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They've thrilled us, horrified us, and devastated us. They've raised questions about our past and given us hope for a brighter future. They are five of Hollywood's biggest hits, all works of fiction, but all inspired by real events more dramatic than anything a screenwriter could dream up. Join us as we go behind the scenes of "Live Free or Die Hard," "Scream," "Platoon," "The Da Vinci Code," and "Star Trek," and uncover the actual characters and true stories that inspired some of Hollywood's most famous blockbusters.

Theater 29 to Present COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A STORY OF EXTRAVAGANT LOVE Photo Theater 29 to Present COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS: A STORY OF EXTRAVAGANT LOVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2021

Theater 29 will present Communications Solutions: A Story of Extravagant Love-- an immersive story of upper-management intrigue and corporate coercion that unravels via social media, email, USPS, and in virtual and visceral reality at Theater 29....


Sydney Comedy Festival Presents JAN VAN DE STOOL: PARTING THE RED CURTAINS Photo Sydney Comedy Festival Presents JAN VAN DE STOOL: PARTING THE RED CURTAINS
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2019

Comedy Queen, Queenie van de Zandt, goes back to her Netherlands in brand new show...


BBC Two Commissions THE ARRIVAL Photo BBC Two Commissions THE ARRIVAL
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 19, 2019

BBC Two has commissioned The Garden Productions to make a major primetime series looking at families across the UK, as a newborn arrives in their world....


Kravis Center Revises Lunch & Learn ON Feb 24 with ALEXANDER HAMILTON: THE MAN BEHIND Photo Kravis Center Revises Lunch & Learn ON Feb 24 with ALEXANDER HAMILTON: THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2020

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced a change in the Lunch & Learn scheduled for Monday, February 24....


The Most Deeply Researched Novel to Date on Wyatt Earp Includes Newly... Photo The Most Deeply Researched Novel to Date on Wyatt Earp Includes Newly...
by Robert Diamond - November 19, 2018

This trilogy represents the culmination of more than 60 years of research and contains information about Earp's life not known to the general public. It's all here: the ambitions and failures of a man who wanted more for himself than police work . . . the decisions of disgrace and the moments of nob...


Women's History Solo Show Series to be Co-Presented By The Theatre At The 14th Street Photo Women's History Solo Show Series to be Co-Presented By The Theatre At The 14th Street Y
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2020

They weren't supposed to read, write, or look you in the eye. ... But they did. Three Women. Three Stories. Three Critically-Acclaimed Performances....


Disney/Pixar's COCO Comes to El Capitan Theatre, September 24 - September 27 Photo Disney/Pixar's COCO Comes to El Capitan Theatre, September 24 - September 27
by A.A. Cristi - September 17, 2021

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents Disney/Pixar's “Coco” September 24 -September 27, 2021, shown in brilliant Dolby VisionTM Laser Projection & Dolby Atmos Audio Technology.   ...


Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents THE CONTAINER Photo Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents THE CONTAINER
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2019

Burning Coal Theatre Company, in a collaboration with Raleigh's Contemporary Art Museum, will open its 23rd season with Clare Bayley's The Container, October 10 a?" 27, 2019 at CAM/Raleigh, 409 W. Martin Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays, October 10 a?" 12, 17 a?" 19...


AnyStage Theater Presents WATERGATE… WITH PUPPETS! Photo AnyStage Theater Presents WATERGATE… WITH PUPPETS!
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2018

Coming soon to The DC Arts Center, Watergate... With Puppets is a new comedy that's exactly what it sounds like. Written by John-Nicholas Walsh and directed by Walsh and Kirsten Grady, a cast of four comic actors play dozens of 1970's political figures in an effort to tell the 'real' story of Puppet...


VIDEO: Sarah Paulson Talks Playing Linda Tripp in AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT Photo VIDEO: Sarah Paulson Talks Playing Linda Tripp in AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 18, 2020

Sarah Paulson was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday to talk about playing Linda Tripp in “American Crime Story: Impeachment” and the major physical transformation she had to go through for it....


The Most Deeply Researched Novel to Date on Wyatt Earp Includes Newly... Photo The Most Deeply Researched Novel to Date on Wyatt Earp Includes Newly...
by Robert Diamond - December 20, 2018

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KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS Moves to a New Night Photo KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS Moves to a New Night
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2020

New season. New Night. Same Kardashians. Keep up with Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kris, Kylie, Kendall and Scott when 'KUWTK' returns March 26 on E!...


THE LIFE OF CHRIST Returns To Wintershall Photo THE LIFE OF CHRIST Returns To Wintershall
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2019

The Wintershall Players have become renowned for their epic re-enactments of what is, indeed, the greatest story of all time. Every year on Good Friday The Passion of Jesus is performed to over 20,000 people in Trafalgar Square and every summer The Life of Christ is presented at the Hutley family's ...


Wicked Lit Announces Playwright Book Signing And Reading Photo Wicked Lit Announces Playwright Book Signing And Reading
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2019

Unbound Productions is pleased to announce their first event for 2019: a book signing and author reading event at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA (3512 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, California 91505)! The free event will be an opportunity for fans of the popular immersive theatre events to hear five vete...


Procopius Canning Publishes ANCIENT BLACK CIVILIZATIONS MATTER Photo Procopius Canning Publishes ANCIENT BLACK CIVILIZATIONS MATTER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 16, 2021

Procopius Canning, historian and creator of the scholarly award-winning web sites Timeline: Ancient Rome, and Gladiator: The Real Story, announces the publication of 'ANCIENT BLACK CIVILIZATIONS MATTER: Sort of like Wakanda, only real!' a deeply researched popular survey history of Blacks and Black ...


Paule Ettore Tabone Releases Debut Album 'This Is Me' Photo Paule Ettore Tabone Releases Debut Album 'This Is Me'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 15, 2021

From a small town, on a sugarcane and pumpkin farm in North Queensland, Australia to a leading opera and musical theatre tenor felt like a fantasy, but this is the real story of Paul Ettore Tabone. ...


HBO Begins Production on the Mark Wahlberg Documentary Series MCMILLIONS Photo HBO Begins Production on the Mark Wahlberg Documentary Series MCMILLIONS
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2019

HBO is in production on MCMILLIONS, a documentary series chronicling the stranger-than-fiction story of an ex-cop turned security auditor who rigged the McDonald's Monopoly game promotion for a decade, stealing millions of dollars and building a vast network of co-conspirators across the U.S. The se...


Book Narrates a Story About Making Peace and Believing in Miracles Photo Book Narrates a Story About Making Peace and Believing in Miracles
by Robert Diamond - October 17, 2018

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Maria Elena Salinas Joins CBS News as a Contributor Photo Maria Elena Salinas Joins CBS News as a Contributor
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 22, 2019

Award-winning journalist, anchor and author Maria Elena Salinas is joining CBS News as a contributor, it was announced today by Susan Zirinsky, CBS News President and Senior Executive Producer. Salinas, one of the most recognizable and respected journalists in the country, most notably served as co-...


VIDEO: Watch a MOTOWN Reunion on Stars in the House- Live at 8pm! Photo VIDEO: Watch a MOTOWN Reunion on Stars in the House- Live at 8pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2021

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with a MOTOWN Reunion with guest host Charl Brown and guests Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and more!...


COCO Returns to ABC on October 14th Photo COCO Returns to ABC on October 14th
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2020

“The Wonderful World of Disney” heads to the Land of the Dead with the broadcast network premiere of Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning “Coco” on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 (8:00-10:02 p.m. EDT)....


AnyStage Theater Presents WATERGATE… WITH PUPPETS! Photo AnyStage Theater Presents WATERGATE… WITH PUPPETS!
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2018

Coming soon to The DC Arts Center, Watergate... With Puppets is a new comedy that's exactly what it sounds like. Written by John-Nicholas Walsh and directed by Walsh and Kirsten Grady, a cast of four comic actors play dozens of 1970's political figures in an effort to tell the 'real' story of Puppet...


PUNCHY! Comes To The Courtyard Theatre in November Photo PUNCHY! Comes To The Courtyard Theatre in November
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2021

The cast has been announced for Punchy! The Musical, a brand new musical at The Courtyard Theatre. This raucous, affecting piece of gig-theatre brings the soulful sounds of the 1950s to the heart of Hoxton.  Robert Hook (Peaky Blinders, BBC; The Milkman's on His Way) will take on the lead role of th...


VIDEO: Watch a New Look at Disneynature's PENGUINS Photo VIDEO: Watch a New Look at Disneynature's PENGUINS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 17, 2019

As Disneynature celebrates 10 years since its first feature-film debut, its newest conservation intitiative—this one tied to the upcoming big-screen adventure “Penguins”—was revealed today.  For every ticket sold opening week (April 17-23, 2019), Disneynature will make a donation to the Wildlife Con...


Wicked Lit Announces Playwright Book Signing And Reading Photo Wicked Lit Announces Playwright Book Signing And Reading
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2019

Unbound Productions is pleased to announce their first event for 2019: a book signing and author reading event at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA (3512 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, California 91505)! The free event will be an opportunity for fans of the popular immersive theatre events to hear five vete...






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