First Look: PBS Premieres WEEKEND IN HAVANA WITH GEOFFREY BAER, 7/18
by Caryn Robbins - June 08, 2017 Produced by WTTW Chicago, directed by Leo Eaton, co-written by Eaton and Geoffrey Baer, and produced by Donn Rogosin, Dan Soles and Hugo Perez, WEEKEND IN HAVANA WITH GEOFFREY BAER premieres Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 8:00-9:00 p.m.... ![]() by Amy Hanson - August 12, 2017 Edges is the first musical from Pasek and Paul, now better known for La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen. More of a song cycle, it is a collection of numbers on the theme of coming of age, from growing apart from siblings via dating and breakups to parenthood.... ![]() by Julie Musbach - July 25, 2018 Crowded Outlet announces its next production, beep boop, a multimedia clown show created by physical comedian Richard Saudek (Balls at 59E59), TV and film composer Jesse Novak ("BoJack Horseman," "The Mindy Project") and director Wes Grantom (Lone Star Spirits, Eager to Lose). beep boop will play a ...
Crowded Fire to Present Christopher Chen's A TALE OF AUTUMN
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) In his inaugural commission as Crowded Fire's Playwright-in-Residence, Christopher Chen tackles the power structures inherent in large corporations. Set in a parallel world, A TALE OF AUTUMN is a psychological rise-to-power fable.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2017 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT), known as a vital home for new play development and production on the West Coast, announced Sara Huddleston, Heather Kelly-Laws, Alice Ruiz, and Randy Wong-Westbrooke as the second year IGNITE FUND awardees. The IGNITE FUND awards $10,000 in total annually to support the g... ![]() by Tori Hartshorn - May 18, 2018 In a justice system that's not always so just, families can be tormented by the question of guilt or innocence of their convicted loved ones. REASONABLE DOUBT returns with all-new episodes profiling the gut-wrenching process of re-exploring murder cases where the perpetrators convicted of the crime ... ![]() by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2017 Shakespeare & Company presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, and directed by longtime Company member and Producing Associate Ariel Bock. This funny, warm-hearted holiday story, will have a special limited run from December 15 - 17 in the Elayne P... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - October 03, 2017 Shakespeare & Company announces casting for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, and directed by longtime Company member and Producing Associate Ariel Bock. This funny, warm-hearted holiday story, will have a special limited run from December 15 - 17 in... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - July 18, 2017 An enigmatic member of the British royal family, Princess Diana captured the hearts of millions worldwide in both her life and her death, and remains just as iconic today. On the 20th anniversary of her passing, Smithsonian Channel will honor the “People's Princess” with an exclusive royal event com... ![]() by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2017 NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL marks the renewal of one of the NFL's most storied rivalries, as Derek Carr and the Oakland Raiders travel to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., to face Jay Cutler and the Miami Dolphins (4-3) in the first-ever NBC SNF contest between the two franchises. Coverage b... ![]() by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2017 Four unemployed Rumford Maine mill workers at the very edge of despair concoct an innovative way to empower themselves amidst the hardships of their lives. Led by their magnetic leader Slupianek (Ian Carlsen), they reenact, in an attic crowded with discarded furniture and hanging sheets, Amundsen's... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2017 In November, New Conservatory Theatre Center will offer a special presentation of Kevin Rolston's virtuosic solo play Deal with the Dragon, developed with and directed by M. Graham Smith. After an acclaimed run in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as equally acclaimed Bay Area runs at ACT Costu... ![]() by Macon Prickett - March 28, 2018 San Diego Comic-Con is right around the corner and fans, with or without badges, have a new opportunity to quench their superhero thirst outside of the crowded Convention Center. Today, Grandesign, one of the fastest growing Out-of-Home media solutions companies in the country specializing in over-t... ![]() by Stephi Wild - August 01, 2018 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) Young Jean Lee (author of 2016's THE SHIPMENT) returns to Crowded Fire with CHURCH, the second revolutionary production in Crowded Fire's 20th Anniversary Season of new and contemporary plays. Praised by the New York Times as "slyly subversive" and "earnest and surprisingl... ![]() by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2018 Drama Series SUCCESSION Debuts This June on HBO...
The Pearl Theatre Company Closes After 33 Seasons
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2017 After 33 seasons performing the great stories of theatre with its resident company of actors, The Pearl Theatre Company has ceased operations today upon the close of its 2016-2017 Season.... ![]() by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018 The new film PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST, a thrilling, epic story of the man who persecuted the early church and then became its greatest evangelist, has remained in the top ten at the domestic box office throughout its' first week. With a strong opening in theaters among a crowded field of faith-theme... ![]() by Shari Barrett - September 27, 2018 Those of us who can remember the tumultuous 1960s will certainly see moments of our own lives in the World Premiere of A 60's TRILOGY by Tommy Carter which connects race relations and the Vietnam War to present day. And on this 50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive and the assassinations of Martin L... ![]() by Macon Prickett - May 17, 2018 In a justice system that's not always so just, families can be tormented by the question of guilt or innocence of their convicted loved ones.REASONABLE DOUBT returns with all-new episodes profiling the gut-wrenching process of re-exploring murder cases where the perpetrators convicted of the crime m... ![]() by Julie Musbach - September 03, 2017 Previously announced in June, The Pearl Theatre Company was forced to close its doors after 33 seasons. The company's home, a 160 seat theatre located 553-555 West 42nd Street is now up for auction through Maltz Auctions.... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2018 Chef, writer and culinary explorer, Andrew Zimmern comes to Food Network as the host of a new primetime series Big Food Truck Tip, premiering with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, September 19th at 10pm ET/PT and 10:30pm ET/PT. Join Andrew as he travels the country over six episodes in search o... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2017 Kevin Delaney, known to millions as the science expert on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, is back to build, execute, and nail the science behind larger-than-life experiments when a new season of Science Channel's STREET SCIENCE returns.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018 Behind the Curtain is the only show at this Fringe that shines a light on every crazy, ridiculous and insane method used to create the Independent Shows you'll see during the Festival.... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2017 Get a closer look at the challenges these animals face on Smithsonian Channel with the premiere of PANAMA'S ANIMAL HIGHWAY on Wednesday, December 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and AMERICA'S BADLANDS on Wednesday, December 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.... |