entertainment - "season"

AP - 'A Man for All Seasons,' Robert Bolt's historical drama of moral courage, is one of those plays that comes with impeccable, gold-plated credentials. A London and Broadway success in the early 1960s. Oscar-annointed as best picture for its movie version.

The showâ??s producers say that theyâ??re still going ahead with plans for a ninth season.

The network gives the series the ax after just two seasons.

Legit Reviews: The word 'maverick' has been so thoroughly co-opted as a catchall credential by the Republican presidential campaign that it may be forever tied to that context. But for a true illustration of a staunchly independent dissenter worthy of that label, history is a better place to look -- for instance, to Robert Bolt's depiction of Thomas More in 'A Man for All Seasons.' The 1961 drama about the martyrdom of the chancellor of England under Henry VIII is not without windy preachiness. But the Roundabout staging becomes more gripping as it proceeds, driven by a performance from Frank Langella as measured and naturalistic as it is majestic.

The critically acclaimed Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble concludes its 2008 season with the World Premiere of a new comedy that is both poignant and timely. Quixotic by Kit Steinkellner, a modern re-telling of Cervantes' classic novel 'Don Quixote,' opens on October 30 at The Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica.

TV Renewals & Rejections: Cable comedy stars Jordana Spiro -- TBS has signed on for a third season of 'My Boys.'

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company kicks off their 2008-2009 season with the American Premiere of J. B. Priestley's The Glass Cage, and announced that performances will continue through November 8th.

Most artists would save their best-known song -- an Oscar-winning song, yet -- for the end of a show or an encore. But not the Swell season's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.

An injury to her Achilles tendon has forced Olympic champion Misty May-Treanor to drop out of this season's 'Dancing With The Stars' competition.

Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman, Producer Wayne Kelton) will kick off its 2008-2009 season with a revival of the 1952 Tony Award-winning comedy The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog, directed by Blake Lawrence. Starring Todd Weeks and Jessica Dickey, this production will begin performances on Tuesday, October 7 at The Clurman Theatre / Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. Opening night is scheduled for Sunday, October 19. The Fourposter will run through November 22.