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 ...
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....
Photo Flash: Leslie Uggams Receives Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at UConn
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2015 Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Connecticut, Storrs on Saturday, May 9 during the School's 2015 commencement ceremonies. Dr. Uggams then delivered the commencement address to the gr...
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....
NAC Salon to Host The Tennessee Williams Project (Free)
by Tyler Peterson - September 15, 2015 Nettles Artists Collective and East 3rd Productions have joined creative forces to bring The Tennessee Williams Project to the general public. The Tennessee Williams Project aims to engage citizens with the writer's work through free readings which are followed by an engaging and democratic post-rea...
Kierra Sheard to Launch Clothing Line Eleven60 Website Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2015 On Saturday, June 20, 2015, GRAMMY nominated, Stellar Award-winning recording artist, television star and clothing designer, Kierra Sheard, will launch the website for her new clothing line, Eleven60....
AN EVENING WITH CS LEWIS and OF WARDROBES & RINGS Set for Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2016 Two giants of British Literature CS Lewis (David Payne) and JRR Tolkien (David Robinson) make their debut at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival in two outstanding productions. An Evening with CS Lewis and Of Wardrobes & Rings (& Other Things) a play about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's last ever enco...
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...
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....
VIDEO: First Look - Natalie Dormer Stars in Supernatural Thriller THE FOREST
by - December 21, 2015 Gramercy Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for the supernatural thriller THE FOREST. Starring "Game of Thrones" Natalie Dormer, the film hits theaters on January 8, 2016....
Viacom's BET Networks Acquires SOUL TRAIN
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2016 BET Networks, a division of Viacom (Nasdaq:VIAB, VIA), today announced it has acquired Soul Train from InterMedia Partners and The Yucaipa Companies....
HBO to Debut THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, 4/22
by Caryn Robbins - February 14, 2017 HBO has confirmed that the HBO Films presentation THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS will debut SATURDAY, APRIL 22 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT)....
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....
VIDEO: Misty Copeland Documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE Hits Theaters Today
by TV News Desk - October 14, 2015 Directed by George Nelson and starring Misty Copeland, the film opens in theaters and will be available on VOD October 14th....
New Play About an 1880s Biracial Portland Woman Comes to PSU
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 26, 2016 Dmae Roberts is directing a staged reading of this wonderfully crafted original play Deception by Portland playwright Nancy Moss....
Alicia Silverstone-Led Drama AMERICAN WOMAN Coming to TV Land in 2017
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2016 TV Land announced today the series pick-up of 1970s period dramedyAMERICAN WOMAN, starring Alicia Silverstone ('Clueless,' 'Suburgatory'), Mena Suvari ('American Beauty,' 'Chicago Fire') and Jennifer Bartels ('Broken')....
VIDEO: First Look - Natalie Dormer Stars in Supernatural Thriller THE FOREST
by - September 30, 2015 The trailer for THE FOREST, a supernatural thriller set in the legendary Aokigahara Forest, has been released....
BET Networks to Air Live Commercial-Free Coverage of Muhammad Ali Memorial Service
by Caryn Robbins - June 09, 2016 BET Networks mourns the death of Muhammad Ali and commemorates his legacy with the BET News special, BET Remembers Muhammad Ali: The Memorial Service Friday, June 10...
VIDEO: Watch Official Trailer for Misty Copeland Documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE, Out 10/14
by Caryn Robbins - September 09, 2015 Directed by George Nelson and starring Misty Copeland, the film opens in theaters and will be available on VOD October 14th....
VIDEO: Oprah & Renee Elise Goldsberry Discuss HBO'S 'HENRIETTA LACKS'
by Caryn Robbins - March 22, 2017 The stars of HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, Oprah Winfrey and Tony winner Renee Elise Goldsberry, grace the cover of the April issue of Essence magazine. Below, the stars discuss the importance of honoring Lacks and bringing her story to the forefront....
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....
MARY SPEAKS to Tell Story of African-American Mothers and Sons in One Woman Show
by Julie Musbach - January 27, 2017 Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field is presenting Mary Speaks, a new one-woman show that looks at African- American mothers and sons facing tragedy from Emmett Till to today....
VIDEO: Misty Copeland Documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE Hits Theaters Today
by TV News Desk - October 14, 2015 Directed by George Nelson and starring Misty Copeland, the film opens in theaters and will be available on VOD October 14th....
Photo Flash: INTIMATE APPAREL at Vintage Theatre
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - June 03, 2016 Vintage Theatre presents 'Intimate Apparel," June3 - July 10...
Vintage Theatre to Stage Lynn Nottage's INTIMATE APPAREL, 6/3-7/10
by Tyler Peterson - May 12, 2016 ?Vintage Theatre presents 'Intimate Apparel," June 3 - July 10, Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 - $30 and available online at www.vintagetheatre.org or by calling 303-856-7830. Group discounts f... |