Reviewing the Drama: Broadway, Off-Broadway, Ballet, Movies, and TV Reviews

Nominees for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced and celebrated at the January 29, 2017, ceremony, which will air on TNT and TBS. Herein, the full list of nominees. Movies Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Captain Fantastic Fences Hidden Figures Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Casey Affleck , Manchester by the Sea Andrew Garfield , Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling , La La Land Viggo Mortensen , Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington , Fences Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Amy Adams , Arrival Emily Blunt , The Girl on the Train Natalie Portman , Jackie Emma Stone , La La Land Meryl Streep , Florence Foster Jenkins   Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Mahershala Ali , Moonlight Jeff Bridges , Hell or High Water Hugh Grant , Florence Foster Jenkins Lucas Hedges , Manchester by the Sea De...

Casting News Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James ( Something Rotten , Spotlight ) will star alongside Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba in the Aaron Sorkin-penned flick, Molly's Game , about a woman who runs a high-profile poker game in Hollywood. Deadline has more. Nathaniel Stampley will join the company of The Color Purple in the role of Mister, beginning November 15. Current Mister, Isaiah Johnson, will play his final performance November 13. Playbill has more.  House of Cards will welcome Patricia Clarkson ( Shutter Island , The Elephant Man ) and Campbell Scott ( Noises Off ) for its fifth season. As The Hollywood Reporter notes , their roles are being kept under wraps, but promise to be significant throughout the season. Paul Alexander Nolan ( Bright Star ) will step into the role of Billy Flynn in the long-running Chicago revival. Nolan begins performances October 31. Broadway.com has more. Billy Eichner has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix serie...

The Emmys were handed out on Sunday, September 18, in a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Herein, winners in select categories. Visit emmys.org for the full list of winners. (Note: winners are noted with an asterisk and bold typeface.) Comedy Series Outstanding Comedy Series Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep* Outstanding Lead Actor Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Aziz Ansari, Master of None Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth William H. Macy, Shameless Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent*   Outstanding Lead Actress Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep* Laurie Metcalf, Getting On Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie   Outstanding Supporting Actor Louie Anderson, Baskets* Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ty Burrell, Modern Famil...

The winners for the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced and honored on Sunday, September 20. Herein, winners in select categories. (Winners are notated with an asterisk and are in bold typeface.) Visit emmys.org for the full list of winners. Drama Series Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Downton Abbey Game of Thrones* Homeland House of Cards Mad Men Orange is the New Black  Excellent.   Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Kyle Chandler, Bloodline Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Jon Hamm, Mad Men* Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series   Taraji P. Henson, Empire Claire Danes, Homeland Robin Wright, House of Cards Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder* Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black  Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline ...

Lupita Nyong'o to Star in Eclipsed Off-Broadway Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o ( 12 Years a Slave ) will star in the New York premiere of Eclipsed , written by Zimbabwean-American playwright and actress, Danai Guirra . The production was just added to the Public's season, and is set to run September 29 through November 8. Directed by Liesl Tommy , Eclipsed takes place during the Liberian Civil War, and focuses on the wives of rebel officers and the community they form. This will mark Nyong'o's New York stage debut. Spotlight on Spotlight Check out the trail for the new movie, Spotlight . The film follows Boston Globe reporters as they break the story of the Catholic church child abuse/sex scandal. The trailer makes it look like the film is paced like a thriller (reminiscent of Aaron Sorkin's approach to The Social Network , but without his trademark snappy dialogue), and boasts an impressive cast: Michael Keaton ( Birdman ); Mark Ruffalo ( Th...

The nominees for the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. Herein, nominees in select categories. Visit emmys.org for the full list of nominees. Drama Series Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland House of Cards Mad Men Orange is the New Black  With new rules landing Orange is the New Black in the drama category and the entry of new series, like Better Call Saul , look for this year's drama slates to look a little different than usual.   Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bob Odenkirk , Better Call Saul Kyle Chandler , Bloodline Kevin Spacey , House of Cards Jon Hamm , Mad Men Jeff Daniels , The Newsroom Liev Schreiber , Ray Donovan Does anyone else find it wonderful that the hilarious Bob Odenkirk is gaining such fame these days for drama series? Still, I'm voting Kevin Spacey, although actual voters might get sentimental and award Jon Hamm, as this is the last year Mad Men will be n...