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Superior Donuts is a comedy about the owner of a small donut shop that's located in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Arthur is a gruff, to the point Chicagoan who refuses to sell newfangled cronuts and macchiatos or renovate his dated shop that hasn't changed since it opened in 1969. That all changes when enterprising go-getter Franco fast talks his way into Arthur's life as his new (and only) employee, and convinces him that he can bring the shop

Diane Guerrero Joins Cast of CBS' SUPERIOR DONUTS as Series Regular Photo Diane Guerrero Joins Cast of CBS' SUPERIOR DONUTS as Series Regular
by Caryn Robbins - August 24, 2017

CBS announced today that Diane Guerrero has joined the cast of SUPERIOR DONUTS as a series regular. She will be introduced in the second season premiere on Monday, Oct. 30 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT)....


Just For Laughs ComedyPRO 2017 to Put the Funny Front and Centre Photo Just For Laughs ComedyPRO 2017 to Put the Funny Front and Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2017

Just For Laughs ComedyPRO, the leading event of the comedy industry, has expanded its programming for 2017 with the addition of more high profile cast and industry panels that put the business of funny front and centre. Now in its tenth year, Just For Laughs ComedyPRO is the de facto event for the i...


ABC Wins the Demo Monday Night with THE BACHELOR and THE GOOD DOCTOR Photo ABC Wins the Demo Monday Night with THE BACHELOR and THE GOOD DOCTOR
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019

ABC (6.041 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) inched past the demo competition on Monday with originals from 'The Bachelor' (5.957 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T1) and 'The Good Doctor' (6.209 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #4)....


Theater On The Edge Opens Tracy Letts' SUPERIOR DONUTS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2017

Theater on the Edge will present SUPERIOR DONUTS by Tracy Letts, running tonight, June 9, 2017 to Sunday, July 2, 2017....


VIDEO: On This Day, July 4- Happy Birthday, Tracy Letts Photo VIDEO: On This Day, July 4- Happy Birthday, Tracy Letts
by A.A. Cristi - July 04, 2019

On this day, we're wishing a very happy birthday to the star of the current Broadway revival of All My Sons, Tracy Letts!...


Scott Rudin to Develop U.S. Adaptation of MUM with Tracy Letts Writing the Script Photo Scott Rudin to Develop U.S. Adaptation of MUM with Tracy Letts Writing the Script
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 21, 2019

Scott Rudin, with UK producer Big Talk Productions, will develop U.S. adaptation of Mum, according to Deadline. The remake of the British comedy will be written by Tracy Letts....


CBS Announces Spring Series Return Dates Photo CBS Announces Spring Series Return Dates
by Caryn Robbins - January 11, 2018

CBS today announced spring series premiere dates with modern-day Sherlock Holmes drama ELEMENTARY returning Monday, April 30 (10:00 11:00 PM, ET/PT) and medical drama CODE BLACK premiering Wednesday, May 2 (10:00 11:00 PM, ET/PT)....


CBS Gives Full Season Orders for MAN WITH A PLAN and SUPERIOR DONUTS Photo CBS Gives Full Season Orders for MAN WITH A PLAN and SUPERIOR DONUTS
by Tori Hartshorn - November 27, 2017

CBS has given full season orders to Monday night comedies MAN WITH A PLAN and SUPERIOR DONUTS....


CBS to Rebroadcast SUPERIOR DONUTS Episode 'Electile Dysfunction' on 12/18 Photo CBS to Rebroadcast SUPERIOR DONUTS Episode 'Electile Dysfunction' on 12/18
by Tori Hartshorn - December 04, 2017

When Arthur suddenly decides to run against Fawz in a local election, his campaign manager, Franco, tries to help his boss bring home a win. Also, Tush and Randy realize they crossed paths long before the donut shop, and the encounter was hardly sweet, on SUPERIOR DONUTS, Monday, Dec. 18 (9:00-9:30 ...


BWW Review: SUPERIOR DONUTS at Olathe Civic Theatre Photo BWW Review: SUPERIOR DONUTS at Olathe Civic Theatre
by Paul Bolton - April 15, 2018

Olathe Civic Theatre's current comedy/drama "Superior Donuts", by award-winning playwright Tracy Letts, and directed by Diane Bulan is a tasty, sentiment glazed, box of satisfaction. Now showing through April 22, 2018!...


Nickelodeon Picks Up Additional 13 Episodes of Sketch Comedy Hit ALL THAT Photo Nickelodeon Picks Up Additional 13 Episodes of Sketch Comedy Hit ALL THAT
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 16, 2019

Nickelodeon has picked up an additional 13 episodes of '90s icon All That, bringing its first season total to 26 episodes. Also announced today, is new cast member Aria Brooks from Atlanta, Ga., who is joining the show's talented and diverse cast of comedians. New episodes of All That air on Saturda...


RATINGS: NBC Wins Monday Night with AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Photo RATINGS: NBC Wins Monday Night with AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 29, 2019

NBC (8.784 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T1) was the network to beat on Monday thanks to fresh installments from 'America's Got Talent: The Champions' (10.382 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and 'Manifest' (5.587 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.0, #5)....


Coal Mine Theatre Presents The Toronto Premiere Of CATEGORY E Photo Coal Mine Theatre Presents The Toronto Premiere Of CATEGORY E
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2018

Coal Mine Theatre closes its highly successful fourth season with the Toronto premiere of Belinda Cornish's award-winning horror-comedy CATEGORY E, directed by Rae Ellen Bodie, April 8-29, 2018 at the Coal Mine, off-off Broadview. Tickets on sale now!...


Stephen Payne To Star In The New Dark Comedy THE BIGOT Photo Stephen Payne To Star In The New Dark Comedy THE BIGOT
by Stephi Wild - March 13, 2019

The Bigot, a timely new play and dark comedy by Gabi & Eva Mor that mixes social commentary, family drama and a lot of humor will have a full Off-Broadway run at the Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46thStreet) April 26 through June 9. The official opening night is set for Wednesday, May 1. Michae...


Just For Laughs ComedyPRO 2017 to Put the Funny Front and Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017

Just For Laughs ComedyPRO, the leading event of the comedy industry, has expanded its programming for 2017 with the addition of more high profile cast and industry panels that put the business of funny front and centre. Now in its tenth year, Just For Laughs ComedyPRO is the de facto event for the i...


DETROIT '67 at McCarter - A Family's Pivotal Summer in the Motor City! Photo DETROIT '67 at McCarter - A Family's Pivotal Summer in the Motor City!
by Sarah Vander Schaaff - October 18, 2018

DETROIT '67 is part of Morisseau's 'The Detroit Project,' a 3-play cycle inspired by her connection to the city. This production's story, said director Jade King Caroll, is grounded in family. No matter what might be happening in the world outside, 'you always have your family,' she said....


SUPERIOR DONUTS Makes KC Area Premiere At Olathe Civic Theatre Association Photo SUPERIOR DONUTS Makes KC Area Premiere At Olathe Civic Theatre Association
by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2018

Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) continues its 2017-2018 season with Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of August: Osage County. With Superior Donuts, Letts shifts from the highly charged physical tone and dark humor of his previous works, but retains his contempora...


Jeremy Scott Blaustein Joins Aaron Grant Theatrical, Focusing On The Development Of N Photo Jeremy Scott Blaustein Joins Aaron Grant Theatrical, Focusing On The Development Of New Works
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2018

Aaron Grant is proud to announce that Jeremy Scott Blaustein has joined Aaron Grant Theatrical as the new Project Coordinator....


BOOM Comes to Theater On The Edge Photo BOOM Comes to Theater On The Edge
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2018

TOTE alum Adam Minossora and Elaitheia Quinn will star alongside theater ensemble member Megan Raitano in Peter Sinn Nachtieb's 2007 dramatic comedy BOOM. Directed by Marco DiGeorge, BOOM will run from November 2 through December 9, 2018 at the emerging Theater On The Edge....


Jermaine Fowler, Quinta Brunson, Larry Wilmore Unite for CBS Comedy Photo Jermaine Fowler, Quinta Brunson, Larry Wilmore Unite for CBS Comedy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 04, 2018

Jermaine Fowler will return to CBS, says Variety....


Photo Flash: Theater On The Edge Presents David Auburn's PROOF Photo Photo Flash: Theater On The Edge Presents David Auburn's PROOF
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2018

Local actors Elaitheia Quinn and Barry Wright will star alongside the theater's resident ensemble cast members Megan Raitano and Allan Whitehead in David Auburn's 2000 drama Proof. Directed by Marco DiGeorge, Proof will play for a limited run from March 9-31, 2018 at the emerging Theater On The Edge...


Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, Aristotle Athiras and Fahim Anwar Star in the Comedy Special Photo Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, Aristotle Athiras and Fahim Anwar Star in the Comedy Special GOATFACE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2018

This fall, for the first time ever on television, comedy fans can witness Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, Aristotle Athiras and Fahim Anwar form like Voltron to become the incomparable comedy quartet Goatface, in the premiere of the group's first one-hour special! Goatface premieres Tuesday, November 27 at ...


McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67 Photo McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67
by Stephi Wild - September 21, 2018

It's the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours juke joint out of their basement-risky business-especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When L...


MIDDLETOWN(R) Comes To Chicago This February Photo MIDDLETOWN(R) Comes To Chicago This February
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2019

GFour Productions, producers of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL and Tony-nominated FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, today announced that they will present their new play MIDDLETOWN at The Apollo Theater from February 27 - March 22, 2020....


McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67 Photo McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2018

It's the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours juke joint out of their basement-risky business-especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When L...






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