STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Tonight's Season Finale of CBS's CRIMINAL MINDS
by Caryn Robbins - May 16, 2012 On tonight's episode of CBS's CRIMINAL MINDS entitled 'Hit', when the BAU goes up against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington, D.C., the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostages....
BWW Blog: Greg Reuter - (Don't) Hold the Applause!
by Guest Blogger: Greg Reuter - October 04, 2012 When I first moved to NY, I had two amazing roommates, Eric Christian (dancer, singer and actor extrordinaire) and Jennifer Stetor (now Stetor Eggars... see previous description!). Jen Stet (as we called her) was in 'The Will Rogers Follies', and Eric and I were sweating to the oldies in the Radio C...
Photo Coverage: Ben Affleck, Victor Garber and More at ARGO Premiere at TIFF
by Walter McBride - September 11, 2012 Argo is a political drama film based on Tony Mendez's account of the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The film just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and you can check out photos from the big event below!...
Brent W. A. Henderson Offers Suspense and Murder in PROFILE OF A KILLER
by Christina Mancuso - July 02, 2013 The news travelled like fire. Metro Atlanta is now dealing with yet another serial murderer who targets children, this time preadolescent females at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park. Chief of Detectives Theo Reed and his forensic psychiatrist friend Aiden O'Brian are in a tight grip to find the killer....
CRITIC'S CUT: New Pilot-to-Series Pickups with the Most Potential
by Tyler Peterson - May 13, 2013 The upcoming broadcast season is undoubtedly going to be a good one. At least a whole lot better than the current slate of programming (most networks have ditched their 2012-2013 additions). NBC, CBS, Fox, and ABC have managed to enlist some major talent to headline their new shows for the 2013-2014...
Signal Ensemble Theatre Presents HOSTAGE SONG, 5/5-6/9
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2012 Signal Ensemble Theatre announces the final production in their 2011-2012 season, the Chicago premiere of Hostage Song, May 5 - June 9, at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 West Berenice Ave. Clay McLeod Chapman writes the production with music and lyrics by Kyle Jarrow, directed by Signal's Co-Artistic...
Irondale & Scenes Present The American Premier of 'An Arab in My Mirror,' 2/1
by Kelsey Denette - January 05, 2012 February 1 - 11 (performances run Wednesday through Saturday, 8pm) Irondale and Scenes presents the American premier of An Arab in My mirror written by Riad Cahmi and Philippe Vincent, directed by Philippe Vincent. An Arab in My Mirror has been featured at the Rawabet Space in Cairo, Egypt and at T...
Hostages' Ray Vaughn Prepping New Album
by Tyler Peterson - May 29, 2013 Ray Vaughn has written songs and performed in dives and on street corners for a very, very long time. He was a founding member of San Francisco based Punk/Art Rock band Hostages, then Die Bossa Nova, until disappearing in 1992. Ray Vaughn resurfaced in 2010 as a solo acoustic act. After traveling ba...
White House Chiefs of Staff to Be Featured in Discovery's THE GATEKEEPERS
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2012 There's the power of the presidency and then there's the power of the men behind the president. Discovery lifts the curtain for the extraordinary behind the scenes history of the White House Chiefs of Staff in THE GATEKEEPERS, a world premiere television special event coming in 2013....
VIDEO: Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Visits CBS THIS MORNING
by - January 04, 2013 Former New Mexico Governor and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson said his planned trip to North Korea with Google executive Eric Schmidt is a humanitarian visit in an interview with co-host Norah O'Donnell on CBS THIS MORNING. View the interview in full below!...
Signal Ensemble Theatre Presents HOSTAGE SONG, Now thru 6/9
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2012 Signal Ensemble Theatre has announced the final production in their 2011-2012 season, the Chicago premiere of Hostage Song, from tonight, May 5 through June 9, at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 West Berenice Ave. Clay McLeod Chapman writes the production with music and lyrics by Kyle Jarrow, directed...
Lyric Opera of Chicago Receives Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
by Kelsey Denette - July 11, 2012 Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced today that The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is awarding $2 million to the internationally acclaimed company in support of expanded community engagement and new artistic initiatives....
THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW Among Line-Up for 'PaleyFestPreviews'
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2013 The Paley Center for Media will present the 9th annual PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV on September 6-13, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, and on September 7-8 at The Paley Center for Media in New York....
Iranian Hostage Crisis Myths Debunked in ROXANA'S REVOLUTION
by Christina Mancuso - June 11, 2013 Popular Culture has rekindled public interest in the Iranian hostage crisis. Mainstream media often fails to paint a complete picture of this historical event....
TWO ROOMS Opens at Hollywood Fringe Festival Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2013 In TWO ROOMS, Chris DeVinny plays Michael Wells, a University Educator taken hostage in Beirut during the Lebanese hostage crisis of the 1980s. It is the first role to hit this close to home for him. Though his character, Michael, is a civilian, he is faced with many of the same fears, horrors and q...
North/South Consonance Continues Free Concerts Tonight, 6/5
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2012 North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 32nd consecutive season of free-admission concerts this evening, June 5, 2012 when the acclaimed North/South Chamber Orchestra performs four works by three generations of composers originally from Latin America but who reached their artistic maturity while ...
Photo Coverage: Ben Affleck, Victor Garber and More at ARGO Premiere at TIFF
by Walter McBride - September 11, 2012 Argo is a political drama film based on Tony Mendez's account of the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The film just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and you can check out photos from the big event below!...
HBO's Comedy Series VEEP to Return for Second Seasson, 4/14
by Caryn Robbins - March 26, 2013 The Emmy(R)-nominated comedy series VEEP kicks off its ten-episode second season SUNDAY, APRIL 14 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Hostages' Episode of HBO's VEEP
by - April 22, 2013 On the next episode of HBO's VEEP titled 'Hostages', as a hostage crisis in Uzbekistan heats up, Selina and Secretary of Defense General Maddox have trouble getting on the same page at their joint appearance at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico. Get a sneak peek below!...
Signal Ensemble's HOSTAGE SONG Begins Saturday
by Kelsey Denette - April 30, 2012 Signal Ensemble Theatre announces the final production in their 2011-2012 season, the Chicago premiere of Hostage Song, May 5 - June 9, at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 West Berenice Ave. Clay McLeod Chapman writes the production with music and lyrics by Kyle Jarrow, directed by Signal's Co-Artistic...
Military Channel to Launch 'Red Hot & New Week' Beg. 10/15
by Caryn Robbins - September 20, 2012 The Military Channel is rolling out an ambitious new slate of programs during a special week-long stunt that features premieres and sneak peeks throughout its schedule. 'RED HOT & NEW WEEK' is anchored by the world premieres of THE BROKAW FILES and COMMANDER IN CHIEF: INSIDE THE OVAL OFFICE, both o...
UPDATE: ARGO Now Not Only U.S. Film Iranian Authorities Want to Sue
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2013 Yesterday, BWW reported that Iranian authorities are considering suing Hollywood over the way their country was depicted in the Academy Award-winning film ARGO. Today, Deadline is reporting that French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre is mounting a case against a series of U.S. films that Iran believes...
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2015-16 World Premiere of BEL CANTO
by Kelsey Denette - February 28, 2012 Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, today announced details of its new world premiere. Bel Canto, by the gifted young Peruvian composer Jimmy Lopez, with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz, is based on the best-selling novel by Ann Patchett. To premiere ...
Dylan McDermott Joins Cast of CBS Pilot HOSTAGES
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2013 TVGuide reports that Dylan McDermott has signed on to the CBS political thriller HOSTAGES. The actor joins previously announced cast member Tony Collette in the project....
ABC's CASTLE Premiere Grows Year to Year
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2013 During the 10pm hour, ABC's season premiere of Castle beat CBS' debut of Hostages by 4.0 million viewers and by 22% in Adults 18-49.... |