Lea Thompson News

Northrop will welcome Misty Copeland, the first African-American woman elevated to ballet's highest title of principal dancer in New York's American Ballet Theatre, for a special event Sun, Mar 31. The program, titled INSPIRED. A Conversation with Misty Copeland, will feature Misty's personal story of overcoming hardships as a young girl, her meteoric rise in the world of ballet and beyond, and her commitment to empowering youth worldwide. The master of ceremonies for the event is Robyne Robinson, and actress and Minnesota native Lea Thompson is a special guest. Proceeds from this event help support Northrop's youth programming, which transforms lives through arts enrichment and education.

Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company is holding auditions for all student roles for the four-time, Tony Award-winning production of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical at Mall of America on August 18, 2018 between 9:30am to 3:30pm. CTC is encouraging students of any/all genders, racial backgrounds, abilities, and experience levels to audition. All student roles are being considered for this and other CTC productions through this audition. There will be an additional call-back audition at a later date.

High school is hard. Dating is harder. But finding yourself? That's the hardest.

Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company is holding auditions for all student roles for the four-time, Tony Award-winning production of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical at Mall of America on August 18, 2018 between 9:30am to 3:30pm. CTC is encouraging students of any/all genders, racial backgrounds, abilities, and experience levels to audition. All student roles are being considered for this and other CTC productions through this audition. There will be an additional call-back audition at a later date.

A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters. Watch the trailer below! 

Izzy Klein has (barely) graduated from college, broken up (sorta) with her boyfriend, and is stranded in  New  York  City  with  a  bad  case  of  pre-real-world  millennial-itis.  Unsure  of  what  the  next  step  is, her  movie  star  little  sister  Sabrina  convinces  her  to  move  back  home  to  Los  Angeles  and  into  her shared  apartment  with  movie  star  boyfriend  Sebastian,  where  they  can  keep  an  eye  on  rudderless Izzy.  Emotionally  unable  to  deal  with  the  loss  of  her  father,  and  slightly  distracted  by  her  mother Deb's newfound love affair with loopy yogi Amythyst, Izzy funnels her energy into dating a colorful bouquet of five complicated and spectacular men: Aaron, Ross, Logan, Mikey, and Charlie, over the course of the next year. Coping just barely with the help of her trusty notebook, she falls in and out of  some  not  so  romantic  romances,  and  figures  out  that  when  it  totally  feels  like  the  end  of  your story, it's often just the beginning.

Wardour Studios, a Hollywood based entertainment studio announces their most anticipated event, its Hollywood Stars Gala Academy Awards Oscars Viewing Party to be held at the five-star Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills. The theme of the Black-Tie event is 'Women in Entertainment.'

MarVista Entertainment and Parkside Pictures announced today the acquisition of actor/director Lea Thompson's debut feature  THE YEAR OF SPECTACULAR MEN, which  bowed at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. Thompson directed from a script by daughter Madelyn Deutch and plays a supporting role opposite both Deutch and her other daughter Zoey Deutch (BEFORE I FALL, WHY HIM?). Zoey Deutch and Thompson's husband Howard Deutch (PRETTY IN PINK) served as the film's producers, alongside Gordon Gilbertson and Parkside's Dan Roth and Damiano Tucci. MarVista, which recently produced Marianna Palka's 2017 Sundance entrant BITCH, has set a mid-June 2018 theatrical release date.

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the features lineup and opening night film for the 25th edition of the Film Festival, running March 9-18, 2018 in Austin, Texas. The acclaimed program draws thousands of fans, filmmakers, press, and industry leaders every year to immerse themselves in the most innovative, smart and entertaining new films of the year.

After Adam and Jackie disagree over their Halloween costumes, Murray teaches Adam to be a shell of a man to keep Jackie happy; however, it backfires quickly also causing an issue for Murray and Beverly.

Presented by Center Theatre Group, 'Bright Star' opened at the Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, October 20. Go inside opening night below!

THE GOLDBERGS has officially been delicious for 100 episodes! The cast and executive producers of the hit comedy series, along with Channing Dungey (President, ABC Entertainment Group) and 100th episode director Lea Thompson, celebrated the show's milestone on set today in Culver City, California, with a special cake-cutting ceremony.

Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its full slate of 2017 programming featuring 32 events and 23 West Coast premieres of cinematic excess. Co-presented by Shudder, Beyond Fest returns to Hollywood's famed Egyptian Theatre

Last night, Savannah College of Art and Design's (SCAD) 5th annual aTVfest continued its three-day celebration of television and media productions with stars, screenings, STUDENTS and workshops. 

This February 2-4, both ABC and Freeform take the stage at SCAD's (Savannah College of Art and Design) aTVfest, an international event where attendees discover the latest in design creativity and innovation and media production, with ten series.

On the next episode of SWITCHED AT BIRTH on Freeform titled “This Has to Do With Me”, after a photo of Daphne and Mingo dressed up as their favorite singers at a college costume party goes viral, the pair find themselves caught up in a controversy that escalates into a discussion of race relations and free speech.

The critically acclaimed family drama, THE FOSTERS returns with new episodes on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 at 8:00 p.m. EST.

On Sunday, October 16, the wildly popular cabaret benefit, Les Girls, returned to the stage for its 16th annual celebration. Hosted by Ari Graynor (For a Good Time, Call...), the event kicked off with a cocktail reception and silent auction followed by a sexy and wickedly funny evening of entertainment, made possible by the donated performances of some of Hollywood's top personalities! All the proceeds supported the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, a strategic plan of action with a January 1, 2020 deadline for knowing how to end the disease. Scroll down for photos from the event!

The 12th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival (LAFIFF) announces that CBS Entertainment Diversity, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), and Comcast NBC Universal are leading the key sponsors for this year's festival. The festival will take place from October 20- 23 at the Laemmle Theatres in Beverly Hills.

The critically acclaimed family drama, THE FOSTERS returns with new episodes on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 at 8:00 p.m. EST.