Trans Actress and Activist Shakina Nayfack Returns to NYC After NC Tour
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2016 Trans actress and activist and star of the upcoming second season Hulu's 'Difficult People,' Shakina Nayfack returns to NYC for her 'Welcome Home Show' of Manifest P*ssy! tonight, June 23 at 9:30pm at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street)....
Transgender Actress Shakina Nayfack Joins Cast of Hulu's DIFFICULT PEOPLE
by Tyler Peterson - March 01, 2016 ?New York's Lilly Award winning actress/ producer/ director and social activist, Shakina Nayfack joins the second season cast of Julie Klausner's Difficult People in Hulu's hit comedy series co-executive produced by Amy Poehler....
Megan Hilty to Join Aaron Tveit, Nikki M. James & Beth Malone on CBS' Comic-Thriller BRAINDEAD
by Tyler Peterson - May 12, 2016 Megan Hilty is headed back to the small screen - opposite a slew of fellow Broadway alums!...
Catherine Hardwicke to Direct First Two Episodes of USA Crime Thriller EYEWITNESS
by Caryn Robbins - February 05, 2016 USA Network has tapped Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight,” “Miss You Already”) to direct the first two episodes of the new drama series EYEWITNESS....
USA Network's MR. ROBOT: SEASON ONE Comes to Blu-ray/DVD Today
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016 Hailed as one of the year's best new series, USA Network's hit drama from Universal Cable Productions, MR. ROBOT has viewers and critics buzzing with excitement....
Hulu Original DIFFICULT PEOPLE Heading to 33rd Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016 The Paley Center for Media today announced that the critically acclaimed Hulu Original comedy series Difficult People will complete the PaleyFest Los Angeles 2016 lineup....
Photo Flash: Stars of HAMILTON and More Perform at 'Off the Kuff' New Year's Eve Blowout
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2016 On Thursday, Dec 31, 2015, hundreds gathered for an uptown New Year's event for the ages -- An 'Off the Kuff' New Year's Eve blowout. The star-studded soiree was hosted by nationally recognized motivational speaker and engagement expert Shaun Derik and TV/film actor and Broadway performer Ephraim Sy...
Mark Consuelos Joins Cast of QUEEN OF THE SOUTH in Recurring Role
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2016 Mark Consuelos has joined the cast of USA Network's QUEEN OF THE SOUTH in a recurring role....
Transgender Actress, Activist Shakina Nayfack Launches Campaign for N.C. Show This June
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2016 Transgender actress and activist Shakina Nayfack (who can be seen in the upcoming second season of Difficult People on Hulu this July) has launched a crowd funding campaign on YouCaring.com to raise money to bring her #MANIFESTPUSSY Tour to North Carolina this June. This campaign follows Nayfack's s...
Ana Gasteyer, Josh Charles & More Set for Ars Nova's SHOWGASM. XXL
by Tyler Peterson - April 06, 2016 Ars Nova, New York's incubator for boundary-pushing theater, expands its monthly variety Showgasm. series with first-ever Showgasm. XXL on April 21 atMarquee NY. Hosted by John Early, “one of the Ten Best Comedians of 2015” (Time Out New York), with DJ Hamm Samwich, this raucous variety-show-meets-p...
Rebecca Naomi Jones to Host Musical Theatre Factory's April Salon
by Tyler Peterson - April 22, 2016 Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) will present its monthly Factory Salon with guest host Rebecca Naomi Jones, and featuring the work of Justin Levine (Pepper and Sam), Sukari Jones and Ben Krauss, and Julia Jordan and Lisa DeSpain (Storyville) and performances by Jason Gotay (Spiderman, Bring it On) and...
Stage and Screen Vet Andrea Martin Signs on for NBC Comedy Pilot
by TV News Desk - February 12, 2016 NOISES OFF star Andrea Martin is headed back to the small screen! Deadline writes that she will star opposite Kimrie Lewis-Davis in a new NBC comedy written by Tracey Wigfield (30 ROCK, THE MINDY PROJECT)....
TWITTER BREAK: Ten Terrific Tweets From ONCE UPON A MATTRESS' Jackie Hoffman
by Michael Dale - November 09, 2015 The outrageous Broadway clown tweets about rehearsing ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, seeing ALLEGIANCE and more....
Josh Sharp Returning to Union Hall, 6/10
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2016 Josh Sharp (Vulture's 'Comics You Should Know', TimeOutNY 'Comic to Watch') returns to Union Hall for 'Josh Sharp Sings! Live! (A Comedy Show)', where he will do a half hour stand up set all inside of one long D'Angelo song. It's a comedy show with a live soundtrack, but also pretty much a one-man d...
BWW Blog: Lily Erb - Life Is A Stage
by Guest Blogger: Lily Erb - June 07, 2016 Everybody has their 'thing' in high school. Maybe you were the star of the football team, or you dedicated your time to the robotics team. Maybe you were on the school newspaper staff or you attended all the science fairs. For a lot of kids, they throw themselves into the abyss of theatre....
Hulu Acquires Streaming Right to First 5 Seasons of truTV's BILLY ON THE STREET
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2016 Hulu has acquired the streaming rights for the first five seasons of truTV's comedy series BILLY ON THE STREET....
Outfest Announces Lineup for 2016 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival
by Tyler Peterson - June 09, 2016 ...
Daniel J. Watts' THE JAM to Bring Spoken Word to Webster Hall This Feb
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2016 Back by popular demand, WattsWords Productions presents Daniel J. Watts' THE JAM: Spoken Word Preserves. Fresh off the heels of a sold out performance in November, Daniel J. Watts (HAMILTON, WHORL INSIDE A LOOP, HBO's VINYL) will remount his original JAM for one night only at The Studio at Webster H...
GOLD RUSH's Grandpa John Schnabel Offers Advice as He Turns 96
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2016 As anyone who watches Discovery Channel's mega-hit series GOLD RUSH knows, John Schnabel has been a guiding force to his grandson Parker....
Spike TV to Develop New Scripted Drama PENDERGAST
by Caryn Robbins - February 01, 2016 Spike has teamed up with Paramount Television and Universal Cable Productions to develop a scripted dramatic series, PENDERGAST....
HEDWIG's Rebecca Naomi Jones Guests on Comedy Central's INSIDE AMY SCHUMER
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2016 Rebecca Naomi Jones, last seen on Broadway as 'Yitzhak' in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, turned to Twitter today to share that she had a guest spot on the first episode of the all-new season of INSIDE AMY SCHUMER...
Grace Gummer Signs On as MR. ROBOT Series Regular
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2016 Grace Gummer will appear as a series regular in the second season of USA Network's hit drama series MR. ROBOT....
Jenna Ushkowitz and More Set for GAY SHOW FOR ALL PEOPLE, 1/2 at The Duplex
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2015 After a few months away, Aaron Jackson (Broad City, UCB) and Josh Sharp (Vulture's 'Comics You Should Know', IFC.com) are back for another GAY SHOW FOR ALL PEOPLE on January 2nd at 9:30 p.m. at The Duplex....
Transgender Actress Shakina Nayfack Joins Cast of Hulu's DIFFICULT PEOPLE
by Tyler Peterson - March 01, 2016 ?New York's Lilly Award winning actress/ producer/ director and social activist, Shakina Nayfack joins the second season cast of Julie Klausner's Difficult People in Hulu's hit comedy series co-executive produced by Amy Poehler....
PODCAST: Chatting and Kvetching With ONCE UPON A MATTRESS' Jackie Hoffman and John Epperson
by Michael Dale - December 23, 2015 The stars of Transport Group's wacky new production talk about the origins of the classic musical and on bringing their own styles to the show.... |