THE PRINCESS BRIDE and More Set for Seattle Center's MOVIES AT THE MURAL, Now thru 8/24
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2013 Enjoy classic cinematic drama, adventure, slapstick and suspense this summer at Seattle Center Movies at the Mural, Saturdays, 9 p.m. (dusk), today, July 27 to Aug. 24, at Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. Presented on a state-of-the-art 45-foot screen, the free movies make the perfect destinati...
World Premiere of THE PORTRAIT to Run 1/15-26 at Theatre 54
by Tyler Peterson - December 18, 2013 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS LIVING IN BROOKLYN (AdLib), in association with THE SIMON STUDIO, is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Sarah Levine Simon's THE PORTRAIT, directed by Roger Hendricks Simon (NY Shakespeare Festival, Yale Rep, London's Royal Court Theatre). THE PORTRAIT, which w...
BWW Reviews: Geffen Playhouse Plays Host to Vera Stark
by Don Grigware - October 02, 2012 Toward the end of the second act of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, a character shouts, "It's not what's said, it's what's not said!" This could be a tagline to describe the show, which is light and funny in its first act, and far more serious in the sec...
Tyler Perry's LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Delivers 1.65 Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - May 31, 2013 Continuing OWN's solid ratings momentum, 1.65 million total viewers watched the premiere at 9 p.m. (1.4 W25-54) making it the second highest rated series debut in network history across all key measures...
Good Theater to Present GOOD PEOPLE, 10/10-11/4
by Kelsey Denette - September 18, 2012 Good Theater will present the Maine premiere of the recent Broadway success Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire. Good People runs from October 10 through November 4, at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information contact the Good Theater box office at 20...
History's HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES to Premiere 9/29
by Caryn Robbins - August 23, 2012 Every state has a shape, and every border has a surprising story to tell. But are Americans aware that our jagged geography actually helped shape us as a nation? HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES is back and putting America to the test with back-to-back 30 minute episodes premiering on Saturday, Septe...
First Book Announces Pioneering New Initiative to Create More Diversity in Children's Publishing
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2013 First Book a nonprofit social enterprise that aims to end knowledge poverty today announces a new initiative to put new books featuring characters, cultures and voices rarely represented in children's literature into the hands of children in need....
Tyler Perry's THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS & LOVE THY NEIGHBOR to Return to OWN in January
by Tyler Peterson - November 26, 2013 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that its popular scripted series from Tyler Perry 'The Haves and the Have Nots' and 'Love Thy Neighbor' will return to the network's primetime lineup this January along with two new series, 'The Diamond Collar' and 'Mom's Got Game' and the return of comedie...
OWN's HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS Fall Finale Sets New Scripted Record
by Tyler Peterson - September 04, 2013 A record 2.6 million viewers tuned in for the fall finale of Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and The Have Nots' Tuesday, September 3 (9 p.m.) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network making it the #1 telecast in series history across all key measures....
OWN Picks Up 4 New Series; Announces Programming for 2013
by Tyler Peterson - January 06, 2013 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today new programming for 2013 including four new original series coming later this year: 'Blackboard Wars,' 'Golden Sisters,' 'Raising Whitley' (working title) and 'Dogfellas' (working title). OWN's first scripted series from Tyler Perry, the one-hour drama 'The...
OWN to Present New Tyler Perry Drama THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2013 From prolific writer, director, producer Tyler Perry, THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS is a new television drama which follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent mansion set in Savannah, Georgia....
OWN Announces Additional Episode Order for Tyler Perry's HAVES AND HAVE NOTS
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2013 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it has ordered an additional 16 episodes of the network's popular drama series from Tyler Perry 'The Haves and the Have Nots' (Tuesdays at 9 p.m.) bringing the total season order to 32 episodes....
THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS Plays the Morris Performing Arts Center, 10/4
by Lauren Wolman - August 07, 2011 Tyler Perry, the No. 1 urban playwright in the country, has created another new entertaining live stage play, 'THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS.' You won't want to miss this must-see event! Tyler Perry is not performing in this show, which will be presented at the Morris Performing Arts Center on October...
OWN Scores Highest Rated Week in Network History
by Caryn Robbins - June 05, 2013 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has scored its highest rated week in network history (Week of May 27) across the key demos in total day...
OWN's THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS Hits New High with 3.4 Million Viewers
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014 Tuesday night's (February 4) episode of OWN's hit Tyler Perry drama 'The Haves and the Have Nots' delivered a record-breaking 3.4 million viewers, its most-watched telecast in series history. The episode ranked as the #1 cable telecast of the night (2.60 W25-54 rating and 3.4 million total viewers) ...
Luster of "Constant Star" Lacking in "Ragtime"
by Jan Nargi - June 23, 2005 Turn-of-the-century figures inspired recent works at Merrimack and Seacoast Reps...
IDENTITY THIEF Tops Rentrak's DVD & Blu-ray Sales & Rentals for Week Ending 7/14
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2013 RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimated consumer spending per data collected for the week ending July 14, 2013....
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces 35th Season: MARIE ANTOINETTE, CHEROKEE & More
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2014 Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's 35th anniversary season is one of inward and outward revolution, of daring and breakthroughs in style, content, process, and even international borders for the Company's biggest, most ambitious season yet!...
Ed Asner Appears on THEATRE CHAT AND THIS 'N THAT Today
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013 Today, June 5th, seven-time Emmy Award winning star, Ed Asner (Lou Grant on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'Lou Grant') will be interviewed on 'Theatre Chat and This and That' from Brooksville, Fla....
Mitchell Directs Free 'Wirehead' Reading, with Hamilton
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2007 Ars Nova presents, as part of its free Out Loud reading series, Wirehead, written by Matthew Benjamin and Logan Brown and directed by John Cameron Mitchell...
Tyler Perry's MADEA'S WITNESS PROTECTION, 'I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG' and MEET THE BROWNS: SEASON 7 on DVD Today, 10/23
by Movies News Desk - October 23, 2012 Today, October 23, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection,' 'I Don't Want To Do Wrong (The Play)' and 'Meet the Browns: Season 7' on DVD....
OWN Previews New Original Docu-Series CRAZY.SEXY.LIFE Today
by TV News Desk - September 03, 2013 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered straight to series the new original docu-series 'Crazy.Sexy.Life.' about the fast-paced lives of four fabulous friends living in New York City. The network will offer a special sneak preview of the series today, September 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT following the fall f...
Raynaud's Phenomenon Release New Single; to Perform in Brooklyn 5/31
by Kelsey Denette - March 14, 2012 Raynaud's Phenomenon today announced the release of their first single 'They Know We're Coming'....
BWW Reviews: RENT Retains Its Relevance
by Nancy Grossman - September 14, 2011 At the end of the millennium, 'Rent' was a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner that went on to run for twelve years and 5,124 performances, making it the ninth-longest running Broadway musical. New Repertory Theatre stages an intimate and powerful production that shows the rock opera is still relev...
Tyler Perry Drives OWN to Highest-Rated Month in Network History
by Tyler Peterson - August 27, 2013 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network scored its highest rated month in network history in primetime in August across all key demos delivering +23% growth in total viewers, +26% growth in W25-54 and +27% African American women 25-54 versus last month. OWN ranked as a Top 20 ad-supported cable network for the m... |