Discovery Family Channel to Premiere New Series LOST AND FOUND
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2015 Ever wanted to go back and thank someone - a parent, a teacher or a friend? Discovery Family Channel's all-new original series, LOST AND FOUND (wt) features the work of 'professional finders' who help people do just that....
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Among OWN's July Highlights
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2015 OWN announces JULY 2015 highlights, including new and returning series...
Little Theatre of Manchester's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF sizzles and simmers
by Jacques Lamarre - April 14, 2012 Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winner manages to set the roof on fire, but needs a little more heat....
New Village Arts Presents OLD MONEY Reading 4/19
by Charlie Piane - April 14, 2010 New Village Arts, Carlsbad's award-winning, professional theatre, will be presenting a special one-night-only playreading of Wendy Wasserstein's OLD MONEY on Monday, April 19 at 7:30 PM. ...
Portland Center Stage Announces 2011-12 Season
by Kelsey Denette - February 28, 2011 Take an illuminating road trip through the American heartland, survive the chaos of a somehow hilarious revolution, look inside the creative genius of one America's greatest visual artists and re-imagine one of Shakespeare's most fantastical tales with Portland Center Stage's 2011/2012 season....
Theatre Exile Will Open Season With THE NORTH PLAN, 2/13-3/3
by Kelsey Denette - January 09, 2013 Theatre Exile will present the third show of their 16th season with the Philadelphia premiere of The North Plan by Jason Wells. Directed by Exile's own Joe Canuso, of South Philadelphia, and featuring veteran Philadelphia actors Madi Distefano, Dan Hodge, Robert DaPonte, Aimé Donna Kelly, Carl Grani...
Tony Bennett: 'Hire More Art Teachers Now.'
by Courtnie Mele - June 29, 2014 According to the Daily News, Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan Benedetto, say that 'the only way to make lasting gains for disadvantaged New Yorkers on this critical educational front' is by hiring more art teachers. Mayor de Blasio seems to agree. Last month, he added $23 million in arts education...
BWW Reviews: THE GREAT GATSBY MUSICAL, Kings Head Theatre, August 17 2012
by Gary Naylor - August 18, 2012 Gary Naylor sees love crash and burn in a musical adaptation of the F Scott Fitgerald classic...
BWW Reviews: West Coast Premiere EL NOGALAR Sizzles at the Fountain
by Don Grigware - January 30, 2012 Tanya Saracho's El Nogalar means The Pecan Orchard in English, so its similarity to Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard rings a bell even before one sees the play. There are differences between the two, of course. Saracho has taken out most of Chekhov's male characters and leaves but one: Lopez (Just...
THE LION KING to Return to Sydney, December 2013
by Kelsey Denette - February 06, 2012 NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris and President of Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher today announced that one of the most popular musicals in history, THE LION KING, will play Sydney's Capitol Theatre from December 2013....
Dj Khasper Bhinks Releases Next Installment of MUSIC'S MOST WANTED Series
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2015 Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes presents the release of the 'Music's Most Wanted Volume 9' mixtape by DJ Khasper Bhinks. This 21 track project is currently available for streaming and download on the Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes website....
Broadway Generates Nearly $12 Billion for NYC in 2012-13 Season
by Tyler Peterson - May 29, 2014 The Broadway League released the 2012-2013 Broadway's Economic Contribution to New York City report, the ninth biennial report in this series. The report measures the full economic impact of spending by Broadway production companies, theatre operators and those visitors drawn to NYC by Broadway. As ...
Sundance Institute Selects 13 Projects for June 2014 Directors and Screenwriters Labs
by Movies News Desk - May 08, 2014 Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 26 through June 26....
BWW Reviews: SCR's MISALLIANCE is a Sophisticated Delight
by Michael L. Quintos - September 21, 2010 With its hilarious exchanges, high-brow pedigree, brisk direction, and impressively gorgeous set, South Coast Repertory's new revival of George Bernard Shaw's classic comedy MISALLIANCE-with performances continuing through October 10-is one sophisticated delight, a witty set of back-and-forth argume...
Recreational Fishing in Canada Receives Major Financial Boost from Federal Government
by Robert Diamond - June 18, 2013 Earlier today, Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Manitoba MP Robert Sopuck, announced the formal launch of a Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnership Program to support the protection, restoration and rebuilding of recreational fishing habitat. T...
Bravo Announces Five New and Returning Series
by Caryn Robbins - January 14, 2014 Bravo Media laces up for its own 'March Madness' with the premieres of five new and returning series....
Arvada Center Holds DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Auditions in Denver, 6/28-29; NYC, 6/9-11
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2012 The Arvada Center will hold auditions for the musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., June 28 and 29; and in New York City, June 9 -11. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will be directed by Arvada Center Artistic Producer Rod A. Lansberry, with musical direction by David N...
Arvada Center Holds DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Auditions in NYC, 6/9-11
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2012 The Arvada Center will hold auditions for the musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., June 28 and 29; and in New York City, June 9 -11. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will be directed by Arvada Center Artistic Producer Rod A. Lansberry, with musical direction by David N...
Arvada Center Holds DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Auditions in Denver, 6/28-29; NYC, 6/9-11
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2012 The Arvada Center will hold auditions for the musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., June 28 and 29; and in New York City, June 9 -11. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will be directed by Arvada Center Artistic Producer Rod A. Lansberry, with musical direction by David N...
Totem Pope Playhouse Towers Over $25,000 Goal!
by Patrick Nugent - October 03, 2012 "$334,000 is in the bank with more yet to be received and counted" said Sue McMurtray, Managing Director. With this new money the theater will be presenting shows unlike any seen at Totem Pole in the past and for the first time in over 40 years it will offer a seven show season. Three comedies and f...
HBO to Premiere Third Season of TREME, 9/23
by Caryn Robbins - August 22, 2012 Created by David Simon (HBO's 'The Wire,' 'Generation Kill' and 'The Corner') and Eric Overmyer ('St. Elsewhere,' 'Homicide: Life on the Street' and HBO's 'The Wire'), the Peabody-winning drama series TREME kicks off its ten-episode third season SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively...
New Village Arts Presents OLD MONEY Reading 4/19
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2010 New Village Arts, Carlsbad's award-winning, professional theatre, will be presenting a special one-night-only playreading of Wendy Wasserstein's OLD MONEY on Monday, April 19 at 7:30 PM. ...
Broadway League Announces Recent Spending Reports
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2008 The latest biennial economic impact study by The Broadway League, 'Broadway's Economic Contribution to New York City: 2006-2007 Season,' reveals that the impact derived from Broadway-related spending has hit $5.1 billion - a 44% increase from the $3.5 billion in impact contributed in the 1998-1999 s...
Skylight Theatre Receives $250,000 in Challenge Funds
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2010 The Skylight Opera Theatre is please to announce that it has received gifts from nine generous donors to create a challenge fund of $250,000. The challenge fund will match dollar-for-dollar new money from first-time or increased gifts to its 50th anniversary campaign. To date the Skylight has raised...
Horizon Theatre to Open ELEMENO PEA, 3/14
by Diana Heisroth - March 07, 2014 Kicking off Horizon's 30th Anniversary season, blue collar collides with blue blood in the haves and have-nots comedy Elemeno Pea (pronounced L-M-N-O-P) by Molly Smith Metzler. A siblings' weekend on Martha's Vineyard goes awry when the younger sister's boss crashes the party. This three-ring circus... |