Ester Lou Weithers Named 2016 FOX WRITERS INTENSIVE Fellow
by Caryn Robbins - July 25, 2016 Fox Audience Strategy today announced that writer Ester Lou Weithers has been selected as this year's Fox Writers Intensive (FWI) Fellow.... ![]() by Tori Hartshorn - March 27, 2018 AMC announced today its critically-acclaimed scripted drama 'HUMANS' will return for Season 3 on Tuesday, June 5th at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT. The network also released a first-look image from the series featuring stars Gemma Chan and Ivanno Jeremiah....
PigPen Theatre Co.'s THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON Plays the New Vic, Now thru 10/13
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014 For the final tour of The Old Man and The Old Moon, the endlessly imaginative PigPen Theatre Co. brings their folk-rock fable to The New Victory Theater from today, September 26 - October 13, 2014. This three-week, Off-Broadway run will be the last chance to see the company perform this celebrated w...
Fifth Season of COMMUNITY Set for DVD Release Today
by TV News Desk - August 05, 2014 Our favorite study group is back at Greendale Community College today, Aug. 5 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases COMMUNITY: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON on DVD.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2017 Submissions are now open for CAPE's (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) sixth annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship (CNWF). Entertainment industry professionals select the Fellows through a rigorous process that includes three rounds of blind script judging and an interview. Each writer ...
Stage Left Theatre Sets 35th Season
by Tyler Peterson - July 06, 2016 Stage Left Theatre is pleased to announce the programming for its 35th season. The season begins with the world premiere of The Bottle Tree by Beth Kander directed by ensemble member Amy Szerlong. The Bottle Tree was developed through Stage Left's Downstage Left program, at the Ashland New Plays Fes...
BWW Review: In LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, Neil Simon Shares the Golden Age of Television Writer Room Craziness
by Shari Barrett - May 02, 2017 After working in the Warner Brothers Manhattan office mailroom, Playwright Neil Simon got his first big break as a staff writer on Sid Caesar's celebrated television series 'Your Show of Shows,' a live 90-minute variety show starring comedy legends Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca that ran from 1950 to 1...
The New Colony Announces 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2016 The New Colony is pleased to announce its full 2017 Season, featuring four world premiere productions by four Chicago playwrights. The season kicks off this winter with ensemble member Sean Kelly's fantasy adventure PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS, directed by Krissy Vanderwarker.... ![]() by Don Grigware - March 26, 2018 In 1993 Neil Simon penned his experiences as a young writer for Your Show of Shows on early 50s television in a play entitled Laughter on the 23rd Floor. At that time he was a novice learning from the likes of series star Sid Caesar and fellow-writers Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, and Selm...
YOUNGER Creator Darren Star Shares Season 2 Scoop!
by Caryn Robbins - June 10, 2015 The final scene of the season offered promise that Josh may be able to get passed Liza's DECEPTION, as the two meet up and vow to begin anew....
THE WRITER'S ROOM WITH REZA ASLAN Continues With Liz Meriwether, 7/2
by Courtnie Mele - June 25, 2014 On July 2, playwright, author and screenwriter Liz Meriwether will join The Writers' Room with Reza Aslan, a refreshing take on the typically staid literary event that includes a live house band, cocktails, and audience interaction. Staged the first Wednesday of every month, The Writer's Room is an ...
ASH VS EVIL DEAD Special Event & More Set for PaleyFest Fall TV Previews
by Caryn Robbins - August 22, 2016 The Paley Center for Media's annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews will present a special premiere screening and panel event with the cast of the STARZ hit series, ASH VS EVIL DEAD...
ActorsNet Kicks Off 19th Season With Regional Premiere of Bo Wilson Play Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014 The ActorsNet will be beginning its 19th season tonight, September 12th with the regional premiere of Bo Wilson's 'The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church.'...
Ars Nova and WP Theater Present SUNDOWN, YELLOW MOON
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2017 Ars Nova and WP Theater are pleased to present the world premiere of Sundown, Yellow Moon (February 28-April 1), a nighttime play, with songs, by Rachel Bonds, directed by Anne Kauffman (OBIE and Drama Desk Award winner), with songs by the indie-folk duo The Bengsons (Hundred Days) and additional ly...
VIDEO: First Look - Watch Lea Salonga Perform on Tonight's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND Season Finale
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2016 USA Today has shared an exclusive sneak peek of the CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND Season Finale, featuring a performance by Broadway's Lea Salonga. The episode airs airs tonight 8pm ET on The CW.... ![]() by Macon Prickett - March 27, 2018 AMC announced today its critically-acclaimed scripted drama 'HUMANS' will return for Season 3 onTuesday, June 5th at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT. The network also released a first-look image from the series featuring stars Gemma Chan and Ivanno Jeremiah....
VIDEO: Amy Schumer Pitches 'Betsy Ross' Hip Hopera Idea to HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2016 Below, watch Amy pitch an idea for her own HAMILTON-style hip hopera to Lin-Manuel Miranda!...
YOUNGER Creator Darren Star Shares Season 2 Scoop!
by Caryn Robbins - June 10, 2015 The final scene of the season offered promise that Josh may be able to get passed Liza's DECEPTION, as the two meet up and vow to begin anew....
MeTV Network Remembers Mary Tyler Moore with Special Programming, 1/29
by Caryn Robbins - January 25, 2017 MeTV pays tribute to the career and comedy of trailblazer and TV icon Mary Tyler Moore with a special collection of Mary Tyler Moore episodes airing on Sunday, January 29, from 2:00 to 5:00pm ET/PT....
Flat Rock Playhouse Presents LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR, Now thru 4/19
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2014 Flat Rock Playhouse presents the classic Neil Simon comedy, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, from today, April 3-19 at The Clyde and Nina Allen Mainstage....
Geva Stages World Premiere of WOMEN IN JEOPARDY!, Now thru 3/22
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2015 Geva Theatre Center presents the world premiere of Women in Jeopardy! - a fun and flirtatious new comedy by playwright Wendy MacLeod, directed by Sean Daniels. Women in Jeopardy! begins performances tonight, February 24, opens February 28 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through March 22....
Fifth Season of COMMUNITY Set for DVD Release on 8/5
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2014 Our favorite study group is back at Greendale Community College Aug. 5 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases COMMUNITY: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON on DVD. The fifth season reunites popular creator Dan Harmon with his funny and quick-witted ensemble cast. Led by Joel McHale (TV's “The Soup”),...
BWW Review: Desert Theatreworks's Presentation of Neil Simon's Comedy LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR is Side-Splitting.
by Audrey Liebross - February 01, 2016 Neil Simon's autobiographical play, LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, as presented by Desert Theatreworks (DTW), provides a side-splitting few hours of theatre. The play is based on the mayhem in the writers' room of Sid Caesar's YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS. Director Lance Phillips-Martinez does a fine job of dire...
Sundance TV's THE WRITERS ROOM Receives Primetime Emmy Nomination
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014 SundanceTV received a Primetime Emmy® nomination for its unscripted series “The Writers' Room,” hosted by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter (The Descendants), comedian and actor (“Community”) Jim Rash, for Outstanding Information Series or Special....
PTC Presents Staged Reading of SLOW FOOD by Wendy MacLeod This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2015 Pioneer Theatre Company presents Slow Food, the second installment of PTC's new play reading series, called Play-By-Play. Slow Food by Wendy MacLeod runs this weekend, March 6 and 7, 2015. Director Julie Kramer (True Art, Play-By-Play 2014) returns to directs the production.... |