Judy Collins, Andre De Shields and More to Set for THE CIVIL WAR IN WORDS AND MUSIC at Cooper Union, 2/13
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2013 Legendary folk singer Judy Collins; folk pop icon Dar Williams; Broadway star André DeShields; award winning actor Stephen Lang; and The Classical Theater of Harlem will bring the words and ideas of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to life on Wednesday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Cooper...
HOW BOOZE BUILT AMERICA Comes to Discovery 9/19
by Robert Diamond - September 17, 2012 Mike Rowe is thirsty. Really thirsty. And after doing hundreds of dirty jobs, who can blame him? In Discovery's brand new three part series HOW BOOZE BUILT AMERICA, premiering on Wednesday, September 19th at 10pm ET/PT (and airing on the following two Wednesdays), host Mike Rowe takes a break fr...
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE SLAYER
by Caryn Robbins - May 29, 2012 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER stars Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker as the title role. The film is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox. Check out the newest trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER below! ...
Benjamin Walker to Star in THE GREAT WALL Movie?
by Nicole Rosky - June 04, 2012 According to Deadline.com, stage and screen star Benjamin Walker is currently in talks to star opposite Henry Cavill in Ed Zwick's THE GREAT WALL film. Alexander Skarsgard is also up for the role. The film, as described by Deadline, is about 'British warriors traveling through 15th Century China and...
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
by - March 18, 2012 Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 18, 2012 - Sunday, March 18, 2012. ...
STAGE TUBE: Benjamin Walker Chats ABRAHAM LINCOLN on 'Today'
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2012 Anthony Mackie and Benjamin Walker, stars of the new movie, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, were guests on this mornings 'Today' show. The film opens in theaters on June 22 2012. Check out their appearance below!...
Dominic Cooper to Play BOND Creator Ian Fleming in Sky Atlantic Four-Part Miniseries
by TV News Desk - January 16, 2013 According to Variety, Dominic Cooper is set to play James Bond creator Ian Fleming in a four-part biopic for Sky Atlantic. The working title for the miniseries is 'Fleming', penned by John Brownlow and Don Macpherson and directed by Mat Whitecross....
Profiles in History Announces New Auction, Featuring Lincoln-Douglas Debates
by Kelsey Denette - November 12, 2012 Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that a very rare Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debates book, signed by Abraham Lincoln, will be up for auction this Thursday, November 15 at their Historical Documents Auction. The auction will be held at the Hyatt Westlake Pla...
Benjamin Walker's FIND THE FUNNY Returns to Joe's Pub, 5/1
by Kelsey Denette - April 26, 2012 Benjamin Walker (star of the upcoming 20th Century Fox action film ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) will be back on stage Tuesday, May 1st at 9:30pm for the return of FIND THE FUNNY, which he created and hosts....
Steven Spielberg to Give Keynote Speech at Gettysburg Address Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2012 Deadline reports that Steven Spielberg has been selected to give the keynote speech at a commemoration marking the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysbergy Address today. The award-winning director helmed the biopic LINCOLN, released in theaters last week....
NewFilmmakers NY Presents MY LIFE AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Tonight, 5/30
by Movies News Desk - May 30, 2012 Tonight, May 30th, NewFilmmakers presents its Documentary Series, Short Film Program and the new feature MY LIFE AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN....
Video Trailer: LINCOLN, Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Hits Theaters Today
by Movies News Desk - November 09, 2012 Steven Spielberg's highly-anticipated film LINCOLN releases today, November 9, 2012. Watch the trailer below!...
Billy Campbell to Star in Nat'l Geographic's KILLING LINCOLN
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2012 Deadline reports that Billy Campbell will take on the role of one of America's most revered presidents, Abraham Lincoln, in National Geographic Channel's upcoming adaptation of the best-selling book KILLING LINCOLN....
STAGE TUBE: Benjamin Walker Talks BLOODY Lap Dances and Playing Presidents on David Letterman
by Jessica Lewis - June 20, 2012 Last night, June 19, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON alum Benjamin Walker visited The Late Show with David Letterman to promote his new film, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. The thriller is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox. The film, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, also stars ...
NYU Hosts WAR, TRAUMA, AND PUBLIC ART Panel, Featuring Krzysztof Wodiczko Today
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2012 A panel discussion, 'War, Trauma, and Public Art' will be held today, December 4, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kimmel Center, New York University, featuring guest artist Krzysztof Wodizcko and panelists Ani Buk, Carl Cannon, Rosalyn Deutsche, Joseph LeDoux and Kirk Savage, with moderator Carol Beck...
'Team of Rivals' is First Book Selection for CBS THIS MORNING READS Initiative
by Caryn Robbins - October 16, 2012 CBS THIS MORNING has launched CBS THIS MORNING READS, a new online venture that will virtually connect and engage CBS THIS MORNING viewers with their favorite authors. The first featured selection will be "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by historian and Pulitzer Prize winne...
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
by Caryn Robbins - May 24, 2012 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER stars Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker as the title role. The film is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox....
TCG Books Publishes LINCOLN Screenplay
by Kelsey Denette - January 22, 2013 Theatre Communications Group (TCG) today announced the publication of Tony Kushner's critically acclaimed screenplay for Lincoln, now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. Based in part on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius ...
James McEachin Releases TELL ME A TALE: A NOVEL OF THE OLD SOUTH
by Tyler Peterson - January 16, 2013 While Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis have presented Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln, and Quentin Tarrantino and Jamie Foxx brings us Djamgo Unchained, actor/author James McEachin (who once wrote a screenplay with Spielberg) offers a uniquely different story of emancipation in his powerful...
Claudia Restrepo's Abraham Lincoln Play RECONSTRUCTION Set for Hollywood Fringe 6/12-23
by James T Harding - May 22, 2012 Reconstruction - a new play by Claudia Restrepo which premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June 12-23, combines the legend of Lincoln with the story of Sylvia, a young woman who comes to grips with her father's death through the help of her best friend - a larger than life figure who slin...
VIDEO: New International Trailer for Spielberg's LINCOLN
by - November 05, 2012 Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Lincoln,' a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. The film will be released in limited theaters on November 9th. Check out the latest international trailer below!...
Tony Kushner to Appear at New-York Historical Society Screening of LINCOLN, 1/29
by Movies News Desk - December 20, 2012 Celebrating the release of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the New-York Historical Society presents a screening of this monumental film followed by a conversation with screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., get ready for an ...
Claudia Restrepo's Abraham Lincoln Play RECONSTRUCTION Set for Hollywood Fringe, Now thru 6/23
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2012 Reconstruction - a new play by Claudia Restrepo which premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, today, June 12 through June 23, combines the legend of Lincoln with the story of Sylvia, a young woman who comes to grips with her father's death through the help of her best friend - a larger than life...
STAGE TUBE: Linkin Park Music Trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2012 Yahoo! UK & Ireland has released a 'music trailer' for Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming thriller ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. The trailer features Linkin Park as well as new clips from the upcoming film. Check it out below!...
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE SLAYER
by Caryn Robbins - May 29, 2012 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER stars Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker as the title role. The film is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox. Check out the newest trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER below! ... |