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In the vein of past Syfy mini-series such as Taken, Alice, Tin Man and Battlestar Galactica, Ascension is a six-hour event set to debut on November 24.

In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship

THE BORGIAS to Wrap Up Series With Two-Hour Telemovie
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2013

Deadline reports that Showtime's hit drama series THE BORGIAS will forego a fourth and final season and instead present a two-hour telemovie to conclude its storyline....


LOVE AND DROWNING Opens 9/27 at 16th Street in Berwyn
by Kelsey Denette - August 15, 2012

16th Street Theater presents the world premiere of Will Dunne's Love and Drowning September 20 - October 27, 2012 at 6420 16th Street in Berwyn, with a press opening of Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 PM. Artistic Director Ann Filmer directs. Love and Drowning is the final offering in 16th Street's...


OSL to Perform Two Free 9/11 Commemoration Concerts, 9/10 & 9/11
by Lauren Wolman - August 08, 2011

To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001, Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) will take part in two free performances presented by The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. at 5 pm on September 10 and 11 in Nelson A. Rockefeller Park. This special presentation will feature performances by OSL wi...


The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces December Concerts
by Jennie Mamary - November 02, 2011

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM has announced CONCERTS for DECEMBER 2011 including Patti Smith and Friends , New York Philharmonic's CONTACT!, Homayun Sakhi, and Afghan Rubab Virtuoso. Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert Begins Its Ninth Season. Judy Collins, Paul Winter, Anonymous 4, Vienna Boys Choir, Ebon...


Paul Patterson's THE APOSTLE'S ANOINTING Helps Readers Gain Genuine Fulfillment in Life
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2013

Paul L. Patterson's new book, The Apostle's Anointing ($11.99, paperback, 978-1-62509-144-4; $5.99, e-book, 978-1-62509-145-1) drives home the central theme that all people are created, designed, purposed and required to serve God. According to the author, everyone has gone on their own path of sear...


American Repertory Theater of WNY Presents THE DEAD ENGLISH, Now thru 11/10
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2012

The American Repertory Theater of WNY in collaboration with Theatre Jugend and Steven Sitzman is presenting THE DEAD ENGLISH, an musical adaptation of Bram Stoker's timeless story of Count Dracula. The folk-punkrock musical adapation is set to open tonight, October 18th and run until November 10th, ...


Workshop of ALL THAT GLITTERS, Liberace Bio-musical, Set for May 8-11 - Aims for Bway 2013
by James T Harding - April 11, 2012

After seven years of writing, re-writing, fine tuning, and revelatory readings, Alexander DeJong's opulent Liberace musical, "ALL THAT GLITTERS" will be presented in its Pre-Broadway workshop from Tuesday, May 8 through Friday, May 11 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center (450 West 37 Street - between Nint...


Photo Flash: La MaMa’s EROSION: A FABLE by Loom Ensemble
by Harmony Wheeler - February 17, 2012

La MaMa and World In One Pan Arts Collaborative proudly present Loom Ensemble's World Premiere of Erosion: A Fable, directed by Tomi Tsunoda, written by the ensemble and choreographed by Neva Cockrell, with original music composed by Sasha Bogdanowitsch. Erosion: A Fable, part of La MaMa's 50th Anni...


Award-Winning Whistleblower Warns of Threats in RETURN OF THE AEONS
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2013

One of the lead O-ring whistleblowers following the Challenger shuttle disaster, former NASA resource analyst Richard C. Cook has published a new book, 'Return of the Aeons: The Planetary Spiritual Ascension' (www.richardccook.com), which says our society and our planet do still have a date with des...


RECOVERY Plays NY Fringe Festival, 8/21-27
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 18, 2011

After an award-winning run during the 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, playwright Mark Jason Williams will mark his New York International Fringe debut with the his comic Drama RECOVERY, directed by Andrew Block. (Lost and Found, last years Fringe Award winner, Small Engine Repair). RECOVE...


Will Dunne's LOVE AND DROWNING Extends at 16th Street Theater thru Nov 3
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2012

The world premiere of Will Dunne's Love and Drowning has been extended through November 3, 2012 at 16th Street Theater, a program of the North Berwyn Park District. Love and Drowning is the final offering in 16th Street's Season Five 2012: Love, Faith and the Unknown. Post-show dialogues after every...


Burnett Bringing THE BIBLE Miniseries to the Big Screen
by Caryn Robbins - April 23, 2013

The New York Post reports that Mark Burnett is currently planning a three-hour movie adaptation of his hit History Channel mini-series, THE BIBLE. According to the report, the project will feature "recut scenes and extra stuff" and could be released as soon as this fall....


Updated Programming Announced For Joyce Theater's 9/11 Commemoration
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 18, 2011

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. has announced updated programming for the two free performances it is presenting on September 10 and 11 at 5pm in Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (North end of Battery Park City, west of River Terrace) to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001....


BBC Magazine's Recording of the Year is The Hallé Orchestra's The Apostles by Elgar
by Kelsey Denette - April 09, 2013

The Hallé Orchestra and conductor Sir Mark Elder's “magnificent” (Financial Times) new recording of Elgar's oratorio The Apostles, a retelling of Christ's Passion from the viewpoint of His followers, arrives at last in North America, following a cluster of superlative reviews in the UK. The Sunday T...


New York Choral Consortium Launches Second Annual Sing New York! Choral Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2012

Kent Tritle and John D. Goodwin, co-chairs of the New York Choral Consortium announced a second annual city-wide choral festival to celebrate the abundance and variety of choral music in New York. The aim of the festival is to bring a greater awareness of the choral art in our city. The Festival beg...


The American Repertory Theater of WNY Presents The Annual Mardi Gras Celebration, 2/12
by Kelsey Denette - January 28, 2013

Going on the sixth-year of revelry, the American Repertory Theater of WNY is celebrating the end of Carnival season as ART/WNY invites all to 'Laissez les bon temp roulle' at the Mardi Gras Celebration on Fat Tuesday, February 12th, 7:00 pm to Midnight, Bittner Hall located on 16 Linwood Avenue, Buf...


WWFM to Broadcast Sympho's ASCENDING DARKNESS, 6/10
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2013

WWFM will broadcast SYMPHO's Ascending Darkness, Monday, June 10, at 11 p.m. on 'Wolf Notes' with producer and host Kevin Mayner....


S.T.A.R. Clinic Announces William Henry as Keynote Speaker at Spring Clinic
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2013

Author, Investigative Mythologist, and Host of 'Revelations' Radio, William Henry, has been announced as the Keynote Speaker at the Spring S.T.A.R. Clinic, Becoming a Galactic Citizen....


American Repertory Theater of WNY Announces 2012-13 Season
by Kelsey Denette - July 03, 2012

The American Repertory Theater of WNY has announced its 2012-13 season with an exciting lineup filled with WNY debuts, an original musical and a tip o' the hat to Decision 2012. ART will also be operating out of new home as the sixth season will be producing five shows at the Episcopal Church of th...


La MaMa Presents Erosion: A Fable by Loom Ensemble Thru 2/26
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2012

La MaMa and World In One Pan Arts Collaborative is set to present Loom Ensemble's World Premiere of Erosion: A Fable, directed by Tomi Tsunoda, written by the ensemble and choreographed by Neva Cockrell, with original music composed by Sasha Bogdanowitsch....


La MaMa Presents Erosion: A Fable by Loom Ensemble 2/17-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 20, 2012

La MaMa and World In One Pan Arts Collaborative is set to present Loom Ensemble's World Premiere of Erosion: A Fable, directed by Tomi Tsunoda, written by the ensemble and choreographed by Neva Cockrell, with original music composed by Sasha Bogdanowitsch....


New York Choral Consortium Launches Second Annual Sing New York! Choral Festival
by Harmony Wheeler - April 06, 2012

Kent Tritle and John D. Goodwin, co-chairs of the New York Choral Consortium announced a second annual city-wide choral festival to celebrate the abundance and variety of choral music in New York. The aim of the festival is to bring a greater awareness of the choral art in our city. The Festival beg...


Lantern Theater Company Presents HENRY V, Now thru 4/14
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2013

Lantern Theater Company presents William Shakespeare's Henry V under the direction of the Lantern's Artistic Director, Charles McMahon, as part of its record-breaking 19th season. Performances will run tonight, March 14 through April 14, exactly 600 years after Henry's ascension to the British thron...


American Repertory Theater of WNY Presents THE GUYS, 9/14-29
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2012

Each year in September, media professionals, reporters and editors alike, in both electronic and print formats, are challenged when preparing memorial coverage for the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. This event is perhaps the most significant episode in recent American history and deserves the annua...


SYMPHO Presents ASCENDING DARKNESS: SOUNDTRACK TO A DREAM Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013

SYMPHO presents two new concert experiences in New York City, Ascending Darkness: Soundtrack to a Dream tonight, May 8, 2013 at 8 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension (Fifth Avenue at 10th Street), and KAPOW! on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 7 p.m. at the Rubin Museum of Art (150 W. 17th Street)....






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