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)....
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....
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...
CINEMAX Drama Series JETT to Debut on June 14
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 17, 2019 Fresh out of prison, retired professional thief Daisy (aka 'Jett') Kowalski is reluctantly drawn back into doing what she does best after being forced to quit following the birth of her child. Narrowly completing a dangerous 'final' job, she finds herself pulled back into a series of assignments mas...
Marya Grandy Takes the Stage at Feinstein's/54 Below March 29th
by Julie Musbach - March 04, 2019 FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Marya Grandyin Marya Grandy: Live from Feinstein's/54 Below....
VIDEO: See Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman in the Second Trailer for THE GOLDFINCH
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 24, 2019 From Warner Bros. Pictures and Amazon Studios, a?oeThe Goldfincha?? is the film adaptation of Donna Tartt's globally acclaimed best-selling novel, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction....
RATINGS: NBC Ties For #1 For The Primetime Week Of 4/22-4/28 In 18-49
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2019 NBC has tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in primetime results for the week of April 22-28 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research....
CHICAGO Dramas Back For More As NBC Renews All Three Series For 2019-2020
by Tori Hartshorn - February 26, 2019 Following the huge success of its all-“Chicago” Wednesday night lineup, NBC has renewed all three of its Windy City dramas – “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” – for the 2019-20 season....
Rivendell Announces Extension of THE CAKE
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2018 Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core will add four performances to the run The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Lauren Shouse, and featuring RTE Founders Tara Mallen and Keith Kupferer, RTE Member Krystel McNeil,...
NBC Reveals New Year-Round Lineup, Including THE VOICE, LAW AND ORDER: SVU, THE BLACKLIST, and Many More
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2019 In the midst of a winning season that will mark the network's sixth consecutive September-to-September victory fueled by an unbeatable summer of alternative programming, NBC unveils a new year-round lineup that builds on the industry's most stable schedule with top returning stars, addictive dramas ...
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)...
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW Sold In 99% Of U.S. For Its Premiere In National Syndication
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2019 The new nationally syndicated daytime program “The Kelly Clarkson Show” has been sold in 99% of the U.S. prior to its Sep. 9 premiere, it was announced today by Tracie Wilson, EVP, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution....
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....
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....
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 ...
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...
Hostos Center Presents UrbanTheater Company In Marco Rodriguez' ASHES OF LIGHT
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 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...
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....
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. ...
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW Sold In More than 80% of US for Its Debut in Syndication
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019 The new nationally syndicated daytime program “The Kelly Clarkson Show” has been sold in more than 80% of the U.S. for its fall 2019 debut, it was announced today by Tracie Wilson, EVP, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution....
YES Starring Nolan Gould and Tim Realbuto to Premiere In LA In June
by Tori Hartshorn - May 14, 2019 YES, the new motion picture starring Modern Family's Nolan Gould and New York stage actor Tim Realbuto, will make it's world premiere on Saturday June 22nd at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. The movie, directed by Rob Margolies, will screen at 9:30 PM at the famed venue as part ...
NBC Orders LAW & ORDER: HATE CRIMES From Executive Producer Dick Wolf
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 04, 2018 One of television's most successful franchises is tackling a very relevant and topical subject matter as iconic Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf brings “Law & Order: Hate Crimes” to audiences beginning with a 13-episode order from NBC.... |