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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....


TCAN Announces Their Upcoming Events Including Appearances By Ferrick, Zuckerman & More
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2010

Upcoming events for TCAN in Natick include Melissa Ferrick, Time Stands Still: Chris Smither at his best, Natalia Zuckerman and The Paper Raincoat, Jimmy Tingle, Walnut Hill presents The Brand New Kid: The Musical, Musical Theatre for February Vacation, and more....


Bill Cosby Gives A Solo Stand-up Comedy Performance At Avery Fisher Hall 10/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 09, 2009

Bill Cosby, one of the most influential comedians and storytellers of his generation, will give a solo stand-up comedy performance - his only scheduled New York appearance - on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall....


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...


'Heroes' Making Merry at Merrimack
by Nancy Grossman - November 24, 2009

Make it your mission to visit the World War I veterans now onstage at Merrimack Repertory Theatre ...


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....


Marissa Jaret Winokur Rallying Moms With the Launch of the 'Take A Stand' Campaign
by Jessica Lewis - September 15, 2009

Award-winning actress, 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant, and host of Oxygen Network's hit series, 'Dance Your Ass Off,' Marissa Jaret Winokur has teamed up with Luvs baby diapers to rally moms nationwide to join the 'Take A Stand' movement, a campaign that launched today that asks moms to take a ...


BroadwayWorld.com Announces Broadway Critics Report Card
by Robert Diamond - May 12, 2010

BroadwayWorld, the largest theatre site on the Internet covering Broadway and beyond to 100 US cities, and 25 countries worldwide, is excited to announce it's newest addition - the Broadway Critics Report Card. ...


'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....


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....


Fort Wayne Civic Theatre To Hold Auditions 8/2 For THE PIANO LESSON
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2009

Auditions will be held Sunday, August 2nd, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the West Rehearsal Hall. Callbacks are only if needed on Monday, August 3rd, 7:00-9:00 p.m....


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 ...


Broadway Blogs - Broadway's Barometer - What Can We Expect for the 1st Quarter of 2009? and More...
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2008

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, December 30, 2008. ...


Fort Wayne Civic Theatre To Hold Auditions 8/2 For THE PIANO LESSON
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 30, 2009

Auditions will be held Sunday, August 2nd, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the West Rehearsal Hall. Callbacks are only if needed on Monday, August 3rd, 7:00-9:00 p.m....


BC/EFA And ReVision Theatre?s THE FULL MONTY Company Present A THONG FOR HOPE Benefit Concert 8/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 24, 2009

ReVision Theatre Company's production of The Full Monty will produce A THONG FOR HOPE a benefit concert for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS on Friday August 29th, 2009 at 11 PM at the Carousel House on the Boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ. 100% of proceeds will benefit BC/EFA in their mission to fig...


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....


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....


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...


PHIT Announces Schedule for Upcoming Shows & Readings
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2010

Philly Improv Theatre (PHIT) has announced its upcoming schedule of shows and stage readings....


TCAN Announces Their Upcoming Events Including Appearances By Ferrick, Zuckerman & More
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2010

Upcoming events for TCAN in Natick include Melissa Ferrick, Time Stands Still: Chris Smither at his best, Natalia Zuckerman and The Paper Raincoat, Jimmy Tingle, Walnut Hill presents The Brand New Kid: The Musical, Musical Theatre for February Vacation, and more....


WE New Series 'Downsized' to Premiere Nov. 6
by BWW News Desk - November 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...


BWW Special Feature: 99 and Under the Radar; ITG goes I.T. and Celebrates the Last Day on Earth
by Michael Roderick - May 21, 2010

Welcome to 99 AND UNDER THE RADAR: A LOOK AT INDIE THEATER'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS, BroadwayWorld's new weekly series that showcases standout productions and production companies from the independent theater scene in New York City. Each week, independent producer Michael Roderick will be discussing the...


STAGE TUBE: Tommy Lee Jones & Samuel L. Jackson in THE SUNSET LIMITED
by Nicole Rosky - February 11, 2011

Based on the play of the same name by eminent Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Cormac McCarthy ('The Road,' 'All the Pretty Horses,' 'The Crossing'), THE SUNSET LIMITED is directed and executive produced by Tommy Lee Jones, written by McCarthy, produced by Barbara A. Hall, and is an HBO Films presentat...


'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...






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