Zeta-Jones hits Broadway Aug 25, 2009
The Hollywood beauty who won an Oscar for her performance in 2002 movie 'Chicago' is due to hit the stage for the revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical about the romantic lives of several couples alongside British-born actress Angela Lansbury ... The New York Post newspaper reported: "The great Angela Lansbury agreed to play Madame Armfeldt, provided the producers lined up another star to play her daughter, Desiree. "Lansbury didn't want to shoulder a multi-million dollar Broadway revival by... (iAfrica.com)
FROM ANGELA TO ZETA Aug 21, 2009
The great Angela Lansbury had agreed to play Madame Armfeldt, provided the producers lined up another star to play her daughter, Desiree. An old showbiz shrewdie, Lansbury didn't want to shoulder a multimillion-dollar Broadway revival by herself. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Turner Classic Movies to Launch A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, New Series of One-Hour Specials Focusing on Film Genres Aug 6, 2009
8 p.m. The Manchurian Candidate (1962), starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh ... 8 p.m. Gaslight (1944), starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Meriwether is a step behind in Reagle Players’ ‘Mame’ Jul 23, 2009
But the title character, as portrayed in film by Rosalind Russell and on Broadway by Angela Lansbury, is written as a crusty, worldly, and off-kilter broad who finds herself suddenly saddled with a 10-year-old nephew after her buttoned-down brother passes away. She s the walking definition of a spitfire, always the life of the party, and a bundle of can-do, gin-soaked energy and kookiness. (Boston Globe)
A furry tale and 3 others at free UH movie event Jul 19, 2009
"Heidi 4 Paws" stars actual mutts, voiced by actors such as Angela Lansbury. More Island Life headlines. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Family-friendly fun Jul 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009. Posted on: Friday, July 17, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
IN MY LIBRARY: BERNADETTE PETERS Jul 7, 2009
You can meet her, Moore, Angela Lansbury and other animal lovers at Broadway Barks Saturday at noon in Shubert Alley. Until then, here are some books that have made Peters purr. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Michael Riedel Jul 5, 2009
May 27, 2009 - THE success of the Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit," led by the incomparable Angela Lansbury, shows that Noel Coward's wit and style never go out of fashion. A stage adaptation. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
1939: Hollywood's Best Year Revisit... Jun 30, 2009
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, a 1990 look at the great musical fantasy, hosted by Angela Lansbury. Complete rundown of TCM's 1939 festival. (Suite101.com)
Angela Lansbury Misses Bea Arthur Jun 28, 2009
ANGELA Lansbury (above) couldn't stop herself from crying the other day as she was honored with a State Senate Gay Pride Award at City Hall, where a clip was played of her and Bea Arthur singing "Bosom Buddies" from their 1966 Broadway hit, "Mame." Lansbury, who was Arthur's bosom buddy ever after, is working hard on the upcoming Broadway memorial service for the "Maude" star, who died earlier this 00004000 year. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
Stars For Pride Jun 22, 2009
STATE Senate Democrats will host a Hollywood and Broadway Salute to Pride at City Hall on Thursday honoring Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney of "West Wing" fame, Patrick Wilson of "Angels in Am 00004000 erica" and activist Cleve Jones, plus two Lances, *NSYNC's Lance Bass and Oscar-winning "Milk" writer Dustin Lance Black. They all support gay equality and same-sex marriage. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Bret Michaels breaks nose, busts lip at Tonys Jun 16, 2009
Michaels had a great time performing for the Broadway audience, says Mignano, who notes that the star of VH1s Rock of Love reality series took photos backstage with theater legends Liza Minnelli and Angela Lansbury. Michaels, who has gone solo, is touring with his namesake band. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Billy Elliot dances away with 10 Tony Awards Jun 16, 2009
Angela Lansbury received her fifth Tony, this time for her performance as the dotty medium Madame Arcati in a revival of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit." Her win in the featured-actress category tied the record for acting prizes held by Julie Harris, who has five plus a special lifetime achievement award given in 2002. Seth Wenig / APAngela Lansbury accepts her Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her role in "Blithe Spirit." ... PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN... (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Top Entertainment Stories From TV to Tonys Jun 5, 2009
4) Four-time Tony winner Angela Lansbury is in the running again for a revival of "Blithe Spirit." In which town did her "Murder, She Wrote" alter ego, Jessica Fletcher, solve most of her mysteries. 5) Which series character's father did John Glover, nominated for "Waiting for Godot," play for much of this decade. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
CRITIC'S CHOICE: Who should, will win 2009 Tonys Jun 5, 2009
Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate Jessica Hynes, The Norman Conquests Marin Ireland, Reasons to Be Pretty Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Amanda Root, The Norman Conquests. Should/will win: Lansbury is a national treasure, and was the single best reason to see this charming Noel Coward revival. (USA Today -- Life)
Critic's Corner Weekend Jun 5, 2009
Neil Patrick Harris hosts, with performances from the nominated musicals and appearances by such stars as Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Susan Sarandon, Chandra Wilson, Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and David Hyde Pierce. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Broadway theatres defy recession May 28, 2009
Hollywood names like Katie Holmes, Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini and Susan Sarandon have also proved a big draw, the Broadway League said. Attendance was 12. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Bold Advice From Coward May 27, 2009
THE success of the Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit," led by the incomparable Angela Lansbury, shows that Noel Coward's wit and style never go out of fashion. A stage adaptation of his celebrated movie "Brief Encounter" was a hit in London last year and may transfer to New York next season. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'The Boys' sings with Sherman brothers' story May 22, 2009
It features incisive commentary from celebrities and filmmakers including Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Debbie Reynolds and Disney scion Roy Disney. Composers such as Alan Mencken and John Williams weigh in, as does Ben Stiller, who is a producer on the film. (USA Today -- Life)
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, May 24 May 18, 2009
"Blithe Spirit." Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson and Angela Lansbury star in a revival of Noel Coward's comedy about the ghostly reappearance of a novelist's dead wife. Telecharge. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
US drama awards for Billy musical May 18, 2009
Other awards went to veteran star Angela Lansbury for her work in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit and to Brian d'Arcy James for playing the title role in Shrek the Musical. The best revival award went to Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests, which also won a best director prize for Britain's Matthew Warchus. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Talking tidbits, cuss-filled outtakes and other blasts from the past May 16, 2009
Angela Lansbury is pretty much naked, John Lennon is imagined alive, and the Winnebago Man is cranky and unwell and living in northern California. Welcome to the wacko world of video bloopers and YouTube cult heroes, where disregarded snippets of film and their anti-stars thrive anew. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
NO BALONEY ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TO... May 14, 2009
Angela Lansbury in "Blithe Spirit." She already won the hat trick with copping the lesser Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards. They initiate, and Tony imitates. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Stage stars gather to honor Tony Award nominees May 7, 2009
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney, Liza Minnelli and Geoffrey Rush were among the 2008-2009 Tony nominees who showed up for a press reception in midtown Manhattan Wednesday. Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Angela Lansbury, Allison Janney, Liza Minnelli and Geoffrey Rush were among the 2008-2009 Tony nominees who showed up for a press reception in midtown Manhattan Wednesday. (USA Today -- Life)
Infotainment May 7, 2009
Billy Elliot, The Musical led the race for US theatres top honours with 15 Tony Award nominations, while Geoffrey Rush, Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini and Jane Fonda were among the actors up for honors. The Tony Awards winners, voted by about 750 industry professionals, will be announced on June. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
'Billy Elliot,''God of Carnage' score Tony noms May 6, 2009
Among the more celebrated feature performer nominations was the one to Angela Lansbury for her performance as the delightfully dotty Madame Arcati in the revival of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit." The actress already has four Tonys for her roles in "Mame,""Dear World," a revival of "Gypsy" and "Sweeney Todd.". Dolly Parton was nominated for her score of "9 to 5," but the show was passed over for a coveted best musical nod. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
"Billy Elliot" Leads in Tony Race May 6, 2009
Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit". Amanda Root, "The Norman Conquests". (CBS News -- Early Show)
Billy Elliot scores 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
Among the more celebrated feature performer nominations was the one to Angela Lansbury for her performance as the delightfully dotty Madame Arcati in the revival of Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit ... BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate; Jessica Hynes, The Norman Conquests; Marin Ireland, reasons to be pretty; Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit; Amanda Root, The Norman Conquests. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Busy Spring Means Crowded Tony Nomination Field May 5, 2009
" Broadway usually doesn't turn its back on success. Among the actors likely to get serious consideration are names such as Jane Fonda, Daniel Radcliffe, Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Geoffrey Rush, Marcia Gay Harden, Nathan Lane, Janet McTeer, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Bill Irwin and John Goodman. Let's start, though, with the musical nominations, which are among the most coveted, since they give the finalists valuable airtime on the three-hour CBS telecast on June 7... (KIRO TV, WA)
Drama critics name Ruined best play May 5, 2009
Special citations were awarded to Angela Lansbury, director Matthew Warchus and the cast of The Norman Conquests and Gerard Alessandrini, creator of the revue Forbidden Broadway. . (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Live Long and Twitter May 3, 2009
Among the famous friends who have seen her play "33 Variations" and had a meal with her in recent months: Jeff Daniels, Dianne Wiest, Tommy Tune, Rosie O'Donnell, Barbara Walters, Angela Lansbury, Anjelica Houston, Griffin Dunne, "Candy" Bergen, Robert Redford, Tom Hanks, Sally Field, James Taylor, and our beloved Kathy Griffin. Richard Branson, 58. (Fox News)
Stuff Of Arthurian Legend Apr 29, 2009
And it was, for the most part, all an act, says her close friend of more than 40 years, Angela Lansbury. "Bea was absolutely the antithesis of the characters she portrayed," Lansbury says. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
MORE: Here's looking at you, Bea Arthur Apr 28, 2009
Two years later, she was acclaimed on Broadway as Vera Charles in the smash Mame, directed by Saks and starring Angela Lansbury. "There was no one else like Bea," Mame composer Jerry Herman told the AP. "She would make us laugh during rehearsals with a look or with a word. She didn't need dialogue. I don't know if I can say that about any other person I ever worked with.". (USA Today -- Life)
"Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur dies at 86 Apr 28, 2009
Born Beatrice Frankel in New York on May 13, 1922, Arthur began performing in college and appeared in Broadway and off-Broadway roles, winning a Tony Award opposite Angela Lansbury in "Mame.". In the early 1970s, Arthur appeared on the groundbreaking television comedy "All in the Family" as Edith Bunker's fiercely liberal cousin Maude. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bea Arthur: A one-of-a-kind TV star, and so much more Apr 28, 2009
But like Angela Lansbury, her co-star in the original production of Mame, Arthur didn't really become a TV star until she was a mature, middle-aged woman. And like no one before or since, she made most everyone else around her look like kids. (USA Today -- Life)
Cosy little murder with a nice cup of tea Apr 16, 2009
Angela Lansbury plays the dogged, unstoppable Jessica Fletcher ... It still feels slightly odd to hear Angela Lansbury use terms such as "serial rapist" or "stabbed with a scalpel", but these moments are happily rare and the majority of the hour is taken up with bustling about from suspect to suspect, taking cups of tea in parlours and frowning thoughtfully into space ... Angela Lansbury plays the dogged, unstoppable Jessica Fletcher. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
What's Wrong with This Spring's Broadway Plays? Apr 6, 2009
And while there's the usual spate of revivals from crowd-pleasing chestnuts (Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, starring a blithely ageless Angela Lansbury) to more challenging rediscoveries (Ionesco's Exit the King, with an all-stops-out performance by Geoffrey Rush) what's really striking is the number of new plays that think they've found a home on the Great White Way. (). (Time.com)
What's A Decade Between Chums? Apr 5, 2009
This isn't just a matter of the occasional production, like the star-studded revival of "Blithe Spirit" with Angela Lansbury now on Broadway. This is a feast of Coward in every medium from theater to film to cabaret, anchored by "Star Quality: The World of Nol Coward," a multifaceted and multimedia exhibition at the Museum of Performance n. The California Shakespeare Theater and the Gilbert and Sullivan specialist Lamplighters are making first-time forays into his work. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'God of Carnage,' 'Blithe Spirit' lifting spirits on Broadway Mar 24, 2009
Angela Lansbury stars as Madama Arcati, a medium well-done, in Blithe Spirit, showing at the Shubert Theatre ... Michael Blakemore's brisk production of Noel Coward's nimble comedy is above all a vehicle for the sublime Angela Lansbury, cast here as Madame Arcati, a flamboyant medium who unleashes chaos in an elegant British household. (USA Today -- Life)
Life Begins At Forty Mar 20, 2009
Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Rosalind Russell climbed over the hill back to the top, Angela Lansbury tread the boards of Broadway, Lucille Ball became beloved on TV. ... Born almost twenty years after the aforementioned actresses, Angela Lansbury made her film debut in Gaslight (1944), gaining an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress ... Angela Lansbury also gained success from playing sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the television detective series Murder, She Wrote. (Suite101.com)
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT Mar 20, 2009
Angela Lansbury and Jayne Atkinson prevent director Michael Blakemore from completely smothering Noel Coward's comedy. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
In A League Of Her Own Mar 18, 2009
Q: You're following in magical footprints: Margaret Rutherford played Madame Arcati in the 1945 film "Blithe Spirit." On Broadway she was played by Beatrice Lillie in "High Spirits" (1964), by Geraldine Page in a 1987 revival and Angela Lansbury in the current revival. Ruth Gordon played her in a 1966 TV version. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Theater: For now, Broadway is buffered from the storm Mar 13, 2009
Opening nights abound, from "33 Variations" starring Jane Fonda, which opened Monday, to "Blithe Spirit" with Rupert Everett and Angela Lansbury this Sunday to "Hair" on March 31. Overall, Broadway is on track to have 43 productions open during the 2008-09 season, an unusually high number at any time, but especially during a recession. (International Herald Tribune)
Point Foundation Announces Recipients of Courage, Inspiration and Legend Awards Mar 11, 2009
He has directed plays and musicals for the theater, among them I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Invitation to a March, Anyone Can Whistle, The Enclave, The Madwoman of Central Park West, Birds of Paradise, three revivals of Gypsy (Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Patti LuPone) and La Cage aux Folles (1984). He is currently directing West Side Story opening on Broadway at the Palace Theatre March 19, 2009. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Castle's sexy sleuth could be Canadian star's hit Mar 9, 2009
The beloved eighties series starring Angela Lansbury as the sensible-shoed sleuth Jessica Fletcher established the TV conceit of a mystery author being smarter than the real cops at solving murders. Of course, each case closed with tea and biscuits. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Housewives' actor Fillion's new home is 'Castle' Mar 7, 2009
When asked if he is the next Angela Lansbury, of "Murder, She Wrote" fame, Fillion didn't miss a beat. "That's what I like to say: If Angela Lansbury was more manly - but just a little.". (Boston Globe)
A spring of big-name actors set for Broadway Feb 13, 2009
Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Matthew Broderick will strut the boards. By MICHAEL KUCHWARA AP Drama Writer. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
ALL-STAR THEATER TRIBUTE Feb 10, 2009
Helen Mirren, who starred in a Shubert-produced revival of "The Dance of Death," asked, "Who else but Gerry would have had the balls to bring a Strindberg production to Broadway?" And Angela Lansbury testified that it was Schoenfeld's passion that "inspired me to come back to Broadway.". Other recollections were offered by Whoopi Goldberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Jeremy Irons and ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, among others. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Army Archerd Feb 10, 2009
In its 79 seasons, The Westport Playhouse, which had been restored by the Newmans, included in its roster of honored performers Angela Lansbury ... I agreed with Joanne Woodward, Angela Lansbury is remarkably talented. (Variety)
Randlall Franks: The day I didnt meet Andy Griffith Feb 8, 2009
As I visited the set of Murder, She Wrote, the star Angela Lansbury was not working, though I met her son, the director. When Leo invited me to the set of Matlock, I met all the other stars such as Clarence Gilyard and Nancy Stafford, who is still a friend, but not Andy. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
