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Michael Jackson Interactive Game Debuts at G2E Exhibit
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2011

Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI) unveils games featuring popular icons Michael Jackson, Betty Boop and the cast of the hit move Grease at the 2011 Global Gaming Expo Oct. 4-6 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on the Las Vegas Strip....


Thomas Kail to Direct MAGIC/BIRD; Creative Team Announced
by Robert Diamond - September 20, 2011

Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo (Lombardi) announced today members of their creative team. Tony nominee Thomas Kail (Lombardi, In The Heights) will reunite with Lombardi playwright and Oscar winner and Emmy Nominee Eric Simonson on MAGIC/BIRD, a new play chronicling the intertwined life stor...


Michael Jackson Interactive Game Debuts at G2E Exhibit, 10/4 - 6
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2011

Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI) will unveil games featuring popular icons Michael Jackson, Betty Boop and the cast of the hit move Grease at the 2011 Global Gaming Expo Oct. 4-6 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on the Las Vegas Strip....


New High-Stakes Game Show DOWNFALL Premieres On ABC 6/22
by Charlie Piane - May 27, 2010

'Downfall,' a unique, high-stakes and adrenaline-pumping game show, puts contestants on top of a 10-story building to see who has the focus and fearlessness to avoid his/her own 'downfall' -- literally. Along the way, they'll have the chance to win $1 million and a slew of incredible prizes, such as...


CNBC Launches 'CNBC Cinema' 6/11
by Charlie Piane - May 19, 2010

CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced a special night of programming entitled 'CNBC Cinema' airing Friday nights this summer....


Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Performs at Bass Performance Hall, 11/13 - 11/14
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2010

Performing Arts Fort Worth proudly welcomes Lyle Lovett and His Large Band back to Bass Performance Hall on Saturday and Sunday, November 13-14, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $44-$77 and are on sale NOW! A four-time Grammy®-winner, Lyle Lovett creates songs and albums that consistently incorporate ...


NOW PLAYING: Festival Playhouse's THE KITCHEN WITCHES
by Michael Mulhern - May 06, 2011

Two cooking show hostesses, who have hated each other for 30 years, are flung together on a show called The Kitchen Witches. ...


Gil Shaham to Play Brahms Violin Concerto with Orpheus at Jorgensen Center, 10/14
by Kelsey Denette - October 07, 2011

Grammy-decorated violin virtuoso Gil Shaham will solo for the player-led Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with a program that includes the Brahms Violin Concerto and a new work by Cynthia Wong, a Project 440 winner, on Friday, Oct. 14, at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts....


Peter Gallagher & Liz Callaway Host The Actor's Fund CelebriTee Golf & Tennis Outing, 7/25
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2011

The Actors Fund's CelebriTee Golf & Tennis Outing will take place on Monday, July 25th, at the historic Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, New Jersey. The outing will include a day of golf and tennis with big names in entertainment, all joining together to raise funds for The Actors Fund....


Jeremy Piven in Talks to Star in ITV Series MR. SELFRIDGE
by Caryn Robbins - March 08, 2012

As first reported on Deadline.com, actor Jeremy Piven is currently in talks to take on the lead role in the ITV drama series MR. SELFRIDGE. The series comes from 'Bridget Jones' Diary creator Andrew Davies....


Bay Area Cabaret Presents Actor/Singer Peter Gallagher 10/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 26, 2011

Bay Area Cabaret continues its 2011-2012 season on October 22, 2011 with renowned veteran of stage, screen and film, Tony-nominated actor/singer Peter Gallagher in the West Coast premiere of his critically acclaimed cabaret show SONGS AND STORIES....


Whoopi Goldberg to Appear at the Van Wezel Today
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2012

In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy ("Whoopi Goldberg," 1985), the Academy Award ("Ghost," 1991), the Golden Globe ("The Color Purple," 1985 and "Ghost," 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC's "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel...


Bay Area Cabaret Adds Second Lea Salonga Concert 9/17
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2011

After selling out the original 8pm Friday September 16th performance three weeks in advance, Bay Area Cabaret has added a second Lea Salonga concert on 5pm Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco (950 Mason Street)....


Bay Area Cabaret Adds Second Lea Salonga Concert 9/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 01, 2011

After selling out the original 8pm Friday September 16th performance three weeks in advance, Bay Area Cabaret has added a second Lea Salonga concert on 5pm Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco (950 Mason Street)....


Cloud Dance Festival: Firefly Plays Pleasance Theatre July 22-24
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 14, 2011

Royal Ballet soloist Kristen McNally is amongst a crop of leading choreographers and dance companies showcasing their work at Cloud Dance Festival's twelfth festival, Firefly, which runs from July 22-24th at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington and which features works from 20 different companies. ...


CNBC Launches 'CNBC Cinema' 6/11
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2010

CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced a special night of programming entitled 'CNBC Cinema' airing Friday nights this summer....


My Chemical Romance Gives Fans A Window Into California 2019
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2010

With the highly anticipated November 22nd release of their fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys approaching, My Chemical Romance has created a unique way to transmit the album's vision of California in post-apocalyptic 2019....


Cloud Dance Festival: Firefly Plays Pleasance Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2011

Versatile hip hop sensation Tommy Franzén will be taking over the role created by Royal Ballet's Thomas Whitehead, in Royal Ballet soloist Kristen McNally's 'indie ballet' work 'Don't Blame The Player, Blame The Game'....


Bay Area Cabaret Presents Actor/Singer Peter Gallagher 10/22
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2011

Bay Area Cabaret continues its 2011-2012 season on October 22, 2011 with renowned veteran of stage, screen and film, Tony-nominated actor/singer Peter Gallagher in the West Coast premiere of his critically acclaimed cabaret show SONGS AND STORIES....


Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Performs at Bass Performance Hall, 11/13 - 11/14
by Leslie Fazin - November 03, 2010

Performing Arts Fort Worth proudly welcomes Lyle Lovett and His Large Band back to Bass Performance Hall on Saturday and Sunday, November 13-14, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $44-$77 and are on sale NOW! A four-time Grammy®-winner, Lyle Lovett creates songs and albums that consistently incorporate ...


Darrell Hammond, Anna Chlumsky, et al. Set for HAMLET Benefit Reading, 2/21
by Nicole Rosky - February 13, 2012

Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present an all-star benefit reading of 'Hamlet' on February 21 at The Player's Club with a cast including Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live) as Guildenstern, Austin Pendleton ('My Cousin Vinnie') as Claudius and the Ghost, Shirley Knight ('Our Idiot Brother,'...


Boyd Gaming's 'March Hoopla Pick the Winners' Begins 3/14
by Kelsey Denette - March 10, 2011

Registration begins Monday, March 14 at 5 p.m. for the March Hoopla Pick the Winners college basketball contest at The Orleans, Sam's Town, Suncoast, Gold Coast, California and Fremont with a prize pool totaling $16,000. The contest is free and open to all B Connected cardholders....


Chase Brock Talks Choreographing Broadway Dance Routines For Video Games
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 31, 2010

Choreographer Chase Brock talks to the NY Times about creating Broadway dance routines for a video game....


TV: Young & DeGarmo 'Dance on Broadway' on the Wii!
by Robert Diamond - June 18, 2010

On June 11, HAIR stars (and former American Idol alums) Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo teamed up with Ubisoft for the launch of Ubisoft's Dance on Broadway video game for the Wii at the Nintendo Store at Rockefeller Center. Young and DeGarmo hosted a meet-and-greet with fans where they played the video...


Jeremy Piven in Talks to Star in ITV Series MR. SELFRIDGE
by Caryn Robbins - March 08, 2012

As first reported on Deadline.com, actor Jeremy Piven is currently in talks to take on the lead role in the ITV drama series MR. SELFRIDGE. The series comes from 'Bridget Jones' Diary creator Andrew Davies....






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