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Set amid the sexual revolution and the rise of second-wave feminism, American Woman follows Bonnie, an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband. She and her two best friends, Kathleen and Diana, each will discover their own brand of independence in a world reluctant to give it.

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Pear Theatre presents COWBOY VS. SAMURAI Photo Pear Theatre presents COWBOY VS. SAMURAI
by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2017

March brings Michael Golamco's Cowboy vs. Samurai, a romantic comedy loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, to the Pear Theatre (directed by Jeffrey Lo). Travis Park is a high school English teacher and the only Korean American man living in a dusty cowboy town known as Breakneck, Wyoming....


BWW Review: Gentlemen Prefer Booty in Kirsten Childs' BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE
by Michael Dale - June 24, 2017

The recent Signature Theatre revival of Suzan Lori-Parks' VENUS, based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, depicted a 19th Century African woman who was subjected to exploitation because of white people's fascination with her prominent posterior.  But the mood is considerably lighter over at Pla...


Photo Flash: Honolulu's EVOLVE Presents COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI Photo Photo Flash: Honolulu's EVOLVE Presents COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2018

COWBOY VERSUS SAMURAI by Michael Golamco is a laugh-out-loud, romantic comedy exploring the sexual dynamics that surface around race when an attractive Korean American woman moves to town. Travis Park is a high school English teacher and the only Korean American man living in a dusty cowboy town kno...


Matrix Announces Exciting 2017-2018 Season Photo Matrix Announces Exciting 2017-2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 23, 2017

Featuring everything from a politically-charged comedy featuring a Republican senator running for re-election, to an African American woman who meets a tragic fate in 1940s Georgia, Matrix Theatre Company offers an exciting array of shows for its 2017-2018 season....


Project1VOICE Celebrates The American Theater Across The Nation Photo Project1VOICE Celebrates The American Theater Across The Nation
by Stephi Wild - May 04, 2018

Project1VOICE One Play One Day 2018 is set with national staged readings of Pearl Cleage's Flyin' West on Sunday, June 17, and Monday, June 18. Theater companies, museums, colleges and universities around the country unite for this eighth annual theater celebration that revives and re-introduces for...


VIDEO: Alicia Silverstone Talks Upcoming Series AMERICAN WOMAN on GOOD MORNING AMERIC Photo VIDEO: Alicia Silverstone Talks Upcoming Series AMERICAN WOMAN on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Macon Prickett - June 05, 2018

Alicia Silverstone, who rose to superstardom on 'Clueless', is back with a new TV series American Woman. Watch the actress discuss the series on Good Morning America!...


Westport Country Playhouse Partners with CT Women's Hall of Fame for WOMEN AND WAR
by Julie Musbach - July 05, 2017

Westport Country Playhouse, in conjunction with its July production of "Grounded," about a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who is grounded by an unexpected pregnancy, has partnered with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) for 'Women and War," a multimedia presentation for teen and adult audienc...


Daydream Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of THE INSIDE OF HIS SEVERED HEA Photo Daydream Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of THE INSIDE OF HIS SEVERED HEAD
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2018

Daydream Theatre Company is proud to announce the world premiere of the new musical 'The Inside Of His Severed Head, Book by Lenny Schwartz and Music and Lyrics by Duncan Pflaster. The play will be directed by Lenny Schwartz with Musical Direction by Zachary Smallwood with choreography by Chelsea Co...


SISTAS ON FIRE to Light Up the Stage at New York New Works Theatre Festival Photo SISTAS ON FIRE to Light Up the Stage at New York New Works Theatre Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017

The personal becomes the political when four passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing women and girls, racial stratification on Long Island, sexual exploitation, black-on-black crime, and male/female relation...


Paramount Network's AMERICAN WOMAN and NowThis Kick-Off New Women's Empowerment Campa Photo Paramount Network's AMERICAN WOMAN and NowThis Kick-Off New Women's Empowerment Campaign with a Female-Driven Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
by Tori Hartshorn - May 22, 2018

In response to the recent Wikipedia stat that revealed that only 16% of Wikipedia editors identify as women, Paramount Network's upcoming series American Woman and NowThis, the no. 1 news publisher in the world on social, today announced a new campaign to empower women to insert their respective voi...


VIDEO: Preview Alicia Silverstone's CLUELESS-Inspired Performance of FANCY on LIP SYN Photo VIDEO: Preview Alicia Silverstone's CLUELESS-Inspired Performance of FANCY on LIP SYNC BATTLE
by Macon Prickett - June 11, 2018

Check out a preview of Alicia Silverstone's performance of 'Fancy' on Paramount Network's “LIP SYNC BATTLE.” The highly anticipated Alicia Silverstone vs. Mena Suvari lip sync battle debuts Thursday, June 14 at 10:30pm ET/PT....


VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Allison Janney Led I, TONYA Releases Teaser Trailer Photo VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Allison Janney Led I, TONYA Releases Teaser Trailer
by Emily Bruno - October 19, 2017

Margot Robbie took the world by storm when a photo of her looking as a dead ringer for figure skater Tonya Harding emerged from the set of the dark comedy I, TONYA. Now, audiences are getting more of a taste of the movie with a teaser trailer....


Paramount Network Orders 68 WHISKEY Pilot Produced and Directed by Ron Howard Photo Paramount Network Orders 68 WHISKEY Pilot Produced and Directed by Ron Howard
by Tori Hartshorn - July 10, 2018

Paramount Network Orders 68 WHISKEY Pilot Produced and Directed by Ron Howard...


Tickets on Sale Now for SISTAS ON FIRE Photo Tickets on Sale Now for SISTAS ON FIRE
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2017

The personal becomes the political when four passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing women and girls, racial stratification on Long Island, sexual exploitation, black-on-black crime, and male/female relation...


2016 Olympians Highlight NBC's Live Coverage of PHILLIPS 66 USA Swimming Championships
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2017

NBC Sports Group presents coverage of the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships this week, beginning tonight, Tuesday, June 27, live at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage, part of the Team USA Summer Champions Series presented by Comcast, continues throughout the week on NBCSN and Universal HD, ...


VIDEO: First Drafts of Rock Looks at 'American Woman' by The Guess Who, Featuring Kev Photo VIDEO: First Drafts of Rock Looks at 'American Woman' by The Guess Who, Featuring Kevin Bacon
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2018

First Drafts of Rock takes a look at the original version of The Guess Who's 'American Woman' featuring The Bacon Brothers. Jimmy Fallon leads this fictional band. Watch the hilarious performance below!...


Pauli Murray's Story to Come to Life On Stage Photo Pauli Murray's Story to Come to Life On Stage
by Julie Musbach - March 29, 2018

Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to stand, Pauli Murray refused to sit in the back of the bus; 20 years before the Greensboro sit-ins, she organized restaurant sit-downs in the nation's capital.  Pauli Murray not only lived on the edge of history, she seemingly 'pulled it along with her....


Academy Award Nominee I, TONYA Available on Blu-Ray and DVD March 13 Photo Academy Award Nominee I, TONYA Available on Blu-Ray and DVD March 13
by Macon Prickett - March 02, 2018

Spanning from Harding's earliest days at the ice rink to the notorious 'incident,' critics call I, Tonya 'a hilariously tragic story of success so entertaining you can't look away' ...


Zendaya Nabs Starring Role in Reese Witherspoon-Produced Film A WHITE LIE Photo Zendaya Nabs Starring Role in Reese Witherspoon-Produced Film A WHITE LIE
by Emily Bruno - November 14, 2017

Actress and singer Zendaya is set to star in the upcoming film A WHITE LIE (formerly titled THE GILDED YEARS). Based on the book The Guilded Years by Karin Tanabe, the film will be produced by Reese Witherspoon, as reported by Billboard....


VIDEO: Paramount Network Shares Official Trailer for AMERICAN WOMAN Starring Alicia S Photo VIDEO: Paramount Network Shares Official Trailer for AMERICAN WOMAN Starring Alicia Silverstone
by Tori Hartshorn - May 03, 2018

Watch the official trailer for 'American Woman,' which premieres June 7 at 10:00pm, ET/PT on Paramount Network! This new scripted series stars Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari, and Jennifer Bartels as three best friends in 1970s Beverly Hills....


Teaneck to Celebrate Annual Memorial Day Family Festival Monday, May 29
by Julie Musbach - May 20, 2017

Teaneck Festival will feature salute to veterans, blueberry pie (with whipped cream) eating competitions for kids, performances by Teaneck Community Chorus and Rock 'n Roll Chorus, and awards ceremony honoring outstanding New Jersey community organizations and people who have excelled in their chose...


New Scripted Dramedy AMERICAN WOMAN Premieres on Paramount Network, 6/7 Photo New Scripted Dramedy AMERICAN WOMAN Premieres on Paramount Network, 6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018

AMERICAN WOMAN, a new half-hour scripted dramedy set amid the sexual revolution and rise of feminism in the 1970s will premiere on Paramount Network on Thursday, June 7 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The 12- episode series from John Wells Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television stars A...


New Book Release from Fireship Press - The Irish Milliner: The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th Century New York
by Robert Diamond - June 02, 2017

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2018 CMT Music Awards Adds Backstreet Boys, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town & More Photo 2018 CMT Music Awards Adds Backstreet Boys, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town & More to Performance Lineup
by Tori Hartshorn - May 29, 2018

Hosted by country chart-toppers Little Big Town, the '2018 CMT Music Awards' today announced the second round of A-list performers that will take over Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6th at 8 pm ET/ PT. The newest superstars to join the already-impressive performance lineup include ...


Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt & More to Perfor Photo Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt & More to Perform at the 2018 CMT Music Awards
by Macon Prickett - May 23, 2018

Fresh off announcing that country super-group Little Big Town will host the “2018 CMT Music Awards,” CMT today revealed that Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt will perform at this year's show, premiering LIVE from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena ...






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