Investigation Discovery's BLOOD RELATIVES to Premiere 6/7by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012With six world premiere episodes, BLOOD RELATIVES debuts Thursday, June 7 at 10 PM ET. Narrating BLOOD RELATIVES is Brenda Strong, who is the voice of ABC's hit series DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES with her character Mary Alice Young. (more...)
BWW Reviews: BETRAYAL, Crucible Theatre, May 22 2012by Ruth Deller - May 22, 2012Pinter's classic play opens at Sheffield Crucible with a star cast. (more...)
British Production of THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Set for Hollywood Fringeby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012This June, three British talents bring one of the world’s most beloved duos to Hollywood. Renowned Brit actors JOHN MAWSON and MARIO VERNAZZA, team up with the directing talents of one of London’s most beloved theatre practitioners, AMIR KORANGY, head of acting at the prestigious Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London for 14 years, to present THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES on Sat June 9th, 4:00pm (Preview), Thu June 14th 10:00pm, Sat June 16th 4:00pm, Thu June 21st 7:00pm, Sat June 23rd 7:00pm and Sun June 24th 2:30pm at Theatre Asylum, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 90038. (more...)
St. Petersberg Opera, Coo Coo Ca Choo and More Headline Palladium's Summer Line-Up, 6/1-8/25by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012The-Palladium-Announces-Summer-Line-Up-20010101
Summer Sizzles at the Palladium this June with jazz, blues, rock, technicolor theatre and more. See below for the full line-up, and for more information, visit www.mypalladium.org. (more...)
Dance Theatre Piece POOR LIZA Comes to New York and Boston in Juneby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012One of Russia’s most famous actressses, Chulpan Khamatova, along with Bolshoi Theater soloist Andrei Merkuriev, will play for audiences in New York and Boston with POOR LIZA, based on the novel by Nikolay Karamzin. This envelope-pushing choreographed theatrical performance was dreamt up by lauded choreographer Alla Sigalova and composer Leonid Desyatnikov, and produced by Russia’s Theatre of Nations. Maestro Artist Management will present the performances in the US. (more...)
Review Roundup: AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN in Sydneyby Review Roundups - May 20, 2012An Officer and a Gentleman, directed by Simon Philips and co-written by Douglas Day Stewart and composer and lyricist team Ken Hirsch and Robin Lerner, made its world premiere performance on May 18 at the Lyric Theater in Sydney, Australia. Let's see what the critics had to say. (more...)
The CW Announces 2012-13 Broadcast Scheduleby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012The CW Network presented its 2012-13 broadcast schedule today to advertisers, affiliates and national media at the New York City Center in New York City. Hip-hop star Flo Rida opened the show with a medley of his top hits, featuring the world premiere of his newest song, "Let it Roll (Good Times)." (more...)
Steppenwolf's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? to Preview on Broadway Sept. 27, 2012; Understudy EPAs Set for Jun. 5by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012According to an Equity Audition notice, the Steppenwolf's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf will begin previews on Broadway on September 27, 2012 in anticipation of its previously announced October 13, 2012 opening at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. Pam Mackinnon will continue to helm the project. Jerry Frankel, Jeffrey Richards Susan Q. Gallin and Mary Lu Roffe will produce. (more...)
USA Announces 2012-13 Programming Slateby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012USA Network is building on its consistent track record of hits and expanding its original programming slate with the development of several high-profile comedies and drama series (more...)
ABC Unveils 2012 -13 Primetime Scheduleby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012ABC continues to set the industry standard for creative ingenuity, strong viewer retention and ratings success in primetime, delivering the No. 1 comedy ("Modern Family"), No. 1 drama ("Grey's Anatomy") and No. 1 freshman drama ("Once Upon a Time") this season in the key Adult 18-49 demographic. (more...)
Sheffield Theatres to Present SHEFFIELD SIZZLER, May 25by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012On Friday 25 May, Sheffield Theatres are holding Sheffield Sizzler, a special evening of free entertainment featuring performances from local acts in and around its venues. (more...)
Tennessee Rep Presents Ingram New Works Festival, 5/30-6/9by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Tennessee Repertory Theatre has announced its schedule for the Martha R. Ingram New Works Festival. The festival will be held May 30 – June 9 and will feature staged readings of new plays from four regional playwrights as well as nationally-renowned playwright Steven Dietz. Dietz is this year’s recipient of the Ingram New Works Fellowship. (more...)
Commedia Beauregard Announce CORLEONE: The Shakespearean Godfather by David Mann for June 1-24by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Commedia Beauregard, a Chicago-based theater company dedicated to producing plays in translation, turned the concept of translation on its head this year with the audience favorite production of Bard Fiction. Their upcoming summer show, Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather continues their film-to-Shakespeare season and will be presented at the Greenhouse Theater Center from June 1-24, 2012. (more...)
Don Dinicola Hosts Post-Show Discussion of TEN BLOCKS ON THE CAMINO REAL, May 18by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Don Dinicola, composer of the score for the production of Ten Blocks on the Camino Real, will be at the Charlestown Working Theater for a free, post-show discussion about his composing for live theater. He will be joined by director Davis Robinson, the musicians, and the cast. This presentation is made possible by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts, and was originally scheduled for Friday, May 4th. The forum is free and open to the public. The forum will begin at 9:15, immediately after the 8pm performance.
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BABY CASE, GROOVE FACTORY, et al. Added to 2012 NYMF Lineupby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the full slate of 34 musical productions and special events for its ninth annual festival. This year's Festival will begin July 9th and continue through July 29th. An additional slate of free events, including 12 staged readings and several educational panel discussions, will be announced shortly. (more...)
Asolo Rep Presents FANNY BRICE, AMERICA'S FUNNY GIRLby Beau Higgins - May 14, 2012Fanny Brice, America's Funny Girl will open May 23, 2012 and run until June 17, 2012. Previews begin May 20. Fanny Brice, America’s Funny Girl is a reworking of Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s 2009 hit production Fanny Brice: The Real Funny Girl. Writer and Director David H. Bell modified the script and is bringing Asolo Rep the most inspiring version yet. TCPalm raved, “Marya Grandy may not be the real Fanny Brice…but she just might be a new version of Ethel Merman. That’s with a little Patti LuPone and the emotional singing delivery al a Judy Garland tossed in for good measure”. WJTW FM said “what really brought the audience to its feet for a standing ovation however was the finale…it doesn’t get any better than that.” (more...)
Investigation Discovery's ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN to Return 6/3by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN returns with a 13-episode sixth season, premiering Sunday, June 3 at 10 PM ET. (more...)
BWW Interviews: The Bird Watcher, Lane Richinsby Megan Pedersen - May 11, 2012Local director and actor Lane Richins talks about his current production, Chapter Two, those who have an influence on his work and bird watching. (more...)
Cast and Creative Team Announced for the Old Globe's 2012 Shakespeare Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the 2012 Shakespeare Festival, performed in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. (more...)
Emily Frankel Releases Six Romantic Fiction Works, Launches New Websiteby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012Once celebrated as a modern dancer, who dazzled audiences at New York’s Lincoln Center with a 70-minute, virtuoso performance of Mahler's "Fifth Symphony," Emily Frankel continues to explore
new life arenas and reinvent herself. On stage and off -- as a dancer, choreographer, director, playwright (seven plays), and the writer of the provocative daily blog, Em’s Talkery (www.emtalkery.blogspot.com) -- Emily Frankel has known success. And now, as a novelist, she's fired a shot across the bow of the romantic novel genre with the publication of six dramatic, romantic, suspenseful works of fiction: "Circle of Ivy," "Heart City," "Karen of Troy," "Splintered Heart, "Three Miles East of Rose," and "Somebody: Woman of the Century." (more...)
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