Brian Williams News

At NBC's Post-Upfront Wrap-up yesterday, the network's Entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt confirmed the news that 30 ROCK will enter its final season this fall. The show's 13-episode upcoming season will close with a one-hour finale. (more...)

NBC announced today an ambitious new primetime lineup for the 2012-13 primetime season that combines one of the top-quality returning lineups on television with a new fall edition of the red-hot musical competition "The Voice" and a crop of six new scripted series in the fall and four at mid-season. (more...)

NBC has pulled the plug on its struggling newsmagazine ROCK CENTER WITH Brian Williams for the remainder of the May sweeps period. (more...)

FOX continued its reign on Wednesday with another two-hour AMERICAN IDOL last night. (more...)

Jimmy Fallon, comedian, musician and late-night host, has finally revealed the cover artwork of his upcoming album, aptly titled Blow Your Pants Off, in stores June 12th on Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment. The album features a roster of guest stars, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews and more. (more...)

FOX (16.30 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) as usual was the network to beat on Wednesday with another two-hour AMERICAN IDOL (16.30 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1). (more...)

Alan Cumming, Emmy-nominated star of The Good Wife on CBS, was honored at Live Out LoudÂ’s Eleventh Annual Young Trailblazers Benefit Gala this year and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (more...)

Part 12 ANGRY MEN homage, part surrealistic NBC retrospective fever dream and 100% 30 ROCK absurd brilliance at its best, nightÂ’s live episode of the gold standard NBC comedy series 30 ROCK was precisely that - pure gold. Not only did Tina Fey and the impossibly creative team of writers give the motley assortment of players that comprise the cast a chance to seriously show off their live sketch show skills and theatrical training, but provided Broadway and Hollywood crossover star Alec Baldwin with some of his strongest material to date - with the charismatic erstwhile comedian absolutely killing in his moments portraying a host of wacky and weird characters besides the usual stone-faced Jack Donaghy, a role which has brought him a copious amount of well-deserved statuettes over the six seasons so far. Speaking of hosts, the Dean Martin parody, THE JOEY MONTERO SHOW, stands out as being perhaps the most memorable and guffaw-inducing of all the nightÂ’s trove of treasures, which is certainly saying something significant - Baldwin owned. Besides the ingenuous conceit of paying tribute to the landmark original live television drama 12 ANGRY MEN acting as a fresh and amusing framing device for the episode, the opportunity afforded by Kenneth (Jack MacBrayer)Â’s hallucinatory flashbacks of fictional former lesser glories of NBCÂ’s long and storied history gave rise to the fabulous fodder allowing for some of the funniest sequences on the series in recent memory - moments that will linger in the mind and funny bone long after this episode or season. Yes, once again, 30 ROCK proved why it is the finest comedy on TV and why Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin have a special sort of chemistry that can only be compared to the finest pairs in the rich history of the form - Mary & Mr. Grant included. (more...)

The Eugene OÂ’Neill Theater Center's star-studded 12th Annual Monte Cristo Awards honored tonight, April 16, the distinguished accomplishments and contributions of long-time Trustee Michael Douglas to the American Theater. The award was presented to Mr. Douglas by his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. See photos of the honoree Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and more below! (more...)

The Eugene OÂ’Neill Theater Center is poised for a star-studded evening to honor the distinguished accomplishments and contributions of long-time Trustee Michael Douglas to the American Theater. (more...)

The "hardest working man in show business," Regis Philbin, will for the very first time serve as a celebrity guest co-host of ABC's THE VIEW. What will "the young one" have to say about it? Tune in live, Tuesday, April 17 to find out. (more...)

Ever been at a play, concert, or even a musical when a audience member's cell phone begins to ring, thus ruining a moment on stage? Most of us have- and in the video below, 'Rock Center with Brian Williams' investigates the ever-growing epidemic by chatting with OTHER DESERT CITIES' Stacy Keach, NY Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert, and even touching on the now infamous Patti LuPone flip out of 2009. (more...)

Wednesday night's broadcast of the new NBC comedy series BENT, starring Amanda Peet, was the lowest rated comedy premiere in the network's history. (more...)

Kicking off its first upfront season with President and CEO Wonya Lucas at the helm, TV One today unveiled ambitious plans to double the amount of original content during the 2012-2013 television year. (more...)

Although Fox's AMERICAN IDOL dropped 7 percent in the ratings last night, the two-hour episode remained Wednesday's top show, earning a 5.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 17.9 million viewers. (more...)

Individual tickets and table reservations are now available for the Eugene OÂ’Neill Theater CenterÂ’s 12th Annual Monte Cristo Award honoring Michael Douglas. Individual tickets are $750 and $1,000 (including event program listing), and are available online at www.theoneill.org. The award will be presented during a gala dinner at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on Monday, April 16th at 6:30pm. (more...)

Theater Reconstruction Ensemble's world premiere THE THREE SEAGULLS, OR MASHAMASHAMASHA! by Jaclyn Backhaus, directed by John Kurzynowski will run at the HERE Arts Center (145 6th Ave) from March 1- March 10, 2012. (more...)

During the 10 o'clock hour, the debut of ABC's Revenge for Real: Murder in The Hamptons earned second place in Total Viewers and key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54). In fact, the limited series from ABC News crushed NBC News' time-period premiere of Rock Center with Brian Williams, leading by 42% in Total Viewers, by 46% in Adults 25-54 and by 40% in Adults 18-49. (more...)

The Community Theatre of Little Rock will present its Winter Season production of "We All Hear Voices”. Remaining show dates are March 9th and 10th at 7:30 pm and 11th at 2pm. It is being held at the Public Theatre, located at 616 Center Street, next to Horn’s Men’s Store in downtown Little Rock. (more...)

Alexandre DumasÂ’ timeless epic, The Three Musketeers, comes to the Melodrama stage in an adaptation by Kit Wilder that is full of daring duels and fast paced adventure. With direction by Katie Mack-Montenegro, set design by Brian Williams, costume design by Renee Van Niel, and fight choreography by Mr. Wilder, this swahsbuckling adventure follows a band of heroes in 17th century Paris who set out to defend the French Queen's honor and save her country from war. (more...)