Former CEO of NBC Grant Tinker Passes Away at Age 90
by Caryn Robbins - November 30, 2016 Former chairman and CEO of NBC Grant Tinker passed away yesterday, Tuesday, November 29th at the age of 90....
WICKED Tour Welcomes Three New Stars Tonight in Michigan
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2016 The Wicked tour welcomes Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk Award-winner Isabel Keating as Madame Morrible, Fred Applegate as The Wizard and Andy Mientus ('Smash') as Boq, beginning tonight, November 22nd, at Wharton Center in East Lansing....
Emmy-winning American Comic Actor Arte Johnson Has Passed
by Marianka Swain - July 04, 2019 On behalf of the Gisela Johnson and the Johnson family, we are informing you that Emmy winning comedic actor, Arte Johnson has passed at 1:45am, July 3rd, 2019. There are no services planned. His ashes will be taken to his home away from home in HI, were a private ceremony will be held....
Denee Benton Steps in for Phillipa Soo in MasterVoices' OF THEE I SING at Carnegie Hall; More Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017 MasterVoices announces additional casting for its season opening presentation of George and Ira Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing on Thursday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Tony Award nominee Den e Benton (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) joins the ...
Ventriloquist Ronn Lucas Performs This Weekend at Suncoast Showroom
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2014 Ventriloquist Ronn Lucas and his cast of characters will perform a mix of stand-up comedy and improvisations at the Suncoast Showroom this weekend, November 8 and 9....
Tony Winner John Larroquette to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot ME, MYSELF & I
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2017 Emmy and Tony Award winner John Larroquette will star in CBS's single camera comedy pilot ME, MYSELF & I opposite SNL's Bobby Moynihan. Mandell Maughan also stars....
Schimmel Center Announces Programming For 2018-2019 Season; Mandy Gonzalez, Ana Gasteyer, and More
by Julie Musbach - August 07, 2018 Schimmel Center-located in the heart of downtown Manhattan at Pace University-today announces programming for its 2018-2019 season, featuring 30 events spanning multiple genres including award-winning comedy, dance, cabaret, folk and rock, documentaries, world music, and family programming....
Luther Burbank Center For The Arts Adds 11 New Shows To 2019?2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2019 Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced the first 11 new shows to be added to its 2019 2020 season, continuing its tradition of showcasing a diverse lineup of chart-topping musicians, compelling dance companies, and groundbreaking storytellers. Tickets for all shows go on-sale to L...
TV Legends James Burrows & Robert Butler to Receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2014 Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced that legendary directors James Burrows and Robert Butler will be the first recipients of a new DGA Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Vegas Comedian Don Barnhart Honors Troops, Family & Friends at Jokesters Before Heading Overseas
by Louisa Brady - March 01, 2016 Las Vegas based comedian Don Barnhart and his Battle Comics - Laughter For The Troops will be heading to the Middle East in March to entertain the troops for Armed Forces Entertainment. The Battle Comics will be performing at some of the bases where the Vegas based 17th Sustainment Brigade is curre...
LAFF Rolls Out Across Multiple Platforms Today!
by Caryn Robbins - April 15, 2015 LAFF, the country's first-ever, over-the-air broadcast television network devoted to comedy around-the-clock, launches today, Weds. April 15...
CSC's THE CRADLE WILL ROCK Announces Rush Ticket Policy For Union Members
by Julie Musbach - February 27, 2019 In the spirit of Classic Stage Company's new production of The Cradle Will Rock, Marc Blitzstein's historic pro-labor American play in music (March 21 - May 19), CSC is implementing a policy through which members of any union will receive $25 rush tickets to the show. In order to redeem these ticket...
McCarter Theatre Center Announces Lineup For 17th Annual Artists' Retreat
by Julie Musbach - May 29, 2018 McCarter is proud to welcome a group of esteemed and emerging playwrights and theater artists to Princeton for the Sallie B. Goodman Artists' Retreat. The annual Retreat in June is a centerpiece of McCarter's LAB, a platform and creative incubator devoted to ongoing theatrical development and artist...
DINNER WITH THE BOYS Offers $25 Tickets
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 23, 2015 Dinner with the Boys offers U.S. service personnel a day-of $25 ticket at Theater Row box office with their military ID. Dinner with the Boys stars United States Marine Corps veteran Dan Lauria....
BWW Interview: Jay Johnson Brings EXCESS BAGGAGE to Group rep For One Night Only August 19
by Don Grigware - August 14, 2017 Jay Johnson made his Broadway debut at the Helen Hayes Theatre starring in the show he both wrote and performed, "Jay Johnson: The Two and Only" which garnered him the 2007 Tony Award for Best Theatrical Event. Four months prior to the Broadway opening, the show played the Colony Theatre in Burbank ...
The Ware Center Features Three Films and its Star, Crystal Carson, Live and in Person
by Courtnie Mele - June 21, 2014 "The Galapagos Affair: Satan came to Eden", "The Double", and "Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!" will be the final three films for the Ware Center June series....
Christine Ebersole, Patti LuPone & More Earn Jeff Awards Nominations
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2016 Six world premiere plays and four new adaptations seen first by Chicago audiences were among those receiving nominations by The Jeff Awards Committee. 178 nominations in 32 categories honor Chicago Equity theatrical productions that opened between August 1, 2015 and July 31, 2016....
LAW & ORDER and BOSTON LEGAL Coming to Escape 1/1/19 Laff Lands According to Jim, Bounce Debuts Scandal
by Tori Hartshorn - November 19, 2018 Katz Networks, part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), announced three major off-network series licensing agreements today....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'And the Happily Ever Afters' on TNT's THE LIBRARIANS
by - December 14, 2015 On the next episode of TNT's THE LIBRARIANS titled "And the Happily Ever Afters", the team has scattered, all living the ideal versions of their lives....
TNT's THE LIBRARIANS Delivers 7.3 Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2014 TNT's new series The Librarians scored a huge launch Sunday night, drawing a combined audience of 7.3 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery for its two-hour premiere and encore....
DTC Presents The World Premiere Of THE TRIALS OF SAM HOUSTON
by Julie Musbach - March 22, 2018 2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award Recipient Dallas Theater Center (DTC) presents the world premiere of The Trials of Sam Houston by Aaron Loeb at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. Directed by DTC Enloe/Rose Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty, The Trials of Sam Houston begins on April 20 and runs through Ma...
WICKED Tour to Welcome Three New Stars This Month in Michigan
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2016 The WICKED tour will welcome Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk Award-winner Isabel Keating as Madame Morrible, Fred Applegate as The Wizard and Andy Mientus ('Smash') as Boq, beginning Tuesday, November 22nd at Wharton Center in East Lansing....
CSC's THE CRADLE WILL ROCK Announces Rush Ticket Policy For Union Members
by Julie Musbach - February 27, 2019 In the spirit of Classic Stage Company's new production of The Cradle Will Rock, Marc Blitzstein's historic pro-labor American play in music (March 21 - May 19), CSC is implementing a policy through which members of any union will receive $25 rush tickets to the show. In order to redeem these ticket...
Starz Presents FROZEN Sing-Along Christmas Marathon & More Today
by TV News Desk - December 25, 2014 STARZ & ENCORE will keep you home for the holidays with the gift of festive programming....
WAKE UP with BWW 11/25/14 - NeNe Leakes Joins CINDERELLA and More!
by Jessica Showers - November 25, 2014 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: NeNe Leakes takes the stage, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY starts previews, David Burtka comes to 54 Below and more!... |