Top Reads: John Grisham's SYCAMORE ROW Tops New York Times' Fiction List, Week Ending 11/10
by Tyler Peterson - November 10, 2013 John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL sequel SYCAMORE ROW climbed to the top of the New York Times' fiction list for the week ending Nov. 10. THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tart took second, while Orson Scott Card's classic sci-fi novel ENDER'S GAME the third best-seller for the week....
New Book Series on the American Revolution Set for Release in 2016
by Christina Mancuso - March 30, 2015 YARDLEY, Pennsylvania...
Secretary Jewell Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Marian Anderson's Concert at Lincoln Memorial Today
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2014 Today, April 9, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join the Washington Performing Arts Society and local high school and elementary school children on the plaza of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate Marian Anderson's historic Easter Day concert in 1939....
30th Annual Naturalization Ceremony at Seattle Center
by Courtnie Mele - July 03, 2014 Ethnic Heritage Council hosts the 30th Annual Naturalization Ceremony, where over 425 candidates from more than 75 countries will be sworn in by The Honorable Richard C. Tallman, U.S. Circuit Court Judge, as new citizens of the United States of America....
Pushcart Players Will be CELEBRATING NEW JERSEY in 2014
by Tyler Peterson - December 13, 2013 Pushcart Players, New Jersey's renowned touring theatre for young audiences presents "Celebrating New Jersey," a timely folk musical that coincides with New Jersey's 350th Anniversary in 2014. The production will tour the State, available for school assemblies, professional theatres and community ce...
Photo Flash: First Look at Theater Unspeakable's THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2014 Parents, teachers, students and theatergoers alike are embracing Theater Unspeakable's hilariously energetic take on the birth of our nation, 'The American Revolution'. Presented by Adventure Stage Chicago, a program of Northwestern University Settlement Association, the almost hour-long play opened...
New-York Historical Society to Host Veterans Day Celebration, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2013 Families can visit the New-York Historical Society to celebrate our veterans, meet American Revolution re-enactors, and search for objects in scavenger hunts on November 11, 2013....
Burton L. Showers Releases War Memoir
by Christina Mancuso - July 31, 2013 From the 'Indiana Jones' of Palatine, Ill., Burton L. Showers' 'BURT, General MacArthur, and GHQ' is a compelling real life adventure that takes readers along the ups and downs, the serious and the hilarious moments of military life. Showers' newly published autobiography is really about a teenager,...
Bookworks Presents Shelf Awareness for Readers
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015 With President's Day next Monday, we celebrate with a few of our favorite tales of the country's leaders....
American Heroes Channel Orders New Miniseries THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by Tyler Peterson - November 10, 2014 Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the British approach. But history books don't tell of the man who sent Revere on his mission: Joseph Warren, America's least remembered founding father. Uncover the forgotten history of Warren and stories...
World Premiere of LAFAYETTE Set for Florence Gould Hall, 4/22-23
by Tyler Peterson - April 20, 2015 On Wednesday, April 22nd and Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 in FIAF's Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street), Marquis de Lafayette will be reborn in the world-premiere of Lafayette. Inspired by the letters between the young Lafayette and his wife, the play tells the story of the 19-year-old man who...
Stella Adler Studio of Acting to Bring Professional Drama Educators to the Bronx
by Molly Tracy - September 17, 2013 The Stella Adler Studio of Acting has announced that it is the recipient of a prestigious 21st Century Community Learning Center grant through the U.S. Department of Education, which will allow the studio to create an acting school experience in seven low-income Bronx middle schools. The program wil...
Pushcart Players to Present CELEBRATING NEW JERSEY at Park Middle School, 2/8
by Tyler Peterson - January 31, 2014 Pushcart Players, New Jersey's renowned touring theatre for young audiences performs 'Celebrating New Jersey' at Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ on Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 pm. A timely folk musical that coincides with New Jersey's 350th Anniversary, the event is hosted by Young People's...
Adventure Stage Chicago Presents Theater Unspeakable's THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Now thru 11/29
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2014 From The Patriot to John Adams, from the iconic portrait of Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze to the musical 1776, the birth of our nation has been portrayed countless times in countless ways in the arts. But never quite like this....
Laura Dern, Gary Cole, Ken Howard and More Join Lexikat Artists' IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER, 6/9
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2014 Chapman University in association with Lexikat Artists present the wartime letters of American soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen and their loved ones at home which are brought to life in a new play IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER by Andrew Carroll. *The author will narrate this evening's performance. ...
CELEBRATING NEW JERSEY! Musical to Debut in Jan 2014 at Pushcart Players
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2013 Pushcart Players, the Verona, New Jersey based professional theatre company for young audiences, has announced an exciting new season of theatre productions and arts in education programs for schools, performing arts centers and community centers throughout New Jersey and the tri-state area, in whi...
Top Reads: Nora Roberts' DARK WITCH Rises to Top of New York Times' Fiction List, Week Ending 11/17
by Tyler Peterson - November 17, 2013 Nora Roberts' DARK WITCH dethroned John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL sequel SYCAMORE ROW on the New York Times' fiction list for the week ending Nov. 17. 'SYCAMORE' took second , while Orson Scott Card's classic sci-fi novel ENDER'S GAME was the third best-seller for the week....
World Premiere of LAFAYETTE Set for Florence Gould Hall This Week
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2015 Tonight, April 22nd and tomorrow, April 23rd at 7:30 in FIAF's Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street), Marquis de Lafayette will be reborn in the world-premiere of Lafayette....
BRYAN CRANSTON Narrates H2's New Original Series BIG HISTORY
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2013 H2 presents BIG HISTORY, a new series that will dare to reveal one grand unified theory for how every event throughout history is connected....
Discover the story of French soldiers in the winter of 1756 Living History Event Presented at Fort Ticonderoga January 11th
by Tyler Peterson - December 18, 2013 Discover the story of 'Carillon's First Winter' and the French soldiers that garrisoned the fort at Fort Ticonderoga's upcoming living history event, Saturday, January 11, from 10 am - 4 pm. Spend time at a place where 1756 feels like now and join the French soldiers tasked with building the fort an...
Bravo's TOP CHEF Travels to Boston for Upcoming 12th Season
by Caryn Robbins - April 30, 2014 Bravo Media announced today in partnership with the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau that the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning culinary competition series “Top Chef” will travel to Bosto...
Wesley Taylor, Howard McGillin & Daniel Davis to Lead Project Shaw's THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, 12/16
by Tyler Peterson - November 22, 2013 Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW, under the leadership of Artistic Director, David Staller, presents George Bernard Shaw's 1897 comedy, The Devil's Disciple, on Monday, December 16 at 7pm, at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (2895 Broadway at 95th St.)....
BRYAN CRANSTON Narrates H2's New Original Series BIG HISTORY Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 02, 2013 H2 presents BIG HISTORY, a new series that will dare to reveal one grand unified theory for how every event throughout history is connected. The 10-hour series will premiere tonight, November 2 at 10PM ET on H2. BIG HISTORY is narrated by critically acclaimed, three-time Emmy winning actor Bryan Cra...
Cyndi Berck Releases POCAHONTAS AND SACAGAWEA
by Christina Mancuso - March 25, 2015 BIRMINGHAM, Ala....
Marion Timmons Explores RUINS IN THE MIST
by Christina Mancuso - September 16, 2014 COUNTRY HARBOUR, Nova Scotia... |