Archive: December 2009 (101-110 of 319)

Dec 17 2009 07:17 PM ET

'Lend Me a Tenor' returns to Broadway in 2010, Stanley Tucci directing

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Lend Me a Tenor will return to Broadway in April 2010, with previews beginning in March at the Music Box Theatre. The revival of Ken Ludwig’s comedy, originally staged on the Great White Way in 1989, will be directed by Stanley Tucci, who is making his Broadway directorial debut. The cast includes Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace) and Tony Shalhoub (Monk).

Dec 17 2009 06:21 PM ET

Amanda Seyfried to leave 'Big Love' at the end of the season

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Big Love doesn’t premiere til Jan. 10 and we already know who’s not coming back next year: Amanda Seyfried. As first reported on TVGuide.com, Seyfried will leave the show at the end of this season to pursue her film career full time. Best known for her role in last year’s blockbuster Mamma Mia!, Seyfried will give up her sixth-month commitment to the award-winning HBO show after her character, Bill Paxton’s eldest daughter Sarah, gets married this year. Seyfried, who appeared in Diablo Cody’s Jennifer’s Body this year, can next be seen in the Liam Neeson/Julianne Moore drama Chloe, Lasse Hallstrom’s Dear John, and Letters to Juliet with Gael Garcia Bernal.

Dec 17 2009 06:20 PM ET

Actress Leelee Sobieski welcomes a baby girl

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Leelee Sobieski, who received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Joan of Arc back in 1999, delivered a baby girl late Wednesday night in New York City. Her reps have not yet confirmed any other details of Sobieski and her fashion designer fiance’ Adam Kimmel’s latest addition. Sobieski, most recently, co-starred in this summer’s Public Enemies opposite Johnny Depp.

Dec 17 2009 06:01 PM ET

Pennsylvania man charged with stalking Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck

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Los Angeles prosecutors arrested Pennsylvania man Steven Burky Thursday for stalking actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. According to Reuters, the police said he showed up at their daughter’s school despite a court “stay-away” order. In November 2008, Garner obtained a restraining order against Burky, after telling a judge that she feared for the life of herself and her family. The man continued to stalk Garner until his arrest Monday at the nursery school attended by the couple’s daughter Violet. Burky is currently jailed on $150,000 bail. He faces up to four years in prison, if convicted.

Dec 17 2009 05:05 PM ET

Nancy O'Dell to leave 'Access Hollywood'

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Nancy O’Dell, original member of the Access Hollywood entertainment news show, has decided to leave the program after 13 years. According to O’Dell’s rep, the decision is based solely on O’Dell’s desire to “take her career to the next level.” They insure that the split is completely amicable. She is leaving two years before her contract is up. Her last show will be this week.

Dec 17 2009 09:30 AM ET

SAG Awards 2010 TV nominees

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The Screen Actors Guild has announced nominees for its 16th annual awards , which will be handed out Jan. 23. Below find the TV nominations, and for the movie contenders, head over to Dave Karger’s Oscar Watch blog.

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series

The Closer
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
True Blood

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

30 Rock
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
The Office

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series

Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

Patricia Arquette, Medium
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series

Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Toni Collette, United States Of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries

Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance (HBO)
Cuba Gooding Jr., Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TNT)
Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’keeffe” (Lifetime)
Kevin Kline, Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac (PBS)
Tom Wilkinson, A Number (HBO)

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries

Joan, Georgia O’keeffe (Lifetime)
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Ruby Dee, America (Lifetime)
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers For Bobby (Lifetime)

Dec 17 2009 05:55 AM ET

Kid Cudi is leaving Lady Gaga tour

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Kid Cudi is leaving Lady Gaga’s tour, according to Billboard. On Wednesday, Cudi’s representatives issued a statement saying the artist has decided to take an “early leave of absence from Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour, in order to balance his schedule surrounding the recording of his next album and acting commitments.” Cudi’s departure comes in the wake of an incident that occurred on the tour’s stop in Vancouver on December 12, when he allegedly attacked a fan.

Dec 17 2009 05:45 AM ET

Emmy Rossum, Allison Janney set for 'Shameless' on Showtime

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera), Allison Janney (The West Wing), and Justin Chatwin (Dragonball Evolution) have been added to the cast of Showtime’s upcoming show Shameless. Based on the hit British series from writer Paul Abbott (State of Play), the show will center on a working-class family that includes an alcoholic father (William H. Macy) and his savvy daughter (Rossum). Janney and Chatwin will play love interests for Macy and Rossum, respectively.

Dec 17 2009 05:30 AM ET

USA to create series based on 'The Freshman'

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, USA is set to adapt the 1990 film The Freshman as a primetime series. In the original movie, a film student (Matthew Broderick) becomes entangled in the world of organized crime after befriending a mafia don (Marlon Brando). Andrew Bregman, who wrote and directed the movie, has been tapped to script the series.

Dec 17 2009 04:00 AM ET

Rene Russo to play Thor's mother

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Hot mama! Rene Russo has joined the cast of Thor, playing Thor’s mother Frigga, Variety reports. Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, which stars Chris Hemsworth as the Norse warrior. Anthony Hopkins plays Frigga’s husband Odin.

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