Philadelphia Favorite THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS Returns
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2019 1812 Productions is pleased to present its annual political comedy, and a Philadelphia favorite, This Is The Week That Is. A staple of the Philadelphia theatre season for the past 14 years, This Is The Week That Is delivers sharp satire and content that changes with the headlines. This Is The Week T...
34th Annual MAC Awards to Take Place in March; Anita Gillette to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2020 The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has made its initial announcement of the upcoming 34th Annual MAC Awards. The awards presentation and show will take place on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 7:00 pm, at SONY Hall on 46th Street in New York City....
BWW Interview: Kate Eastwood Norris of KING JOHN at Folger Theatre
by Rachael Goldberg - October 05, 2018 Kate Eastwood Norris stars as Philip the Bastard in Folger Theatre's upcoming production of King John. She is a two-time recipient of the Helen Hayes Award, and has been challenging gender expectations in casting for most of her career....
Tom Hanks, Kumail Nanjiani, Tom Holland, Miles Teller, Joel McHale and More Scheduled Guests on ABC's KIMMEL
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
by Tori Hartshorn - June 21, 2019 “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. ...
Brush Up On Your Phonics: THE BUZZR BEE Is Back!
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2019 This Memorial Day, BUZZR looks back to a time before spell check. Catch the second annual BUZZR Bee , which is a full week of fun, highlighting some of the best (or perhaps worst) Match Game misspellings in game show history....
Broadway Theatres to Dim Lights for Phyllis Newman Friday, 9/27
by Julie Musbach - September 26, 2019 The Broadway community mourns the loss of beloved performer, lyricist and women's healthcare advocate Phyllis Newman, who passed away on September 15, 2019 at age 86. To commemorate her life and work, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of the American Airlines, Broadhurst, Helen Hay...
gangbusters theatre brings The Big Event to The Complex Hollywood!
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2018 "If you're going to tell the truth, at least make it funny."...
Toby Gorman Named President of Universal Television Alternative Studio
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 09, 2019 Top producer and executive Toby Gorman has been named President of Universal Television Alternative Studio. Gorman, who fills the role after Meredith Ahr was promoted last fall to President of NBC Entertainment's Alternative and Reality Group, will report into Ahr. As President of UTAS, Gorman will ...
VIDEO: Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba Star in L.A.'S FINEST
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 07, 2019 “L.A.'s Finest,” the highly anticipated series marking the launch of Charter Communications' premium content initiative Spectrum Originals, and produced by Sony Pictures Television, will make its premiere on Spectrum's On Demand platform on Monday, May 13, 2019. The announcement was made today on so...
Stage and Screen Actor Orson Bean Dies at 91
by Stephi Wild - February 08, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Orson Bean has died at age 91. According to The New York Times, his cause of death was a 'traffic accident' in Venice, CA. Capt. Brian Wendling of the Los Angeles Police Department said that Bean was struck and killed by a car on Friday...
MADE FOR EACH OTHER Comes To Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Julie Musbach - April 25, 2019 "Made for Each Other,"the world's first gay marriage/Alzheimers play, is coming to the Hollywood Fringe Festival from New York, for six performances only, June 10 through the 22nd at Studio C, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038....
Daniel Darwin Holds Workshop On Scene Study, Character Analysis
by Oliver Oliveros - January 10, 2019 Sixteen Bars, a performing arts education company catering to theater practitioners in the country, will conduct 'Truth & Transformation: An [eight session] Intensive Workshop On Scene Study And Character Analysis with Daniel Darwin,' an alumnus of New York University (NYU), in March 2019. The works...
Gangbusters Theatre Brings THE BIG EVENT To The Complex Hollywood!
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018 The famous Billy Wilder quote serves as the backbone of a poignant, ambitious and disturbingly funny project from acclaimed local playwright Christian Levatino and his gangbusters theatre company. Now in their 15th season, gangbusters is partnering with the newly reorganized Complex Hollywood to lau...
Guest Blog: Playwright Josh Azouz On VICTORIA'S KNICKERS
by Guest Blog: Josh Azouz - October 22, 2018 A few years ago, I came across a story about a boy who broke into Buckingham Palace and stole Queen Victoria's knickers. He served a three-month prison sentence and then on release broke back into the palace. Between 1838 and 1841, there were two more recorded break-ins and two more prison sentences...
ABC Renews SUMMER FUN & GAMES for 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 20, 2019 Following a wildly successful run last summer that propelled ABC to rank No. 1 across all key adult demos, the network has announced the return of seven shows from its popular “Summer Fun & Games” lineup, including “The $100,000 Pyramid” (season five), “Card Sharks” (season two), “Celebrity Family F...
gangbusters Partners With Complex Hollywood For BLACK BAG PENTALOGY
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2018 "If you're going to tell the truth, at least make it funny."...
BWW Interview: Director/Choreographer Daniel Pelzig Returns To Musical Theatre West With Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN!
by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - December 06, 2019 Ballet, opera and musical theater director Daniel Pelzig helms the musical version of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, playing at Musical Theatre West. This is Pelzig's fourth production with MTW, after My Fair Lady in 2015, Mary Poppins in 2017 and The Little Mermaid earlier this year....
Gangbusters Theatre Brings The Big Event To The Complex Hollywood
by Stephi Wild - October 20, 2018 Christian Levatino pulls three comedic plays out of his Black Bag Pentalogy--"Sunny Afternoon," "King Dick" and "…meantime at Hojo's"--to examine seminal moments in our not too distant past and their eerie similarities to today's political landscape....
RATINGS: L.A.'S FINEST Debuted as Top-Rated TV Drama
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 13, 2019 Season One of the Spectrum Originals hit drama L.A.'s FINEST has locked up over 3 million viewers to date. During the week of its release (May 13, 2019 week of broadcast finales), the Sony Pictures Television-produced series debuted as a top-rated TV drama, becoming the #1 drama among broadcast ser...
ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates Featuring an Expanded SUMMER FUN & GAMES Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 10, 2019 Building on the previous success of the “Summer Fun & Games” brand, The ABC Television Network is expanding its slate of game shows to three nights, adding four new exciting series to the upcoming schedule. In addition to bringing back the iconic “Press Your Luck” and “Card Sharks” to TV, ABC will l...
MY DINNER WITH HERVE Director Sacha Gervasi Discusses His History with the Film
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2018 Inspired by director Sacha Gervasi's own experiences, MY DINNER WITH HERVE is a struggling journalist's story of his unlikely friendship with actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous knife-wielding French dwarf, as it unfolds over one wild night in LA – an encounter that will have life-chang...
ABC and POPSUGAR Team Up to Celebrate the Record-Breaking 15th Season of GREY'S ANATOMY
by Tori Hartshorn - September 11, 2018 ABC, working with POPSUGAR, has teamed up with THNK1994 to celebrate the landmark 15 th season of “Grey's Anatomy” with a special weekend-long exhibit in West Hollywood. The exhibit will pay tribute to some of the most iconic moments throughout the show's journey while leaving fans energized for wha...
ABC's 'Sunday Fun & Games' Wins Over a BIG BROTHER-Fueled CBS, as THE $100,000 PYRAMID and TO TELL THE TRUTH Take the Lead from 9-11 p.m.
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2018 ABC Sunday Prime Time (7:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.3 million and 0.8/4 in AD18-49): Despite airing a repeat “Celebrity Family Feud” to lead off its game show block, ABC won prime time with “Sunday Fun & Games,” beating a “Big Brother”-led CBS by 14% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/4 vs. 0.7/4). ABC scored its 9th w...
VIDEO: Chris Cuomo Talks Impeachment on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Sarah Leiber - January 24, 2020 The host of CNN's 'Cuomo Prime Time' isn't sure what members of Trump's inner circle would say if called to testify in the President's impeachment trial, but he believes they would be compelled to tell the truth....
Apollo Theater Names Ta-Nehisi Coates Inaugural Artist-in-Residence
by Julie Musbach - July 01, 2019 The Apollo Theater announced today that critically acclaimed writer, artist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates will begin the national book tour for his latest work, The Water Dancer, at the world-famous Apollo stage. The program will take place on Monday, September 23 at 7:00 p.m. with a special guest to... |