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Paula Deen Launches THE BAG LADY FOUNDATION to Support Families in Need
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013
Today, America's favorite cook, restaurateur, author and philanthropist, Paula Deen, announced the launch of The Bag Lady Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to provide hope, inspiration and support to women and families in need. The Bag Lady Foundation plans to aid individuals, communities and like-minded organizations to empower those facing a range of challenges resulting from poverty. (more...)
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Russ Widdall-Led HURLYBURLY Begins at New City Stage Company Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2013
New City Stage Company presents the Philadelphia professional premiere of HURLYBURLY by David Rabe tonight. The show is staged by Barrymore Award winning director James J. Christy and features Russ Widdall of HBO's 'The Wire.' This award-winning play is the third professional production of New City Stage's 7th season, entitled 'The New American Dysfunctional Family'. This is the first time the show is receiving a professional production in the greater Philadelphia area. Performances begin tonight, February 28, and run throught through March 24, 2013 at the Adrienne Theater Main Stage at 2030 Sansom Street in downtown Philadelphia. (more...)
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Russ Widdall-Led HURLYBURLY Opens at New City Stage Company, 2/28
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2013
New City Stage Company presents the Philadelphia professional premiere of HURLYBURLY by David Rabe this week. The show is staged by Barrymore Award winning director James J. Christy and features Russ Widdall of HBO's 'The Wire.' This award-winning play is the third professional production of New City Stage's 7th season, entitled 'The New American Dysfunctional Family'. This is the first time the show is receiving a professional production in the greater Philadelphia area. Performances begin this Thursday, February 28, and run throught through March 24, 2013 at the Adrienne Theater Main Stage at 2030 Sansom Street in downtown Philadelphia. Opening night is Saturday, March 2 at 8 PM. Tickets range from $10 to 35 and available on line here and by calling the box office at 215-563-7500. (more...)
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Vintage Theatre Extends RFK
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2013
Due to popular demand Vintage Theatre is extending the run of the critically acclaimed production RFK - A Portrait of Robert Kennedy. (more...)
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WARRIORS DON'T CRY Set for 1/17 & 18 at Balch Street Theatre in Akron
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2013
The University of Akron's Center for Conflict Management and Akron's Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC) presents The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts national tour of WARRIORS DON'T CRY, sponsored by AETNA. An adaptation of the award-winning (American Library Association Award, 1995 Nonfiction Book of the Year; Robert F. Kennedy Book Award) memoir of the same name, authored by Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, this newly produced one-woman performance comes to The Balch Street Theatre, 220 South Balch Street, Akron, OH, 44302 for two public performances on January 17 and 18, 2013 at 7:30pm. (more...)
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ID Joins Kennedy Family, Civil Rights Legends for MARCH TO JUSTICE, 2/25
by TV News Desk - Jan 06, 2013
'The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.' Nearly fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed these words as he called for racial equality after completing the historic voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama. But the question still remains today: has the United States of America made true progress in becoming a society in which all people are treated as equals? Reflecting on our nation's ongoing pursuit of equal rights, Investigation Discovery presents ID FILMS: MARCH TO JUSTICE produced exclusively for ID by NBC News' Peacock Productions. With unprecedented access to a civil rights pilgrimage attended by champions of the movement and three generations of the Kennedy family, MARCH TO JUSTICE premieres exclusively on Investigation Discovery on Monday, February 25 at 8 PM (E/P). (more...)
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Vintage Theatre Presents RFK, 1/4-27
by BWW News Desk - Jan 04, 2013
This tour-de-force one-man show breathes new life into the back-story of the Kennedy family. RFK creates a very human portrait of a politician and revisits some of the darker moments in U.S. History. Author Jack Holmes expands the well-known facts of a politician's life into a stirring metaphor for the struggle to believe in our government and our leaders. (more...)
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Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus Among 2012's 'Most Charitable Stars'
by BWW News Desk - Dec 26, 2012
According to People.com, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus top DoSomething.org's list of 'Most Charitable Stars' of 2012. Swift, who recently released the top-selling album Red, jumped from 20th place last year to this year's number one spot after donating $4 million to the Country Hall of Fame Museum. (more...)
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Lucille Ball & More Featured in CHRISTMAS IN TINSELTOWN Cookbook
by BWW News Desk - Nov 08, 2012
With CHRISTMAS IN TINSELTOWN (HCI $14.95)- the follow-up to his international sensation The Dead Celebrity Cookbook - Frank DeCaro shows how to put the kitsch into your holiday kitchen as he salutes a quirky collection of celebrities who are gone, but fondly remembered every year at Christmastime. (more...)
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