Founded in 1916, the Drama League is an association of theatre professionals and patrons dedicated to "encouraging the finest in professional theatre and has since then developed into the theatre's premiere service organization."
CANNES, France(Reuters) - Mathieu Amalric, soon to be seen as the latest James Bond villain, returned to more familiar territory at the Cannes film festival Friday in a family drama that has been hailed by French critics.
Mary Whitehouse, the campaigner who embarked on a one-woman mission to clean up British television, will be played by Julie Walters in a new BBC drama, it was revealed yesterday.
A grim Brazilian drama about society's descent into anarchy launched the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, and politics dominated the opening news conference held by jury president Sean Penn.
The 74th annual Drama League Awards — hosted by A Catered Affair's Harvey Fierstein — will be presented May 16 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel. Presenters include Tony Award winners Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole and Christine Baranski.
