VH1 to Premiere New Scripted Series HIT THE FLOOR, 5/27by TV News Desk - May 9, 2013VH1's summer slate is bringing the heat. Leading the charge is the new scripted series HIT THE FLOOR, a drama about the steamier side of professional basketball. Returning this summer are three shows about love and relationships: 'Tough Love: CoEd,' 'VH1 Couples Therapy,' and 'Hollywood Exes.' (more...)
Sprat Theatre to Premiere ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF HENRI SHNUFFLE, 5/16by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013Sprat Theatre Company will present the world premiere of One Day in the Life of Henri Shnuffle at Henri Shnuffle's Apartment at the Loomstate/Rogan Showroom on Bond Street. Performances begin May 16, 2013. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Mildred's Umbrella Theater's RAVENSCROFT is A Genre-Bending, Gothic Mysteryby David Clarke - May 4, 2013Mildred's Umbrella is closing their 2012-2013 season with the Houston premiere of the moody and atmospheric formula bending genre play RAVENSCROFT by Don Nigro. The 1991 drama serves as the basis for THE MANOR, a 1999 film with Peter O'Toole, and introduces audiences to Inspector Ruffing, a man challenged with trying to decipher the truth through his interviews with five duplicitous women at Ravenscroft Manor. We watch as Ruffing tries to solve the possible murder of Patrick Roarke, who took an unfortunate headfirst dive down that main stairwell in the middle of the night. (more...)
ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins at Milwaukee Rep Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, proving music wasn't just a man's world anymore. Now, in a new musical event featuring more than a dozen singers and band members, playwright-director Randy Johnson creates 'a compelling portrait of an artist' (Culturemob) through the words, inspiration and music of one of America's greatest rock 'n' roll originals. One Night With Janis Joplin is a full-on concert experience and musical journey into the life and inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends and it runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from tonight, May 3 - June 2, 2013 and opens on Monday, May 6, 2013. Packed with classic songs ('Piece Of My Heart,' 'Summertime,' 'Mercedes Benz'), One Night With Janis Joplin also shines the spotlight on trailblazers who influenced Janis - like Bessie Smith, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. (more...)
Haley Joel Osment Joins Cast of Will Ferrell Miniseriesby TV News Desk - May 3, 2013Deadline reports exclusively that Haley Joel Osment has signed on to IFC's upcoming miniseries SPOILS OF BABYLON. The actor will star opposite Will Ferrell, Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig in the original six-episode miniseries being produced by Ferrell and Funny Or Die. (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...)
Oxygen Announces Cast of BAD GIRLS CLUB Season 11; Set for Tuesdays this Summer on Oxygenby TV News Desk - May 21, 2013Oxygen's fan-favorite original series "Bad Girls Club" returns to Miami in its 11th season airing Tuesdays this summer. The newest Bad Girls are bringing the heat to South Beach, and with personalities this big drama is sure to follow. Miami was previously home to the Bad Girls of season 5, and the seven newest cast members are ready to live up to their predecessors' wild antics. The beaches and clubs of this party city will never be the same. (more...)
Squeaky Bicycle's ALLIGATOR SUMMER to Play Abingdon, 6/20-7/7by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013'Alligator Summer' by Dylan Lamb is an audacious farce in which two southern families have taken refuge in an attic, Anne Frank style, after an endless army of alligators have overrun their town. Subtitled 'A Southern Gothic Atrocity in Three Acts,' it is an absurd play that seriously confronts how we face our primal fears, address reality and communicate truthfully. Squeaky Bicycle Productions (www.squeakybicyleproductions.com), a young and hungry company dedicated to new works, will present the play June 20 to July 7 in the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre of Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th Street. Brandi Varnell directs. (more...)
South Bend Civic Theatre Announces Summer Campsby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Youth from kindergarten to high school will have opportunities to explore the magic of making theatre. Taught by experienced and enthusiastic instructors, these camps will give kids the skills in acting, musical theatre, improv, and more fun subjects. Choose from week-long day camps or two week performance camps with a chance to put on a full show at the end! (more...)
WOODY GUTHRIE AT 100! LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER to Premiere on PBS in Juneby BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013Join John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Donovan, Ani DiFranco, Rosanne Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show and more for a special centennial celebration of the birth of America's greatest folk singer/songwriter, Woody Guthrie. Recorded live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., this concert honors the music and the man, with performances of 'This Land Is Your Land,' 'This Train Is Bound for Glory,' and many other Guthrie greats. Produced and directed by four-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jim Brown, the centennial concert was produced in collaboration with The GRAMMY Museum Foundation, Woody Guthrie Publications, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (more...)
WOODY GUTHRIE AT 100! LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Coming to CD/DVD, 6/11by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013WOODY GUTHRIE AT 100! LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER pays homage to the artistry of American folk musician Woody Guthrie. This new CD+DVD commemorative package captures the historic all-star concert staged in his honor last October in Washington, DC. (more...)
Gertrude U. Uzoh Presents a New Socially Conscious Thriller Romanceby BWW News Desk - May 18, 2013For the readers of her new thriller "One Love, Many Tears: It Takes Two to Tango!" (published by AuthorHouse), author Gertrude U. Uzoh lets her fans know that there's more than meets the eye. (more...)
Terry Kinney to Direct GIBRALTAR at Irish Rep, Beg. 6/5by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its award-winning 25th Anniversary Season with the Off-Broadway premiere of GIBRALTAR-Patrick Fitzgerald's two-character adaptation of James Joyce's 'Ulysses'-with previews set to begin June 5, prior to opening June 13 in the company's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). Terry Kinney directs. (more...)
CBS Announces 2013-14 Prime Time Schedule; Anna Faris, Robin Williams Among New Sitcom Starsby TV News Desk - May 15, 2013CBS unveiled today its new 2013-2014 schedule, featuring eight new series - five comedies and three dramas - to build on the strength of America's top-rated network. Five of the new series will premiere in the fall and three at mid-season. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look - New CBS Comedies & Dramasby TV News Desk - May 15, 2013Today, the CBS announced its Prime Time Schedule for 2013-4. Below, get a first look at new comedies WE ARE MEN, MOM, THE MILLERS and THE CRAZY ONES and new dramas HOSTAGES and INTELLIGENCE! (more...)
Reed Campbell to Star in Judas Redux's THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT; Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013The Judas Redux team (led by Executive Producers Julia Albain and Corey Lubowich of Team StarKid fame) announces casting for a new production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, and directed by Julia Albain. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot will be presented at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont in Chicago, for 18 performances, August 23 - September 8, 2013. The Press Opening is scheduled for Sunday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m. (more...)
Molly Dykeman to Bring THE F*CKING WORLD ACCORDING TO MOLLY to IRT Theater, 5/25-6/1by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013Molly 'Equality' Dykeman is a loveable, but barely lucid security guard at PS 339 who dabbles in a bit of poetry, a bit of Percocet and a lot of drink. She may be a foul mouthed, straight talking, lady kissing, mother lover, but she still needs to find a way to pull herself together, overcome bed bugs, love and sissy kids to perform in her first poetry show. Will she succeed? Only Molly can tell... (more...)
Sharks Release New Album SELFHOOD Todayby BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013The UK's Sharks announce today's release of their much-anticipated new full-length album, entitled Selfhood. The album is out today, April 30th via Rise Records and is the follow up to their striking 2012 offering No Gods. (more...)
Grammy-Winner LL COOL J Releases New Ablum AUTHENTIC Todayby BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013Two-time Grammy -winning recording artist, LL COOL J, will release his 14 th studio Album, AUTHENTIC, today, April 30, 2013 on 429 Records/The Savoy Label Group. (more...)
Custom Made Theatre to Present PRELUDE TO A KISS, 5/17-6/16by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2013Directed by Stuart Bousel, Prelude to a Kiss previews May 17-19, opens May 21, and runs through June 16 at the Gough Street Playhouse. (more...)
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