Classic Stage Company's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE Extends Through 6/23; Lea DeLaria Joins Castby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that their new production of Bertolt Brecht's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE featuring Christopher Lloyd (Azdak), directed by Brian Kulick (who directed Brecht's Galileo last season), and featuring new music by Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), will extend for two additional weeks through Sunday, June 23. (more...)
NASCAR Drivers Join Coca-Cola for Family Track Walks, 5/24by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013This summer, the best way to get up close and personal with members of the Coca-Cola Racing Family will be on the track, literally. Beginning Memorial Day weekend, some of NASCAR's top drivers will give up their usual pedal-to-the-metal speed to join Coca-Cola for a brisk walk at three of the sport's most popular tracks. (more...)
Layne Publications Announces Release of Bluegrass Favorite MOUNTAIN DEWby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Mountain Dew, a well-known bluegrass classic was released recently at http://www.laynepublications.com/. (more...)
Scoop: ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS on NBC - Friday, May 24, 2013by TV Scoop - May 23, 2013Get all the scoop on ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS, airing on NBC on Friday, May 24, 2013! (more...)
Golf Channel Announces SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Coverage, Begin. Todayby TV News Desk - May 23, 2013 NBC Sports Group will air 12 live hours of The First major championship of the 2013 senior golf season and the oldest event on the Champions Tour - The Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid - headlined by an international field of major champions, Hall-of-Famers and Ryder Cup captains. Golf Channel will air the opening rounds Thursday and Friday from Noon-3 p.m. ET, followed by weekend coverage on NBC from 3-6 p.m. ET. (more...)
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Announce Grand Point North Music Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Grace Potter & The Nocturnals along with Higher Ground Presents have announced the 3rd annual Grand Point North Music Festival will take place on Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15, 2013. (more...)
VIDEO: Red Band Trailer for WE'RE THE MILLERS Releasedby Movies News Desk - May 23, 2013The First trailer for WE'RE THE MILLERS has just been released - and it's the red band version. Check it out below, but beware of the typical red band material. (more...)
Kait Kerrigan, Joe Iconis and More Set for Rhinebeck Writers Retreatby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Kathy Evans, Founder and Executive Director, announced the nine musicals and eighteen writers selected for the third summer of the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. For nine consecutive weeks beginning June 23rd, each writing team will have an individual weeklong residency in Rhinebeck, New York to write their musical. All costs are fully funded by donors including The ASCAP Foundation, The Dramatists Guild Fund, and The Noel Coward Foundation. Writers include Tony-winners and nominees Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), and Heidi Rodewald and Stew (Passing Strange), and multi-award winners Adam Gwon, Laura Harrington, Joe Iconis, Kait Kerrigan, and Brian Lowdermilk. (more...)
Eaton Named 2013 Best Employer for Healthy Lifestylesby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013The National Business Group on Health today recognized Eaton as one of the “2013 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles” and presented Eaton with its Global Distinction Award for the company's efforts to enhance the physical, psychological and emotional health, well-being and productivity of employees and their dependents. (more...)
Athletic Propulsion Labs Launches APL Concept 3 Basketball Shoeby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Athletic Propulsion Labs released its cutting-edge next generation Concept 3 basketball shoe today. After almost 2 years in development, the APL Concept 3 takes performance basketball footwear to a level not previously seen in the category. The innovative design features the company's newly patented Load 'N Launch technology designed to help instantly increase a player's vertical leap along with a technologically advanced upper and outsole design. (more...)
American Composers Orchestra Names Derek Bermel Artistic Directorby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announced last night at its Spring Benefit at Tribeca Rooftop that composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel will be the orchestra's new Artistic Director, commencing with the 2013-14 season. Bermel has been ACO's Creative Advisor since 2009, and succeeds composer Robert Beaser who has been ACO's Artistic Director since 2000 and was ACO's Artistic Advisor from 1993. Bermel joins Music Director George Manahan, who has just renewed his contract with ACO for an unprecedented five years, in leading the ensemble in its mission to be a catalyst for the creation of new orchestral music. (more...)
THAT METAL SHOW to Return for Season 12 on VH1, 6/1by TV News Desk - May 23, 2013 It's time to get metaled up. VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming, 'That Metal Show' is returning for its 12th season. The acclaimed hard rock and heavy metal talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk , Don Jamieson , and Jim Florentine kicks off the latest season on Saturday, June 1st at 11:00PM ET/PT. 'That Metal Show' is back with fan-favorite segments like 'Stump The Trunk' and 'The Vault', but will also feature some new additions this season: 'Metal Modem' features an online video chat with the biggest names in metal and hard rock from the far reaches of the globe, 'Take It Or Leave It' where the hosts discuss an array of current topics and share their overly biased opinions, and many other surprise segments this season. Also returning this year is the 'Guest Musician' where a legendary guitarist or drummer performs as a one-man house band throughout the show. This season's guest musicians feature Ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, Jake E. Lee , return guitarist Richie Kotzen , and on drums, the brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice . (more...)
VIDEO: No One Wants to Grow Up in New GROWN UPS 2 Trailerby Movies News Desk - May 23, 2013Columbia Pictures has released The First trailer for GROWN UPS 2 - and no one particularly wants to grow up. Check it out below! (more...)
NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Adds New Performance Times to Weekly Scheduleby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 will add performances to its weekly playing schedule beginning Thursday, May 30th, due to popular demand. The playing schedule will now be as follows: Tuesdays at 8pm, Wednesdays at 2pm and 8pm, Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 5:30 and 9:30pm, and Sundays at 1pm. The First Wednesday matinee will take place June 5th. To purchase tickets, please visit www.thegreatcometof1812.com. (more...)
Aurora Theatre Company Announces Call for GAP Submissionsby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company is proud to announce a call for submissions for its ninth season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February and March of 2014; the festival will coincide with the company's fully-staged Bay Area Premiere of Johnna Adams's incendiary new play GIDION'S KNOT, directed by Jon Tracy (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity). Each of the four prizewinners will receive a $1,000 award and their work will be considered for further development and production during Aurora Theatre Company's regular season; out of town artists will receive travel and accommodation expenses. The submission period opens June 3; deadline for play submission is July 31, 2013. Finalists will be announced in early December 2013. (more...)
Destination America & USA Weekend Announce RED, WHITE AND YOU Contest Winnersby TV News Desk - May 23, 2013Destination America, the only television network that celebrates the people, places, and stories of the U.S., and national weekly magazine USA WEEKEND announce the winners of their first-ever RED, WHITE AND YOU contest, which awards two deserving communities a spectacular Fourth of July celebration. And the winners are... Union Beach, NJ, a coastal town still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and Fayetteville, NC, a major military community forced to cancel its annual fireworks display at Fort Bragg due to budget cuts. Launched in March, the contest asked folks across the country to put their patriotism on display to prove why their respective towns were most deserving of an over-the-top Independence Day party. (more...)
ABC Finishes 2012-13 Season Strong with MODERN FAMILYby TV News Desk - May 23, 2013 ABC was #1 on the final night of the 2012-13 season in Adults 18-49 (tie) with Modern Family finishing as Wednesday's #1 show on all 4 weeks of the 2013 May Sweep. In fact, ABC ranked #1 for the May Sweep in Adults 18-49 (tie) for The First time in 13 years - since 2000. Closing out the season with strong momentum, the Net was #1 in Total Viewers and/or Adults 18-49 on 5 of the final 6 nights (Fri/Sun/Mon/Tues/Wed). The Middle had its most-watched season finale since 2010 and Nashville closed its first season its best numbers since the beginning of the year. (more...)
Le French Book Releases 13 Kindle e-Books of Short Storiesby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Le French Book has now released its full 99-cent e-book series of short stories from seven of France's best writers—Tatiana de Rosnay, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Yann Queffélec, Daniel Picouly, Christine Orban, Irène Frain, and Harold Cobert. Among them, this unlikely combination of French literary giantsincluding two Goncourt prize winners and one of France's most-read authorshave written upwards of 175 acclaimed works of literature. Here, they got together to play a collaborative writing game that resulted in seven-author stories. Each one is a study in the creative process, in addition to being playful and often just plain wacky. One five-star review calls them “truly fun, dark humor guaranteed.” (more...)
New European Paintings Galleries to Open Tomorrow at Met Museumby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013The Metropolitan Museum of Art's galleries for its world-renowned collection of European Old Master paintings from the 13th through the early 19th century will reopen on May 23 after an extensive renovation and reinstallation. This is The First major renovation of the galleries since 1951 and The First overall reinstallation of the collection since 1972. Increased in size by almost one-third, the space now accommodates the display of more than 700 paintings in 45 galleries, including one rotating special exhibition gallery. The galleries are organized both chronologically and geographically to provide an overview of painting in Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain. Many of the galleries have new floors and moldings and the suites of galleries unfold with a new logic and grandeur. Sculpture, medals, ceramics, and other decorative arts have been judiciously incorporated where their presence adds a layer of meaning to the display of paintings. Key works have been conserved or embellished with period frames. Important loans complement the permanent collection and celebrate the reinstallation. (more...)
First Gastropub Opens in Washington Heightsby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Uptown Social, 186 Dyckman St., is The First gastropub and sports bar to open in the trendy Washington Heights area of Manhattan. This exciting venue is the latest brainchild of restaurateur Yamil Martinez, the designer of the space as well as the creator of many other popular restaurants in the area, in-cluding Mamajuana Cafe, Mamajuana Sushi, Altus Cafe and Papasito. (more...)
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