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Set amid the sexual revolution and the rise of second-wave feminism, American Woman follows Bonnie, an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband. She and her two best friends, Kathleen and Diana, each will discover their own brand of independence in a world reluctant to give it.

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Pear Theatre presents COWBOY VS. SAMURAI Photo Pear Theatre presents COWBOY VS. SAMURAI
by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2017

March brings Michael Golamco's Cowboy vs. Samurai, a romantic comedy loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, to the Pear Theatre (directed by Jeffrey Lo). Travis Park is a high school English teacher and the only Korean American man living in a dusty cowboy town known as Breakneck, Wyoming....


BET Registers for Another Semester of Hit Series THE QUAD, Returning 1/23 Photo BET Registers for Another Semester of Hit Series THE QUAD, Returning 1/23
by Caryn Robbins - December 21, 2017

BET Networks announces Season 2 of hit series THE QUAD, starring Tony Award winners Anika Noni Rose and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Premiering Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 10 P.M. ET/PT on BET, the new season also sees the return of stars Peyton Alex Smith, Jazz Raycole, Zoe Renee, Jake Allyn, Michelle D...


Congresswoman Preps Audiences for A PIECE OF MY HEART at Annie Russell Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2017

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy represents Florida's 7th district as the first Vietnamese-American woman to serve in the United States Congress. She will present 'Vietnam in Context' - in anticipation of Annie Russell Theatre's upcoming production of A Piece of My Heart - on Sunday, January 29 a...


BWW Interview, Part II: Composer Kevin Puts, Soprano Renee Fleming and Developing LETTERS FROM GEORGIA
by Richard Sasanow - November 11, 2016

Since writing his first opera, SILENT NIGHT--the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music--with librettist Mark Campbell, composer Kevin Puts he has done two other operas, also with Campbell. This time around, he has a different collaborator: famed American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose correspondence ...


BWW Review: Gentlemen Prefer Booty in Kirsten Childs' BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE
by Michael Dale - June 24, 2017

The recent Signature Theatre revival of Suzan Lori-Parks' VENUS, based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, depicted a 19th Century African woman who was subjected to exploitation because of white people's fascination with her prominent posterior.  But the mood is considerably lighter over at Pla...


VIDEO: First Look - Renee Elise Goldsberry Stars in HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2017

Oprah Winfrey, Tony Award winner  Renée Elise Goldsberry (HAMILTON) and Rose Byrne star in this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name....


HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS Coming to Blu-ra/DVD 9/5
by Caryn Robbins - June 16, 2017

Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is available to own on Blu-RayTM and DVD September 5, 2017....


Matrix Announces Exciting 2017-2018 Season Photo Matrix Announces Exciting 2017-2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 23, 2017

Featuring everything from a politically-charged comedy featuring a Republican senator running for re-election, to an African American woman who meets a tragic fate in 1940s Georgia, Matrix Theatre Company offers an exciting array of shows for its 2017-2018 season....


Paramount Network Officially Debuts with Live LIP SYNC BATTLE Episode, 1/18 Photo Paramount Network Officially Debuts with Live LIP SYNC BATTLE Episode, 1/18
by Caryn Robbins - September 25, 2017

Paramount Network has set a date for its debut. The network will officially debut on Thursday, January 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT with a LIVE one-hour episode of 'Lip Sync Battle' emanating from the Paramount lot in Hollywood. Details on this star-studded event will be announced in the coming weeks....


Academy Boosts Diversity: 2018 Oscar Nominations More Diverse Than Ever Before Photo Academy Boosts Diversity: 2018 Oscar Nominations More Diverse Than Ever Before
by Macon Prickett - January 24, 2018

According to the Hollywood Reporter the 2018 Academy Awards nominations, for director especially, are much more diverse than recent years. Announced earlier this week, nominees for the 90th Annual Academy Awards include actors of color in major acting categories along with men of color and a woman n...


New Scripted Dramedy AMERICAN WOMAN Premieres on Paramount Network, 6/7 Photo New Scripted Dramedy AMERICAN WOMAN Premieres on Paramount Network, 6/7
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2018

AMERICAN WOMAN, a new half-hour scripted dramedy set amid the sexual revolution and rise of feminism in the 1970s will premiere on Paramount Network on Thursday, June 7 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The 12- episode series from John Wells Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television stars A...


THEY PROMISED HER THE MOON Reading to Fly Beyond the Gender Gap at Miranda Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2016

T minus one week until take-off! Miranda Theatre Company will present readings of They Promised Her The Moon by Laurel Ollstein....


Westport Country Playhouse Partners with CT Women's Hall of Fame for WOMEN AND WAR
by Julie Musbach - July 05, 2017

Westport Country Playhouse, in conjunction with its July production of "Grounded," about a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who is grounded by an unexpected pregnancy, has partnered with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) for 'Women and War," a multimedia presentation for teen and adult audienc...


SISTAS ON FIRE! Coming to the Duke on 42nd Next Month Photo SISTAS ON FIRE! Coming to the Duke on 42nd Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017

Sistas on Fire! A Newsical by Marcia McNair and Anissa D. Moore, a musical revue that examines pressing social issues from an African-American female perspective, is coming to the Duke on 42nd Street, Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 7 PM EST....


VIDEO: Rewind! Renee Elise Goldsberry Explains Why She Almost Skipped HAMILTON Audition
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2017

Tony Award winner Renee Elise Goldsberry stopped by today's LIVE WITH KELLY to chat about her starring role in Broadway's HAMILTON and explain why she almost didn't audition for the musical....


Paramount Network Officially Debuts with Live LIP SYNC BATTLE Episode, Today Photo Paramount Network Officially Debuts with Live LIP SYNC BATTLE Episode, Today
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018

Paramount Network has set a date for its debut. The network will officially debut today, January 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT with a LIVE one-hour episode of 'Lip Sync Battle' emanating from the Paramount lot in Hollywood. Details on this star-studded event will be announced in the coming weeks....


SISTAS ON FIRE to Light Up the Stage at New York New Works Theatre Festival Photo SISTAS ON FIRE to Light Up the Stage at New York New Works Theatre Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017

The personal becomes the political when four passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing women and girls, racial stratification on Long Island, sexual exploitation, black-on-black crime, and male/female relation...


Book Now For Classic Spring's Oscar Wilde Season In The West End
by Marianka Swain - July 06, 2017

Classic Spring's Oscar Wilde Season at Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End begins this autumn with A Woman of No Importance and Lady Windermere's Fan. Book tickets here from 25!...


VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Allison Janney Led I, TONYA Releases Teaser Trailer Photo VIDEO: Margot Robbie and Allison Janney Led I, TONYA Releases Teaser Trailer
by Emily Bruno - October 19, 2017

Margot Robbie took the world by storm when a photo of her looking as a dead ringer for figure skater Tonya Harding emerged from the set of the dark comedy I, TONYA. Now, audiences are getting more of a taste of the movie with a teaser trailer....


STAGE TUBE: HBO Releases Trailer of THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS Starring Winfrey, Goldsberry, and Byrne
by Julie Musbach - February 18, 2017

Oprah Winfrey, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Rose Byrne star in this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name. The film tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell l...


Rhino Theatre Presents Original Musical, WINNER OF THE HEART
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2016

 A new romantic musical comedy Winners of the Heart will be presented at Rhino Theatre on October 7, 8 and 9th....


SISTAS ON FIRE to Light Up the Stage at New York New Works Theatre Festival Photo SISTAS ON FIRE to Light Up the Stage at New York New Works Theatre Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2017

The personal becomes the political when four passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing women and girls, racial stratification on Long Island, sexual exploitation, black-on-black crime, and male/female relation...


Tickets on Sale Now for SISTAS ON FIRE Photo Tickets on Sale Now for SISTAS ON FIRE
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2017

The personal becomes the political when four passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing women and girls, racial stratification on Long Island, sexual exploitation, black-on-black crime, and male/female relation...


Congrats! Cheyenne Jackson & Husband Jason Landau Welcome Twins!
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2016

Broadway's Cheyenne Jackson turned to Instagram today to share the joyous news that he and husband Jason Landau are now parents to twins Willow and Ethan. The couple were married on  September 13, 2014....


2016 Olympians Highlight NBC's Live Coverage of PHILLIPS 66 USA Swimming Championships
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2017

NBC Sports Group presents coverage of the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships this week, beginning tonight, Tuesday, June 27, live at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage, part of the Team USA Summer Champions Series presented by Comcast, continues throughout the week on NBCSN and Universal HD, ...






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