Jun 25, 2009 from Playbill:
Two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick will take part in the Bay Street Theatre Comedy Club presentation of Eugene Pack's Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on July 20.

Celebrity Autobiography, which is currently playing an open-ended run Monday nights at Off-Broadway's Triad Theater, will spend one summer night in Sag Harbor to offer readings of the published life stories of the "famous and infamous."

The 8 PM presentation will feature Broderick, Rachel Dratch, Sherri Shepherd, Carson Kressley, Alan Zweibel, Dayle Reyfel and series creator Pack.

Celebrities whose personal stories are presented in the evenings include Elizabeth Taylor, Mr T, Tommy Lee, Sylvester Stallone, Ivana Trump, Vanna White, Star Jones, 'N Sync, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Cassidy, Neil Sedaka, Britney Spears, Madonna, Kenny Loggins, Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.

from WTOV Steubenville:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and their newborn twin girls left East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry on Thursday.

Media from across the county had been calling the hospital to get information about the new babies. While fans and paparazzi kept watch on a limo parked in front of the hospital, the mother and babies were ushered out a side door with little fanfare. Broderick was not present during the departure.

The couple had brought in their own security to make sure onlookers were kept at a distance and the couple's privacy was protected.

"They left the same way they came in the door. They came in quietly, they went to the birth place, they bonded with their new babies and they left the same way," said Maggie Espina, spokeswoman for East Ohio Regional Hospital.

In the meantime, Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter remains under investigation in connection with possible wrongdoing against the surrogate.

Carpenter previously confirmed to NEWS9 he is under investigation and said he is facing allegations that he said are simply untrue. NEWS9 has been trying for weeks to obtain documents about the allegations, but the documents have not been made public.

Carpenter has not elaborated on the allegations against him, but said both he and his department are innocent of any wrongdoing when it comes to the surrogate mother. The chief said he expects the investigation to prove that.

Harrison County Prosecutor Shawn Hervey, who is a special prosecutor assigned to the case, had not released any new information about the investigation as of Thursday. Carpenter remains on the job while the investigation continues.

Jun 23, 2009 from AP:
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the proud parents of twin girls delivered by a surrogate mother, a publicist said Tuesday, following a pregnancy that proceeded less than smoothly.

The girls were born Monday afternoon at an Ohio hospital, publicist Simon Halls said. Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick weighed 5 pounds and 11 ounces, and Tabitha Hodge Broderick weighed 6 pounds.

Hodge and Elwell are family names on Parker's side, Halls said.

"The babies are doing beautifully and the entire family is over the moon," Halls said in a statement.

Parker had complained last month to "Access Hollywood" that the surrogate's telephone and computer had been hacked into and that the woman had received threats.

Authorities also are investigating whether two police chiefs burglarized the surrogate's home in the eastern Ohio town of Martins Ferry so they could sell photos and other information to a tabloid.

The burglars were after "pictures, phone message, all those things" at the home of the surrogate, Michelle Ross, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press last week, speaking on condition of anonymity because no charges had been filed.

Jun 17, 2009 from Us Magazine:
Two police chiefs are under investigation for breaking into the Ohio home of Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother to sell information a tabloid, Usmagazine.com has learned.

While not confirming specific details, Harrison County prosecutor Shawn Hervey tells Us: "The case revolves around a break in in Martins Ferry [County]. The matter is currently under investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification."

Hervey is awaiting a report from the head of investigation before "deciding if charges are appropriate," he says. He expects to receive it within three weeks.

A law enforcement source tells Us the two police chiefs, reported as Chief Barry Carpenter of Martins Ferry and Bridgeport Chief Chad DoJack by local WTRF news, broke into the woman's home in May seeking information they could sell to a tabloid. The tabloid turned them into authorities after discovering how the material was obtained.

Carpenter told local WTOV station: "I'm 100 percent innocent in this and my department is as well."

Meanwhile, the surrogate mother of Parker and Matthew Broderick's unborn twin girls "packed up and left town," the law enforcement source tells Us.

Jun 11, 2009 from People:
Matthew Broderick, chatting with female pals over cocktails at the bar inside Commerce restaurant in New York City after appearing in the Cherry Lane Theatre’s one-night-only reading of the comedy Stan the Man. "People were surprised by how distinctive his sideburns are!" a restaurant-goer says of his facial hair, which he grew for his role in the 1970s-set play The Philanthropist.

Jun 5, 2009 from Global Voices:
A new website was launched last week where anyone from around the world can leave a 64-word message of solidarity for imprisoned Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The website 64forSuu.org is named as such to mark Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday on June 19.

Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi can leave and view video, text, twitter and picture messages on the website. A sample of 64-word message of support:

"Nineteen years ago, the Burmese people chose Aung San Suu Kyi as their next leader. For most of those 19 years she has been kept under house arrest by the military junta that runs the country. We must not stand by as she is silenced again. Now is the time for the international community to speak with one voice: Free Aung San Suu Kyi."

May 31, 2009 from Celebrity Baby Blog:
When 6 ½-year-old James Wilkie Broderick soon welcomes his new twin sisters, he’ll do so with a gummy grin! Proud dad Matthew Broderick revealed during a recent appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly that his son recently lost his first tooth, and his reaction was just what you would expect. “It was very fun to watch him wander around like this,” the 47-year-old said, demonstrating by putting his finger in the space where the tooth had been and looking dazed.

“I’d say, ‘James!’ And he’d say, ‘What? What?’ He couldn’t concentrate on anything else.”

The process was a slow one; Matthew went on to reveal that one night James visited he and wife Sarah Jessica Parker in their bedroom to give them an update. “I said, ‘How’s it feeling?’” Matthew recalled. “And his tooth was flat…like, parallel to the floor.”

May 26, 2009 from AP:
HIGHLAND PARK - A suburban Chicago home made famous in 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is up for sale for $2.3 million.

The 5,300-square-foot Highland Park house was the fictional home of Ferris Bueller's friend, Cameron Frye, played by actor Alan Ruck. In the movie, Frye accidentally sends his father's Ferrari through one of the house's glass walls and into the woods outside.

Sudler Sotheby's International Realtor Meladee Hughes says being in the home is like living in the tree house. She says there's been a lot of interest from buyers already.

May 20, 2009 from Access Hollywood:
On Tuesday, Sarah Jessica Parker expressed her outrage about how her surrogate — the woman carrying her twins — had been identified by the tabloids and followed by the paparazzi. Today, Parker handles the shots taken at her marriage.

"Do you have immunity to things said about you?" Access Hollywood's Billy Bush asked Parker on the set of her new movie "Did You Hear About The Morgans?"

"Am I immune to it? No. Do I read it? No," she said. "That doesn't mean I don't have an inkling or that I don't smell it around me … It's hard because things are hurtful and things are shocking."

Being targets for a tabloid is not new ground for Parker and Matthew Broderick, who just last summer faced reports about their supposed marital problems. Now, the salacious headlines have gone off on a tangent, outraging Parker. The focus: the surrogate mother who is carrying the couple's twins.

"How is Matthew in all of this? Is he furious? Because he doesn't seem like a man that would get furious and want to rip off heads?" Bush asked.

May 17, 2009 from US Weekly Issue 745 | Red Room:
Matthew Broderick bought pasta at an NYC Gourmet Garage.

from Independent:
Matthew Broderick keeps a full-sized ping-pong table in his home office.

May 15, 2009 from New York Times:
Though Matthew Broderick and Kenneth Lonergan have been friends since childhood (when we'd like to imagine they shared unannounced days off from school), the two have never formally collaborated onstage. Now they will: the New Group said that its 2009-10 season would include the long-gestating premiere of "The Starry Messenger," a play by Mr. Lonergan and starring Mr. Broderick. Previews are expected to start in October. The group said its fall season would also include a revival of the Sam Shepard play "A Lie of the Mind," to be directed by Ethan Hawke, and the premiere of a new musical based on the Dan Savage memoir "The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant."

May 12, 2009 from Playbill:
Horton Foote Jr. sang eloquently, often amusingly, for his father May 11 when the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony Award-nominated playwright from Wharton, TX — who died March 4, ten days shy of his 93rd birthday — received a heartfelt farewell at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center.

The immediate family was in attendance as well as Foote's expansively extended family of theatre. In addition to Foote Jr., a restaurateur and the proprietor of Tavern on Jane, his lawyer-brother, Walter Foote, and their playwright-sister, Daisy Foote, took turns at the podium. The other sister, actress Hallie Foote (who, like her father, is a current Tony contender for Dividing the Estate), executed a monologue from an early Foote play never seen in New York, A Coffin in Egypt.

from Broadway World:
The Actors Fund 2009 Spring Auction offers you a chance to Bid on Tickets to the Tony Awards, Meet the Stars, & VIP Show Visits

The Actors Fund, celebrating over 125 years of service in the entertainment business, is bringing some incredible items and experiences for you to bid on this spring. You'll be saying ‘lights, camera, action!' as you experience the thrill of live television with VIP tickets to CSI or the Jon Stewart Show, work on your acting chops with actor Matthew Broderick, or how about VIP tickets to the 2009 Tony Awards? There is also some extraordinary memorabilia up for bids - and the greatest part? 100% the proceeds will go directly to benefit the Actor's Fund - the nationwide organization that helps all professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry.

May 5, 2009 from Broadway World:
For the June 2009 issue, Vanity Fair gathered 25 acclaimed Broadway stars of stage and screen for an original portrait taken by famed photographer Mark Seliger. The actors featured are now appearing on the New York stage in some of the hottest Broadway plays of the spring season.

For the shoot in late February, the actors arrived at Seliger Studios early in the morning for a light breakfast and a chance to catch-up with old friends, new friends and long-time colleagues. As they all started to fill the small studio space, their connection to each other was undeniable. Some had appeared together on stage or screen, some had passing social connections, and some met colleagues they long-admired for the first time. Since the photo shoot, the actors have met up with each other socially between performances and even had the chance to see their colleagues in action on stage.

The actors featured in the portrait include: 33 Variations' Jane Fonda, Colin Hanks & Samantha Mathis; Accent on Youth's David Hyde Pierce; Exit the King's Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose & AndRea Martin; God of Carnage's Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini & Marcia Gay Harden; Impressionism's Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, Andrè De Shields, Marsha Mason and Michael T. Weiss; Irena's Vow's Tovah Feldshuh; Mary Stuart's Janet McTeer & Harriet Walter; The Philanthropist's Matthew Broderick & Steven Weber; Waiting for Godot's Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin & John Glover.

To see this once in a lifetime gathering of actors, check out the June 2009 issue of Vanity Fair on stands Wednesday, May 6th. Click here for a special preview of the feature and footage from the shoot.

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is now available on Blu-ray.

May 4, 2009 from Broadway World:
Lincoln Center Theater will host a memorial for the award winning writer Horton Foote on Monday, May 11 at 4pm at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). Mr. Foote, whose most recent play Dividing The Estate was presented on Broadway to critical acclaim earlier this season by Lincoln Center Theater by arrangement with Primary Stages, died on March 4, 2009.

Among the family, friends and colleagues scheduled to remember the Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright and screenwriter are writers Edward Albee, Daisy Foote and Romulus Linney, actors Devon Abner, Elizabeth Ashley, Matthew Broderick, Robert Duvall, Hallie Foote, Roberta Maxwell, Estelle Parsons, Lois Smith and Harris Yulin, singers Meghan Andrews and Betty Buckley, theater producers Andre Bishop, Casey Childs and James Houghton and director Michael Wilson, as well as his two sons, Horton Foote, Jr. and Walter Foote.

May 1, 2009 from People:
The night before the news broke that Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are expecting twin girls via surrogate, Parker certainly looked like a mom-to-be: She was glowing and forgoing those famous Sex and the City cosmopolitans.

"She was in such a great mood, so sweet to everyone and so happy," says a guest who attended the party at 675 Bar for Broderick's film, Wonderful World, at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday night. "They were tucked into a corner throughout the night. He drank martinis and she drank water. They were really loving and adoring. She did look beautiful."

According to friends, the actress has been ready for more children for a long time. "They've always wanted to become parents again," says a source who has known the couple for years. "They realized after the first or second year after [son James Wilkie] was born that it would be nice to have another baby."

Though "they've always talked about wanting [more] kids, it just wasn't happening," says a pal of Broderick's. Parker "had difficulty getting pregnant. So they went the surrogate route."

Friends say the couple love the roles of Mom and Dad. "They are great parents," says the source. "They have a good time with their son." The source adds, "Matthew is very hands-on. He loves to get on the floor and play with James. He's a kid himself so he loves to act like a kid with James. And James, of course, loves it."

So how is Parker preparing for babies? This week, she stepped out to do a little shopping at the Manhattan toy store, Kidding Around. Perhaps she just needed to buy a few things in pink.