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BWW Reviews: RAINER HERSCH'S VICTOR BORGE, Jermyn Street Theatre, March 8 2012
by Gary Naylor - March 09, 2012

Gary Naylor enjoys an odd mix of music and stand-up in an affectionate tribute to Victor Borge....


BWW Reviews: MIRANDA SINGS, Leicester Square Theatre, September 9 2013
by Kevin Sherwin - September 10, 2013

Miranda Sings is a very modern creation indeed. The comic alter ego of performer Colleen Ballinger, one of a growing number who can legitimately cite 'YouTuber' as their career, 'Miranda' has accrued millions of video views over the past five years. Her popularity seems to be growing too, if this we...


Schwartz Announces New Musical, SCHIKANEDER
by Pat Cerasaro - June 18, 2013

Multi-award-winning film and theatre composer Stephen Schwartz has announced his next new stage project, an original musical centering on the lives of famed European theatrical producers Emanuel and Eleanor Schikaneder, titled SCHIKANEDER....


MEDEA Comes to Beckmann Theater, 11/8-17
by Nicole Rosky - November 03, 2013

Euripides' Medea can be seen through so many lenses - sexism, immigration, prejudice, racism, questions of loyalty to those who sacrifice so much - with a list that goes on and on. In a new modern dress production of this classic Greek drama, Noel MacDuffie's production - unlike many traditional pro...


BWW Reviews: LOVE, QUESTION MARK, Tabard Theatre, November 12 2011
by Gary Naylor - November 13, 2011

Gary Naylor sees a curate's egg of a show that, rather like its subject, blows hot and cold...


Aaron Taylor-Johnson Officially Set to Play Quicksilver in THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON?
by Tyler Peterson - October 04, 2013

Latino Review, usually spot-on with their predictions and exclusives, writes that Johnson is officialy set for Joss Whedon's AGE OF ULTRON, taking on the super-speedy super human. As reported yesterday, Elizabeth Olsen has also signed on to play Quicksilver's sister Scarlet Witch....


Ed Asner to Guest Star on 'Hawaii Five-0' in the Spring
by Kelsey Denette - December 08, 2011

Multiple Emmy Award winner Ed Asner ('Mary Tyler Moore,' 'Lou Grant') will guest star on HAWAII FIVE-0 in the Spring. Asner will reprise his role of August March, a character he played in an episode of the original 'Hawaii Five-0' in 1975, called 'Wooden Model of a Rat.'...


65th Emmy Awards Taps Venita Ellick's THE RELUCTANT FIRST LADY for Inclusion in the 2013 Red Carpet Style Lounge
by Christina Mancuso - September 09, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: First Lady Rejects the Role, President to Seek Replacement...


ZERO HOUR Returns to Toronto 2/8-3/11 at the Bathurst St. Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2012

ZERO HOUR will be back in Toronto for a limited run, producers Lia and Dana Matthow announced today....


Great American Country Airs CMA AWARDS Red Carpet Pre-Show Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 06, 2013

The annual CMA Awards is 'Country Music's Biggest Night(TM),' and Great American Country will broadcast the excitement, glitz and glam with the exclusive red carpet pre-show, carried Live Nationally. CMA Awards Red Carpet Live premieres tonight, November 6, 7:00 p.m./ET. Great American Country perso...


Dino Petting Zoo Roars Into Concord's Capitol Center Today
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2013

Have you ever petted a dinosaur? Would you like to? Families will have the opportunity to feed, water and play with a variety of creatures straight from the prehistoric era right at the Capitol Center for the Arts today, April 14, 1pm & 4pm....


TLC Premieres AMERICA'S WORST TATTOOS, NY INK Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 04, 2013

Tattoo greats meet tattoo mistakes tonight, April 4 with the series premiere of TLC's AMERICA'S WORST TATTOOS and season three premiere of NY INK....


David Fincher and Tim Miller Team for HALO 4 Launch Trailer
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2012

Microsoft and 343 Industries today announced director David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as executive producer and acclaimed visual effects lead Tim Miller (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as the director of the launch traile...


BWW Reviews: FARM BOY - A Galloping Good WAR HORSE Sequel
by Trish Vignola - December 13, 2011

59E59 Theatres welcomed the return of the New Perspective Theatre Company to their "Brits Off Broadway" festival with the American premiere of Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy. Adapted as well as Directed by Daniel Buckroyd, Farm Boy opened December 13, and runs for limited time. A sequel to Morpurgo's...


A&E Network Orders New Series BATES MOTEL
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 2012

A&E Network is going directly to series on BATES MOTEL from Universal Television with Carlton Cuse ('Lost') and Kerry Ehrin ('Friday Night Lights' and 'Parenthood') serving as executive producers, it was announced today....


Warner Theatre Announces TITANIC Promotions
by Kelsey Denette - January 19, 2012

This February, Warner Stage Company embarks on an epic theatrical experience. ...


Warner Theatre Announces TITANIC Promotions
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2012

This February, Warner Stage Company embarks on an epic theatrical experience. ...


USA Network Makes COVERT AFFAIRS Season 3 Episodes Available Via Video on Demand and Online
by TV News Desk - September 19, 2012

Giving back to COVERT AFFAIRS fans, USA has made available all 10 episodes of season three (to date) via free video on demand (VOD) or online at covertaffairs.usanetwork.com during the current three-week hiatus. Fans can watch for the first time or relive the better-than-ever, action-packed third se...


VIDEO: Official Trailer and New Clip - THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK
by Movies News Desk - June 01, 2013

Variance Film's THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK opened in select theaters yesterday, May 31, and will also be available on all cable and internet on-demand platforms on June 4th. Click below to watch the official trailer and a just-released clip from the film!...


VIDEO: Jessica Chastain Chats ZERO DARK THIRTY on 'David Letterman'
by Caryn Robbins - January 08, 2013

ZERO DARK THIRTY star Jessica Chastain appeared on last night's 'Late Show With David Letterman' to discuss her latest film. Check out a clip below!...


DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: The Show Gets Personal
by Kelsey Denette - April 04, 2011

Tonight's episode of DANCING WITH THE STARS required the contestants to dance with a backstory, putting the experiences faced by the stars at front and center. The celebrities' stories ranged from happiness to tragedy, from hardship to success, and everything in between....


VIDEO: First Look - Official Trailer Debuts for 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
by - June 13, 2013

Warner Bros has released the first official trailer for 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE. 'Man of Steel's Zack Snyder returns to produce the comic book sequel based on Frank Miller's graphic novel Xerses. Get a first look below!...


Unlinear.tv Premieres Interactive Series UNTITLED MURDER PROJECT 2.0 Today
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2013

Unlinear.tv announces Untitled Murder Project 2.0, a 49-episode interactive murder mystery available online starting today, 10/10/2013 from The Story of Luke writer/director Alonso Mayo and producer Nina Leidersdorff....


BWW Reviews: DM Playhouse's RENT Honors Original
by Brooke Bridenstine - July 16, 2012

For millions of devoted Rentheads, the musical Rent epitomizes a way to live your life. How does the Des Moines Playhouse production stack up against such a legacy?...


VIDEO: Jessica Chastain Chats ZERO DARK THIRTY on 'David Letterman'
by Caryn Robbins - January 08, 2013

ZERO DARK THIRTY star Jessica Chastain appeared on last night's 'Late Show With David Letterman' to discuss her latest film. Check out a clip below!...






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