Emmy-Nominated Actor Jerry Van Dyke Dies
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2018 According to Variety, Jerry Van Dyke, Emmy-nominated actor and younger brother of Dick Van Dyke, died on Friday at age 86. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones told the New York Times that his health had been deteriorating since he was in a traffic accident in 2015....
Helen Reddy Returns to the Orleans Showroom This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2015 'I Am Woman' songstress Helen Reddy is set to perform at The Orleans Showroom this weekend, January 24 and 25....
Elinor Donahue and David Mason Star in Judson Theatre's HARVEY, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2015 Judson Theatre Company has announced that Elinor Donahue has joined the cast of their upcoming production of the Pulitzer Prize comedy HARVEY by Mary Chase. Donahue, an Emmy nominee, is well known for her role as Betty on Father Knows Best. HARVEY opens tonight, September 24 and runs through Sunday,...
America's Most Hated TV Child Star Confesses In Rochester
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018 And you thought she was out spoken on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie, as the girl America loved to hate -Nellie Oleson. Declared "TV history's #1 one bitch" by Vanity Fair, Ms Arngrim's best-selling memoirs, 'Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned t...
VIDEOS: Theatre Community Celebrates The Life and Career of Fyvush Finkel
by Michael Dale - August 15, 2016 The star of Yiddish Theatre and Emmy Award winner was 93 years old....
The Skivvies with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Fyvush Finkel and More Set for 54 Below this Week
by Tyler Peterson - March 10, 2014 Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:...
Photo Coverage: Fyvush Finkel Plays 54 Below
by Stephen Sorokoff - March 16, 2014 54 Below has presented the phenomenally entertaining Fyvush Finkel in a show that is a musical celebration of the 91 year old's long career. It is fitting that "broadway's nightclub" feature a masterful entertainer who 80 years ago was a star in the pre broadway Yiddish Theater. Check out a look ba...
FANTASY ISLAND Reboot In the Works at ABC
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2015 Deadline reports that a reboot of the 1970's campy drama series FANTASY ISLAND will join the recently announced remake of another Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg collaboratio...
BWW Review: TURNING PAGE at Dixon Place is a Tour de Force
by Melanie Votaw - February 28, 2017 In the one-woman show TURNING PAGE, Angelica Page takes on perhaps the role of her career - that of her real-life mother, Geraldine Page, who was theater, Hollywood and Actors Studio royalty. A daunting role, to be sure. Angelica says at the top of the piece that her mother asked her to see that her...
Helen Reddy Returns to the Orleans Showroom This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2015 'I Am Woman' songstress Helen Reddy is set to perform at The Orleans Showroom this weekend, January 24 and 25....
HBO Films Presents MY DINNER WITH HERVE Starring Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan on October 20th
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018 Inspired by a real story, MY DINNER WITH HERVE explores the unlikely friendship between struggling journalist Danny Tate (Dornan) and Hervé Villechaize (Dinklage), the world's most famous knife-wielding French dwarf actor, as it unfolds over one wild night in LA – an encounter that will have life-ch...
World Premiere Of CLUB TROPICANA THE MUSICAL to Tour the UK
by Stephi Wild - June 18, 2018 Take a fun-packed trip back in time to the electric 80's with the world premiere of Club Tropicana The Musical, a summer adventure of love in the sun, with a soundtrack of smash-hit pop classics - it really is the feel-good musical of the year!...
VIDEOS: Theatre Community Celebrates The Life and Career of Fyvush Finkel
by Michael Dale - August 15, 2016 The star of Yiddish Theatre and Emmy Award winner was 93 years old....
Ted Jenkin Shares How to Get REAL LIFE, REAL MONEY
by Christina Mancuso - September 29, 2015 ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Is it possible that the first Generation Xer turned the age of 50 this year? No more Love Boat, Fantasy Island, or Three's Company for this generation, but now it is time for them to learn the Facts Of Life about their money so they can have Happy Days in ...
Celebrate Diversionary Theatre's 2018 Gala
by Stephi Wild - February 10, 2018 Celebrate the third oldest LGBT theatre in the country and the resilience of our community. The event features a wild selection of songs queering the classic musical South Pacific....
Photo Flash: Remembering Fyvush Finkel
by Walter McBride - August 17, 2016 As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, star of stage and screen Fyvush Finkel just passed away at 93 years of age. Fyvush Finkel began his career over 80 years ago playing the numerous Jewish theatres along Second Avenue. When he was 43 he began touring in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF playing the I...
Original COMPANY Cast Member & 'ALICE' Star Beth Howland Dies at 74
by Caryn Robbins - May 25, 2016 eth Howland, perhaps best known as sweet but clumsy waitress Vera Louise Gorman in the 1970's sitcom ALICE, passed away from lung cancer on Dec. 31, 2015, in Santa Monica, CA. She was 74...
Trap Door Theatre Presents FANTASY ISLAND FOR DUMMIES
by Ashlee Latimer - September 17, 2016 Fantasy Island for Dummies (low cut daydream too near, too near) is a new music-theatre work inspired by an episode of the iconic television series about the pleasures and perils of wish fulfillment. Devised in a collaborative exploration with Trap Door Theater actors, the piece is written by Ruth M...
Trap Door Theatre to Present FANTASY ISLAND FOR DUMMIES
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2016 The Trap Door Theatre presents Fantasy Island For Dummies (low cut daydream too near, too near), written by Ruth Margraff and directed by Kate Hendrickson, with original music composed by Nikos Brisco. The production opens Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 8 p.m. and runs through Saturday, November 5,...
Austin Film Festival Announces Josephson Entertainment Screenwriting Fellowship
by Macon Prickett - March 20, 2018 Austin Film Festival (AFF) is thrilled to announce a partnership with acclaimed producer Barry Josephson to present the inaugural Josephson Entertainment Screenwriting Fellowship as an extension of its 2018 Script Competitions. This new opportunity will provide a one-on-one mentorship in Los Angeles...
Photo Flash: Alvin Ing Celebrates Birthday Post-Show at The Duplex
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2016 On Monday night 5/23, Alvin Ing performed at The Duplex Theatre in GOT A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO - written, produced and directed by Lainie Sakakura, filled the house with tears and laughter as Mr. Ing shared his story throughout the night....
Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell - Remembering The Stars We Lost in 2014
by Walter McBride - January 01, 2015 Broadway fans had plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, with dozens of shows having opened since January, hundreds of actors having made their debuts, and many more having returned to the stage for critically acclaimed performances. Not all news was good though, as we also suffered a loss of an ...
The Ricardo Montalban Theatre to Host Fall 2016 Launch Party
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016 The Ricardo Montalban Theatre presents its wonderfully diverse fall-winter programming schedule during a private open house and reception today, September 28, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30pm....
Broadway and TV Star Elaine Joyce to Appear on INSIDE EDITION Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 30, 2016 Elaine Joyce is set to appear on tonight's 'Inside Edition' to share backstage gossip from the hit 1970's phenomenon 'Match Game' on CBS. The new edition of 'Match Game' debuted this past Sunday night, hosted by Alec Baldwin. ...
VIDEO: The Cast of THE LOVE BOAT Reunite & Get Big Surprise on TODAY
by Caryn Robbins - May 23, 2017 Gavin MacLeod, Jill Whelan, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, Fred Grandy and Ted McGinley, the stars of the classic series THE LOVE BOAT, gathered live on NBC's TODAY for the beloved show's 40th anniversary.... |