Leonardo da Vinci Centre & Pellegrini Productions's DON'T BLAME IT ON THE STORK to Run 9/15-10/11
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2015 Presented by Leonardo da Vinci Centre and Pellegrini Productions, Don't Blame it on the Stork will be at Leonardo da Vinci Centre from Sept. 15-Oct. 11. Written by Tony Calabretta (writer of hit show, Damn Those Wedding Bells!) and directed by Antonio DiVerdis, audiences will enjoy this hilarious an...
WGN America's MANHATTAN Inspires New High School & College Curriculum
by Caryn Robbins - September 29, 2015 WGN America and Young Minds Inspired, the nation's leading provider of free educational outreach programs, have teamed to bring a unique history and social studies curriculum to high school and college students across the nation, inspired by the Emmy Award-winning series, 'Manhattan.'...
HISTORY Launches New Brand Extension PLANET H
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2014 HISTORY® today announced the launch of Planet H, a new brand extension created for kids ages 7-11 to explore historical topics and eras through play....
BWW Reviews: Theatre Works Explores Why WE LIVE HERE
by Joseph Baker - January 05, 2015 I like the title of Harold Ellis Clark's WE LIVE HERE, winner of the NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition hosted by Playhouse on the Square and now playing at Theatre Works. If you emphasize the word WE, it offers two different interpretations: (1) It could refer to the racist white characters ...
Jeff Foxworthy to Return as Host of FOX's ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2014 ?FOX is bringing back the popular and critically praised quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? for another season on FOX. Executive-produced by Mark Burnett, the show features comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who returns as host....
Queensborough PAC to Welcome Pushcart Players, 4/17
by Tyler Peterson - April 09, 2015 Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside, NY will present Pushcart Players in "Stone Soup and other Stories" on Friday, April 17 at 10:00 and 11:45 am. Pushcart is the Emmy-nominated educational theater for families, now in its 41st year of bringing something special to every young audience....
DRIVING MISS DAISY to Begin 9/26 at Ford's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2014 The Ford's Theatre Society 2014-2015 season begins with Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Driving Miss Daisy," directed by Jennifer L. Nelson, September 26 through October 26, 2014, at Ford's Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.). The cast also includes ...
SHUT UP SIT DOWN AND EAT to Play Off-Broadway This October
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2014 The hit "plomedy," SHUT UP SIT DOWN & EAT returns for NYC for a limited 12-week engagement at Times Square's Snapple Theater Center (1627 Broadway at 50 Street). Written by and starring four New York based comedians, Tina Giorgi (Falling Up, 'The Late Late Show,' 'Comics Unleashed,' 'Tough Crowd Wit...
Neil Patrick Harris to Narrate Children's Book AND TANGO MAKES THREE, Out Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2015 Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, and Little Simon are proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will narrate a new edition of Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's bestselling, groundbreaking children's book AND TANGO MAKES THREE. The st...
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Announce Semi-Finalists for 'Top Teacher Search'
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2014 This morning on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced the twelve semi-finalists for the 2014 edition of “LIVE's Top Teacher Search.”...
Neil Patrick Harris Narrates Children's Book AND TANGO MAKES THREE, Out Today
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015 Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, and Little Simon are proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will narrate a new edition of Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's bestselling, groundbreaking children's book AND TANGO MAKES THREE. The st...
Jean Ellis Hudson Shares A GENTLE SOUL
by Christina Mancuso - November 04, 2015 Jean Ellis Hudson, author of the critically acclaimed novel, 'A Journey to Faith,' returns to the world of Christian fiction with 'A Gentle Soul' (published by Trafford Publishing). This new novel tells a story of family, survival and faith set in a time of war and widespread terror....
FirstWorks Arts Learning Programs Powered by National Grid
by Courtnie Mele - June 19, 2014 The collaboration between FirstWorks and National Grid continues to build momentum with world-class performing arts programs in Providence, RI. The effort focuses on engaging students in underserved cities and towns across the state with exceptional artists and arts learning programs that inspire cr...
Explore African Traditions with Center for Puppetry Arts' Sept 2015 Discovery Days
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2015 Join the Center for Puppetry Arts todays this September for a fun, interactive experience that explores storytelling and puppetry traditions in Africa and celebrates the intersection of geography, history, social studies and the arts....
Pushcart Players Receives Montclair Foundation Award
by Tyler Peterson - December 15, 2015 "Ellis Island: Gateway to America" takes a loving look at a small group of immigrants arriving in America in the early 1900's. They came seeking freedom, opportunity and a better life for themselves, their children, and their children's children. The play follows this group's early beginnings in the...
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Kicks Off its Music For Youth Series, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2014 On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 3,118 first-grade students from the Buffalo Public Schools will converge on Kleinhans Music Hall in the kickoff to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Music For Youth series, presented by First Niagara Bank, with additional support from National Fuel....
Pushcart Players to Perform RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES Throughout Ocean County
by Tyler Peterson - March 02, 2015 Pushcart Players, New Jersey's award-winning touring theater for young audiences presents free performances of 'Red Riding Hood and Other Stories' during March throughout Ocean County Libraries in Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, Woodbury and Point Pleasant, NJ....
ENGLEWOOD IDOL Set for bergenPAC
by Tyler Peterson - December 22, 2015 Bergen Performing Arts Center, located at 30 N Van Brunt Street in Englewood, NJ announces the 11th Annual Englewood Idol. The show will be held on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 7:00PM on the bergenPAC main stage. Tickets to Englewood Idol can be purchased in the main offices of Dwight Morrow High Scho...
DRIVING MISS DAISY Begins Tonight at Ford's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014 The Ford's Theatre Society 2014-2015 season begins with Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Driving Miss Daisy,' directed by Jennifer L. Nelson, tonight, September 26 through October 26, 2014, at Ford's Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.). The cast also ...
Queensborough PAC Welcomes Pushcart Players in STONE SOUP AND OTHER STORIES Today
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2015 Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside, NY will present Pushcart Players in 'Stone Soup and other Stories' today, April 17 at 10:00 and 11:45 am. Pushcart is the Emmy-nominated educational theater for families, now in its 41st year of bringing something special to every young audience....
Alma Jones Launches Kickstarter for Books of Paranormal Fiction and Poetry
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2014 McKenzie, TN -- Via the crowd funding source, Kickstarter, Alma Jones, a retired teacher and new poetess/ author, has written a book of paranormal short stories that this reporter thinks will make headlines one day. This book, 'A Suspenseful Supernatural Event', is definitely one to watch....
Coach Jack Travers's Book TEAM PLAYER Addresses Racism in High Schools
by Christina Mancuso - August 25, 2014 ... |