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'Modern Family' Cast Visits INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO, 5/16
by Kelsey Denette - March 23, 2011

'Modern Family' stars Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet will be answering James Lipton's famous 'Inside the Actors Studio' questions this May....


Lifetime to Debut Glamour Belles 4/6
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2011

Lifetime will debut its latest reality series 'Glamour Belles' on Wednesday, April 6 at 10:00/9:00c, the network confirmed this morning....


MODERN FAMILY Gets Musical This Spring
by Nicole Rosky - February 08, 2011

According to TVGuide.com, ABC sitcom Modern Family will get the musical treatment this spring, when Cameron, played by Eric Stonestreet, tries to teach students about musical theatre. Stonestreet revealed that his character 'wants to introduce them to musical greats like Bernstein and Sondheim.'...


Lin-Manuel Miranda's MODERN FAMILY Episode Set to Air 5/11
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2011

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to guest star on ABC's hit comedy 'Modern Family.' Miranda will star as a dog trainer who helps out Gloria, played by Sofia Vergara. BroadwayWorld has learned that the episode featuring Miranda will air Wednesday, May 11th at 9 PM....


MusicalFare Theatre Awarded Grant For Canal Side Comes to Life!
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 19, 2011

MusicalFare Theatre was recently awarded a grant from Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation for its 'Canal Side Comes to Life!' project at Buffalo's Inner Harbor....


Lin-Manuel Miranda's MODERN FAMILY Episode Set to Air 5/11
by Kelsey Denette - April 13, 2011

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to guest star on ABC's hit comedy 'Modern Family.' Miranda will star as a dog trainer who helps out Gloria, played by Sofia Vergara. BroadwayWorld has learned that the episode featuring Miranda will air Wednesday, May 11th at 9 PM....


STAGE TUBE: Little Lin-Manuel Miranda Gets FOOTLOOSE
by Nicole Rosky - April 19, 2011

Miranda is most famous for writing and starring as Usnavi in the Broadway musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 2008 and for which he won the Tony Award as composer and lyricist. But long before In the Heights, Miranda was entertaining from his bedroom, p...


Nickelodeon Greenlights Over 100 New Episodes of Top Pre-School Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 10, 2011

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, has ordered 125 new episodes of the network's top-rated preschool series, including new episodes of the latest hits Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi and The Fresh Beat Band and new episodes of the groundbreaking series Dora the Explorer....


FOX Moves 'Sons Of Tucson' To Summer, 'American Dad' Returns 4/11
by Charlie Piane - April 05, 2010

FOX has pulled its freshman comedy 'Sons of Tucson' from its Sunday lineup, effective immediately. 'American Dad,' the show it replaced, will reassume the 9:30/8:30c slot this Sunday, April 11....


Lifetime to Debut Glamour Belles 4/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 03, 2011

Lifetime will debut its latest reality series 'Glamour Belles' on Wednesday, April 6 at 10:00/9:00c, the network confirmed this morning....


Opus Nostrum Theatre Presents HEADLAND 10/9
by Sophie Schulman - October 04, 2010

The public is invited to come to HEADLAND on Saturday night, October 9, at 7:00 p.m. at Opus Nostrum Theatre. The evening is part of Headland Chamber of Commerce's Annual Harvest Days.The evening at Opus Nostrum will feature a free movie that is a re-enactment of the convention that resulted in the ...


Tim Blake Nelson to Appear in 'Modern Family' Season Premiere
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2011

Modern Family's past guest stars have included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane and more. In this season's premiere tonight, Tim Blake Nelson will play a cowboy as the families head off to a ranch....


'Masked' Director Dayan Featured on 'OnStage' 8/11
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2007

Ami Dayan, the director of Masked at the DR2 Theatre will be featured this weekend on NY-1's 'OnStage,' beginning August 11th....


ABC Sees Wednesday Ratings Growth, MODERN FAMILY Is #1
by Charlie Piane - October 08, 2010

Producing improved year-to-year returns, ABC was up over the same Wednesday last year (10/6/09) by 6% in Total Viewers (7.1 million vs. 6.7 million) and by 9% in Adults 18-49 (2.5/7 vs. 2.3/7). The Net was also up 4% over the prior week among Adults 18-49....


Jane Lynch Attracts 6 Million Viewers on 'iCarly'
by Nicole Rosky - September 14, 2010

Nickelodeon's iCarly scored a ratings win with a tour de force guest starring role by Jane Lynch in 'iSam's Mom' (Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT), which introduced fans to Pam Puckett, Sam's never-before-seen, eccentric mother. The half-hour episode ranked as basic cable's top entertainment tel...


Olympian Shaun White to Headline Coverage of 2011 Dew Tour
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2011

Olympic Gold medalist Shaun White headlines the field as NBC Sports' coverage of the 2011 Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, continues this weekend with live coverage of the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, where Dew...


Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Exhibition Extended Thru 8/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 31, 2011

The Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition organized by The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been extended by one week....


MODERN FAMILY Hits Series High Ratings, ABC Sees Wednesday Gains
by Charlie Piane - May 13, 2010

Surging over its lead-in by 1.8 million viewers and by 50% with young adults at 8:30pm, self-starter The Middle was the #1 show its half-hour for its 4th straight original telecast in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. In fact among Adults 18-49, it finished as the #1 scripted show in its half-hour for...


Tim Blake Nelson to Appear in 'Modern Family' Season Premiere
by Kelsey Denette - August 11, 2011

Modern Family's past guest stars have included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane and more. In this season's premiere on September 21, Tim Blake Nelson will play a cowboy, according to Digital Spy....


Jonathan Hogan to Guest Star on MODERN FAMILY
by Nicole Rosky - January 19, 2011

According to TVLine.com, Broadway veteran and Tony Award Nominee Jonathan Hogan is set to guest star on ABC's hit comedy MODERN FAMILY this February. Hogan will star as Ed O'Neill's brother, Tommy....


MODERN FAMILY Is Wednesday's #1 Scripted TV Show
by Charlie Piane - May 06, 2010

Jumping over its lead-in by 1.9 million viewers and by 69% with young adults, ABC's self-starter The Middle won its half-hour for its 3rd straight original telecast in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. In fact among Adults 18-49, the ABC freshman comedy has finished as the #1 scripted show in its...


ABC's MODERN FAMILY Posts Best-Ever Repeat Against IDOL
by Charlie Piane - April 22, 2010

Building on its lead-in by 14% at 8:30pm against the second half-hour of an expanded 2-hour Idol, ABC's repeat The Middle ranked as the #1 scripted TV show in its slot among Adults 18-49 (1.6/5), matching an original episode of CBS' Accidentally On Purpose (season finale) and beating NBC's original ...


Jon Reep Comes To Merrimack Hall 1/19-20
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 12, 2011

Jon Reep Live at Merrimack Hall Winner of NBC's 'Last Comic Standing'!...


Lin-Manuel Miranda's MODERN FAMILY Episode Set to Air 5/11
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2011

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to guest star on ABC's hit comedy 'Modern Family.' Miranda will star as a dog trainer who helps out Gloria, played by Sofia Vergara. BroadwayWorld has learned that the episode featuring Miranda will air Wednesday, May 11th at 9 PM....


NYMF's THE CURE Holds Two Industry Presentations, 4/27
by Jessica Lewis - April 22, 2010

The rock n roll fable, THE CURE, will be hosting two lunchtime presentations April 27, 2010 at Sweet Caroline's. The presentations will take place at 12:00pm and 1:30pm. The half-hour concerts will offer a taste of the project, most recently seen as a workshop production at the 2009 New York Musical...






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