STAGE TUBE: RENT Warm-Up #3 with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen OlivoJune 28, 2014It's a two show day and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo are at it again! They posted their second warm-up Vine of the day. The song they chose earlier today was Voice Mail # 5 from the hit musical Rent (click here to watch) and yesterday they sang Tune Up #1 (click here to watch). This time, the song of choice is Will I?
NBC Results for June 27June 28, 2014The NBC News Special “A Leap of Faith: A Meredith Vieira Special” averaged a 0.5/2 in 18-49 and 3.8 million viewers overall from8-10:01 p.m. ET. In the two-hour time period, “A Leap of Faith” tied for #2 among the Big 4 networks in women 18-49 and adults and women 18-34.
STAGE TUBE: New Teaser for Hotel Mediterranee, Two Performances OnlyJune 28, 2014Acclaimed Greek theatre director Nadia Foskolou returns to New York City for the world premiere of Hotel Mediterranee. Based on Matisse's Self Portrait by playwright Charles Mee and the Greekfilm documentary Yiannis Moralis by Stelios Charalambopoulos, Hotel Mediterranee is a collage between live performance and video. This devised piece follows the lives of two renowned painters-a fictional Henri Matisse and the real Yiannis Moralis. By interrogating the negotiation between the everyday burden of making a livelihood and the creative process, Hotel Mediterraneeexplores the angsts and pleasures behind all great creativity and behind all human existence.
VIDEO: New Trailer for Adam Newport-Berra's THANKSGIVING, Premiere July 3June 28, 2014Passing a joint around a Thanksgiving feast each guest recites what they are most thankful for; success, friendship, beginnings, endings, and, most importantly, love. Amy--a young, flailing Brooklynite--is most thankful for the unexpected presence of her brother Will, but this sentiment is not shared by her devoted partner Alex.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek from RED BAND SOCIETY's Q & A with the Cast, Including Octavia SpencerJune 28, 2014This summer, FOX has hit the road with the “RED BAND SOCIETY Tour: Banding Together For Good.” On the tour, fans in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Dallas have had the opportunity to donate to one of four charities, while being the first to meet the cast and see advance screenings of the new FOX series RED BAND SOCIETY. Next month, fans in Chicago and Atlanta (additional cities to be announced soon) will do the same!
STAGE TUBE: Disney Medley from Danielle Hope's Smashing London Cabaret DebutJune 28, 2014Danielle Hope performed her first cabaret show at The Delfont Room on June 26. Amongst many highlights of the evening was a Disney medley, much to the audience's excitement. She sang songs from classics like Cinderella as well as from modern Disney movies like Tangled. As would be expected, she received rapturous applause for her cabaret debut. And then in the audience of fans, friends, and industry were Michael Crawford, her Wizard in the Wizard of Oz, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, and others.
VIDEO: Amy Adams Speaks Out About Giving First Class Seat to US SoldierJune 27, 2014Earlier today, Amy Adams was spotted giving up her first class seat to a US soldier sitting in coach. Jemele Hill, ESPN co-host, witnessed the deed and immediately tweeted: 'Just saw actress Amy Adams do something incredibly classy. She gave her 1st class seat to an American soldier. I'm an even bigger fan now.' From there, the news spread like wildfire.
STAGE TUBE: Meet Sierra Rep's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTESJune 27, 2014The Double Cupp Diner sits on the side of the road 'somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, NC.' But from June 13 to July 27 the diner - the setting of Pump Boys and Dinettes - will relocate to East Sonora as Sierra Repertory Theatre stages another rendition of this popular musical. Watch the video below to meet the cast!
STAGE TUBE: Conversations With the Cast of Dallas Theatre Center's LES MISERABLESJune 27, 2014Dallas Theater Center will fill the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre stage with the glorious music of the most popular musical of all time in a thrilling new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's LES MISERABLES. Audiences will be swept away by the epic sounds of LES MISERABLES, directed by Liesl Tommy, in a new immersive production. Previews open tonight and will run through August 17.
HISTORY DETECTIVES SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS Begins July 1June 23, 2014HISTORY DETECTIVES SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, a new take on a PBS favorite, delves into the past this summer to explore some of America's most intriguing mysteries. Four episodes introduce the fresh perspective of a new detective and focus on a single story per hour. HDSI, the reformatted eleventh season of HISTORY DETECTIVES, debuts Tuesday, July 1-22, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Also debuting on July 1 isTIME SCANNERS at 8:00 p.m.