News - Noël Coward
NEW YORK, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MASTERWORKS BROADWAY, recently praised by the Wall Street Journal for its ongoing reissue campaign, continues to make good on its promise to open its vaults with three classic cast recordings previously unavailable in the CD era.
ATLANTA, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is set to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the New York Film Critics Circle with a special marathon of five honored classics on Tuesday, Jan. 5, beginning at 8 p.m.
Angela Lansbury, star of the Broadway revival of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, picked up her fifth Tony Award in New York Sunday night. Lansbury won the award for best featured actress in a play and earned a standing ovation when her name was called, People.com reported. This is amazing, the 83-year-old actress said upon collecting her prize.
British actor Colin Firth says he was well-versed in Noel Coward's work long before he signed on to star in Easy Virtue, a film based on a Coward play. Asked if he was a big fan of the scribe, Firth told United Press International in New York recently: Yes. ... We grow up with it, really.
British movie actor Rupert Everett reportedly will make his Broadway debut in the upcoming revival of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit." Everett's film credits include "My Best Friend's Wedding,""An Ideal Husband,""The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Shakespeare in Love." The New York Times reported the actor will join the previously announced Christine Ebersole in the new production of Coward's play, which is to open in February.
