Paul Dano News

Estimated Weekend Movie Box Office: October 16 - October 18, 2009

Variety is reporting that Paul Dano will team up with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in a new, yet-to-be-named action comedy, formerly titled 'Wichita.' Filming begins in Boston in October.

Taking Woodstock opens nationally in theatres August 28th.

The producers of the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production of' Thornton Wilder's Our Town, have announced that Obie Award-winner Jason Butler Harner will assume the central role of 'Stage Manager' in David Cromer's staging of Wilder's timeless play. Beginning Tuesday, August 25th, Mr. Harner will succeed Mr. Cromer who departs the company to begin rehearsals for his Broadway directorial debut this fall with Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound.

The producers of the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production of' Thornton Wilder's Our Town, have announced that Obie Award-winner Jason Butler Harner will assume the central role of 'Stage Manager' in David Cromer's staging of Wilder's timeless play. Beginning Tuesday, August 25th, Mr. Harner will succeed Mr. Cromer who departs the company to begin rehearsals for his Broadway directorial debut this fall with Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound.

Written by James Schamus and based on the book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte, Taking Woodstock also stars Tony Award winner Dan Fogler; two-time Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman; two-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton; Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber; Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening); two-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin; Paul Dano (Things We Want); Kelli Garner (Dog Sees God); Mamie Gummer (Dangerous Liaisons); and Richard Thomas (A Naked Girl on the Appian Way).

Taking Woodstock is coming to select cities on August 14th from Focus Features. The film had a New York City premiere on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema on 143 East Houston Street (between Chrystie and Allen Streets). BroadwayWorld.com cameras were there as the stars arrived!

The 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held tonight, Sunday, May 17, 2009 in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Drama Desk nominees received their official Nomination Certificates at a cocktail reception on Friday, May 1st at Il Bastardo restaurant, 191 Seventh Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets).

stageFARM (Carrie Shaltz, Founder/Executive Director and Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director) announced the complete cast for the upcoming World Premiere The Gingerbread House by Mark Schultz, directed by Alex Kilgore. Performances were set to begin Friday, April 11th, but the first few previews were delayed and the production starts this evening Monday April 13th as a visiting production at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (224 Waverly Place). Opening Night is set for Saturday evening, April 18th at 8 p.m.

Written by James Schamus and based on the book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte, Taking Woodstock also stars Tony Award winner Dan Fogler; two-time Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman; two-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton; Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber; Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening); two-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin; Paul Dano (Things We Want); Kelli Garner (Dog Sees God); Mamie Gummer (Dangerous Liaisons); and Richard Thomas (A Naked Girl on the Appian Way).

the stageFARM (Carrie Shaltz, Founder/Executive Director and Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director) has announced the complete cast for the upcoming World Premiere The Gingerbread House by Mark Schultz, directed by Alex Kilgore. Performances begin Friday, April 11th as a visiting production at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (224 Waverly Place), with Opening Night set for Saturday evening, April 18th at 8 p.m.

Kevin Kline, Katie Holmes, Paul Dano and John C Reilly will make up the cast of 'The Extra Man,' a comedy that will begin production in February in New York. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini of American Splendor fame will direct. The film is based on a novel by Jonathan Ames; Pulcini and Springer Berman wrote the script with the author. The two last directed the film 'The Nanny Diaries.' Kevin Kline has won Tony Awards for the musicals On the Twentieth Century and The Pirates of Penzance and most recently starred on Broadway in Cyrano de Bergerac. He also won the Academy Award for A Fish Called Wanda. Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in recent hit revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. Paul Dano starred Off-Broadway in Things We Want and is featured in the film There Will Be Blood. John C. Reilly's Broadway credits include True West and A Streetcar Named Desire among other stage productions. On film he has a long and varied list of credits including the recent Step Brothers with Will Ferrell and played Amos Hart in the film version of the hit musical Chicago.

The New Group proudly presented a benefit evening honoring Ethan Hawke with the third annual Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Theater. The event took place Monday, November 10th at Chelsea Piers.

The New York Public Library honored playwright Edward Albee, children's author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, screenwriter and essayist Nora Ephron, and novelist Salman Rushdie at its annual Library Lions black-tie benefit on Monday, November 3, 2008, at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

The New Group proudly announces a benefit evening honoring Ethan Hawke with the third annual Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Theater.

The Seagull, in a new version by Christopher Hampton and directed by Ian Rickson, opened on Broadway last night, Thursday October 2nd at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The production, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Peter Sarsgaard plays a limited 14-week engagement through Sunday, December 21st.

A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees was held on April 21st at The Penthouse at American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street).

The 80th Annual Academy Awards were broadcast live from the Hollywood Kodak Theatre on February 24 on ABC-TV, hosted by Jon Stewart.

Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of William Inge's 'Come Back, Little Sheba' officially opened on January 24 at Biltmore Theatre. The production is directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Michael Pressman. The Opening Night After Party was held at Planet Hollywood.

Dozens of stars from stage and screen attended the official opening night of Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba on January 24 at Biltmore Theatre.