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Kartemquin is proud to announce a collaboration with Al Jazeera America on Hard Earned, a six-part documentary series scheduled to air in early 2015. Production has already begun on the series, which will explore the lives of five American families striving to keep food on the table and their dignity intact despite the reality of high living expenses and low wages.

Five stories, located in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and two in the Chicago area, will be intertwined into six one-hour episodes. The series will shed more light on an ever-growing sector of the American workforce. Directing the individual strands are Katy Chevigny (E-Team, Election Day), Maria Finitzo (Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita), Ruth Leitman (Tony and Janina

Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson Set for HBO's SUNSET LIMITED, 2/12
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2011

Academy Award(R) winner Tommy Lee Jones ('No Country for Old Men,' 'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada') and Academy Award(R) nominee Samuel L. Jackson (the 'Iron Man' series, 'Pulp Fiction') star in HBO Films' THE SUNSET LIMITED, debuting SATURDAY, FEB. 12 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively ...


HEARTS FULL OF BLOOD Awarded at FringeNYC
by Nicole Rosky - September 02, 2010

After playing to sold out houses at The New York International Fringe Festival 2010 and winning Outstanding Playwright for James Asmus' haunting and hilarious script, The New Colony's Hearts Full Of Blood (previously called Calls To Blood) will now play the FringeNYC Encore Series September 9-14....


Simon Cowell Reportedly Wants Rihanna for THE X FACTOR
by Tyler Peterson - December 16, 2012

Following this week's announcement that L.A. Reid would not return for a third season of THE X FACTOR, creator Simon Cowell is on the hunt for a superstar to fill his judge's chair. According the U.K.'s The Sun (which is a tabloid, so, nothing's definite), Cowell wants pop-diva Rihanna for the posit...


Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson & More to Perform on Season Finale of THE VOICE
by Tyler Peterson - December 12, 2012

NBC announced a star-powered marquee of guest stars for the live, two-hour finale for its third cycle on Tuesday, December 18 (8-10 p.m. ET) with Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars and The Killers set to perform. The finale that night will conclude when a new champion is crowned. ...


Christopher Hale's Album SYLVAN CODA Melbourne Launch Party Set for Today, Aug 15
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2012

Christopher Hale's new album SYLVAN CODA, a powerful and poignant love letter to a lost friend and musical collaborator is set for its Melbourne launch today, 15 August at Northcote Social Club, with supports Hannah Cameron and special guests....


Angel Porrino Returns to PEEPSHOW at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino 9/19-12/11
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2011

PEEPSHOW, Las Vegas' striptease spectacular has announced that Las Vegas local Angel Porrino, co-star on the hit TV series, 'Holly's World' on E! and featured performer in 'Absinthe,' will once again take center stage to take over the role of 'Bo Peep,' a modern woman who discovers her sexuality, du...


Christopher Hale Releases Album SYLVAN CODA, Aug 3; Melbourne Launch Party Set for Aug 15
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012

Christopher Hale's new album SYLVAN CODA, a powerful and poignant love letter to a lost friend and musical collaborator is set for its Melbourne launch on 15 August at Northcote Social Club, with supports Hannah Cameron and special guests....


Rose Foundation Achieves $5.25 Million Goal for Exterior Renovation
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2012

The Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center Foundation has hit its $5.25 million goal for the exterior phase of the capital campaign which began in April 2011. The goal of the campaign is to raise $6,000,195 to weatherproof and repair the roof, domes and facades of The Rose; to restore the ceiling of th...


Emmylou Harris to Launch Her Red Dirt Boys Australian Tour, Beg. Nov. 6
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2012

Already celebrated as a discoverer and interpreter of other artists' songs, 12-time Grammy Award winner Emmylou Harris has, in the last decade, gained admiration as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for her incomparably expressive singing. On Hard Bargain, her third Nonesuch dis...


Mark Cuban Returns to ABC's Shark Tank In Third Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 15, 2011

Hi-tech billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, will once again enter ABC's 'Shark Tank' when the show returns for its third season....


Suzana Stankovic Presents PRODUCING YOUR OWN SHOW Talk to Benefit Dog Charity Today, May 6
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2012

Artist-entrepreneur Suzana Stankovic presents the talk Producing Your Own Show: Owning Your Voice & Manifesting Your Vision, a special talk for artists of all disciplines and backgrounds, today May 6, 2012 - 3:00-7:00pm followed by a Q&A at Vlada Lounge in New York City....


'Robert W. Richards: Chapters from an Improbable Life' Plays Dixon Place, 9/23
by Kelsey Denette - September 20, 2011

Robert W. Richards will present ROBERT W. RICHARDS: CHAPTERS FROM AN IMPROBABLE LIFE this Friday, September 23, in collaboration with, and performed by Brandon Ruckdashel. The show is produced by Harvey Redding....


STAGE TUBE: Stars of Fox's New Series THE FINDER Discuss Upcoming Season
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2012

Fox's new series THE FINDER, a spin-off of the network's hit show 'Bones', will premiere tonight at 9:00 pm/ET. THE FINDER is a quirky, one-hour procedural centering on a different kind of detective: a remarkable man with the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable....


Emmylou Harris Launches Red Dirt Boys Australian Today, Nov 6
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2012

Already celebrated as a discoverer and interpreter of other artists' songs, 12-time Grammy Award winner Emmylou Harris has, in the last decade, gained admiration as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for her incomparably expressive singing. On Hard Bargain, her third Nonesuch dis...


PEEPSHOW Offers Ticket Holders The Chance to Meet Starlet Angel Porrino
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 27, 2011

PEEPSHOW, Las Vegas' only striptease spectacular, is now offering patrons the chance to meet Las Vegas local and "Holly's World" co-star, Angel Porrino, as she takes over the role of "Bo Peep," a modern woman who discovers her sexuality, during Holly Madison's hard-earned vacation dates....


ABC's 'Shark Tank' Casting Now for Season Three
by Kelsey Denette - June 10, 2011

The producers of the ABC reality series 'Shark Tank' are on a nationwide search to discover the next successful - and possibly wealthy - entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators and innovators. In each episode, budding entrepreneurs are given the unprecedented chance ...


Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson & More Set for THE VOICE Finale Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 18, 2012

NBC announced a star-powered marquee of guest stars for the live, two-hour THE VOICE finale for its third cycle tonight, December 18 (8-10 p.m. ET) with Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars and The Killers set to perform. The finale that night will conclude when a new champion is crowned....


ABC's SHARK TANK Finishes as No. 1 TV Show
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2012

Once again winning the 8 o'clock hour, ABC's SHARK TANK stood as Friday's most-watched TV program for the 2nd straight week, while also finishing as the night's highest-rated program in both Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54....


Bakersfield Mist Premieres at NJ Rep 12/1-1/22/2012
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2011

'Bakersfield Mist' is a new comedy by Stephen Sachs that premieres at the New Jersey Repertory Company December 1, 2011 - January 22, 2012 as part of a National New Play Network rolling premiere....


The Gamm Stages New Adaptation Of A Child's Christmas in Wales 12/9-26
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2010

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to stage a brand-new production of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, a play with music, adapted and directed by Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella....


Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson & More Set for THE VOICE Finale Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 18, 2012

NBC announced a star-powered marquee of guest stars for the live, two-hour THE VOICE finale for its third cycle tonight, December 18 (8-10 p.m. ET) with Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars and The Killers set to perform. The finale that night will conclude when a new champion is crowned....


WE New Series 'Downsized' to Premiere Nov. 6
by Jessikah Hackett - August 06, 2010

Here's a story... of a lovely family... with a very different twist. Laura and Todd Bruce, and their seven children were a happy blended American family, living a lavish life of vacations, expensive dinners, summer homes and more money than they could spend. Fast forward four years to a crippling re...


Angel Porrino Returns to PEEPSHOW at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino 9/19-12/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 07, 2011

PEEPSHOW, Las Vegas' striptease spectacular has announced that Las Vegas local Angel Porrino, co-star on the hit TV series, 'Holly's World' on E! and featured performer in 'Absinthe,' will once again take center stage to take over the role of 'Bo Peep,' a modern woman who discovers her sexuality, du...


'Shark Tank' Returns to ABC in 2011
by Jessica Lewis - August 10, 2010

The ABC Television Network has ordered eight additional episodes of the critically-acclaimed series 'Shark Tank,' the reality series that gives budding entrepreneurs a chance to make their dreams come true and become successful -- and possibly wealthy -- business people. The aspiring entrepreneurs m...


Marshall Crenshaw Joins WFUV With The Bottomless Pit
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 06, 2011

The Bottomless Pit, a weekly hour-long radio show hosted by Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated rock singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw is coming to WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) beginning on Saturday, June 18th at 10:00 PM. ...






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