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Better Things is a semi-autobiographical vehicle for Pamela Adlon similar to the way "Louie" is for CK. It centers on Sam, a working actor with no filter trying to earn a living, navigate her daughters' lives, have fun with a friend or two and also

Felicia Fakrogha Releases 'The Speaking Blood'
by Christina Mancuso - June 25, 2014

London...


Marshall Rowland Shares Country Music Career in New Memoir
by Christina Mancuso - February 12, 2014

In 'Fertilizer 'tween My Toes' (published by iUniverse), author Marshall Rowland shares a lifetime of wisdom and experience with readers as he recounts the highlights and hardships of his life and career in country music, including his memories of meeting legends such as Elvis Presley, Pat Boone, An...


Soho Crime to Release GHOST MONTH by Ed Lin, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2014

It's Ghost Month (or August) in Taiwan—a time to commemorate the dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid bodies of water—but all Jing-nan can think about is how he ended up here, a dumpling vendor in Taipei's night market. He rues the day five years ago when he left UCLA to ret...


BWW Interview: Peter Gallagher Ponders HOW'D ALL YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM and More as He Prepares for The Annenberg
by David Green - February 22, 2014

Actor, musician and writer Peter Gallagher makes his debut at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs with his one-man show, 'How'd All You People Get In My Room?,' tonight, February 22 at 8:00 pm. Gallagher will share real-life stories from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York, to...


Legacy Recordings Licenses North American Rights to THE KINKS Catalog of Recordings
by Caryn Robbins - September 10, 2014

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has exclusively licensed the North American catalog rights to recordings made by The Kinks for RCA Records and Arista in the years from 1971 to 1985....


BWW Reviews: Constellation Pulls Out the Stops with SCAPIN Thru 2/16
by Andrew White - January 22, 2014

With the brilliant work of Constellation Theatre, Bill Irwin's irreverent spirit is alive and well in their current production of 'Scapin,' adapted from Moliere's Les Fourberies de Scapin ('Scapin's Tricks'). It's not one of those moldy old comedies where you try to laugh like your distinguished an...


BWW Recap: SURVIVOR- BLOOD VS WATER 10/22; Full Results!
by Kara McCoy - October 22, 2014

Last week, in what was probably the most satisfying tribal council of the season so far, we said goodbye to Drew. And not, like, a particularly sad goodbye. Not one of those 'handkerchief-waving, sending your son off to college' goodbyes. No, no. More like a 'champagne-popping, gone with the wind FA...


BWW Reviews: Clackamas Rep Deftly Depicts the Struggles of GOOD PEOPLE
by Patrick Brassell - September 21, 2014

the playwright has written the characters in a very even-handed way; at no time is either Mike or Margie completely right or completely wrong; we see them both as people trying to do the right thing, yet also trying to hold on to what they already have....


BWW Interview: Peter Gallagher Ponders HOW'D ALL YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM and More as He Prepares for The Annenberg
by David Green - February 20, 2014

Actor, musician and writer Peter Gallagher makes his debut at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs with his one-man show, 'How'd All You People Get In My Room?,' on Saturday, February 22 at 8:00 pm. Gallagher will share real-life stories from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York...


Anthony D. Collins Releases 'Life Is Outstanding'
by Christina Mancuso - November 22, 2013

In his new book 'Life Is Outstanding' (published by AuthorHouse), author Anthony D. Collins offers inspirational guidelines to remain positive and productive amidst adverse circumstances. Collins draws heavily from his own experiences, as well as those of friends and clients, to prove that everyone ...


Terry Kinney to Direct Broadway-Bound REAR WINDOW; Full Creative Team Announced!
by Tyler Peterson - June 06, 2013

The forthcoming Broadway production REAR WINDOW has found its creative team in playwright Keith Reddin(Too Much Memory, Life and Limb) and director Terry Kinney (reasons to be pretty, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest). The play will be adapted from Cornell Woolrich's original short story, the iconic ...


BWW Reviews: West Coast Premiere of THE BOOK OF MORMON Finally Blesses Southern California
by Michael L. Quintos - September 14, 2012

Arguably the most anticipated Broadway musical to ever hit the road in recent decades, the worship-worthy comedy THE BOOK OF MORMON--whose first national tour is now cheerfully spreading its gospel at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood through November 25--certainly lives up to its massive box office...


BWW Reviews: New British Musical CONFESSIONS OF A RABBI'S DAUGHTER Makes LA Debut
by Shari Barrett - March 28, 2014

Emily Rose has been traveling around the United States presenting her fictionalized one-woman musical CONFESSIONS OF A RABBI'S DAUGHTER. The show enjoyed a performance at the York New Musical Festival, a successful run in the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, and an Off-Broadway run before making its cu...


BWW Interview: Peter Gallagher Ponders HOW'D ALL YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM and More as He Prepares for The Annenberg
by David Green - February 22, 2014

Actor, musician and writer Peter Gallagher makes his debut at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs with his one-man show, 'How'd All You People Get In My Room?,' tonight, February 22 at 8:00 pm. Gallagher will share real-life stories from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York, to...


BWW Interview: Peter Gallagher Ponders HOW'D ALL YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM and More as He Prepares for The Annenberg
by David Green - February 20, 2014

Actor, musician and writer Peter Gallagher makes his debut at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs with his one-man show, 'How'd All You People Get In My Room?,' on Saturday, February 22 at 8:00 pm. Gallagher will share real-life stories from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York...


FX Networks Promotes Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2015

FX Networks has promoted three veteran entertainment programming executives, Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank, to the title of Executive Vice President...


Soho Crime Releases GHOST MONTH by Ed Lin Today
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2014

It's Ghost Month (or August) in Taiwan-a time to commemorate the dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid bodies of water-but all Jing-nan can think about is how he ended up here, a dumpling vendor in Taipei's night market. He rues the day five years ago when he left UCLA to ret...


BWW Reviews: ANNE FRANK AND ME at 2nd Stage Studio in Clearwater
by Peter Nason - October 27, 2014

A new theatre company tackles this teenage view of the Holocaust, set in both the 1990's and the 1940's. It's like 'Night and Fog' as written by John Hughes....


HOOTENANNY Set for Women's Voices Theater Festival
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2015

Guillotine Theatre and the National Museum of Women in the Arts present Monique LaForce's new play Hootenanny as part of the Women's Voices Theatre Festival....


Photo Flash: CINDERELLA Pantomime at Gateshead
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 30, 2015

A brand new professional panto is being launched in the Gateshead area for Christmas 2015. NS Pantomimes are behind the exciting magical fairytale, Cinderella which is hoped to be the first of many popular pantomimes being staged in a specially constructed theatre venue in Whickham, Gateshead. Chec...


Tavi Gevinson, Ben Foster, Natasha Lyonne, Piper Perabo and More Sign on for John Patrick Shanley All-Day Readings
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2015

Animus Theatre Company, in association with Circle in the Square Professional Workshop, will be presenting selected works by John Patrick Shanley as part of their 2nd Annual All Day Reading Series on Monday, November 2 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. A ton of new talent has just joined t...


FX Greenlights New Comedy Series BETTER THINGS, From Louis C.K.
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2015

FX has ordered the first season of the comedy series Better Things, co-created by and starring Pamela Adlon...


Getting to Know Marquette University Theater in 2013
by Caroline Campana - January 07, 2013

Residents of the city of Milwaukee, WI have a multitude of options when deciding to go to the theater. But one of the some of the most important and exciting theater in the city is currently coming out of Milwaukee's university theaters. It is schools like Marquette and The University of Wisconsin- ...


Review Roundup: Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane are Back in TED 2
by Tess Reynolds - June 26, 2015

Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane are back, reprising their roles in the sequel to the 2012 comedy TED....


BWW Reviews: VIEUX CARRÉ, Kings Head Theatre, July 13 2012
by Gary Naylor - July 14, 2012

Mrs Wire runs her shabby New Orleans boarding house with Basil Fawlty's arch sense of misplaced morality and a similar contempt for guests that spills over, literally at one point, into violence....






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