Stone Temple Pilots Play The Fox Theatre 8/26June 15, 2010Currently the number one rock ‘n' roll band in the country, the Stone Temple Pilots- Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, and Eric Kretz, will make a stop at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 7:00 p.m. Joining STP will be special guests Cage of the Elephant.
PlayhouseSquare Introduces Four Free After-Work Concerts Beginning 6/24June 15, 2010The PlayhouseSquare District will present four free outdoor after-work concerts on Star Plaza beginning with the first one on Thursday, June 24. Titled the 'Dundee Outdoor Concert Series presented by V107.3 and SCENE,' it is the newest and Downtown Cleveland's only after-work live free concert series. Developed by PlayhouseSquare and the PlayhouseSquare District Development Corporation (PDDC), the series will include local Cleveland bands, (see below) Dundee Summer Wheat Beer happy hour specials, specialty foods by the new city food cart vendors, V107.3 air personality, Ravenna Micelli - games and prize giveaways.
Omaha Community Playhouse Presents DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN 7/7-8/1June 15, 2010Defending the Caveman Broadway's wildly popular history making comedy, Defending The Caveman, comes to Omaha to get couples laughing and make peace between the sexes. The longest running solo play in Broadway history comes to the Omaha Community Playhouse for four weeks, July 7 to August 1, 2010.
Open Stage Extends Music Theatre Workshop Auditions Through 7/9June 15, 2010Auditions for Open Stage of Harrisburg's Music Theatre Workshop for students ages 12-17 have been extended until Friday, July 9. The program runs from July 19 - August 5 at the theatre in downtown Harrisburg. The program has been designated a 'Regional Summer School of Excellence' for seventh year in a row. This competitive grant, awarded annually to only 15 education entities in the state, is based on a rigorous evaluation of proposals for gifted and talented summer programming tied to state and national teaching and learning standards. Open Stage's program is unusual in the area in that it gives professional instruction in acting, singing, and dancing as well as performance. All students are given individual attention in small classes.
ABC Family Is Week's #1 Cable Network In Key DemographicJune 15, 2010Powered by the third season premiere of 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' and the series launch of 'Pretty Little Liars,' ABC Family ranked as cable's No. 1 network in Prime in Females 18-34 (255,000/0.8 rating - tie) and No. 2 in Female Teens (206,000/1.7 rating), Viewers 12-34 (682,000/0.7 rating -- tie) and Females 12-34 (461,000/1.0 rating), behind only the Disney Channel.
BET AWARDS '10 To Honor Prince With Lifetime Achievement Award 6/27June 15, 2010Dearly Beloved... on June 27 we will gather at the Shrine Auditorium and mark the 10 year anniversary of the hottest award show in cable television, the BET AWARDS. This year, BET will honor the musical legacy and genius that is Prince as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed to the most significant and influential individuals in music history.
NCIS Is Week's Top Scripted Show In ViewersJune 15, 2010In a week that included three games of the NBA Championship Finals and the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Championship, CBS had five of the top 10 programs with rebroadcasts of its top programs, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending June 13, week 38 of the 2009-2010 television year.
TOY STORY 2 Is Cable's Most Watched Telecast This WeekJune 15, 2010With 7.5 million Total Viewers, 'Toy Story 2' was the most-watched cable telecast of the week, and was also the week's No. 1 telecast on TV with Kids 2-5 (1.1 million/6.8 rating), Kids 6-11 (2.2 million/9.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (2.0 million/8.2 rating).
ABC Wins Ratings In Viewers And Key DemographicsJune 15, 2010ABC qualified as the No. 1 network for the 2nd week in a row among Total Viewers (8.0 million) and across all key adult demographics: AD18-34 (2.7/10), AD18-49 (2.9/9) and AD25-54 (3.1/9). Taking first place in Adults 18-49 for the 3rd time in 4 weeks, ABC (2.9/9) outdelivered second-place Fox by 45% (2.0/6), third-place NBC by 81% (1.6/5) and fourth-place CBS by 107% (1.4/4).
Fox's GLEE Nabs Highest Rated Finale Of Any New Series This SeasonJune 15, 2010Boosted by the stellar season finale of GLEE, a red-hot HELL'S KITCHEN and two dominant nights of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, FOX delivered three of the week's top five highest-rated entertainment programs the previous week and ranked No. 2 for the week against the NBA Finals.
NBC Announces DIAL STAR Web Series With Annalynne McCordJune 15, 2010NBC Universal Digital Studio today announced the original web series 'Dial Star' featuring AnnaLynne McCord ('90210,' 'Nip/Tuck'). Developed exclusively for AT&T1 by the NBC Universal Digital Studio and MEC Entertainment, a division of AT&T's media agency MEC, the series will debut in June 2010 at http://www.dialstar.tv/ and will be promoted on www.facebook.com/attshare.
ABC Sees 2nd Consecutive Monday Ratings WinJune 15, 2010With The Bachelorette and True Beauty, ABC won its 2nd straight Monday night among Adults 18-49 (2.3/7), beating second-place CBS by 21% (1.9/6), third-place Fox by 44% (1.6/5) and fourth-place NBC by 53% (1.5/5). In fact, ABC delivered the #1 position in all 6 half-hours of the evening.
Bravo's THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. Premieres 8/5June 15, 2010The most talked about installment of Bravo's 'The Real Housewives' franchise is set to take on the Hill, premiering on Thursday, August 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Bravo's 'The Real Housewives' franchise presents a slice of life amongst affluent, educated women, some raising kids, some driving careers, all interacting with friends and family as determined by the unwritten social rules of the Beltway. With the franchise's expansion to our nation's capital, 'The Real Housewives of D.C.' introduces five intriguing women whose relationships with each other, and with the city in which they live, are a compelling combination to explore the nexus of politics, society, and even race, as well as how the proximity to political power dictates where one fits within Beltway society.
MoCCA Presents 'The Journey, in Comics' 7/17June 14, 2010The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA
is pleased to present:
To Teach: The Journey, In Comics
William Ayers and Ryan Alexander-Tanner in conversation with Calvin Reid
Thursday, June 17, 7 PM
Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members
'Make Music New York' Returns With Free Concerts 6/21June 14, 2010Make Music New York, described by city officials as "one of the largest musical events in the city's history," is back for a fourth year of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on the first day of summer. On Monday, June 21, from 10 in the morning until 10 at night, musicians of all ages and musical persuasions - from Hip-hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock - will perform on streets, sidewalks, stoops, plazas, cemeteries, parks and gardens. Alex Ross of The New Yorker called last year's installment "impressive - more than 800 events across five boroughs. Subversive…musical disruptions invite urban dwellers to abandon their tight routines and let the rhythms of the city take over."
Hackmatack Playhouse Opens Season With CINDERELLA 6/24-7/10June 14, 2010Add make-up, costumes, music, scenery, and an audience, and Hackmatack Playhouse opens for the season Thursday night, June 24 with the enchanting fairy tale, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. The charm, humor, warmth, and wonderful music of Cinderella runs June 24 through July 10.