MURALS, MESSAGING, AND ORGANIZING - A People's LES Event Announced at Downtown Art
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2018 'Murals, Messaging, and Organizing', a presentation and discussion on the history of collaboration between Lower East Side artists and community organizers, will be presented at Downtown Art, 70 East 4th Street, Tuesday, April 10th, at 6:30 pm. Admission is free; reservations can be made by emailing...
Frank D'Angelo's THE NEIGHBORHOOD Coming to Theatres in August
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2017 After screening to a sellout audience for it's world premiere at the ICFF Film Festival in Toronto, followed by a second screening added because of popular demand, The Neighborhood claimed the ICFF Film Festival's prestigious Trilogy Award....
BWW Review: CLYBOURNE PARK at The Liminal Playhouse
by Keith Waits - November 06, 2017 I have watched some plays that were awarded the Pulitzer Prize and wondered, 'was this REALLY the best American play of the year?' Watching this production of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park that thought never entered my mind. This is a play for which the word 'great' is fully justified, a reading of t...
Quando Rondo Sets FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE STAGE TOUR
by Tori Hartshorn - June 14, 2019 Never Broke Again/Atlantic recording artist Quando Rondo has announced plans for a major U.S. live tour. The “From The Neighborhood To The Stage Tour” gets underway September 8th at Cleveland, OH's Grog Shop and then travels into early October (see attached itinerary)....
THE BLOODY DEED OF 1857 Opens Tonight
by Julie Musbach - September 14, 2018 Following two weeks of sold out previews, The Bloody Deed of 1857 opens tonight at the landmark Colonnade Row for an open ended run. The new play is based on the actual murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell on January 30, 1857 on nearby Bond Street. The scandalous crime captivated the city, filling the colum...
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for the EPIX Original Series GODFATHER OF HARLEM
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 13, 2019 Premium network EPIX released a brand-new tease for the original series Godfather of Harlem – premiering Sunday, September 29 and starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, Vincent D'Onofrio, Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Sorvino, Nigel Thatch and Ilfenesh Hadera....
Cutting Ball Theater Presents THE TENDERLOIN TOUR
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2019 Next up in the company's 20th Season, Cutting Ball Theater is reprising its original docu-play about its neighborhood for a community tour, The Tenderloin Tour: Prime Cuts from the 2012 Hit in January 2019....
Centenary Stage Company Announces Vivian Matalon Memorial
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2018 The Neighborhood Playhouse at 340 East 54th Street (near 1st Avenue) in New York City will be holding a memorial to honor Tony award winning director Vivian Matalon on Monday, October 8 at 7PM. Due to the limited size of the theatre reservations are required. The Centenary Stage Company box office w...
NEW GIRL's Max Greenfield to Join Cast of Recently Ordered CBS Comedy THE NEIGHBORHOOD
by Macon Prickett - May 15, 2018 According to Variety, Max Greenfield has been cast in the recently-ordered CBS comedy “The Neighborhood,” formerly known as “Welcome to the Neighborhood.” He will take over the role originally played in the pilot by Josh Lawson....
Darren Criss, Jane Lynch to Appear in A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN AND CHRISSY
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2018 NBC has announced a full line-up of special celebrity guests appearing in 'A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy,' an hourlong holiday special airing Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 10-11 p.m.; repeat Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 10 p.m....
New Autobiography Relives a Childhood of Freedom from a Baby Boomer
by Robert Diamond - January 15, 2019 ...
E! Greenlights New Series FLIP IT LIKE DISICK
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2019 E! is moving into the neighborhood of real estate and luxury renovation with the new series 'Flip It like Disick,' bringing viewers inside the lavish personal and professional world of Scott Disick, as he tackles his most extravagant endeavor yet; high-end home flipping and remodeling. Fueled by Dis...
Hollywood Stars Raise $335,000 For Television Academy Foundation At 19th Annual Emmys Golf Classic
by Julie Musbach - October 31, 2018 The star-studded 19thAnnual EmmysGolf Classic raised $335,000 for the Television Academy Foundation. Proceeds from the fundraiser, co-sponsored by STAPLES Center Premium Seating, will benefit the nonprofit Foundation's renowned educational programs....
NBC, THE VOICE Hold Onto Demo Crown Monday Night
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 NBC (7.558 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) took home the adults 18-49 crown on Monday thanks to a new 'The Voice' (9.333 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and the special 'A Very Wicked Halloween' (4.008 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6)....
New Comedies From Cedric The Entertainer & Damon Wayans Jr. Ordered by CBS
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2018 According to Variety, CBS has officially ordered two new pilots to series. The first is from Cedric The Entertainer, called WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. The second is an untitled project from Damon Wayans Jr....
RATINGS: ABC Takes Top Spot on Monday with THE BACHELOR
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 12, 2019 ABC (7.923 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #1) was the adults 18-49 champ on Monday thanks to the season finale of 'The Bachelor' (8.000 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) plus a new 'The Good Doctor' (7.767 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3)....
New CBS Comedy Pilot To Star Cedric The Entertainer
by Tori Hartshorn - March 02, 2018 According to Deadline, Cedric the Entertainer is set to star and executive produce a brand new pilot for CBS. The comedy is called WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, and centers on an overtly friendly family from the midwest that moves to a tough area of Los Angeles. Read more about it from Deadline here!...
CBS Renews NCIS: LOS ANGELES and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 22, 2019 CBS announced today that it has renewed NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and NCIS: LOS ANGELES for the 2019-2020 season. The pickups follow the recent renewal of the original NCIS, also for next season....
Borderlands Theatre Presents BARRIO ANITA
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2018 Borderlands Theater presents the theatrical event Barrio Stories in Barrio Anita, conceived and directed by Marc David Pinate, with collaborating artists Adam Cooper Teran, Heather Gray, Sarah Gonzales, and Wesley Creigh. Special two-day performance April 20-21, 2018...
Jesus Arrested as Illegal Immigrant in New Political Play CHRIST DETAINED at Planet Connections
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017 Playwright and director Anthony P. Pennino has announced the world premiere of his play Christ Detained by the Department of Homeland Security as part of the 2017 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The play stars Joseph Jones as Jesus of Nazareth and Karl Knapp as Special Agent Clyde Hill. The fi...
CBS Renews BLUE BLOODS For 10th Season
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2019 CBS announced today that BLUE BLOODS has been renewed for the 2019-2020 television season, and Tom Selleck has signed a new deal to return for the show's 10th year on the network. The top-10 series will celebrate its 200th episode when the show premieres in fall 2019....
GOD FRIENDED ME, MAGNUM P.I. and THE NEIGHBORHOOD Receive Full Season Order from CBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018 CBS has given full-season orders to the new dramas GOD FRIENDED ME and MAGNUM P.I. and the freshman comedy THE NEIGHBORHOOD for the 2018-2019 broadcast season....
BWW Review: Seattle Rep's IN THE HEIGHTS Will Bring You Home
by Jay Irwin - November 30, 2018 Before there was "Hamilton" there was "In the Heights". I know I'm a nerd, but it floors me how many people don't know that. Most theater aficionados know of "Hamilton" and by extension of Lin-Manuel Miranda but have a blind spot for "In the Heights" the Tony winning show that put Miranda on the m...
getTV Announces Halloween Programming
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 18, 2018 getTV Announces Halloween Programming...
River Street Theater to Present Two Plays by Leonard Melfi This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2017 One for the money, two for the show! William Alderson and the River Street Theater Company present two plays by Leonard Melfi, LUNCHTIME FROM ENCOUNTERS and BIRDBATH.... |