Gene Weygandt, Susie McMonagle, et al. Set for Northlight's SNAPSHOTSJuly 25, 2011Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces casting for the Chicago premiere of Snapshots, by Stephen Schwartz and David Stern, and Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings. The Snapshots cast includes Gene Weygandt in his third production with Stephen Schwartz, following Wicked and Working; and Susie McMonagle, direct from the Billy Elliott National Tour.
Jon Hamm to Guest Star in IFC's 'The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret'July 25, 2011IFC announced today that Jon Hamm (Mad Men) will guest star in the second season of IFC's original comedy series, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which will premiere in January 2012. Hamm is featured along side stars David Cross and Will Arnett in five of the series' six brand new half-hour episodes. Additionally, musician Johnny Marr returns to score and perform the series' original music to compliment the existing original pieces he created for season one.
PBS Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of September 11th With Special ProgrammingJuly 25, 2011PBS will commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11th with a special series of new and encore programs leading up to and continuing beyond Sunday, September 11. Programs in news and public affairs, science, and the performing arts are planned as part of the remembrance. Beginning at 4:00 p.m. on September 11, the entire PBS schedule will be devoted to special programming.
Glimmerglass Festival’s MEDEA Announces Cast ChangeJuly 22, 2011The role of Jason in The Glimmerglass Festival's production of Medea will now be sung by Glimmerglass Young Artist Jeffrey Gwaltney. Jason Collins, who has performed the role since Medea opened July 8, has withdrawn from the production due to an injury.
BEAU JEST Runs at Glendale Centre Theatre, 8/18-9/24July 22, 2011BEAU JEST, the hilarious romp from playwright James Sherman, will have its Los Angeles revival August 18 - September 24, 2011 at the Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT). This heartwarming story about a beautiful young school teacher from Chicago, begs the question: How far will you go to satisfy your parents?
Summer Musicale Series Closes With 'Lights Up On Broadway,' 8/11-21July 22, 2011The Summer Musicale series concludes on a high note with Lights Up On Broadway on August 11-21. Keith Baker and the BRT Band are joined by BRT veterans Kim Carson, Niffer Clarke, David Edwards, John Smitherman, Keith Spencer, and Lindsay Roberts performing hits from such favorite musicals as The Producers, The Music Man, Showboat and more.
Jordan Miller to Play Palm Desert, 8/7July 22, 2011Singer and actor Jordan Miller will present his latest one-man cabaret concert 'The Broadway Leading Man' at The Arthur Newman Theatre on August 7th at 2 PM. The show will feature songs made famous by such legends as Howard Keel, John Raitt, Robert Goulet, and Mario Lanza, along with some Broadway history and stories from Miller's own theatrical career.
Broadway Bound ENTER LAUGHING Featuring Jill Eikenberry, Richard Kind, Kate Shindle, et al. Opens at Bay Street 8/9July 22, 2011ENTER LAUGHING, The Musical, the hilarious Broadway-bound production, will be the third Mainstage show of Bay Street Theatre's 20th Season from August 9 - September 4, in Sag Harbor. Featuring a book by the legendary Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba), music and lyrics by Stan Daniels ('The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Taxi').
A&E to Present 'Stephen King's Bag of Bones' Mini-series Starring Pierce BrosnanJuly 22, 2011A&E Network will begin production next month on 'Stephen King's Bag of Bones,' a four-hour epic mini-series thrill-ride based on the New York Times number one bestselling novel, featuring Pierce Brosnan's return to television. The two-night event from Sony Pictures Television is scheduled to premiere in the fourth quarter of 2011.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces Premiere Dates for Upcoming Documentary FilmsJuly 21, 2011OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today premiere dates for six films to be broadcast as part of the OWN Documentary Club. The films, airing monthly on Thursdays from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT, will round out the 2011 OWN Documentary Club film slate and launch into the new year beginning with 'Life 2.0' August 25, 'Most Valuable Players' September 8, 'Miss Representation' October 20, 'Crime After Crime' November 3, 'One Lucky Elephant' December 1 and 'Louder Than a Bomb' January 5, 2012. The announcement comes on the heals of the network's first OWN Documentary Club film 'Becoming Chaz' garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Nonfiction Special, Directing and Picture Editing.
Strike Back, Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Philip Winchester and Amanda Mealing, Debuts 8/12July 21, 2011When a resourceful international terrorist group plots an attack, a charismatic former U.S. Special Forces operative joins forces with a stealth British military unit to stop them in the ten-episode action series STRIKE BACK, debuting FRIDAY, AUG. 12 (10:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT) on CINEMAX. The show marks the first time HBO/CINEMAX has worked with UK broadcaster Sky to produce an original series.
Smithsonian Channel to Air 'Hunt for the Double Eagle' 7/25July 21, 2011The U.S. Mint will keep the 10 Double Eagle coins, which could be worth more than $75 million, following a federal jury decision this week in Philadelphia- unless reversed on appeal. Smithsonian Channel will rebroadcast a one-hour special that investigates the history of the 1933 Double Eagles which are widely considered America's most valuable and beautiful coins. HUNT FOR THE DOUBLE EAGLE will air Monday, July 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Lifetime Television Premieres New Reality SeriesJuly 21, 2011In Picker Sisters, best friends and renowned interior decorators Tracy Hutson and Tanya McQueen (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) beg, borrow and buy their way across the U.S. in search of rare materials to create eclectic furnishings for their Los Angeles home decor pop-up shop.