2010 Cincinnati Fringe Festival Announces Line-Up
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 16, 2010 Know Theatre of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Fringe Festival is proud to announce the performance fringe line-up for the 2010 Cincinnati Fringe Festival....
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING Now Available in Paperback
by Kassie Rivera - March 25, 2011 Drawing on a series of recordings made over many years, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler's I Know Where I'm Going, the most intimate and personal biography ever published of Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn, is now available in paperback from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books....
CNBC Announces Checkerboard Programming
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 21, 2010 CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 340 million homes worldwide, including more than 95 million households in the United States and Canada....
Al Hirschfeld Biography to Get 2015 Release
by Nicole Rosky - February 20, 2012 According to the New York Times, Al Hirschfeld, who passed away in 2003, will get his own biography in the near future. Ellen Stern, who wrote about the artist in 1987 for GQ, will write the book, which will be released in 2015. ...
Sydney Theatre Co Presents LEVIATHAN, Kicks Off Sept 18-19 At Hurstville Entertainment Centre
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2010 Leviathan Adapted and directed by Stefo NantsouBased on the book Leviathan - The Unauthorized Biography of Sydney by John Birmingham Sydney Theatre Company, together with Hurstville and Liverpool City Councils, is delighted toannounce a partnership that will bring a new Australian production to Sydn...
Aaron Sorkin to Script Upcoming Steve Jobs Biopic for Sony?
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2011 According to Collider.com, writer Aaron Sorkin is being courted by Sony to write the script for an upcoming biopic of computer pioneer Steve Jobs, based on the newly released authorized biography by Walter Isascson....
Animazing Gallery Hosts Booksigning with Disney Historian John Canemaker 9/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 20, 2010 John Canemaker, the head of animation at NYU and author of numerous classic animation books, returns to Animazing Gallery in SoHo on September 25th, from 2-6 pm to debut and autograph his new book. ...
All Cowell Program: Leon Botstein Conducts American Symphony Orchestra, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2010 Discover symphonic masterworks and rare operas in concert throughout the American Symphony Orchestra season. 'An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell' presents Leon Botstein conducting Cowell works such as 'Hymn and Fuguing Tune, No. 3' and 'Atlantis.' The concert will be held January 29, 2...
Wendy Moore to Pen Novel Based on Real Life Eliza Doolittle
by Jeff Dennhardt - April 19, 2010 Wendy Moore, author of the popular novel 'Wedlock,' will pen a novel based on real life Eliza Doolittle, Sabrina Sidney, the basis for the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion and the hit Lerner and Lowe musical, My Fair Lady. The novel, entitled 'How to Create the Perfect Wife,' is currently in publi...
Miranda Harcourt's BIOGRAPHY OF MY SKIN Returns to Downstage, 4/9-4/27
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2010 Miranda Harcourt's Biography of My Skin returns to Downstage for two weeks this April....
CNBC's Checkerboard Announces Programming for 7/19-23
by Marivic Tagala - July 01, 2010 CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 340 million homes worldwide, including more than 95 million households in the United States and Canada. The network's Business Day programming (weekdays from 5:00...
CNBC Checkerboard Programming Announced For Weekend Of 6/5-6
by Charlie Piane - May 17, 2010 CNBC Checkerboard Programming Announced For Weeked Of 6/5-6m...
CHECKERBOARD Preview: April 25-29 on CNBC
by Nicole Rosky - April 05, 2011 The following programming is set for CNBC's 'Checkerboad' for April 25- 29...
STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps for 'The Hamilton Mixtape'!
by Kelsey Denette - June 28, 2011 As Miranda revealed last year, he's working on a new project: The Hamilton Mixtape, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton - yes, that Alexander Hamilton. 'Did you read Hamilton's biography? Every page is a hip-hop story, with so much of it echoing the tragic story of hip-hop figures: bastard orpha...
Biography Profiles Scarlett Johansson, Airing Tonight Through 12/30
by Kelsey Denette - December 23, 2011 Tony Award winner Scarlett Johansson will be featured in an upcoming Biography profile, airing tonight at 10pm as well as Saturday at 2 AM, Thursday at 9 PM and Friday at 1 AM....
Animazing Gallery Hosts Booksigning with Disney Historian John Canemaker 9/25
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2010 John Canemaker, the head of animation at NYU and author of numerous classic animation books, returns to Animazing Gallery in SoHo on September 25th, from 2-6 pm to debut and autograph his new book. ...
Museum of Moving Image Hosts Bobby Fischer Against the World Screening
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2011 The acclaimed new documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World, which premiered at Sundance and was shown on HBO, will be screened at Museum of the Moving Image on Wednesday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m., followed by a discussion with two luminaries from the chess world: Frank Brady, author of the outstandin...
Corner Bookstore Hosts A Reading by Marion Meade 3/11
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2010 The Corner Bookstore and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt have announced that they will be hosting a reading by Marion Meade, author of Lonelyhearts, The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney on Thursday, March 11th at 6:00 p.m....
Saurav Dutt Writes Mickey Rourke Biography, 'Stand Alone: The Films of Mickey Rourke'
by Jennie Mamary - October 19, 2011 He may have the image of a silver screen tough-guy; fearless, strong and powerful. However, one acclaimed author has written a biography that presents the real side of Mickey Rourke. ...
Sydney Theatre Co Presents LEVIATHAN, Kicks Off Sept 18-19 At Hurstville Entertainment Centre
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 02, 2010 Leviathan Adapted and directed by Stefo NantsouBased on the book Leviathan - The Unauthorized Biography of Sydney by John Birmingham Sydney Theatre Company, together with Hurstville and Liverpool City Councils, is delighted toannounce a partnership that will bring a new Australian production to Sydn...
Gore Vidal Biography Planned for 2015
by Nicole Rosky - August 22, 2012 According to the New York Times, Doubleday will soon publish a biography of recently deceased playwright Gore Vidal. Jay Parini, a friend of Vidal's for many years, will write the book, which is planned to be released in 2015....
David Browne In Conversation With Lee Ranaldo of 'Sonic Youth' at Barnes & Noble, 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2010 This evening David Browne discusses his definitive look at underground music icons Sonic Youth, Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth....
All Cowell Program: Leon Botstein Conducts American Symphony Orchestra, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2010 Discover symphonic masterworks and rare operas in concert throughout the American Symphony Orchestra season. 'An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell' presents Leon Botstein conducting Cowell works such as 'Hymn and Fuguing Tune, No. 3' and 'Atlantis.' The concert will be held January 29, 2...
TV: Simon Callow in BEING SHAKESPEARE at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
by Jessica Lewis - April 20, 2012 Simon Callow has brought his highly acclaimed show BEING SHAKESPEARE to the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre at the Broadway Playhouse for a limited engagement through April 29, 2012. Performances began April, 18 2012. The Chicago engagement follows productions at BAM in New York and Trafalgar Studios 1...
BWW Book Reviews: Jeffrey Spivaks Fascinating BUZZ -the life and art of Busby Berkeley
by Chris Gibson - August 19, 2011 Before receiving this detailed biography, Jeffrey Spivak's BUZZ, my knowledge of Busby Berkeley was limited to some articles I'd read in a few fan magazines as well as an old trade paperback from 1973 (The Busby Berkeley Book). Spivak's book not only fills in the gaps, but it brings a lot of previou... |