NECA & 20th Century Fox Announce Limited Edition SIMPSONS Merchandise Programby TV News Desk - Jun 18, 2013National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA), in association with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products (FCP), has announced an exclusive global merchandise program around the groundbreaking animated series, THE SIMPSONS. (more...)
Maggie Taylor-Saville Captures Young Love in MYSTICAL MAGICby BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013Maggie Taylor-Saville marks her debut in the world of literary romance with the spellbinding novel, Mystical Magic. Heralding the arrival of a gifted new voice, this book tells the story of the joys and heartaches of young love and a young woman's coming-of-age in the midst of life's unexpected twists and turns. (more...)
Former Cedar Lake Artistic Director Benoit-Swan Pouffer to Choreograph Broadway's SOUL DOCTORby BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013Producers of the upcoming Broadway musical Soul Doctor, about the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and his unlikely friendship with Nina Simone, announced today that Benoit-Swan Pouffer, the acclaimed former artistic director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, will be the show's choreographer. The producers are also pleased to announce full casting and the slated performance schedule. (more...)
BREAKING NEWS: Maggie Gyllenhaal Set to Lead THE VILLAGE BIKE at MCC in June 2014; HAND OF GOD Included in Line-Up!by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013 (more...)
National Theatre Live to Broadcast West End's WAR HORSE, Rob Ashford & Kenneth Branagh's MACBETH & More in 2013-14 Seasonby BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013National Theatre Live is pleased to announce that the June 13 live broadcast of Peter Morgan's Olivier Award-winning new play The Audience was seen by nearly 30,000 people in North America and nearly 80,000 people in the UK - the largest audience ever for a live broadcast from National Theatre Live. Due to the record-breaking response to the National Theatre Live broadcast of The Audience, many encore screenings have already been added, and more encores will be added throughout the summer internationally. In North America, there are currently 700 screenings scheduled throughout the summer, with additional encores to be added still; in the UK, nearly 800 screenings will take place - the largest number of screenings for a National Theatre Live broadcast in both North America and the UK ever. The Audience played its final performance at London's Gielgud Theatre on June 15, starring internationally acclaimed actress Helen Mirren as The Queen, directed by Stephen Daldry, and won two 2013 Olivier Awards for Best Actress (Helen Mirren) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Richard McCabe). (more...)
Virginia Rep to Celebrate 60th Anniversary with STEEL MAGNOLIAS, 7/12-8/25by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013Virginia Repertory Theatre celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern with a production of Steel Magnolias featuring an all-star cast. The show opens on Friday, July 12, 2013 at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, and runs through August 25, coinciding with the official anniversary on August 1. Sixty years ago in 1953, six actors, two children, a dog and two pigs moved into a historic ruin called Hanover Tavern. The transplanted New Yorkers founded Central Virginia's first professional theatre and named the company in memory of a deceased college friend, Barbara Barksdale. (more...)
Velocity Goes After Classic Motorcycle Americana in New Series WHAT'S IN THE BARN?by TV News Desk - Jun 17, 2013 Velocity is taking viewers inside the barns and backyards of America on the hunt for exceptional, classic motorcycles in the all-new series WHAT'S IN THE BARN? premiering Tuesday, June 25 at 10 PM ET/PT. (more...)
Scoop: THE FOLLOWING on FOX - Friday, June 21, 2013by - Jun 17, 2013Get all the scoop on THE FOLLOWING, airing on FOX on Friday, June 21, 2013! (more...)
Harris Yulin, Candy Buckley & More Set for Chautauqua Theater Company's 30th Anniversary Seasonby BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Vivienne Benesch Artistic Director and Sarah Clare Corporandy Managing Director, is proud to announce casting for its 30th Anniversary season featuring Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(June 28-July 7), the Pulitzer and Tony-winning Clybourne Park (July 19-28), Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors (August 9-16) all on the Bratton Theater Mainstage, in addition to The Romeo & Juliet Project (July 27) in the renowned 5,000-seat Chautauqua Amphitheater. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Theatre Movement Bazaar's HOT CAT Dances its Way Through Tennessee Williams' Masterpieceby Shari Barrett - Jun 17, 2013HOT CAT takes a very modern approach CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, telling it with imaginative and highly intricate movement with the talented cast often saying more with a choreographed group turn of their heads than could ever be portrayed with words alone. Kudos to Tina Kronis for her vision in direction and choreography, and for sharing her deep understanding of the characters with us. (more...)
Classic Stage Co. to Stage ROMEO & JULIET with Olsen & Wittrock, THE LAST TWO PEOPLE ON EARTH with Patinkin & More in 2013-14by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, today announced plans for its upcoming season. The esteemed off-Broadway company, which is wrapping up one of its most successful seasons ever, will kick off its 2013/2014 Season in September with the previously announced new production of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET, featuring acclaimed rising film actress Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) andFinn Wittrock, who won raves last season on Broadway in Death of a Salesman. ROMEO & JULIET will be directed by Tea Alagi? (Jackie). (more...)
Barnes & Noble Recommends Cathleen Schine's FIN & LADY for July Readby BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that Cathleen Schine's Fin & Lady (on sale July 9, 2013) is the latest selection in the Barnes & Noble Recommends program. The book can be pre-ordered at any Barnes & Noble store, online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com/recommends) or via Barnes & Noble's NOOK Readers and Tablets. (more...)
Scoop: LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON - Week of 6/17 on CBSby TV Scoop - Jun 17, 2013Get all the scoop on LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON - Week of 6/17, airing on CBS (more...)
DARK SHADOWS' Kathryn Leigh Scott to Guest on Web Show OLD DOGS & NEW TRICKSby BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2013Actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, best known for her role in the original Dark Shadows TV series, is the latest name to sign up for a special-guest-star turn in the award-winning gay web show Old Dogs & New Tricks' third season, shooting this fall in Los Angeles. (more...)
PETER PAN to Open 6/25 at the Barn Theatreby BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2013The high-flying fantasy, PETER PAN will delight children of all ages when the boy who will never grow up swoops down over the Barn Theatre stage June 25 through July 7. (more...)
Photo Flash: Mary-Arrchie Theatre Extends THE GLASS MENAGERIE Through July 28by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013Due to popular demand, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co's critically acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' classic THE GLASS MENAGERIE will add four additional weeks of performances, extending through July 28, 2013 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. The production will also play two additional weekly performances on Wednesdays at 8 pm and Saturdays at 3 pm. Scroll down for new production photos! (more...)
Scoop: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE - Week of 6/17by TV Scoop - Jun 14, 2013Get all the scoop on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE - Week of 6/17 (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Kentwood Players LEND ME A TENOR, Opening 7/12by Shari Barrett - Jun 14, 2013Kentwood Players presents the 1989 Tony Award-winning comedy/farce 'LEND ME A TENOR' by Ken Ludwig from Friday, July 12 to Saturday, August 17, 2013 for a six-week run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm with Sunday matinees at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045. The production is directed by Gail Bernardi and produced by Susan Goldman Weisbarth. (more...)
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Anna Paquin Stars in SUSANNA, Premiering Today on WIGSby TV News Desk - Jun 14, 2013SUSANNA, starring Anna Paquin (“True Blood,” “X-Men) and Maggie Grace (“Taken,” “Lost,” “Californication”), premieres with six episodes today, Friday, June 14 on WIGS (www.youtube.com/wigs). Check out the preview below! (more...)
Firehouse Theatre to Present New Andy Warhol-Centric Musical POP!, 7/11-8/10by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013Firehouse Theatre begins its summer with a bang as we travel back to the counterculture of the '60s for POP!, a new musical with book and lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman and music by Anna K. Jacobs. Directed by Jase Smith (Rocky Horror Show, RENT, Reefer Madness) and sponsored by the Binger Center of Yale Repertory Theatre and The Lewis and Butler Foundation, POP! runs July 11 - August 10, 2013 with an Opening Night performance and reception on Friday, July 12 at 8pm. (more...)
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