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Beloved Holiday Classics Set for ABC Family's 'Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas'
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 29, 2015


ABC Family gives fans of Woody, Mike and the rest of the Disney•Pixar gang a big dose of the warm fuzzies with its yearly "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" programming celebration, airing Sunday, November 22 - Monday, November 30. ABC Family is becoming Freeform in January 2016.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Frank D. Gilroy Dies at Age 89
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 14, 2015


Playwright Frank D. Gilroy, whose 1964 Broadway debut, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony and a Drama Critics' Circle Award, passed away on Saturday

The Adobe Theater Presents Neil Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS, Now thru 7/12
by BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2015


Neil Simon is the most successful, most popular American writer of stage comedies of the last 55 years-and, quite possibly, of the 239 years since 1776!

The Adobe Theater to Present Neil Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jun 6, 2015


The Adobe Theater presents The Sunshine Boys, June 19-July 12.

The Adobe Theater to Present Neil Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS, 6/19-7/12
by Tyler Peterson - May 20, 2015


Neil Simon is the most successful, most popular American writer of stage comedies of the last 55 years-and, quite possibly, of the 239 years since 1776!

Oscars Flashback: A Look Back at the Nine Actors Who Have Won an Oscar and Tony for the Same Role
by Sally Henry - Feb 20, 2015


With the 87th annual Academy Awards just two days away, Hollywood stars seem to be on everyone's mind. Who will win? Who will beat Meryl Streep? Will host Neil Patrick Harris take a star-studded selfie? And most importantly, which Broadway stars will take home a statue? Many stars through the years have earned both a Tony and an Oscar, and as we know from Robert Lopez's win last year, there are some industry professionals with the coveted EGOT- Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony. But did you know nine stars in history have won two awards for the same role? That is, they won a Tony for their Broadway portrayal and an Oscar for the film version. Below, take a look back at the actors who have earned this rare honor!

ABC Family Announces January 'Funday' Programming Event
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 17, 2014


Looking for an excuse to avoid your New Year's Resolutions for one more weekend? Well, ABC Family has the perfect reason when it kicks off 2015 by packing a whole lot o' fun into “Funday.”

ABC Family to Kick Off COUNTDOWN TO 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS on 11/23
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 8, 2014


ABC Family offers viewers the best way to gear up their holiday festivities with the network's annual programming bonanza “Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas” beginning on Sunday, November 23rd .

Evening Star Productions Presents THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, Now thru 9/28
by Carol Kassie - Sep 12, 2014


Evening Star Productions will follow up their sold out August production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors with Frank Gilroy's multi-award winning play The Subject Was Roses. The play will open tonight, September 12th, and run through September 28th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.

Evening Star Productions to Present THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, 9/12-28
by Carol Kassie - Sep 2, 2014


Evening Star Productions will follow up their sold out August production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors with Frank Gilroy's multi-award winning play The Subject Was Roses. The play will open on September 12th, and run through September 28th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.

BWW Reviews: Picardo and Wilkof Bring Down House As THE SUNSHINE BOYS At Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - Jul 11, 2013


Lee Wilkof and Robert Picardo, directed by John Putch, present a knockout version of the Neil Simon classic

Danny DeVito & Judd Hirsch to Lead Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre's THE SUNSHINE BOYS, Begin. 9/24
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 24, 2013


Two stars of the landmark television series 'Taxi,' Judd Hirsch and Danny DeVito, will reunite on the stage of the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys,' directed by Thea Sharrock.

Tickets Go On Sale for ENCORES! OFF-CENTER Series Today
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 15, 2013


Tickets go on sale today for New York City Center Encores! Off-Center, a new series featuring seminal Off-Broadway musicals filtered through the lens of today's most innovative artists, opening on July 10. In keeping with City Center's founding mission to make the arts accessible to all, the majority of tickets will be $25.

City Center to Launch ENCORES! OFF CENTER; Sutton Foster to Lead VIOLET, Kathleen Marshall to Direct GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER & More!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 4, 2013


New York City Center goes Off-Broadway this summer with the launch of Encores! Off-Center, a new series featuring seminal Off-Broadway musicals filtered through the lens of today's most innovative artists. In keeping with City Center's founding mission to make the arts accessible to all, the majority of tickets will be $25.

Manilow's HARMONY, DeVito and Griffiths in THE SUNSHINE BOYS, WE WILL ROCK YOU, PORGY & BESS & More Set for Ahmanson in 2013-14
by BWW Special Coverage - Mar 13, 2013


The 2013-2014 Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre season was announced today by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie.

Alan Alda Receives 2013 Common Wealth Award for Dramatic Arts
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2013


Four renowned achievers will be honored for their lifetime accomplishments with the 34th Annual Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service. The awards recognize individuals who have enriched modern society in a range of human endeavors. The 2013 Common Wealth Award winners are: Alan Alda, celebrated actor, director and screenwriter, for Dramatic Arts; David McCullough, preeminent author and historian, for Literature; Jane Pauley, leading broadcast journalist, Today Show contributor and author, for Mass Communications; Martin Sheen, film legend, social activist and humanitarian, for Public Service.

BWW Reviews: DIALOGUE SHINES in THE SUNSHINE BOYS
by Jimmy Ferraro - Jan 22, 2013


Neil Simon is one of the best known, celebrated playwrights of our time and once again his sharp, skillfully written dialogue shines in the Carrollwood Players latest production of 'The Sunshine Boys'.

Paramount Announces Classic Movie Monday Lineup
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 21, 2013


The Paramount Theatre continues to celebrate its origins as a spectacular, 1920s art deco movie palace with its ongoing Classic Movie Mondays film series.

The Music Box Theatre and Camp Midnight Present NEW YEAR'S ON THE S.S. POSEIDON Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 31, 2012


In the iconic 1972 action-disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure, a luxury ocean liner overturns at midnight on New Year's Eve. Tonight, December 31, 2012, on the 40th anniversary of The Poseidon Adventure, Camp Midnight and the Music Box Theatre resuscitate New Year's Eve on the S.S. Poseidon, a campy celebration set against the backdrop of the seminal disaster movie.

The Music Box Theatre and Camp Midnight Present NEW YEAR'S ON THE S.S. POSEIDON, 12/31
by Sierra Fox - Nov 26, 2012


In the iconic 1972 action-disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure, a luxury ocean liner overturns at midnight on New Year's Eve. This December 31, 2012, on the 40th anniversary of The Poseidon Adventure, Camp Midnight and the Music Box Theatre resuscitate New Year's Eve on the S.S. Poseidon, a campy celebration set against the backdrop of the seminal disaster movie.

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