Justice

REVOLUTION OF THE HEART is Released

As a young boy, Michel Leroux had attained a sense of maturity beyond his age, felt the pain of social inJustices and grew up believing that the United Nations would create a better world. Today, several decades later and already a seasoned educator and globetrotter, Leroux understands that the ability to create a better reality lies not in the hands of any organization. Rather, he is convinced that it lies in the hands of people, individually and collectively. To foster this newfound belief, he publishes his provocative new book, titled Revolution of the Heart. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes - KING KONG Climbs Melbourne's Eureka Tower!

King KongThe Age ran a video today of Leigh-Anne Vizer, stunt double for the new KING KONG musical, screaming in the clutches of the gorilla from the side of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne. The stunt took place to drum up publicity for the stage production. Go behind the scenes in the video below! (more...)

Details of Catholic Church's WWII Involvement Revealed in THE DOCUMENTED TRUTH

A large body of literature exists, which suggests and contributes to the erroneous presumption that Pope Pius XII was a virulent anti-Semite who acted only in the interest of Vatican assets. The distortion continues, that Pius XII was a Nazi collaborator, who endorsed the Nazi movement to defeat Communism and that he helped Nazi war criminals escape Justice. Gary L. Krupp and Pave the Way Foundation, however, present their findings here in the seminal, eye-opening new book Pope Pius XII And World War II: The Documented Truth. It provides documentary and eyewitness accounts, and other scholarly sourced material that clearly demonstrates the error of these suppositions. (more...)

Gadfly Publishing Releases 'Bible Bullies: How Fundamentalists Got the Good Book So Wrong'

Bible Bullies is a controversial new book that explores the nature of a special kind of bully: the kind who use the Bible to force or coerce others into conforming to their beliefs. The book identifies fourteen personality traits of these bullies, their tactics, and how they misuse the Bible to abuse children and attack identified “out-groups,” including women, the LGBT community, and social programs for the disadvantaged. Six of these personality traits were previously identified in a study, commissioned after World War II by the American Jewish Committee, to try to understand the mind-set of Europeans who supported Hitler's atrocities. (more...)

ABC Studios Announce New 2013-2014 Series Orders

ABC 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...)

RECAP: DANCING's Fantastic Four Transcend Perfection

Forget the mirrorball trophy. Tonight's finale wasn't a competition; it was a master class in movement and expression. No gimmicks necessary, no drama drawn out of thin air (despite Brooke Burke-Charve's best efforts), just really fantastic dancing. (more...)

A&E's BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT & THE FIRST 48 to Return on 5/30

A&E's hit series "Beyond Scared Straight," following derailed and disrespectful teens as they enter immersive jail programs aimed at deterring them from a life of crime, returns for a fourth season Thursday, May 30. Season four premieres at 10PM ET/PT immediately following the return of new episodes of A&E's critically acclaimed real life series "The First 48" at 9PM ET/PT. (more...)

David Marlett's BLUE HIGHWAY to Be Produced for Stage and Screen

Today film producer Richard Middleton (The Artist, Hitchcock), Mitchell Maxwell (Damn Yankees, Stomp!,Mamet's Oleanna, Dinner with Friends) announced they will simultaneously produce, in their own formats (film and stage), David Marlett's script, Blue Highway. Marlett will direct the film and co-direct the play with Maxwell. (more...)

Quotables from NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, Week of 5/13

Below, check out quotables from NBC's 'LATE NIGHT WITH Jimmy Fallon' for the week of MAY 13 - MAY 17: (more...)

See Broadway's NEWSIES For Only $79!

It's the record-breaking, Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon that tells the story of an unlikely band of underdogs who take on the biggest names in publishing in an 'INSPIRATIONAL' (The Hollywood Reporter) fight for Justice. See New York's smash-hit musical NEWSIES for just $79! Act quick, this special offer ends on June 4! (more...)

Bounce TV Unveils its First Upfront Programming Slate

Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the nation's only broadcast television network for African Americans, today announced its first-ever slate of upfront programming plans, including original new scripted and non-scripted series, series renewals, the return to broadcast television of one of the most-popular game shows in history, an exclusive new college sports rights deal and more theatrical motion pictures for its impressive library. (more...)

VIDEO: New Trailer for THE LONE RANGER Released

Disney has released a new international trailer for this year's big-budget adaptation of THE LONE RANGER, starring Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp as Tonto. Check out the trailer full of new footage below! (more...)

Penumbra Theatre Announces 2013-2014 Season

Penumbra Theatre has announced 15 events offered within the 2013-2014 Season. The season marks the 37th year for Penumbra and it will celebrate the staging of plays and the introduction of new events to deepen and enrich the theatre experience. New events include Let's Talk Theatre hosted by Sarah Bellamy, the Claude Edison Purdy Individual Artist Festival, and ALOUD: A Festival of New Work by Third Year Summer Institute Students. (more...)

Barbra Streisand to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, June 17

Legendary American actress, director, singer, producer, composer, philanthropist and activist Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The ceremony will take place on Monday, June 17, during the 76th Hebrew University International Board of Governors Meeting. (more...)

FLASH SPECIAL: Always - An Irving Berlin 125th Birthday Celebration

Today we are tipping our best top hat to one of Broadway and Hollywood's most significant songwriters, the one and only Irving Berlin, in honor of what would have been his 125th birthday this week. (more...)

BWW Reviews: FLASHDANCE Splashes Down on the OC

Despite having a cast of incredible triple threats, overall, FLASHDANCE: THE MUSICAL---the new, Broadway-bound stage musical based on the popular 80's-era movie of the same name---seems like a well-meant endeavor that needs a serious overhaul in its disjointed execution. The national tour company continues its Costa Mesa stop at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts through May 19. (more...)

Viktor Shel Releases OKSANA

In "Oksana" (published by Trafford Publishing), the 2007 novel by Viktor Shel, four ordinary people in the Soviet Union gradually come to see the Soviet system as intrinsically depraved. Upon having this realization, they immigrate to the United States and begin their struggle for success in a new life. (more...)

Steppenwolf's NEXT UP 2013 Begins 5/28

Performances begin in just five weeks for the third annual Next Up, continuing Steppenwolf Theatre Company's commitment to Chicago's next generation of theater artists. Next Up features three productions presented in rotating repertory, in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design. Next Up 2013 showcases the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors-including nine alumni of the School at Steppenwolf: Fat Pig by Neil LaBute, directed by David Prete; The Drunken City by Adam Bock, directed by Johnny Michael DiResta; and The Internationalist by Anne Washburn, directed by Erin Murray. (more...)

Hard Summer Creates the Future Stars Mini-Mix Series

Gear up for this year's Hard Summer with the launch of the festival's Hard Summer Future Stars mini-mix series, which features select up-and-coming acts on the official artist lineup this year. (more...)

Scoop: THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS on ABC - Sunday, May 19, 2013

Get all the scoop on THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, airing on ABC on Sunday, May 19, 2013! (more...)

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