Aretha Franklin in Talks with Marsha Mason to Bring Her Life Story to Broadway
by Jessica Khan - August 26, 2015 The Queen of Soul wants to bring her life story to Broadway. Please, producers, jump to it!...
STAGE TUBE: MRS. SMITH Got 'Grounded' for an Audition
by Stage Tube - July 16, 2015 The wacky world of MRS. SMITH has returned. Click below to hear her story about auditioning for The Public Theater production of George Brant's solo play GROUNDED. Unfortunately she, herself, was grounded. She lost out to Anne Hathaway. Next, time Mrs. Smith!...
STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga Performs and Discusses ALLEGIANCE
by Sally Henry Fuller - June 13, 2015 Lea Salonga recently sat down to talk about the musical ALLEGIANCE's inspiring song, 'Gaman.' The video below also shows the Tony Award-winner and cast singing the song at every stage in the show's process. Check out the interview and performance below!...
IRVING BERLIN & CO. Cast Album Set for Release This Monday
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2015 Some never-before-recorded Irving Berlin songs will get their recording debuts when the original cast album of Chip Deffaa's musical play IRVING BERLIN & CO. is released in the U.S. by CDBaby on Monday, December 21st....
Porchlight Music Theatre Extends SIDE SHOW
by Tyler Peterson - September 04, 2015 Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the first production in its 2015 - 2016 season: Side Show, directed by Porchlight Music Theatre artistic director Michael Weber, music direction by Aaron Benham, choreography by Andrew Waters, music by Henry Krieger, book and lyrics by Bill Russell, at S...
Twitter Watch: Lea Salonga - 'Look at what's across from @HamiltonMusical!'
by BWW Staff - August 11, 2015 On Twitter Watch, Lea Salonga wrote 'Look at what's across from @HamiltonMusical!!! Hee hee!!! @allegiancebway...
VIDEO: Netflix Documentary WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Premieres Today
by TV News Desk - June 26, 2015 Netflix's new documentary WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? premieres tonight, June 26th. Check out a trailer below!...
VIDEO: Robert DeNiro Talks A BRONX TALE: 'Hopefully Will Come to Broadway';
by Caryn Robbins - December 22, 2015 Robert DeNiro stopped by this week's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to talk about directing A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse....
R.W. (Bill) Hughes Shares Life Story of Pastor William Moore in New Release
by Christina Mancuso - October 09, 2015 Author R.W. (Bill) Hughes' keen interest in the life story of Pastor William Moore has prompted him to write 'The Gardener' Pastor William Moore 1826-1906,' (published by Xlibris AU), a man who rose from a lowly background through education and hard work....
BWW Review: ERNEST RUTHERFORD: EVERYONE CAN SCIENCE! at the Basement Theatre
by Sam Jury - September 09, 2015 Nic Sampson returns to the Basement Theatre as The Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson following a successful debut run of Ernest Rutherford: Everyone Can Science! in May 2013. Sampson (Billy T nominee 2015 and head writer for the Jono and Ben Show) writes and stars in this hilarious one man comedy abo...
Watch Trailer for Josh & Benny Safdie's HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT
by Caryn Robbins - March 17, 2015 The trailer has been released for the new film HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT by Josh & Benny Safdie. Watch it below!...
Toni Braxton to Star in Lifetime Original Movie Based on Memoir UN-BREAK MY HEART
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2015 Lifetime has green lit the original movie UN-BREAK MY HEART, based on Grammy(R) Award-winning singer Toni Braxton's popular memoir...
THE LAST WORD Film, Starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried, Picked Up by Bleecker Street
by TV News Desk - November 02, 2015 Deadline reports that the upcoming dramedy film THE LAST WORD, starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried, will hit theaters in the U.S. via Bleecker Street....
VIDEO: ON YOUR FEET's Ana Villafane Performs on 'Broadway At the White House'
by Caryn Robbins - November 27, 2015 Below, ON YOUR FEET's Ana Villafane gives a stunning performance of 'Coming Out of the Dark' from the new Broadway musical....
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015 'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....
DVR Alert: Cast of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET! Performs on Today's GMA
by TV News Desk - December 08, 2015 ABC welcomes the cast of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET! in performance on GOOD MORNING AMERICA today, December 8th....
Discovery Channel to Premiere Landmark Series LIFE STORY, 6/6
by Caryn Robbins - May 14, 2015 Experience the universal story that unites us with every animal on the planet. LIFE STORY, a Discovery Channel/BBC co-production, premieres Saturday, June 6 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the Discovery Channel....
VIDEO: Cast of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET! Perform Medley of Songs on GMA
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2015 The couple discuss their new hit Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET! based on their life story and the ON YOUR FEET! cast perform a medley of songs....
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns to Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2015 According to Reuters, 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia later this month. The two singers will appear on Saturday, September 26, at the World Meeting of Families festival, and before the Pope's Mass on Sunday, ...
HBO's Adaptation of ALL THE WAY, Filmed 'LADY DAY' Receive Premiere Dates
by Tyler Peterson - January 07, 2016 Following its critically acclaimed, award-winning Broadway run, ALL THE WAY, a riveting behind-the-scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson's tumultuous first year in office in the wake of President Kennedy's assassination, comes to HBO this May, while the exclusive presentation of Broadway's LADY...
Baggy Pants Theater to Present THE ELEPHANT MAN, 2/27-3/8
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2015 Greater Orlando Actors Theatre in collaboration with Baggy Pants Theater is producing the critically acclaimed show The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance. The show will take place at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center in the Santos Dantin Studio Theater located 812 E. Rollins St Orlando, FL 32803. The s...
VIDEO: ON YOUR FEET's Gloria Estefan Talks Medal of Freedom & More on 'Late Show'
by Caryn Robbins - November 27, 2015 Presidential Medal Of Honor recipient Gloria Estefan stopped by CBS's LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT and explained how coming to this country with her parents as a refugee from Cuba has given her some insight into how we should respond to the current Syrian refugee crisis....
TONI BRAXTON: UNBREAK MY HEART & More Set for Lifetime This January
by Caryn Robbins - December 18, 2015 'V.C Andrew's My Sweet Audrina' and 'Lila & Eve' join the previously announced 'War & Peace' and 'Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart' are among the movies coming to Lifetime this January.... |