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Larry the Cable Guy Performs at the Meyerhoff, Feb. 16
by Kelsey Denette - January 04, 2013 Multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee and Billboard award winner Larry the Cable Guy is scheduled to perform his signature stand-up comedy at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Fellow comedian Reno Collier, best known as the opening act fo...
A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT to Begin Tonight at Irish Rep
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013 The New York premiere of A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT features the short plays Act Without Words, Breath and Play, at the Irish Repertory Theatre. With direction and puppet design by Bob Flanagan, A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT will be performed tonight, October 16th- December 1st in the Iri...
PBS Announces Black History Month Special Programming
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2013 In celebration of Black History Month and as part of its year-round commitment to diverse programming, PBS today announced an on-air lineup commemorating the contributions of African Americans in music, dance, television and civil rights, providing an in-depth look at key figures and events that sh...
Celebration Arts Presents August Wilson's RADIO GOLF, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2013 Celebration Arts will present Radio Golf, a drama by August Wilson, beginning tonight, September 19, 2013. Shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through October 20, 2013....
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE LOCKERBIE BOMBING, 12/21
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2013 On December 21st 1988, Pan American World Airways Flight 103 exploded in the skies above Lockerbie, a small town in Scotland. All 259 people on board the Boeing 747 were killed, as were 11 people on the ground....
STAGE TUBE: Brian d'Arcy James and Jennifer Lim Perform Excerpt from CHINGLISH
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 15, 2012 SMASH's Brian d'Arcy James (SHREK, NEXT TO NORMAL) and Jennifer Lim (CHINGLISH) recently participated in a staged reading of the Broadway play CHINGLISH at The Greene Space. This particular evening also featured a conversation with Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater in NYC and rea...
Charlotte Moore to Helm IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Irish Rep, Beginning 12/5
by Kelsey Denette - November 07, 2012 Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play, with previews set to begin December 5, prior to its official Off-Broadway opening on Monday, December 10 on The Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd...
African Burial Ground Offers Free Events Honoring National Park Week, April 21-29
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2012 African Burial Ground will be offering several unique tours and programs in honor of National Park Week and you are invited. These ranger-guided events are free of charge and open to the public....
Smithsonian Channel Commissions New Documentary Series TERROR IN THE SKIES
by Caryn Robbins - June 05, 2013 Arrow Media, one of the UK's fastest-growing independent content creators, has been commissioned to make TERROR IN THE SKIES, a 4x60 documentary series that will premiere on Channel 4 in the UK...
Tickets Now On Sale for Peccadillo Theater Company's THE SILVER CORD
by Tyler Peterson - May 30, 2013 Tickets are now on sale for the first major NYC revival of Sidney Howard's THE SILVER CORD, directed by OBIE Award winner Dan Wackerman. Presented by The Peccadillo Theater Company, performances are set to begin June 5th, with the Opening on Tuesday, June 11th at 7pm at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423...
James Barbour's STAR POWER HOUR Goes International
by Kelsey Denette - March 01, 2013 Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, today announced that award-winning Broadway Star/producer and International Concert Artist James Barbour will join VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel to host the “Star Power Hour” presented by ForTalent.com on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Pacifi...
THE FOUNTAIN Continues Towne Street Theatre's 2012 Reading Series Tonight, 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012 Towne Street Theatre presents a staged reading of 'The Fountain' by Harriet A. Dickey, Tuesday @ 8pm tonight, May 22, 2012 at the Stella Adler Theatre, located at 6773 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif. $5 donation requested....
Kevin Spacey Narrates THE DAY THAT KENNEDY DIED on Smithsonian Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 17, 2013 November 22, 2013 marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Smithsonian Channel pays tribute to that milestone with an immersive new two-hour documentary, THE DAY KENNEDY DIED, premiering tonight, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT....
Shadow Theatre Company Members Form The SOURCE Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2012 Shadow Theatre Company's artistic members have moved on to form The SOURCE Theatre Company....
Irish Rep Continues Reading Series with Ray Sipherd's MATHEW BRADY PRESENTS, 10/25
by Tyler Peterson - October 22, 2013 The Irish Repertory Theatre continues the eighth season of its Reading Series with Ray Sipherd's play Mathew Brady Presents on Friday, October 25 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 W. 22nd Street). Mathew Brady Presents will be directed by Kevin McGuire....
Alan Turing Releases THE GAY PRESIDENT: A NOVEL
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2013 In honor of Alan Turing: A British mathematician and the father of modern computer science, Alan Turing was instrumental in breaking the military codes of Nazi Germany, and along with other codebreakers at Bletchley Park, helped to bring down the Third Reich. His intuitions of algorithms and mathema...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres 9/11: THE HEARTLAND TAPES Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 08, 2013 From the Peabody Award-winning production team led by Tom Jennings of 1895 Films, comes 9-11: THE HEARTLAND TAPES, a one-hour special premiering tonight, September 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel....
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere 9/11: THE HEARTLAND TAPES, 9/8
by Caryn Robbins - July 24, 2013 From the Peabody Award-winning production team led by Tom Jennings of 1895 Films, comes 9-11: THE HEARTLAND TAPES, a one-hour special premiering Sunday, September 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel....
PBS to Encore AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's 'Mount Rushmore', 7/2
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013 First broadcast in 2002, Mount Rushmore will have an encore play on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 9 p.m., as part of PBS's Fourth of July programming (check local listings)....
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Irish Rep's NEW GIRL IN TOWN
by Stage Tube - July 23, 2012 Performances of NEW GIRL IN TOWN are running now through September 9, 2012 at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues). Click below to watch behind-the-scenes footage from the production and interviews with the cast and creative team!...
TRUE BLOOD Star Rutina Wesley Appears on Cover of Rolling Out Magazine
by Robert Diamond - June 21, 2013 'True Blood' is one of television's most talked-about shows. With its combination of fantasy, horror, camp and sex, it's not hard to see why the vampire-driven melodrama set in rural Louisiana has inspired a devoted fan following in its six seasons on HBO....
Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony Present the Music of Copland and Dvorak, 1/11-13
by Kelsey Denette - January 02, 2013 On January 11, 12 and 13, Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony will present a concert of music that is distinctly emblematic of the American experience. The music of Aaron Copland, Henri Dutilleux and Antonin Dvorak will be performed on January 12 and 13, while the January 11 ACCESS concert will take ...
Evan Zes to Join MAN AND SUPERMAN at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Laura Meltzer - June 18, 2012 Evan Zes to join The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group's co-production of George Bernard Shaw's comedic masterpiece....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - PLAYWRIGHT: FROM PAGE TO STAGE on PBS
by Caryn Robbins - November 12, 2013 A rare and intimate glimpse into the dynamic process of creating and launching new plays, Playwright: From Page to Stage follows two outstanding young playwrights through the writing, development, staging, rehearsal, and public performance of their plays....
PBS Presents WAR OF THE WORLDS 75th Anniversary Broadcast
by Matt Tamanini - September 13, 2013 On October 30, 1938, just after 8:00 p.m. on the east coast, the millions of Americans tuned to CBS Radio were treated to an unusual dramatization of H.G. Wells's classic The War of the Worlds, performed by 23-year-old wunderkind Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater on the Air.... |
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