Sarah Megan Thomas & Bill Connington to Lead Staged Reading of PRIVATE LIVES This Week
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 16, 2015
Sarah Megan Thomas, the star of the films Backwards with James Van Der Beek, and Equity with James Purefoy, will appear with Bill Connington, who stars in the recently released film Zombie, based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates--in a staged reading of Private Lives by theatrical legend Noel Coward. The glittering white and gold-gilded ballroom of a private Eastside club will act as the backdrop for Coward's most beloved play. The evening is produced by Razors Edge Productions.
Transgender-Centered Musical SOUTHERN COMFORT Joins The Public Theater's 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 5, 2015
The Public Theater announced today that the transformative, heart-soaring musical SOUTHERN COMFORT has been added to the 2015-16 downtown season. Directed by Thomas Caruso and based on the film by Kate Davis, SOUTHERN COMFORT features book and lyrics by Dan Collins and music by Julianne Wick Davis and was conceived for the stage by Robert DuSold and Thomas Caruso. SOUTHERN COMFORT begins previews on Tuesday, February 23 and will run through Sunday, March 27 in The Public's Anspacher Theater, with an official press opening on Monday, March 7.
Barnes & Noble Launches New NOOK GlowLight Plus
by Christina Mancuso
- Oct 21, 2015
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation's largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the new NOOK GlowLight Plus, the Company's first waterproof and dustproof1 device for worry-free reading anywhere - including the bath and the beach. The beautifully designed and lightweight brand new eReader offers an immersive and enjoyable reading experience in low light and bright sun thanks to our most advanced E Ink display and a built-in ambient light. Starting today, NOOK GlowLight Plus is available in Barnes & Noble stores nationwide and online at NOOK.com, ad-free, for just $129.99 with free lifetime in-store support.
Barnes & Noble and Samsung Unveil New Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK
by Christina Mancuso
- Sep 3, 2015
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), in conjunction with Samsung Electronics America, today announced the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK, an 8-inch tablet blending Samsung's elegant design and multi-tasking power with NOOK's unparalleled reading and entertainment experience. The new flagship in Samsung's line of tablets, the co-branded Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK is the thinnest, lightest, ultra-fast device from the two companies. It is now available in Barnes & Noble stores nationwide and online at www.nook.com for $399.99, including a special limited-time offer for customers to choose three free NOOK Books and three free NOOK Magazines from a selection of titles, plus a $5 starter credit and free lifetime in-store support.
Stephen Sondheim & More to be Honored at Carl Sandburg Literary Awards
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 18, 2015
The Chicago Public Library Foundation and the Chicago Public Library have announced that the 16th annual Carl Sandburg Literary Award will be presented to legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Universally heralded for his immense contributions to musical theater in a career spanning more than 50 years, Sondheim will be honored at the Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at The Forum (725 W. Roosevelt Road) on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
New Contemporary Ballet, TREE OF CODES, to Make U.S. Premiere at Park Avenue Armory, 9/14-21
by BWW News Desk
- May 29, 2015
A major new and immersive contemporary ballet-collaboratively imagined by choreographer Wayne McGregor, visual artist Olafur Eliasson, and award-winning producer/composer Jamie xx-makes its U.S. premiere at Park Avenue Armory this September. Inspired by Jonathan Safran Foer's enigmatic and eponymous novel,Tree of Codes distorts conventional perceptions of space and time, through manipulation of light, reflection, sound, and movement. The work will be performed by a company of soloists and dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet and Company Wayne McGregor.
BWW Recap: Liza 'Shows Us Her Oates' in Episode 2 of YOUNGER
by Matt Smith
- Apr 1, 2015
It's episode 2 -- the second of the Series Premiere double header -- and now, the series is starting to take shape! Of course, Liza's still struggling, but progressing in de-aging herself and keeping up with all the slang — you can really see how hard she's trying!! In fact, when we open up, she's looking at an intricately designed web chart — trying to keep up with all the fake details of her guised life — and has a friend deleting her current Facebook page.
STEREOTYPO Extends at The Marsh
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 17, 2015
The Marsh announces Don Reed's new solo show STEREOTYPO: Rants and Rumblings at the DMV, will extend with performances through April 25 (press opening: April 3).
Bill Connington & Cadden Jones to Lead PYGMALION Today
by Tyler Peterson
- Feb 25, 2015
Award-winning actors Bill Connington (ZOMBIE) and Cadden Jones (WEST SIDE STORY) appear today in the sparkling George Bernard Shaw comedy PYGMALION at a private club on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Bill Connington won several awards for acting in the play and short film versions of ZOMBIE, based on the novella by literary giant Joyce Carol Oates. Cadden Jones has been seen as the lead in WEST SIDE STORY and THE MUSIC MAN, as well as in LAW & ORDER SVU and BLUE BLOODS. Connington and Jones were trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, respectively.
Colony Theatre to Present THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX, Begin. 2/11
by Tyler Peterson
- Jan 20, 2015
The Colony Theatre will present the fourth production of its historic 40th Anniversary season, the West Coast Premiere of THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX by Catherine Bush, directed by Brian Shnipper. THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX will preview on Wednesday, February 11; Thursday, February 12; and Friday, February 13 at 8:00pm. It will open on Saturday, February 14 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, March 15.
Arden Theatre Company's 27th Season Continues With UNDER THE SKIN, Now thru 3/15
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 15, 2015
Arden Theatre Company continues its 27th season of great stories with Under the Skin, a world premiere by local playwright Michael Hollinger. Terrence J. Nolen directs. Under the Skin runs from tonight, January 15, 2015 - March 15, 2015, on the Arden's Arcadia Stage at 40 N. 2nd Street in Philadelphia.
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