BWW TV STAGE TUBE: 'LEGENDS' Benefit Gala Promo Spotby BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 5, 2009Legends Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg and Lypsinka star in the first-ever New York presentation of the play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line), which will be presented on Monday evening, March 23 at 8PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street). (more...)
Neil Patrick Harris To Host 7th Annual 'TV Land Awards' 4/26by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2009Acclaimed television, stage and movie actor Neil Patrick Harris ('How I Met Your Mother,' Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and Assassins) has been named the host of the 7th Annual 'TV Land Awards,' it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land. 'The TV Land Awards' will be taped on Sunday, April 19th at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City and air in TV Land PRIME on Sunday, April 26th at 9pm ET/PT. (more...)
Women's Project Honors On Parsons, Hwong, Reed, Sobbott 3/2by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2009Estelle Parsons, the legendary actress and star of Broadway's August: Osage County; Lucia Hwong Gordon, instrumentalist and composer; Susan K. Reed, editor-in-chief of O, The Oprah Magazine; and Susan Sobbott, President of American Express OPEN, will be declared Women of Achievement by Women's Project, America's oldest and largest stage company dedicated to producing theater created by women, at ceremonies Monday evening, March 2, in the grand ballroom of the Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street at 5th Avenue. (more...)
Fran Lebowitz Joins 'LEGENDS' Gala Reading 3/23by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2009Friends In Deed has announced that famed author Fran Lebowitz has joined the upcoming One Night Only staged reading benefit of the infamous Broadway-play-that-wasn't, LEGENDS!. She will take the stage with fellow legends Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg and Lypsinka in the first-ever New York presentation of the play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line), which will be presented on Monday evening, March 23 at 8PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street). (more...)
Women's Project Honors On Parsons, Hwong, Reed, Sobbott 3/2by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2009Estelle Parsons, the legendary actress and star of Broadway's August: Osage County; Lucia Hwong Gordon, instrumentalist and composer; Susan K. Reed, editor-in-chief of O, The Oprah Magazine; and Susan Sobbott, President of American Express OPEN, will be declared Women of Achievement by Women's Project, America's oldest and largest stage company dedicated to producing theater created by women, at ceremonies Monday evening, March 2, in the grand ballroom of the Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street at 5th Avenue. (more...)
Public's 09 Summer Gala Honors Susan Lyne, Mike Nichols 6/25by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2009The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that the 2009 Summer Gala will honor entertainment executive and longtime board member Susan Lyne and acclaimed director Mike Nichols for their outstanding commitment to the institution. The Gala will take place on Thursday, June 25 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on the opening night of TWELFTH NIGHT, the first production of the 2009 Shakespeare in the Park summer season. (more...)
Photo Coverage: OSCARS 2009 - Full Length Fashion!by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2009Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation was televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. (more...)
Photo Coverage: OSCARS 2009 - The Winners Roomby BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2009Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation was televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. (more...)
Motion Picture Academy to Honor Jerry Lewis with Humanitarian Awardby BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2009The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today that their board of governors have voted to give Jerry Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Lewis is to be presented with the special Oscar statuette on February 22, 2009 during the 81st Annual Academy Awards. (more...)
Hugh Jackman Hosts 81st Academy Awards Tonight 2/22by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2009The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Academy Awards.The Academy said Friday that the 40-year-old Australian actor, recently named People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive,' will host the Oscars. (more...)
'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' Sings Final Song 2/21/09by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2009'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' has announced it will be closing on February 21, 2009. The Andrew Lloyd Webber production will be on national tour with Connie Fisher playing the role of Maria. She was the original casting for this role. (more...)
Jackman Looks to 'Humor' and 'Nudity' for Oscar Hosting Successby BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2009Hugh Jackman tell the Associated Press he'll be bringing plenty of nudity to this years Oscar telecast. Jackman discussed his upcoming Academy Award hosting duties saying, 'I haven't told anyone this, but we are going to do most of it naked and we're going to sing through the whole show,' the affable actor joked during an interview backstage at the Kodak Theatre. 'In fact, all the acceptance speeches are going to be sung. There will be some interpretive dance behind them, and I really think it will be beautiful and touching.' (more...)
Oscar Nominee Anne Hathaway to be Part of Academy Awards Openingby BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2009IMDB.com and other sources are reporting that Academy Award nominee Anne Hathway is now set to be part of the opening number for this Sunday's Oscars with a 'song and dance routine' that she's been spotted rehearsing along with Hugh Jackman in preparation for Sunday's awards. (more...)
BWW TV STAGE TUBE: SISTER ACT The Musical Video Diary 1by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2009At New World Stages in New York, Patina Miller, who will take on the role of Deloris Van Cartier, meets Whoopi Goldberg for the first time. (more...)
Beyonce, Efron, Hudgens, Seyfried, Cooper & More to Perform with Jackman at Academy Awardsby BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2009E! Online is reporting that stage and screen star (and Oscars' host) Hugh Jackman won't be the only one singing and dancing at this Sunday's Academy Awards. They report that he'll be joined on stage by stars including Beyonce, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Amanda Seyfriend, Dominic Cooper & more.
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Brinberg's 'SIMPLY BARBRA' Sings for 'OSCAR' at Rising Action 2/19by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2009Back by popular demand, Steven Brinberg (Winner of New York City Mac and Bistro Award for Best Cabaret) returns to the Rising Action as everyone's favorite diva, Barbra Streisand -- with a NEW show that salutes Oscar-winning songs. Simply Barbra Salutes the Oscars plays February 19, 2009 to March 15, 2009 (more...)
Walters Reveals Oscar Host Jackman is 'Nervous' About Big Nightby BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2009ABC's Barbara Walters, who interviewed Hugh Jackman for her annual Oscar-night special, says the actor's role as host of Sunday's Oscar broadcast has given him a trace of pre-show jitters. Walters revealed, 'He's nervous about it. He's never done it before!' She added, 'I said, 'What would REALLY make you nervous?' And he said, 'Looking in the front row and seeing Jack Nicholson.' (more...)
BWW TV STAGE TUBE: ABC's OSCAR NIGHT PREVIEWby BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 18, 2009BWW TV STAGE TUBE brings you the official Oscar night preview trailer courtesy of the fine folks over at ABC! (more...)
Special Report: How The Entertainment Industry Can Be A Force For Good Panel Discussionby BWW News Desk - Feb 17, 2009How The Entertainment Industry Can Be A Force For Good was the topic of the Fifth Annual PIRATES (Print Interactive Radio & Television Educational Society) Special Event at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this year. (more...)
Manilow Friars Honor Featured in NY Daily Newsby BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2009Barry Manilow was inducted into the legendary Friars Club on Saturday, February 14th, joining the ranks of such greats as Frank Sinatra, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg in the exclusive entertainers' group reports the New York Daily News. (more...)
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