Angela Lansbury

The show must go on: even if you're well into your eighties. A few hit Broadway shows have octogenarian lead actors lighting up the stage, NBC reports. James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury star in "The Best Man" this season, drawing crowds who ...  

President Barack Obama heads to Broadway next month as part of a double bill with former President Bill Clinton -- and the stars will be out to welcome them. James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Nina Arianda ...  

As previously reported, stage and screen stars Brian d'Arcy James and Brooke Shields will co-host. Presenters will include Peggy Eisenhauer, Rick Elice, Oskar Eustis, William Finn, Jenny Gersten, Julie Halston, James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury ...  

NEW YORK — Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Bernadette Peters will be on hand to help present the Drama Desk Awards next month. Producers announced on Thursday a list of stars who will help hosts Brooke Shields and Brian d’Arcy James hand out ...  

The Drama Desk Awards have announced the lineup of presenters for this year’s awards ceremony, hosted by Brooke Shields and Drama Desk winner Brian d'Arcy James. The presenters represent many different aspects of the New York theater community ...  

Other presenters set to appear include Martha Plimpton, John Larroquette, Julie Halston, Roger Rees, Alex Timbers, Doug Wright, Rick Elice, Maury Yeston, William Finn, Peggy Eisenhauer, Jonathan Tunick, Oskar Eustis and Jenny Gersten.  

Stage and screen stars Brooke Shields and Brian d’Arcy James will host the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards June 3 at 8 PM at The Town Hall in Manhattan.  

Barack on Broadway, a benefit for President Barack Obama's Victory Fund 2012, will be held at 7pm on Monday, June 4 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Both President Obama and former President Bill Clinton will be in attendance. The evening will be directed by ...  

and Jeffrey Wright. General admission for the event is $250, with VIP tickets for $1000. For additional information, visit: https://donate.barackobama.com Contributions or gifts to Obama Victory Fund 2012 are not tax deductible. The first $5,000 ...  

Angela Brigid Lansbury wasn’t a diligent student ... They hit it off immediately – bonding over being two Brits in Hollywood. “Oh,” she says, still sounding awed, “He was a dazzling looking man. He had come out of the army and was so good ...  

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Blair Underwood, Angela Lansbury and more were ... Belafonte was honored for his lifelong career as artist and activist with the Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement Award, while Stiller and Meara received The Actors Fund Medal of ...  

"It surprises me that I didn't get left behind. I've always managed to keep up. In the process of keeping busy, I've always stayed relevant. And that is a surprise to me. Because they still will allow me to get out there - particularly in the theatre - it's total illusion. If you can sell that you're 50, the audience will believe you."...  

Hollywood starlet, Broadway sensation, and television institution. Angela Lansbury has been famous for longer than she cares to remember. And at 86, she's in no danger of taking a rest.  

Hollywood starlet, Broadway sensation, and television institution. Angela Lansbury has been famous for longer than she cares to remember. And at 86, she's in no danger of taking a rest  

Belafonte was honored for his lifelong career as artist and activist with the Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement Award, while Stiller and Meara received The Actors Fund Medal of Honor for their long-time commitment to The Fund. Steiner, a trustee since 2006, also received The Fund’s Medal of Honor for his service to the national human services organization.  

It’s just past lunchtime on a Friday afternoon and Angela Lansbury opens the cupboard in her compact and modern kitchen. It is stocked with HobNobs and she offers to put some on a plate while explaining why she’s going to resist. About a month ago, she ...  

"I feel about 50," she says, cheerfully. "I don't remember ever saying, 'oh my god, I'm 40', I just drifted through and never thought about it." There was a day when it hit her - she didn't look the way she felt on the inside. "You see yourself ...  

Today in the historic Great Hall on Ellis Island three esteemed individuals were honored by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. for the contributions they have made to this "Nation of Immigrants." Celebrating the 120th year of Ellis Island ...  

Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems.Today we bring you a look at vintage Angela Lansbury and Lillian Gish, who have dozens of Broadway credits between them.  

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury is honored during the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards April 19 on the historic Ellis Island.  

Today in the historic Great Hall on Ellis Island three esteemed individuals were honored by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. for the contributions they have made to this Nation of Immigrants.  

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury will be honored during the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards, April 19 on the historic Ellis Island.  

Rolex presents JUMP FOR JOY! A Dance Variety Spectacular - Career Transition For Dancers’ 27th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, November 5, at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (btwn. 6th and 7th Ave) NYC. Legendary star Angela ...  

"Clybourne Park," Angela Lansbury and a play about a dysfunctional family were among those overlooked when Tony Award nominations were announced here Tuesday morning."Clybourne Park," Angela Lansbury and a play about a dysfunctional family were among those overlooked when Tony Award nominations were announced here Tuesday morning.  

The Best Man, Gore Vidal's 1960 play about the lead-up to a U.S. presidential election, about two candidates seeking their party's nomination, gets its second Broadway revival — and a starry one, at that — opening April 1 following previews from March 6 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. John Larroquette and Eric McCormack play opponents.  

According to NY Magazine, Angela Lansbury, who is currently starring in Gore Vidal'S THE BEST MAN on Broadway, has signed on to star alongside James Earl Jones in an Australian tour of DRIVING MISS DAISY next winter. Tour dates/venues have not ...  

The casts of "Once" and "Death of a Salesman" are having good mornings, but not everyone is feeling so hot about the Tony choices -- just ask Samuel L. Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Once," the Broadway musical version of the Irish love … Full Story ...  

Nominees have been announced for the 78th Annual Drama League Awards. As previously reported, the ceremony will be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on Friday, May 18, hosted by Stockard Channing and John Larroquette. The Drama League Awards honor ...  

Angela Lansbury returned to the Broadway stage March 6 in Michael Wilson's new revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man. Playbill.com offers a look back her most memorable performances over the last 50+ years.  

Five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury will receive the B.C. Forbes Peopling of America Award, to be presented in a ceremony to be held on April 19 in the historic Great Hall on Ellis Island. The honor recognizes the achievements of an individual who ...  

NEW YORK — Anytime Angela Lansbury appears in a political drama, the results are anything but conventional. As a ruthless newspaper magnate backing presidential candidate Spencer Tracy, she stole scenes from him and Katharine Hepburn in "State ...  

"Clybourne Park," Angela Lansbury and a play about a dysfunctional family were among those overlooked when Tony Award nominations were announced here Tuesday morning. "Clybourne Park," Angela Lansbury and a play about a dysfunctional family were among those overlooked when Tony Award nominations were announced here Tuesday morning.  

Joseph Cantwell (McCormack, TV's "Will & Grace"). Russell is an intellectual who quotes Bertrand Russell, cheats on his wife and has a nervous breakdown. He and Alice (Bergen, TV's "Murphy Brown") are estranged but she has come to the convention ...  

The comedy follows two fictional candidates -- played by John Larroquette and Eric McCormack -- as they campaign for their party's nomination during the 1960 presidential convention in Philadelphia. James Earl Jones portrays the beloved ex-president whose ...  

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com. Read more about the Broadway history of The Best Man at the Playbill Vault. To purchase prints or original art ...  

Q. What attracted you to "The Best Man" and the character of Sue Ellen? A. She's a hoot. She embodies so many of the things we are seeing at the present time, the place that the wives of the candidates take in the election. You do see them trying to help ...  

Veteran actor Michael Douglas was honored by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center April 16 with the 2012 Monte Cristo Award. The ceremony was held at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.  

Veteran actor Michael Douglas was honored by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center April 16 with the 2012 Monte Cristo Award. The ceremony was held at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Read the Playbill.com story.  

Playbill.comThe Best Man: Gore Vidal's Patriot ActHuffington PostAngela Lansbury as Mrs. Sue-Ellen Gamage, Chair of the Woman's Committee can't help steal the scene especially in a floral ensemble, by the superb costume designer Ann Roth. The play also features an array of exceptional supporting characters: ...PHOTO ARCHIVE: The Best Man Star Angela Lansbury on BroadwayPlaybill.comall 2 news articles »  

NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) -- Angela Lansbury says an election year like this one is the perfect time to have revived Gore Vidal's political play "The Best Man" on Broadway ... involved in history even as we get out there and play and do this ...  

David Rooney Tyne Daly, Rachel Griffiths, Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Lansbury, Alan Rickman and Ricky Martin are among shutouts from the shortlist, while the positioning of James Earl Jones in lead rather than featured-actor stakes gives him steep odds to overcome. read more  

It's the day before your interview, and your mind is racing. What's the company going to be like? What types of people will you meet? To ease your pre-interview jitters???and give yourself a leg up???throw on your Angela Lansbury hat and do some spying.