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Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. PENNY DREADFUL is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.

Hayes Theatre Co to Present BEYOND DESIRE, 21 Nov - 13 Dec
by Tyler Peterson - October 08, 2014

Loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet and E.M Foster's novel Maurice, the World Premiere of Beyond Desire is playing at Hayes Theatre Co from Friday, 21 November to Saturday 13 December 2014....


Broadway's Patti LuPone to Guest Star on Season 2 of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL!
by Caryn Robbins - September 08, 2014

Two-time Tony® Award winner and Emmy® nominee Patti LuPone (American Horror Story, Life Goes On, Evita, Gypsy) is signing on as a guest star on the second season of the hit SHOWTIME drama series PENNY DREADFUL....


MATILDA's Oona Laurence Joins Indie Drama LAMB
by Movies News Desk - July 29, 2014

Deadline writes that MATILDA THE MUSICAL star and Tony winner Oona Laurence has joined the cast of Ross Partridge's upcoming indie drama film LAMB. Partridge wrote and will direct and star in the feature....


Cast of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL Coming to Comic-Con
by Tyler Peterson - July 16, 2014

As PENNY DREADFUL makes its San Diego Comic-Con debut, SHOWTIME will host autograph signings featuring cast members Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Harry Treadaway, and creator and executive producer John Logan on Thursday, July 24th and Friday, July 25th. This marks the series' first trip to the world...


Showtime Anytime Now Available on XBOX One
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2014

Today, Showtime Networks announced the launch of SHOWTIME ANYTIME on the Xbox One game console from Microsoft....


TV to Expand Coverage for 2014-2015 TV Season
by Matt Tamanini - September 14, 2014

With the premiere of the 2014 fall TV season nearly upon us, BroadwayWorld TV is upping the ante on our television coverage. While we have brought you occasional recaps, interviews, and features in the past, for this season, BWW TV has expanded our staff to over 35 writers who will be recapping over...


BWW Spoiler Alert!: PENNY DREADFUL Elegantly Concludes a Bloody First Season
by Matt Tamanini - June 30, 2014

Due to the grandness of PENNY DREADFUL's scale, going into the finale, the show's pacing and habit of ignoring characters and storylines for weeks at a time left me wondering what would actually be revealed in the Season Finale. There were so many different players in Logan's mythology that it felt ...


VIDEO: Watch 'House of Lies' Don Cheadle & Josh Lawson Sing LES MIS Parody
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2014

After seeing the film "Les Miserables," Showtime producers thought it would be funny for "House of Lies" stars Don Cheadle and Josh Lawson to sing lines Les-Mis style from the hit show and asked Sandblast Productions to add a musical score to the actors' unique a cappella version....


Simon Russell Beale and Mark Strong to Lead Radio 4's VICTORY, Based on Harold Pinter Screenplay
by Movies News Desk - December 18, 2014

The Daily Mail reports that Simon Russell Beale and Mark Strong will lead the cast for Radio 4's new drama VICTORY, helmed by Richard Eyre and based on Harold Pinter's screenplay adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1915 novel....


VIDEO: Watch Eerie Teaser for Season Two of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL, Returning in 2015
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2014

Below, check out an eerie teaser for Season Two of Showtime's hit drama PENNY DREADFUL. The show's freshman season will be available on Blu-ray on October 14th....


Ryan Murphy to be Honored at Critics' Choice Television Awards
by Tyler Peterson - June 09, 2014

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced that critically acclaimed, award-winning television and film screenwriter, director and producer Ryan Murphy will receive the Critics' Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award, established to honor an icon in the television industry, at ...


Rory Kinnear to Lead New Version of Kafka's THE TRIAL at the Young Vic This Summer
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2015

According to the Daily Mail, Rory Kinnear will star as 'Josef K' in Franz Kafka's THE TRIAL at the Young Vic this summer. A new version of the play from Nick Gill will run June 19 through August 8, 2015, directed by Robert Jones....


Mick O'Brien Joins Cast of HONOR BOUND at St. Luke's Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - July 28, 2014

Albert J. Repicci's new drama HONOR BOUND, playing at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, welcomes Mick O'Brien to the cast as Peter, the newspaper editor. Mick joins Ross DeGraw, Christine Marie Heath, Anthony Laciura and Nicole M. Carroll in the drama directed by Josh Iacovelli....


Ryan Murphy to be Honored at Critics' Choice Television Awards
by Tyler Peterson - June 09, 2014

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced that critically acclaimed, award-winning television and film screenwriter, director and producer Ryan Murphy will receive the Critics' Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award, established to honor an icon in the television industry, at ...


TheatreWorks Presents SWEENEY TODD This October, 10/8-11/2
by Courtnie Mele - July 02, 2014

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents SWEENEY TODD, the gripping Broadway musical masterpiece with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Based on Christopher Bond's retelling of the original Victorian penny dreadful, SWEENEY TODD tells th...


Patti LuPone on Social Media: "Some People Think I'm a Dinosaur"
by Nicole Rosky - February 20, 2015

Broadway legend Patti LuPone is currently back on stage in LA Opera's The Ghosts of Versailles, by composer John Corigliano and librettist William C. Hoffman. The opera gets its long awaited west coast premiere in a new production directed by 2014 Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, running through Ma...


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Victor Frankenstein Meets w/ Van Helsing on Next PENNY DREADFUL
by - June 09, 2014

On the next episode of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL, Vanessa's latest vision leads Sir Malcolm, Ethan and Sembene to explore a plague ship in search of Mina. ...


Simon Russell Beale and Mark Strong to Lead Radio 4's VICTORY, Based on Harold Pinter Screenplay
by Movies News Desk - December 18, 2014

The Daily Mail reports that Simon Russell Beale and Mark Strong will lead the cast for Radio 4's new drama VICTORY, helmed by Richard Eyre and based on Harold Pinter's screenplay adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1915 novel....


Showtime Greenlights Second Season of PENNY DREADFUL
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2014

SHOWTIME has picked up a second season of its critically acclaimed drama series PENNY DREADFUL...


BEYOND DESIRE to Run 21 Nov - 14 Dec at Hayes Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 13, 2014

Loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet and E.M Foster's novel Maurice, the World Premiere of Beyond Desire is playing at Hayes Theatre Co from Friday, 21 November - Sunday 14 December 2014....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Can Vanessa Be Saved from Demons Within? on Next PENNY DREADFUL
by - June 16, 2014

On the next episode of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL, Sir Malcom, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene do everything they can to save Vanessa from the demons within her. ...


TheatreWorks Presents SWEENEY TODD, Now thru 11/2
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2014

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents SWEENEY TODD, the gripping Broadway musical masterpiece with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Based on Christopher Bond's retelling of the original Victorian penny dreadful, SWEENEY TODD tells th...


Rory Kinnear to Lead New Version of Kafka's THE TRIAL at the Young Vic This Summer
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2015

According to the Daily Mail, Rory Kinnear will star as 'Josef K' in Franz Kafka's THE TRIAL at the Young Vic this summer. A new version of the play from Nick Gill will run June 19 through August 8, 2015, directed by Robert Jones....


Peninsula Players' THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Opens 7/30
by Tyler Peterson - July 25, 2014

The frighteningly funny farce "The Mystery of Irma Vep- A Penny Dreadful" by Charles Ludlam opens July 30 at Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon. The Drama Desk-and Obie Award-winning comedy is a true mix of Victorian go...


Anna Chancellor to Star in THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR at the Royal Court, Sept 2014
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2014

Anna Chancellor will star in Rory Mullarkey's THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR, directed by James Macdonald at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. The new play begins previews on September 10 and opens on September 15, 2014....






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