Around the Corner! Off-Broadway's Big 2016 Openings
by BWW Special Coverage - January 03, 2016 We're just three days into the New Year, and we can't wait for all the new shows set to open around the corner from Broadway! Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at some of the upcoming plays and musicals from The Public, Classic Stage, Atlantic Theater, Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Sign...
The Public Theater Extends HEAD OF PASSES, Starring Phylicia Rashad
by Tyler Peterson - March 28, 2016 The Public Theater has announcedd a one-week extension today for the New York premiere of HEAD OF PASSES, part of Oskar Eustis' 10th anniversary season. Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Tina Landau, HEAD OF PASSES officially opens tonight, Monday, March 28 and was originally schedul...
Discovery Channel Unveils 2013-14 Upfront Slate
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2013 Powered by #1 shows and breakout new hits, Discovery Channel, with 13 series and specials that were #1 in their respective time periods, landed in cable's Top 10 in 2012 among both total viewers P2+ and P25-54 in Prime Time...
Paramount Theatre Adds Larry the Cable Guy & More to 2013-14 Lineup
by Devin MacDonald - August 07, 2013 Last March, the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, caused a big stir among its nearly 20,000 subscribers by revealing a blockbuster line-up for its 2013-14 Broadway Subscription Series: IN THE HEIGHTS (September 11-October 6, 2013); MISS SAIGON (October 30-November 24, 2013); ...
Ryan Scott Oliver's WE FOXES Debuts Today as Part of York Theatre's 2014 Developmental Readings Series
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014 The York Theatre Company, and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, present the New York premiere of three new musicals: Mark Felt, Superstar with book, music and lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum; Paris Through the Window, with book & lyrics by Charles Osborne and music by Leo Hurley; and We Foxes...
Phylicia Rashad to Return to The Public in HEAD OF PASSES This Spring
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2015 BroadwayWorld is excited to report initial casting for The Public Theater's New York premiere of HEAD OF PASSES, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Tina Landau. Phylicia Rashad returns to The Public to play 'Shelah' in this deeply moving new drama about family, acceptance, and the powe...
Bob Brown Releases THE RIDE OF MY LIFE
by Kelsey Denette - May 14, 2013 Pancreatic cancer survivor, author and inspirational speaker Bob Brown has announced the release of his first book, "The Ride of My Life," a memoir of his cancer journey that has been praised as an informative and entertaining book offering an inspiring account of Bob's own personal challenge with c...
SHADOWS: Book II in the Gripping Ashes Trilogy by Ilsa J. Bick Now Available
by Robert Diamond - September 24, 2012 In the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse that swept through the sky in Ashes (Egmont Publishing), the world is a wasteland with all electronic devices destroyed, nuclear reactors decimated, and millions of people dead. Now Ilsa J. Bick brings readers to a more dangerous and unpredictable world...
BLACKBURN Coming to DVD This Summer
by Tyler Peterson - June 21, 2016 Blackburn is set to release on DVD this August. Tombstone Entertainment will handle the release. A 3Brane Entertainment production, Blackburn involves a group of friends, trapped in an old mining town....
Science Channel Unveils 2015-2016 Upfront Programming Slate
by Caryn Robbins - March 31, 2015 Building on the most-watched quarter in the network's history in 1Q2015, Science Channel's 2015-16 Upfront programming slate promises viewers smart entertainment with unique, engaging, interactive and dynamic new series...
'Telekinetic' Offers Vintage Science Fiction Feel
by Christina Mancuso - December 20, 2013 The apocalypse is an event that humanity has been dreading for more than a millennia. Through human history unique individuals have predicted the destruction of human society and its fall to chaos and barbarity. In truth most of these predictions are merely the ramblings of delusional and fanatical ...
FOX Makes Put Pilot Commitment for New Marvel Action-Adventure Series
by Caryn Robbins - July 13, 2016 FOX has made a put pilot commitment for a new Marvel action-adventure series, it was announced today by David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company....
BWW Interview: Robert Hager Talks TUTS Underground's BONNIE & CLYDE
by Kristina Nungaray - October 07, 2015 Houston, have you seen TUTS Underground's production of the Tony-nominated musical BONNIE & CLYDE? Now entering their last week of performances, this musical takes audiences on a wild ride with two of Texas's most infamous outlaws. Playing the infamous Clyde Barrow, Robert Hager took some time out o...
Master Mariner Pens Sea Adventure
by Christina Mancuso - January 13, 2014 'Danced By the Light of the Moon' is the story of a charter sailboat vacation in the Virgin Islands gone terribly wrong. Sailor and author Nelson Cover writes a fast-paced, gripping narrative of adventure as what begins for his characters as perfect sailing days and nightly celebrations under moonli...
THEY SAW A THYLACINE to Play Malthouse Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - July 27, 2015 They Saw a Thylacine / conjures the ghost of one of Australia's lost beauties, the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger), in a feisty slice of campfire storytelling....
A LONG WAY BACK by J. Everett Prewitt is Released
by Christina Mancuso - September 30, 2015 '...this is an intelligently crafted tale, brimming with both suspense and social commentary.'-Kirkus Reviews...
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Stunts of RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2012 Sony Pictures has released online a new behind-the-scenes look at the stunts of RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on Friday, September 14. Check out the footage below!...
Bookworks, UNM's Center for Life Presents Susannah Cahalan of BRAIN ON FIRE, 8/10
by Christina Mancuso - August 06, 2013 Bookworks and UNM's Center for Life Presents Susannah Cahalan, the best-selling author ofBrain on Fire: My Month of Madness at the Domenici Center Auditorium at the University of New Mexico Medical School....
THE BIG DRY Opens in June at Ensemble Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - May 05, 2016 Imagine a world of dust. A future where water drips brown from the taps. Where dust storms reduce houses to rubble. Where a young boy, George (Rory Potter) and his younger brother, Beeper (played alternatively by Jack Andrew & Noah Sturzaker), fight to survive while waiting for their father to retur...
Kevin Smith to Host AMC's THE WALKING DEAD Season 4 Preview, 7/4
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2013 'The Walking Dead' marathon will be hosted by 'Comic Book Men' executive producer Kevin Smith from the Atlanta-based set where the cast are currently filming season 4 of the hit series....
BWW Reviews: MAN OF LA MANCHA at Austin Playhouse Is Eye-Catching But Slightly Lacking
by Jeff Davis - September 10, 2013 Despite all the evidence to the contrary, chivalry isn't dead, but it certainly has to fight to survive. As long as chivalry, kindness, and optimism are challenged, the story of Don Quixote will continue to be told. Perhaps that's one of the reasons behind Austin Playhouse's decision to open their...
BWW Interview: Francois Battiste Chats About HEAD OF PASSES and Returning to The Public
by Nora Dominick - March 30, 2016 Head of Passes is already turning heads at the Public Theater and BroadwayWorld has the amazing opportunity to sit down with Francois Battiste, one of the many stars of Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play. ...
2nd Edition Hardback Novel from G.W. Mullins, 'Redemption A Gay Paranormal Mystery / Love Story' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - November 25, 2016 Redemption is the story of an older teen who recently came out while enduring the death of his father and the challenges of moving to a new town. With a new home, he sought peace and a chance to heal, what he found was two unsolved murders and that there was something living in his house with him. ...
Sequel to 2006 Horror Film SEE NO EVIL in the Works
by Tyler Peterson - August 06, 2013 WWE Studios (NYSE: WWE) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) announced today that production on See No Evil 2, the follow up to the duo's 2006 horror release, See No Evil, is scheduled to start in fall 2013. WWE Superstar Kane, a dominant force within the WWE, is set to reprise his lead role as reclusive madma...
Phylicia Rashad Returns to The Public in HEAD OF PASSES, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2016 The Public Theater presents the New York premiere of HEAD OF PASSES, written by TarellAlvin McCraney and directed by Tina Landau. Part of Oskar Eustis' 10th anniversary season, HEAD OF PASSES officially opens tonight, March 28, in the Newman Theater and runs through Sunday, April 17, 2016.... |