15 Year Old Kayla Stockert Soars on Debut CASTLES IN THE SAND EPby BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2013 Kayla Stockert, the confident, striking young singer who is fast becoming one of the most talked about aspiring young performers on the East Coast, has announced a slate of radio appearances and live performances through her website at kaylastockert.com. (more...)
Hallmark Channel Acquires Rights to 1990's Comedy HOME IMPROVEMENTby TV News Desk - Mar 21, 2013Hallmark Channel, the nation's leading destination for quality programming, announces the network has acquired the rights to the popular 1990s sitcom, HOME IMPROVEMENT, from Disney-ABC Domestic Television. (more...)
Glenn Casale to Direct La Mirada Theatre and McCoy Rigby's New Revival of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, 4/12-5/5by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2013La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present an all-new revival of one of the greatest musicals of all time, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics, music and new songs by Johnny Mercer, Gene De Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, based on the MGM Film 'The Sobbin' Women' by Stephen Vincent Benet, originally directed for Broadway by Lawrence Kasha and originally produced on Broadway by Kaslan Productions, Inc., SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS will feature musical direction by Dennis Castellano, choreography by Patti Colombo and will be directed by Glenn Casale. (more...)
Bruce Dern to Star in Hallmark Channel's PETE'S CHRISTMASby TV News Desk - Mar 21, 2013Bruce Dern ('Django Unchained', 'Monster'), Zachary Gordon ('Diary of a Wimpy Kid'), and Bailee Madison ('Bridge to Terabithia', 'A Taste of Romance') will star in PETE'S CHRISTMAS, a Hallmark Channel original movie set to premiere Holiday 2013. (more...)
Hallmark Channel to Present Original Movie WHEN CALLS THE HEART, 10/5by TV News Desk - Mar 21, 2013Hallmark Channel announced today the premiere of WHEN CALLS THE HEART, a Hallmark Channel original movie, on October 5 @ 9p.m. ET/PT, 8C, which serves as a two-hour sneak peek of the newest primetime series greenlit by Hallmark Channel, premiering January 2014 (more...)
FLASHDANCE Comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 5/7-19by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2013Full casting has been announced for the Orange County engagement of FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation. Joining Jillian Mueller as Alex and Matthew Hydzik as Nick are Katie Webber as Tess, Kelly Felthous as Gloria, DeQuina Moore as Kiki, Jo Ann Cunningham as Hannah, David R. Gordon as Jimmy, Matthew Henerson as Harry and Christian Whelan in the role of C.C. (more...)
Hallmark Channel to Present Original Special KITTEN BOWL in 2014by TV News Desk - Apr 5, 2013On Sunday, February 2, 2014 (12:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. ET/PT), Hallmark Channel opens its stadium doors to the greatest feline showdown in cable television history, KITTEN BOWL, a three-hour Hallmark Channel Original Special featuring the world's most adorable - and adoptable - kittens in the mother lode of cat agility competition. (more...)
VIDEO: Promo - I'VE GOT A LIFE IN KALAMAZOO Sitcom Reading in Chicagoby TV News Desk - Apr 5, 2013Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ed Asner and Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Marion Ross (Happy Days, Brothers & Sisters, Gilmore Girls), join an award-winning cast for a limited-time performance of a new sitcom, I've Got a Life in Kalamazoo, produced by the Emmy award-winning team of Teresa L. Thome and Patrick W. Ziegler of fubble entertainment, LLC. The performances take place at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) April 13 and 14, and will be filmed in front of a live audience, which will be used to pitch the show to network executives. Audience members will be given the opportunity to provide feedback. Watch a promo for the reading below! (more...)
Goodspeed Musicals Completes 2013 Season with Paul Loesel & Scott Burkell's New Musical LMNOP, 7/25-8/18by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2013What would you do if one day you could no longer use the letter Z? Then Q? Then E? Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award-winning theatre in the country, announced today that the compelling new musical L M N O P -a tale about a town thrown into chaos after that very scenario becomes a reality -will round out their three-show season at The Norma Terris Theatre. (more...)
Ed Asner and Marion Ross Join Gregory Jbara and More in Sitcom I'VE GOT A LIFE IN KALAMAZOO at MBC, 4/13-14by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2013Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ed Asner and Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Marion Ross (Happy Days, Brothers & Sisters, Gilmore Girls), join an award-winning cast for a limited-time performance of a new sitcom, I've Got a Life in Kalamazoo, produced by the Emmy award-winning team of Teresa L. Thome and Patrick W. Ziegler of fubble entertainment, LLC. The performances take place at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) April 13 and 14, and will be filmed in front of a live audience, which will be used to pitch the show to network executives. Audience members will be given the opportunity to provide feedback. (more...)
JUDY AND LIZA TOGETHER AGAIN Extends Again at Don't Tell Mama thru June 2013by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2013'Judy and Liza Together Again', starring internationally acclaimed entertainers Rick Skye and Tommy Femia, named 'Best Duo' in 2012 by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC), has been extended again through the Spring Season at Don't Tell Mama's (343 West 46th Street). (more...)
BWW Review: FABULOUS LIPITONES At Theatrical Outfit A Must-See with Humor, Heartby Matt Tamanini - Apr 3, 2013There are few things that are as quintessentially American as the music of a barber shop quartet. The tight harmonies, the classic songs, and the styrofoam red, white, and blue hats conjure visions of small-town Main Streets and smells of popcorn and apple pie. In the world premiere of John Markus (Emmy-winner for 'The Cosby Show') and Mark St. Germain's ('Freud's Last Session') play with music, 'The Fabulous Lipitones', this slice of nostalgic Americana contrasts with a very modern issue. Directed by Justin Anderson, this delightfully witty play runs through April 21st at Atlanta's Theatrical Outfit, and is a must-see for all theatre fans interested in highly entertaining new work. (more...)
Cutting Ball Theater's 14th Season Will Conclude With KRISPY CRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHTby BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 2013Cutting Ball Theater concludes its 14th season with the World Premiere of KRISPY KRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHT, San Francisco playwright Andrew Saito's poetic portrayal of the heart of the city in the spirit of Alan Ginsburg's Howl, William S. Burroughs, and the plays of Suzan-Lori Parks. Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose directs KRISPY KRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHT, featuring Felicia Benefield, Wiley Namen Strasser, David Sinaiko, Marjorie Crump-Shears, Mimu Tsuimara, Maura Halloran, Caleb Caberera, and Drew Wolfe, May 17 through June 16 (Press opening: May 23) at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street) in San Francisco. For tickets ($10-50) and more information, the public may visit cuttingball.com or call 415-525-1205. (more...)
BWW Interviews: The Newest 'Must-See' Show in Palm Springs! Steve Connolly is SPIRIT OF THE KING at Spa Resort Casinoby David Green - Apr 2, 2013Veteran Las Vegas performer Steve Connolly stars as the legendary Elvis Presley in the stage production SPIRIT OF THE KING, which premiered March 6 for an open-ended engagement in the Cascade Lounge of the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs. Dubbed "The hardest working KING in show biz," Steve Connolly has performed as Elvis Presley more than 4,000 times in his career and was chosen by the Las Vegas Review Journal's staff as "Best Elvis in Las Vegas" in 2006 and 2007. I had the chance sit down recently with Mr. Connolly to talk about his career and "all things Elvis". He was charming, funny, charismatic -- and, holds "The King" and his legacy in great reverence. Here are a few highlights from our brief chat: (more...)
Mira Survino to Star in Hallmark Channel's Original Movie SPACE WARRIORS, 5/31by TV News Desk - Apr 15, 2013Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and four-time Emmy Award nominee Danny Glover join Dermot Mulroney, Josh Lucas and Thomas Horn in a film about the infinite adventure and possiblitiy of the world outside our own. SPACE WARRIORS on 'Walden Family Theater', a Hallmark Channel original world television premiere will air on May 31. (more...)
New Musical BRAVE NEW WORLD to Hold Pre-Broadway Workshop Reading, 5/3by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013On Friday, May 3rd at 12 noon, Brave New World Enterprises, LLC will present a Special Pre-Broadway Workshop Table Reading of the new musical based on Aldous Huxley's novel, BRAVE NEW WORLD. The presentation, directed by SHERYL KALLER, with musical direction by JOHN McDANIEL, will take place at the Snapple Theatre Center (1627 Broadway) for invited industry audiences only. (more...)
Ed Asner and Marion Ross Join Gregory Jbara and More in Sitcom I'VE GOT A LIFE IN KALAMAZOO at MBC, 4/13-14by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2013Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ed Asner and Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Marion Ross (Happy Days, Brothers & Sisters, Gilmore Girls), join an award-winning cast for a limited-time performance of a new sitcom, I've Got a Life in Kalamazoo, produced by the Emmy award-winning team of Teresa L. Thome and Patrick W. Ziegler of fubble entertainment, LLC. The performances take place at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) today, April 13 and tomorrow, April 14, and will be filmed in front of a live audience, which will be used to pitch the show to network executives. Audience members will be given the opportunity to provide feedback. (more...)
Glenn Casale Directs La Mirada Theatre and McCoy Rigby's New Revival of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, Now thru 5/5by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present an all-new revival of one of the greatest musicals of all time, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics, music and new songs by Johnny Mercer, Gene De Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, based on the MGM Film 'The Sobbin' Women' by Stephen Vincent Benet, originally directed for Broadway by Lawrence Kasha and originally produced on Broadway by Kaslan Productions, Inc., SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS will feature musical direction by Dennis Castellano, choreography by Patti Colombo and will be directed by Glenn Casale. (more...)
Anika Noni Rose & More Begin Production on Hallmark's WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAMby TV News Desk - Apr 10, 2013Hallmark Channel announces the start of production in Atlanta, Georgia, for THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie set to have its World Premiere on Friday, September 20 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). (more...)
The Ensemble of Shattered Globe Theatre Presents AN EVENING OF BECKETT, 5/2-12by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2013The Ensemble of Shattered Globe Theatre will present AN EVENING OF BECKETT starring renowned Beckett protege and San Quentin Drama Workshop founder Rick Cluchey in KRAPP'S LAST TAPE and his own solo piece, SAM AND RICK, in which he shares his personal experiences with the legendary Irish playwright. The two one-acts will play eight performances only, May 2 - 12, 2013 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are available at www.shatteredglobe.org or by calling the Stage 773 Box Office at (773) 327-5252. The press opening is Wednesday, May 1 at 8 pm. (more...)
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