Hugh Bonneville to Star in BBC America's TWENTY TWELVE, Premiering 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2012 As BBC AMERICA warms up for the London Olympics, the actors and creators of some of Britain's most iconic comedies come together for a new comedy, TWENTY TWELVE, premiering in the US in June as part of BBC AMERICA's Saturday night comedy block the Ministry of Laughs. ...
Wilton's Music Hall Presents WILTON'S VINTAGE CHRISTMAS 12/6-18
by Sophie Schulman - November 15, 2010 Wilton's Music Hall presents a traditional Victorian Christmas this year with WILTON'S VINTAGE CHRISTMAS devised and directed by Nick Hutchison, which opens on Tuesday 7 December, previewing from 6 December. The limited season, which runs for only 11 performances, will end on Saturday 18 December. J...
Redmayne, Law, Hodge Join Grandage's Final Season at Donmar Warehouse
by BWW - January 13, 2011 With his critically acclaimed production of King Lear soon to embark on a national tour, Michael Grandage today announces his farewell season as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, stepping down from the role in December 2011. ...
Vel Orr Releases BEAR!
by Christina Mancuso - May 13, 2013 In Bear! (published by AuthorHouse), author Vel Orr's new western novel, readers are transported back to the American 'old west' with its savage Indians and dangerous wild animals....
Review Roundup: WORKING at Broadway Playhouse
by BWW - March 03, 2011 Broadway In Chicago presents WORKING, which began previews February 15, 2011, at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). WORKING is a vital new musical based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Chicago's own Studs Terkel. Newly adapted by Stephen Schwartz (WICKED,...
Photo Flash: First Look at Nick Dear's THE DARK EARTH AND THE LIGHT SKY at The Almeida
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2012 Richard Eyre directs the world premiere of Nick Dear's The Dark Earth and the Light Sky at the Almeida Theatre. Running until the 12 January 2013, with press night on 15 November 2012. Designs are by Bob Crowley with lighting by Peter Mumford and sound by John Leonard. The cast is Pip Carter (Edward...
Lynn University Finds Clear Trends in Necktie Preferences During Presidential Debates
by Jennifer Diamond - October 01, 2012 Presidential debates are famous for their catch phrases and game changing moments, evidence Al Gore's "lock box," George H.W. Bush's checking his watch and Ronald Reagan's "There you go again." Candidate neckties have received much less focus, even though they have been worn 42 times since the perio...
Animal Planet's WHALE WARS VIKING SHORES Premieres Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 27, 2012 WHALE WARS: VIKING SHORES, a new five-part series beginning tonight, April 27, at 8 PM (et/pt) with a two-hour premiere follows Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as it sets sail to end this ancient traditionknown as 'The Grind' - Faroese for 'whale drive' - that takes place every summer....
Tim McInnerny, Samantha Bond and Georgia Moffett Join the Cast of WHAT THE BUTLER SAW at the Vaudeville Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - March 15, 2012 Tim McInnerny, Samantha Bond and Georgia Moffett will be joining Omid Djalili in Joe Orton's great British comedy WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, which will open at the Vaudeville Theatre on Wednesday 16 May, following previews from Friday 4 May, for a strictly limited season, ending on Saturday 25 August. ...
Laurence Fishburne Stars In THURGOOD At The Geffen 6/27-8/8
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2010 Tony Award Winner, Emmy Award Winner and Oscar Nominee Laurence Fishburne transforms into Thurgood Marshall to tell the triumphant story of how a boy from the backstreets of Baltimore changed history. Written by George Stevens Jr and helmed by Leonard Foglia, Thurgood plays at the Geffen Playhouse f...
Lantern Theater Company Presents HENRY V, 3/14-4/14
by Kelsey Denette - February 26, 2013 Lantern Theater Company presents William Shakespeare's Henry V under the direction of the Lantern's Artistic Director, Charles McMahon, as part of its record-breaking 19th season. Performances will run March 14 through April 14, exactly 600 years after Henry's ascension to the British throne in 1413...
The Devil Wears Prada to Release CD/DVD DEAD&ALIVE; Pre-Order Begins 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012 Ferret Music recording group The Devil Wears Prada has announced details of their upcoming live CD/DVD. DEAD&ALIVE - which follows the acclaimed band's 2011 breakthrough, DEAD THRONE - arrives everywhere on June 26....
Redmayne, Law, Hodge Join Grandage's Final Season at Donmar Warehouse
by BWW - January 13, 2011 With his critically acclaimed production of King Lear soon to embark on a national tour, Michael Grandage today announces his farewell season as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, stepping down from the role in December 2011. ...
Main Street Theater Extends HENRY V Through April 28
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2013 Due to popular demand, Main Street Theater has extended the run of Henry V through April 28....
Sanaa Lathan to Lead BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK at Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - July 26, 2012 Stage and screen star Sanaa Lathan (A Raisin in the Sun, Contagion) returns to the title role in Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark for its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. Lathan, who originated the character of Vera Stark in the critically acclaimed New Yo...
BWW Reviews: Impressive HENRY V is Energetic, Brilliant, and Alluring
by David Clarke - March 25, 2013 William Shakespeare's HENRY V is quite possibly his most well-known and celebrated history play. The famous climatic St. Crispin's day speech is full of nationalistic and patriotic rhetoric that resonates deep within the soul, mind and body while quickening the blood. Luckily for Houston audiences, ...
John Barrowman, et al. Nominated for British National Television Awards
by Kelsey Denette - January 02, 2012 Taking place at the O2 Arena on Wednesday January 25th, the National Television Awards will be hosted by X Factor's Dermot O'Leary and promises to be a spectacular event. The show, which will also be broadcast live on ITV1, is designed to honour the biggest TV stars and most successful programmes fr...
DEATHTRAP Opens at Noel Coward Theatre, 9/7
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2010 DEATHTRAP opens tonight, Tuesday 7 September at the Noël Coward Theatre. Estelle Parsons, who won an Oscar for playing ‘Blanche' in the legendary 1967 film 'Bonnie and Clyde', will make her West End stage debut starring as ‘Helga ten Dorp' in Ira Levin's thriller 'DEATHTRAP', which will open at the ...
Dr. Philip van Vleck to Speak At Burning Coal 12/10
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2011 Burning Coal Theatre Company's Lobby Lectures series will present Dr. Philip van Vleck, NCSU History professor, speaking on Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC....
Casting Announced for Almeida's THE DARK EARTH AND THE LIGHT SKY
by Kelsey Denette - July 20, 2012 Richard Eyre returns to the Almeida Theatre to direct the world premiere of Nick Dear's The Dark Earth and the Light Sky. Running from 8 November 2012 - 12 January 2013, press night is 15 November 2012. Designs are by Bob Crowley with lighting by Peter Mumford and sound by John Leonard. ...
Wayman Publishing Announces HOLIER THAN THOU
by Christina Mancuso - May 03, 2013 Wayman Publishing is pleased to announce the recent release of Rick Gualtieri's latest installment in the Tome of Bill series. 'Holier Than Thou' is already receiving wonderful reviews from expectant fans, like Hunter Elliot, saying, 'Like the other books in this series, I couldn't put it down - I r...
Photo Flash: Nick Dear's THE DARK EARTH AND THE LIGHT SKY Opens at The Almeida
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2012 Richard Eyre directs the world premiere of Nick Dear's The Dark Earth and the Light Sky at the Almeida Theatre. Running until the 12 January 2013, with press night tonight, 15 November 2012. Designs are by Bob Crowley with lighting by Peter Mumford and sound by John Leonard. The cast is Pip Carter (...
BWW Reviews: SPANK! Screaming Women Encourage the Sexual Goings-On at The Hanna Theatre
by Roy Berko - January 19, 2013 There are some weird and off-beat goings-on in downtown Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare. At the State, cross-dressers and a transvestite are feverishly dancing and preening in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE MUSICAL. At the Hanna, witches and warlocks are cavorting in BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE. On stage...
HENRY V Opens Arkansas Rep's 2012-2013 Season Tonight, 9/7
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2012 Arkansas Repertory Theatre (The Rep), the state's largest nonprofit professional theatre, has announced its 37th MainStage Season. The new season will include dramatic contrasts, classic productions and a world premiere production to form a season that exemplifies The Rep's mission of producing dive...
BAFTA Announces Finalists for 2012 Young Game Designers Competition
by Caryn Robbins - November 16, 2012 The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced the nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition for 11-16 year-olds which, for the first time this year, consists of two honours... |