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Winners of the 74th Golden Globe Awards were announced and celebrated on January 8. The full list of winners is below. (Winners are notated in bold typeface and with an asterisk.) Movies Best Motion Picture, Drama Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight * Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama Amy Adams, Arrival Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane Isabelle Huppert, Elle* Ruth Negga, Loving Natalie Portman, Jackie     Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea* Joel Edgerton, Loving Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge   Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington, Fences   Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy 20th Century Women Deadpool Florence Foster Jenkins La La Land * Sing Street   Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Annette Bening, 20th Century Women   Lily Collins, Rules Don't...

Casting News Tony and Academy Award nominated actor and activist Mark Ruffalo will return to Broadway in Roundabout's revival of Arthur Miller's The Price . Ruffalo ( Spotlight ) replaces the previously announced John Turturro, who had to bow out due to filming commitments. Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht are still scheduled to appear. Previews begin February 16, with opening night scheduled for March 16. Theater Mania has more. Casting for the first national tour of Hamilton has been announced. Joshua Henry , who plays Aaron Burr in the Chicago production, will star as Burr; Michael Luwoye , who is the Broadway Hamilton alternate, will star as Hamilton; and Broadway's outgoing King George III, Rory O'Malley , will be back as the king. The cast will also include Emmy Raver-Lampman (Angelica; she appeared in the Broadway production as an ensemble member), Isaiah Johnson (Washington), and Desmond Newson (ensemble), among others. The tour launches with a five-m...

Sunday in the Park with Jake and Annaleigh on Broadway Following an acclaimed, four-performance run at City Center , the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, Sunday in the Park with George , will bow on Broadway this season for a limited run, with stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford in tow. You might recall that Gyllenhaal had been slated to return to Broadway this spring in a revival of Burn This , and that the production would open the new Hudson Theatre. The production was cancelled, in all likelihood, to make room for this production, which will, in fact, play the Hudson Theatre. Previews begin February 11, 2017, with opening night set for February 23. The limited engagement is scheduled to conclude April 23. No official word yet regarding whether or not the rest of the starry cast will join Gyllenhaal and Tony winner Ashford for the Broadway run. Broadway.com has more, and you can see the key art below. (One more thought: This means we might cast a cast recordi...

Coming to Broadway Amelie —It's official: The new musical, Amelie , will be on Broadway this spring. Based on the [year] film, Amelie features a book by Craig Lucas ( An American in Paris ), and a score by Daniel Messe (music) and Nathan Tysen (lyrics), and is directed by Tony winner Pam MacKinnon ( Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ). Amelie will play the Walter Kerr Theatre, with previews beginning March 9, 2017. Opening night is set for April 3, and the cast will be led by Tony nominee Phillipa Soo ( Hamilton ) and Adam Chanler-Berat ( Next to Normal , The Fortress of Solitude ). The Play That Goes Wrong —The Olivier-winning play The Play That Goes Wrong will bow on Broadway this spring. Performances at the Lyceum Theatre begin March 9, 2017, with opening night set for April 2. Broadway.com has more. ( Broadway World reports that through November 23, you can purchase $25 orchestra and mezzanine seats—and $15 balcony seats—for preview performances.) Castin...

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 Emmys will be handed out on Sunday, September 18, in a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Herein, nominees in select categories. Visit emmys.org for the full list of nominees. 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 Family Tony Hale , Veep  Keegan-Michael Key ...

This post has been updated to include the latest Tony eligibility rulings. Casting News Filming is complete on the Twin Peaks Showtime "reboot," and the cast has been revealed. Among those who'll appear in the limited series are Oscar winning -musician Trent Reznor ( The Social Network ); Naomi Watts ; Eddie Vedder ; frequent David Lynch collaborator Laura Dern ( Wild ); Virginia Kull ( Assistance , The Affair ); original Twin Peaks stars, Kyle MacLachlan and Russ Tamblyn (that would be Riff, from West Side Story ); and others. Visit Facebook for the full cast list, and Rolling Stone for a brief analysis. Some casting for Hairspray Live , NBC's December 7 live broadcast of the musical, has been announced. Early in the week , we learned that Jennifer Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle, and Harvey Fierstein ( Casa Valentina ) will, once again, play Edna Turnblad. (He originated the role on Broadway.) Later, we learned that Martin Short will play...