'Anything Goes' on the road

The Roundabout Theater company's strong-selling revival of "Anything Goes" will hit the road in the 2012-13 season. National tour will stop at more than 25 cities including L.A., where the musical will play a stint at the Ahmanson Theater. Roundabout work has been seen on the road before, with the theater in recent years sending out touring offshoots of its Broadway productions of "12 Angry Men" (which played around the country for a total of two years) and of tuner "Cabaret." "Anything Goes" seemingly has the potential for success on the road, where auds often gravitate toward old-fashioned Broadway standards with a familiar title. New revival, which opened last season, also got a profile boost when it scored a couple of Tonys, including one for top revival and another for the dance moves of helmer-choreography Kathleen Marshall. Tour opens in October 2012 at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Cast and other details for the road version remain to be announced. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

New Releases: 'The Sitter,' 'New Year's Eve,' 'I Melt With You,' 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' 'Knuckle,' 'W.E.'

It's December! And with temperatures dropping around the country, what better way to spend the second weekend of the month than by heading to a heated movie theater with a large bucket of warm popcorn in your lap? Whether you're into spy stories, romance or raunchy comedies, this weekend's slate of releases is sure to fill your holiday appetite (before you realize it's time to go shopping for gifts). So, which film will end up winning the box office this weekend? Let's find out in the Weekend Movie Preview. NATIONWIDE RELEASES 'New Year's Eve' What's the story: From director Garry Marshall -- who helmed the equally star-studded holiday-themed 2010 film, 'Valentine's Day' -- 'New Year's Eve' follows the lives of several individuals in NY City on the titular holiday. The film stars (deep breath) Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara. Box office projection: Based on the amount of NY City subways for 'New Year's Eve,' you might assume this film is poised to break box-office records. It won't, despite the pedigree of 'Valentine's Day,' which had a very nice $56 million opening. Remember: competition in February of 2010 was nowhere near the level that 'New Year's Eve' faces. As a result: $25 million. [Showtime & Tickets] 'The Sitter' What's the story: Non-skinny Jonah Hill stars in this raunchy comedy about a college dropout who starts babysitting. Unfortunately, he doesn't make a very good babysitter, dragging the kids he's looking after to seedy bars and house parties, all while being chased by two drug dealers. Parents, beware. Box office projection: 'The Sitter' will be the only R-rated comedy out in theaters this weekend, so it's likely going to gross more money than people think. That said, there are still plenty of college kids going to see 'The Muppets,' which may take away from 'The Sitter.' $10 million. [Showtime & Tickets] LIMITED RELEASES If you live in a big city (or a town with an independent movie theater), there are plenty of quality releases out this weekend. The midlife crisis, drug-fueled 'I Melt With You' -- starring Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe and Thomas Jane -- opens, as does the documentary 'Knuckle,' about the brutal journey of an Irish Traveller community and their bare-knuckle boxing ways (think a real-life version of the pikeys in 'Snatch'). 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and John Hurt (take that, 'New Year's Eve' all-star cast!) has a limited run in NY and Los Angeles before opening wide next week. Charlize Theron's 'Young Adult' is also in limited engagement, before its nationwide debut on December 16. Last but not least are the Madonna-directed 'W.E.' along with 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' both getting a one-week Oscar run before opening in early 2012. [Photo: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Hot Trailer: Iran Oscar Entry A Separation

Iran’s official entry to the Oscars for Foreign-Language Film this week took honors as best foreign independent film at the Moet British Independent Film Awards. Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation deals with the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh, but Nader refuses to leave his father, who has Alzheimer’s. According to the NY Times, it starts as a family drama, turns into something else altogether and somewhat mysteriously has emerged as a real contender in the category. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and distributed in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics, it opens December 30 in limited release.

Media Stocks Hit By Market Fears Of Impasse Over U.S. Debt Cuts

The federal government will have to slash $1.2T in trading, mostly beginning in 2013, once the 12-member congressional Super Committee can’t strike a deficit reduction deal soon. They still appear split — even though, just like a practical matter, they have to acquire a contract by evening time for you to have the ability to have something ready for your official Wednesday deadline. That drove most company shares lower, getting a late uptick possibly conditioning the blow.The Dow’s U.S. Media Index was lower 1.2% about 20 minutes just before the conclusion in the purchasing and selling day. Disney was most difficult hit among the industry’s finest players: Itsshares were-3.5%, then your new the new sony (-3.4%), CBS (-2.3%), Viacom(-2%), and Time Warner (-1%). Comcast was up about .5%. Among other media companies, Cinedigm (-8.8%) and RealD (-7.2%) needed the worst beatings.Others lower no less than 4% include E.W. Scripps, Entercom, Crown Media, Netflix, National CineMedia, Live Nation, LIN TV, and Dish Network. Gainers include Westwood One, Barnes & Noble, Sirius XM, Radio One, McClatchy, and McGraw Hill.

Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs Named Executive of year by Caucus of Producers, Authors & Company company directors

Kevin Beggs, leader in the Lionsgate Television Group, will probably be honored since the executive of year with the Caucus of Producers, Authors & Company company directors at its annual honours show in Beverly Slopes on 12 ,. 4.our editor recommends'Mad Men' Creator Matt Weiner Signifies Current Day Ending for Series'The Help' and 'Mad Men' Win Hollywood Publish Alliance AwardsShowtime Renews 'Weeds' for Eighth SeasonBehind the Moments: Weeds The caucus also introduced that Kevin S. Vibrant can get the chair award, Dennis Doty can get a very long time achievement award, Syd Vinnedge could possibly get the distinguished service award, and Tanya Hart and Philip Hart can get the diversity award. The group's 29th annual honours show will probably be situated by Bruce Boxleitner. Mark Harmon of NCIS and Jon Feltheimer, chairman of Lionsgate, will probably be among people showing honours. Chuck Fries, leader in the Caucus Foundation, can have the Gold Circle Honours to two student filmmakers. First prize can be a $60,000 Panasonic camera package and second prize can be a $20,000 HTV/illuminate production package. Over time, close to $millions of remains distributed in grants or loans or financial loans to 101 college students to accomplish their thesis film projects. Under Beggs, Lionsgate has become an important supplier of TV programming. It provides a considerably acclaimed new series on Starz this season, Boss, starring Kelsey Grammer. It is also producer in the Emmy-winning Mad Males on AMC as well as the comedy Weeds on Showtime, which broadcast its show Nurse Jackie. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of 'Weeds' Vibrant, in the partnership with Marta Kauffman and David Crane, produced the greatly effective TV series Pals. More youthful crowd directed numerous episodes, like the finale and produced the short-were living spinoff Joey. Vibrant gone to live in Boston alongside train television production classes at Emerson College additionally to create various comedy shows. He's also associated with developing the completely new Emerson L.A. Center to start in 2013. Vinnedge, co-founding father of Pop Monkey Productions, might be the first kind executive producer in the CBS game show The Price Is Suitable as well as the Came Carey Show. He was leader of yankee Television (now Fremantle The U . s . States), where he carried out employment in developing such shows as Baywatch, Family Feud and Card Sharks. Tanya Hart, Boss of Tanya Hart Productions, is really a Radio and tv host and commentator. She hosts Hollywood Accept Tanya Hart round the American Urban Radio Network. Her previous credits have hosting and creating Live From LA With Tanya Hart for Black Entertainment Television. Philip Hart, Boss of Hart Property, is area of the La Metropolitan Exposition Construction Authority Urban Design Committee. He written it Urban centers, And surrounding and surrounding suburbs and Greens: Research of Concerns, Distrust and Alienation (with James E. Blackwell) and African Us citizens and not able to New Orleans, among others. In case, honours can also be gave in the path of producers, authors and company company directors. The nominees for producer of year are Dork Bell, Ken Ehrlich, Tom Hanks, Charles Floyd Manley, John Langley and Denis Leary/Peter Tolan. The nominees for author are Lionel Chetwynd, Greg Daniels, Ann Donahue/Carol Mendelsohn, David Shoreline, Darren Star and Matthew Weiner. The nominees for director are Jon Avnet, Mark Cendrowski, Louis J. Horvitz, Gail Mancuso, Tim Van Patten and Glenn Weiss. The show will probably be produced by Vin Di Bona and Lee Burns. Carla Patterson might be the talent coordinator and Todd Thicke mind author. Di Bona is Boss of Vin Di Bona Productions and chairman of FishBowl Worldwide Media. He was creator of America's Funniest Home Videos and producer of Entertainment Tonight, among other TV series and shows. Burns has produced or directed many "event" special deals, films and TV series, like the Tony Honours, the Emmys, Special Olympics Opening Occasions, People's Choice Honours as well as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Swiss Tourism is adding a $15,000 prize of two business-class round-trip tickets to Europe and a pair of first-class Swiss Rail travel passes being offered off in case. Related Subjects

Poll: Which Celebrity Breakup Shocked You the Most?

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those are just some of the celebrity couples who called it quits in 2011 - and we still have a month left to go.Look back at our list of some of the year's biggest splits, and tell us which breakup surprised you the most.Demi Moore divorcing Ashton Kutcher; he responds on TwitterJANUARYMila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin called it quits after eight years together. The pair, who was notoriously private, reportedly split late last year, but kept it under wraps while Kunis promoted Black Swan. Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal ended their short-lived romance after two months. The two, who were first spotted together in October 2010, spent Thanksgiving weekend together at his sister and brother-in-law Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard's home.FEBRUARYThere was no happily ever after for Olivia Wilde, who split from her husband, Italian prince and filmmaker Tao Ruspoli. She filed for divorce a month later and it was finalized in September. The couple eloped in 2003 when Wilde was 18. Jude Law and Sienna Miller broke up for the second time, two years after reconciling. They first started dating in 2004 after meeting on the set of Alfie and got engaged that Christmas. They broke up in 2006 after Law admitted that he had cheated on the actress with his children's nanny.Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from Pete Wentz after three years of marriage. The two, who married in May 2008 in a ceremony officiated by her father, Joe Simpson, have one son, Bronx Mowgli, who turns 3 on Sunday. Simpson is currently dating Boardwalk Empire star Vincent Piazza.Rosie O'Donnell and Tracy Kachtick-Anders, an artist and activist, broke up after dating for a little more than a year. They have 10 children between them: O'Donnell has four kids with ex Kelli Carpenter and Kachtick-Anders has six.Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold SchwarzeneggerMARCHMelissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner split after 16 years of marriage, and the actress filed for divorce in August. They have a 16-year-old son, Michael, who is named after theher Little House on the Prairie co-star Michael Landon. Gilbert also has a son with ex-husband Bo Brinkman, and Boxleitner has two sons with ex-wife Kathryn Holcomb.Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel called it quits after four years together, but there may be hope yet! They have recently been spotted out and about together, but Biel is keeping mum. "A girl doesn't kiss and tell," Biel said in the December issue of Elle.Joe Jonas and Twilight actress Ashley Greene split a few months shy of their one-year mark. No word on if he dumped her over the phone.Incumbent Sexiest Man Alive (though not in many people's eyes) Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger, who met on the set of the thriller Case 39, ended their two-year relationship. In January, when Cooper's father died, Zellweger pulled out of the Golden Globe awards, where she was scheduled to present, to be with him. Cooper was recently linked to Jennifer Lopez, but he told People that he's single.MAYJennifer Love Hewitt and director Alex Beh broke up after dating for less than a year. Hewitt - whose list of past loves include Jamie Kennedy, Ross McCall and Carson Daly - quickly moved on to Eagle Eye actor Jarod Einsohn.Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger separated after 25 years of marriage after Schwarzenegger admitted fathering a child with a longtime member of their household staff. Shriver filed for divorce in July. They have four children together.The Social Network's Andrew Garfield and Raising Hope star Shannon Woodward ended their three-year relationship, reportedly due to work commitments. Garfield has since been spotted out with his Amazing Spider-Man co-star Emma Stone.JUNEDemi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama split after a few months of dating, during which Lovato sought treatment for "physical and emotional issues." The couple's relationship may be on again: The actress-singer was photographed kissing Valderrama outside his house earlier this month.Runaway bride! Crystal Harris called off her nuptials to Hugh Hefner five days before their wedding. The 25-year-old later said the 85-year-old Playboy mogul's lifestyle wasn't one she wanted and claimed sex with him lasted "like, two seconds." Don't feel too bad for Hef. He has two new gal pals: Anna Sophia Berglund and November Playmate Shera Bechard.Buzz Aldrin filed for divorce from his third wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, after 23 years. The two wed on Valentine's Day in 1988 and have no children.Paris Hilton and her beau of a year Cy Waits split because the nightclub owner supposedly did not like living in the spotlight. He was seen in the heiress' failed comeback reality series The World According to Paris.George Clooney and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis broke up after two years. Conspiracy theorists will note that this happened a month after Canalis said in an interview that she will get married one day - and we all know that Clooney's an eternal bachelor. Canalis went on to compete on Dancing with the Stars and Clooney is now dating Stacy Keibler - another Dancing alum.David Duchovny and Téa Leoni separated for the second time in three years. The couple, who wed in 1997 and have two kids, first split in October 2008, shortly after Duchovny completed sex-addiction treatment. They were spotted together in June 2009 and confirmed their reconciliation that September.Brad Womack's second stint on The Bachelor had no happy ending either. He and Emily Maynard called off their engagement three months after the season finale. Although they were still engaged during the After the Final Rose special, Maynard, who lives in North Carolina, made it clear she wasn't ready to move to Womack's hometown of Austin.Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony splitJULYJennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony split after seven years of marriage and two kids. The power couple quietly married in June 2004, five months after Lopez called off her engagementto Ben Affleck. This was her third marriage and his second. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce from her husband of five years Russell, with whom she has a 5-year-old daughter Kennedy. A month later, he committed suicide, prompting Bravo to re-edit footage they had shot for the second season. The couple's marital troubles were well-chronicled during the first season.AUGUSTThe Talk creator and co-host Sara Gilbert and partner Allison Adler, a Glee writer, split after 10 years and two kids together. Gilbert rarely spoke about their relationship while they were together, opting to exclude Adler's name from her The Talk bio when it premiered last year.Strike out! Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter called it quits after three years of dating. Just a month earlier, Kelly watched the NY Yankee superstar join Major League Baseball's 3,000-hit club.SEPTEMBERTareq Salahi filed for divorce from his wife, Real Housewives of D.C. star and fellow White House party crasher Michaele Salahi, accusing her of being "in an adulterous relationship" with Journey guitarist Neal Schoun. A week prior, Tareq alerted police that he feared his wife had been kidnapped. Turns out, she had gone to Memphis with Schoun, who is an ex-boyfriend of hers.Kat Von D and Jesse James broke up for the second time in two months, but it sounds like this time it's for good. Von D wrote on Facebook earlier this week that James cheated on her with 19 women during their year-long relationship. The pair started dating in summer 2010, shortly after news of James' cheating led to his divorce from Sandra Bullock. At the time, Von D said she wasn't worried about the motorcycle builder's past infidelities.Kim Kardashian divorcing Kris HumphriesOCTOBERFollowing a five-month, whirlwind romance that included lounging on Steven Spielberg's yacht in Monte Carlo, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio called it quits. DiCaprio new lady love is model Madalina Ghenea.Nicole Scherzinger ended her four-year relationship with race car driver Lewis Hamilton. Distance was to blame: The X Factor judge is based in Los Angeles while Hamilton has a house in Switzerland and travels the world frequently. After a lavish televised wedding and 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from pro basketball player Kris Humphries. Kardashian later flew to Humphries' Minnesota hometown and the couple met with the pastor who officiated their wedding, but according to her mother, Kris Jenner, the trip was for closure, not to discuss a reconciliation. Jenner also insists that her daughter did not make a penny off the wedding. NOVEMBERHipsters rejoice! New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and her husband, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, separated after two years of marriage. The two met three years ago when their mutual music manager introduced them.Bachelor and Bachelor Pad 2 couple Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl broke up after nine months of dating. Girardi was previously engaged to Jake Pavelka after winning his season of The Bachelor. Kahl unsuccessfully competed for Ali Fedotowsky's affections on the sixth season of The Bachelorette. Looks like he'll need to find another heart to guard and protect.Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner, who played on-again, off-again lovers, on the original Melrose Place, called off their three-month engagement. The actress was previously married to Tommy Lee and Richie Sambora, while Wagner was once married to his General Hospital co-star Kristina Wagner. They had been together since 2007.Following months of rumors, cheating allegations on his part and unfollowing each other on Twitter, Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher confirmed the end of their six-year marriage. "As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life," Moore said. Kutcher reportedly had a one-night stand with a 22-year-old named Sara Leal on their sixth wedding anniversary. Which breakup shocked you the most? Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli Jude Law and Sienna Miller Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis David Duchovny and Téa Leoni Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Kat Von D and Jesse James Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher vote view results

IMDb Strikes Back at 'Selfish' Actress Suing Over Age Disclosure

The Net Movie Database has launched a blistering counterattack in the anonymous actress who punished the service for revealing her age. Amazon . com . com.com, who is the owner of IMDb, thinks it knows the identity from the lady, plus it notifies a Washington federal court that before she filed the suit, she first attempted to obtain the intend to publish an inaccurate birthdate so she could fool potential Hollywood companies into thinking she was youthful than she is really. Now a judge continues to be asked for to dismiss the suit to be able to not perpetuate a fraud round the public.When the anonymous Texas lady punished lately, she not only sparked a taking a chance game about her identity, but furthermore a larger discussion about ageism in Hollywood. "Inside the entertainment, youth rules,Inch she written in their March. 13 suit, producing a round of applause among fellow stars, like the guilds SAG and AFTRA, which condemned iMDb due to its recommendations and mentioned the business stood a moral obligation not to facilitate discrimination in employment.IMDb isn't backing lower in the debate about values. Definately not it.Within the motion to dismiss filed the other day and acquired by "THR," the business questions when the judicial system should be familiar with help an actress hide her four decades old. According to IMDb:"Truth and justice are philosophical support beams from the Court. The perpetuation of fraud, to have an actor's career, is sporadic using these principals. Plaintiff's try to control the federal government court system so she'll censor IMDb's display of her birth date and pretend all over the world they is not four decades old is selfish, unlike everyone interest together with a frivolous abuse from the Court's assets."The business also states be utilising the moral high ground in safeguarding entertainment clients from an actress who want to "simpler trick everyone and prospective companies about her age and potentially be regarded for further roles."The woman is mentioned to own contacted the business formerly to be able to get IMDb to print false birthdates to be able to remove her birthdate altogether.three years ago, in line with the court papers, the woman who IMDb suspects since the complaintant had her lawyer send instructions looking for the website to change her birthdate beneath the excuse the incorrect date was published by her former manager. The woman allegedly faxed a certificate of a birth together with a passport to iMDb's offices, but certain information was redacted so IMDb declined to produce changes.The 2009 May, the woman is mentioned to own hired a completely new lawyer, who sent a reminder letter that threatened a category action suit. The potential risks didn't move IMDB either. And so the lawyer filed a suit lately.Based mostly on an assessment of individuals past communications as well as the complaint, IMDb states it's confident the suit was filed using it . lady. Nevertheless, the business states it can't be totally obvious on her behalf identity, pointing to specific discrepencies. Absent certainty, it states that it's going to be prejudiced when the lady is allowed to remain anonymous: "IMDb.com cannot fairly prevent the Complaint in this situation while using identity in the complaintant secreted."The judge continues to be asked for to dismiss the problem because the original suit was an alleged breach of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10(a). IMDb thinks the complaintant does not have proper reason to file for on her situation anonymously, therefore the organization is looking for the problem overlooked once the lady doesn't advance to exhibit herself. Inside the ninth Circuit, litigants are allowed to proceed anonymously when you're carrying out same goes with justified with the harm that could be triggered round the party when they is revealed. IMDb states the complaintant hasn't made specific accusations or proven evidence of any retaliation beyond "generic damage and economic injuries." However, the business states it'll be hurt if everything is allowed to go to forward in by doing this. The Hollywood Reporter