Ford's Theatre Presents Free LARAMIE PROJECT Shows at New Venue During Government Shutdown, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013 Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been canceled. The Society has found an alternative space to present two free performances of the play The Laramie Project while the Na...
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation Honors President Bill Clinton with the Prestigious 2013 Lincoln Leadership Prize
by Robert Diamond - May 04, 2013 The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation will honor President Bill Clinton, the 42 nd President of the United States, with the prestigious 2013 Lincoln Leadership Prize, an annual prize recognizing a lifetime of service in the spirit of 16 th President Abraham Lincoln. More than 600 civic...
'Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1864' Explores U.S. Legacy
by Conor Sheeran - May 15, 2013 A new album of twelve 19th-century campaign songs, “Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1864,” explores the popular media that helped influence political history in the United States before the 24-hour cable news cycle, Twitter and presidential debates broadcast on YouTube, says American Pioneer Mus...
VIDEO: Lincoln Exhibition Opens to Record Numbers at the Reagan Library
by Robert Diamond - July 12, 2013 In the first three weeks since Lincoln: The Exhibition opened at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, guest attendance has increased 25% over the Library's average June attendance for the past three years. Due to the large crowds, timed tickets are available and can be purchased in...
Ford's Theatre Presents Free LARAMIE PROJECT Shows at New Venue During Government Shutdown, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013 Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been canceled. The Society has found an alternative space to present two free performances of the play The Laramie Project while the Na...
THE LOVES OF MR. LINCOLN to Wrap GayFest NYC's Fifth Festival of Plays, Begin. 6/6
by Tyler Peterson - June 04, 2013 GAYFEST NYC, Inc. (Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Producers; Craig Wesley Divino, Associate Producer), the country's premier producer of new LGBT-themed plays, concludes the Fifth Festival of Plays, a four-week event filled with powerful theatre works spotlighting gay issues, with the Worl...
The Weinstein Company to Develop THE HOUR OF PERIL Miniseries
by Tyler Peterson - August 12, 2013 According to Variety, TWC has landed the TV rights to the piece, which follows the detective Allan Pinkerton working to prevent the assassination of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln Pre-Civil War, the help of America's first female private eye, Kate Warne. A miniseries format is being planned....
Kit Harington, Michael B. Jordan, Saoirse Ronan & More Considered for THE FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot
by Tyler Peterson - October 09, 2013 According to Deadline, Michael B. Jordan, who drew attention for his starring role in FRUITVALE STATION, is 'likely' to play 'The Human Torch,' aka Johnny Storm. In addition, GAME OF THRONES' Kit Harrington, Jack O'Connell, and Miles Teller are the frontrunners to play Reed Richards, while Kate Mara...
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins John Goodman in J.J. Abrams' THE CELLAR
by Matt Tamanini - August 26, 2014 According to Deadline Hollywood, Mary Elizabeth Winstead ('Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,' 'Live Free or Die Hard') has been tapped to star alongside John Goodman in the new J.J. Abrams film 'The Cellar.' The story of the film revolves around a young woman who is in a car accident and wakes up liv...
An Important New Book Concerning Correction of the Deepening Ills of World Society is Now Available
by Tyler Peterson - August 08, 2014 At Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that 'it is for us the living' to solve human problems if we are to achieve peaceful coexistence. The new book, 'It Is For Us The Living: Pandora And The Secretary General' (ISBN: 978-1478730507) by John F. Brinster, is a work of fiction. It describes how th...
Phantom Writers Guild Member Christopher Benedict Releases Debut Book of Essays
by Robert Diamond - September 16, 2013 The personal chronicle of one man's struggles with depression and life itself, 'Perfectly Rational Lunacy' is a patchwork of confessional essays and prose poetry. This book of 'oxymoronic writings' also includes biographical profiles of Mike Tyson, Marlon Brando, sideshow performer Frances O' Connor...
National Players' MACBETH to Play Lincoln Amphitheatre, 9/13-14
by Tyler Peterson - September 10, 2013 Lincoln Amphitheatre will host the National Players', America's longest running touring company, presentation of William Shakespeare'sMacbeth on September 13 and 14....
NBC May Face FCC Fines for MILEY CYRUS: BANGERZ TOUR Special
by Caryn Robbins - August 05, 2014 NBC may be facing FCC fines for its recent primetime broadcast special of Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour....
Reza Aslan's New Book On Jesus Stirs Up Controversy
by Ben Peltz - August 02, 2013 Reza Aslan's new book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth has reached No. 1 on Amazon.com and is expected to debut on the New York Times bestseller list this weekend. Aslan wants to 'show the power of Jesus as a flesh-and-blood human being, rather than the savior of the world.' However, ...
Norm Lewis, Stephen Lang Set for Met Museum's LINCOLN-DOUGLASS Debate, 2/13
by Tyler Peterson - January 29, 2014 The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host The Unknown 'Lincoln-Douglass' Debate on Thursday, February 13, 6:00 pm at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium....
About Face Theatre's Full 2014-15 Season to Include A KID LIKE JAKE, METHTACULAR! & More
by Tyler Peterson - August 21, 2014 About Face Theatre has announced its full line-up of 2014-15 programming, kicking off this fall with the Chicago premiere of METHTACULAR!, Steven Strafford's hilarious and harrowing autobiographical account of his three year crystal meth addiction in Chicago. In the winter, AFT presents the Chicago ...
Walker Joins Howard's IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
by Pat Cerasaro - June 20, 2013 Multi-talented stage and screen star Benjamin Walker joins Cillian Muphy and Chris Hemsworth in Ron Howard's new period-set feature film IN THE HEART OF THE SEA....
Ford's Theatre to Present Two Free LARAMIE PROJECT Shows at New Venue During Government Shutdown, 10/4 & 8
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2013 Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been canceled. The Society has found an alternative space to present two free performances of the play The Laramie Project while the Na...
Lakewood Theatre Company to Present A. LINCOLN, 2/17
by Tyler Peterson - January 27, 2014 Lakewood Theatre Company will present at 7:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2014, for one night only, the play A. Lincoln....
Sarah Hyland and Benjamin Walker Join the Cast of HAIR at the Hollywood Bowl; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2014 Casting has been completed for the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of HAIR, the American Tribal Love-Rock musical, which won the Tony and Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical in 2009. The additional cast members announced are Sarah Hyland as Chrissy, Mario as Hud, Jonah Platt as Woof...
Frank Wildhorn's New Musical FREEDOM'S SONG and More Set for Ford's Theatre's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014 Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced that the Ford's Theatre 2014-2015 season will include mainstage productions of Driving Miss Daisy, headlined by Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace, the return of Edward Gero as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, the world premiere of The Widow Linc...
Stage and Screen Vet Anthony Mackie to Star as Sprinter Jesse Owens in Upcoming Passion Project?
by Movies News Desk - May 28, 2014 Deadline writes that stage and screen actor Anthony Mackie is looking to play Olympic sprinter Jesse Owens in an upcoming passion project with writer/producer Jamie Linden (We Are Marshall) and scribe George Olson....
VIDEO: Trailer for HALF OF A YELLOW SUN with Thandie Newton & Chiwetel Ejiofor
by Tyler Peterson - May 05, 2014 The U.S. trailer for HALF OF A YELLOW SUN, an adaptation of celebrated Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling novel of the same title, has been released. The film stars BAFTA award winner Thandie Newton and three-time Golden Globe nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor. Check it out below!...
National Players to Bring MACBETH to Lincoln Amphitheatre, 9/13-14
by Tyler Peterson - August 18, 2013 President Lincoln's favorite play will take the stage live on the grounds Abraham Lincoln walked as a boy in Indiana in September.... |
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