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The two-night scripted miniseries HOUDINI follows the epic tales of Harry Houdini as he emerges as America

EDINBURGH 2015- BWW Reviews: IMPOSSIBLE, Pleasance Dome, August 19 2015
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2015

Seances, spirituality, immortality and magic. The true story of the deadly feud between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Starring Phill Jupitus as Conan Doyle and Alan Cox as Houdini....


RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL to Play the Grand, 2/20-21
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2015

The Grand 1894 Opera House presents RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL, Saturday, February 20, at 8 pm, and Sunday, February 21 at 3 pm....


'THE ILLUSIONISTS' Set to Bring Their Blockbuster Entertainment Even to NBC 12/9
by Caryn Robbins - November 20, 2015

One of the hottest shows on Broadway is making its way to TV as “The Illusionists” bring their unique brand of magic with a one-hour special scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. on NBC....


Lifetime to Premiere Original Movie THE REAL MVP: THE WANDA DURANT STORY, 5/7
by Caryn Robbins - April 14, 2016

Durant's moving story of a mother's love, tenacity and sacrifice unfolds on Saturday, May 7 at 8pm ET/PT in THE REAL MVP: THE WANDA DURANT STORY, just in time for Mother's Day....


House Theatre of Chicago to Host 4th Annual Secret Soiree Fundraiser, 3/5
by Tyler Peterson - February 29, 2016

?The House Theatre of Chicago's Board of Directors announce the 4th annual incarnation of The Secret Soiree, which celebrates the company's continuing commitment to amazing feats of storytelling with a one-night-only stage magic performance from Company Member Dennis Watkins (The Magic Parlour, Deat...


Marcia Milgrom Dodge to Helm Fall 2015 RAGTIME Tour
by Nicole Rosky - June 23, 2014

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Phoenix Entertainment has on its agenda a touring revival of RAGTIME to commence in the Fall of 2015. It will be helmed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who received a Tony Nomination as Best Director for the 2009 Broadway revival. This new tour will be much in the spirit...


Wavestage Theatre Company to Present RAGTIME THE MUSICAL, 7/14-17
by Tyler Peterson - June 01, 2016

Wavestage Theatre Company enters its 22nd Season with a limited engagement of RAGTIME THE MUSICAL at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts this summer! The production will run from July 14-17 with a talented cast of 58 performers....


Solo Show A Regular Little Houdini Comes to Hollywood Fringe This June
by Louisa Brady - May 14, 2016

Set in the sprawling urban slums of the South Wales docklands at the turn of the last century; a coming of age story about a young boy from the docks who idolises Houdini and commits himself to a life of magic, but the harsh reality of working-class life in Edwardian Britain gets in the way. A tenac...


New Book Shares True Story of Arthur Conan Doyle and the Paranormal
by Christina Mancuso - March 14, 2016

A new book documenting the extraordinary true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's belief in spirits is released by publisher Life Is Amazing this month to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creator of Sherlock Holmes going public about his interest in the paranormal. 'Conan Doyle and the Myster...


La Coral Ditirambo presenta el musical 'Ragtime' en concierto
by Roberto Rodríguez - March 16, 2015

La Coral Ditirambo, junto a la orquesta del Conservatorio de Música de Molina de Segura, presentará próximamente en Murcia un concierto escenificado del musical 'Ragtime', ganador de 4 premios Tony y considerado como uno de los mejores musicales de la última época....


FLIM FLAM: HOUDINI AND THE HEREAFTER Opens 6/20 at Malibu Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2014

The fourth play in MALIBU PLAYHOUSE's 2013-2014 season will be the World Premiere of Flim-Flam: Houdini and the Hereafter by Gene Franklin Smith,, opening Friday, June 20, 2014. The play will be directed by Thomas James O'Leary and stars Rick D. Wasserman, Melissa Kite, Gigi Bermingham, Peter Van...


A&E's HOUDINI Premieres to 3.7 Million Total Viewers
by Tyler Peterson - September 02, 2014

Part one of HISTORY's miniseries event HOUDINI (#Houdini), starring Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) as The Great Harry Houdini, mesmerized 3.7 million Total Viewers last night, making it cable's number one miniseries premiere of 2014. HOUDINI, which follows the epic tales of the ma...


HISTORY Premieres Two-Night Miniseries HOUDINI Starring Adrien Brody Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 01, 2014

HOUDINI, a new two-night scripted miniseries airing tonight and tomorrow, September 1 and 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HISTORY, is the story of a man who can defy death, but who really was the man behind the escapes? The event miniseries follows the epic tales of Harry Houdini as he emerges as America's fir...


DVR Alert: NBC Presents One-Hour Special THE ILLUSIONISTS Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 09, 2015

One of the hottest shows on Broadway is making its way to TV as The Illusionists bring their unique brand of magic with a one-hour special scheduled for tonight, Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. on NBC....


DVR Alert: NBC Presents One-Hour Special THE ILLUSIONISTS Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 09, 2015

One of the hottest shows on Broadway is making its way to TV as The Illusionists bring their unique brand of magic with a one-hour special scheduled for tonight, Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. on NBC....


Dialogue with Three Chords Teams with Stable Cable Lab for THEATRE OF HAUNTOLOGY, 10/23
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2014

Greenwich Village mainstay Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) continues their fourth year of staging original plays by teaming with Stable Cable Lab Co. to present 'Theatre of Hauntology,' "a night of ghosts, bad dreams, and the enduring terror of history," according to D3C playwright Stephen Gracia. ...


House Theatre of Chicago to Present SEASON ON THE LINE, 9/12-10/26
by Tyler Peterson - July 08, 2014

The House Theatre of Chicago presents Season on the Line, the first production of the company's 13th season, at the Chopin Theatre Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Friday, Sept. 12 - Sunday, Oct. 26....


BWW Reviews: RAGTIME THE MUSICAL at Lakewood Cultural Center
by colin roybal - April 01, 2016

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History Orders Original Drama Series KNIGHTFALL from Jeremy Renner
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2016

HISTORY(R) has picked up KNIGHTFALL, an original scripted drama series chronicling the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades...


House Theatre of Chicago's SEASON ON THE LINE Will Now Open 9/22
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2014

The House Theatre of Chicago presents Season on the Line, the first production of the company's 13th season, at the Chopin Theatre Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Friday, Sept. 12 - Sunday, Oct. 26....


Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY to Run 2/13-3/1 at Northwestern
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2015

Decadence and jealousy drive Andrew Lippa's Drama Desk award-winning musical "The Wild Party." The upcoming show is part of the winter 2015 Mainstage season at Northwestern University's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts....


BWW Review: Diverse and Parentless at the Turn of the Century: RAGTIME Revived at Toby's
by Jack L. B. Gohn - September 23, 2015

The America depicted here is a place of quests: Father's for the unknown horizon, Tateh's for a land where he and his daughter can prosper, Coalhouse's for reuniting with Sarah and raising his son in a world where blacks are regarded and treated as equals. To these quests might be added two more: Yo...


Cast, Prizes Announced for D3C and Stable Cable's THEATRE OF HAUNTOLOGY, 10/23
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2014

Greenwich Village mainstay Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) continues their fourth year of staging original plays by teaming with Stable Cable Lab Co. to present 'Theatre of Hauntology,' 'a night of ghosts, bad dreams, and the enduring terror of history,' according to D3C playwright Stephen Gracia. ...


Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY Runs Now thru 3/1 at Northwestern
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2015

Decadence and jealousy drive Andrew Lippa's Drama Desk award-winning musical 'The Wild Party.' The upcoming show is part of the winter 2015 Mainstage season at Northwestern University's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts....


Winter Magic show at WHAT Set for 2/16
by Tyler Peterson - January 16, 2015

On February 16, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater brings magic and mystery to the stage with Rich Archer and Company. Children and adults will thrill to inventive illusions and a real live magic rabbit. Tricks include The Houdini Escape Trunk, Floating Kid, and Magical Snow Storm.Like many young peopl...






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