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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

Roy Sexton Set for Author Events in Ann Arbor for REEL ROY REVIEWS, VOL. 1 Today
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2014

Local author Roy Sexton's first book Reel Roy Reviews, Vol. 1: Keepin' It Real was released last month and quickly found itself among Amazon's 'hot releases,' even hitting number one on the site's list of top-selling 'Guides and Reviews.'...


VIDEO: New Music from Miley Cyrus Featured in FREEHELD Trailer
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2015

Starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, and Steve Carell, the film's new trailer below features the new song "Hands Of Love" performed by Miley Cyrus and written by Linda Perry....


WHEN IS FOREVER? is Released
by Christina Mancuso - September 28, 2015

Says author Sarah Martin, 'When my father died at the age of 99, he left his body to the School of Anatomy at the University of Melbourne. I had an interesting discussion with my daughter, who found it difficult to explain this concept to her three-year-old son. I started fiddling around with the ki...


Dallas Opera Balances Budget
by Tyler Peterson - September 11, 2015

Building on two previous seasons that ended “in the black,” The Dallas Opera is very proud to announce that it has maintained a balanced operating result for a third consecutive fiscal year, as of June 30, 2015. ...


Theatre at the Center Stages World Premiere of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, THE MUSICAL, Now thru 8/10
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2014

After 200 episodes and nine seasons as America's beloved 1960s sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies is making strides on stage as a musical for the first time ever. Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, presents the World Premiere of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, THE MUSICAL, running from ...


Review Roundup: CYMBELINE Opens at Shakespeare in the Park
by Review Roundups - August 10, 2015

The Public Theater presents CYMBELINE, the second show of The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte. Directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan and starring Hamish Linklater as Posthumus Leonatus/Cloten and Lily Rabe as Imogen, Cymbeline runs through Sunday, August 23, wit...


'FABULATION' Opens Wirtz Center's Winter 2015 Theatre Season, Now thru 2/8
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015

'Fabulation, or the re-education of Undine,' Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's dark comedy, will open the winter season at Northwestern University's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts....


SHOWSTOPPER!'s Double Agent On Improvisation And The West End
by Guest Blogger: Showstopper! - November 04, 2015

?I've been a double agent for nearly ten years now. Some of my time is spent with the words of Marlowe and Shakespeare, Chekhov or Ravenhill, telling extraordinary tales that play out repeatedly each night, a few of them even with songs. The rest of the time I'm in a tightrope-walking team. We step ...


Photo Flash: First Look at Summer Smart, Kelly Anne Clark, James Harms and More in BEVERLY HILLBILLIES at Theatre at the Center
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2014

After 200 episodes and nine seasons as America's beloved 1960s sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies is making strides on stage as a musical for the first time ever. Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, presents the World Premiere of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, THE MUSICAL, running now t...


PROTOCULTURE to Release New Album 'Music is More Than Mathematics'
by Danielle DeSisto - April 04, 2014

For some, it's one of the most remote locations on earth, practically the stuff of legends. For Nate Raubenheimer, the tip of the southernmost African country is home....


theatreWashington Announces Discount Tickets for theatreWeek 2015, 9/21-27
by Christina Mancuso - September 09, 2015

Washington, DC - theatreWashington unveils a groundbreaking network of ticketing discounts to mark theatreWeek 2015, a celebration of live theatre that spans the capital region and is personified by exclusive ticket discounts offered by more than 50 professional theatres....


Button Douglas Pens THE EVERYDAY MILLIONAIRE'S GUIDE TO LOW MARKET RISK AND STEADY RETURNS
by Christina Mancuso - October 19, 2015

Button Douglas, a previous professional engineer and now financial manager for himself, has completed his new book 'The Everyday Millionaire's Guide to Low Market Risk and Steady Returns': an educational work on investing in the world of secular markets....


Minneapolis Musical Theatre to Stage LEAP OF FAITH in 2016
by Tyler Peterson - July 08, 2015

Minneapolis Musical Theatre's (MMT) Leap of Faith makes its area premiere April 29-May 22, 2016, at Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015. To purchase and for more information, call 612.455.9501, visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or buy in ...


BWW Reviews: MUSIC MAN Marches Melodically Onto Moonlight Stage
by Don Grigware - July 17, 2015

What do the 1950s have in common with 1912? Ages of innocence, both. When Meredith Willson wrote his story with Franklin Lacey about a con artist bamboozling an Iowa town in 1912, which formed the substance of his musical The Music Man (1957), the effect became like that of N. Richard Nash's The Rai...


The Bizarre, Ridiculous & Peculiar- 10 Strangest Theatrical Moments of 2014
by Nicole Rosky - January 01, 2015

As 2014 comes to a close, it seems only fitting to look back on the craziest moments of this year- and there were many. From the cancellations of major productions to onstage flubs and unpredictable audience behavior, 2014 was nothing if not buzz-worthy. Below, BroadwayWorld invites you to recall...


Soho Press Releases SONGS ONLY YOU KNOW
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2014

Songs Only You Know: A Memoir plunges us into the Detroit hardcore punk scene with eighteen-year-old Sean and spans a dark decade during which his father succumbs to crack addiction, his younger sister spirals into a fatal depression, and his sense of home crumbles. Sean's salvation is music, and th...


Danny Trejo Joins Cast of El Rey Network's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES
by Caryn Robbins - March 11, 2015

El Rey Network and Miramax announced today that Danny Trejo (Machete, Machete Kills) has joined the sophomore season of Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.'...


The Penny Seats Theatre Company in Ann Arbor Receives Grant
by Robert Diamond - January 22, 2014

The Penny Seats Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $2403 from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of 428 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 201...


'FABULATION' to Open Wirtz Center's Winter 2015 Theatre Season, 1/30-2/8
by Tyler Peterson - January 09, 2015

"Fabulation, or the re-education of Undine," Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's dark comedy, will open the winter season at Northwestern University's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts....


Southeast Asian Premiere of MATT AND BEN Runs this Weekend, 2/7-8
by Oliver Oliveros - February 07, 2014

Dulaang Kalay ('The Woman in Black') stages the Southeast Asian premiere of 2002 Best in Fringe (NYC) MATT & BEN, written by Mindy Kaling ('The Mindy Project,' 'The Office') and Brenda Withers ('The Office') from today, February 7, until tomorrow, February 8, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at PETA Theater Cen...


ABC Family Orders Three New Drama Pilots, Renews MELISSA & JOEY and BABY DADDY
by Tyler Peterson - March 17, 2014

Tom Ascheim, President, ABC Family, and Kate Juergens, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Vice President, Original Content, ABC Family, today announced that the network will continue to grow its slate of original programming with three new drama pilots, “Alice in Arabia,” “Recovery Road” and “Unst...


VIDEO: Allison Williams on Fueling to Fly in NBC's PETER PAN LIVE!
by TV News Desk - November 25, 2014

Allison Williams recently spoke to ET about how flying for NBC's upcoming PETER PAN LIVE! has left hard-earned bruises and kicked up her appetite for donuts, bagels and 'everything sinful' to keep her fueled. Watch the interview below!...


New Season of VH1's BLACK INK CREW Premieres Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 24, 2015

The parlor is back in business as VH1's “Black Ink Crew” returns tonight, August 24 at 9PM*. The cast must navigate personal obstacles while they continue to prove their artistic talents at Black Ink Tattoo Studio....


Theatre at the Center Stages World Premiere of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, THE MUSICAL, Now thru 8/10
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2014

After 200 episodes and nine seasons as America's beloved 1960s sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies is making strides on stage as a musical for the first time ever. Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, presents the World Premiere of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, THE MUSICAL, running from ...


VIDEO: U.S. Goalie Tim Howard Talks World Cup on TODAY: 'Journey Ended a Little Too Soon'
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 2014

The United States' World Cup dream came to an end on Tuesday, but goalie Tim Howard did his best to make Belgium's victory come hard-earned....






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