Inaugural PIVOT MULTI-ARTS FESTIVAL Kicks Off 6/6; Tickets On Sale Nowby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Pivot Arts launches a new celebration of innovative theater, music and dance in unique and often historic spaces from June 6 - 22, 2013 throughout Chicago's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. The inaugural PIVOT MULTI-ARTS FESTIVAL answers the City's call for a reinvigorated Uptown Entertainment District by uniting artists, businesses and local organizations around multidisciplinary "pop-up" performances occurring in a former Vaudeville Theater, an at-one-time Charlie Chaplin film studio and other historic spaces throughout these communities. Tickets are now on sale, with a range of free events and no more than $15 per event. To purchase tickets, and for complete festival information, visit www.pivotarts.org/festival or call 773-609-0782. (more...)
VIDEO: She & Him Release Music Video for 'I Could've Been Your Girl'by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013She & Him have released the music video for I COULD'VE BEEN YOUR GIRL, the first single from their latest album VOLUME 3. The video marks Zooey Deschanel's directorial debut. Check it out below! (more...)
LOOSE CHICKS Comes to Uncharted Books, 6/14by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013'Loose Chicks' will be at Uncharted Books, 2630 N Milwaukee Ave, in May! Roberta Miles, the "Loose Chick" will be starring in and presenting an hour long performance based on her experiences through life. This juicy, gutsy, balsy, cutting edge look at life through the eyes of three femme fatales will be presented at Uncharted Books. The performance is Friday, June 14th @ 7:15pm. There is a suggested donation. (more...)
WHITE NOISE Begins 6/29 at Theater for the New Cityby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013'White Noise' is the first play by Washington, DC artist Tom Block (www.tomblock.com). It depicts a philosophical artist who travels to Detroit for an exhibit, where he is hosted by an aging, bickering couple who are wealthy, stingy and tormented. The play painstakingly explores Block's own thought process. Its set is a 25 foot long mural by Block which is based on a 13th century Sufi tract, 'The Conference of the Birds' by Attar, which also represents the psyche of the main character. The play raises questions of mysticism and the application of spirituality in our lives. Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., NYC, will present the work's New York debut June 27 to July 14. Moema Umann directs. Block is a well-known painter, human right activist and author of two books, 'Shalom/Salaam: A Story of a Mystical Fraternity' and 'A Fatal Addiction: War in the Name of God.' (more...)
Fox Valley Rep Hosts COMEDY FOR A CAUZE, 6/20by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Fox Valley Repertory will be hosting a benefit comedy night, 'Comedy For A Cauze', on June 20, 2013 at 8 pm. This offers an opportunity for adults from the community to enjoy a fun night out while supporting education of the performing arts. Proceeds received from tickets will be used to fund the creation of a new FVR Performing Arts Academy classroom in the Fox Valley Repertory administrative office. The show will be taking place at Zanies Comedy Club in St. Charles and will be featuring stand-up comedian Pat McGann. Doors open at 7 pm. (more...)
TampaWorks Lineup Announcedby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013TampaWorks is an evening of short plays set in Tampa Bay area locations. The first edition took place in June, 2012. It was a production of the Stagewrights playwriting group and its sponsoring organization, Stageworks Theatre. (more...)
48 HOURS: THE WAR IN CHICAGO Takes Saturday in A25-54, A18-49by TV News Desk - May 21, 2013 48 HOURS SPECIAL: "The War in Chicago" (10:00-11:00 PM) was first in both adults 25-54 (1.1/03, tied ABC) - the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news - and adults 18-49 (0.8/03, tied ABC), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for May 18, 2013. 48 HOURS posted a 2.7/05 in households with 3.88m viewers. (more...)
Martin Casella's DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD Wins 2013 Great Gay Play Contestby Ben Peltz - May 21, 2013Pride Films and Plays announces that Directions for Restoring the Apparently Dead by Martin Casella was named the winner of the 2013 Great Gay Play Contest. In this lovely new drama, past and present collide when a straight man and gay man reconnect after life-shattering experiences. (more...)
ABC Studios Announce New 2013-2014 Series Ordersby TV News Desk - May 21, 2013ABC Studios had another banner development year with nine new shows ordered to series. New dramas "Betrayal," "Killer Women," "Lucky 7," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," "Resurrection," along with new comedies "Trophy Wife" and "Mixology," were picked up at ABC. New drama "Intelligence" was ordered at CBS. ABC Studios had the most drama orders of any studio. (more...)
Are You Following BWW Yet on Twitter & Facebook?by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Are you one of the thousands already following BroadwayWorld.com, the biggest theatre site on the net on Twitter and Facebook? (more...)
Mandy Patinkin to Perform in DRESS CASUAL at SOPAC, 6/22by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Celebrating its 7th consecutive season, SOPAC hosts a one-night only benefit concert with Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, on Saturday, June 22nd at 8:00pm. Accompanied by Paul Ford on piano, Patinkin brings his critically acclaimed theatre concert titled 'Dress Casual'. (more...)
Black Ensemble Theater to Kick Off Inaugural International Theater Festival, 6/23by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Black Ensemble Theater (BE) is proud to announce the first annual International Theater Festival, June 23-August 2013. The Festival, at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, will use various cultural arts to explore the global impact of racism and how its ramifications across the globe relate to the fight at home. (more...)
Judy Blazer and More Set for LEND ME A TENOR, Kicking Off Bay Street Theatre's 2013 Season, 5/28by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Bay Street Theatre begins the 2013 Mainstage Season with Lend Me a Tenor (May 28 - June 23). This hilarious Ken Ludwig comedy, under the direction of Don Stephenson, includes Judy Blazer, Scott Cote, Betsy DiLellio, Donna English, Nancy Johnston, Noah Plomgren, Steve Rosen and Roland Rusinek as its hilarious cast. (more...)
Hubbard Street to Kick Off DANC(E)VOLVE: NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, 6/6by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013The highly acclaimed contemporary dance companies Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Hubbard Street 2 return to MCA Stage for the second danc(e)volve: New Works Festival. They perform new works created by rising choreographers within the company and former main company member Robyn Mineko Williams. The two-week long festival features seven new works under consideration to become a part of Hubbard Street's active repertoire. (more...)
NBC Posts Most Competitive May Sweep in 9 Yearsby TV News Desk - May 21, 2013 NBC is closing out the traditional 2012-13 primetime TV season running within a tenth of a rating point of second place in adults 18-49, NBC's most competitive position at the end of a season in nine years. (more...)
Hubbard Street Adds 8th and Final Performance to DANC(E)VOLVE, Running 6/6-16by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Responding to popular demand, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announces the addition of an eighth performance during its danc(e)volve: New Works Festival, June 6-16, 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA, 220 East Chicago Avenue in Chicago). (more...)
Naked Girls Reading to Present LADIES OF LETTERS, 6/19by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY) celebrates some of the women whose words have made history, as Naked Girls Reading presents LADIES OF LETTERS. The hit nude literary salon shares an evening of great female authors both historical and modern: from Enheduanna's hymns to Inanna, to Virginia Woolfe's musings on women who write, to a certain contemporary wordsmith's beloved world of magic ... and many more in between. (more...)
Down Home's HOMELESS IN HOMELAND Comes to Brighton Fringe 2013, May 27-29by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Down Home and Saria Idana have announced that Homeless in Homeland will have its UK/International premiere at Brighton Fringe, in Brighton, UK with 3 shows May 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2013. (more...)
Great Small Works to Bring 10th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL to St. Ann's Warehouse, 6/14-23by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013St. Ann's Warehouse will present a colossal celebration of tiny art, Great Small Works' Tenth International Toy Theater Festival, June 14-23. (more...)
THE SEAFARER and LAY ME DOWN SOFTLY Set for Seanachai Theatre's 2013-14 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Seanachai Theatre Company has announced its 2013-2014 season -- again at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. Details below! (more...)
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