BWW Review: Circuit's PAGEANT Offers 50 Shades of Pink
by Joseph Baker - March 14, 2016 If you decide to attend Circuit Playhouse's production of PAGEANT in the next few weeks, and if you find yourself blushing at some of the eyebrow-raising humor, there's no need for alarm: Pink cheeks will blend right in, as the stage, many of the dresses and gowns, and much of the make-up are redole...
Los Altos Stage Company's CATCH-22 Opens Today
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2016 Los Altos Stage Company is thrilled to announce the stage presentation of one of the funniest and most celebrated works of American literature, Joseph Heller's CATCH-22. CATCH-22 opens today April 8 and runs through May 1, 2016 at the Bus Barn Theater in Los Altos....
ABC's CASTLE Posts First-Ever Total Viewer Victory Over NBC's 'Blindspot'
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2016 During the week of March 21, 2016, ABC delivered 7 of the Top 15 broadcast entertainment TV series in Adults 18-49, including the Top 4 comedies for the 2nd week running...
BWW Blog: Paisley Haddad - Anything Goes: 3 Reasons Why Schools Should Have an Improv Theatre Company
by Guest Blogger: Paisley Haddad - April 28, 2016 Hello Broadway World readers!! I'm dedicating my first blog post to the club that EVERY school should have. That's right, I'm talking about Improv theatre. Here are my three reasons on why schools should add an Improv Theatre Company into their list of clubs:...
NY Times Bestseller BRADY VS. MANNING Makes Great Stocking Stuffer for Sports Fan
by Christina Mancuso - December 14, 2015 Need a 'Stocking Stuffer' idea for the avid football fan, check out NY Times Bestseller 'Brady vs. Manning: The Untold Story of the Rival That Transformed the NFL' (Crown-Archetype) by NFL Veteran correspondent Gary Myers, invites readers to an eye-opening look inside the real story behind two of th...
Hot Topic & ABC Reveal Exclusive ONCE UPON A TIME Fashion Collection
by Caryn Robbins - October 20, 2016 Hot Topic partners with ABC Studios to reveal an exclusive fashion collection based on the popular fantasy series, Once Upon a Time. New episodes of the sixth season of Once Upon a Time air SUNDAYS (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network....
CATCH TAKES BASILICA Set for 7/10
by Tyler Peterson - June 24, 2016 ?On Sunday July 10, CATCH - "everyone's favorite" Brooklyn-based, hydra-headed, multi-disciplinary, rough-and-ready series of performance events - forges back upriver to re-conquer Basilica Hudson. After a standing-room-only crowd on their maiden voyage to the Hudson Valley last summer, they are ple...
Captain D's Emphasizes Seafood Expertise with $4.99 Full Meal Deals
by Marina Kennedy - February 09, 2016 Captain D's LLC, the leading fast casual seafood restaurant chain, has been serving freshly prepared seafood for more than four decades. From now until March 27, the company will be emphasizing its seafood expertise by serving up three full meal deals for $4.99 each. Each dish is developed by Ca...
AT&T Audience Network to Premiere Original Documentary Series RELIGION OF SPORTS, 11/15
by Caryn Robbins - September 01, 2016 AT&T* AUDIENCE(R) Network, a channel that offers original programming only on DIRECTV and AT&T U-Verse, today announced the debut of RELIGION OF SPORTS, an original documentary series that examines unique examples of sports' cultural and at times...
Season Finale of NBC's SHADES OF BLUE Wins Total Viewers in Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2016 “Shades of Blue” (1.1/4 in 18-49, 5.4 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) ties for #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 and wins the slot among those networks in total viewers versus CBS's “Rush Hour” premiere and Week 2 of ABC's “The Catch.”...
BWW Review: First Run Theater's Engaging TRICK AND ANOTONIA
by Chris Gibson - July 19, 2016 I did some creative work for First Run Theater during their early years, underscoring some shows, and even directing a couple of one acts. I admired the fact that they provided a testing ground, a full staging, of works by local playwrights. That's an opportunity that goes far beyond a staged readin...
NBC's BLACKLIST Up +8% Week-to-Week, Matches High Since April
by Caryn Robbins - May 13, 2016 NBC's “THE BLACKLIST” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 6.4 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET): Grows +8% week to week in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2). Equals its 18-49 high since April 14 (1.4) on a night of high viewer interest in the NBA Playoffs....
NBC's SHADES OF BLUE Grows 67% On Lead-In; Retains 100% Week-to-Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 25, 2016 NBC's “Shades of Blue” (1.0/4 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) builds on its lead-in by +67% in 18-49 (1.0 vs. 0.6) and by +70% in total viewers...
ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Grows to Its Most Competitive Finish This Season With 'The Voice'
by Caryn Robbins - May 03, 2016 For the 4th consecutive week, ABC was Monday's most watched TV network (9.9 million) while ranking a strong second in Adults 18-49 (1.6/5). “Dancing” was Monday's No. 1 TV show in Total Viewers...
ABC's SCANDAL Season Finale Surges to Its Best Performance in 13 Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - May 13, 2016 For the 2nd Thursday in a row, ABC ran in a virtual tie with a “Big Bang” finale-led CBS for the Live + Same Day lead in Adults 18-49...
New Comedy A WEEKEND WITH THE FAMILY to Hit Theaters Nationwide, 4/1
by Caryn Robbins - March 17, 2016 This Spring brings the arrival of a hilarious comedy A WEEKEND WITH THE FAMILY to the big screen featuring a dynamic duo that are definitely no strangers to the spotlight....
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME Grows to 4-Week High in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016 During the week of April 4, 2016, ABC aired 7 of the Top 20 TV shows in Adults 18-49, with “Modern Family” and “Grey's” finishing in the Top 10: “Modern Family” – No. 8, “Grey's Anatomy” – No. 10, “The Goldbergs” – No. 14, “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Middle” and “Scandal” tied at No. 15 and “bl...
Oh What a Night! JERSEY BOYS' Star Mark Ballas Weds Fiance BC Jean
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2016 On Friday, November 25th, Dancing With the Stars' pro Mark Ballas, currently making his Broadway debut as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys, wed fiancé BC Jean. HAIRSPRAY LIVE star and fellow DWTS' pro Derek Hough served as best man....
ABC's SCANDAL Gains Adults 18-49; Draws a 6-Week High in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - April 29, 2016 In the 9 o'clock hour, ABC's “Scandal” increased its winning advantage week to week over NBC's “The Blacklist” to 33% in Adults 18-49...
FSCJ Artist Series to Host 2016-17 Broadway Season Kick-Off Open House
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2016 The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by Chase, will kick off the 16/17 Broadway in Jacksonville season with its 19th Annual Open House at the Times-Union Center at 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Doors will open to the public at 4 p.m. today, September 14, 2016....
DOWNTON ABBEY Star Joins Cast of New ABC Series 'The Catch'
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2016 Lesley Nicol, perhaps best known as everyone's favorite cook Mrs. Patmore on PBS' DOWNTON ABBEY, has joined the cast of ABC's new thriller drama THE CATCH...
Judi Dench, Dustin Hoffman Among INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARD Nominees; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2016 Nominations for the 2016 International Emmy Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are 40 Nominees across 10 categories and 15 countries. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Winners will be announced at a black-tie Ceremony on Novemb...
ABC Gives Pilot Order for Shonda Rhimes' Romeo & Juliet Sequel STILL STAR CROSSED
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2016 Deadline reports that ABC has given a pilot order for the Romeo and Juliet sequel STILL STAR CROSSED from Shonda Rhimes. The project is based on Melinda Taub's book of the same name....
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS, Menier Chocolate Factory, 12 July 2016
by Marianka Swain - July 13, 2016 Anyone who ever played 'shop' as a child, trading real or imaginary objects over a table, will experience a thrill of recognition at Fiasco Theater's stripped-back take on Sondheim and James Lapine's ode to and deconstruction of storytelling. That's what we get for the swiftly evoked bakery, and the...
NBC's THE BLACKLIST Grows in Total Viewers; Retains 92% of Prior First-Run in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2016 NBC's “The Blacklist” (1.2/4 in 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET): With its first original telecast in six weeks and opposite the climactic hour of Fox's “American Idol” series finale... |