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VIDEO: Trailer Released for New, Indie Comedy GEOGRAPHICALLY DESIRABLE
by Courtnie Mele - July 27, 2014

The first trailer for Geographically Desirable, an anticipated new rom-com fixing on the life and loves of a female news anchor, has been released. Check below to watch!...


Matthew Lopez Named 2014-15 Denver Center Playwriting Fellow
by Tyler Peterson - September 12, 2014

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced the appointment of Matthew Lopez as Denver Center Playwriting Fellow for the 2014/15 Theatre Company season....


New Works by Hamish Linklater, Cory Hinkle & More Set for Cape Cod Theatre Project's 2014 Season
by Tyler Peterson - June 03, 2014

Artistic Director Hal Brooks has announced the 2014 season for Cape Cod Theatre Project, featuring staged readings of new work by Hamish Linklater, Cory Hinkle, Alena Smith, and The Lobbyists and Seth Moore. They will be joined in Falmouth, Massachusetts by writers-in-residence Sarah Burgess, Mona M...


Jane Fonda to Join Russell Crowe & Amanda Seyfried in FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS
by Tyler Peterson - April 11, 2014

With a comedy set up at Netflix, and the family dramedy THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU with Jason Bateman on the horizon, Deadline reports that Fonda has just signed on to join Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Octava Spencer, and Aaron Paul in Gabriele Muccino's FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS. Bruce Greenview has ...


Melanie Papalia Set for Multi-Episode Story Arc on USA's SUITS
by Caryn Robbins - April 11, 2014

Melanie Papalia (“The Newsroom”) has been tapped as a recurring guest star on USA's top rated and critically-acclaimed original drama SUITS, which returns this summer for its fourth season....


HBO to Premiere Third & Final Season of THE NEWSROOM, 11/9
by Casey Judge - October 20, 2014

The third and final season of THE NEWSROOM finds Will and Mac and the staff of 'News Night' facing two explosive situations: the possibility of a hostile takeover of the network looming on the horizon, and leaked classified government documents that unleash a legal fire storm that threatens to toppl...


Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Michael Lewis' FLASH BOYS
by Courtnie Mele - June 20, 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has signed Aaron Sorkin to adapt the New York Times Bestseller by Michael Lewis titled Flash Boys. This will be the second project that Sorkin worked on with Sony. He also wrote the screenplay for Moneyball, which was released in 2011....


Steep Theatre Company to Present THE VANDAL, Opening 10/2
by Tyler Peterson - September 04, 2014

Steep Theatre Company will launch its fourteenth season with the Midwest Premiere of Hamish Linklater's The Vandal, directed by Shade Murray. Steep's production marks the Chicago debut not only of the play, but also of the playwright. While audiences across the nation may be familiar with his ext...


VIDEO: First Look - WE tv's New Scripted Series THE DIVIDE, Premiering Tonight!
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2014

The series premieres tonight, April 22nd. Check out the trailer below!...


Jenna Fischer & More Featured on L.A. Theatre Works' Recording of Neil LaBute's REASONS TO BE PRETTY and REASONS TO BE HAPPY
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2014

Two hilarious and irreverent plays by Neil LaBute are now available for download or on CD. Last season, L.A. Theatre Works recorded both 'reasons to be pretty' and its sequel, 'Reasons to Be Happy,' live-in-performance with LaBute directing....


HBO to Premiere New Seasons of 'NEWSROOM', 'COMEBACK' & GETTING ON, 11/9
by Caryn Robbins - September 09, 2014

HBO has confirmed that the new seasons of THE NEWSROOM, THE COMEBACK and GETTING ON will debut back-to-back on SUNDAY, NOV. 9, starting at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)....


PRETTY LITTLE LIARS' Troian Bellisario to Guest Star on SUITS
by Tyler Peterson - October 09, 2014

Troian Bellisario (“Pretty Little Liars”) has been set as a guest star on USA Network's top rated and critically-acclaimed original drama SUITS when season four returns in early 2015....


WE tv Greenlights Original Series SOUTH OF HELL
by Tyler Peterson - May 22, 2014

WE tv today announced that it has greenlit the scripted thriller, 'South of Hell,' from Sonar Entertainment and Blumhouse Television. 'South of Hell' is a gripping supernatural thriller set in Savannah, GA and focused on Maria Abascal, a demon hunter whose power stems from within. The premiere episo...


truTV's THE CARBONARO EFFECT to Debut 5/15
by Tyler Peterson - April 18, 2014

What happens when you combine a mind-blowing magician with an insatiable practical joker? truTV has the answer in magician/prankster Michael Carbonaro, star of the brand new series 'The Carbonaro Effect,' premiering Thursday, May 15th at 10pm ET/PT. The new 12-episode and hilarious series follows Ca...


Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Michael Lewis' FLASH BOYS
by Courtnie Mele - June 20, 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has signed Aaron Sorkin to adapt the New York Times Bestseller by Michael Lewis titled Flash Boys. This will be the second project that Sorkin worked on with Sony. He also wrote the screenplay for Moneyball, which was released in 2011....


VIDEO: First Look - Halle Berry Stars in New CBS Drama EXTANT
by - May 08, 2014

Halle Berry stars in EXTANT, a new 13-episode serialized drama, is a mystery thriller about a female astronaut trying to reconnect with her family after returning from a year in outer space....


Aaron Sorkin to Receive Nantucket Festival's 2014 Screenwriters Award
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2014

The 2014 Screenwriters Tribute Award will be presented to AARON SORKIN, best known as the screenwriter behind The Social Network...


WE tv to Offer Sneak Peek of Original Scripted Series THE DIVIDE
by Caryn Robbins - July 09, 2014

WE tv announced today that it will make its first original scripted drama, “The Divide,” widely available to viewers through a weeklong full-episode sneak preview across a myriad of platforms, including Roku® streaming players...


Gannett Names Ellen Crooke VP of News for Gannett Broadcasting
by Matt Tamanini - August 28, 2014

Gannett Co., Inc. today named Ellen Crooke vice president of news for Gannett Broadcasting. Crooke transitions to the division's corporate team after serving as news director at WXIA-TV in Atlanta, GA and as regional news executive. Crooke will join Michael Valentine in leading news functions for Ga...


SAG-AFTRA Represents KPCC in First-Ever Contract with Southern California Public Radio
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2014

KPCC news staff represented by SAG-AFTRA have agreed to terms of a first-ever union contract with management at Southern California Public Radio....


John Gallagher, Jr. Set for HOT SCHOTTS at The Bowery Electric, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2014

Schott NYC Presents: Hot Schotts starring John Gallagher, Jr. at The Bowery Electric on July 29th....


HBO Renews THE NEWSROOM for Final Season
by Tyler Peterson - January 13, 2014

The pick-up comes over four months since the second season wrapped, with the highly-acclaimed drama's future uncertain....


TV: Jeff Daniels Previews and Talks 54 Below Show; See it Tonight!
by Robert Diamond - January 04, 2014

Actor and singer Jeff Daniels will perform his final concert tonight, Saturday at 54 below at 8PM and 11PM. Earlier this week, he chatted with BWW TV's Richie Ridge about the show and gave us a preview of the night....


James Cromwell, Rene Auberjonois & More Set for Shakespeare Orange County's A NIGHT WITH THE STARS, 5/10
by Nicole Rosky - May 03, 2014

Shakespeare Orange County will begin its 2014 season on Saturday, May 10, with a celebrity filled fundraiser, A Night with the Stars. The night will be filled with live music, an auction, dinner, and a live 1940's style radio show with all proceeds going towards SOC's new children's program and upco...


TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- Big Screen-Bound John Gallagher Jr.
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - October 19, 2014

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special i...






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