STAGE TUBE: Alice Ripley Performs 'When There's No One' from CARRIE at Balagan Theatre's Season Preview EventJune 14, 2013Balagan Theatre recently announced that a trio of Broadway powerhouse artists will star in 'Carrie: The Musical' this fall: Alice Ripley, Kendra Kassebaum, and Keaton Whittaker as Carrie. Ripley is best known for her Tony Award-winning turn as Diana Goodman in 'Next to Normal'; Kassebaum originated the role of Glinda in 'Wicked' on the first national tour; and young local actor Keaton Whittaker starred alongside Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones in 'A Little Night Music'. Check out Ripley perform 'When There's No One' at the recent season preview event below!
STAGE TUBE: THE BODYGUARD Welcomes Beverley Knight & Tristan GemmillJune 14, 2013As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Beverley Knight will take over the lead role from Heather Headley in The Bodyguard, beginning in September. She will play 'Rachel Marron' opposite Tristan Gemmill. In the video below below, the pair prep for their promo photo shoot, talk about what they're most anticipating, and what they can bring to the stage!
The TONIGHT SHOW Hits 2013 Ratings High in 18-49June 13, 2013From 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., 'The Tonight Show' outperformed both 'Late Show with David Letterman' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in the 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54 demos, as well as total viewers.
THE TODAY SHOW Posts Week-to-Week GrowthJune 13, 2013For the week of June 3, NBC's TODAY was the only morning program to post week-to-week gains in the key demo rating A25-54. TODAY averaged 4.551 million total viewers with a 1.56 rating (1.847 million) in the key demo A25-54 for the week. TODAY continues to show ratings growth also posting week-to-week gains in total viewers. On Wednesday and Thursday, today was number one in the key demo topping GMA in A25-54 viewers. Year-to-date, TODAY was number one in rating A25-54 during 14 of 21 weeks (including 13 ties).
BAD GIRLS CLUB to Return to Oxygen on 8/13June 13, 2013Oxygen takes on South Beach once again and turns up the heat with the premiere of 'Bad Girls Club' Miami (http://bad-girls-club.oxygen.com/) on Tuesday, August 13, at 8PM ET/PT. Eager to outdo their predecessors from season five, this new crop of seven girls is sure to bring their unique brand of fun and fiery drama to the city's most popular hotspots and into the mansion. Leading up to the premiere, fan favorite Bad Girls Natalie Nunn (https://twitter.com/missnatalienunn) (season four and current 'Bad Girls All Star Battle' competitor) and Camilla Pointdexter (https://twitter.com/iamcamillap) (season eight) host an over-the-top hour-long casting special introducing each of the Miami-bound Bad Girls and the girls who didn't make the cut in 'BGC: Makin' it to the Mansion,' on Tuesday, August 6 at 8PM ET/PT.
THE SIMPSONS to Launch Converse Footwear LineJune 13, 2013On Thursday, June 13, Converse announces a new collaboration with the longest running scripted show in television history, The Simpsons. Marking the show's first ever footwear collaboration, The Simpsons Chuck Taylor All Star collection will feature custom graphics specially chosen for the collection in styles available for the entire family.
Sarah Palin to Rejoin FOX NewsJune 13, 2013Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is rejoining FOX News as a contributor, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of the network. Palin will appear on FOX News Channel's (FNC) daytime and primetime programming, starting with FOX & Friends on Monday, June 17th. She will also contribute to FOX Business Network (FBN).
THEATER TALK to Feature Tonys Wrap-Up, Michael Musto & More this WeekJune 13, 2013This week THEATER TALK, features our annual Tony Wrap up, an AndrewAndrew report from the TONY Red Carpet and a discussion about J.B. Priestley's lost theatrical gem Cornelius. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins, this episode premieres Friday, June 14, 2013 at 1 AM (Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, and repeats in the New York metro area on CUNY TV* Saturday at 8:30 PM, Sunday at 12:30 PM, and Monday at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM.
ABC Takes Tuesday Night with 2013 NBA FinalsJune 12, 2013 Dominating with its 3rd night of coverage of the 2013 NBA Finals (Miami-San Antonio Game 3), ABC won Tuesday by a margin of 40% in Adults 18-49 over runner-up NBC with the season's penultimate episode of “The Voice-TUE” and “America's Got Talent” (4.2/13 vs. 3.0/9). The Net also led by wide margins with Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and across all key Men demos.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Returns as Cable's Highest-Rated ProgramJune 12, 2013 Against the “NBA Playoffs” on ABC and the live semi-finals for NBC's “The Voice,” the Season 4 premiere of ABC Family's award-winning, social media powerhouse, “Pretty Little Liars” – “A Is for A-L-I-V-E” -- became the #1 “most tweeted” season premiere in TV history, amassing nearly 1.3 million tweets by more than 482,000 unique contributors, surpassing the recent season premiere of AMC's “The Walking Dead” (2/10/13) by 29%, or by more than 286,000 tweets. Impressively, “Pretty Little Liars” now accounts for the Top 4 most-tweeted TV series episodes of all time with its Summer 2012 and Spring 2013 finales and the Winter 2013 premiere.
VIDEO: Stephen King Takes Viewers UNDER THE DOME in New FeaturetteJune 12, 2013Below, check out a new behind-the-scenes featurette of CBS's UNDER THE DOME, based on Stephen King's bestselling novel about a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive transparent dome. The new series premieres Monday, June 24 on CBS.