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May 15, 2008 from Hamptons Online:
We’ll be seeing lots more of our favorite East End couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. I hear that they are going to take some time for themselves and their family (possibly working on an addition?) after all the hoopla surrounding “Sex and the City: The Movie” is finally over next month and now that Matthew’s film “Finding Amanda” has premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. They'll leave their Greenwich Village townhouse and come back to the East End to unwind and maybe even squeeze in a trip to Ireland to introduce their little boy to some members of the Broderick clan.

May 14, 2008 from Broadway.com:
A starry cast of actors and playwrights have signed on for Angels in Progress: Old School at The New School, a workshop series of new American plays to be presented by the Naked Angels theater company from May 28 through June 9 at The New School for Drama. Ten plays have been selected for the 12-day event. Each will be rehearsed for an intensive two-day to two-week period, resulting in some form of public performance. Admission is free.

Among the artists scheduled to participate in the 13-day event are Casey Affleck, Jon Robin Baitz, Mia Barron, Stephen Belber, Matthew Broderick, Keith Bunin, Nicole Burdette, Trip Cullman, David Driver, Barrett Foa, Peter Frechette, Danny Gerroll, Chris Gleim, Blythe Gruda, Josh Hamilton, Simotra Houston, Doug Hughes, Kyle Jarrow, Kristen Johnston, Sheryl Kaller, Louisa Krause, Jo Lampert, Jane Amelia Larson, Kenneth Lonergan, Grace McLean, Caitlin Mulhern, Geoffrey Nauffts, Pippin Parker, Jeremy Pasha, Doug Paulson, Larry Pine, Theresa Rebeck, Daniel Reitz, Laila Robins, Chris Stack, Rachel Stern, Charlie Stratton, Elizabeth Swados, Marisa Tomei, and Bradley White.

from DVD Times:
MGM Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of WarGames: The Dead Code on 29th July 2008 priced at $26.98 SRP. Also released the same day is WarGames: 25th Anniversary Edition. Matthew Broderick stars as a young computer whiz who accidentally starts a countdown to World War III. Priced at $14.98 SRP the new DVD offers all-new bonus material on a two-disc set including director and writer commentaries and all-new featurettes…

from FOX News:
Without saying too much about the sexiest film to steam up the screen this year, we can confirm that Carrie Bradshaw (aka Sarah Jessica Parker) is the only leading lady who doesn't flash her flesh in her "Sex and the City" love scenes.

But judging by co-star Kim Cattrall’s take on the situation, it appears as though Parker suffers a few body image issues.

"Some people are comfortable with showing their bodies and some people just aren't," she explained. "As Kim, I am not that self-assured, either, but I knew I had to be fearless as Samantha."

Interestingly, Sarah's real-life hubby, Matthew Broderick, also seems to battle the body blues.

May 13, 2008 from Playbill:
Comden & Green's New York: From Greenwich Village to the Great White Way is the title of an upcoming benefit for the Greenwich House Music School.

The June 9 benefit performance — directed and penned by Amanda Green, the daughter of the late Adolph Green — will be held at the Barrow Street Theatre. Phyllis Newman, Green's widow, is the evening's honorary chair. Jim Caruso produces.

Among those scheduled to perform the songs of Comden and Green are Michael Arnold, Kate Baldwin, Stephanie J. Block, Walter Bobbie, Matthew Broderick, Andrea Burns, Jonathan Dukochitz, Jonathan Freeman, Sean Martin Hingston, Ann Harada, Norm Lewis, Jessica Molaskey, John Pizzarelli, Douglas Sills, Mary Testa and Max von Essen.

Proceeds will benefit the Greenwich House Music School, specifically the school's endowment fund, which goes toward scholarships for deserving students and the school's music education outreach programs in New York City public schools.

Apr 20, 2008 from PARADE Magazine:
“I was in love with Sarah Jessica,” Robert Downey Jr. quietly confesses, “and love clearly was not enough. I was meant to move on. And, after some heartache, she was meant to find her home with a great star.” Describing Parker’s husband, actor Matthew Broderick, Downey adds, “He is a lot more gifted and grounded than I ever was. They have a great kid.”

Apr 14, 2008 from Broadway World:
Matthew Broderick and Liam Neeson will be presenting the awards at PENCIL's 2008 Spring Gala.

Business leaders, companies and school principals who have demonstrated their commitment to transforming public schools through PENCIL partnerships or outstanding leadership in the educational community will be honored.

PENCIL will recognize the contributions of Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and CEO, CKx, Inc. (NYC Public School Alumni Award) Macy’s & Bloomingdale’s, accepted by Terry Lundgren, Chairman, President and CEO, Macy’s Inc. (PENCIL Corporate Partner Award Napoleon Barragan, Chairman and CEO, 1800Mattress.com and Principal Mary Burke, Newcomers High School, Long Island City (PENCIL Partnership Award)

This year's theme—"Imagine What We Can Do"—signifies the transformative impact that PENCIL partnerships are having on more than 500 public schools throughout the five boroughs.

Apr 9, 2008 from OK! Magazine:
Sarah Jessica Parker is out-of-town for hubby Matthew Broderick’s Gen Art Film Festival premiere of Diminished Capacity held at NYC’s Ziegfeld Theatre.

While the SATC icon is away, her man has been keeping busy filming 30 Rock. Alec Baldwin entertains by doing impressions of Marlon Brando — and him. (Ha!)

Working with Alan Alda in this comedy about a man suffering from memory loss was irresistible to Matthew because he’s a big fan of the M.A.S.H. star. “That was the big draw,” the sweet, petite father of one says.

What advice would he give wannabe actors?

“I’ve had a lot of disappointments,” he says. “Don’t give up too fast. Hopefully it will come through.”

In this film, Matthew and Alan head to a memorabilia expo. What does Alan collect?

Apr 7, 2008 from Courier-Journal:
"Diminished Capacity," a Sundance Film Festival entry this year starring Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick and Virginia Madsen, will make its Kentucky debut Sunday at the Kentucky Center.

The stars of the comedy, co-produced by Hart-Lunsford Pictures of Louisville, won't be in attendance. However, the film's screenwriter, Sherwood Kiraly of Laguna Beach, Calif., will attend the special screening and talk about the movie afterward.

The $50 event includes a 6 p.m. reception followed by the movie at 7 in the Bomhard Theater. To reserve tickets, call (502) 584-7777 or order online at www.kentuckycenter.com. Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer's Association -- Greater Kentucky/Southern Indiana Chapter.

Apr 5, 2008 from New York Post:
Sighting: Lauren Bacall, Angela Lansbury and Jessica Lange drinking champagne with Matthew Broderick and cheering Patti LuPone at the "Gypsy" afterparty at Mansion New York.

Apr 1, 2008 from TV Guide:
Matthew Broderick has been enlisted to appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's 30 Rock, playing "Cooter, an enthusiastic, clean-cut government employee who befriends Jack (Alec Baldwin)."

from New York Magazine:
You and Regis Philbin weren't the only baseball fans crushed by the rain-out of yesterday's last-ever opening day at Yankee Stadium. The Parker-Brodericks were bummed, too! "I thought the rain was gonna stop," Matthew told us at last night's premiere of Smart People. "So I went up to the stadium — but when I got on the train, across the platform there were about 50,000 people heading downtown," he said, eyes downcast. "So traumatic." Wait, Ferris takes the train? Is that even safe? "We are a family that doesn't really like change. So the new Yankee Stadium is gonna be rough," his wife, Sarah Jessica, told us. "The new Shea Stadium is also gonna be rough." See – SJP, MB, and wee James Wilkie live in a household of dual loyalties. They'll let their son "make his own decision" when it comes to fandom. "For a while he liked the Red Sox because his nanny is from Boston. I was even okay with that!" The only baseball problem is, in fact, peanuts. Baby James is "deathly allergic — but it's anathema to baseball, I know," SJP shrugged. "Maybe they can provide EpiPens in every stall?" —Justin Ravitz

Mar 31, 2008 from Metro.co.uk:
Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed she's cherishing every moment she has with her five-year-old son James Wilkie.

"It's only a matter of time before he doesn't want me around," the Sex And The City star told reporters at the New York junket for her new film Smart People.

"Honestly, I love to do everything with him as long as he will have me around. Even brushing his teeth with him is enjoyable right now. Right now, he's pretty taken with both myself and my husband (actor Matthew Broderick). So we'll play blocks with him. He's really into Lego right now and he's really into Star Wars."

And while he is too young to vote, the 43-year-old actress revealed that James has already shown some political leanings, and is a fan of US presidential candidate Barack Obama.

from OK! Magazine:
As for her family life, things are looking good as well. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s son James Wilkie is 5 now and is definitely coming into his own. But don’t expect him to follow in his parents’ footsteps though.

"He's not particularly concerned with what we do for a living," she says. "He did say that somebody told him that he looked like Luke Skywalker and he was really flattered and boastful about it. But he says he could never be an actor because he could not bow 100 times a day. He would find that embarrassing."

Mar 28, 2008 from ReelzChannel:
AFI (American Film Institute) Dallas kicked off last night and the stars have descended on The Lone Star State. Helen Hunt's feature directorial debut Then She Found Me (starring Hunt, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick and Bette Midler) kicked things off last night.

Hunt was the recipient of the AFI Dallas Star Award along with screen legend Mickey Rooney. Both were on hand along with a host of Hollywood stars and Dallas socialites at a swanky party at the famous Main Street Neiman Marcus.

Mar 27, 2008 from New York Post:
Monday night's wrap party for "Celebrity Autobiography" brought the play's stars - Rachel Dratch, Richard Kind, "LateNet" host Ray Ellin, "The View" host Sherri Shepherd, Kristen Johnston, Caroline Rhea, Alan Cumming - and a chain-smoking Matthew Broderick to Wine & Roses on the Upper West Side. "Lori Singer from 'Footloose' was there, too, and she's a concert cellist now, in case anyone was wondering," a spy told Page Six. "And Alan was kissing everyone at the party." The two-month run at the Triad Theater on West 72nd Street had celebrities reading the memoirs of other celebrities.

Mar 26, 2008 from Vail Daily:
VAIL, Colorado — The Vail Film Festival announced the complete line-up of films selected to be screened at the 2008 Festival, taking place April 3 through 6 in Vail. The festival will screen 83 films from around the world, including 16 feature films and 66 documentaries, short films, Oscar shorts, action sports, student and animated films. The 2008 Festival also will feature the two winning short films from the brand new Red Vision Film Contest.

The 2008 Vail Film Festival opens on April 3 with a screening of “Diminished Capacity,” starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, and Virginia Madsen. This entertaining comedy follows a man (Broderick) suffering from memory loss, his Alzheimer’s-impaired relative (Alda), and his high school flame (Madsen) to a memorabilia expo where the trio plans a scheme to sell a rare baseball card.

Mar 24, 2008 from Boston Globe:
Boston-based film and TV composer and musician Brad Hatfield can barely believe his luck. He finally got to play with jazz piano legend Marian McPartland - something he called a "lifelong dream." And his music is featured in "Finding Amanda," a film that just happens to be written and directed by his brother-in-law, Scituate native Peter Tolan. The movie, which stars Brittany Snow and Matthew Broderick, will have its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. "Sometimes in this business it looks like you don't have anything going," Hatfield told us. "And then it all moves at once." Tolan, who is back at work on the TV show "Rescue Me," didn't just hire a family member, he wrote the lyrics for the movie's big number. "I don't want to give too much away, but there's a song - Peter wrote all the words - for a scene in Vegas," Hatfield said. "It's like a Nelson Riddle-style big piece that comes at a very funny part of the movie."

Mar 21, 2008

Mar 20, 2008 from Playbill:
Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon will receive the O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Award in a ceremony that will take place April 21 at the Rainbow Room.

Honored for his contributions to the American theatre, Simon will be feted at a gala dinner in the Rainbow Room's Pegasus Suite. The evening will begin at 6:30 PM.

The honorary committee for the event culls from Simon's many artistic collaborations. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane serve as co-chairs. Honorary members — many of whom will be featured in presentations throughout the evening — include Lucie Arnaz, Emanuel Azenberg, Penny Fuller, Marvin Hamlisch, Laurence Luckinbill, Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley, Ruth and Steve Hendel, Pat Daily and Tom Viertel, and Betsy and George C. White.

Mar 14, 2008 from OK! Magazine:
Spotted: Matthew Broderick having his beard shaved at the Art of Shaving on Madison Avenue in NYC.

Mar 12, 2008 from Hollywood Reporter:
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Method Fest will feature Helen Hunt's directorial debut "Then She Found Me" and Tom McCarthy's "The Visitor" as this year's Centerpiece films.

Other selections for this year's event, set for March 23-April 3 in Calabasas, Calif., include "The Stone Angel" starring Ellen Burstyn and Ellen Page, the Tom Hines-directed "Chronic Town" and "Diminished Capacity" starring Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen and Alan Alda. Peter Duncan's "Unfinished Sky" will also be featured.

World premieres include the Western-themed "Crazy," based on the life of guitar player Hank Garland, and the South African "Lullaby" directed by "Cry the Beloved Country's" Darrell Roodt.

from ComingSoon:
The only really new footage shown in Universal's international presentation at ShoWest was a first look at their first animated film The Tale of Despereaux directed by Gary (Seabiscuit) Ross and featuring the voice cast of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Tracey Ullman and Sigourney Weaver. It's a fantasy fairy tale about two outcast mice named Despereaux Tilling (Broderick) and Roscuro (Hoffman) who travel on different paths on their quest to rescue Princess Pea (voiced by Emma "Hermione" Watson in her first non-Potter role).

Mar 11, 2008
"Bee Movie" is now available on DVD. The two-disc special edition features alternate endings, lost scenes, commentary by Jerry Seinfeld and the filmmakers, the “TV Juniors” segments that aired on NBeeC, Seinfeld’s in-costume flight over the Cannes Film Festival, an inside look at the cast, a music video, a DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox, a look at the technology behind the film, the early live-action trailers and much more. The DVD is also available as a single disc.

Mar 10, 2008 from Broadway World:
This Monday evening, March 10th, Matthew Broderick, Sherri Sheperd, Rick Holmes and others joined a long list of stars performing in "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words" at the Triad Theater. Produced by Angelo Fraboni, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel and Peter Martin, the show continues to draw top talent to its rotating cast and bold -faced names to its sold-out audiences. The event recently extended their run through March 24th due to the wild acclaim and success.

Matthew and Eugene Pack

from Sonoma News:
"Diminished Capacity" and "Then She Found Me" will play at the 11th annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival, which runs Wednesday, April 9, through Sunday, April 13. The festival this year takes place in the all-walkable Festival Village, with all screenings located around the Sonoma Plaza.

To order tickets, and also for complete film listings, screening times, events, childcare and celebrity appearances, visit www.SonomaFilmFest.org, or call the festival office at 933-2600.

Mar 9, 2008 from Variety:
The Gen Art Film Festival bows April 2 in Gotham with a screening of Sundance selection "Diminished Capacity," directed by Terry Kinney and starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Virginia Madsen.

Fest will host seven features and seven shorts from emerging North American filmmakers, followed by seven parties. Marking its 13th year, fest will feature one preem along with the pics that unspooled at Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW and Toronto. Screenings are held at Chelsea's Visual Arts Theater.

from AP:
NEW YORK - Jon Stewart will host the second biannual "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education" on April 13 at the Beacon Theater in New York. The show will air live on Comedy Central (8 p.m. EST).

The night will feature standup routines, sketches and short films from a gluttony of comic talent, including Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Sarah Silverman and Amy Poehler.

Also appearing will be Matthew Broderick, Jonah Hill, Kevin James, Rosie O'Donnell and Susie Essman.

It's the second such benefit and was organized in part due to Robert Smigel, whose son, Daniel, is autistic. Smigel's most famous character, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, will also be attendance.

The night will raise money for schools and education programs for autistic children and adults. A portion of the proceeds will also go to the advocacy group Autism Speaks. The first "Night of Too Many Stars," held in October 2006, raised more than $2.6 million.

from News 8 Austin:
The SXSW film festival welcomed red carpet veteran Helen Hunt to the Paramount Theatre Saturday for the Texas premier of her latest movie Then She Found Me.

The film features Helen Hunt doing triple duties, with her starring in, co-writing and directing what she calls a "comedy with great actors about very messed up people."

Joining Hunt in the film are fellow actors Colin Firth, Bette Midler and Matthew Broderick. "I feel like I won the lottery getting these actors to say words that I wrote," Hunt said.

Mar 7, 2008 from Playbill:
Matthew Broderick will return for the March 10 performance of Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words at the Triad. Also set for the 7:30 PM performance are Kristen Johnston, Rachel Dratch, Rick Holmes, Kristen Wiig, Sherri Shepherd, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Richard Kind and Claudia Shear.

Mar 3, 2008 from Playbill:
By Seth Rudetsky - Now, that last story brings me to last week's Chatterbox. Around two weeks ago, I did a performance of Celebrity Autobiography with Matthew Broderick and asked him to do my Chatterbox on the 28th. He was very sweet and agreed readily. He told me to check in beforehand to double confirm. Of course, I waited 'til the night before and left a perfunctory message on his assistant's voice mail. She called me back in a panic. Matthew had to go to L.A. at the last minute and couldn't make it back to N.Y. to do my show. Ah! It was sold out, and I didn't want BC/EFA to lose out on all that money. I had to get a replacement whom the crowd would adore just as much. I thought of The Producers and remembered how much fun I had with Nathan Lane at my Sirius interview recently. I called his assistant, Andrea, and she told me that he's doing a reading all day long and starring in November at night. In other words, he's too busy/tired to do anything extracurricular. She said she'd ask him anyway, and 20 minutes later called me back in shock and said "He'll do it!" How amazing is that!?! I showed up at Don't Tell Mama's and Nathan immediately said, "I don't wanna talk about the stuff we did before. Ask me other stuff." Uh-oh. I'm old school. I thought the show was frozen. I'm used to going through a celeb's career from start to finish, but he said we should do it differently...and go backwards. Didn't he know Merrily We Roll Along flopped? I was panicked…but it wound up being an amazing/hilarious show.

Feb 26, 2008 from Playbill:
Matthew Broderick will sit down for a chat with host Seth Rudetsky at the Feb. 28 edition of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox. The weekly live talk show, which includes interviews and performances from Broadway stars, is held at 6 PM at the New York cabaret Don't Tell Mama. There is a $10 donation and a two-drink minimum. The donation goes directly to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization.

Feb 25, 2008 from Playbill:
By Seth Rudetsky - One of the stars reading [Celebrity Autobiography] last week was Matthew Broderick, who is such a funny guy. He was devastated while he was performing because, as he told me, "I tripped on the way up to the stage and I never emotionally recovered." He said he felt the audience saw it happen and "I broke their trust…I broke their trust."

Feb 24, 2008 from Scotland On Sunday:
Sarah Jessica Parker met husband and fellow actor Matthew Broderick when two of her brothers who work in the theatre in New York introduced them. The pair married in 1997 in a deconsecrated synagogue in New York, the ceremony presided over by Matthew's sister, who is an Episcopal priest.

"I always considered myself a Jew," says Parker. "My original family name was Bar-Kahn, and both Matthew and I have Jewish mothers, so I'd say we are culturally Jewish."

Broderick, 46, had wooed his share of stars before he met SJP, dating Jennifer Grey and living with Helen Hunt for three years. Parker was with Robert Downey Jr for seven years and, briefly, Nicolas Cage (her co-star in Honeymoon in Vegas) and John Kennedy Jr.

The couple live in a townhouse in Greenwich Village, just round the corner from the brownstone building that was used as the exterior of Carrie's apartment in Sex and the City ("I walk by it literally every single day") along with their five-year-old son James and dog Sally. They love going to baseball games, ride a '63 Vespa, and have a family holiday house in Donegal. They are also both active in public life and SJP is a goodwill ambassador for Unicef. She has been a participant in the crusade against Aids and has lent her support to various other causes, such as Rock the Vote (youth voter registration) and the environment. In 1995 she was given the American Civil Liberties Union Award and has fought proposed cuts to benefits – a legacy of a childhood that saw her family having spells on welfare when she qualified for free school lunches.

...Like his wife, Broderick has been acting since he was a child (his mother is a screenwriter and his late father was an actor). Before they married, back in 1995, he and Parker starred opposite each other nightly in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Was it difficult working with someone with whom she was romantically involved? "Matthew is so charming that if he ran one of those gambling games on the street and you lost 40 bucks at it, you'd walk away laughing," she says. "Like any marriage in which both partners work, you have disappointments and thrilling moments. And we are both delighted by the good things that happen to each other. We've made our peace with all that actors' ego stuff but the real problem is, with our schedules, we don't get to see much of each other a lot of the time.

"Luckily, we don't have that LA celebrity thing to deal with. We don't go out much.

...Parker is still astonished at the huge popularity of Sex and the City – and the fact that it won over both critics and audiences alike. There are countless fan websites dedicated to SATC, and both she and the show have won numerous awards.

"I simply can't believe how well it has done. I have to admit I was more than slightly nervous before the show started," she laughs. "In fact, I said no to it at first. I had my doubts about being cast in a possibly long-term TV series. You simply couldn't know that people would find it saucy and smart or if they'd say, 'Well, this is just completely inappropriate. Who are these dirty, awful people who pollute our airwaves?'

Feb 21, 2008 from Broadway World:
One of the first things Jim Borstelmann remembers Stroman saying to him is “I love the way you move for being such a big guy.” At a husky 5’11”, he doesn’t look like your typical chorus boy. Matthew Broderick put it more bluntly. When they met doing The Producers, Broderick told Borstelmann that he and wife Sarah Jessica Parker had seen his previous show. “When Sarah and I went to Chicago,” he recalls Broderick saying, “I said to her: ‘You know what? I like the fat guy!’”

Feb 18, 2008 from Broadway World:
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words, the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street). Celebrity Autobiography performs weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM through March 24. Tickets are scaled at $35 - $45 (plus a 2 dink minimum). A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit The Actors' Fund.

In appearance on Monday, February 18 were Broadway and screen-stars Donna Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Claudia Shear, Rachel Dratch Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel and Seth Rudetsky.

Celebrity Autobiography made its New York premiere run, following two sold out performances this past fall at the Zipper Factory. Created by Eugene Pack and co-produced and developed with Dayle Reyfel. Celebrity Autobiography has been a long running comedy hit in Los Angeles. Past guest readers have included Nathan Lane, Cheryl Hines, Bruce Vilanch, Niecy Nash, Andrea Martin, Gerri Halliwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Fred Willard, Kevin Nealon, Jay Mohr, Kel Mitchell, Doris Roberts, Laraine Newman and Julie Brown.

Tickets are available in advance through Smartix by phone at 212-868-4444 or online at www.SmartTix.com. For more information on The Triad visit TriadNYC.com

The Cast of Celebrity Autobiography: Richard Kind, Matthew Broderick, Claudia Shear, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Donna Murphy, Kristen Johnston, and Rachel Dratch

Feb 15, 2008 from Playbill:
Eugene Pack's Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words has extended its limited New York engagement at the Triad through March 24.

The popular series - which has been presented in numerous engagements in Los Angeles, New York and a Bravo television special – features a cast of performers reading from the autobiographies and memoirs of the famous and infamous.

Originally scheduled to conclude its run at the Triad on March 3, Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words has added an additional three weeks of Monday-night performances. The New York run began Jan. 28.

Slated for the Feb. 18 slot are two-time Tony Award winners Matthew Broderick and Donna Murphy, who will join two-time Emmy winner Kristen Johnston (The Women), Seth Rudetsky (The Ritz), Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde), Dayle Reyfel, Jack Plotnick ("Reno 911"), "SNL"'s Rachel Dratch, Jason Sudeikis, Kristin Wiig and Celebrity Autobiography creator Eugene Pack.

Feb 14, 2008 from US Magazine:
"I always thought her beauty was kind of a secret; nobody seemed to get it," Matthew Broderick has said of Helen Hunt, whom he dated in the late 1980s.

Feb 13, 2008 from The Village:
Villager photographer Elisabeth Robert tells us when she was voting at P.S. 41 earlier this month, she recognized Matthew Broderick also casting his ballot at the Greenwich Village poll site. Apparently, so did all the female poll workers, who Roberts tells us were excitedly whispering among each other, “That’s Matthew Broderick!”

from PLAYBACK:stl:
Q: You've done so many things; what has been the highlight so far?

Carla Renata: I've had quite a few highlights. One of them was when I was in The Who's Tommy and I got to hang out with Pete Townsend. It was stupid; it was like, I'm hanging out with Pete Townsend, and Pete Townsend is partying with my dad! I mean, it was crazy. On my very first show on Broadway, which was a revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, I met Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Stamos, and Megan Mullaly, before she was on Will and Grace. Matthew is just the most wonderfully smart and generous actor I have ever worked with. It was just a thrill. My Broadway career is not over, but the parts I've experienced already have been marvelous. I remember meeting Gregory Hines, and I remember him standing at the side of the stage saying congratulations to every single member of the show as they came offstage. Alec Baldwin did the same thing. Those kinds of memories, you can't make that stuff up.

Feb 12, 2008 from Hollywood Reporter:
NEW YORK - IFC Entertainment has picked up all North American rights to Terry Kinney's quirky Sundance comedy "Diminished Capacity" starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen and Dylan Baker.

IFC Films will release "Capacity" simultaneously th theaters and via video-on demand under its day-and-date First Take banner. IFC's Arianna Bocco negotiated the sale with Cinetic, which repped the filmmakers.

Feb 11, 2008 from Broadway World:
Broadway and screen-stars Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Seth Rudetsky, Jason Sudeikis, Joy Behar, Kristen Wiig, Rachel Dratch, Jack Plotnick, Richard Kind, Matthew Broderick and Molly Shannon performed in "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words" on Monday, February 11 at The Triad Theater in New York City.

Matthew, Kristen Johnston, Jason Sudekis, and Rachel Dratch

Matthew, Jack Plotnick, and Eugene Pack

Feb 8, 2008 from Chicagoist:
Q: I have to ask you about a film that you were in a couple years ago, the adaptation of Marie and Bruce. Which is one of my favorite plays. I guess it played on the festival circuit for awhile and then it kind of vanished. I was wondering if you knew what happened to it.

BOB BALABAN: Yeah, I don't know what happened to it. I keep hearing that it's being re-released. I loved it. I think Matthew Broderick is great and Julianne Moore is always wonderful, as she is in this. I guess it's kind of a rarefied movie and there's just less and less room for these odd little independent movies. It's such a crowded and expensive marketplace to swim in. I must say that it's one of the reasons I'm pleased that Bernard and Doris is on HBO, where a large number of people will get to see it if they tune in. And they seem to be interested to do that. And these quirkier, little independent movies do sometimes get lost in the movie theaters. So I'm very, very happy that we get our lovely platform on HBO, where they're so good at getting movies out there and finding an audience for them.

Feb 7, 2008 from TODAY Show:
“Family Ties” creator Gary David Goldberg confessed that he wanted to cast another young actor, Matthew Broderick, who was then an unknown actor four years away from his breakout title role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” in the role of Alex. But Broderick was acting in New York and didn’t want to move to California.

Michael J. Fox had auditioned for the role, but Goldberg thought he was too much of a smart aleck and rejected him. A production assistant nagged Goldberg into bringing Fox back for a second audition, at which he won the role.

Feb 6, 2008

(L-R) Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, J. Cameron Smith, Waleed F. Zuaiter, and Director Pippin Parker attend the opening night of "Betrayed" at Culture Project in New York City.

Matthew and Sarah pose with Mariska Hargitay and Scott Wittman. (Photos by Broadway.com)

Feb 4, 2008 from Variety:
LONDON - Anglo-German sales company K5 Intl. has picked up international rights to Joshua Goldin’s debut feature “Wonderful World.”

Pic, currently shooting in Louisiana, stars Matthew Broderick and Sanaa Lathan in a comic fable about a bitter and cynical man who falls in love with his African houseguest.

Producers are Miranda Bailey and Matt Leutwyler of Ambush Entertainment, and Glenn Williamson of Back Lot Pictures.

K5 Intl. was launched last January by veteran British sales agent Bill Stephens in partnership with Daniel Baur and Oliver Simon of German production and financing company K5 Films.

Feb 2, 2008 from TheaterMania:
Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick will appear in a performance of Celebrity Autobiography in Their Own Words, to play at 7:30pm on Mondays through March 3 at the Triad Theater. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit The Actors' Fund.

Created by Eugene Pack, the show features both solo pieces and ensemble "chamber" pieces culled from the autobiographies of celebrities including Ivana Trump, Vanna White, Mr. T, Star Jones, Kenny Loggins, Tommy Lee, Sylvester Stallone, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Cassidy, Neil Sedaka, Britney Spears, Madonna, Burt Reynolds, and Loni Anderson, as well as the infamous memoirs of Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, and Debbie Reynolds.

Other rotating guests will include Joy Behar, Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Roberts, Kristen Johnston, Andrea Martin, Karen Ziemba, Rachel Dratch, Richard Kind, Seth Rudetsky, Carson Kressley, Jason Sudiekis, Kristen Wiig, and Jack Plotnick.

Jan 29, 2008 from Cleveland.com:
"Then She Found Me" will kick off the 32nd Cleveland International Film Festival on Thursday, March 6.

The romantic comedy is the directing debut of actress Helen Hunt, who stars as a woman confused by the foibles of adoption, birth parents and finding love. "Then She Found Me," based on the Elinor Lipman novel, is a rare departure for the festival because the film features a string of well-known names: Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick and Bette Midler.

Jan 21, 2008

(L-R) Virginia Madsen, Louis C. K., Matthew Broderick, and writer Sherwood Kiraly arrive at the premiere of "Diminished Capacity" held at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2008 in Park City, Utah.

(L-R) Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda, Matthew, and Director Terry Kinney pose for a portrait at the Miners Club during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. (Photos by Getty Images)

from EW Pop Watch:
"Feel free to laugh," said director Terry Kinney before the premiere of Diminished Capacity, his comedy about Alzheimer's, baseball cards, and going home again — and the audience was happy to oblige. Starring Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and anchored by the always-excellent Alan Alda, the movie was warmly received by the folks at Eccles tonight, with one woman standing up simply to scream out "BRAVO!!" during the Q&A. I was sitting next to one of the film's financiers, and he told me beforehand that I was free to hate the movie — which is seeking distribution — but I didn't. It's my second head injury picture in as many days (after Smart People yesterday, coincidentally starring Broderick's wife, who you may have heard of), and I'd watch a third, at this rate. Seems the Broderick/Jessica Parker family figures the airfare to Park City was worth it. As Matthew said at the podium tonight, "This was a good weekend." Could get better: Buyers have yet to drop a big wad of cash on anything, and this project has talent to burn. Could it score the first big money on this special Sundance edition of Press Your Luck? Stay tuned. No whammies. —Whitney Pastorek

Jan 20, 2008

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker arrive at the premiere of "Smart People" held at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by AP)

Jan 17, 2008

Matthew Broderick, Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Simon and Nathan Lane attend the "November" Broadway opening night after-party at Bond 45 on January 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by WireImage)

Matthew, Nathan, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. (Photo by Broadway.com)

from Playbill:
...Pretty much everyone was singing Lane's praises. Jerry Seinfeld arrived with a late chorus.

Matthew Broderick, Lane's other half in The Odd Couple as well as The Producers, was awed at the way Lane owned Mamet's words. "That's his genius. I'm sure they're all written down and word perfect. Nathan always stays right on it until he learns something exactly right."

Jan 10, 2008 from Hamptons Online:
Amagansett’s Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker are revving up for the launch of the new Gucci flagship store for a good cause. The Feb. 6 opening will benefit UNICEF of which Sarah Jessica is an Official Ambassador. Madonna will host the gala for the luxury house which will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Timbaland, and Rihanna. Matt and Sarah are co-chairing along with Drew Barrymore, Adrien Brody, Salma Hayek, Sting and Trudie Styler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Tea Leoni, and Lucy Liu. Unfortunately, attendees will have to wait to visit the new store as the gala dubbed “A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF” will be held in a specially constructed arena on the North Lawn of the United Nations.