Award-Winning Actors Co-Op Theatre Company Presents VIOLET
by Julie Musbach - April 20, 2018 Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2017 Best Play, Intimate Theatre for 33 Variations) is proud to present the Tony nominated musical VIOLET, with music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, based on the short story 'The Ugliest Pilgrim' by Doris Betts, directed by Ric...
Jennifer Westfeldt And Victoria Justice Join QUEEN AMERICA On Facebook Watch
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2018 Jennifer Westfeldt ('Younger,' 'Friends with Kids') and Victoria Justice ('Victorious,' 'Eye Candy') have been tapped for the freshman season of the forthcoming scripted series 'Queen America' on Facebook Watch, Facebook's new video platform. Westfeldt's status is as a recurring guest star with Just...
Academy Award and Tony Award-Winning Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones to Star in QUEEN AMERICA for Facebook Watch
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018 QUEEN AMERICA, a new scripted series starring multi-award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, has been given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order by Facebook's new video platform Facebook Watch....
Sesame Workshop Animated Series ESME & ROY to Premiere August 18 on HBO
by Macon Prickett - July 25, 2018 ESME & ROY, the first new animated series from the makers of “Sesame Street” in more than a decade, will debut in the U.S. on SATURDAY, AUG. 18 (9:30-10:00 a.m. ET/PT), it was announced today bySesame Workshop and HBO. The show follows a young girl, Esme, and her best monster friend, Roy, on their a...
VIDEO: Alicia Silverstone Talks Upcoming Series AMERICAN WOMAN on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Macon Prickett - June 05, 2018 Alicia Silverstone, who rose to superstardom on 'Clueless', is back with a new TV series American Woman. Watch the actress discuss the series on Good Morning America!...
HBO & Filmspotting to Host Advance Screenings of SHARP OBJECTS in Seattle and Chicago
by Macon Prickett - June 14, 2018 To celebrate the new limited drama series SHARP OBJECTS joining the network's summer lineup, HBO is partnering with film podcast FILMSPOTTING to host advance screenings in SEATTLE and CHICAGO. The Seattle event onJune 19th will feature an advance screening of the series premiere and Q&A with series ...
Atlantic Records and Big Yellow Dog Music Unite for Exclusive Partnership
by Macon Prickett - May 24, 2018 Atlantic Records and independent music publishing and artist development company Big Yellow Dog Music have joined forces in an exclusive label partnership. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Big Yellow Dog was founded by Co-owner/CEO Carla Wallace and Co-owner Kerry O'Neil. Over the past two decades, th...
Jeannie Seely Recognized at Grand Ole Opry for Billboard Top TV Songs Chart Placement
by Macon Prickett - May 08, 2018 50 year Grand Ole Opry veteran Jeannie Seely is a Grammy winner, country hitmaker and award-winning songwriter. During her hosting segment on the Grand Ole Opry Friday night, she was presented with an award recognizing her song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" for reaching No. 2 on ...
Amazon Orders DAISY JONES & THE SIX Limited Series Produced by Reese Witherspoon
by Macon Prickett - July 25, 2018 According to Variety, Amazon has ordered a limited series based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel “Daisy Jones & The Six.”...
HBO Documentary Films & IFP Announce IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative
by Macon Prickett - June 11, 2018 HBO and the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) today announced the IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative, a new fund that will identify and nurture storytellers with fresh and compelling perspectives as they develop their work. The initiative seeks to support and foster relationships with new...
The Villagers Announce Fourth Album THE ART OF PRETENDING TO SWIM Out September 21
by Macon Prickett - June 12, 2018 Restless and inventive, while always true to the power of songwriting and melody, Conor O'Brien has made another great leap forward with Villagers' fourth studio album, The Art Of Pretending To Swim, out via Domino on September 21, 2018....
Joanna Scholl Joins The Paley Center For Media
by Julie Musbach - June 12, 2018 The Paley Center for Media, the entertainment industry's leading nonprofit, has named Joanna Scholl Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications beginning June 11, 2018....
Reese Witherspoon Brings National Book Tour to Charlotte
by Julie Musbach - July 09, 2018 Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon will embark on a national eight-city tour to support her debut book, Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits (Touchstone - on sale September 18th.)...
Celebration Extends CABARET for Third and Final Time
by Julie Musbach - August 15, 2018 Celebration Theatre announces that the third and final show in its 2017-2018 season, the smash-hit, critically acclaimed production of CABARET...
HBO Films' THE TALE Starring Laura Dern, Debuts Today
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018 THE TALE chronicles one woman's powerful investigation into her own childhood memories, as she is forced to reexamine her first sexual experience – and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Debuting SATURDAY, MAY 26 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), the HBO Films presentation is written and direct...
Reese Witherspoon to Star in Her First Unscripted Series SHINE ON WITH REESE On Video-On-Demand with AT&T
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018 According to Deadline, Reese Witherspoon's female-focused Hello Sunshine shingle is about to put the Oscar winner's inaugural unscripted series on a video-on-demand channel with AT&T....
Celebration Theatre Closes Season with CABARET
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2018 Celebration Theatre presents under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, present the third and final show in its 2017 2018 season, CABARET, book by Joe Masteroff (based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood), music by John Kander, lyrics by F...
43rd Annual Gracie Awards Winners Announced by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation
by Macon Prickett - April 17, 2018 The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 43 rd annual Gracie Awards to take place May 22 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will recognize such esteemed honorees as Ashley Judd, Billie Jean King, Claire Danes, Elizabeth Marvel, ...
Season 2 of MR. MERCEDES Premieres 8/22 on AT&T Audience Network
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018 AT&T AUDIENCE Network announced today that the second season of its breakout show 'Mr. Mercedes' will premiere today, Aug. 22 at 10pm ET/PT. The series, produced by Sonar Entertainment, will be available exclusively on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and AT&T U-verse....
Reese Witherspoon Confirms LEGALLY BLONDE 3
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018 Reese Witherspoon confirms Legally Blonde 3 with nostalgic social media video!...
Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adrian Rawlins and Con O'Neill Among a Raft of Talent Joining Sky and HBO's CHERNOBYL
by Tori Hartshorn - May 23, 2018 A huge list of top names from the world of TV and film are confirmed to star in Chernobyl, Sky and HBO's high-end drama based on one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history....
TimesTalks And HBO Announce Year-Long Sponsorship For ScreenTimes Series
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2018 TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is pleased to announce HBO as presenting sponsor of the ScreenTimes series. Over the course of the year-long sponsorship, ScreenTimes will showcase 12 high profile pre-release screenings, coinciding with key studio release date...
Casting Complete For Staged Reading Of CALVIN BERGER At Hudson Backstage Theatre
by Stephi Wild - August 02, 2018 Standing Room Only and Graceful Productions have announced a staged reading of the new musical Calvin Berger at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood. With book, music, and lyrics by Barry Wyner and directed by Ovation Award-winner Richard Israel, the Calvin Berger staged reading will be present...
BWW Interview: Director Richard Israel Talks VIOLET an Extraordinary Musical at Actors Co-op
by Don Grigware - May 08, 2018 Director Richard Israel is returning to Actors Co-op to helm the musical Violet. At the Co-op he has previously directed Our Town, The Baker's Wife and 110 In The Shade (LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award Winner for Outstanding Musical in an Intimate Venue), among others. Most recently, Richard was the...
Laura Dern in Talks to Join Meryl Streep in Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2018 Laura Dern is in talks to join Meryl Streep Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ... |