First Look - Netflix to Premiere New Animated Comedy PACIFIC HEAT, 12/2
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2016 Netflix's new original animated comedy PACIFIC HEAT premieres on Friday, December 2nd. “Pacific Heat” follows an unconventional, covert unit of police investigators fighting crime along the glitzy “Gold Coast” of Australia....
Broadcasting Icon Tom Brokaw to be Honored with Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
by Caryn Robbins - March 31, 2016 Legendary journalist and New York Times best-selling author Tom Brokaw will be awarded the 2016 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism that serves democracy....
Teenage Drama BRIDGEND, Starring Hannah Murray, Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2016 Written and directed by Jeppe Ronde, BRIDGEND stars Hannah Murray, Josh O'Connor, and Steven Waddington and will have its exclusive SVOD premiere Today, May 6, 2016 via Fandor....
Matthew Bourne's THE CAR MAN Set for Screening, Q&A at PeckhamPlex Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2016 Peckhamplex Cinema (95A Rye Lane, Peckham, London SE15 4ST) will present MATTHEW BOURNE'S THE CAR MAN tonight, March 2 at 7 p.m., featuring a Q&A with the creator after the screening....
Hallmark's Primetime Series CHESAPEAKE SHORES Returns This August
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2017 Hallmark Channel's hit primetime series 'CHESAPEAKE SHORES' returns for Season Two Sunday, August 6 (9pm ET/PT, 8C) and runs through October 2017 with new episodes every Sunday night. Season one of 'Chesapeake Shores' was the most-watched and most-successful series in Hallmark Channel's history....
Althea Gibson Documentary to Screen at Halloran Centre
by Tyler Peterson - March 23, 2016 The Halloran Centre at the Orpheum presents Althea on Wednesday, April 6th at 7:00 PM, the last installment of the venue's 2015-2016 Southern Circuit Independent Film Series. No player overcame more obstacles to become a champion than Althea Gibson. ...
James Fritz's ROSS & RACHEL to Launch UK Tour
by Tyler Peterson - March 10, 2016 Ross & Rachel by James Fritz will launch a UK Tour from June-July 2016. London run: 21st June - 25th June, Battersea Art Centre. ...
RISQUE REVUE Launches 2016 Season at Slide Lounge
by Tyler Peterson - March 03, 2016 The ultimate European cabaret experience outside of France. RISQUE REVUE launches a new season for 2016 at SLIDE, Sydney's home of cabaret and fine dining....
Broadway's Gina Gershon to Guest Star on Season 3 of FOX's EMPIRE
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2016 Gina Gershon is set to guest star on the eighth episode of FOX's EMPIRE. The actress will take on the role of Helene Von Wyeth, the founder of her own fashion label, who teams with EMPIRE for her annual fashion show....
Nashville Megachurch Pastor Joins BET Network for THE RELEVANT WORD
by Caryn Robbins - February 27, 2017 Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III, Nashville-based Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church and Presiding Bishop of Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship International, will become the new featured minister on Black Entertainment Television (BET), called THE RELEVANT WORD ....
SISTER CARRIE to Premiere at Milwaukee's Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
by Tyler Peterson - June 14, 2016 Sister Carrie, a new American opera commissioned by Florentine Opera from the creators of Elmer Gantry, comes to Milwaukee's Marcus Center for the Performing Arts for two performances: Friday October 7 at 7:30 PM and Sunday October 9 at 2:30 PM. ...
David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel & More to Salute Bill Murray at Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016 The program is slated to air on PBS stations as Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize nationwide October 28 at 9 p.m. (check local listings). Artists are subject to change....
Back Yard Burgers Supports No Kid Hungry on May 19 with Roll Back Prices for a Classic Burger with Donation
by Marina Kennedy - May 18, 2017 WHAT: May is National Burger Month and Back Yard Burgers' 30th Anniversary. To celebrate, the restaurant is offering its Classic Burger for only $1.87 on May 19th - the original price when Back Yard Burgers first opened in 1987 - when you donate to Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to end ...
HBO Acquires Rights to Documentary JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, Debuting 2/6
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2016 HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights to Brian Oakes' powerful documentary JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY, about the life, death and legacy of journalist James Foley, who was murdered by ISIS in 2014, it was announced today....
Electus Teams with Michael Franzese & More on New Mafia Series AMERICAN ROYALTY
by Caryn Robbins - July 27, 2017 Electus, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IAC], has announced a partnership with former crime boss and author Michael Franzese and producers Moshe Diamant (The Black Dahlia, Timecop) and Michael Tadross Jr. (Category 5, LBJ) to create a new scripted series, AMERICAN ROYALTY, a modern spin on th...
Tiff Kids Program Set to Unveil at this Year's Festival
by Richard Best - August 23, 2016 The Toronto International Film Festival® brings an empowering and emotional international film selection to this year's TIFF Kids programme. The lineup features four family-friendly films, whose stories aim to challenge societal and cultural gender norms and present open-minded and thoughtful commen...
Houston Band Rainchild Opens for David Allen Coe at 18th St. Pier, Bar & Grill
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2016 Houston, TX band Rainchild will be opening for the legendary David Allen Coe at the 18th St. Pier, Bar & Grill in San Leon, Texas tonight, April 30th....
Photo Flash: HAMILTON's Anthony Ramos & More in Spike Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, Coming to Netflix
by Caryn Robbins - August 04, 2017 Thirty years ago, Spike Lee burst onto the independent filmmaking scene with his groundbreaking look at one free-spirited artist making it happen for herself in Brooklyn, New York. Now, Miss Nola Darling returns in a timely, topical update of the visionary Oscar -nominated writer-director's SHE'S GO...
Miranda Lambert to Receive ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award at 10th Annual ACM HONORS
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2016 Miranda Lambert will receive the inaugural ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award at the 10TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS, which makes its television debut on Friday, Sept. 9 (...
Broadway's Gina Gershon to Guest Star on Season 3 of FOX's EMPIRE
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2016 Gina Gershon is set to guest star on the eighth episode of FOX's EMPIRE. The actress will take on the role of Helene Von Wyeth, the founder of her own fashion label, who teams with EMPIRE for her annual fashion show....
Adam Gopnik Renames Long Wharf Theatre Premiere, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROOM IN NEW YORK
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017 A new musical is an ever evolving organism. Every song and bit of dialogue gets molded until perfect. The title of the piece itself is no exception....
Netflix Research Uncovers New Trend in Watching TV & Movies
by Caryn Robbins - December 08, 2016 According to research from Netflix*, a new trend in watching has emerged with more than 30 million Netflix members around the world weaving film into their binge routines....
USA Orders Series Based on 2007 Film SHOOTER; Ryan Phillippe to Star
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2016 USA Network announced a series pick-up for SHOOTER, a drama based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, and the 2007 Paramount film starring Mark Wahlberg. The co-production with Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions comes from executive produc...
Flabbergast Theatre to Present BORIS & SERGEY'S ONE MAN EXTRAVAGANZA
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2017 Award-winning darlings of the Fringe and recipients of over fifteen five star reviews, Flabbergast Theatre's Boris & Sergey present for your viewing pleasure an hour of explosive action, as dark as it is fun....
Warrington to Welcome Comedian Tom Stade
by Tyler Peterson - February 04, 2016 The UK's favourite Canadian, Tom Stade, is taking his brand new show 'You're Welcome' to Warrington's Pyramid arts centre and he's bringing his candid and alluring stand-up with him.... |