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NYNW Theatre Festival Sets Broadway & Emmy Panel
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2015 The New York New Works Theatre Festival has announced the 2015 group of distinguished panelists offering their expertise and guidance to this year's participants....
Gary Busey and Paul Sorvino Attend Sunscreen Film Fest in St. Petersburg
by TV News Desk - April 30, 2016 Sunscreen Film Festival -- the longest running mainstream film festival in Tampa Bay -- has announced celebrity guest appearances by Gary Busey and Paul Sorvino, with other notable film MAKERS and directors from Lionsgate and other major entertainment companies expected during the 2016 Festival....
University of Michigan Acquires Archive of Filmmaker Nancy Savoca
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2016 The University of Michigan Library will welcome the papers of another veteran filmmaker to their growing archive of material that highlights visionaries in the genre of independent film....
Carrie Underwood/Sam Hunt & More Duets Announced for 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - January 27, 2016 The Recording Academy® has announced a series of duets by GRAMMY nominees James Bay and Tori Kelly, nominees Andra Day and Ellie Goulding, and nominee Sam Hunt with seven-time GRAMMY Award winner and current nominee Carrie Underwood that will take place during THE 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS....
Marco Calvani's MASPETH Set for Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - June 29, 2016 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity helps close out Gay Pride Month with a reading of Marco Calvani's drama Maspeth, presented on Thursday, June 30 at 8pm at the Paradise Factory, located at 64 East 4th Street. The reading is directed by Shira-Lee Shalit, with a cast that includes Christina Toth, E...
Telemundo News Garners Six News & Documentary Emmy Award Noms
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2015 Telemundo News earned six News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations for 2014....
GRAMMY Awards Season Kicks Off with More Than 21,000 Submissions
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2015 Upon the close of The Recording Academy's annual screening committee meetings, where more than 200 experts from various musical backgrounds and disciplines listen to and categorize all entries across 83 categories and 30 fields, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards are underway....
Stephen Wolfram Pens IDEA MAKERS
by Christina Mancuso - July 07, 2016 CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ In his new book published today, renowned scientist and tech innovator Stephen Wolfram takes us into the minds and lives of great thinkers and creators of the past few centuries, and shows how great achievements can arise from dramatically different persona...
2016 GRAMMY AWARD Nominations to Be Announced 12/7
by Caryn Robbins - November 17, 2015 The Recording Academy turned to its official Twitter page today to announce that the 2016 GRAMMY AWARD nominations will be announced on December 7!...
Hillary Clinton, Blake Shelton Among Guest Lineup for Next Week's LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2015 Nationally syndicated morning talk show “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of November 16-20, 2015....
Sheen Center to Welcome Valerie Smaldone for HIT MAKERS Series
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016 ?The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture presents a new music and thought series called Hit Makers: Music Icons in Performance and Conversation with Valerie Smaldone. Kicking off Hit Makers is Tommy James of Tommy James and The Shondells on Monday, May 16 at 7:30pm at The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker St...
CNN to Present Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED, 8/25
by Caryn Robbins - August 19, 2015 CNN Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED to air Tuesday, August 25th at 9pmET. Additionally, tune in on Friday, August 28th for live show from New Orleans....
Greenwich Theatre Launches New Spring Season in Celebration of Female Theatre Makers
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2016 Greenwich Theatre's spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already exceptional multi-award winners....
Sticky Rice Baltimore to Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary with 'Five Weeks of Sticky'
by Tyler Peterson - August 03, 2015 Beginning September 8, 2015, Sticky Rice Baltimore (Sticky) will present 'Five Weeks of Sticky' - five weeks of five-themed events and $5 specials, celebrating the dynamic Fells Point sushi restaurant's five-year anniversary. These five-themed twists on popular weekly extravaganzas are sure to set t...
Mayim Bialik Among Celebrity Judges Set for New Series AMERICA'S GREATEST MAKERS
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016 Emmy(R)-winning producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, Shark Tank, The Voice) and TBS, a division of Turner, have brought together a panel of celebrity judges for this spring's exciting new tech competition series AMERICA'S GREATEST MAKERS...
UCT Drama Theatre-makers Present Directing Scenes at the Arena Theatre
by David Fick - August 13, 2016 The University of Cape Town Drama Department will showcase their graduating class of theatre-makers in four nights of directing scenes. ...
LL Cool J & Mary J. Blige Set for A VERY GRAMMY CHRISTMAS on CBS, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2014 CBS Television Network's new one hour entertainment special, A VERY GRAMMY® CHRISTMAS, has added nine-time GRAMMY Award winner Mary J. Blige as the latest performer....
Angry Orchard Celebrates Return of Warm Weather with New Cider: Angry Orchard Summer Honey
by Marina Kennedy - April 02, 2015 Angry Orchard today announced the national release of its new spring and summer seasonal hard cider Angry Orchard Summer Honey available now through August. For thousands of years, people have been adding honey to their food and drink, and the cider makers at Angry Orchard were inspired by this age ...
MONSTER MAKERS Set for Old Library Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2015 Last year, OLT's Reader's Theatre brought you the original musical A Dream of Wings - providing patrons with the opportunity to hear an original musical in development and provide feedback to its writer/composer. This year, we're presenting our second original musical - Stephen Dolginoff's Monster M...
Emmy Winner Mark Burnett to Executive Produce His First-Ever Unscripted Dating Series on FOX
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2016 FOX has ordered 10 episodes of an unscripted dating series from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Voice”)....
Call to Makers Extended for the Grand Rapids Maker Faire
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2016 Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire announced today that the Call to Makers for the 3rd annual Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire has been an extended!...
'Start Making! A Guide to Engaging Young People in Maker Activities' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 13, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Start Making! offers ways to engage young people all over the world in Maker-inspired activities. Developed by the Clubhouse Network a global network of community-based centers led by Boston's Museum of Science in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab Start Making! shows you how...
HAMILTON, FUN HOME, KING & I Among GRAMMY Nominees for Musical Theater Album!
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2015 The Recording Academy, CBS and Staples Center announce Music's Biggest Night®, THE 58th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®, will return to Los Angeles' STAPLES Center on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016...
Ben & Jerrys Celebrates Marriage Equality Ruling with New 'I Dough, I Dough' Flavor
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2015 Vermont-based ice cream makers Ben & Jerrys celebrated today's U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide by temporarily changing the name of its classic flavor...
RSC & Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre Announce New Collaboration
by Tyler Peterson - October 21, 2015 The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (SDAC) today (Wednesday 21 October 2015) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a new Chinese production of Henry V in 2016, premiering at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in November 2016.... |