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Sony Pictures TV to Reboot DESIGNING WOMEN
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 15, 2018


Sony Pictures TV is in the works to revive the classic 1990s sitcom Designing Women, according to Deadline. The series' original creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason heading the reboot.

Out Front Theatre Company Concludes 2017-18 Season With SORDID LIVES
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2018


Out Front Theatre Company is closing out a spectacular second season with Del Shores' Sordid Lives. Hitting the stage May 3-20, the theater's rendition of the classic comedy will reflect the current times and bring a new spin to the show with an all African American cast portraying the Sordid Lives family members for the first time in the show's history!

Casting Notice: MISMATCH.COM from Pigs Do Fly Productions At Empire Stage
by Carol Kassie - Jan 23, 2018


Pigs Do Fly Productions Seeks Actors Over 50 for a Brand New Play. Send head shot and resume to pigsdoflyproductions@gmail.com

Review Roundup: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Playhouse On Park
by Leah Windahl - Jan 16, 2018


Playhouse on Park presents Robert Harling's touching comedy STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Directed by Susan Haefner, STEEL MAGNOLIAS follows six women in one beauty parlor, and chronicles the joy and pain that life throws their way.

BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Playhouse On Park
by Joseph Harrison - Jan 14, 2018


'Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion', states salon owner and southern sage Truvy Jones in Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS. No line describes better the audience's experience while viewing this hilarious and touching play. This is especially the case in this, the latest offering at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford. A cast of six stellar women bring these residents of Chinquapin Parish, Louisiana to vivid life and nimbly share the highs and lows of life in this colorful small town.

Glory! Glory! Leslie Jordan Comes to New Stage
by Julie Musbach - Jan 10, 2018


Emmy Award-Winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan will present his one man show Exposed Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 pm. The performance will take place at New Stage Theatre.

Spotlighters presents: Jason Dottley: LIFE ON THE GAY LIST 2
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2017


Jason Dottley's life on the gay-list has taken him around the globe! From starring alongside a Pink Lady (Olivia Newton-John) a Golden Girl (Rue McClanahan) and a Designing Woman (Delta Burke), to a twitter feud with Roseanne Barr, to being saved to Jesus Christ by Tammy Faye Baker! Jason Dottley's follow-up one-man comedy show Life on the Gay-List2: All the Sordid Details is a candid look at Jason's life as a gay, divorced, 30-something gaylebrity whose longest relationship is with his dog. Dottley spills his best behind-the-scenes Tea from his 10+ years in the business.

Del Shores's A VERY SORDID WEDDING Film Sequel to Premiere in Palm Springs
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2017


Award-winning writer/director Del Shores ('Blues For Willadean,' 'Southern Baptist Sissies,' 'Queer A Folk') releases his latest film, A Very Sordid Wedding, the outrageously funny sequel to his play, movie and TV series Sordid Lives.

Del Shores's A VERY SORDID WEDDING Film Sequel to Premiere in Palm Springs
by Movies News Desk - Feb 27, 2017


Award-winning writer/director Del Shores ('Blues For Willadean,' 'Southern Baptist Sissies,' 'Queer A Folk') releases his latest film, A Very Sordid Wedding, the outrageously funny sequel to his play, movie and TV series Sordid Lives.

L.I.P. Service Theatre Company's THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA? to Open 5/26
by Tyler Peterson - May 5, 2016


L.I.P. Service is thrilled to announce their production of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? Directed by Shawn Gann and starring Van Quattro, *Morgana Shaw, Garrett Reeves, and Jason Leyva. The performance will premiere at The Rudy Seppy Studio on May 26 at 8:00pm. It will run through June 11 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

The Onyx to Continue 10th Anniversary Season with SORDID LIVES
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 22, 2016


The Onyx continues its Tenth Anniversary Season with Sordid Lives, a black comedy about white trash, written by Del Shores and directed by Producing Director Troy Heard.

Del Shores is SINgularly SORDID for Two Nights at NCTC
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jun 13, 2015


This summer, Del Shores bring his hilarious, all-new stand-up show, Del Shores: SINgularly SORDID, to New Conservatory Theatre Center for a special two-night engagement. The creator of the Sordid Lives franchise and writer/director/producer of Southern Baptist Sissies, Blues for Willadean and Queer Is Folk is back with all new hysterical, sordid stories.

Bill Engvall Coming to Andy Williams Theatre, 9/26
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 9, 2015


Top Comedian BILL ENGVALL will be performing in BRANSON at the ANDY WILLIAMS MOON RIVER THEATRE September 26, 2015 at 8:00 PM. ENGVALL, one of the best and the busiest in the business, has the unique quality of sharing humor in everyday situations - enabling him to connect with audiences all across the country. He was part of the enormously successful 'Blue Collar Comedy' concert films, which sold more than 9 million copies and are some of the most watched movies and specials in Comedy Central history. Bill has hosted numerous television shows, including the game show 'Lingo' for GNS, 'Country Fried Videos' and 'Mobile Home Disasters' for CMT, as well as several award shows. He had a three episode arc on the TNT show 'Hawthorne,' narrated a documentary for the Speed Channel on Darrel Waltrip, and starred in the Hallmark Channel movie 'Kiss at Pine Lake.' A star of the big screen as well, Bill has appeared in several films including

Bill Engvall Comes to MPAC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2014


Blue Collar Comedy Tour veteran Bill Engvall relates hilarious tales about everyday situations that have made him one of the most popular comedians in the country at Mayo Performing Arts Center tonight, September 12, 2014 at 8 pm.

The Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach Presents The Celebrity Benefit Concert and Pageant Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 23, 2014


The Celebrity Benefit Concert and Pageant, the most entertaining and star-studded night of the summer art season, will be held at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach tonight, August 23rd. This red carpet one-night affair will offer guests an evening of music and a special performance of this summer's popular Pageant of the Masters, titled 'The Art Detective.'

The Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach Presents The Celebrity Benefit Concert and Pageant, 8/23
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2014


The Celebrity Benefit Concert and Pageant, the most entertaining and star-studded night of the summer art season, will be held at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach on Saturday, August 23rd. This red carpet one-night affair will offer guests an evening of music and a special performance of this summer's popular Pageant of the Masters, titled 'The Art Detective.'

Bill Engvall Coming to MPAC, 9/12
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 7, 2014


Blue Collar Comedy Tour veteran Bill Engvall relates hilarious tales about everyday situations that have made him one of the most popular comedians in the country at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 8 pm. Tickets are $59-99.

'Designing Women' Star Meshach Taylor Dies at 67
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 30, 2014


Emmy Award-winning actor Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as 'Anthony Bouvier' on TV's Designing Women, died on June 28th at the age of 67

SDC Welcomes Marsha Mason as 2,000th Active Full Member
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2014


In May, Marsha Mason became the 2,000th active Full Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), a national labor union representing stage directors and choreographers working throughout the United States.

RE-DESIGNING WOMEN Opens Tonight at Diversionary Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - May 29, 2014


Playwright Jamie Morris ('Mommie Queerest,' 'The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode,' and 'The Silence of the Clams') ' is at it again with his latest comedy parody. This time around he spoofs another popular 1980s sitcom, sending up the gals of the Sugarbaker Design Firm in Atlanta. The West Coast Premiere of 'Re-Designing Women' opens May 29 for a three-week run at the Diversionary Theater.

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