Remains to Be Seen

Andrew Lloyd Webber's STEPHEN WARD to Begin Previews at Aldwych Theatre, Winter 2013-14?

According to the Daily Mail, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical STEPHEN WARD will take over the Aldwych Theatre as its West End home, with previews beginning after a 16-week run of THIS HOUSE, which opens in September at the same theatre. (more...)

Aerosmith Cancels Concert in Indonesia Due to Safety Reasons

According to the Associated Press, a concert promoter for Aerosmith has said that the band has canceled the show they had planned in Indonesia amid security concerns. (more...)

No Other Rappers to Appear on J Cole's 'Born Sinner'

MTV is reporting today that J Cole's upcoming sophomore release 'Born Sinner' will feature numerous guests but none will be sharing the rapping spotlight with J Cole himself. (more...)

NYMF Announces Special Events and Concerts, Including Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Natalie Joy Johnson and More

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the lineup of special events, concerts, student productions, and free developmental readings for its 10th annual festival. The festival also announced three additional full productions. This year's Festival will begin July 8th and continue through July 28th. (more...)

Barbara Walters to Announce Retirement This May?

Deadline reports that long-time journalist Barbara Walters may be ready to hang her hat and announce her retirement. The site reports that a plan has been 'put in place' for Walters to announce the news this May. (more...)

Are Smart TVs Everywhere? New Study Says 100 Million in US and China to Overtake US

There are now more than one hundred million smart TVs installed in homes worldwide, according to new research from Strategy Analytics' Connected Home Devices service, "Global Smart TV Sales Forecast for 88 Countries: 2007 to 2017." By the end of 2012, the global installed base of smart TVs had reached 104 million. In leading markets like the US household penetration now exceeds 20 percent. The report predicts that annual smart TV sales in China will exceed those of the US this year and will grow to more than twice the size of the US market in 2017. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Ann Hampton Callaway on Barbra Streisand, Upcoming Projects and More

We speak with the talented Ann Hampton Callaway on her upcoming concert, her personal relationship with Barbara Streisand, new CDs, and so much more! (more...)

Big Changes at Lucky Magazine

Lucky magazine has been struggling for the past two years as two different publishers and Condé Nast try and turn things around for the magazine. As of Wednesday, there has been a major shift in leadership to achieve that goal. (more...)

The Threat of Amazon Stores Looms Overhead

Amazon.com Founder Jeff Bezos received the National Retail Federation's prestigious Gold Medal Award yesterday. This acknowledgement is a big big deal because the NRF's membership base is made up mainly of traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. Amazon has been a game changer in the industry in the past few years and a threat to those very same brick-and-mortar retailers. And now for the first time, an online retailer has claimed the award. (more...)

HBO Premieres ENLIGHTENED Season Two Today

A unique blend of comedy and drama, the HBO series ENLIGHTENED kicks off its eight-episode second season TONIGHT, JAN. 13 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO (more...)

Spice Girls Tribute Heading to GLEE?

GLEE fans may soon be getting what they 'really really want' if Ryan Murphy's tweet is any indication. The show's creator posted an all-new post on his Twitter account reading, 'Spice up ur life' along with an image of Becca Tobin's charachter dressed in an iconic Spice Girl's outfit. (more...)

Netflix Will Not Order Fifth Season of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Even though the upcoming fourth season of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT hasn't premiered on Netflix yet, the company has made the decision not to order a fifth season, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Escape with Roundabout Theatre's ANYTHING GOES at the Winspear Opera House

Times have certainly changed but it's funny how they have yet to diminish our fondness for the old-fashioned musical. Roundabout Theatere Company's revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, is living proof we still love the pure escapism of the original American musical tradition. (more...)

2012 ROUND-UP: Our Reviewers' Best Of UK Theatre - Part Two

For Part Two of our year's round-up, reviewers Gary Naylor and Kaite Welsh have their say... (more...)

HBO to Premiere ENLIGHTENED Season Two, 1/13

A unique blend of comedy and drama, the HBO series ENLIGHTENED kicks off its eight-episode second season SUNDAY, JAN. 13 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO (more...)

HANKS ON HEALTH: Why Americans Can't Always Trust Rx Drugs

'I'll tell you why America has a drug problem,' begins a riff of the late and legendary comedian/satirist George Carlin. And before the audience can think his routine will be a commentary on illegal hallucinogens, Carlin careens into another track. 'Everybody has access to drugs because there are so many DRUG stores. Every three or four blocks, there's a big sign-DRUGS. Open all night-DRUGS. We deliver-DRUGS. Cut rate-DRUGS. It's the biggest thing on their signs: cosmetics, sundries-DRUGS! It's no accident that our country is so drug-oriented. The drug companies got us that way and they want to keep us that way. It all starts with that little colored aspirin for children.' While such a cogent commentary would be relevant today given the dangers of some prescription drugs, Carlin performed this drug routine on the album FM & AM in 1972-41 years ago. Carlin's comedic observations have always been ahead of the curve; it's a shame he turned out to be prescient on the subject of pharmaceutical drug use in America. (more...)

More Smartphones Were Shipped in Q1 2013 Than Feature Phones, An Industry First According to IDC

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year over year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 418.6 million mobile phones in 1Q13 compared to 402.4 million units in the first quarter of 2012 and 483.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012. (more...)

Andrew Lloyd Webber's STEPHEN WARD Eyes Aldwych Theatre as West End Home

According to the Daily Mail, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical STEPHEN WARD is eyeing the Aldwych Theatre as its West End home, with hopes to begin rehearsals in October in time for November previews. Its said that Lloyd Webber is also considering two other theaters in case Top Hat, which is currently running at the Aldwych, doesn't close in time for STEPHEN WARD. (more...)

BWW Special Coverage: Canadian Playwrights Discuss The Theatre of Politics at Spur Festival

On Sunday, April 14, three prominent Canadian playwrights - Michael Healey, Hannah Moscovitch, and Guillermo Verdecchia - joined together in a lively repartee at Toronto's Spur Festival, raising the curtain on the question: do playwrights, like politicians, have powerful roles in society that shape and help audiences reflect upon relevant social issues, provoking action or new ways of thinking? Also, can this type of material be too hot to handle? (more...)

Andrew Lloyd Webber's STEPHEN WARD Searches for West End Theatre; Aims for November Previews

According to the Daily Mail, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical STEPHEN WARD is still searching for a West End venue, with hopes to begin rehearsals in October in time for November previews. Lloyd Webber is looking for a mid-sized theatre; if the right one is not booked soon, the musical will be pushed back until late spring or early summer 2014. (more...)

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