Monday's New York Times has a story about the whirlwind replacement of Norbert Leo Butz for a mercury-poisoned Jeremy Piven in Broadway's "Speed the P...
Tom Gregory | Posted 12.23.2008 | Entertainment
Piven's abrupt departure from Speed the Plow was a low in the history of Broadway. Every actor who ever uttered the edict "the show must go on" rolled his eyes, or rolled over in his grave.
AP | Posted 12.23.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Business tumbled last week for the Broadway revival of "Speed-the-Plow," now without the services of Jeremy Piven who abruptly quit t...
Michael Giltz | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment
If Rahm Emmanuel considered a career in ballet, it shouldn't be any surprise to find out that opera and Broadway star David Pittsinger -- currently starring in the hit revival of South Pacific -- was drawn to politics.
Huffington Post | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green
As Jeremy Piven leaves Broadway due to his high mercury count, people are wondering just what exactly that means. It means you've been poisoned. Or y...
Variety, ET | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment
***Alarming update from Piven's doctor below about his high mercury toxicity, the symptoms and the possible causes*** From Variety: Jeremy Piven will...
Fern Siegel | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment
Speed-the-Plow, David Mamet's nod to Hollywood's ruthlessness, boasts his famous rat-tat-tat speed, racy dialogue and sharp insights into the movie bu...
Karen Stabiner | Posted 12.17.2008 | Entertainment
A 20-something who either just lost a job or has one that pays so little it's hard to tell the difference is not going to be seduced by face time with a star when there's high-definition TV.
Amitava Kumar | Posted 12.16.2008 | Entertainment
When it was first performed in 1896, in Petersburg, The Seagull was a disaster. But the actors in this new production of the play by the Royal Court Theatre, are magnificent.
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media
You can watch Will Ferrell play George Bush live even without heading to Broadway, thanks to HBO. Variety reports that Ferrell's Broadway show, "You'...
Brad Balfour | Posted 12.07.2008 | Entertainment
Langella: "Ron [Howard] was about as good as anyone I've ever worked with. He wants the film to be about human beings and wants it to be about the soul of people."
Robert Loerzel | Posted 11.26.2008 | Chicago
It's worth remembering that critics did not greet American Buffalo with universal acclaim when it first appeared in 1975.
AP | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — "American Buffalo" has come _ and gone. The revival of the David Mamet play starring John Leguizamo, Cedric the Entertainer and Hale...
NY Post | Posted 11.23.2008 | Entertainment
A helicopter tether falls from the ceiling and an annoyed ex-president, George W. Bush, is lowered to the stage. "I told them to take me someplace i...
Fern Siegel | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment
The Footage, now playing at the Flea Theater, will leave you mad -- at how manipulative people can be with technology.
Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 11.20.2008 | Style
Elisabeth Moss is currently starring on Broadway in David Mamet's critically acclaimed Speed-The-Plow and she dishes the dirt on stepping into a role created by Madonna.
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Hollywood can be a tough place to navigate for child stars who outgrow their roles. Once in demand, they find more doors closed than ...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment
The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.
Vickie Karp | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment
How do movies get made? I spoke with first-time producer/director Conrad Fink about his recent purchase of the option on a play called Tabletop.
AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 11.14.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Elton John still can't believe he's a Broadway hitmaker. The 61-year-old musician marveled at his success Thursday night at the open...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.07.2008 | Media
This is a couple days out of date, but this is even more fun to watch knowing how it came out. One of my favorite songs and it works hilariously here...
Reuters | Posted 11.04.2008 | Entertainment
Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda will return to Broadway after a 46-year absence to perform in "33 Variations" in 2009. The play written and directed...
AP | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment
NEW YORK — Broadway has found its new Miss Adelaide. Lauren Graham will portray the long-suffering fiancee to Oliver Platt's Nathan Detroit in ...
New York Times | Posted 10.19.2008 | Entertainment
JEREMY PIVEN was in repose, sort of. Dressed in a charcoal gray hoodie, both hands hugging an oversize mug of Guatemalan yerba maté tea, Mr. Piven wa...
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I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do. Rather than call for a...
America is in shock. It is not because of the unusual sight of the first black...
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Rachel Maddow appeared on "The Daily...
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Patrick Swayze, who has been battling pancreatic cancer for a year, sat down with Barbara Walters for...
An article in next month's Atlantic asks, "Is porn...
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The Internet is awash with rumors over the cause of the tragic death of actor John Travolta's...
New York Times, Huffington Post | Posted 12.29.2008 | Entertainment