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Explore the secret world of one of the most spectacular creatures on earth and one of the stars of the bird world: the hummingbird. They're among the smallest warm-blooded animals on earth, but despite their size they have enormous physical capabilities -- they can even fly backward! Using slow-motion cameras, Nat Geo WILD offers never-before-seen insight into their fascinating lives. Fly with them and discover there's more to these colorful, energetic and acrobatic creatures than meets the eye.

The People's Festival LIVERPOOL LOVES Returns This Week
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2016

?After scooping a coveted tourism award in its inaugural year, Liverpool Loves returns this week - bigger and better for 2016....


Nat Geo WILD to Present 10 Days of Thanksgiving
by Caryn Robbins - November 05, 2015

Nat Geo WILD's Thanksgiving celebration is an epic lineup of animal adventures that will keep the whole family glued to the couch for 10 days straight. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26...


Patricia Clarkson Narrates NATURE's Season 35 Opener on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - October 12, 2016

Nature's fall 2016 schedule kicks off Season 35 with Super HUMMINGBIRDS (tonight, October 12 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS) narrated by actress Patricia Clarkson (Broadway's THE ELEPHANT MAN)....


IATI Theater and Dramatic Adventure Theatre Present A GIRL WITHOUT WINGS, Now thru 10/27
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013

A contemporary riff on an Andean myth, 'A Girl Without Wings' by Jason Williamson, directed by Kathleen Amshoff, is an object theater piece telling the story of a lonely condor who falls in love with a spirited shepherd girl. The play is based on a folktale of the Quechua speaking communities of Ecu...


Six-Part Miniseries EARTHFLIGHT Premieres on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 04, 2013

Witness some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles, struggles, migrations, and stunning landscapes from a bird's-eye view when EARTHFLIGHT, A Nature Special Presentation airs on six consecutive Todays, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2 and 9, 2013 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS...


Theater Resources Unlimited, Patrick Blake & Rhymes Over Beats to Present ECHOES OF OCTAVIA, 6/15
by Tyler Peterson - June 10, 2015

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), Patrick Blake, and Rhymes Over Beats present Echoes of Octaviaby Michelle T. Johnson on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 7pm at the SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NYC. Echoes of Octavia is directed by Brent Buell and features Onyi Okoli, Tyson Hall, Nina Yvette Coleman,...


Andrew Rothkin, Joseph Conway and More Set for NORMA JEANE, ENLIGHTENED Tonight, 8/2
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2012

Celebrated actor and playwright, Andrew Rothkin, joins the cast as John F. Kennedy and independent film actor, Joseph Conway, will appear as Tyrone Power. Returning from the original cast are Gloria Jung, Eric Kuzmuth, Martha Ghio, Michael Curcio, Bob Cencioni, Danny McDermott and Holly Elizabeth O'...


Coyote Dancers to Pay Tribute to Dudley Williams, 10/23-25
by Tyler Peterson - September 03, 2015

Maher Benham and Coyote Dancers announce three evenings of works choreographed by Ms. Benham, and dedicated to her company's beloved teacher, mentor, and friend Dudley Williams (1938-2015).   The evening will feature the world premiere of Ms. Benham's 'A Song for Dudley,' along with Coyote repertory...


Patricia Clarkson to Narrate NATURE's Season 35 Opener on PBS, 10/12
by Caryn Robbins - August 23, 2016

Nature's fall 2016 schedule kicks off Season 35 with Super Hummingbirds (October 12 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS) narrated by actress Patricia Clarkson....


Sister Rosetta Tharpe Set for Season 27 of THIRTEEN's American Masters Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 22, 2013

American Masters opens its 27th season with the story of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915-October 9, 1973)....


Smithsonian to Premiere 7 Straight Weeks of Sir David Attenborough Specials This April
by Caryn Robbins - March 21, 2016

This spring, Smithsonian Channel will celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 90th birthday, as it rolls out seven consecutive weeks of captivating natural history programs featuring the world's leading naturalist ....


Sound City to Welcome The Membranes, Gengahr & More
by Tyler Peterson - April 08, 2015

Sound City has announced its biggest bill to date with the additions of legendary post-punk rockers The Membranes, lauded experimental outfit Gengahr, nu-folk upstarts The Mispers and Mancunian alt- chanteuse Lonelady....


Sister Rosetta Tharpe Set for Season 27 of THIRTEEN's American Masters
by Caryn Robbins - February 19, 2013

American Masters opens its 27th season with the story of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915-October 9, 1973)....


TRU & Cate Cammarata to Offer Free Staged reading of SEARCHERS.NET, 6/29
by Tyler Peterson - June 23, 2015

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), and Cate Cammarata present the final reading in the 2015 TRU Voices Series: searchers.net, a computer dating extravaganzaby T. Cat Ford, on Monday, June 29, 2015 at 7pm at the SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NYC. searchers.net features Brad Bellamy, Laurence Cant...


National Geographic Live Speaker Series Announced for Benaroya Hall
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - June 06, 2016

Subscriptions are on sale now for the upcoming 20th Season of the Seattle National Geographic Live Speaker Series presented by the Seattle Symphony. Demand for the series has grown each year; and all presentations for all six lectures in the 2016-2017 season will be in the S. Mark Taper Foundation A...


Skip Friel Launches New Album, PASSAGE, 5/5
by Kelsey Denette - March 06, 2012

Skip Friel's new album, Passage, is set for a May 5th release. Percussionist Bob Simmons notes, 'Passage speaks of the pathos of life, but at the same time offers inspiration and hope to 'everyman.' The album asks the mind to reflect, the soul to feel, and the heart to love.'...


Coyote Dancers to Pay Tribute to Dudley Williams, 10/23-25
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2015

Maher Benham and Coyote Dancers announce three evenings of works choreographed by Ms. Benham, and dedicated to her company's beloved teacher, mentor, and friend Dudley Williams (1938-2015).   The evening will feature the world premiere of Ms. Benham's 'A Song for Dudley,' along with Coyote repertory...


BWW Blog: Kelly McCormick of PTC's LES MIS - Hiking in the Wasatch Mountains
by Guest Blogger: Kelly McCormick - May 31, 2013

As I've mentioned in previous blogs, hiking in the Wasatch Mountains is absolutely spectacular. So spectacular, in fact, I've been known to get impatient with the trail I'm on and just scramble up a steep incline as if I'm a mountain goat (all the while, I hear my dad's voice in my head saying, 'TH...


Native Voices at the Autry Presents 14th Annual Playwrights Retreat & Festival of New Plays, 6/1-2
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2012

Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theatre company, continues its tradition of excellence, developing works by new and established Native American playwrights at its highly regarded PLAYWRIGHTS RETREAT AND FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, and culminating in staged public readings of...


Mesa Arts Center 17-18 Performing Live Season Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2017

Mesa Arts Center today announced its 2017-18 Performing Live season. Tickets go on sale Monday, May 22 at 10 a.m. and will be available at the Mesa Arts Center Box Office, at 480-644-6500, or mesaartscenter.com....


THE KILL OR DIES Opens in LA
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 11, 2015

From Ovation Award-winning writer Meghan Brown, The Kill or Dies opens on November 14th, and will be directed by Darin Anthony. Karina Wolfe, Megan Kathleen Duffy, Daniel Dorr and Rob Nagle are set to star. Additional information can be found attached....


Andrew Rothkin, Joseph Conway, et al. Join NORMA JEANE, ENLIGHTENED, 8/2
by Kelsey Denette - June 22, 2012

Celebrated actor and playwright, Andrew Rothkin, joins the cast as John F. Kennedy and independent film actor, Joseph Conway, will appear as Tyrone Power. Returning from the original cast are Gloria Jung, Eric Kuzmuth, Martha Ghio, Michael Curcio, Bob Cencioni, Danny McDermott and Holly Elizabeth O'...


Patricia Clarkson to Narrate NATURE's Season 35 Opener on PBS, 10/12
by Caryn Robbins - August 23, 2016

Nature's fall 2016 schedule kicks off Season 35 with Super Hummingbirds (October 12 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS) narrated by actress Patricia Clarkson....


HBO to Debut BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT, 7/16
by Caryn Robbins - July 03, 2012

The revealing documentary BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT chronicles one year in the life of the extraordinary array of wild birds that grace Manhattan's celebrated patch of green, and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration, when it debuts MONDAY, ...


Coyote Dancers to Pay Tribute to Dudley Williams, 10/23-25
by Tyler Peterson - October 01, 2015

Maher Benham and Coyote Dancers announce three evenings of works choreographed by Ms. Benham, and dedicated to her company's beloved teacher, mentor, and friend Dudley Williams (1938-2015).   The evening will feature the world premiere of Ms. Benham's 'A Song for Dudley,' along with Coyote repertory...






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