Julie Halston & Elizabeth Ashley Set for THEATER TALK This WeekendJanuary 21, 2015An all-new THEATER TALK features two actresses giving broad, touching performances in the revival of Kaufman and Hart's You Can't Take It With You - Elizabeth Ashley (as Russian Countess Olga Katrina, reduced to serving tables) and Julie Halston (as alcoholic actress Gay Wellington) - talking about their run in the play, continuing through Feb. 22 at the Longacre Theatre, and the sheer enjoyment they have being in a classic American comedy that brings gales of laughter over the footlights. They also share tips on playing comedy and the Zen of applying stage makeup.
Reduced Shakespeare Company to Present THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (abridged) at Wyvern Theatre SWINDONJanuary 21, 2015Following a hugely successful, critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 the Reduced Shakespeare Company will set out to reduce the UK to tears of laughter in Spring 2015. Yes that's right, the bad boys of abridgement will finally tackle the subject they were born to reduce. From the high-brow to the low, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) covers comedy through the ages, from Aristophanes and Shakespeare to Vaudeville and Charlie Chaplin.
VH1's BLACK INK CREW Returns 1/26January 20, 2015VH1 is heading back to famed Harlem tattoo parlor Black Ink with the series premiere of 'Black Ink Crew' on Monday, January 26 at 9PM ET/PT. The gang is all back together for season three. With friendships rekindled and a chance for new beginnings, will this new found truce last?
NBCSN's 2015 All-Star Weekend Coverage Begins FridayJanuary 20, 2015The best hockey players in the world will come together this weekend, as NBCSN presents comprehensive coverage of the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, beginning on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET with the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft. Coverage continues Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET with the NHL All-Star Skills Competition, and culminates with the 2015 NHL All-Star Game on Sunday evening at 5 p.m. ET.
Cara Robinson Joins Golf Channel's MORNING DRIVEJanuary 20, 2015English sports television presenter Cara Robinson has joined Golf Channel's on-air team, and will serve as a co-host for the network's signature daily news and lifestyle show, Morning Drive. A London native, Robinson will transition to Orlando, Fla., - Golf Channel's world headquarters – and is expected to start her new role in late February.
MoMA to Host Documentary Fortnight 2015, 2/13-27January 20, 2015The Museum of Modern Art announces Documentary Fortnight 2015: MoMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media, the 14th annual showcase of recent documentary film that examines the relationship between contemporary art and nonfiction practices and reflects on new areas of documentary filmmaking, from February 13 through 27, 2015.
2015 NFC Championship Game Scores Nearly 50 Million ViewersJanuary 19, 2015The 2015 NFC Championship Game, in which the Seattle Seahawks, the reigning Super Bowl champions, defeated the Green Bay Packers in dramatic overtime fashion, projects to be the most-watched television program in the country since last year's Super Bowl XLVIII, according to fast national figures released today by Nielsen.
STAGE TUBE: Cast of MOTOWN Dances Off Broadway to Pharrell's 'Happy'January 19, 2015MOTOWN THE MUSICAL may have given its final bow on Broadway, but the cast, crew, and stage management team have gone out in the most 'Happy' way possible! Check out a video of the group dancing to Pharrell's hit song, created by cast member Lisa Nicole Wilkerson, below!
STAGE TUBE: The Cast of THE WEST WING Reunites to Help White House Celebrate Big Block of Cheese DayJanuary 16, 2015Cast members from THE WEST WING, including Bradley Whitford, Dule Hill, Richard Schiff, Joshua Malina, Allison Janney, Dule Hill and Mary McCormack, have partnered with The White House for a 'daylong engagement event on social media - inspired by President Andrew Jackson's 1837 open house featuring a 1,400 pound block of cheese.' Today, the Obama administration released a promo video for the event - check it out below!
NBC Bumps Season 3 of HANNIBAL to SummerJanuary 16, 2015NBC is pushing its critically-beloved drama HANNIBAL to summer 2015, the network confirmed at today's TCA event, according to Entertainment Weekly.
NBC's 'TODAY' Continues to Cut Gap with GMAJanuary 16, 2015NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum posting across-the-board ratings growth. For the week of January 5, TODAY closed the total viewer gap with GMA by double digits in triple measures: versus the same week last year (by 38%), versus the same two weeks of 1Q'14 last year (by 49%), and season-to-date (by 16%). TODAY also narrowed the gap with GMA in the key demo A25-54 by 31%, versus the same two weeks of 1Q'14 last year.
Fox Welcomes Corie Henson as Executive Vice President, Alternative EntertainmentJanuary 16, 2015Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) has named TV producer and executive Corie Henson Executive Vice President of Alternative Entertainment, it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. Reporting directly to FOX Entertainment President David Madden, Henson will oversee the network's slate of unscripted programming and specials, as well as lead development efforts to expand FOX's pipeline of unscripted fare.
NIGHTLINE is No. for the WeekJanuary 16, 2015ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.561 million) during the week of January 5, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” has taken the top spot in Total Viewers in 11 of the last 13 weeks. “Nightline beat CBS' “The Late Late Show” (+203,000) and NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (+153,000) in overall viewers. In addition, “Nightline” led the CBS program in Adults 25-54 (+91,000) and Adults 18-49 (+90,000).