Michael Urie and More Set for About Face's June Pride Performance Series, Beg. 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014 About Face Theatre commemorates Pride Month with THE PRIDE PERFORMANCE SERIES, a spectacular line-up of readings, performances and special events throughout June celebrating the LGBTQIA experience. The series kicks off with a reading of Jonathan Tolins' comedy The Last Sunday in June, starring real ...
Reading Theater Project to Present ONE BODY, 5/30-6/1
by Diana Heisroth - April 24, 2014 The Reading Theater Project will present an evening of theater, music, and dance inspired by local artist Pamela Shields' charcoal drawings. Performances will be at the GAPS Gallery Above Penn Square 128 North 5th Street, Reading, PA 19601 from Friday to Sunday, May 30, 31 and June 1, each night at ...
Michael Urie and More Set for About Face's June Pride Performance Series, Beg. 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014 About Face Theatre commemorates Pride Month with THE PRIDE PERFORMANCE SERIES, a spectacular line-up of readings, performances and special events throughout June celebrating the LGBTQIA experience. The series kicks off with a reading of Jonathan Tolins' comedy The Last Sunday in June, starring real ...
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...
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...
VIDEO: Chris Hemsworth Stars in All-New Trailer for IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
by Caryn Robbins - December 22, 2014 Oscar winner Ron Howard ('A Beautiful Mind') directs the action adventure 'In the Heart of the Sea,' based on Nathaniel Philbrick's best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex....
Hawai'i Pacific University Presents HERITAGE, Now thru 4/27
by Hilary Kelly - April 04, 2014 An ensemble play, 'Heritage' tells the story of Abraham Lincoln in a very different light. Spanning three generations, we discover the strength of character of the women and men who shaped the life of our sixteenth President, and the unmistakable impression that they each left upon his life and le...
Tom Dugan to Bring FREDERICK DOUGLASS - IN THE SHADOW OF SLAVERY to Zeiterion Theatre, 2/28
by Tyler Peterson - January 02, 2014 Acclaimed playwright Tom Dugan brings Frederick Douglass back to New Bedford, Douglass' hometown, in the one person show, "Frederick Douglass - In the Shadow of Slavery,' starring Broadway actor Mel Johnson Jr., in two performances at the Zeiterion Theatre located at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford...
Stephen Miklosik Reexamines the American Civil War in THE LIE THAT IS LINCOLN
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2014 Columbus, OH -- The American Civil War commenced with the victory of the Union and irrevocably reshaped the history of the United States. While this event in the history of the United States brought significant change, it also resulted in the bloodiest war America has ever known. Author Stephen Mikl...
Gary Alan Dorris Chronicles Lincoln's Life and Legacy in 'Abraham Lincoln: An Uncommon, Common Man'
by Christina Mancuso - May 08, 2014 Scottsdale, Ariz....
St. Louis Area Native Lands Role in JUNIE B. JONES National Tour
by Tyler Peterson - November 20, 2013 You might recognize Ian from this summer as Scarecrow in The Black Rep's production of The Wiz, performed at The Grandel Theatre in St. Louis. "I am extremely ecstatic and can't wait to start rehearsals! This is truly a blessing," says the Belleville native and actor Ian Coulter-Buford. Ian will b...
Eagle Theatre to Present 'THE CIVIL WAR,' 9/19-10/11
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2014 The Eagle Theatre presents the Official Professional Regional Area Premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Tony Nominated country/folk/rock musical The Civil War: The Musical, starring Broadway Performer and Barrymore Award Nominee Derrick Cobey as Frederick Douglass....
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....
'The Greatest Speech, Ever' Set for Release, 11/19
by Christina Mancuso - October 04, 2013 History Publishing Company will publish 'The Greatest Speech, Ever: The Remarkable Story of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address' by the Honorable James L. Cotton Jr. on Nov. 19th, the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's great speech. The Foreword has been written by former Senator Howard Baker Jr. of Te...
Civil War, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and More Highlight July 2014 Talks at the N-Y Historical Society
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2014 The New-York Historical Society has announced its July 2014 talks. Scroll down for details!...
Norm Lewis, Stephen Lang Set for Met Museum's LINCOLN-DOUGLASS Debate Today
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2014 The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host The Unknown 'Lincoln-Douglass' Debate today, February 13, 6:00 pm at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium....
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...
Presidents' Day at the National Portrait Gallery Includes PORTRAITS OF POWER and More
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014 Make your way to the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery to mark President George Washington's birthday and recognize each of this nation's executive leaders with programs, events and activities for any age....
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....
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...
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....
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Presents ONE LIFE: GRANT AND LEE, 7/4-5/31
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2014 The next installation of the National Portrait Gallery's “One Life” series considers the lives of generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee as they were intertwined during the Civil War. Open July 4 through May 31, 2015, “One Life: Grant and Lee” explores the rivalry between the two generals as on...
Ford's Theatre Society to Open 'SILENT WITNESSES' Lincoln Assassination Artifact Exhibition, 3/23
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014 Ford's Theatre Society announced that a hallmark museum exhibition, Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination, will return a priceless collection of items that were in the Theatre or carried by Abraham Lincoln the night of his assassination to the Center for Education and Leadership (... |