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Broderick's Wonderful World Gets A Trailer

24 November 2009 2:47 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Matthew Broderick has disappointed us time and time again. The worst part about actors like him is that we know they're capable of so much better. For every The Producers, there are two or three versions of Godzilla. For every Ferris Bueller, there.s an Inspector Gadget. Broderick.s latest, Wonderful World, seems to be taking him down a better road. While it looks to be taking equal parts from The Visitor and every other sentimental indie flick about a middle-aged man released in recent years, it has Matthew showing off his ability in ways that we haven.t seen in a long time. The flick follows a cynical divorcee who, when a friend falls ill, is forced to re-examine worldview and make some important decisions about his life. Apple brings us the first trailer of the flick, and as always, it can.t be embedded. I.ll tell you »

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Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6

4 November 2009 1:09 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.

Dreamgirls is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. With music direction by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and Vocal Arrangements by David Chase & Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions in association with Chunsoo Shin, Jake Productions & Broadway Across America/TBS.

This brand-new production will »

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Motherhood (review)

2 November 2009 12:59 PM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

There are nice touches of what makes New York uniquely New York in this should-be-charminger little film, and they’re things that rarely get acknowledged onscreen. The awkward realities of living in a walkup apartment... six flights up. The daily dance of “alternate-side parking.” The true small-town, neighborhoody feel of the city. It’s too bad that writer-director Katherine Dieckmann couldn’t imbue her portrait of the titular state in this place with as much easy, authentic panache. It’s a day in the life for Uma Thurman’s (The Producers) crazy-busy stay-at-home mom on the especially busy day when she’s getting ready for her daughter’s sixth birthday party, and it’s all juggling the million things a mom needs to do for her family while also trying to grab a few minutes for herself. »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Broderick Play Delayed After Poor Start

28 October 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The opening of Matthew Broderick's new Broadway play has been pushed back after the actor stunned fans by forgetting his lines during the show's preview.

The Producers star is playing the lead in The Starry Messenger but theatre-goers attending the play's first showing on Monday were shocked by the actor's poor performance.

Broderick, who has tackled numerous Broadway plays including The Foreigner and The Philanthropist, reportedly forgot his lines throughout the production, leaving the audience fuming.

A source tells the New York Daily News, "It was an overall mess. He kept apologising under his breath after he forgot a line and everyone in the audience began to feel awkward."

The Starry Messenger will now open a week behind schedule on 23 November. »

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Exclusive: Potential 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' Investor Can't Guarantee His Involvement

9 October 2009 8:41 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

There's an old saying on Broadway that "the show must go on," and while that's certainly true, the adage doesn't necessarily apply to the troubled "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" production quite yet.

A recent report pegged the "Spider-Man" musical as back on track thanks to two new investors joining the fray to rescue our friendly neighborhood wallcrawler from his financial woes—but according to James D. Stern, one of the two alleged investors, nothing is a certainty yet.

"Yeah, I think that it would be good if people would actually talk to me before they write that sort of thing," Stern told MTV News. "It's not really—I mean, I don't know. Whether I'm involved in it or not, I don't have any idea yet."

While Stern's involvement in "Turn off the Dark" is speculative at best at this point, he nonetheless has more than enough Broadway credibility to potentially save the show. »

- Josh Wigler

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September 25: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

25 September 2009 10:31 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you just gotta sing, gotta dance, gotta get a B in algebra so you can get into Julliard. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you check out that remake of Fame this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I went back to school in other musical theater ways.” Instead Of: Fame, the new updating of the classic 1980 film (I guess the kids all have cell phones and text their angst and despair to their friends instead of just talking about it)... Watch: The original Fame is, of course, your best place to start -- 30 years on, the movie is still relevant to the hearts and minds of teens, and still a sheer delight. If you need more all-singing, »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Uma Thurman to Walk Red Carpet For Opening Night of 45th Chicago International Film Festival

23 September 2009 5:09 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The 45th Chicago International Film Festival will open with Katherine Dieckmann’s “Motherhood” and a star-studded red carpet where the film’s writer and director, Dieckmann and actress Uma Thurman at the AMC River East 21 Theater (322 E. Illinois St in Chicago) on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm.

Motherhood.

Photo credit: Freestyle Releasing Cinema/Chicago also plans on honoring Thurman’s work and her contribution to film with the Festival’s “Career Achievement Award,” which will be presented prior to the screening.

“Motherhood,” which opens to a limited amount of theaters on October 23, stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. The film, which was shot on location in New York’s West Village, is a comedy about the dilemmas of the maternal state (marriage, work and self) into the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day. The film isn’t like any other film because it uses both humor »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Matthew Broderick 'Very Happy' Over Twins' Birth

24 June 2009 4:25 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

The proud papa speaks: Leaving the stage door late Tuesday night, after his performance in Broadway's The Philanthropist, Matthew Broderick told People about the birth of his and Sarah Jessica Parker's twins, "I'm very happy. I don't know what else to say." He added, "I've seen them already. I just got back" from Ohio, where the girls were born Monday. The show's Steven Weber also told People that Broderick's "very pleased. He's happy … and he's looking forward to having them home."Nursery ReadyThough the twins arrived earlier than their mid-summer due date, their parents were well prepared for their arrival. »

- Natasha Stoynoff and Carlos Greer

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Ferrell's Career Looks Lost Indeed

8 June 2009 1:54 PM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »

Will Ferrell’s Land of the Lost is so far a box office bomb, and that’s no accident, Chris Nashawaty writes in Entertainment Weekly . It’s “just the latest proof that Ferrell’s shtick—the clueless, self-deprecating blowhard man-child—is growing stale.” Step Brothers , Semi Pro , The Producers , and Bewitched were either painful or been-there. “It’s time to change it up, man,” Nashawaty advises. If you bothered to laugh watching Land of the Lost previews, it was just “out of conditioned response to Ferrell’s previous track record.” It’s not that Ferrell wasn’t funny in movies like Anchorman , but his problem is predictability. “You ... »

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Vanity Fair's Hollywood ~ Episode 11 (2005)

26 May 2009 2:21 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Missed previous episodes? See: 1995 , 1996, 1997, 1998 , 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Vanity Fair briefly killed my enthusiasm for the "Hollywood project" when they nixed the traditional cover for 2009. But time heals most wounds and I have reanimated the project's corpse. 2004's cover had 13 already peaking actresses on it. How'd they follow it in 2005? With another batch of goddesses, 60% of whom had already graced their "Hollywood" cover. In the case of the C/Kates, it was now thrice. Was Vanity Fair running out of ideas? Given the idiosyncratic pool the covers regularly pulled from you'd think there were only 40 actresses in Hollywood... but then, it's probably all in who you know who represents you when it comes to face time here. It's definitely not only about the fame. Consider this: this cover series lasted from 1995 - 2008 and Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Michelle Williams and Tilda Swinton never appeared on them (just four chronologically appropriate examples off the »

- NATHANIEL R

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Kooky! Addams Family is headed to Broadway.

17 May 2009 7:06 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

When I had heard about an Addams family musical, one thought came to mind: "How come this hasn't been done already?" It has a theatrical A-list cast with Nathan Lane (The Producers) as the patriarch, Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth (Tadpole, Law & Order) as Morticia.

The story will be about Wednesday Addams, who is played by Krysta Rodriguez (Gossip Girl)who falls in love with a nice, normal boy. All of the famous family will be in it, from Uncle Fester to Grandmama and Pugsley. There will be a trial run of the production in Chicago at the Oriental Theater from Nov. 13 through Jan. 10th, then hit is set to hit Broadway around early April.  I'm really interested in seeing this. I have a theater background and I remember when the production rumors and casting began around Februrary this past year. Tickets go on sale May 29th and with all the buzz around the show, »

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Kidman Waves Goodbye to Woody Allen Film - Who Should Replace Her?

13 May 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

When I wrote about Nicole Kidman signing up for the next Woody Allen film in March, I bit my tongue and didn't mention my doubts. While I knew she could handle the material, I had a sneaking suspicion that it wouldn't come to fruition. This was not because I can see the future, but because many projects that she signs on for she inevitably exits -- Manderlay, The Reader, The Producers, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, etc.

And now she's out of Allen's latest ensemble piece, according to Variety. While she was a solid addition to the cast that boasts the likes of Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts, and Freida Pinto, there's now a big hole to fill before production kicks off in London this summer. So the big question is: Who will fill it this time, and who should?

For the films I mentioned above, Kidman was replaced with Bryce Dallas Howard, »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Will Ferrell Eyes 'Neighborhood Watch' for Fox

6 May 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I am really hoping this summer's Land of the Lost is good as I would like to enjoy a Will Ferrell film again. Strangely enough my favorite Ferrell film from the past five years is one most people don't like at all, last year's Semi-Pro, but considering I haven't seen it since I will have to say Night at the Roxbury remains my favorite film in which Ferrell has toplined. I enjoyed him in Zoolander, he had his moments in Old School, I thought he was the worst part of Wedding Crashers and yet the best thing about the 2005 snoozer The Producers. Unfortunately, a re-team with Wedding Crashers helmer David Dobkin doesn't exactly inspire confidence considering Dobkin's latest effort Fred Claus. The news comes from Variety, reporting Ferrell and Dobkin are both in negotiations for the 20th Century Fox comedy Neighborhood Watch penned by Jared Stern (Bolt). The film chronicles »

- Brad Brevet

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Photo Flash: The Play Company's Cabaret Gourmet 2009

29 April 2009 12:43 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Off-Broadway's The Play Company brought together some of NYC's top chefs and theater artists for its sixth annual gala Cabaret Gourmet 2009 -- a unique evening hosted by Broadway's Richard Kind ("The Tales of the Allergist's Wife" and "The Producers") and featuring musical entertainment by cabaret legend Karen Akers ("Nine" and "Grand Hotel"), along with savory and sweet dishes prepared by chefs from several of the city's most celebrated restaurants -- on Monday, April 27 at the American Airlines Theatre Penthouse (227 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan. »

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The Red Robin Takes Flight

23 April 2009 7:56 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

By Alan Kline

Modern Primitives Films has announced the second feature film by writer-director Michael Z. Wechsler, entitled The Red Robin. Pitched as a blend of The Celebration and The Manchurian Candidate, the plot focuses on a family reunion which goes very awry when the youngest son accuses his ailing father, a famed psychiatrist, of using his own adopted children as guinea pigs for psychological experiments for the CIA.

The cast includes Jeremy Sisto ("Law and Order", Waitress, "Six Feet Under"), Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black), Hill Harper ("CSI: N.Y.", Get on the Bus ), and Roger Guenveur Smith (American Gangster). Jonathan Sanger (The Producers, The Elephant Man) is on board as executive producer.

Wechsler has directed series for the BBC and Bravo and previously helmed the feature film Slaves of Hollywood, which also starred Harper. Slaves of Hollywood was a selection at 35 international film festivals and was awarded “Best »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Nathan Lane Hosts Roundabout's Spring Gala Held 4/6

25 March 2009 10:55 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2009 Spring Gala hosted by Tony® Award winner Nathan Lane (Waiting for Godot, The Producers). On Monday, April 6th, 2009, Roundabout will take their guests back in time to the heyday of big bands and classic songs in New York City with a unique evening called "Take Me Back to Manhattan" at Roseland Ballroom (239 West 52nd St, NYC). »

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Lane Set to Host Starry Roundabout 'Take Me Back To Manhattan' Spring Gala 4/6

24 March 2009 1:16 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2009 Spring Gala hosted by Tony® Award winner Nathan Lane (Waiting for Godot, The Producers). On Monday, April 6th, 2009, Roundabout will take their guests back in time to the heyday of big bands and classic songs in New York City with a unique evening called "Take Me Back to Manhattan" at Roseland Ballroom (239 West 52nd St, NYC). »

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Broderick Snubs Small Screen Role

13 March 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Theatre star Matthew Broderick has turned down a string of big money offers to star in TV shows - because he refuses to swap his New York home for Los Angeles.

The Producers star's wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, became a fashionable feminist icon in long-running hit TV series Sex and the City.

But Broderick insists he's not eyeing a switch from the stage to the small screen, because he's convinced Parker and their six-year-old son, James Wilkie, would suffer if they moved to L.A.

He tells the New York Post, "With children that's difficult because I'd have to be here. TV is not an appeal because much of it shoots in La. I'm a New Yorker since I'm born. It's the best alternative for my life. Out there you're just staring at your wife and child. New York forces you to interact. My father used to say that in New York just buying a newspaper you get three conversations. I don't see anybody in my family picking up and moving to L.A." »

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Broderick, Gold, Black Appear On Awkward 10 Minutes W/ Mike

30 January 2009 5:59 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

"Awkward 10 Minutes With Mike" continues into February after each Wednesday evening's performance of Sleepwalk With Me starring Mike Birbiglia at The Bleecker Street Theater. February's lineup: February 4: Judy Gold ("Mommy Queerist," "25 Questions for a Jewish Mother," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show) February 11: John Oliver ("The Daily Show with John Stewart," "The Love Guru") February 18: Michael Ian Black ("I Love the 80's," "Spy TV," "Ed") February 25: Matthew Broderick ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off," The Producers) »

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Gasteyer, Carmello, Lenox, Dossett, Oscar, Fitzgerald White, Harris & Chase Make Up Starry First Wives Club Reading Cast

27 January 2009 2:19 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

An all-star cast of Ana Gasteyer (Wicked, "Saturday Night Live"), Carolee Carmello (Mamma, Mia!, Parade), Tony? Award-winner Adriane Lenox (Doubt, Caroline, Or Change), Brad Oscar (The Producers, Jekyll & Hyde), Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King, Ragtime), John Dossett (The Constant Wife, Gypsy), Sam Harris (The Producers, The Life) and Sara Chase (Godspell at Paper Mill Playhouse) will star in a reading of the eagerly anticipated Broadway-bound musical First Wives Club this Monday, February 2 in New York City. First Wives Club will have its premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego July 15 through August 23, 2009. The cast for the fully staged production will be announced soon. First Wives Club marks the once-in-a-lifetime reunion of the famous Motown songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland), who created such monumental hits as "Where Did Our Love Go?," "Baby Love" and "Stop! In The Name of Love" for The Supremes »

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