With the Screen-to-Stage-back to Screen adaptation of Mean Girls landing in first place this weekend, we wanted to know what film based on a play has been your favorite? Are Oscar winning musicals such as Chicago or Amadeus your favorite? Maybe the classics like Grease or Little Shop of Horrors are more your speed? Or perhaps a nice court room drama such as A Few Good Men ranks number one for you? If you don’t see your favorite listed click the “Other” button and let us know what your favorite is in the comments.
Favorite Stage-to-Screen AdaptationCasablanca (1943)West Side Story (1961)My Fair Lady (1964)The Sound of Music (1965)A Man For All Seasons (1966)Oliver! (1968)Amadeus (1984)Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Chicago (2002)Alfie (1966)American Buffalo (1996)Annie (1982)Annie Get Your Gun (1950)A Bronx Tale (1993)Bug (2007)Cabaret (1972)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Children of a Lesser God (1986)Closer (2004)The Crucible (1996)Cyrano (2021)Dear Evan Hansen...
Favorite Stage-to-Screen AdaptationCasablanca (1943)West Side Story (1961)My Fair Lady (1964)The Sound of Music (1965)A Man For All Seasons (1966)Oliver! (1968)Amadeus (1984)Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Chicago (2002)Alfie (1966)American Buffalo (1996)Annie (1982)Annie Get Your Gun (1950)A Bronx Tale (1993)Bug (2007)Cabaret (1972)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Children of a Lesser God (1986)Closer (2004)The Crucible (1996)Cyrano (2021)Dear Evan Hansen...
- 1/14/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Tom Stoppard won the Best Play trophy for “Leopoldstadt” at the 2023 Tony Awards. This is his fifth win in the category, breaking his own Tony record. The theater legend maintains an impressive lead as the winningest playwright in the Best Play category.
“Leopoldstadt” is a sprawling epic which traces the lineage of a Jewish family in Vienna from 1899 to 1955. The play considers important questions of assimilation and identity. The show picked up four wins in total, with additional victories for Brandon Uranowitz in Featured Actor in a Play, Patrick Marber in Director of a Play, and Brigitte Reiffenstuel in Costume Design of a Play.
Stoppard has now won the Best Play category five times in his career, more than any other playwright in history. He previously prevailed for “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” (1968), “Travesties” (1976), “The Real Thing” (1984), and the three-part epic “The Coast of Utopia” (2007). The Tony Awards do not...
“Leopoldstadt” is a sprawling epic which traces the lineage of a Jewish family in Vienna from 1899 to 1955. The play considers important questions of assimilation and identity. The show picked up four wins in total, with additional victories for Brandon Uranowitz in Featured Actor in a Play, Patrick Marber in Director of a Play, and Brigitte Reiffenstuel in Costume Design of a Play.
Stoppard has now won the Best Play category five times in his career, more than any other playwright in history. He previously prevailed for “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” (1968), “Travesties” (1976), “The Real Thing” (1984), and the three-part epic “The Coast of Utopia” (2007). The Tony Awards do not...
- 6/12/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Jay Binder, whose more than four decades as a prominent Broadway casting director included finding just the right talent for such productions as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, among many others, died peacefully today at his home. He was 71.
His death was announced by a press spokesperson.
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A founder and driving force behind the popular and acclaimed Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert series at New York City Center, Binder cast that series’ Chicago revival, which went on to Broadway and a Tony Award.
In all, Binder cast nearly 100 Broadway productions, including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Dames At Sea, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gypsy, and The King and I. He cast Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers and every other production of the playwright’s work from 1990 through 2009.
“I worked hand-in-glove with Jay for two decades,...
His death was announced by a press spokesperson.
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A founder and driving force behind the popular and acclaimed Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert series at New York City Center, Binder cast that series’ Chicago revival, which went on to Broadway and a Tony Award.
In all, Binder cast nearly 100 Broadway productions, including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Dames At Sea, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gypsy, and The King and I. He cast Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers and every other production of the playwright’s work from 1990 through 2009.
“I worked hand-in-glove with Jay for two decades,...
- 4/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to the WWII-era romantic drama I’ll Find You from director Martha Coolidge. The Anthem Sports & Entertainment company plans to release the title starring Adelaide Clemens (To the Stars), Leo Suter, Stephen Dorff, Connie Nielsen and Stellan Skarsgård in theaters and on demand on February 25.
Inspired by true stories of Polish musicians from the 1930s and 1940s, I’ll Find You centers on the tender, music-infused relationship between Robert (Suter) and Rachel (Clemens) that is forged when the pair meet as music school students—he, a promising singer and she, a violin prodigy. While Robert is torn away from Rachel following the German invasion of Poland, he vows to find her, no matter the cost.
David S. Ward and Bozenna Intrator penned the script for the film, which was shot on location in Poland and New York. Intrator also produced it alongside Lukasz Raczynski, Zbigniew John Raczynski and Fred Roos, with Alexander Roos exec producing.
“I’LL Find You is a beautiful romance film set against the harsh background of World War II,” said Gravitas Ventures’ Manager of Acquisitions, Brett Rogalsky. “What director Martha Coolidge was able to do with these elements is truly impressive, and we’re excited to be able to bring this film to the public.”
“From the beginning I loved the theme in this film that music has an almost magical power to heal,” added Coolidge, “and that it can inspire and move all people even those at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum.”
Coolidge is an Emmy nominee and DGA Award winner who has previously directed films including Material Girls, The Prince and Me, Angie, Lost in Yonkers, Rambling Rose, Plain Clothes, Real Genius and Valley Girl, along with episodes of such series as Siren, Angie Tribeca, Madam Secretary, The Night Shift, Psych and Weeds.
Gravitas Ventures was founded in 2006 and sold to multi-platform media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment in November. Recent releases from the company include Michael Lembeck’s Queen Bees; Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Our Friend, starring Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, and Jason Segel; Vanguard, directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan; and Andy Tennant’s The Secret: Dare to Dream, starring Katie Holmes. Gravitas has also recently acquired titles including Adrian Martinez’s feature directorial debut iGilbert; the Kathy Bates drama Home, from writer-director Franka Potente; family adventure film The King’s Daughter, starring Pierce Brosnan; Jason Pollock’s doc Finding Kendrick Johnson; and The Accursed, a horror film marking the feature directorial debut of writer-directors Elizabeta Vidovic and Kathryn Michell.
Inspired by true stories of Polish musicians from the 1930s and 1940s, I’ll Find You centers on the tender, music-infused relationship between Robert (Suter) and Rachel (Clemens) that is forged when the pair meet as music school students—he, a promising singer and she, a violin prodigy. While Robert is torn away from Rachel following the German invasion of Poland, he vows to find her, no matter the cost.
David S. Ward and Bozenna Intrator penned the script for the film, which was shot on location in Poland and New York. Intrator also produced it alongside Lukasz Raczynski, Zbigniew John Raczynski and Fred Roos, with Alexander Roos exec producing.
“I’LL Find You is a beautiful romance film set against the harsh background of World War II,” said Gravitas Ventures’ Manager of Acquisitions, Brett Rogalsky. “What director Martha Coolidge was able to do with these elements is truly impressive, and we’re excited to be able to bring this film to the public.”
“From the beginning I loved the theme in this film that music has an almost magical power to heal,” added Coolidge, “and that it can inspire and move all people even those at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum.”
Coolidge is an Emmy nominee and DGA Award winner who has previously directed films including Material Girls, The Prince and Me, Angie, Lost in Yonkers, Rambling Rose, Plain Clothes, Real Genius and Valley Girl, along with episodes of such series as Siren, Angie Tribeca, Madam Secretary, The Night Shift, Psych and Weeds.
Gravitas Ventures was founded in 2006 and sold to multi-platform media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment in November. Recent releases from the company include Michael Lembeck’s Queen Bees; Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Our Friend, starring Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, and Jason Segel; Vanguard, directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan; and Andy Tennant’s The Secret: Dare to Dream, starring Katie Holmes. Gravitas has also recently acquired titles including Adrian Martinez’s feature directorial debut iGilbert; the Kathy Bates drama Home, from writer-director Franka Potente; family adventure film The King’s Daughter, starring Pierce Brosnan; Jason Pollock’s doc Finding Kendrick Johnson; and The Accursed, a horror film marking the feature directorial debut of writer-directors Elizabeta Vidovic and Kathryn Michell.
- 1/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar and Golden Globe winner Mercedes Ruehl, Nolan Gould and Will Peltz have signed on to star in The Nana Project, a mockumentary-style comedy from actor-director Robin Givens, which is scheduled to enter production in the Atlanta area in January.
The film is set primarily in Timeless Acres Retirement Home and follows feisty chess master Helen “Nana” Lewis (Ruehl) and her estranged grandsons, Andrew (Gould) and Cody (Peltz). With the support of Nana’s resident friends, the family embarks on a road trip to support her rise to state championships.
Givens’ latest feature was written by Eric Ulloa, Anthony Del Negro (The Girl in the Window) and 12-time Tony Award winner Carl Moellenberg (Wakefield). The latter is also producing on...
The film is set primarily in Timeless Acres Retirement Home and follows feisty chess master Helen “Nana” Lewis (Ruehl) and her estranged grandsons, Andrew (Gould) and Cody (Peltz). With the support of Nana’s resident friends, the family embarks on a road trip to support her rise to state championships.
Givens’ latest feature was written by Eric Ulloa, Anthony Del Negro (The Girl in the Window) and 12-time Tony Award winner Carl Moellenberg (Wakefield). The latter is also producing on...
- 12/20/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Cynthia Harris, who appeared in numerous Broadway and Off Broadway productions and is most widely known for playing the mother of star Paul Reiser’s character on the sitcom Mad About You, died October 3 in New York. She was 87.
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Her death was announced by her family.
Harris, a co-founder in 1993 of Off Broadway’s The Actors Company Theatre, for which she had served as a both an actor and co-artistic director, also starred in the 1979 TV miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, playing Wallis Simpson. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the performance.
Harris replaced Barbara Barrie in the original 1970 Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company, playing the character Sarah. She would return to Broadway in 1974 in Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits, opposite F. Murray Abraham, Doris Roberts and Paul Benedict.
Harris made her film debut in Isadora (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave,...
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Her death was announced by her family.
Harris, a co-founder in 1993 of Off Broadway’s The Actors Company Theatre, for which she had served as a both an actor and co-artistic director, also starred in the 1979 TV miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, playing Wallis Simpson. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the performance.
Harris replaced Barbara Barrie in the original 1970 Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company, playing the character Sarah. She would return to Broadway in 1974 in Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits, opposite F. Murray Abraham, Doris Roberts and Paul Benedict.
Harris made her film debut in Isadora (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Arthur P. Siccardi, a longtime Broadway production supervisor whose five-decade career included work on such notable original and revival stagings as Sweeney Todd, Whose Life is it Anyway?, Sunday in the Park with George, Gypsy, The Heidi Chronicles and Sunset Boulevard, to name a few, died December 23 of complications from pneumonia. He was 89.
His death was announced by his son Drew Siccardi.
Born in Englewood, NJ, and raised in Fort Lee, Siccardi began his professional life as a minor league baseball pitcher for the Johnson City Cardinals from 1951-53. An employment offer to work as a show carpenter on the original national tour of Gypsy led to what would be his life’s work.
Siccardi established Arthur Siccardi Theatrical Services in 1975 at the suggestion of Michael Bennett, and he’d go on to work with such notable directors as Mike Nichols, Jerome Robbins, Tommy Tune, Gower Champion, Trevor Nunn and Michael Blakemore.
His death was announced by his son Drew Siccardi.
Born in Englewood, NJ, and raised in Fort Lee, Siccardi began his professional life as a minor league baseball pitcher for the Johnson City Cardinals from 1951-53. An employment offer to work as a show carpenter on the original national tour of Gypsy led to what would be his life’s work.
Siccardi established Arthur Siccardi Theatrical Services in 1975 at the suggestion of Michael Bennett, and he’d go on to work with such notable directors as Mike Nichols, Jerome Robbins, Tommy Tune, Gower Champion, Trevor Nunn and Michael Blakemore.
- 12/28/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Blum, a character actor known for playing a number of notable roles across stage and screen, has died due to complications associated with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). He was 69.
News of Blum’s death was reported on Wednesday and later confirmed on Thursday by his representatives. Blum’s one of at least 1,069 patients with the virus who have died since its outbreak, according to a New York Times database.
A native of New Jersey, Blum began his career working in the theater, with his first credited role in the 1977 Broadway production of The Merchant.
He eventually moved on to the big screen,...
News of Blum’s death was reported on Wednesday and later confirmed on Thursday by his representatives. Blum’s one of at least 1,069 patients with the virus who have died since its outbreak, according to a New York Times database.
A native of New Jersey, Blum began his career working in the theater, with his first credited role in the 1977 Broadway production of The Merchant.
He eventually moved on to the big screen,...
- 3/26/2020
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Mark Blum, a veteran character actor who appeared on dozens of TV series throughout his career, has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 69.
Blum’s small-screen career kicked off in the ’80s with a guest spot on the medical drama St. Elsewhere, and he went on to appear in episodes of numerous shows, including Roseanne, Frasier, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, The Practice and many more.
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Blum’s small-screen career kicked off in the ’80s with a guest spot on the medical drama St. Elsewhere, and he went on to appear in episodes of numerous shows, including Roseanne, Frasier, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, The Practice and many more.
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- 3/26/2020
- TVLine.com
Update, with reactions Mark Blum, a veteran New York stage actor whose credits also include roles in the film Desperately Seeking Susan and the Netflix TV series You, has died due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 69.
His death was announced by the Off Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons. SAG-aftra confirmed the news.
“He was a wonderful actor and a very good and kind man,” tweeted Rosanna Arquette, his co-star in 1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan. Arquette said she was deeply saddened by “this very very hard news…” (Read her tweet and others here.
His death was announced by the Off Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons. SAG-aftra confirmed the news.
“He was a wonderful actor and a very good and kind man,” tweeted Rosanna Arquette, his co-star in 1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan. Arquette said she was deeply saddened by “this very very hard news…” (Read her tweet and others here.
- 3/26/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Mark Blum, who appeared in “Desperately Seeking Susan,” “Crocodile Dundee” and the TV series “You,” has died due to complications from coronavirus. He was 69.
The Playwrights Horizons theater group and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed the news on Thursday.
It is with such deep sorrow that I’m writing to share the news that our friend and former board member Mark Blum has passed away as a result of complications from the coronavirus. Mark was a dedicated Screen Actors Guild and SAG-aftra board member serving from 2007-2013, pic.twitter.com/aA3yPfOwh7
— Rebecca Damon (@RebeccaDamonNYC) March 26, 2020
Blum, a New Jersey native who started acting during the 1970s, won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of Albert Innaurato’s “Gus and Al” during the 1988-89 season. He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man...
The Playwrights Horizons theater group and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed the news on Thursday.
It is with such deep sorrow that I’m writing to share the news that our friend and former board member Mark Blum has passed away as a result of complications from the coronavirus. Mark was a dedicated Screen Actors Guild and SAG-aftra board member serving from 2007-2013, pic.twitter.com/aA3yPfOwh7
— Rebecca Damon (@RebeccaDamonNYC) March 26, 2020
Blum, a New Jersey native who started acting during the 1970s, won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of Albert Innaurato’s “Gus and Al” during the 1988-89 season. He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man...
- 3/26/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Blum, a veteran character actor who starred in the films “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Crocodile Dundee,” as well as the recent TV series “You,” has died due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 69.
The New York theater company Playwrights Horizons first announced the news, and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed that Blum passed away due to Covid-19. Representatives for Blum additionally confirmed the news to TheWrap.
As news of his death became public, his peers and friends in the entertainment industry, including his “Desperately Seeking Susan” costars Rosanna Arquette and Madonna, paid him tribute. Read more here.
Blum was also a fixture of the New York theater community, having won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of a play from Albert Innaurato, “Gus and Al.” He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man” and more.
The New York theater company Playwrights Horizons first announced the news, and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed that Blum passed away due to Covid-19. Representatives for Blum additionally confirmed the news to TheWrap.
As news of his death became public, his peers and friends in the entertainment industry, including his “Desperately Seeking Susan” costars Rosanna Arquette and Madonna, paid him tribute. Read more here.
Blum was also a fixture of the New York theater community, having won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of a play from Albert Innaurato, “Gus and Al.” He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man” and more.
- 3/26/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
With 2018 now ending, Gold Derby celebrates over 30 celebrities who died in the past 12 months. Tour our photo gallery above as we feature tributes to these entertainer losses from this past year.
Just a few of the people honored in our special photo gallery:
Actress and director Penny Marshall died December 17 at age 75. She became one of the biggest stars on TV in the 1970s and early 1980s with “Laverne and Shirley.” She then directed such blockbuster films as “Big,” “A League of Their Own” and “Awakenings.”
SEERaise a beer to Penny Marshall, who talked like a Bronx truck driver and directed mass-appeal films like a pro
Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 26 at age 77. His 1987 film “The Last Emperor” swept the Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director. Other movies in his career included “Last Tango in Paris,” “The Conformist,” “The Sheltering Sky” and “Little Buddha.”
Screenwriter William Goldman died...
Just a few of the people honored in our special photo gallery:
Actress and director Penny Marshall died December 17 at age 75. She became one of the biggest stars on TV in the 1970s and early 1980s with “Laverne and Shirley.” She then directed such blockbuster films as “Big,” “A League of Their Own” and “Awakenings.”
SEERaise a beer to Penny Marshall, who talked like a Bronx truck driver and directed mass-appeal films like a pro
Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 26 at age 77. His 1987 film “The Last Emperor” swept the Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director. Other movies in his career included “Last Tango in Paris,” “The Conformist,” “The Sheltering Sky” and “Little Buddha.”
Screenwriter William Goldman died...
- 12/28/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
With just six weeks left for 2018, Gold Derby celebrates over 40 celebrities and entertainers who died in the past 12 months. Tour our photo gallery above as we feature tributes to 25 losses from this year so far.
Stan Lee, co-creator of many iconic superheroes, died on November 12 at age 95. For Marvel Comics and later many films and TV programs, his characters included Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and the Avengers.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on October 15 at age 65. He and Bill Gates helped start the microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s by creating the world’s largest PC software company.
Burt Reynolds died on September 6 at age 82 in Florida. He was an Oscar nominee for “Boogie Nights” and an Emmy winner for “Evening Shade.” He was one of the top box office stars of the 1970s with movies such as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard,...
Stan Lee, co-creator of many iconic superheroes, died on November 12 at age 95. For Marvel Comics and later many films and TV programs, his characters included Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and the Avengers.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on October 15 at age 65. He and Bill Gates helped start the microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s by creating the world’s largest PC software company.
Burt Reynolds died on September 6 at age 82 in Florida. He was an Oscar nominee for “Boogie Nights” and an Emmy winner for “Evening Shade.” He was one of the top box office stars of the 1970s with movies such as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard,...
- 11/15/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
After a smash-hit run Off-Broadway, Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song has returned to Broadway for a strictly limited engagement. This critically acclaimed production of the Tony Award-winning comedy stars Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie 'Younger,' 'Ugly Betty,' Buyer amp Cellar and Academy Award and Tony winner Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers and is directed by Tony nominee Moises Kaufman The Laramie Project, I Am My Own Wife.
- 11/12/2018
- by Contests - Broadway
- BroadwayWorld.com
The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2018 Emmy Awards ceremony was tearful as beloved television legends Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Guillaume, Monty Hall, John Mahoney, Jim Nabors, Charlotte Rae, Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon and Craig Zadan were part of the annual tribute.
SEEEmmy winners 2018: Full list of winners and nominees at the 70th Emmy Awards
But who was missing from the memoriam this time? Some of those surprising omissions included:
Marty Allen (actor/comedian)
Peter Baldwin (director)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Dushon Monique Brown (actor)
Frank Buxton (writer/director)
Joseph Campanella (actor)
Olivia Cole (actor)
Vic Damone (actor/singer)
Bradford Dillman (actor)
Roy Dotrice (actor)
John Dunsworth (actor)
Harlan Ellison (writer)
Nanette Fabray (actor)
Dominic Frontiere (composer)
Michael Gershman (cinematographer)
Billy Graham (host)
Vanessa Greene (producer)
Doug Grindstaff (sound editor)
John Hillerman (actor)
Rance Howard (actor)
Tab Hunter (actor)
Earle Hyman (actor)
Anne Jeffreys (actor)
Margot Kidder (actor)
Louise Latham...
SEEEmmy winners 2018: Full list of winners and nominees at the 70th Emmy Awards
But who was missing from the memoriam this time? Some of those surprising omissions included:
Marty Allen (actor/comedian)
Peter Baldwin (director)
Brent Briscoe (actor)
Dushon Monique Brown (actor)
Frank Buxton (writer/director)
Joseph Campanella (actor)
Olivia Cole (actor)
Vic Damone (actor/singer)
Bradford Dillman (actor)
Roy Dotrice (actor)
John Dunsworth (actor)
Harlan Ellison (writer)
Nanette Fabray (actor)
Dominic Frontiere (composer)
Michael Gershman (cinematographer)
Billy Graham (host)
Vanessa Greene (producer)
Doug Grindstaff (sound editor)
John Hillerman (actor)
Rance Howard (actor)
Tab Hunter (actor)
Earle Hyman (actor)
Anne Jeffreys (actor)
Margot Kidder (actor)
Louise Latham...
- 9/18/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The special “In Memoriam” segment on the 2018 Emmy Awards ceremony will be especially tearful this year. Beloved television legends Steven Bochco, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Guillaume, Monty Hall, John Mahoney, Jim Nabors, Charlotte Rae, Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon and Craig Zadan will certainly be just a few people honored with in a musical tribute.
Let’s take a look back at these TV icons as well as over 50 others who have died since mid-September last year. Many will be included in the memoriam for the live Emmys ceremony hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost for NBC on September 17.
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Bochco died on April 1 at age 74. The 10-time Emmy winner was the creator of such TV classics as “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.
Bourdain died in France on June...
Let’s take a look back at these TV icons as well as over 50 others who have died since mid-September last year. Many will be included in the memoriam for the live Emmys ceremony hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost for NBC on September 17.
SEECelebrity Deaths 2018: In Memoriam Gallery
Bochco died on April 1 at age 74. The 10-time Emmy winner was the creator of such TV classics as “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.
Bourdain died in France on June...
- 9/14/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Chicago – Writer Neil Simon was an American treasure, and created humor that anchored his often neurotic characters into our consciousness. From his early days in 1950s TV (“Your Show of Shows”) to winning a 1990s Pulitzer Prize for “Lost in Yonkers,” he refined and produced “the laugh.” Simon died on August 26th, 2018, at age 91, in New York City.
Neil “Doc” Simon, 1927-2018
Photo credit: File Photo
Neil Simon was born in the Bronx on the 4th of July, and got his nickname “Doc” at DeWitt Clinton High School in NYC. After the Army Reserves and a little college, he partnered with his brother Danny in the 1950s to write radio scripts and eventually “Your Show of Shows.” His first play was “Come Blow Your Horn” in 1961, which established him in New York theater. The hits kept coming, and during the 1966 season, Simon had four shows running simultaneously – “The Odd Couple,...
Neil “Doc” Simon, 1927-2018
Photo credit: File Photo
Neil Simon was born in the Bronx on the 4th of July, and got his nickname “Doc” at DeWitt Clinton High School in NYC. After the Army Reserves and a little college, he partnered with his brother Danny in the 1950s to write radio scripts and eventually “Your Show of Shows.” His first play was “Come Blow Your Horn” in 1961, which established him in New York theater. The hits kept coming, and during the 1966 season, Simon had four shows running simultaneously – “The Odd Couple,...
- 9/1/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Broadway will dim its lights in honor of Neil Simon.
The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, lyricist, producer, and theatre owner and operator died Sunday at the age of 91. His credits include “Lost in Yonkers,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “The Sunshine Boys,” and “The Odd Couple.”
“Neil Simon’s plays are a testament to the human experience: He made audiences laugh, cry, and think. No other American playwright has had as many performances or as many shows in production simultaneously on Broadway,” said Thomas Schumacher, chairman of the Broadway League. “The outpouring of accolades and personal memories being shared since his death are a tribute to how deeply he influenced our culture and touched the lives of literally millions of theatergoers.”
The lights on the Great White Way will go dark on Aug. 30 at exactly 6:45 p.m. Et for one minute. Simon’s dozens of works include “Barefoot in the Park,...
The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, lyricist, producer, and theatre owner and operator died Sunday at the age of 91. His credits include “Lost in Yonkers,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “The Sunshine Boys,” and “The Odd Couple.”
“Neil Simon’s plays are a testament to the human experience: He made audiences laugh, cry, and think. No other American playwright has had as many performances or as many shows in production simultaneously on Broadway,” said Thomas Schumacher, chairman of the Broadway League. “The outpouring of accolades and personal memories being shared since his death are a tribute to how deeply he influenced our culture and touched the lives of literally millions of theatergoers.”
The lights on the Great White Way will go dark on Aug. 30 at exactly 6:45 p.m. Et for one minute. Simon’s dozens of works include “Barefoot in the Park,...
- 8/27/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The New York Times released a tribute to Neil Simon who died on Sunday at the age of 91. The 11-minute mini-documentary included never before seen footage of the playwright speaking about his life and career which he told the Times not to release until after his death.
“The Nyt taped a ‘Last Word’ interview with Simon — an interview that was taped on the condition that it wouldn’t be published until his death,” CNN media writer Oliver Darcy reported in his network’s media newsletter.
In the footage — a mix of Simon’s own words and a Times narration of his life — the playwright tracked the inspiration and genesis of his most famous works, beginning from his time as a comedy writer with Sid Caesar to “Lost in Yonkers,” which won him a Pulitzer Prize. “The Last Word” credited Simon with “inventing” the “genre of urban neurosis.”
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“The Nyt taped a ‘Last Word’ interview with Simon — an interview that was taped on the condition that it wouldn’t be published until his death,” CNN media writer Oliver Darcy reported in his network’s media newsletter.
In the footage — a mix of Simon’s own words and a Times narration of his life — the playwright tracked the inspiration and genesis of his most famous works, beginning from his time as a comedy writer with Sid Caesar to “Lost in Yonkers,” which won him a Pulitzer Prize. “The Last Word” credited Simon with “inventing” the “genre of urban neurosis.”
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- 8/27/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Bill Evans served as publicist for Neil Simon, who died Sunday at 91, for three decades. Simon’s longtime friend and associate, who is director of media relations for the Shubert Organization, told Variety he is “very emotional right now, but very grateful to be part of his life.”
Simon took a chance on hiring Evans as he was getting his start in the business in 1976, working on “California Suite,” and they continued working together up until 2006, on some 20 plays.
But Evans wasn’t just Simon’s friend and publicist — in 2004, he donated a kidney to Simon, who was very ill with kidney failure. Doctors said a transplant could possibly end up giving him 10 more years of life, and Simon lived for 14 more years.
“It was an honor to contribute” to someone of Simon’s stature, said Evans, who calls himself “a supporting actor” in Simon’s life.
The New York Times...
Simon took a chance on hiring Evans as he was getting his start in the business in 1976, working on “California Suite,” and they continued working together up until 2006, on some 20 plays.
But Evans wasn’t just Simon’s friend and publicist — in 2004, he donated a kidney to Simon, who was very ill with kidney failure. Doctors said a transplant could possibly end up giving him 10 more years of life, and Simon lived for 14 more years.
“It was an honor to contribute” to someone of Simon’s stature, said Evans, who calls himself “a supporting actor” in Simon’s life.
The New York Times...
- 8/26/2018
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Legendary playwright Neil Simon died Sunday due to complications from pneumonia at age 91.
The “Odd Couple” and “Barefoot in the Park” writer had more than 30 plays mounted on Broadway, and also wrote numerous films, some original and other adaptations of his theater works. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for his play “Lost in Yonkers,” and received more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other writer.
Simon’s former wife and actress Marsha Mason posted a tribute to her ex-husband: “He was a great talent and man, husband and father. He shall be sorely missed . With his passing, his work and plays live on and will be enjoyed by many generations to come. I miss him deeply and always.”
“Neil Simon will always be one of my theatrical heroes and I am so proud to have played a small part in his unparalleled career and remarkable legacy,” said Nathan Lane in a statement.
The “Odd Couple” and “Barefoot in the Park” writer had more than 30 plays mounted on Broadway, and also wrote numerous films, some original and other adaptations of his theater works. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for his play “Lost in Yonkers,” and received more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other writer.
Simon’s former wife and actress Marsha Mason posted a tribute to her ex-husband: “He was a great talent and man, husband and father. He shall be sorely missed . With his passing, his work and plays live on and will be enjoyed by many generations to come. I miss him deeply and always.”
“Neil Simon will always be one of my theatrical heroes and I am so proud to have played a small part in his unparalleled career and remarkable legacy,” said Nathan Lane in a statement.
- 8/26/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Neil Simon, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning playwright behind over 30 plays including The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and Biloxi Blues, died Sunday at the age of 91.
Simon’s family confirmed his death in a statement, adding that Simon died of complications from pneumonia at a Manhattan hospital. In recent years, Simon suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
“Neil Simon’s unparalleled career in the theater included more than thirty plays and musicals that opened on Broadway over a span of four decades. He made his playwriting debut in 1961, with...
Simon’s family confirmed his death in a statement, adding that Simon died of complications from pneumonia at a Manhattan hospital. In recent years, Simon suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
“Neil Simon’s unparalleled career in the theater included more than thirty plays and musicals that opened on Broadway over a span of four decades. He made his playwriting debut in 1961, with...
- 8/26/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Simon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright of some of Broadway’s most successful comedies, including “Barefoot in the Park,” “The Odd Couple” and “Plaza Suite,” died Saturday night due to complications from pneumonia. He was 91.
Simon died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City with his wife, Elaine Joyce, and his daughters Ellen Simon and Nancy Simon at his side, a representative said.
Simon was an unparalleled success in theater and film. He wrote more than thirty plays and musicals that opened on Broadway over four decades. Sometimes multiple Simon plays ran on Broadway simultaneously.
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Among his hits were “The Goodbye Girl,” “Barefoot in the Park,” “The Odd Couple,” “Sweet Charity,” “The Star Spangled Girl,” “The Sunshine Boys,” “Biloxi Blues,” “Broadway Bound” and “Lost in Yonkers.”
Born Marvin Neil Simon in the Bronx, New York,...
Simon died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City with his wife, Elaine Joyce, and his daughters Ellen Simon and Nancy Simon at his side, a representative said.
Simon was an unparalleled success in theater and film. He wrote more than thirty plays and musicals that opened on Broadway over four decades. Sometimes multiple Simon plays ran on Broadway simultaneously.
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Among his hits were “The Goodbye Girl,” “Barefoot in the Park,” “The Odd Couple,” “Sweet Charity,” “The Star Spangled Girl,” “The Sunshine Boys,” “Biloxi Blues,” “Broadway Bound” and “Lost in Yonkers.”
Born Marvin Neil Simon in the Bronx, New York,...
- 8/26/2018
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer was married five times.
Neil Simon, the comedy playwright and four-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter whose credits included The Odd Couple and California Suite, has died He was 91.
Simon died on Sunday (August 26) in New York-Presbyterian Hospital surrounded by his immediate family. His representatives said the cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
Over a long career, he wrote numerous acclaimed films, among them The Goodbye Girl, Murder By Death, and Biloxi Blues. There were four Academy Award nominations for The Odd Couple, The Goodbye Girl, California Suite, and The Sunshine Boys.
His stage work encompassed more than...
Neil Simon, the comedy playwright and four-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter whose credits included The Odd Couple and California Suite, has died He was 91.
Simon died on Sunday (August 26) in New York-Presbyterian Hospital surrounded by his immediate family. His representatives said the cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
Over a long career, he wrote numerous acclaimed films, among them The Goodbye Girl, Murder By Death, and Biloxi Blues. There were four Academy Award nominations for The Odd Couple, The Goodbye Girl, California Suite, and The Sunshine Boys.
His stage work encompassed more than...
- 8/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Neil Simon, the creator of such Pulitzer and Tony award-winning plays as The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and Lost in Yonkers, has died at 91. He died last night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City from complications from pneumonia.
Simon was a giant of popular content creation, the playwright behind works that were performed worldwide by high schools, local theater groups and Broadway, where he was dominant in the last half of the 20th century. Simon’s unparalleled career in the theater included more than thirty plays and musicals that opened on Broadway over a span of four decades.
He made his playwriting debut in 1961, with Come Blow Your Horn and concluded his Broadway run with 45 Seconds From Broadway in 2001.
“No playwright in Broadway’s long and raucous history has so dominated the boulevard as the softly astringent Simon,” wrote John Lahr in The New Yorker in 2010. “For almost half a century,...
Simon was a giant of popular content creation, the playwright behind works that were performed worldwide by high schools, local theater groups and Broadway, where he was dominant in the last half of the 20th century. Simon’s unparalleled career in the theater included more than thirty plays and musicals that opened on Broadway over a span of four decades.
He made his playwriting debut in 1961, with Come Blow Your Horn and concluded his Broadway run with 45 Seconds From Broadway in 2001.
“No playwright in Broadway’s long and raucous history has so dominated the boulevard as the softly astringent Simon,” wrote John Lahr in The New Yorker in 2010. “For almost half a century,...
- 8/26/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Neil Simon, one of the rare late-20th century playwrights who was a brand name for plays such as “The Odd Couple” and “Barefoot in the Park,” died Sunday. He was 91.
A statement from his reps said, “Neil Simon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, died last night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. The cause was complications from pneumonia.”
“His wife, Elaine Joyce Simon, was at his bedside along with Mr. Simon’s daughters, Ellen Simon and Nancy Simon.”
In addition to his four Oscar nominations and 17 Tony nominations, Simon’s works brought an unsurpassed 50 Tony nominations for their actors. His competitive Tony wins came for “The Odd Couple” (best playwright) and for best play for “Lost in Yonkers” and “Biloxi Blues.”
Beginning in the 1960s, Simon could guarantee good Broadway advance sales, a rare feat for a writer. He had more than 30 plays mounted on Broadway, including...
A statement from his reps said, “Neil Simon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, died last night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. The cause was complications from pneumonia.”
“His wife, Elaine Joyce Simon, was at his bedside along with Mr. Simon’s daughters, Ellen Simon and Nancy Simon.”
In addition to his four Oscar nominations and 17 Tony nominations, Simon’s works brought an unsurpassed 50 Tony nominations for their actors. His competitive Tony wins came for “The Odd Couple” (best playwright) and for best play for “Lost in Yonkers” and “Biloxi Blues.”
Beginning in the 1960s, Simon could guarantee good Broadway advance sales, a rare feat for a writer. He had more than 30 plays mounted on Broadway, including...
- 8/26/2018
- by Richard Natale
- Variety Film + TV
Neil Simon, one of the most prolific playwrights in American history, has died ... TMZ has learned. Sources tell TMZ, Simon died Sunday morning at 1 Am Et after being on life support. We're told he had a failing kidney and also Alzheimer's and dementia. A rep said Simon died as a result of complications from pneumonia. Simon had a kidney transplant in 2004 and the donor was his longtime friend and publicist Bill Evans. Simon's first big...
- 8/26/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Will this finally be the year Kevin Spacey wins an Emmy for “House of Cards”? The two-time Oscar-champ (Supporting for “The Usual Suspects” in 1995 and Lead for “American Beauty” in 1999) and Tony victor for “Lost in Yonkers” (Featured Actor in a Play in 1991) received his fifth consecutive nomination as Best Drama Actor for playing […]...
- 8/15/2017
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Kevin Spacey was this year’s host of the Tony Awards. While Spacey is more known for his TV and film acting, he also owns the stage, and even won a Tony for 1991’s “Lost in Yonkers.” Kevin Spacey Opens Tonys With Song And Dance Number Spacey ran through a number of musical numbers from this […]
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- 6/12/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Kevin Spacey Jokes He's Drinking 'Heavily' Before Star-Studded Tony Awards Opening Number
As Frank Underwood on House of Cards, Kevin Spacey is as cool and collected as they come, but when it comes to hosting the 71st Annual Tony Awards, the two-time Oscar winner admits that he's a bit nervous.
So how does Spacey calm his nerves? "I drink heavily," the star joked with Et's Jennifer Peros at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday.
Photos: 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet Arrivals
Aside from that, Spacey said he knows how to use his nervous energy for his benefit.
"When you've been around long enough, you learn how to use that adrenaline, you learn how to use those nerves in a positive way rather than a negative way so you just kinda drive through it and hope for your best," he shared, adding again, "And have a couple drinks!"
Spacey, 57, also explained that, despite the fact that the show is televised nationally, his primary...
So how does Spacey calm his nerves? "I drink heavily," the star joked with Et's Jennifer Peros at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday.
Photos: 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet Arrivals
Aside from that, Spacey said he knows how to use his nervous energy for his benefit.
"When you've been around long enough, you learn how to use that adrenaline, you learn how to use those nerves in a positive way rather than a negative way so you just kinda drive through it and hope for your best," he shared, adding again, "And have a couple drinks!"
Spacey, 57, also explained that, despite the fact that the show is televised nationally, his primary...
- 6/12/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Kevin Spacey briefly traded the White House for the Great White Way on Sunday as host of the 71st Annual Tony Awards on CBS.
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Spacey’s opening number — a self-deprecating montage of songs about how he knows he was no one’s first choice to host — opened with him dressed as the titular character from the Broadway smash Dear Evan Hansen, complete with a #Host arm cast. (“I know they love James Corden, but I’ll show them I came to play,...
PhotosTony Awards 2017: Frank Underwood vs. Bette Midler, Rachel Bloom’s Hat Trick(s) and 17 Other Big Moments
Spacey’s opening number — a self-deprecating montage of songs about how he knows he was no one’s first choice to host — opened with him dressed as the titular character from the Broadway smash Dear Evan Hansen, complete with a #Host arm cast. (“I know they love James Corden, but I’ll show them I came to play,...
- 6/12/2017
- TVLine.com
What better way to kick of the Tony Awards than with a song.
Kevin Spacey opened the 71st annual Tony Awards with an original song that playfully pokes fun about the difficult search for this year’s host — and a nod at those rumors about his sexuality.
The song begins with Spacey trapped in a Groundhog Day cycle of waking up over and over again as the quest for a host continues.
“I know they loved James Corden, but I’ll show I came to play,” he sang, giving a shoutout to last year’s host.
Stephen Colbert and former...
Kevin Spacey opened the 71st annual Tony Awards with an original song that playfully pokes fun about the difficult search for this year’s host — and a nod at those rumors about his sexuality.
The song begins with Spacey trapped in a Groundhog Day cycle of waking up over and over again as the quest for a host continues.
“I know they loved James Corden, but I’ll show I came to play,” he sang, giving a shoutout to last year’s host.
Stephen Colbert and former...
- 6/12/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
The Tony’s have a host!Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has been announced as the host of the 71st annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 11 on CBS. Spacey was last seen on the Tonys stage as a winner in 1991 for best supporting actor in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers.” (Backstage) Beyoncé is now a Peabody Award winner.Her visual album, “Lemonade,” is the recipient of one of seven Peabody Entertainment Awards this year, along with "Atlanta" (FX), "Better Things" (FX), "Happy Valley" (BBC), "Horace and Pete" (Hulu), "National Treasure" (Hulu), and "Veep" (HBO). (The Peabody Awards) An Anna and Elsa have been found.Broadway vets Caissie Levy (“Les Miserables”) and Patti Murin (“Lysistrata Jones”) have just been cast as the leads in Broadway’s “Frozen.” But you’ll have to wait until spring...
- 4/21/2017
- backstage.com
The Tony's finally found a host! After a lengthy search, CBS announced Kevin Spacey will host The 71 Annual Tony Awards. "I was their second choice for Usual Suspects, fourth choice for American Beauty and 15th choice to host this year's Tony Awards," Kevin said in a press release. "I think my career is definitely going in the right direction." Not only has Spacey dominated the award ceremony space recently with Netflix original series House of Cards, but he has actually won a Tony himself. Kevin won Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1991 for Lost in Yonkers. He was also nominated for Best Lead Actor in Play in 1999 for The Iceman Cometh. While many of us know...
- 4/18/2017
- E! Online
And the 2017 Tonys host is … Kevin Spacey!
The House of Cards star has been tapped to emcee the 71st annual Broadway awards ceremony.
“I was their 2nd choice for Usual Suspects, 4th choice for America Beauty and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards. I think my career is definitely going in the right direction,” joked Spacey in a statement. “Maybe I can get shortlisted to host the Oscars if everyone else turns it down.”
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The House of Cards star has been tapped to emcee the 71st annual Broadway awards ceremony.
“I was their 2nd choice for Usual Suspects, 4th choice for America Beauty and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards. I think my career is definitely going in the right direction,” joked Spacey in a statement. “Maybe I can get shortlisted to host the Oscars if everyone else turns it down.”
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Along with his award-winning work in film and television, Spacey also has a strong theater background:...
- 4/18/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Kevin Spacey will host the 71st annual Tony Awards, to be telecast live by CBS on June 11 from Radio City Music Hall. This will be the first time hosting for Spacey, who won a Tony in 1991 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers (along with two Oscars, in 1996 for The Usual Suspects and 2000 for American Beauty). "I was their second choice for Usual Suspects, fourth choice for American Beauty and 15th choice to host this…...
- 4/18/2017
- Deadline TV
Is there no American institution that Frank Underwood won’t worm his way into?!
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) will host the 2017 Tony Awards, CBS announced Tuesday.
The Tony-, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actor will emcee the live telecast on Sunday, June 11, at 8/7c. It will be Spacey’s first time hosting the ceremony.
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“I was their second choice for Usual Suspects, fourth choice for American Beauty and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards,” the actor joked in a statement. “I think my career is definitely going in the right direction.
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) will host the 2017 Tony Awards, CBS announced Tuesday.
The Tony-, Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actor will emcee the live telecast on Sunday, June 11, at 8/7c. It will be Spacey’s first time hosting the ceremony.
VideosTony Awards 2016 Performances: Watch Waitress, Hamilton and 10 Others
“I was their second choice for Usual Suspects, fourth choice for American Beauty and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards,” the actor joked in a statement. “I think my career is definitely going in the right direction.
- 4/18/2017
- TVLine.com
Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has been announced as the host of the 71st annual Tony Awards. The ceremony, which will be broadcast from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 11 on CBS, will benefit from the leading man’s talent on both stage and screen. Spacey was last seen on the Tonys stage as a winner in 1991 for best supporting actor in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers.” “I was their [second] choice for ‘Usual Suspects,’ [fourth] choice for ‘American Beauty’ and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards,” said Spacey in a statement, referring to his two Oscar-winning roles. “I think my career is definitely going in the right direction.” “We are thrilled to have Kevin, who has mastered the Broadway stage, the big and small screens, and the West End, host this year’s Tony Awards!” said Charlotte St. Martin and Heather Hitchens,...
- 4/18/2017
- backstage.com
Long before the devil wore Prada -- 20 years ago, in fact -- the story of the irrepressible Diana Vreeland first commanded the stage of the Globe in a world premiere in 1995. Oscar and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers now brings 'The Empress of Fashion' back in Full Gallop. Written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson and directed by Andrew Russell, Full Gallop runs now through October 25, 2015, with opening night tonight, October 1 at 800 p.m., in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
- 10/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Long before the devil wore Prada -- 20 years ago, in fact -- the story of the irrepressible Diana Vreeland first commanded the stage of the Globe in a world premiere in 1995. Oscar and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers now brings 'The Empress of Fashion' back in Full Gallop. Written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson and directed by Andrew Russell, Full Gallop runs now through October 25, 2015, with opening night tomorrow, October 1 at 800 p.m., in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Ruehl onstage below...
- 10/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Long before the devil wore Prada -- 20 years ago, in fact -- the story of the irrepressible Diana Vreeland first commanded the stage of the Globe in a world premiere in 1995. Oscar and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers now brings 'The Empress of Fashion' back in Full Gallop. Written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson and directed by Andrew Russell, Full Gallop will run tonight, September 26, through October 25, 2015, with opening night on Thursday, October 1 at 800 p.m., in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
- 9/26/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kevin Spacey has two Oscars (Supporting for "The Usual Suspects" in 1995, Lead for "American Beauty" in 1999) and a Tony ("Lost in Yonkers," 1991) but has lost all six of his previous Emmy races. This year he is a Best Drama Actor nominee for the third year running for playing conniving politico Frank Underwood on "House of Cards" (he has also reaped three additional bids as a producer of the Netflix hit). Earlier this year, Spacey won the Golden Globe and SAG award. Can his episode submission, "Chapter 32" win over Emmy voters? -Break- Click here to see the updated list of all 2015 Emmy episode submissions Synopsis Frank and Claire (Robin Wright) travel to Moscow to negotiate the release of an imprisoned Us citizen. Claire visits the young man, Michael Corrigan, in his cell as Frank tries to settle the terms of the peace treaty with Viktor Petrov. Claire informs Corrigan that Petrov...
- 9/16/2015
- Gold Derby
Long before the devil wore Prada --20 years ago, in fact --the story of the irrepressible Diana Vreeland first commanded the stage of the Globe in a world premiere in 1995. Oscar and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers now brings The Empress of Fashion back in Full Gallop. Written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson and directed by Andrew Russell, Full Gallop will run September 26 through October 25, 2015, with opening night on Thursday, October 1 at 800 p.m., in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
- 9/9/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Several Oscar contenders are heading to New York and the Broadway stage as the Oscar season progresses in Hollywood. With projects on both coasts, these contenders could score both Tony and Oscar nominations during the upcoming awards season.
Director Bob Fosse won two Tony Awards and an Oscar in 1973. The two Tonys were for direction and choreography for Pippin and the Oscar was for directing Cabaret. Director Stephen Daldry won an Oscar for The Reader and a Tony for Billy Elliot the Musical in 2009.
Five actresses have won both awards in the same year: Shirley Booth won a Tony for The Time of the Cuckoo and an Oscar for Come Back, Little Sheba in 1953; Audrey Hepburn won a Tony for Ondine and an Oscar for Roman Holiday in 1954; Ellen Burstyn won a Tony for Same Time, Next Year and an Oscar for Alice Doesn’t...
Managing Editor
Several Oscar contenders are heading to New York and the Broadway stage as the Oscar season progresses in Hollywood. With projects on both coasts, these contenders could score both Tony and Oscar nominations during the upcoming awards season.
Director Bob Fosse won two Tony Awards and an Oscar in 1973. The two Tonys were for direction and choreography for Pippin and the Oscar was for directing Cabaret. Director Stephen Daldry won an Oscar for The Reader and a Tony for Billy Elliot the Musical in 2009.
Five actresses have won both awards in the same year: Shirley Booth won a Tony for The Time of the Cuckoo and an Oscar for Come Back, Little Sheba in 1953; Audrey Hepburn won a Tony for Ondine and an Oscar for Roman Holiday in 1954; Ellen Burstyn won a Tony for Same Time, Next Year and an Oscar for Alice Doesn’t...
- 11/18/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
In the early 1990s, almost nobody knew who Kevin Spacey was – unless you frequented Broadway. 10 years later, he was an internationally loved talent with two Oscars on his mantle (for The Usual Suspects and American Beauty). While many actors of a similar demand would continue reaping in big roles on the screen, Spacey returned to the stage – he previously won a Tony in 1991 for Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers – and became the artistic director of London’s Old Vic theatre.
During his time shifting from the stage to the screen and back again, he remained close friends with his American Beauty director Sam Mendes, an enormous presence in the theatre world. Along with Mendes, Spacey worked on a unique production of Richard III as part of the Bridge Theatre Project in 2012, in which he played the lead role.
With a group of British and American actors, the cast of...
During his time shifting from the stage to the screen and back again, he remained close friends with his American Beauty director Sam Mendes, an enormous presence in the theatre world. Along with Mendes, Spacey worked on a unique production of Richard III as part of the Bridge Theatre Project in 2012, in which he played the lead role.
With a group of British and American actors, the cast of...
- 5/6/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
With each new piece of news we get Iifa in Tampa this year just gets more exciting! In our interview, Iifa and Wizcraft Director Andre Timmins teased us with the news that some big name Hollywood names would be coming to Iifa and now we have the scoop! Renowned actor, Kevin Spacey will be leading an acting workshop during the 15th Videocon D2H Iifa Weekend. How cool is that! Joining him will be the fabulous Vidya Balan.
Andre Timmins, Director – Wizcraft International & Iifa said, “Iifa has always been viewed as a platform to bridge the gap between the Indian film industry and the international audience. It has been our dream to be able to do this with the participation of Hollywood artists being featured within our events and this year as we debut in America we are proud to have achieved this with a masterclass that celebrates accomplished actors...
Andre Timmins, Director – Wizcraft International & Iifa said, “Iifa has always been viewed as a platform to bridge the gap between the Indian film industry and the international audience. It has been our dream to be able to do this with the participation of Hollywood artists being featured within our events and this year as we debut in America we are proud to have achieved this with a masterclass that celebrates accomplished actors...
- 3/5/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdon in association with Jamie deRoy present The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs. Now playing through March 16 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, opening night is Sunday, February 9 at 6pm. Directed by Busch's long-time collaborator Carl Andress The Divine Sister, The Third Story, the cast will also feature Mary Bacon Harrison, TX... Giant, Cynthia Harris Lost in Yonkers, 'Mad About You', Julie Halston Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Anything Goes Keira Keeley Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie, and Jonathan Walker The Assembled Parties, The Divine Sister.
- 2/7/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Beginning Tuesday, January 21, Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdon in association with Jamie deRoy present The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs. Directed by Busch's long-time collaborator Carl Andress The Divine Sister, The Third Story, the cast will also feature Mary Bacon Harrison, TX... Giant, Cynthia Harris Lost in Yonkers, 'Mad About You', Julie Halston Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Anything Goes Keira Keeley Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie, and Jonathan Walker The Assembled Parties, The Divine Sister. The Tribute Artist runs through March 16 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. Opening night is Sunday, February 9 at 6pm.
- 1/20/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Primary Stages continues their 29th season with The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs. Directed by Busch's long-time collaborator Carl Andress The Divine Sister, The Third Story, the cast will also feature Mary BaconHarrison, TX... Giant, Cynthia Harris Lost in Yonkers, 'Mad About You', Julie Halston Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Anything Goes Keira Keeley Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie, and Jonathan WalkerThe Assembled Parties, The Divine Sister. The Tribute Artist runs January 21-March 16 at Primary Stages at59E59 Theaters. Opening night is Sunday, February 9 at 6pm. The cast met the press yesterday and you can check out full photo coverage below...
- 1/8/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
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