great Gatsby ends at night, on the beach. The hero has been shot and the party is over. So narrator Nick Carraway sits down on the sand and mourns not only his friend but America as a whole – a New World grown somehow old and corroded. He thinks about the green light at the end of Daisy's dock and about how Gatsby ran at it, stumbled and lost, not realising that his dream was already behind him. "Gatsby believed in that green light," he writes. "The orgiastic future that year-by-year recedes before us."
I'm now wondering whether the film version of The Great Gatsby may not be a little like Daisy's green light itself, winking in the distance, barely out of reach.
- 8/9/2012
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
If there was one victor among the movies paneling at San Diego Comic-Con this year, it'd have to be … Marvel. Or was it "Man of Steel"? Or maybe "The Hobbit"?
Another Con's in the can, and we've emerged with new intel on a handful of high-profile mega-movies. There weren't necessarily any groundbreaking casting announcements this year, but first footage from movies like the new Superman flick, "Oz: The Great and Powerful," "Pacific Rim" and "Elysium" had fans and bloggers buzzing big time.
Check out the biggest movie scoops below. What we should add, #16: Getting in line at 7 a.m. does not guarantee you entry into the con's marquee venue (Hall H). Not even for a 6 p.m. panel. And yep, we learned that the hard way. – By Bryan Enk and Kevin Polowy
There's a Whole Lot of Marvel Movies Going On as 'Phase Two' Is Unveiled
Excelsior! Marvel Mania...
Another Con's in the can, and we've emerged with new intel on a handful of high-profile mega-movies. There weren't necessarily any groundbreaking casting announcements this year, but first footage from movies like the new Superman flick, "Oz: The Great and Powerful," "Pacific Rim" and "Elysium" had fans and bloggers buzzing big time.
Check out the biggest movie scoops below. What we should add, #16: Getting in line at 7 a.m. does not guarantee you entry into the con's marquee venue (Hall H). Not even for a 6 p.m. panel. And yep, we learned that the hard way. – By Bryan Enk and Kevin Polowy
There's a Whole Lot of Marvel Movies Going On as 'Phase Two' Is Unveiled
Excelsior! Marvel Mania...
- 7/15/2012
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
No, we don't mean it that way! Get your mind out of the gutter, pervs. In honor of the new movie "Savages" (July 6), we're obviously talking about how it seems like the best star vehicles have three wheels.
Occasionally, a fourth wannabe will try to awkwardly insert himself into the ménage à trois (witness poor Ernie Hudson in "Ghostbusters"), but history's proven that a triad has always struck a chord with audiences. So, sticking with that agreed-upon equation, here's a list of nine trios that prove that, as Schoolhouse Rock taught us, three really is a magic number.
9. Will, Elizabeth and Captain Jack in the 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' Series (2003-11)
Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are one of those couples that would be -- let's face it -- sort of boring. So while they might act otherwise, you just know they totally get off...
Occasionally, a fourth wannabe will try to awkwardly insert himself into the ménage à trois (witness poor Ernie Hudson in "Ghostbusters"), but history's proven that a triad has always struck a chord with audiences. So, sticking with that agreed-upon equation, here's a list of nine trios that prove that, as Schoolhouse Rock taught us, three really is a magic number.
9. Will, Elizabeth and Captain Jack in the 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' Series (2003-11)
Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are one of those couples that would be -- let's face it -- sort of boring. So while they might act otherwise, you just know they totally get off...
- 7/7/2012
- by Ben Freiburger
- NextMovie
It's the classic story: Boy meets Girl. Girl falls for Boy. Boy reveals that he's Girl's long-lost half-brother and that he has a $150,000 cash inheritance for her son. Such is the mess where Elizabeth Banks finds herself in “People Like Us,” which hits theaters this Friday. Here, she plays Frankie, a single mom trying to make ends meet. Starring alongside Banks is Chris Pine as Sam, the half-brother Frankie's music-producing dad chose over her and her mother. After their father dies, Sam entangles himself in the lives of Frankie and her son, all the while wondering when to reveal his true identity -- and the bag of cash he's been dragging around with him. Of course, Banks is only playing a part -- one of many this year. On top of "People Like Us," the actress also starred in “The Hunger Games,” “What to Expect When You're Expecting,” "Man on a Ledge,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Kase Wickman
- Moviefone
2010 is coming to an end, and every year I always compile a list of every 2010 release I have seen and order them according to their ranking. Well, here are the films which made it to the bottom of the barrel for me, films so bad I’d rather crawl through a sewer than watch them again.
Get Him To The Greek
I know there are those out there who liked this film and thought it was funny, well I am not one of them. As a big fan of Forgetting Sarah Marshall I really expected more from this spin-off, being so entertained the first time around by Russell Brand as Aldous Snow. This really fell flat, very few laughs, not enjoyable, certainly a real low point for comedy in 2010.
Robin Hood
I am a huge fan of Ridley Scott and I was pretty excited for this film, going in I did have expectations.
Get Him To The Greek
I know there are those out there who liked this film and thought it was funny, well I am not one of them. As a big fan of Forgetting Sarah Marshall I really expected more from this spin-off, being so entertained the first time around by Russell Brand as Aldous Snow. This really fell flat, very few laughs, not enjoyable, certainly a real low point for comedy in 2010.
Robin Hood
I am a huge fan of Ridley Scott and I was pretty excited for this film, going in I did have expectations.
- 12/22/2010
- by Marcella Papandrea
- Killer Films
DVD Playhouse December 2010
By
Allen Gardner
America Lost And Found: The Bbs Story (Criterion) Perhaps the best DVD box set released this year, this ultimate cinefile stocking stuffer offered up by Criterion, the Rolls-Royce of home video labels, features seven seminal works from the late ‘60s-early ‘70s that were brought to life by cutting edge producers Bert Schneider, Steve Blauner and director/producer Bob Rafelson, the principals of Bbs Productions. In chronological order: Head (1968) star the Monkees, the manufactured (by Rafelson, et al), American answer to the Beatles who, like it or not, did make an impact on popular culture, particularly in this utterly surreal piece of cinematic anarchy (co-written by Jack Nicholson, who has a cameo), which was largely dismissed upon its initial release, but is now regarded as a counterculture classic. Easy Rider (1969) is arguably regarded as the seminal ‘60s picture, about two hippie drug dealers (director Dennis Hopper...
By
Allen Gardner
America Lost And Found: The Bbs Story (Criterion) Perhaps the best DVD box set released this year, this ultimate cinefile stocking stuffer offered up by Criterion, the Rolls-Royce of home video labels, features seven seminal works from the late ‘60s-early ‘70s that were brought to life by cutting edge producers Bert Schneider, Steve Blauner and director/producer Bob Rafelson, the principals of Bbs Productions. In chronological order: Head (1968) star the Monkees, the manufactured (by Rafelson, et al), American answer to the Beatles who, like it or not, did make an impact on popular culture, particularly in this utterly surreal piece of cinematic anarchy (co-written by Jack Nicholson, who has a cameo), which was largely dismissed upon its initial release, but is now regarded as a counterculture classic. Easy Rider (1969) is arguably regarded as the seminal ‘60s picture, about two hippie drug dealers (director Dennis Hopper...
- 12/20/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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