BWW Reviews: THE HABIT Brings Inspired Sketch Comedy to The Bathhouse
by Jay Irwin - November 24, 2012 When I think of the truly great sketch comedy out there I immediately look to those Monty Python boys or The Carol Burnett Show. Those were true masters of taking ordinary situations and turning them on their head to make them absolutely hilarious. Well, I think we can add The Habit to that list. ...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - David Alan Grier Guests on ABC's HAPPY ENDINGS
by - March 27, 2013 On the next episode of ABC's HAPPY ENDINGS titled "In the Heat of the Noche", Brad uses his skills, plus help from the gang, to prop up Chuckles and Huggs after the gym's loopy owner, Terry (guest star David Alan Grier), tells him it may be closing. Get a sneak peek below!...
Children's Development in Reading, Writing and Speaking are All Influenced by Their Parents
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2013 A school is an important venue where children pick up the necessary skills of reading and writing. However, as studies have come to show, the home still remains the primary place where children are first exposed to these lessons. While it may not come in a formal classroom setting, the experiences a...
National Theatre Live to Broadcast Alan Bennett's PEOPLE, Starring Frances de la Tour, Beg. March 21
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2013 On Thursday, March 21, National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance of PEOPLE, the acclaimed new comedy by Alan Bennett featuring Frances de la Tour and directed by Nicholas Hytner. The broadcast will be shown at cinemas throughout North America with many encore dates available....
GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM, Starring Oliver Ford Davies, to Play King's Theatre, Glasgow, April 2-6
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2013 Fiery Angel, The Ambassador Theatre Group, Fiery Dragons & The Children's Touring Partnership present the Chichester Festival Theatre Production of Goodnight Mister Tom, starring Oliver Ford Davies, April 2 through 6, 2013....
Playwrights West Presents CONTINUUM World Premiere, 8/10-9/1
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2012 Playwrights West, in association with CoHo Productions, presents a world premiere, Continuum by Patrick Wohlmut, directed by Stan Foote and featuring Robert McGranahan, Matthew Dieckman, and Jake Michels, from August 10-September 1, 2012, at CoHo Theatre (2257 NW Raleigh, Portland, Oregon)....
J.D.Netto's Dark Novel THE WHISPERS OF THE FALLEN is Released
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2013 J.D.Netto is a young author residing in sunny Boca Raton, FL. Since his early childhood, Netto had the habit of creating illustrated books with strange worlds, creatures, and characters. His passion for fantasy and adventure led him to work on his first novel 'The Whispers of the Fallen'for six year...
VIDEO: Cardinal Francis George Visits CBS THIS MORNING
by - February 28, 2013 Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, discussed the papal conclave, the qualities that the cardinals are looking for in a new pope, and the potential for reforms within the Catholic Church, in an interview that was broadcast live today, Feb. 28, 2013 on CBS THIS MORNING. Watch the appearan...
Review - The Last Smoker In America
by Michael Dale - August 03, 2012 With New York's mayor pushing for size limits on sugary drinks and for keeping baby formula safely locked away until new moms are reminded of the benefits of breast milk, it seems like a good time for Bill Russell and Peter Melnick's tuneful and amusing new musical, The Last Smoker In America, which...
West Coast Premiere of THE DIVINE SISTER Opens Today at Diversionary Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - June 01, 2013 Diversionary Theatre's production of The Divine Sister and Off Broadway hit written by Charles Busch opens at San Diego's Diversionary Theatre on June 1, 2013....
LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA Cast Recording Set for June 25 Release
by Tyler Peterson - June 14, 2013 Yellow Sound Label (Michael Croiter) announced today that the Original Cast Album for The Last Smoker in America will be released on June 25, 2013. The album, produced and engineered by Joel Moss and distributed by Yellow Sound Label, will be available on Amazon, iTunes, and elsewhere where music is...
Breaking Glass Picture's OUR PARADISE Coming to DVD 2/19
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2013 Breaking Glass Pictures and QC Cinema are proud to announce the February 19th DVD Release of festival favorite OUR PARADISE (released internationally as Notre Paradis, SRP $24.99)....
Playwrights West Presents CONTINUUM World Premiere, 8/10-9/1
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012 Playwrights West, in association with CoHo Productions, presents a world premiere, Continuum by Patrick Wohlmut, directed by Stan Foote and featuring Robert McGranahan, Matthew Dieckman, and Jake Michels, from August 10-September 1, 2012, at CoHo Theatre (2257 NW Raleigh, Portland, Oregon)....
Photo Flash: First Look at Farah Alvin, Natalie Venetia Belcon and More in THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA!
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2012 The raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy San...
National Theatre Live to Broadcast Alan Bennett's PEOPLE, Starring Frances de la Tour, Beg. March 21
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2013 On Thursday, March 21, National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance of PEOPLE, the acclaimed new comedy by Alan Bennett featuring Frances de la Tour and directed by Nicholas Hytner. The broadcast will be shown at cinemas throughout North America with many encore dates available....
National Theatre Live's OTHELLO, MACBETH and More Set for Ridgefield Playhouse, Oct 2013
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013 Three award-winning plays will be broadcast Live in HD from Britain's National Theatre to The Ridgefield Playhouse in October. First up is Othello today, October 15, followed by Macbeth on Monday, the 21st, and Frankenstein on, very fittingly, Thursday, October 31, all at 6:30 p.m. The NTL in HD ser...
DREAMGIRLS' Sheryl Lee Ralph to Guest Star as Jennifer Hudson's Mother in NBC's SMASH Season 2!
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2012 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sheryl Lee Ralph will guest star on NBC's Smash season two as Cynthia, mother of Jennifer Hudson's character Veronica Moore. Ralph starred as Deena Jones in Broadway's Dreamgirls in 1981....
Lifetime's New Docu-Series DOUBLE DIVAS to Debut 1/10
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2012 DOUBLE DIVAS will debut with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 10:00pm ET/PT, following Project Runway All Stars. Viewers will also be able to catch a sneak-peek of Double Divas on January 1 at 10:30 pm ET/PT....
Rufus Hound Joins ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS From Feb 2013
by Carrie Dunn - November 09, 2012 Actor, stand-up comic and presenter Rufus Hound will join the cast of Nicholas Hytner's five star West End production of One Man, Two Guvnors to play lovable chancer Francis Henshall in Richard Bean's award-winning version of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters. ...
THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA Begins Performances 7/11
by Kelsey Denette - July 09, 2012 The new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award® Nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), with direction by Tony Award® winning producer and director Andy Sandberg (Hair; Gore Vidal's The Best...
Northwestern Adds WAR HORSE and More to NT Live Screening Schedule
by Robert Diamond - September 28, 2013 The epic production of National Theatre's "War Horse," based on the novel by English author, poet, playwright and librettist and 2003-05 Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, is the latest addition to a series of hit London plays that will be broadcast this season at Northwestern University. Single ...
Simon Bowman to Star in Belgrade Theatre's New Musical THE PRODIGALS; Full Cast Announced!
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2013 Coventry's Belgrade Theatre has announced that acclaimed West End actor Simon Bowman will star in its new musical The Prodigals: A Man Had Two Sons, which is running on the Main Stage from Fri 30 Aug to Sat 14 Sept....
C. S. Ross Releases Debut, TRUDY
by Christina Mancuso - June 14, 2013 In “Trudy” (published by iUniverse), author C. S. Ross converts his personal experiences into a page-turning detective thriller....
Kesselring's Classic Comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Next Up at Arts Center of Cannon County
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 29, 2012 Arts Center of Cannon County presents the classic comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace-directed by Matt Smith-at the theater in Woodbury, running June 1-16 and featuring Faye Northcutt-Knox and Becky Coutras as the felonious senior citizens who murder lonely old men by offering them elderberry wine laced wi... |