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Love Among the Ruins has been extended on additional week.  Learn more about how to get tickets to the new shows here!

JoBeth Williams (“Poltergeist,” “The Big Chill”) and Peter Strauss (“Rich Man, Poor Man,” “The Jericho Mile”) star in the romantic Love Among the Ruins, written by James G. Hirsch and Robert A. Papazian, from a film script by James Costigan. Love Among the Ruins is a Papazian Hirsch presentation  and is directed by Michael Arabian.

Laguna Playhouse has announced that JoBeth Williams (“Poltergeist,” “The Big Chill”) and Peter Strauss (“Rich Man, Poor Man,” “The Jericho Mile”) are set to star in the upcoming World Premiere production, based on the 1975 ABC Theatre Presentation that starred Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier, of LOVE AMONG THE RUINS.

The thought-provoking drama Welcome to the Show was a two-time winner, with Dorie Barton winning the award for Best Director – Feature Film and the film’s cast winning the Best Ensemble award.

Casting executive John Villacorta has been named senior vice president of Talent and Casting, ABC Entertainment, announced Ayo Davis, executive vice president, Talent and Casting, ABC Entertainment and Disney+, to whom he will report. In this role, Villacorta will manage the casting process for ABC and provide casting strategy and services to the Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment, working closely with the Disney+ team across all scripted and unscripted content.

Matt Williams' play FEAR, directed by Tea Alagić, will celebrate its opening night on Thursday, October 24  at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street).

Matt Williams' play FEAR will receive its World Premiere beginning Tuesday, October 15 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street), directed by Tea Alagić. A limited run, FEAR will celebrate its opening night on Thursday, October 24 and run through December 8, 2019. Tickets are $65- $89 and can be purchased by visiting FearthePlay.com or by calling (866) 811-4111.

Matt Williams' play FEAR will receive its World Premiere beginning Tuesday, October 15 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street), directed by Tea Alagić. A limited run, FEAR will celebrate its opening night on Thursday, October 24 and run through December 8, 2019.  Tickets are $65- $89 and can be purchased by visiting FearthePlay.com or by calling (866) 811-4111. 

Last night, Oculi Entertainment & Directional Entertainment held the premiere of their new film Gone Are the Days at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills,  CA.  The film is set in early twentieth-century Old West drama starring, Golden Globe® nominee, Lance Henriksen and Academy Award® nominee Tom Berenger, and also starring Danny Trejo, directed by Mark Landre Gould.

Oculi Entertainment, Directional Entertainment are proud to announce the release of their new film Gone Are the Days, an early twentieth-century Old West drama starring, Golden Globe nominee, Lance Henriksen and Academy Award nominee Tom Berenger, and also starring Danny Trejo, directed by Mark Landre Gould.

Oculi Entertainment, Directional Entertainment are proud to announce the release of their new film Gone Are the Days, an early twentieth-century Old West drama starring, Golden Globe nominee, Lance Henriksen and Academy Award nominee Tom Berenger, and also starring Danny Trejo, directed by Mark Landre Gould.

The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, celebrates musical revues with the final show of the Winter 2016 Musicals in Mufti Series: STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW, with music by David Shire and lyrics and direction by Richard Maltby, Jr. The limited engagement opened last night, March 13, at The York Theatre Company, and BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

Reading clubs everywhere – be on alert! Knox Chase is making his way to bookshelves, and this super sleuth kid is winning middle-school fans across the country. Parents love this story because it harkens back to the books they read when they were young, and it teaches kids to believe in the power of solving their own problems.

Reading clubs everywhere – be on alert!  Knox Chase is making his way to bookshelves and this super sleuth kid is gaining the admiration of middle school-aged kids everywhere - with the added benefit that the magical nature of these stories helps kids learn how to solve their own problems.

Due to the overwhelming success of the one-night performance of the hit Off-Broadway musical revue, Starting Here, Starting Now, with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire, The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has added two encore performances on Sunday evenings, December 9th & 16th at 7:30 p.m. at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

The 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards awarded 82 Emmys including those given for Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Reality Series and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. For more information, click here.