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....
Lifetime to Premiere All-New Season of BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS, 2/28
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2014 Emmy(R) Award winner and comedic icon Betty White brings her hilarious cast of elderly and unruly pranksters to Lifetime for an all-new 20-episode season of Betty White's Off Their Rockers, beginning Friday, February 28, with two back-to-back episodes at 9pm and 9:30pm ET/PT....
BWW Reviews: Candlelight Presents Rollicking SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
by Don Grigware - October 28, 2013 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers/book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay/music by Gene De Paul/lyrics by Johnny Mercer/new songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn/based on the MGM film and 'The Sobbin' Women' by Stephen Vincent Benet/directed and choreographed by Janet Renslow/Candlelight Pavilion Dinn...
Long Beach Playhouse to Present CHEKHOV SHORTS
by Tyler Peterson - June 10, 2014 Long Beach Playhouse audiences are in for a very original and unique treat because opening this weekend in the Studio Theatre is a production called Chekov Shorts: The Proposal and The Bear. Diane Benedict is not only the director for the show but has translated these two one act plays from Russian...
Minnesota Orchestra Announces Revised Contract in Labor Dispute
by Christina Mancuso - 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, wh...
Photo Flash: Broadway's Allison Case Says 'Yes' to Girlfriend's East River Proposal
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2013 As reported by the Daily Mail, Ashley Connors proposed to her partner -- Broadway's Allison Case -- by spelling out 'MARRY ME?' with 350 LED candles on the floor of a parking lot in Williamsburg on the bank of the East River. Case said 'yes'. Scroll down for a photo!...
Thin Black Line Releases Debut Album
by Tyler Peterson - October 23, 2013 Thin Black Line released their debut self-titled album through Upaya House on October 15, 2013 to waiting fans. A collaboration of Erik Quisling and Jeremy Penick, the multi-layered rebel country album features country hick-hop stars The Moonshine Bandits (Average Joe's Entertainment) on the hard-dr...
R.I.P.D. Set for DVD, Blu-ray Release Today
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2013 Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, True Grit) and Ryan Reynolds (Safe House, The Proposal) headline R.I.P.D., a supernatural action-adventure about two cops dispatched by the Rest In Peace Department (R.I.P.D.) to protect and serve the living from increasingly destructive spirits hiding among the unsus...
Space Epic GRAVITY Expected to Bring in $45-50 Million at Weekend Box Office
by Tyler Peterson - October 04, 2013 The film, helmed by Alfonso Cuaron, earned $3.8 million in select markets last night, with big business expected to come in on IMAX and 3D screens. Should it hit the $50 million mark, GRAVITY would become one of October's highest grossing film debuts ever....
Congrats! Scarlett Johansson Engaged to Journalist Beau Romain Dauriac
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2013 People reports that Tony-winning stage and screen actress Scarlett Johansson is engaged to her boyfriend journalist Romain Dauriac. The proposal happened about a month ago. BWW offers our congratulations!...
The Mechanicals' THE CHECKHOV SEASON Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2013 The multi award-winning theatre collective, The Mechanicals, have set out over the past 5 years to present, to a general public, classics from the repertoire of world drama; allowing a new generation of theatre makers and theatre audiences the privilege of engaging with past master craftsmen....
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....
VIDEO: First Look - Teaser Trailer for MUPPETS MOST WANTED, Coming Spring 2014
by Caryn Robbins - August 06, 2013 The Muppets find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper in Muppets Most Wanted, coming to theaters in Spring 2014. Below, get a first look at the just-released trailer for the sequel!...
Space Epic GRAVITY Wins Weekend Box Office with $55.5 Million; RUNNER RUNNER Stumbles
by Tyler Peterson - October 06, 2013 Sci-fi space epic GRAVITY easily drifted to the top of this weekend's box office, grossing just over $55.5 million....
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Vetoes Theater Tax Credit
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2014 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed an economic development bill that included many initiatives aimed at promoting growth in various sectors. But Deval, a noted arts supporter, vetoed a tax credit aimed at bringing pre-Broadway theater to the commonwealth's stages. The vetoed proposal focuse...
Aasif Mandvi Signs On For HBO Pilot THE BRINK
by TV News Desk - November 22, 2013 Deadline reports that Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi has joined HBO's THE BRINK pilot....
Elisabeth Morrow School Hosts Shoe Drive For Typhoon Survivors in Philippines
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2013 After Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, people around the world were moved by stories of devastation and suffering. Channel 7 ABC Eyewitness News reporter Nina Pineda launched a campaign called Flip Flops for the Philippines, and the community at the Elisabeth Morrow School quickly answered the cal...
Jos. A. Bank Rejects Men's Wearhouse Takeover Bid
by Jennifer Diamond - December 24, 2013 WWD reported that Jos. A. Bank Clothiers has rejected the offer that The Men's Wearhouse Inc.'s mad to acquire the company for about $1.54 billion....
Congrats! Scarlett Johansson Engaged to Journalist Beau Romain Dauriac
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2013 People reports that Tony-winning stage and screen actress Scarlett Johansson is engaged to her boyfriend journalist Romain Dauriac. The proposal happened about a month ago. BWW offers our congratulations!...
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....
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.'...
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...
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....
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.... |