'Geek Week' Kicks Off Tonight On MSNBC's THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMay 24, 2010MSNBC's 'The Rachel Maddow Show' celebrates 'Geek Week' all this week, beginning tonight with Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the highest ranking 'geek' in the Obama Administration; can the geeks rescue us from America's dependence on foreign oil?
'LIFE' With Patrick Stewart To Play Schoenfeld TheatreMay 24, 2010As previously announced, acclaimed Tony Award nominated actor Sir Patrick Stewart will return to Broadway in David Mamet's A LIFE IN THE THEATRE. Today, Variety reported that the production will play Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, following the exit of A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE June 6.
The Orleans Summer Comedy Series Starring Tom Papa Returns 6/25-26May 24, 2010Following the hugely successful first weekend at The Orleans Showroom, the second round of the The Orleans Summer Comedy Series starring comedian, actor and host of NBC's The Marriage Ref Tom Papa continues June 25-26, this time with special guest comedian Bill Burr.
Photo Flash: Richard M. Sherman Visits MARY POPPINSMay 24, 2010The legendary Richard M. Sherman and his wife Elizabeth recently took in a performance of MARY POPPINS on Tuesday, May 18. Following the show, they toasted the Broadway company and visited with star Laura Michelle Kelly backstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Photo Flash: Journalist Robert MacNeil Honored With Thornton Wilder AwardMay 24, 2010Tappan Wilder, nephew of famed playwright Thornton Wilder and literary executor, and cast members of the critically acclaimed (Lucille Lortel Award-winning) David Cromer production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, in association with The Thornton Wilder Society, presented the 'Thornton Wilder Prize,' to famed Journalist Robert MacNeil on Saturday afternoon, May 22, 2010 following the matinee at the Barrow Street Theatre.
CP Summer Theatre Opens 37th Season With MY FAIR LADY 6/4May 24, 2010CPCC Summer Theatre will open its 37th season with Lerner & Lowes' My Fair Lady on June 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8:00pm, June 6 at 2:30PM, June 8 at 7:00pm and June 9 & 10 at 7:30pm in the Halton Theater on the CPCC Central Campus. Single tickets are $21.00/17.00/15.00. Further ticket options available at tix.cpcc.edu, at CarolinaTix or by calling the SunTrust box office.
Wayne Brady Returns to The Venetian 5/28May 24, 2010Las Vegas audiences can't get enough of Venetian headliner Wayne Brady. After a brief hiatus, BASE Entertainment and The Venetian are pleased to announce the return of Brady's hit show, Making It Up beginning Thursday, May 28.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PREGNANT Kicks Off Third Season On TLC 6/9May 24, 2010On Wednesday, June 9 at 9pm ET/PT, TLC will premiere the third season of I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PREGNANT, an intense series that reveals the astonishing stories of women who conceive and carry their babies all the way to labor and delivery, while never even knowing they were pregnant.
Bravo Launches Network-Wide On-Air Image Campaign With More Than 30 BravolebritiesMay 24, 2010In support of an unprecedented nine network summer launches of new and returning original programming, Bravo Media today announced its first ever network-wide on-air, multi-talent image campaign featuring more than 30 Bravolebrities at a rooftop pool party, dancing away to the tunes of Grammy Award winning artist Macy Gray's new single 'Kissed It.' While their worlds may never collide, the 'Summer by Bravo' campaign features Bravo talent including Kathy Griffin and Rachel Zoe acting as their own paparazzi; Tom Colicchio getting friendly with the 'Real Housewives;' Jeff Lewis sipping Bravotinis; Patti Stanger canoodling with a tiger; and Jenni Poulos doing cannonballs into the pool, among others.
Harris, Xzibit And Tuohy Join EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION Design TeamMay 24, 2010ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,' which has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Program and two People's Choice Awards, will return for Season 8 in the 2010-11 season. Joining the series will be Jillian Harris, a successful designer for restaurants, residences, furniture and fashion who previously was featured as 'The Bachelorette' in that series' Season 5; Xzibit, a tireless performer in music, film and television; and Leigh Anne Tuohy, also a successful interior decorator, best known for being portrayed by Sandra Bullock in this year's Oscar-winning 'The Blind Side.'
Series Finale Of LOST Brings Sunday Win For ABCMay 24, 2010With the series finale of Lost, ABC posted a definitive victory the final Sunday night of the 2010 May Sweep and 2009-10 TV Season, leading its nearest competition by 2.3 million viewers (CBS) and by 100% in Adults 18-49 (NBC). Winning the evening for 4th time in 5 weeks among Adults 18-49, ABC registered its 6th straight May as Sunday's #1 TV network in the key young adult sales demo.
TWILIGHT Stars To Present Exclusive Scene From 'ECLIPSE' At MTV Movie Awards 6/6May 24, 2010Giving fans worldwide more of the beloved vampire film franchise they adore and vote tirelessly for each year, MTV today announced that Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are confirmed to present an exclusive scene from the highly anticipated summer blockbuster 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' (in theaters June 30, 2010) at the '2010 MTV Movie Awards.'