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Is Broadcast TV Too Big to Fail?
Given the flurry of ill omens floating around the major networks one unthinkable question bears thinking about: Can a television network die? More »

Jude Law's 'Hamlet' Goes From Red To Black
Jude Law and his fellow cast mates in Broadway's production of "Hamlet" have no reason to be melancholy: They are an official hit. More »

Casting Directors Feted at Artios Awards
Casting directors came out from behind the curtain to be honored by their peers last night at the 25th Annual Artios Awards. More »

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin To Host Oscars
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are joining forces to co-host the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. More »

Noted Acting Teacher Charles E. Conrad Dies
Charles E. Conrad, one of the entertainment industry's most distinguished acting teachers, died Oct. 29 of kidney failure in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 84. More »

Tisch Honors Grazer, Howard at Gala
Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer were on hand Monday night to be honored at the 2009 This is Tisch! gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York. More »

Casting Awards Honor 'Star Trek,' 'Milk'
"Star Trek," "Tropic Thunder," "Milk" and "Up" were among the films honored Monday night as the Casting Society of America held its 25th Artios Awards. More »

Founders to Leave Classical Theatre of Harlem
The Classical Theatre of Harlem announced today that artistic director Alfred Preisser and executive director Christopher McElroen will vacate their positions this month. More »

TNT Picks Up NBC's Axed Police Drama 'Southland'
Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year. More »

Broadway Faces a Busy, If Uneasy Fall Season
The abrupt closing Sunday of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" after only nine performances has cast a brief, uneasy shadow over Broadway's fall season. More »

Summer Theater Producer John Kenley Dies at 103
John Kenley, a theater producer who ran a legendary summer stock circuit in Ohio beginning in the 1950s that attracted numerous Broadway and Hollywood stars, has died. More »

Actor's Injury Puts Brakes on 'Or'
Preview performances of Liz Duffy Adams' "Or," have been canceled for the weekend due to an injury obtained by one of the three cast members. More »

SAG Members Vote Down Video-Game Deal
The Screen Actors Guild’s membership has rejected a proposed extension of the guild’s video-game contract. More »

Abigail Breslin Set to Play Helen Keller on Broadway
Abigail Breslin will play Helen Keller in the first Broadway revival of William Gibson's "The Miracle Worker," scheduled to open on March 3. More »

When Commercials Aren't Commercials
While "30 Rock" may be the standard-bearer for effective product integration, the army of scripted programs in step behind it is growing. More »

Diversity Awards to Honor 'Glee,' 'Parks'
The cast of Fox's "Glee" will be presented the Favorite New Television Cast Ensemble Award at the Multicultural Motion Picture Assn.'s 17th annual Diversity Awards. More »

SBIFF Honors Firth for 'Single Man' Role
Colin Firth, who stars in Tom Ford's 'A Single Man,' will be presented with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Outstanding Performance of the Year Award. More »

Joke's On Bill Cosby As Seinfeld, Rock Pay Tribute
Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work. More »

Swank, Sidibe Win as Hollywood Award Season Begins
A new crop of Oscar prospects crammed the red carpet at what is widely considered Tinseltown's award-season starting gate: the Hollywood Awards. More »

Governor Cites Credits as Runaway Production Cure
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was taking credit Monday for keeping the production of at least three dozen movies and TV shows in California. More »

TV Director Linda Day Dies
Linda Day, one of the few female TV directors to find steady work in Hollywood in the 1980s, died Oct. 23 in Georgetown, Texas, after a battle with leukemia and breast cancer. More »

Scarlett Johansson To Make Broadway Debut
Actress Scarlett Johansson will make her Broadway debut starring in a revival of American playwright Arthur Miller's drama "A View from the Bridge." More »

Association Marks 20 Years of Greening Hollywood
With local, organic food, minimal electricity use and on-site composting, the Environmental Media Association's party might be the green standard for future Hollywood awards shows. More »

'Promises, Promises' Set For Broadway Next Spring
The '60s will live again on Broadway next spring in a revival "Promises, Promises," the musical based on the Academy Award-winning movie "The Apartment." More »

British Companies Adopt Digital Theatre
Five leading British theatrical companies have signed on to a new online service called Digital Theatre that will make stage productions available for high-definition download. More »


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