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Matilda Joslyn Gage Presents QUOTING MATILDA
by Christina Mancuso - October 30, 2014

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Sydney Writers' Festival Set for Glen Street Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - April 20, 2015

Join in Australia's largest annual celebration of literature and ideas! Experience the magic of the Sydney Writers' Festival at Glen Street Theatre with inspiring talks by Martin Edmond, award-winning non-fiction author, screenwriter and poet, and Paul West, author and star of River Cottage Australi...


A.C.T. to Welcome John Lahr in Conversation with Carey Perloff, 10/6
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014

American Conservatory Theater, in association with The Commonwealth Club of Northern California, will present John Lahr in Conversation with Carey Perloff on the occasion of the release of his newest biography, "TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh" on Monday, October 6 at 7 p.m. at A.C.T...


MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY Released Today
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2015

MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY is set for release today, December 29, 2015....


New Biography 'Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep' Coming This April
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2015

Amazon.com reports that a new Meryl Streep biography will be released by Harper on April 26, 2016. Written by Michael Schulman, the book is called 'Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep.'...


Robert F. McCabe Sr. and William J. McCabe Launch Debut Book, VAL
by Christina Mancuso - January 19, 2015

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New Joan Rivers Biography Slated for 2016 Release
by Caryn Robbins - September 17, 2014

Vanity Fair and New York Times journalist Leslie Bennetts has signed on to write the new biography 'Joan Rivers: A Life.'...


John Lahr Wins 8th Annual Sheridan Morley Prize for TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: MAD PILGRIMAGE OF THE FLESH Biography
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015

At a ceremony at the Garrick Club today, John Lahr was awarded the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography for Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh....


Critic John Lahr to Talk Tennessee Williams Biography at The Players This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2014

The Shakespeare Guild's 2014-15 season will open with a conversation that will launch the U.S. author tour for a biography that actress Helen Mirren calls 'a masterpiece about a genius.' Only John Lahr, she says, 'with his perceptions about the theater, about writers, about poetry, and about people,...


Soprano Sarah Fox Records Mozart's 'Il Re Pastore'
by Christina Mancuso - October 16, 2015

Leading English soprano Sarah Fox has been winning high praise for a string of recordings of late. Her last two classical CDs (a Vaughan Williams symphony CD for Sir Mark Elder and the Halle Orchestra on the Halle's own label and, more Vaughan Williams, 'Dona nobis pacem' for Andrew Litton and the C...


N-Y Historical Society's 'History Makers' Gala to Honor HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Biographer Ron Chernow
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2015

HAMILTON composer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alexander Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow will be honored on Monday, November 9, 2015, at the New-York Historical Society's 2015 History Makers Gala at Cipriani Wall Street....


New Madeline Kahn Biography in the Works
by Tyler Peterson - August 07, 2015

Stage and film actress MADELINE KAHN is the subject of a new biography, MADELINE KAHN: Being the Music • A Life (University Press of Mississippi), by William V. Madison. The biography explores both the career & personal life of the award-winning actress....


MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY Set for Release, 12/29
by Christina Mancuso - August 27, 2015

MAGGIE SMITH: A BIOGRAPHY is set for release on December 29, 2015....


Loretta Wade Releases 5th Novel WHERE THE WILLOWS WEEP
by Christina Mancuso - July 10, 2015

Alabama's own Loretta Wade has just released her 5th novel. 'Where The Willows Weep' is a sentimental journey that is sure to captivate any reader. The story is told in Loretta's signature southern style and it centers around a caretaker's struggle to help her patient fight through his serious il...


John Lahr Wins 8th Annual Sheridan Morley Prize for TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: MAD PILGRIMAGE OF THE FLESH Biography
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015

At a ceremony at the Garrick Club today, John Lahr was awarded the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography for Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh....


Tennessee Williams Biographer John Lahr Coming to Steppenwolf, 10/13
by Tyler Peterson - October 01, 2014

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey engages in conversation with John Lahr about his latest book, Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh in a special one-night-only event, Monday, October 13 at 7pm in the Downstairs Theatre. Lahr, who served as senior drama critic for...


VIDEO: LES MISERABLES' Kyle Jean-Baptiste Sings LES MIS With Lin-Manuel Miranda at #Ham4Ham Lottery
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 15, 2015

It got so real in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre this afternoon....


Rodgers and Hammerstein Biography Will Hit Shelves in 2018
by Nicole Rosky - June 29, 2015

According to the New York Times, Henry Holt will publish Todd S. Purdum's 'Rodgers and Hammerstein' in 2018- the 75th anniversary of the composing team's first musical, Oklahoma!. The biography will follow both their contributions to musical theatre, as well as their personal lives....


John Lahr, Kika Markham & More Make Shortlist for 2015 Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2015

The shortlist is announced today for the eighth annual Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography - the nominees are Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr, Our Time of Day: My Life with Corin Redgrave by Kika Markham, What do I Know?: People, Politics and the Arts by Richard ...


Simon Russell Beale to Lead MR FOOTE'S OTHER LEG at Hampstead This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2015

The Daily Mail writes that Simon Russell Beale will star in Ian Kelly's MR FOOTE'S OTHER LEG at the Hampstead Theatre this fall....


Douglas V. Mastriano Wins Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award
by Matt Smith - May 22, 2015

Lexington, KY—University Press of Kentucky author Douglas V. Mastriano has been named the recipient of the 2014Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Biography for his book Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne. The AHF recognizes six books and three articles eac...


Casting Spells Productions Announces Cast of 'FRANKIE & JOHNNY'
by Tyler Peterson - October 05, 2015

Casting Spells Productions announces the late fall production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally at Minneapolis Theatre Garage Nov. 5 - Dec. 6, 2015 (preview Nov. 4) starring Shanan Custer as Frankie and Charles Hubbell as Johnny. Voice of Radio Announcer will be played b...


Cy Coleman's YOU FASCINATE ME SO Now Available
by Pat Cerasaro - May 26, 2015

Celebrate Cy Coleman with a new collection!...


CYNTHIA-REEVES Participates in Art Miami New York Fair Featuring Steven Siegel's Debut This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2015

CYNTHIA-REEVES is pleased to announce our participation in the upcoming Art Miami New York Fair, this weekend, May 14 - 17, at Pier 94 in New York City. Located along the Hudson River on 12th Avenue and 55th Street, CYNTHIA-REEVES will present artwork that predominantly demonstrates a sense of rest...


ChamberMusicNY to Host Terrance McKnight Concert in 2016
by Nora Dominick - August 13, 2015

ChamberMusicNY, a nonprofit presenting organization, and The Harlem Chamber Players are pleased to announce that Terrance McKnight, radio personality and musician, will both host as well as perform in their April 21, 2016 concert at Merkin Concert Hall....






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