Netflix Announces New Series THE ILIZA SHLESINGER SKETCH SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2019 Netflix has ordered The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, sketch comedy series from Iliza Shlesinger. The six-episode half-hour series will shoot in New York this fall and launch in 2020....
Todays On Ice Returns With AzN PoP!, Jonathan Braylock, Kaitlin Kaufman & Maarit Hara
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2018 Todays on Ice, the Ice Factory Festival's late-night salon series is thrilled to announce this year's lineup. Curated and produced by Kevin Laibson (formerly of The PIT and Magic Futurebox), with associate producer Jonathan Portee (The Late Stream), Todays on Ice features cutting-edge micro-works by...
Andrew Schulz Releases 5:5:1 Comedy Album
by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2018 800 Pound Gorilla Records celebrates the continued success of 5:5:1 - A Comedy Experience, the June 8 debut album from The Brilliant Idiots podcast co-host Andrew Schulz....
HBO & The A.V. Club Launch Second Season of Comedy Series CRASHING with Three Premiere Events
by Tori Hartshorn - January 03, 2018 To promote the second season of comedy series, CRASHING, HBO has partnered with the A.V. CLUB to produce three premiere events across the country: CHICAGO (1/11), SAN FRANCISCO (1/17) and SEATTLE (1/18)....
Philly Improv Theater Presents Unprecedented Nine Comedy Shows In Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018 Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) announces that they will have nine shows as part of the 2018 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. PHIT most recently participated in the 2017 Festival in their home at the Adrienne Theater. 'We are showcasing many of our longtime performers challenging themselves in new ways. W...
BWW Blog: A Closer Look at Asian Actresses Representing the 2019 Season
by Student Blogger: Arnell Ariyana - February 27, 2019 As an Indonesian born theatre-lover, I remember seeing my first Broadway show, which was the Miss Saigon Revival. As a proud Asian myself, I could not believe that I was seeing the iconic helicopter scene from the mezzanine, after growing up singing 'I'd Give My Life for You' in my living room all t...
National Lampoon Taps Evan Shapiro As President, Announces Acquisition Of eshapTV
by Tori Hartshorn - May 03, 2019 National Lampoon's Kevin Frakes and Raj B. Singh announced today that prolific producer and head of eshapTV, Evan Shapiro, has been named the company's President. In the newly created role, Shapiro will oversee all development, acquisitions, and production on television, digital and audio content fo...
Next Week at Feinstein's/54 Below: Desmond Child, Luann De Lesseps, Celebrating Leonard Bernstein, And More!
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2018 Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551....
Viacom Unveils Viacom Digital Studios at First-Ever Digital Content NewFront
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018 Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to the world's premiere entertainment brands, unveiled Viacom Digital Studios and announced an upcoming slate of digital programming, platform partnerships, talent deals and the expansion of VidCon at its first-ever Digital Content NewFront....
Ladies of Soul Rule September with Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Oleta Adams, Jody Watley and Many More at Blue Note
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 29, 2019 September brings some of music's most iconic female performers including Motown stars Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Lady of Soul Oleta Adams and '80s icon Jody Watley. Local artists include the Honolulu Jazz Quartet, Henry Kapono presenting his Artist 2 Artist Concert Series featuring Blayne Asin...
Linda Eder, Seth Sikes, Luann de Lesseps, and More Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 11, 2018 Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
VH1 to Premiere New Series, GROWN & SEXY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 18, 2018 VH1's 'Grown & Sexy' will call on comedians, entertainers and influencers to weigh in on how to survive and thrive in your 'thirties.' Premiering Friday, January 4th at 9:30PM ET/PT with back-to-back episodes, the talking-head style series will feature irreverent commentary and sketches from today's...
WHAT'S YOUR DAMAGE Returns to Wonders of Nature, 5/16
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2018 Every month Sachi Ezura and Halle Kiefer host a stand-up/storytelling show that asks performers, 'What, exactly, is your damage?' Comics ruminate on the middle school humiliations, dating embarrassments and family drama that haunt them to this day, and that make them the weird, wonderful people they...
HBO & The A.V. Club Launch Second Season of Comedy Series CRASHING with Three Premiere Events
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018 To promote the second season of comedy series, CRASHING, HBO has partnered with the A.V. CLUB to produce three premiere events across the country: CHICAGO (1/11), SAN FRANCISCO (1/17) and SEATTLE (1/18)....
Feinstein's/54 Below Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month With De Lesseps, Cook, Rozelle, And More
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2018 This month, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, celebrates LGBTQ Pride with an exciting lineup featuring some of the brightest talent from Broadway, cabaret, pop charts and beyond. A fabulous Pride-themed cocktail menu will feature daily specialty beverages, with proceeds benefitting Broad...
WHAT'S YOUR DAMAGE Returns to Wonders of Nature, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2018 Every month Sachi Ezura and Halle Kiefer host a stand-up/storytelling show that asks performers, 'What, exactly, is your damage?' Comics ruminate on the middle school humiliations, dating embarrassments and family drama that haunt them to this day, and that make them the weird, wonderful people they...
Broadway Princess Party, Lindsey Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver, and More Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - June 22, 2018 Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Bonnie Milligan, Nancy Opel, and More Feature at 54 Below Next Week
by Julie Musbach - March 15, 2019 Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551....
Andrew Schulz's #1 Debut Album 5:5:1 - A COMEDY EXPERIENCE Out Today
by Macon Prickett - June 08, 2018 800 Pound Gorilla Records announces today's release of 5:5:1 – A Comedy Experience, the debut album from MTV's Guy Code star and The Brilliant Idiots podcast co-host Andrew Schulz....
NBC's Trailblazing Program for Emerging Diverse Late Night Writers Names 2018 Class
by Macon Prickett - March 22, 2018 Now in its sixth year, NBC's trailblazing program for emerging diverse late night and sketch comedy writers has named its 2018 class of writers. Alyssa Feller, Jonathan Giles, Michael Hartney, John Mahone, Cameron Smith, Natasha Vaynblat and Bryan Yang were chosen to be the new class of the network'...
Fridays On Ice Returns With AzN PoP!, Jonathan Braylock, Kaitlin Kaufman & Maarit Hara
by Julie Musbach - July 10, 2018 Fridays on Ice, the Ice Factory Festival's late-night salon series is thrilled to announce this year's lineup. Curated and produced by Kevin Laibson (formerly of The PIT and Magic Futurebox), with associate producer Jonathan Portee (The Late Stream), Fridays on Ice features cutting-edge micro-works ...
Philly Improv Theater Presents Eight Original Comedy Shows In 2019 Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - August 23, 2019 Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) announces that they will have eight shows as part of the 2019 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. PHIT most recently participated in the 2018 Festival in their home at the Adrienne Theater. 'We are showcasing many of our longtime performers challenging themselves in new ways. ...
Playwrights Realm Announces Cast And Creative Team For Jonathan Payne's THE REVOLVING CYCLES TRULY AND STEADILY ROLL'D
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018 The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Founding Artistic Director; Roberta Pereira, Producing Director) today announces the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Jonathan Payne's The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd, directed by Awoye Timpo (Sept. 7-Oct. 6, at The Duk...
Broadway Princess Party, Lindsey Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver, and More Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - June 22, 2018 Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Tony Danza, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, Paulo Szot, and More Feature This June at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 31, 2018 This June, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.... |