Monday, May 25, 2015
On Tuesday, Ellen DeGeneres and AOL announced a content-sharing plan in which features from EllenTV.com will appear on several AOL properties, and she'll refer to the media giant on her tal…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMPixar has named its first female director, Brenda Chapman, who will also write the animated film, "Brave." Voicing characters will be Reese Witherspoon,  Billy Connolly, Emma Thomps…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMDid "SNL" steal a sketch for its premiere? The long-running NBC series ran a parody called "Tiny Hats" -- which is strikingly similar to a segment on "Adult Swim" of the same name.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThe Broadway actress had been fighting leukemia since April. Rihanna and Beyonce were among the stars who appeared in campaigns to help her find a bone marrow transplant.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMAfter actor Kevin Aubin broke both his wrists when he was launched from the back of the stage during a Broadway rehearsal, the New York State Department of Labor announces a set visit Wednes…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMBroadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will delay its opening by two weeks in light of a continuing investigation by the New York State Department of Labor into its flying safety.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThe super producer will receive the 2011 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures, which has also been given to Clint Eastwood and Jerry Bruckheimer.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMFoxwoods' GM reaches out to producers about replacing $65 million Spider-Man, which has been plagued with problems and delays.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMKevin Spacey will star in the title role of William Shakespeare's "Richard III" next summer, The Bridge Project confirmed Wednesday.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM"Ugly Betty's" Michael Urie will star in the Broadway revival of "Angels in America." Urie and Adam Driver will play Prior Walter and Louis Ironson beginning Feb. 2, 2011.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM"Does someone have to die?" writes Tony-winning actress Alice Ripley on Twitter.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:58PMThe successful show, which has played to over 100% capacity, stars Al Pacino as Shylock and Lily Rabe as Portia, who will appear for three additional weeks.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMOverbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are partnering with Jay-Z to release movies. "Annie" will star Smith's daughter, Willow, 10.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMKathy Griffin is coming to Broadway, and she's made her intentions clear: Her one-woman show is called 'Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony.'
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM"You shouldn't have to read a story five times to get the meaning," she says after the paper explains it was only focusing on winners post-2002.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMWednesday, September 21, 2011
"I want to write an original movie for Gwyneth and Maya Rudolph, both of whom I'm great friends with," says Murphy.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:21AMThursday, August 25, 2011
"Someone asked if we give reality show characters stars? Hell to the No!" writes a spokesperson on Facebook.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:23AMWednesday, August 3, 2011
The actor will play Perry White in Zack Snyder's take on Superman, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:13PMTuesday, June 14, 2011
"Critics are human. They're going to say what they want to say, and I can't control that," says the Broadway actress.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:24AMWednesday, June 8, 2011
Alec Baldwin is considering a run for New York City mayor now that Rep. Anthony Weiner may pull out of the race due to the Weinergate-Twitter photo scandal, according to a new report.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:40AMMonday, June 6, 2011
Brooke Shields and Robin Williams will present at the Tony Awards. They join previously announced stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg, Al Pacino and Daniel Radcliffe.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:28AMTuesday, May 24, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Whoopi Goldberg will present Tonys during the June 12 ceremony. Also slated to appear: Chris Rock, Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:16PMFriday, May 6, 2011
Christopher Tierney returned to rehearsals for Broadway's "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark" Thursday -- less than five months after falling 35 feet during a live performance.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:39PM 
