FROZEN Video of the Day: 'Love Is An Open Door' Inspires Marriage Proposal
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2014 Today we present a romantic marriage proposal inspired by the adorable duet, 'Love Is An Open Door.'...
Minnesota Orchestra Offers Revised Contract Proposal to Musicians' Union
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2013 The Minnesota Orchestra Board Negotiating Committee has issued a revised contract proposal in the ongoing labor dispute with the Musicians' Union that would lift the musician lockout and significantly modify both the proposed wage reduction and the number of work rule changes sought. The Board, whic...
Closed-Captioning Could Be 'Coming To a Theater Near You'
by Caryn Robbins - October 20, 2014 The federal government could require movie theaters with digital screens to offer closed captioning for the hearing impaired, along with audio descriptions for people with visual problems...
E! to Air MACKLEMORE'S BIG SURPRISE, 11/7
by Tyler Peterson - October 23, 2013 As one of the most celebrated and innovative musical acts in the world today, Macklemore has a lot to be thankful for. A string of prestigious awards and nominations this year make him music's 'It' boy, but according to the artist himself, if it weren't for one very special woman, he might not be al...
Breaking News: AFTER MIDNIGHT to Close on Broadway in Late June
by Robert Diamond - June 14, 2014 This just in - as per the NY Times, a spokesman for the Broadway production of AFTER MIDNIGHT has confirmed that the show will close on June 29, 2014, 8 months into the show's run. The show, a $7 million dollar production will close at a loss, at the conclusion of current guest star Patti LaBelle's ...
VIDEO: Sandra Bullock Advises Graduates 'Don't Pick Your Nose'
by Caryn Robbins - May 20, 2014 Actress Sandra Bullock served as the graduation speaker for Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans on Monday and offered some surprising advice for the senior class....
Sandra Bullock in Talks to Play 'Miss Hannigan' in ANNIE Film
by Nicole Rosky - June 12, 2013 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandra Bullock is in talks to join Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhane Wallis in producers Will Smith and Jay-Z's film adaptation of Annie for Sony. Bullock would play 'MIss Hannigan' in the film....
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Sue Over Unauthorized Video of Marriage Proposal
by Sarah Bellet - November 01, 2013 YouTube co-founder Chad Hurely is being sued by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian for violating a non-disclosure agreement by filming their proposal and posting it across the internet....
Sandra Bullock in Talks to Play 'Miss Hannigan' in ANNIE Film
by Nicole Rosky - June 12, 2013 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandra Bullock is in talks to join Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhane Wallis in producers Will Smith and Jay-Z's film adaptation of Annie for Sony. Bullock would play 'MIss Hannigan' in the film....
Hayes Theatre Co. Relaunches New Musicals Australia
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2014 Hayes Theatre Co has announced the relaunch of New Musicals Australia (NMA), an initiative dedicated to the development and production of original music theatre....
BWW Reviews: RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: 4 BY CHEKHOV by Guest Critic Mark Squirek
by Daniel Collins - March 10, 2014 Manic mothers, desperate daughters, paranoid paramours and hassled husbands come together in Anton Chekhov's four short works,THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO, THE PROPOSAL, THE RELUCTANT TRAGIC HERO and THE BEAR, now at the Fells Point Corner Theater. -- review by guest critic, Mark Squirek...
National Arts Festival Calls for 2015 Proposals
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2014 After celebrating, in 2014, four decades of superb programming, vibrant creativity, courageous experimentation, dynamic international collaborations and a passion for celebrating excellence, the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is calling for proposals for the 2015 Main programme. The Festival wi...
CBGB Music & Film Festival Sets 'CBGB', the Movie as Opening Night Premiere
by Robert Diamond - August 10, 2013 The major motion picture CBGB will have its US festival premiere at this year's CBGB Music & Film Festival the five-day festival/conference that will take place in New York City from Wednesday, October 9 to Sunday, October 13. Based on the renowned New York club, credited as being the birthplace of ...
HBO's THE NORMAL HEART Premieres to 1.4 Million Viewers
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2014 According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO's THE NORMAL HEART premiered to over 1.4 million viewers on Sunday, May 25, with the first airing drawing nearly 1 million, and 434,000 tuning in for the second later that night....
THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: August 31 - September 6
by BWW Special Coverage - September 06, 2013 HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: Matilda wants their Honey, Remembering David Frost, West End goes bare, and La Toya Jackson joins NEWSical!...
American Premiere of IN THE RING to Play Theater for the New City, 8/26-9/6
by Tyler Peterson - August 08, 2014 DifFRactions Theatre and Theater for The New City present, as part of the Dream Up Festival, the American Premiere of IN THE RING, written by Leonore Confino (a 2014 Moliere Award Best Playwright nominee for the play). Directed by Alexandre Oppecini, this production will mark the World Premiere of t...
Ava DuVernay Receives Tribeca Film Institute's Inaugural Heineken Affinity Award
by Movies News Desk - April 21, 2013 Today, Heineken USA and the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced the winner of the inaugural Heineken Affinity Award. The award, given to an African-American filmmaker (age 21 and over) to empower and encourage them to continue to craft stories through film, was awarded to Ava DuVernay. In additio...
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Plays The Public Theatre, Now thru 12/15
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2013 This holiday season, for one weekend only, tonight, Dec 13, 14, and 15th, The Public Theatre, will present their acclaimed adaptation of A Christmas Carol followed by a holiday sing-a-long featuring Christmas Carol fiddler Jennifer Armstrong....
STAGE TUBE: SOUTH STREET SPRING FESTIVAL's Marriage Proposal Heard Around the City
by Diana Heisroth - May 05, 2014 South Street Headhouse District and local officials are pleased to announce that 40,000 attended this past Saturday's South Street Spring Festival. Attendees enjoyed nine hours of music, food, fun and surprises -- including the marriage proposal heard around the city! Also, they are pleased to annou...
Onstage Proposal Wows Crowd at HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER
by Tyler Peterson - March 21, 2014 Last week, the audience received a special surprise at Off-Broadway's comedy smash, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER. At the point in the show where an unsuspecting audience member is brought up on stage for a brief tutorial on how to be a true New Yorker, the show's stars snared Tabitha Hernandez from the Br...
Photo Coverage: Couple Get Engaged Onstage at EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL
by Robert Diamond - July 28, 2013 The undead were prowling the Strip this weekend as EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL rolled into the beginning of its second year on the strip, complete with new choreography, bugger and better props and set touches, and more blood than ever before. This past Saturday, however, it was a couple from Arkansas who...
A CHRISTMAS CAROL to Play The Public Theatre, 12/13-15
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2013 This holiday season, for one weekend only, Dec 13, 14, and 15th, The Public Theatre, will present their acclaimed adaptation of A Christmas Carol followed by a holiday sing-a-long featuring Christmas Carol fiddler Jennifer Armstrong....
Alec Baldwin: ROCK OF AGES Film Was 'A Complete Disaster'
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2013 During a seminar on Tuesday, October 22nd at the American Magazine Media Conference in New York City, Alec Baldwin discussed his appearance in the 2012 big screen adaptation of Broadway's ROCK OF AGES and called it a 'horrible movie'....
Fells Point Corner Theatre to Present 4 BY CHEKHOV, 3/7-4/6
by Tyler Peterson - February 20, 2014 With bold, vibrant and hilarious dialogue, Anton Chekhov captures the divine comedy of everyday life, exposing our foibles and self-deceptions in all their glory. Join a cast of manic mothers, desperate daughters, paranoid paramours and hassled husbands for this stunning evening of world theater. 4...
President Obama Calls Ryan Murphy, Says He Was 'Moved' by THE NORMAL HEART
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2014 According to Deadline, President Barack Obama called Ryan Murphy today to congratulate him on his adaptation of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart for HBO.... |