Kristin Chenoweth to Host BANFF's Rockie Awards Gala June 12
by Macon Prickett - May 08, 2018 The 39th annual Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth* (Wicked, Hairspray Live!) will host this year's Rockie Awards Gala Ceremony featuring a star-studded line-up of award recipients. The night of celebration will take place on Tuesday ...
A Noise Within Presents Psychological Drama A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
by Julie Musbach - August 23, 2018 A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre presents A Picture of Dorian Gray, based on the novella by Oscar Wilde and adapted and directed by Michael Michetti. A Picture of Dorian Gray performs September 23 - November 16, 2018 (Press Opening September 29)....
Paco Cabezas to Direct PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 31, 2019 SHOWTIME has announced that Paco Cabezas (PENNY DREADFUL, The Alienist) is set to direct multiple episodes of PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS, the next chapter of the PENNY DREADFUL saga. Oscar® nominee John Logan, creator, writer and executive producer of the Emmy nominated series PENNY DREADFUL, wi...
Review: Theo Ubique's Chillingly Exciting SWEENEY TODD
by Misha Davenport - March 19, 2018 Review: Theo Ubique's Chillingly Exciting SWEENEY TODD...
Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, and TV Carpio to Lead Canadian Premiere of HADESTOWN at Citadel Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2017 The pre-Broadway Canadian engagement of HADESTOWN will star three Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark alumni: Patrick Page, Reeve Carney, and T.V. Carpio. Rachel Chavkin, who directed the original Off-Broadway production, will helm the show in Canada....
L.I.P. Service Presents SWEENEY TODD
by Stephi Wild - November 03, 2018 For the first time, L.I.P. Service is diving, headfirst, into the world of musical theatre. In our continuing efforts to grow and bring challenging theatre to audiences, we present to you the Penny Dreadful fantasia of Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (A MUSICAL THRI...
Kathy Bates, Eva Green, & Ed Skrein Set to Star in Upcoming Sci-Fi Thriller A PATRIOT
by Macon Prickett - April 27, 2018 According to Variety, Eva Green, Kathy Bates, and Ed Skrein have been cast in the science-fiction thriller “A Patriot.”...
VIDEO: BBC America Releases New Trailer for KILLING EVE Starring Sandra Oh
by Macon Prickett - March 16, 2018 BBC AMERICA released a new teaser trailer today for Killing Eve, the thriller starring Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) and Jodie Comer (The White Princess), giving a peek into the warped relationship between Eve (Oh) and Villanelle (Comer). Killing Eve centers on two women; Eve is a bored, whip-smart, pa...
Netflix Renews THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2018 The critically acclaimed Emmy-nominated Netflix original series, The End of The F***ing World will return for a second season....
BLACK WAKE Starring Tom Sizemore And Eric Roberts Comes to DVD & VOD, Today
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2018 All new sci-fi horror movie Black Wake starring Nana Gouvea (Blood Circus), Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Jonny Beauchamp (Penny Dreadful) and Chuck Zito (Sons of Anarchy), from director Jeremiah Kipp and producer Carlos Keyes, is...
AT&T Audience Network to Bring Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience & Show Panel to 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International
by Macon Prickett - June 21, 2018 The AT&T AUDIENCE Network series “Mr. Mercedes,” produced by Sonar Entertainment, is returning to San Diego Comic-Con July 19-21 with the cast and creators of season 2 for the “Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience” and show panel....
Rory Kinnear Joins PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 19, 2019 SHOWTIME has announced that Rory Kinnear (PENNY DREADFUL) has joined PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS, the next chapter of the PENNY DREADFUL saga, in the series regular role of Dr. Peter Craft. Craft is a successful German pediatrician and the head of the German-American Bund, an organization he hope...
Jaffrey Screens Tony Award Winning Play RED Starring Alfred Molina
by Julie Musbach - October 29, 2018 Jaffrey's River Street Theatre will exclusively screen the critically acclaimed production of John Logan's RED with Alfred Molina (Love is Strange) as Mark Rothko and Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away With Murder) as his assistant on Wednesday, November 7 (2pm & 7pm), Saturday, November 10(7pm) and Sund...
TV Adaptation of Classic Novel DECLINE AND FALL Comes to DVD This September
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017 The new first-ever television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, DECLINE AND FALL makes its DVD debut on September 12, 2017 from Acorn TV, an RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand....
Photo Flash: First Look at Orlando Shakes' IRMA VEP
by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2018 A two-man comedy, Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful, produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF, runs from October 10 - November 18, 2018 in the Goldman Theater. Tickets (starting at $30) are available now by phone (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, online at orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Ri...
Finborough Theatre Presents the European Premiere Of a One Woman Play On Religious Cults
by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2018 The European premiere of Gracie by multi-award-winning Canadian playwright Joan MacLeod plays at the Finborough Theatre for nine Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 29 April 2018 (Press Night: Monday, 30 April 2018 at 7.30pm)....
Japanese-American Drama OH LUCY! To Open Theatrically in New York City This March
by Macon Prickett - February 01, 2018 OH LUCY! will open theatrically at the The Landmark in New York City on March 2, 2018. The film, Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi, stars Shinobu Terajima (Dear Etranger, Star Sand, Akame 48 Waterfalls), Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful, Blackhawk Down), Shioli Kutsuna (The Outsider, Deadpool 2), Megan Mul...
Photo Flash: Take a Trip to Fleet Street with Atlanta Opera's SWEENEY TODD
by Julie Musbach - June 15, 2018 The Atlanta Opera closes its 2017-18 mainstage season with Stephen Sondheim's seminal musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Check out photos of the production below!...
Patti LuPone and Christopher Plummer to Star in CLIFFS OF FREEDOM
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 Patti LuPone will return to the film world in the historical epic, 'Cliffs of Freedom' with Christopher Plummer. The film depicts the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 and is directed by Van Ling, who co-wrote the screenplay with Marianne Metropoulos and Kevin Bernhardt. ...
Kari Skogland to Direct New SHOWTIME Series on Roger Ailes Starring Russell Crowe
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 23, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced that Emmy nominee Kari Skogland (The Handmaid's Tale) will direct the first two episodes of the network's eight-episode limited series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes, based upon the extensive reporting of Gabriel Sherman in his bestselling book, The Loudest Voice in the Ro...
BWW Review: A Whirlwind Named ELIZABETH CREE by Puts and Campbell Blows into Opera Philadelphia
by Richard Sasanow - September 29, 2017 Winston Churchill called Russia 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.' Well, Mother Russia had nothing on ELIZABETH CREE, the new chamber opera by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell, based on Peter Ackroyd's novel--having all those traits plus a brilliant score and a smart libretto that raced f...
BBC America Premieres KILLING EVE, Starring Sandra Oh Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 08, 2018 BBC AMERICA's newest original series, KILLING EVE, starring Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) and Jodie Comer (The White Princess) and penned by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), will premiere Sunday, April 8, at 8pm ET/PT,...
VIDEO: Amazon Echo Gets an Upgrade, Patti LuPone-Style
by Paul Smith - November 27, 2018 Patti LuPone is a two time Tony Award winner, a star on Broadway and the West End, and now she can check Alexa voice off her list... well, sort of. Check out a hilarious new parody commercial, in which Amazon Echo's voice is replaced with iconic quotes from LuPone!...
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Comes to South Coast Repertory
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2019 Nearly 40 years ago, Stephen Sondheim's bent-on-revenge barber, Sweeney Todd, sliced his way into the canon of musical theatre. The multi-award-winning Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is next up on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory, Jan. 19-Feb. 16. Kent Nicholson directs ...
Himesh Patel, Ewen Leslie Join the Cast of BBC Two's THE LUMINARIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 13, 2018 Himesh Patel (The Aeronauts, EastEnders) and Ewen Leslie (The Cry, Top Of The Lake: China Girl) join Eve Hewson (Robin Hood, The Knick, Bridge Of Spies) and Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny Dreadful, Sin City, A Dame To Kill For) in The Luminaries.... |