BWW Reviews: Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes is a Riveting and Emotional Theatrical Journey at the St. Luke's Theatre
by Stephen Hanks - February 15, 2014 At the St. Luke's Theatre (until March 23), Billy Hayes relives his full range of emotions and psychological traumas in this taut, tense, and terrific re-telling of his escape from a Turkish prison, first revealed in his 1977 book Midnight Express, and then in 1978 through the Oliver Stone film vers...
Tribeca Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2016 The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced tonight at the Festival wrap party the winners of the two Audience Awards, powered by Infor....
The Awakening at Jack Studio Theatre this September
by Rebecca Russo - July 22, 2016 The Awakening by Julian Garner presented by DLProductions Tuesday 6 to Saturday 24 September 2016...
OJAI Playwrights Conference Announces Plays & Playwrights for 16th Season, Now thru 8/11
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2013 The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its 16th season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshops and special performance events from today, August 7 through 11, in Ojai, California....
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION to Launch UK Tour, Aug. 30
by Christina Mancuso - April 28, 2016 Following its hugely successful launch last year Bill Kenwright's new production of The Shawshank Redemption embarks on a national tour for 2016 from 30th August at Theatre Royal Windsor....
Mark Hamill to Portray 'The Trickster' on The CW's THE FLASH
by Casey Judge - December 08, 2014 According to ComingSoon.net, Mark Hamill will be reprising his role as James Jesse, aka 'The Trickster' on the CW's 'The Flash' series....
WWE Studios and Lionsgate to Repartner on 'Action Six-Pack'
by Caryn Robbins - May 22, 2014 Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the premier next generation global content leader, and WWE Studios (NYSE: WWE) are extending their longstanding partnership to encompass six new action films...
CBS's 48 HOURS is Saturday's #1 Primetime Program with Viewers & Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2016 48 HOURS: “Playing by the Rules” was Saturday's #1 primetime program with viewers and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 12....
OJAI Playwrights Conference Announces Plays & Playwrights for 16th Season, 8/7-11
by Devin MacDonald - June 24, 2013 The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its 16th season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshops and special performance events from August 7 through 11, in Ojai, California. The OPC Summer New...
Nashville Theater Calendar 1/25/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 25, 2016 Thus, we are happy to present one of our most popular features: The Nashville Theater Calendar, a comprehensive - maybe even exhaustive (lord knows we're exhausted from putting it together, gathering all the info from all over the interwebs!) - listing of theatrical openings for the 2016 season. We'...
Ruth Lloyd-Harlin Pens INTO EACH LIFE TEARS MUST FALL
by Christina Mancuso - October 06, 2015 Ruth Lloyd-Harlin, a retired Highland Park School District employee, has completed her new book 'Into Each Life Tears Must Fall': a very real and detailed description of events that occurred during and after the conviction of Eddie Joe Lloyd, who served 17 years of a life sentence handed down for a ...
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS' Lester Holt to Interview Wrongfully Convicted Richard Rosario
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2016 In an exclusive in-depth interview, the wrongfully convicted Richard Rosario told “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt “it took 20 years for a district attorney to do something that should have been done 20 years ago - investigate something so simple as an alibi,” ahead of Rosario's court hearing s...
Sean Gormley & David Lansbury to Lead Reading of KING FISHERS CATCH FIRE at Irish Rep
by Tyler Peterson - March 23, 2016 The Irish Repertory Theatre, which 'encourages the development of works focusing on the Irish and Irish-American experience, and produces works of other cultures interpreted through the lens of an Irish sensibility,' continues the 10th season of the Irish Rep Reading Series. A staged reading of Rob...
TV favourites Paul Nicholls and Jack Ellis Star in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
by Nora Dominick - July 28, 2016 Paul Nicholls (Eastenders), Jack Ellis (Bad Girls) and Ben Onwukwe (London's Burning) will star in the 2016 UK Tour of The Shawshank Redemption. Following its hugely successful launch last year, Bill Kenwright's new production of The Shawshank Redemption embarks on a national tour for 2016 coming to...
HBO to Debut Documentary PRISON TERMINAL: THE LAST DAYS OF PRIVATE JACK HALL, 3/31
by Caryn Robbins - March 18, 2014 The film debuts MONDAY MARCH 31 (9:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....
Triple Horse Studios Releases A CRY FOR JUSTICE Movie Based on Jackie Carpenter's Books
by TV News Desk - April 09, 2013 Jackie Carpenter never dreamed she would be an author, let alone have a movie made about anything in her life. She had always thought of herself as a typical wife, mother and businesswoman with a fairly idyllic life. That all changed in 2008 during one of those dreaded 'middle-of-the-night' phone ca...
BWW Reviews: LOOPED is Fast, Complex and Utterly Satisfying
by Maggie Yates - July 20, 2014 Bravo to Ensemble Theatre, director Glen Jordan, and the talented cast of Matthew Lombardo's Looped for creating a truly fantastic experience in theatre. Looped may be a dark comedy, but it certainly delivered consistent laughs......
Michael Smerconish to Host New Weekly CNN Program
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2014 Michael Smerconish will join CNN as host of a new weekly program that will air live on Saturday mornings from New York,...
BWW Reviews: New England Premiere of IMAGINING MADOFF at New Rep
by Nancy Grossman - January 09, 2014 Convicted swindler Bernard Madoff squares off with a fictional victim of his Ponzi scheme in Deborah Margolin's controversial play in New Rep's Black Box Theater. Under the direction of Elaine Vaan Hogue, on Jon Savage's stunning set, Jeremiah Kissel, Joel Colodner, and Adrianne Krstansky tell this ...
Ian Kelsey & Patrick Robinson to Lead THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION UK Tour
by Tyler Peterson - July 22, 2015 On announcing he was to bring to an end his role as practice manager Howard Bellamy in BBC One's Doctors, there was immediate speculation as to what would be next for IAN KELSEY, who, having hardly been off our screens for over two decades, has become one of TV's best loved and most prolific leading...
Golf Channel Premieres New Original Series IN PLAY WITH JIMMY ROBERTS Today
by TV News Desk - March 12, 2013 Golf has an abundance of compelling, real-life stories waiting to be told about the game and the characters that inhabit it. Golf Channel's new original series, IN PLAY WITH JIMMY ROBERTS, will scour the globe to uncover the most compelling stories in golf, premiering tonight, March 12 at 10:30 p.m....
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Set for Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Tyler Peterson - May 09, 2016 Following its hugely successful launch last year, Bill Kenwright's new production of The Shawshank Redemption embarks on a national tour for 2016 coming to the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Monday 21 until Saturday 26 November....
BWW Reviews: Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes is a Riveting and Emotional Theatrical Journey at the St. Luke's Theatre
by Stephen Hanks - February 15, 2014 At the St. Luke's Theatre (until March 23), Billy Hayes relives his full range of emotions and psychological traumas in this taut, tense, and terrific re-telling of his escape from a Turkish prison, first revealed in his 1977 book Midnight Express, and then in 1978 through the Oliver Stone film vers...
Author John Crawley's Novel The Myth Makers Awarded Best Cover Design
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2013 Author John Crawley's novel, The Myth Makers, published in December 2012, has been awarded Best Cover Design for Mystery Novels by Venture Galleries. The following is the announcement: http://venturegalleries.com/blog/venture-galleries-best-cover-design-for-the-conspiracy-thriller-the-myth-makers/...
BWW Review: FIGHTING SHADOWS - An L.A. Story of Love and Redemption
by Ellen Dostal - April 20, 2016 We tell a lot of stories in the theatre. Here in Los Angeles, however, we don't often tell stories that are authentically home-grown. FIGHTING SHADOWS is that rare exception, a deeply personal story of a Mexican-American boy who grew up in east L.A., survived abuse, gangs, prison, and drugs, ultimat... |