Mae Ella Moss Pens FROM AFRICA WITH LOVE
by Christina Mancuso - July 15, 2016 Mae Ella Moss writes her third book, an exposé of the sufferings, pains and devastation of the African people under questionable leaderships. In 'From Africa with Love' (published by Xlibris), readers see the truth from a citizen's eyes and not from the outsiders. It is a revelation of what the peop...
Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies Tapped for National Geographic Scripted Series THE HOT ZONE
by Tori Hartshorn - July 26, 2018 Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies Tapped for National Geographic Scripted Series THE HOT ZONE...
Discovery's INVISIBLE KILLERS Premieres March 29 on Discovery and Science Channel
by Macon Prickett - February 21, 2018 Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal viruses ever to have plagued mankind. Each has taken a devastatingly large toll on the hu...
Toronto Film Festival Announces 8 Feature Films for City to City Programme
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2016 The 41st Toronto International Film Festival® shines its spotlight on eight fearless features from the city of Lagos, Nigeria, for the eighth edition of the City to City programme....
Immersive Cinema, Virtual Reality and New Innovations Set for Sundance's 2016 New Frontier Exhibition
by Movies News Desk - December 03, 2015 A revolution a decade in the making, Sundance Institute celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its New Frontier program with an exhibition of new work at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, including immersive cinematic works, virtual reality installations, an extensive lineup of documentary and narrative ...
The Kitchen Presents Marianna Ellenberg's PAWEL & EBOLA
by Julie Musbach - January 25, 2018 The Kitchen presents Marianna Ellenberg's Pawel & Ebola, a new play that tells the story of the imagined offspring of neurologist and famed hysteric -photographer Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot in order to examine trauma and how notions of hysteria have been projected onto women from fin-de-si cle France ...
BAFTA Los Angeles to Honor Orlando Bloom at 2015 Britannia Awards
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2015 BAFTA Los Angeles is pleased to announce it will honor award-winning actor Orlando Bloom with the Britannia Humanitarian Award presented by The Beazley Group, at the 2015 Jaguar Land Rover British Academy Britannia Awards...
Discovery Shines a Light on Three Deadly Viruses and Their Potential for Catastrophic Outbreaks in INVISIBLE KILLERS
by Tori Hartshorn - February 21, 2018 Discovery Shines a Light on Three Deadly Viruses and Their Potential for Catastrophic Outbreaks in INVISIBLE KILLERS...
RT Bringing News Legend Larry King To UK TV Screens
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2015 RT and Ora TV announced today that legendary American broadcaster Larry King's two interview programs, Politicking with Larry King and Larry King Now will be broadcast in the United Kingdom exclusively on RT UK...
Alexander Upstairs Announces SELWYN AND GABRIEL
by Julie Musbach - March 20, 2018 After sold out performances in September 2017, Selwyn & Gabriel returns to the Alexander Bar....
THE LAND OF CHEESECAKE AND ICE-CREAM to Tackle War on Terror at Theatre Row
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2017 'Whistleblower' presents THE LAND OF CHEESECAKE AND ICE-CREAM, a chilling testament to the War on Terror by Jack Gilliat, at Theatre Row on 42nd Street from February 9th - 12th 2017....
Time to Chow Down in Alex McCarthy's CANNIBAL COUNTRY at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre
by David Fick - February 01, 2016 CANNIBAL COUNTRY, a new physical theatre drama written and directed by Alex McCarthy, will premiere at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this February. The hour-long piece stars Dustin Beck and Amelia Vernede....
Five New Books on Virology are Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 29, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, MA - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of five new virology books including the second edition of the detailed, comprehensive resource Adenoviral Vectors for Gene Therapy, edited by D...
BWW Review: THE WIDOW OF TOMS HILL at 59E59 is Intriguing Drama
by Marina Kennedy - November 04, 2015 'The Widow of Tom's Hill' is now at 59E59 through November 15th. Written by Aleks Merilo and directed by Rachel Spaulding, the show stars Lucy Lavely and Derek Grabner in a gripping, dramatic story....
Anna Deavere Smith Receives George Polk Award for Journalistic Work in NOTES FROM THE FIELD and More
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017 Long Island University (LIU) has announced the winners of the 68th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, continuing the University's longstanding tradition of honoring and celebrating the impact of courageous and authentic journalism on our national and global discourse....
Whistleblower Theater's ECHOES OF EBOLA to Play Off-Broadway This June
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016 An African killer virus, vaccination, sterilization and global depopulation is the premise of the new off-Broadway show, ECHOES OF EBOLA, at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater on 42nd Street this June....
PBS's POV Series Presents the Documentary SURVIVORS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018 The 2014 Ebola outbreak is remembered as one of the most widely feared epidemics in recent memory. As the virus spread through West Africa, hysterical media reports outside the region fanned the flames of anxiety. However, according to Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, the “role that locals pla...
BWW Feature: Hilarious Musical Theater Game Show TUNE IN TIME Showcases New York's Talented Young Songwriters and Composers at the York Theatre
by Stephen Hanks - November 07, 2015 Question: Would you buy an orchestra ticket (or any ticket for that matter) to an experimental Broadway musical called The Sweaty Smorgasbord where the 11 o'clock number is "Supper Sings Tonight?" How about checking out a derivative Jason Robert Brown musical titled The Gassy Breakthrough, where the...
MOAD MDC To Open Renovated Galleries With New Exhibitions, New Mission And New Identity
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2018 Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College (MOAD) will inaugurate its newly renovated galleries with two outstanding exhibitions, By the People: Designing a Better America and This Situation, a work by the acclaimed British-German artist Tino Sehgal. The reopening of MOAD's facility in the histo...
Anna Deavere Smith Receives George Polk Award for Journalistic Work in NOTES FROM THE FIELD and More
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017 Long Island University (LIU) has announced the winners of the 68th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, continuing the University's longstanding tradition of honoring and celebrating the impact of courageous and authentic journalism on our national and global discourse....
Mark Rylance, Ben Whishaw Among BAFTA TV AWARD Nominees; Full List!
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2016 Nominations for The British Academy Television Awards have been announced. The awards honor the very best in Television broadcast on British screens during the preceding year....
International Women's Media Foundation Presents 2018 Courage In Journalism Awards
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018 The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today honored several outstanding female journalists at the 2018 Courage in Journalism Awards luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year's honorees included news agency JINHA founder, Zehra Do?an, U.S. freelance photojournalist, Meridith Kohut, unde...
PBS Series POV Announces 31st Season Including BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY, DARK MONEY, & More
by Macon Prickett - April 11, 2018 The creative, fighting spirit is alive and well in 2018. The newest slate of documentary films from PBS television series POV arrives this June with a lineup of empowering and moving stories about the strength of art and activism. From scientists setting out to save the planet to hip-hop artists car...
HBO to Debut Documentary EBOLA: THE DOCTORS' STORY & More 3/14
by Caryn Robbins - February 22, 2016 One of the biggest news stories of 2015 was the West African Ebola pandemic that claimed tens of thousands of lives. Telling extraordinary stories of courage and perseverance amidst the crisis, the groundbreaking short films EBOLA: THE DOCTORS' STORY...
Internationally-Renowned South African Artist William Kentridge Brings Exhibit To MOAD MDC
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2018 The renowned and recently revamped Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) will present More Sweetly Play the Dance, a video installation by the internationally-renowned South African artist William Kentridge. More Sweetly Play the Dance encircles viewers in a procession of movin... |