NATIVE GARDENS to Tour to 4 Community Partner Venues
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2018 The Globe is happy to announce that the Globe for All Tour will continue to bring shows to the community in 2018, with support provided by Theatre Forward's Advancing Strong Theatre grant program. Following the Globe engagement of Karen Zacarias's hilarious comedy directed by Edward Torres, Native G...
NBC Wins Wednesday Night in Ratings, CHICAGO FIRE Most-Watched Show of Night
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 27, 2018 NBC wins Premiere Wednesday in total viewers, moving from its year-ago #3 finish to #1. NBC is up by more than +1.5 million persons or +26% versus Premiere Wednesday last year in total viewers (7.591 million vs. 6.047 million)....
Fulton Theatre Mounts Biggest Production Yet THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
by Julie Musbach - June 04, 2018 On June 5, 2018, the Fulton Theatre launches The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the theatre's season finale and biggest production of the 2017/2018 season. The Hunchback of Notre Dame will also be one of the largest shows in the theatre's one hundred sixty six year history. Over ninety cast and choir mem...
Julia Knitel, Jennifer Cody, and More Complete Cast for The Muny's GYPSY
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018 The Muny announced today its complete cast and design team for the theatre's centennial season production of Gypsy, July 27 - August 2. Gypsy is proudly sponsored by Missouri Lottery....
Starz Announces Two New Series, P-VALLEY and HIGHTOWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 27, 2018 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today the series pickups of 'P-Valley' (working title), based on her play Pussy Valley, and 'Hightown,' formerly called 'P-Town,' from Rebecca Cutter ('Gotham'), Gary Lennon (STARZ Original series 'Power') and Jerry Bruckheimer TV....
Booker Garrett, Sayra Player, and More Cast in THE HURRICANE PARTY
by Julie Musbach - August 09, 2018 THE COLLECTIVE NY announces complete casting for the world premiere production of David Thigpen's THE HURRICANE PARTY, directed by Tony Award Nominee Maria Dizzia (In the Next Room). Previews begin on Wednesday, August 29 at the Studio Stage at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Opening night is set for Tuesd...
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival Announces Casting for OTHELLO
by Julie Musbach - May 16, 2018 The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (NDSF) has announced the casting for its upcoming production of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. The flagship production of the 2018 season, Othello will feature stage & screen veteran Esau Pritchett in the title role, with celebrated stage actor Robert...
Golden Globes Is #1 Entertainment Show Of 12/31-1/6 Week
by Tori Hartshorn - January 08, 2019 NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6 in adults 18-49 and total viewers, and ranks #1 among the Big 4 networks excluding sports in every key ratings measure, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research....
RJLE Films Acquires THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 11, 2018 RLJE Films (NASDAQ: RLJE) has acquired all North American rights to The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, the upcoming thriller from CINESTATE and XYZ Films. Written by Henry Dunham who is also making his feature directorial debut, the film stars James Badge Dale (13 Hours), Chris Mulkey (Captain Phillips)...
NBC Names Inaugural 'Female Forward' Class & Takes Major Stride In Putting Women In Director's Chair
by Tori Hartshorn - July 25, 2018 NBC is taking a significant step to put more women in the director's chair with the announcement of its inaugural class for Female Forward, the network's annual initiative founded last August by then-president Jennifer Salke that gives female directors a pipeline into scripted television....
All-Female Cast And Creative Team Announced For Rebecca Gilman's TWILIGHT BOWL
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2018 Goodman Theatre has announced the cast for Twilight Bowl by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Gilman, an Artistic Associate who marks her ninth production-and seventh world premiere-with the Goodman. Set in a rural Wisconsin bowling alley, the coming-of-age story focuses on six women struggling to def...
Chicago Theatres Announce FRANKENSTEIN: Unearthed
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2018 Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre and Manual Cinema, Lifeline Theatre, and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company announce FRANKENSTEIN: Unearthed, a one-time-only event exploring the four productions of this classic tale coming to Chicago stages during the 2018-2019 season. FRANKENSTEIN: Unearthed t...
Dark Comedy WAKE To Premiere At The Heartland International Film Festival
by Julie Musbach - September 18, 2018 Mirrorcore Productions first feature film Wake. will enjoy its world premiere Saturday, October 13th, 2018 at the acclaimed Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. The film will be screened several times during the festival run from October 11th-21st, 2018....
NBC Wins Primetime Week of 11/29-11/4 In Every Key Demo
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2018 NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and every other key ratings demographic, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research....
Something Marvelous Presents FIREFLY LOVE
by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2018 Something Marvelous, a Chicago theater company dedicated to works of magical realism, presents Firefly Love by playwright Alejandro Ricaño, in a new English translation by Hector Garza. Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, Firefly Love runs June 30 to July 15, 2018 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 ...
Disney+ Begins Production on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 15, 2019 Production is underway in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the highly anticipated, innovative and re-invented 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' for Disney+, The Walt Disney Company's upcoming streaming service. The series is developed and executive produced by Tim Federle ('Ferdinand'), alongsi...
Porchlight Announces Cast And Crew Of Porchlight Revisits CAN CAN
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2019 Porchlight Music Theatre continues its "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits Can-Can, music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Abe Burrows with direction by Adrian Abel Azevedo, musical direction by Linda Madonia and choreography by Shanna VanDerwerker. Porchlight Rev...
Green to Play Female Lead in YES; CHICAGO P.D.'s Jeanine Bartel, SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!'s Michael Nigro, and More Also Join the Cast
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2018 Jenna Leigh Green, who is most known for starring as everybody's favorite mean girl Libby Chessler on the hit sitcom 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch', as well as her stage performances in WICKED and BARE, will play the female lead role of Annie Caden in the upcoming motion picture YES, based on Tim Real...
Photo Flash: Rajiv Joseph's GUARDS AT THE TAJ In Rehearsal At Steppenwolf
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2018 Now in rehearsals, Steppenwolf Theatre Company is thrilled to present Guards at the Taj, a stunning tale about the search for beauty in desperate circumstances, written by acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo). As previously announced, ensemble member Amy Morton directs...
Something Marvelous Presents FIREFLY LOVE
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2018 Something Marvelous, a Chicago theater company dedicated to works of magical realism, presents Firefly Love by playwright Alejandro Ricaño, in a new English translation by Hector Garza. Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, Firefly Love runs June 30 to July 15, 2018 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 ...
Hostos Center Presents Urban Theater Company In Marco Rodriguez' ASHES OF LIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2019 A mother's love knows no boundaries... After a five-year self-imposed absence, Julio Cesar, a young man with a buried secret, returns home after the death of his father. Over the course of two evenings, mother and son, two estranged generations of Dominicans living on New York's Upper West Side, at...
WGN America Renews the Jerry O'Connell Comedy, CARTER for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 23, 2019 WGN America, Sony Pictures Television's networks, and Canada's CTV announced today the renewal of the comedic procedural series Carter for a second season, starring Jerry O'Connell (Billions), Sydney Poitier Heartsong (Chicago P.D.) and Kristian Bruun (Orphan Black). Andy Berman(Psych, Rosewood) joi...
NBC Ties For #1 In 18-49 For The Primetime Week of 5/7-5/13
by Tori Hartshorn - May 15, 2018 NBC has tied for #1 in adults 18-49 in ratings results for the primetime week of May 7-13, according to 'live plus same day' figures from Nielsen Media Research....
Cleveland Play House Brings Adventure And Arrows With Ken Ludwig's Sherwood
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2019 Cleveland Play House (CPH) is raising the swashbuckling stakes on the Robin Hood folklore with an exciting adventure that conjures up joy, romance and merriment. Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, is a lightning speed tale full of playful characters that will take over the Allen Th...
JUDGE JERRY Sells in 90% of US for Syndication Debut
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 23, 2019 NBCUniversal Television Distribution has sold “Judge Jerry” to more than 90% of the country for its fall 2019 debut, it was announced today by Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution. ... |