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STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle Sings on Dancing with the Stars
by Robert Diamond - November 10, 2009

Susan Boyle appeared on Dancing with the Stars this week performing 'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Miserables (and her new CD) on the hit show tonight, Tuesday November 10 at 9:00 PM EST on ABC....


STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle 'I Dreamed A Dream' Album Sneak Preview
by Eddie Varley - October 28, 2009

Amateur vocalist Susan Boyle became an overnight sensation after appearing on the first round of 2009's popular U.K. reality show Britain's Got Talent....


Susan Boyle to Perform 'I Dreamed a Dream' on Dancing with the Stars Tonight!
by Robert Diamond - November 10, 2009

Susan Boyle will appear on Dancing with the Stars this week performing 'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Miserables (and her new CD) on the hit show tonight, Tuesday November 10 at 9:00 PM EST on ABC. (Check Local Listings for Further Details)....


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?...


ZERO HOUR Returns to Toronto 2/8-3/11 at the Bathurst St. Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 19, 2012

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


BWW Reviews:DEAD ON HER FEET, Arcola Theatre, October 5 2012
by Gary Naylor - October 06, 2012

Gary Naylor sees a cry to act in the face of complacency and fear....


STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle - The Story So Far
by Eddie Varley - November 18, 2009

Amateur vocalist Susan Boyle became an overnight sensation after appearing on the first round of 2009's popular U.K. reality show Britain's Got Talent. Boyle, who was born in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland in 1961, caught the judges (and the world) off guard with her masterful rendition of 'I Dre...


92Y Features ISHTAR Screening, 5/17
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2011

In 1987, Elaine May's comedy Ishtar, with Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as an incredibly untalented singing duo deployed to the Middle East, was the movie the press was ready to pounce on, even before it came out. May later commented, 'If all of the people who hate Ishtar had seen it, I would be ...


ZERO HOUR Announces 2-for-1 Tickets for Final Two Weeks
by Kelsey Denette - February 28, 2012

The multi-award-winning ZERO HOUR is in its final two weeks and Toronto audiences are invited to celebrate the February 28 birthday of American theatre hero Zero Mostel with a 2-for-1 ticket offer through to the end of the run. Written by and starring the amazingly talented N.Y. Drama Desk winner Ji...


SyFy Greenlights BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME
by Nicole Rosky - October 25, 2010

Syfy is readying an exciting all-new chapter in the Battlestar Galactica saga with a greenlight for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome from Executive Producer David Eick, it was announced today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Univers...


A & E to Develop New Series BATES MOTEL & THOSE WHO KILL
by Caryn Robbins - January 13, 2012

A&E is in early development on two potential new series with BATES MOTEL from Universal Television and THOSE WHO KILL from Imagine Television and Fox21, it was announced today by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager, A&E and BIO Channel....


Photo Flash: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS Screens as Part of newportFILM's 2012 Outdoor Sunset Series Tonight, 8/9
by Movies News Desk - August 09, 2012

Presented by KIRBY PERKINS CONSTRUCTION and in partnership with the Newport Art Museum, GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS will screen tonight, August 9, 2012, as part of newportFILM's 2012 Outdoor Sunset Series. Photographer Gregory Crewdson and Vogue Editor Dodie Kazanjian will introduce the film,...


Brick Theater Extends 'Suspicious Package'
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2008

Following a sold-out run in June, The Brick Theater is extending the ipod noir Suspicious Package due to critical success and popular demand. ...


Dulcet Press Announces Publication of THE TEMPORARY DETECTIVE
by Kelsey Denette - April 17, 2012

Dulcet Press (www.dulcetpress.com) today announced the publication of The Temporary Detective by Joanne Sydney Lessner, the first novel in a series introducing a vivacious, impulsive new amateur sleuth: aspiring actress and office temp, Isobel Spice....


ZERO HOUR Closes at the Bathurst St. Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2012

ZERO HOUR is back in Toronto for a limited run....


Bree Turner to Become GRIMM Series Regular
by Caryn Robbins - April 17, 2012

As first reported on TVLine.com, Bree Turner, who has had a recurring guest role on the NBC freshman drama GRIMM, will become a series regular when the show returns for its second season....


Photo Flash: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS Screens as Part of newportFILM's 2012 Outdoor Sunset Series Tonight, 8/9
by Movies News Desk - August 09, 2012

Presented by KIRBY PERKINS CONSTRUCTION and in partnership with the Newport Art Museum, GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS will screen tonight, August 9, 2012, as part of newportFILM's 2012 Outdoor Sunset Series. Photographer Gregory Crewdson and Vogue Editor Dodie Kazanjian will introduce the film,...


TV: Stevie Nicks on GLEE and 'Landslide'
by Robert Diamond - March 07, 2011

In this interview, Stevie Nicks talks about writing 'Landslide' and gives the song's backstory, plus what's great about GLEE, her favorite covers, and more!...


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: 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...


Susan Boyle to Perform on Today Show November 23
by Robert Diamond - November 22, 2009

Susan Boyle will appear on the Today Show on Monday, November 23, 2009 in New York's Rockefeller Plaza to sing to promote her debut album I Dreamed a Dream which is being released this week. The show will be Susan's first public performance in the USA. She is expected to perform her signature tune I...


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.'...


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....


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...






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