Recording Academy Reacts To Albertina Walker's Passing
by Charlie Piane - October 08, 2010 Albertina Walker died today in Chicago after a battle with emphysema. She was 81 years old. Hailed as the Queen of Gospel, Walker was known for forming the Caravans, the popular gospel act in the '50s that helped launch the careers of artists such as Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, James Cleveland, an...
Meryl Streep to Narrate Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Opens at Monte-Carlo Opera Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012 Puccini's 'Far West' Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from tonight, 19 to 25 November 2012. In 'La Fanciulla del West,' Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West....
Historical Society Seeks Information from West Valley City's Founding Families
by Kelsey Denette - February 14, 2013 The West Valley City Historical Society is currently seeking individuals or families that are descendants of the first settlers "over Jordan." Several pioneer founding families settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s in the areas that would become Hunter, Granger and Chesterfield, and later, West ...
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Opens at Monte-Carlo Opera, Nov 19
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2012 Puccini's 'Far West' Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from 19 to 25 November 2012. In 'La Fanciulla del West,' Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West....
Beau Bridges, Margo Martindale Sign on for MASTERS OF SEX Pilot
by Nicole Rosky - February 29, 2012 Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Beau Bridges and Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale have joined the SHOWTIME drama pilot MASTERS OF SEX. Bridges will play University Chancellor Barton Scully, William Masters' boss, while Martindale will guest star as Miss Horchow, Masters' very by the book...
DiverseWorks Presents UNIVERSES: AMERIVILLE + IMD!VERSE
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2010 Ameriville follows in the groundbreaking footsteps of Universes' Slanguage, which the New York Times called 'a work of heart and soul that distills the essence of the city.'...
MoMA PS1 Celebrates KRAFTWERK with DJ Harvey, Questlove et al., Sundays thru May 13
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2012 MoMA PS1 celebrates the influence of Kraftwerk with legedary DJ's in the performance dome every Sunday, now through May 13. Greg Wilson, DJ Harvey, Questlove, and DJ Afrika Bambaataa pay tribute to the German Electro-pioneers amidst the special installation Kraftwerk - Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, THE FAB FOLLIES, et. al. Set to Play Athens Theatre
by Max Schwager - January 23, 2012 The Sands Theatre Company will present BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon, THE FAB FOLLIES, and THE JUNGLE BOOK at the Athens Theatre....
Ars Electronica Festival 2010 Closes REPAIR - Ready To Pull The Lifeline 9/11
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2010 Ars Electronica Festival 2010: REPAIR - ready to pull the lifeline runs September 2-11, Linz, Austria...
Original Cast of ROOTS Set for SiriusXM Exclusive Town Hall Event Today
by TV News Desk - February 05, 2013 Sirius XM Radio announced today that original cast members from ROOTS, the groundbreaking television mini-series, will participate in an upcoming installment of SiriusXM's 'Town Hall' series. LeVar Burton , Leslie Uggams, and Louis Gossett, Jr. will sit down for a Q&A session with a select group of...
Sandy Brown's OH, YES SHE DID! Opens in LA Tonight, 10/16
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2012 HBO Actress/Comedienne & Producer/Playwright Sandy Brown's hit "Oh, Yes She Did!" is nominated for Best One-Person Show at 2012 NAACP Theatre Awards, and is launching weekly performances in Los Angeles tonight, October 16, 2012. ...
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, THE FAB FOLLIES, et. al. Set to Play Athens Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2012 The Sands Theatre Company will present BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon, THE FAB FOLLIES, and THE JUNGLE BOOK at the Athens Theatre....
Pace University Hosts 3 Plays over 3 Days, Kicks Off 3/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 04, 2011 The ASDS's newest storytellers have taken the advice "write what you know" to heart … as each of these three plays are reflective of the creator's ethnic heritage and place of birth. ...
Museum of the Moving Image to Celebrate Chinese New Year with PUI CHAN: KUNG FU PIONEER, 2/23
by Movies News Desk - February 06, 2013 Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special screening and live event devoted to legendary kung fu grandmaster, Pui Chan, one of the martial arts pioneers who introduced traditional Chinese kung fu to the United States. Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer, a new film about Chan, d...
Chicago Dramatists Present FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW, Now thru 10/28
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2012 In Freshly Fallen Snow by M.E.H. Lewis, Dr. Jane Smith pioneers a controversial new treatment for traumatic memory disorders, a procedure that will 'edit' memories. The show will play Chicago Dramatists, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m, tonight, September 20-October 28, 20...
The Oregon Trail: Quest For the West Set For FRGID 2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 11, 2011 The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! is an interactive musical comedy about five brave pioneers as they journey westward to fulfill their manifest destiny. ...
DAZE OF SAVE Old-Time Country Music Festival Begins in Iowa Today, 8/27
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012 The annual old-time acoustic music event is now in it's 37th year and is devoted to bringing alive not only the music of Iowa's settling pioneers, but also the pioneer's survival crafts. This week, today, Aug. 27 through Sept. 2 features ten sound stages and more than 650 performers....
Sandy Brown's OH, YES SHE DID! Nominated for 2012 NAACP Theatre Award; Opens in LA and San Fran, 10/6 & 16
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2012 HBO Actress/Comedienne & Producer/Playwright Sandy Brown's hit "Oh, Yes She Did!" is nominated for Best One-Person Show at 2012 NAACP Theatre Awards, and is launching weekly performances in both Los Angeles and San Francisco concurrently....
CAPA Presents KODO One Earth Tour 2013: Legend at the Palace Theatre, 3/14
by Kelsey Denette - February 11, 2013 Under the artistic direction of Japanese Living National Treasure and revered kabuki icon Tamasaburo Bando, the taiko performing arts ensemble Kodo has further refined its carefully considered stagecraft, combining the centuries-old techniques that Tamasaburo has absorbed from a lifetime on stage wi...
Leslie Uggams, LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen and More to Revisit ROOTS at Museum of the Moving Image, 2/4
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013 Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams, along with actors LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, and Louis Gossett, Jr., will make several appearances on February 4 and 5 in conjunction with the February 5 PBS airing of a Pioneers of Television segment which examines thre...
Frigid New York's The Oregon Trail: Quest For the West Opens 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2011 The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! is an interactive musical comedy about five brave pioneers as they journey westward to fulfill their manifest destiny. ...
Leslie Uggams, LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen and More to Revisit ROOTS at Museum of the Moving Image, 2/4
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013 Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams, along with actors LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, and Louis Gossett, Jr., will make several appearances on February 4 and 5 in conjunction with the February 5 PBS airing of a Pioneers of Television segment which examines thre...
Showtime to Premiere INSIDE COMEDY Series, 1/26
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2012 INSIDE COMEDY, the new comedy documentary series from comedy forces comedian David Steinberg ('Curb Your Enthusiasm') and Steve Carell will premiere on Thursday, January 26th at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME....
AMERICAN IDOL to Honor Dick Clark Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2012 AMERICAN IDOL host Ryan Seacrest has announced on his Twitter account that tonight's show will pay tribute to the late Dick Clark. Posted Seacrest, "we're putting together a tribute for Dick Clark on @AmericanIdol tonight…just talked to @dizzyfeet". (@dizzyfeet is the Twitter handle for Idol executi... |
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