The Flaming Lips, Stardeath And White Dwarfs Perform On 'Jimmy Fallon' 4/16April 15, 2010The World's most celebrated band THE FLAMING LIPS, will trip across your TV screens this Friday night on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. This special televised event will be the first and only of its kind as THE LIPS will be joined by their Oklahoma City brethren and label-mates STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS to perform a song from their version of Pink Floyd's legendary album, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
'THE LIGHTING THIEF' Released On Blu-Ray & DVD 6/22April 15, 2010Modern and mythical worlds collide in a heroic epic adventure when Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief arrives on Blu-ray Disc and DVD June 22 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Blondie & Rock 'N' Roll Legends To Perform At 8th Annual TV Land Awards 4/25April 15, 2010Blondie, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and the pioneers of rock and new wave, will be honored at the '8th Annual TV Land Awards' that will be held on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 on the historic stage 15 of the Sony Studios Culver City lot. The band will receive the Icon Award for its contributions to music and pop culture through their long and successful career in the music industry. In addition to receiving the Icon Award, the band will be performing one of their classic hits. The TV Land Awards premieres on Sunday, April 25th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
ABC's 'KIMMEL' Grows Audience, Is Up Week To Week In RatingsApril 15, 2010During the week of April 5, 2010, ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' improved over the previous week by 5% in Total Viewers (1.68 million vs. 1.60 million) and 22% in Adults 18-49 (731,000 vs. 598,000). Growing its overall audience for the 3rd week in a row, 'JKL' saw its largest Total Viewer count in 8 weeks and best Adults 18-49 performance in 5 weeks since w/o 2/8/10 and w/o 3/1/10, respectively.
FOX Announces Updates To Summer Schedule, GLEE To Air Repeats On ThursdaysApril 15, 2010FOX updates its summer schedule with HELL'S KITCHEN making its seventh season premiere on Tuesday, June 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), and culinary competition series MASTERCHEF premiering Tuesday, July 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The new summer season of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will air performance shows on Wednesdays and results shows on Thursdays following the season premiere on Thursday, May 27 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). In addition, television's most-acclaimed new series, GLEE, will air encores throughout the summer on Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
STAGE TUBE: Menzel and Michele To Sing Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' On GLEEApril 14, 2010GLEE's highly anticipated Lady GaGa episode just got more exciting. Series creator Ryan Murphy has stated that the special episode will see Lea Michele and Idina Menzel perform an accoustic version of Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face.' Murphy is quoted as saying the duet is 'sort of like a stripped-down Mother/Daughter version.' Let the theorizing begin, Glee fans!
Tracie Thoms To Play Additional Performance At CENTERSTAGE, Now 4/28-5/2April 14, 2010Just announced, an additional performance has been added for Tracie Thoms' Cabaret performance, on Wednesday, April 28th at 8 pm. A Baltimore native and School for the Arts graduate, Tracie previously appeared at CENTERSTAGE in the 2007-08 First Look reading of Lynn Nottage's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, and the 2001-02 production of A Raisin in the Sun. The cabaret performance will include a mix of contemporary hits, standards, and a sprinkling of songs from Broadway.
The Rep Announces Change In 2010-2011 Mainstage SeasonApril 14, 2010The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) has made a change to the previously announced Mainstage season. Due to a schedule conflict that has developed for the performers (who are also the authors), Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara will no longer be included on the schedule. Over the Tavern, which was scheduled to close The Rep season will now be presented in the holiday slot December 1 through 26.
Ensemble Studio Theatre Honors Dominic Chianese, Ann Sachs and Roger Morgan 5/3April 14, 2010The Ensemble Studio Theatre will honor distinguished members Dominic Chianese, the actor best know for roles on The Sopranos and Godfather II and Ann Sachs and Roger Morgan, proprietors of Sachs Morgan Studio: Theatre Design Specialists, at a gala celebration Monday, May 3, at 6:00pm at Caroline's on Broadway, 1626 Broadway.
Photo Flash: EL QUIJOTE At Milagro Theatre 5/6-29April 14, 2010EL QUIJOTE - A Miracle MainStage bilingual adaptation of a play by Santiago García - will perform May 6-29, 2010. The production, based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, will be directed by Olga Sanchez. The show is sponsored by Urban Robotics and the National Endowment for the Arts.