Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival Sets Inaugural Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - June 23, 2016 The Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival is thrilled to announce the selections for the inaugural Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival (AMTF), which will be held August 1 and 2, 2016, at Actor's Express and Synchronicity Theatre. The AMTF will be two days and nights of original musical theatre performances ...
Tony Winners Patina Miller, Bryce Pinkham & Brian F. O'Byrne Join Cast of PBS's MERCY STREET
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2016 PBS announced today that MERCY STREET is adding new actors and directors to the series' robust talent list for Season Two, which is currently in production in Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia....
Amazon to Develop One-Hour Original Limited Drama THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2017 Amazon is currently developing a script-to-series one-hour original limited drama, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, based on Colson Whitehead's National Book Award winning novel....
4th Annual Station Hope Celebration Features 250 Artists Performing Social Justice-Inspired Works
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2017 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's fourth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, April 29th, from 6:30 - 10:30pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio....
ERE AWORAN is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 26, 2016 MENDHAM, N.J., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ 'I was shocked to read about how many people have criticizedHarriet Tubmanand her son's claims over how many slaves were actually saved by Mrs. Tubman,' said authorMichael Jay Nusbaum. 'I was so happy to learn that Mrs. Tubman had actually saved over...
Ars Nova's UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Tour Will Travel to Germany, D.C. and More
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017 Ars Nova has announced an international tour of the critically acclaimed Underground Railroad Game. The provocative production, which premiered in New York last year, was created by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard with Philadelphia based theater company Lightning Rod Special and directed by T...
BEYOND THE OAK TREES, the Story of Harriet Tubman, Premieres At Crossroads Theatre Company for Black History Month
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2017 Crossroads Theatre Company will mark Black History Month, Feb. 16-26, with the world premiere of Beyond the Oak Trees, by Kisha Bundridge, the daring story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman merging past and present along the Underground Railroad....
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Begins Tonight at Ars Nova
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2016 Ars Nova, New York's incubator for boundary-pushing theater, presents Underground Railroad Game (tonight, September 13, through October 15), created by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard with Philadelphia based theater company Lightning Rod Special and directed by Taibi Magar....
WGN America's UNDERGROUND Celebrated at 2016 Joint Convention in Washington DC
by Caryn Robbins - August 09, 2016 WGN America's critically acclaimed, hit series UNDERGROUND was highlighted last Friday, August 5 at the joint convention for the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in Washington, D.C....
Official: Hamilton to Remain on $10 Bill; Harriet Tubman to Replace Jackson on $20
by Caryn Robbins - April 20, 2016 In addition to thanking Lin-Manuel Miranda for giving us Broadway's smash hit HAMILTON, Americans should be grateful that he has also sparked a lively debate over which historical figures from U.S. history deserve their face on our official currency....
Kathleen Battle to Return to Metropolitan Opera in November
by Tyler Peterson - April 04, 2016 Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle, who starred in more than 220 Met performances over the course of her career, will make her first appearance at the Met in more than 20 years with the recital Kathleen Battle: Underground Railroad – A Spiritual Journey on Sunday, November 13 at 4 p.m. Battle will si...
WGN America Posts Best Monthly Audience Delivery in Network's History
by Caryn Robbins - April 07, 2017 Fueled by the continued momentum of its original series, 'Outsiders' and 'Underground,' the burgeoning entertainment destination WGN America posted the best monthly audience delivery in the history of the network in March 2017 among Total Viewers and the best month in prime in 7 years among Adults 2...
Reform the Debates & More on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2016 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....
L. Van Stelle Releases CARRY ME HOME
by Christina Mancuso - March 15, 2016 L. Van Stelle, a first time author, has completed her new book, 'Carry Me Home': a daring and bold journey of a group of slaves traveling on the Underground Railroad. Will they all make it alive? While in her early teens, L. Van Stelle lived in a farm house in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area with her ...
The Foundry Theatre to Present World Premiere of W. David Hancock's MASTER
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2017 The Foundry Theatre announces the world premiere of MASTER, a new play by Obie Award winning playwright W. David Hancock (The Convention of Cartography), created in collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Wardell Milan....
Ars Nova to Present UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016 Ars Nova, New York's incubator for boundary-pushing theater, is pleased to present Underground Railroad Game (September 13-October 15), created by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard with Philadelphia based theater company Lightning Rod Special and directed by Taibi Magar....
John Legend to Guest Star on New Season of WGN America's UNDERGROUND
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2016 Academy Award(R) and Golden Globe(R) winner and ten-time Grammy Award(R) winning singer-songwriter John Legend will guest star in the highly anticipated second season of UNDERGROUND, created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, it was announced today by WGN America....
LINCOLN'S BODYGUARD Now Available in Trade Paper
by Christina Mancuso - April 20, 2016 The Story: In Lincoln's Bodyguard, an alternative version of American history, President Lincoln is saved from assassination. Though he prophesied his own death-the only way he believed the South would truly surrender-Lincoln never accounted for the heroics of his bodyguard, Joseph Foster. A biraci...
Virginia Arts Festival and Norfolk State University Present Kathleen Battle
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2017 One of the most famous renowned operatic sopranos of the past century, five-time Grammy Award winner Kathleen Battle brings her critically acclaimed Underground Railroad performance to Norfolk State University's Wilder Center on March 26, as part of the Virginia Arts Festival....
CPT to Present ROAD TO HOPE at Christ Episcopal Church, 4/9
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2016 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents ROAD TO HOPE at Christ Episcopal Church on Saturday, April 9th from 6:00pm-9:00pm, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Cleveland OH, in the east inner suburb of Shaker Heights. Road to Hope at Christ Episcopal Church is the third of a series of performing arts even...
Acclaimed Documentary I AM SUN MU Releases on Netflix Today
by Caryn Robbins - February 01, 2017 It was announced today that Netflix has acquired global distribution rights to Required Reading's critically acclaimed feature documentary I AM SUN MU, which is available for streaming beginning today on the award-winning network....
Cleveland Public Theatre & Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Present ROAD TO HOPE
by Julie Musbach - March 18, 2017 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce ROAD TO HOPE at OUTHWAITE COMMUNITY HOMES, a free performing arts event celebrating hope, honoring Cleveland's leadership role in areas of social justice and equity, addressing modern day struggles for freedom and justice, and rejoicing in Outhwait...
WGN America Gives Season 2 Order to Underground Railroad Thriller UNDERGROUND
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2016 WGN America's Underground Railroad thriller UNDERGROUND, among the most widely praised series of the year and the network's most-watched original program ever, has been renewed for a second season...
Maxamoo Podcast Discusses The Undertaking, Life & Times, Underground Railroad Game, Nat Turner in Jerusalem
by Maxamoo - September 28, 2016 We ventured out en mass four consecutive nights and lived to recount the tale. Discussed in this episode: Shows Discussed: The Undertaking from The Civilians at BAM, Life & Times: Episode 8 from Nature Theater of Oklahoma at the FIAF (French Institute Alliance Francaise) Crossing the Line Festival, ...
The Foundry Theatre to Present World Premiere of W. David Hancock's MASTER
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2017 The Foundry Theatre announces the world premiere of MASTER, a new play by Obie Award winning playwright W. David Hancock (The Convention of Cartography), created in collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Wardell Milan.... |
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