Photo Flash: Venice Theatre Sets 2015-16 Season; Ben Vereen to Helm HAIR!
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015 Venice Theatre proudly announced its 66th season yesterday at a party attended by more than 400 sponsors, donors, advertisers, patrons and volunteers. Minutes before the reception was underway, the theatre's Board of Directors approved the docket of productions presented to them by the theatre's vol...
Photo Flash: Venice Theatre Sets 2015-16 Season; Ben Vereen to Helm HAIR!
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015 Venice Theatre proudly announced its 66th season yesterday at a party attended by more than 400 sponsors, donors, advertisers, patrons and volunteers. Minutes before the reception was underway, the theatre's Board of Directors approved the docket of productions presented to them by the theatre's vol...
Binge-Watch All of NBC's AQUARIUS After Its Network Premiere Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 28, 2015 To offer viewers the same binge-viewing experience they now enjoy on streaming platforms, NBC will make the unprecedented move of releasing all 13 episodes of David Duchovny's new series 'Aquarius' on NBC.com and the NBC app after the show's two-hour linear network premiere tonight, May 28, 2015. Th...
IMAGINING BRAD Extends Through 7/25 at Theatre Asylum
by Tyler Peterson - May 13, 2015 IMAGINING BRAD, directed by Clare Carey (Aquarius, Coach), starring Sirena Irwin (I Love Lucy Live on Stage, SpongeBob Square Pants) and Sarah Randall Hunt (Unfinished Business, Chronic) announces an extension through July 25. The production will take a brief hiatus for Hollywood Fringe Festival the...
Photo Flash: First Look at HAIR at The Barn Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2014 The Barn Theatre presents HAIR, the first and most famous of rock musicals, with music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado. Barn Producer Brendan Ragotzy directs HAIR for the fourth time, having made his directorial debut with the 1989 production, then reviving his h...
The 5th Dimension's LaMonte McLemore Releases 'FROM HOBO FLATS' Memoir
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015 Enraptured after attending Broadway's then toast of the town, The 5th Dimension put together 'Aquarius' from HAIR with 'Let the Sunshine In' and the rest was chart-topping history. Spending six straight weeks at number one in the spring of '69, the medley became an ultimate, uplifting anthem for a g...
Theatre UCF Presents FOOLS RUSH IN Cabaret to Benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, 11/21
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 15, 2014 Come one, come all for a ONE NIGHT ONLY cabaret featuring the music from many beloved musicals both old and new on Nov. 21. The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Cabaret will showcase the many talents of students at Theatre UCF while also supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS....
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Delivers Ratings Win for NBC
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2015 With NBC's Stanley Cup Final coverage and “America's Got Talent” claiming two of the week's top four adult 18-49 ratings among primetime shows on the Big 4 networks...
The 5th Dimension Plays Ridgefield Playhouse Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2015 Celebrating 50 years, The 5th Dimension featuring Florence LaRue, is best known for their hits 'Up, Up, and Away', 'One Less Bell to Answer', 'Wedding Bell Blues', 'Stone Soul Picnic', and 'Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In' (Hair). Featuring a pop, R&B, soul and jazz repertoire, the group will be in co...
Paul Collins' New Single 'I Need My Rock N' Roll!' Premieres; New LP Out 9/9
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2014 Paul Collins is a guy who's been around the block. He was one of the progenitors of the early power-pop movement in the '70s in not one, but three influential bands of that era -...
VIDEO: Syfy Reveals First Look at THE MAGICIANS, Coming in 2016
by Caryn Robbins - May 18, 2015 Syfy has released the first look at its twelve-episode new series THE MAGICIANS, coming in 2016. Check it out below!...
Theatre Aquarius Presents DEAD METAPHOR, Now thru 3/28
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2015 Dean is a young ex-sniper, just back from Afghanistan, struggling to find work. His family is disintegrating before his eyes; his wife is ready to divorce him a second time, yet players on both ends of the political spectrum find Dean's special talents oddly appealing. George F. Walker's Dead Metaph...
'AN EVENING WITH LAMONTE MCLEMORE' Set for Sugar Bar
by Tyler Peterson - June 08, 2015 LaMonte McLemore, the tall n' dapper founder of six-time Grammy winning legends The 5th Dimension--with such generational mega hits as 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In' from HAIR, 'Up-Up and Away,' and 'Stoned Soul Picnic'--brings his charming on-stage chat to New York City's posh Sugar Bar, 254 W. 72n...
Dare to Defy Productions to Present THE MUSIC OF HAIR: A CONCERT EXTRAVAGANZA, 3/13-14
by Tyler Peterson - February 13, 2015 One of the most iconic Broadway scores, HAIR features more modern "hit" songs than any show in history: "Aquarius," "Let The Sun Shine In," "Easy To Be Hard," "Good Morning Starshine," and the title song became chart-topping hits, Grammy winners, Gold or Platinum records, or all of the above. The o...
Standing Room Only Theatre Company to Present HAIR, 3/6-15
by Tyler Peterson - January 27, 2015 Standing Room Only Theatre Company staged in the Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215....
Binge-Watch All of NBC's AQUARIUS After Its Network Premiere
by TV News Desk - April 29, 2015 To offer viewers the same binge-viewing experience they now enjoy on streaming platforms, NBC will make the unprecedented move of releasing all 13 episodes of David Duchovny's new series “Aquarius” on NBC.com and the NBC app after the show's two-hour linear network premiere on May 28, 2015. ...
Music from Original NBC Series AQUARIUS Now Available for Download
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2015 UMe has released an exclusive new 15-track soundtrack for the hit NBC series AQUARIUS. Music From The Original Series AQUARIUSis available now for download purchase from all major digital service providers....
BWW Reviews: Don't Cut HAIR: RETROSPECTIVE From Your Theater Experience
by Steve Wilson - March 29, 2015 The rock musical Hair has been produced many times over the years in Kansas City, but never has it been presented the way the Kansas City Repertory Theatre brought it to the Spencer Theatre on opening night March 27. Artistic Director Eric Rosen directs Hair: Retrospective, which runs through April...
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Coming to The Orleans Showroom in February
by Tyler Peterson - December 30, 2014 In recognition of 47 years in the entertainment business, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., the original stars and lead singers of the legendary group The 5th Dimension, will bring their hits to The Orleans Showroom on February 14 and 15....
Theatre UCF Presents FOOLS RUSH IN Cabaret to Benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014 Come one, come all for a ONE NIGHT ONLY cabaret featuring the music from many beloved musicals both old and new tonight, Nov. 21. The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Cabaret will showcase the many talents of students at Theatre UCF while also supporting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS....
Photo Flash: First Look at Playhouse on Park's HAIR
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2015 Starting last night, June 10, Playhouse on Park finishes its fabulous sixth season with Tony-award winning HAIR, a worldview-shattering musical that, upon its initial premiere, delivered social commentary with a punch that remains relevant to this day. HAIR runs now through July 19. Opening night is...
NBC's DATELINE Ranks Among Week's Top Big 4 Telecasts
by Caryn Robbins - June 02, 2015 With “America's Got Talent,” “American Ninja Warrior” and “I Can Do That” delivering the top three primetime ratings of the week on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, NBC has won the week of May 25-31...
Syfy Greenlights Fantasy Drama THE MAGICIANS to Series
by Caryn Robbins - May 04, 2015 Continuing its commitment to developing bold, high profile scripted dramas, Syfy today announced it has greenlit The Magicians to series....
HAIR, Starring Kristen Bell, Amber Riley, Hunter Parrish and More, Brings the Sunshine to the Hollywood Bowl Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2014 The Hollywood Bowl's production of HAIR, the American Tribal Love-Rock musical, which won the Tony and Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical in 2009, opens tonight, August 1....
NBC's DATELINE Matches Season-High Thursday Rating in 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - June 19, 2015 'Dateline NBC” (1.3/5 in 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) reported the show's highest Thursday rating since April 2 and equaled its season high in adults 18-49. “Dateline” grew +8% week to week in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2)... |