Abraham Lincoln

Dominic Cooper In Talks To Join DRACULA Reboot

Frequent stage and screen performer as well as MAMMA MIA! movie musical favorite Dominic Cooper apparently will continue his anamolous career trajectory with his next project, co-starring in the new big screen reboot of DRACULA. (more...)

Benjamin Walker in Talks to Join Chris Hemsworth for Ron Howard's THE HEART OF THE SEA

According to Deadline, Ben Walker is nearing a deal to star opposite Chris Hemsworth in Ron Howard's THE HEART OF THE SEA. (more...)

SOUND OFF: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Strikes A Real Chord

Packed with a plethora of talent heading the cast - Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakula, Cheyenne Jackson and Dan Aykroyd - and supposedly the final feature film from Academy Award-winning auteur Steven Soderbergh, HBO's BEHIND THE CANDELABRA is a shimmering, glittering Hope Diamond of a musical biopic - and, also, an all-too-befitting final film to feature musical arrangements by the late, great Marvin Hamlish. (more...)

VIDEO: First Look - Bovine Metropolis Theater's TWILIGHT Spoof AMERICA THE UNICORN

Everyone knows that a unicorn makes the best history teacher. 'America The Unicorn' is the 36th original sketch comedy revue written and performed by Bovine Metropolis Theater's sketch team, and it's taking absurdity to a whole new level. A unicorn will teach a reinvented history of the United States, a version that's magical, strange, and hilarious. Check out a first look below! (more...)

Seth MacFarlane & Mark Wahlberg Among Spike TV's GUYS CHOICE 2013 Attendees

Spike TV's “Guys Choice” (#GuysChoice) to feature an all-star roster of presenters and attendees asSeth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Vin Diesel, The Dude himself, Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges, Jason Sudeikis, Andrew Luck, Questlove, Jackie Chan, Chrissy Teigen, Katherine Webb, Comedy Central's “Workaholics” Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Adam DeVine, and Spike TV's “Bar Rescue” Jon Taffer have been added to this year's line-up. (more...)

Museum of the City of New York Announces Folk Concert, 6/20

The Museum of the City of New York today announced a star-studded line-up of musicians and writers for a special concert to benefit the upcoming exhibition Folk City. The concert will be held at 8:00 PM on Thursday, June 20th at the New York Academy of Medicine at 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. (more...)

Model Erin Wasson Joins Rihanna's STYLED TO ROCK

Style Media announced today that model, actress and designer Erin Wasson will serve as the second mentor on 'Styled to Rock,' the new reality competition series from executive producer Robyn Rihanna Fenty that searches for the next trendsetting designer. Wasson joins previously announced mentor Pharrell Williams to guide 12 up-and-coming designers as they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime-to dress some of the biggest names in entertainment. 'Styled to Rock' is slated to premiere later this year. (more...)

Second Season of BBC America's COPPER to Premiere 6/23

With thirteen all-new episodes, return to the unforgiving city that knows no limits, Sunday, June 23, 10:00pm ET/PT. (more...)

'Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1864' Explores U.S. Legacy

A new album of twelve 19th-century campaign songs, “Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1864,” explores the popular media that helped influence political history in the United States before the 24-hour cable news cycle, Twitter and presidential debates broadcast on YouTube, says American Pioneer Music Director of Research Stuart Schimler. (more...)

EgoPo Classic Theater to Open UNCLE TOM'S CABIN World Premiere, 5/31-6/9

EgoPo Classic Theater's world premiere adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's revolutionary novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, has launched a vibrant discussion about race both locally and nationally. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE LOVES OF MR. LINCOLN at GAYFEST NYC

GAYFEST NYC, Inc., the country's premier producer of new LGBT- themed plays, concludes the Fifth Festival of Plays, a four-week event filled with powerful theatre works spotlighting gay issues, with the World Premiere of the new play, The Loves of Mr. Lincoln, written by David Brendan Hopes and directed by Sidney J. Burgoyne. The five-member cast features Don Burroughs, Leah Curney, Tyrone Davis, Jr., Steven Hauck and Stacey Todd Holt. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)

Berkeley Playhouse to Wrap Fifth Season with THE WIZ, 7/13-8/25

Berkeley Playhouse closes its fifth season with the Tony Award-winning musical THE WIZ. Kimberly Dooley(Lucky Duck, Seussical, The Musical, Once On This Island) directs and choreographs this soulful re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's family classicThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring a cast of 46. THE WIZ plays July 13 through August 25 (Press opening: July 13) at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley. For tickets ($17-60) and more information, the public may visit berkeleyplayhouse.org or call 510-845-8542x351. (more...)

F#%KING UP EVERYTHING to End Off-Broadway Run on June 13

Jeremy Handelman/Off The Leash Productions' Off-Broadway musical F#%KING UP EVERYTHING, will celebrate its final performance on Thursday, June 13, 2013. F#%KING UP EVERYTHING has music & lyrics by David Eric Davis, book by Sam Forman and David Eric Davis, directed & choreographed by Jen Wineman, orchestrations & music supervision by Matt Hinkley and music direction by Eli Zoller. (more...)

GayFest NYC's THE LOVES OF MR. LINCOLN Opens Tonight

GAYFEST NYC, Inc. (Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Producers; Craig Wesley Divino, Associate Producer), the country's premier producer of new LGBT-themed plays, concludes the Fifth Festival of Plays, a four-week event filled with powerful theatre works spotlighting gay issues, with the World Premiere of the new play, The Loves of Mr. Lincoln, written by David Brendan Hopes and directed by Sidney J. Burgoyne. (more...)

THIRTEEN Announces Weekly Listings for NYC-ARTS

NYC-ARTS provides arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area's myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries-from the classic to the contemporary. (more...)

THE LOVES OF MR. LINCOLN to Wrap GayFest NYC's Fifth Festival of Plays, Begin. 6/6

GAYFEST NYC, Inc. (Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Producers; Craig Wesley Divino, Associate Producer), the country's premier producer of new LGBT-themed plays, concludes the Fifth Festival of Plays, a four-week event filled with powerful theatre works spotlighting gay issues, with the World Premiere of the new play, The Loves of Mr. Lincoln, written by David Brendan Hopes and directed by Sidney J. Burgoyne. (more...)

Kelli Barrett, Orfeh and More Set for The Pop Show's ADELE! 6/10 at Birdland

Kelli Barrett (Rock of Ages, Baby It's You!, The Royal Family, Bright Lights, Big City),Lisa Birnbaum (F#%king Up Everything, Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party), William Blake(Male Vocalist of the Year, 2012 Cabaret Awards) and Darius de Haas (Dreamgirls, Rent, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Carousel) have joined the lineup for The Pop Show Presents....Adele! on June 10 at Birdland Jazz Club. The 7pm concert, part of the Broadway at Birdland series, will feature the songs of Adele, with proceeds benefiting VH1's Save the Music fund. (more...)

PBS to Encore AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's 'Mount Rushmore', 7/2

First broadcast in 2002, Mount Rushmore will have an encore play on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 9 p.m., as part of PBS's Fourth of July programming (check local listings). (more...)

F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company to Present ASSASSINS July 12-20 at Arsenal Center

The F.U.D.G.E. (FRIENDS UNITED DEVELOPING GENUINE ENTERTAINMENT) Theatre Company will present their 12th Anniversary Season's production of Stephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics) and John Weidman's (Book) award-drenched, internationally acclaimed musical, "ASSASSINS," 'which will open on Friday, July 12 at The Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre (321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA) where it will play through Saturday, July 20. (more...)

Jennifer Lawrence Among Winners of Spike TV's 2013 GUYS CHOICE

Spike TV's “Guys Choice,” the star-studded seventh annual tribute to the lords of guydom, took place Saturday night at the Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles with a cadre of unforgettable moments. (more...)

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