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They've thrilled us, horrified us, and devastated us. They've raised questions about our past and given us hope for a brighter future. They are five of Hollywood's biggest hits, all works of fiction, but all inspired by real events more dramatic than anything a screenwriter could dream up. Join us as we go behind the scenes of "Live Free or Die Hard," "Scream," "Platoon," "The Da Vinci Code," and "Star Trek," and uncover the actual characters and true stories that inspired some of Hollywood's most famous blockbusters.

Washington University Performing Arts Department Presents THE PILLOWMAN Nov 19-22
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2009

Set amidst a Kafkaesque police state, THE PILLOWMAN opens in a stark interrogation room, where the adult Katurian - a slaughterhouse worker beginning to find recognition as a writer of gruesome fairy tales - sits blindfolded, his brother Michal in the adjoining room. Their interrogators, the outrage...


MAMMA MIA-THE REAL STORY Celebrates Show's 10th Anniversary
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 02, 2009

Original and current cast members from the West End stage production of Mamma Mia! will share their stories and experiences of the musical as part of a 10th annual documentary Called Mamma Mia!-The Real Story. The documentary is being made by USP Content and broadcast by Guardian Media Group's Smoot...


Washington University Performing Arts Department Presents THE PILLOWMAN Nov 19-22
by Chris Gibson - November 10, 2009

Set amidst a Kafkaesque police state, THE PILLOWMAN opens in a stark interrogation room, where the adult Katurian - a slaughterhouse worker beginning to find recognition as a writer of gruesome fairy tales - sits blindfolded, his brother Michal in the adjoining room. Their interrogators, the outrage...


Review - Love Child: (Off-Off) Broadway Baby
by Kristin Salaky - October 29, 2008

Opening night isn't exactly going smoothly for the Off-Off Broadway production of Love Child, a modern adaptation of the infrequently performed Euripides drama Ion, presented at the Sausage King Space in Red Hook. A noisy audience member in the front row can't silence her cell phone and hearing aid...


Mimi Imfurst Brings 'Mary Christmas' to Don't Tell Mama
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2007

Outrageous drag star Mimi Imfurst will present a newly updated version of her controversial (and sold out) 2006 show 'A Very Mary Christmas.' Conceived and delivered by writer/performer Mimi Imfurst and composer/lyricist/arranger Mike Pettry (winner of the 2007 Jonathan Larson and Fredrick Loewe Awa...


'Can I Help You?' Begins 7/17 in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2008

CAN I HELP YOU? dismantles the television editing process as well as our complicity in giving this official storyteller its power....


MAMMA MIA-THE REAL STORY Celebrates Show's 10th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2009

Original and current cast members from the West End stage production of Mamma Mia! will share their stories and experiences of the musical as part of a 10th annual documentary Called Mamma Mia!-The Real Story. The documentary is being made by USP Content and broadcast by Guardian Media Group's Smoot...


'Can I Help You?' Begins 6/16 in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2008

EXPLODING MOMENT is pleased to announce the world premiere production of CAN I HELP YOU?, created by Catharine Dill. ...


'Can I Help You?' Begins 6/16 in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2008

EXPLODING MOMENT is pleased to announce the world premiere production of CAN I HELP YOU?, created by Catharine Dill. ...


WORLD OF JEWTOPIA Heads to Kimmel Center for Christmas; Broadway to Follow?
by Rialto Chatter - October 27, 2009

World of Jewtopia, the Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson play, will be making it's Philadelphia debut at the Perelman Theatre at the Kimmel Center from December 24 - December 27. According to the show's official billing by the Kimmel Center, this will be the last production prior to a Broadway 2010 openi...


WORLD OF JEWTOPIA Heads to Kimmel Center for Christmas; Broadway to Follow?
by Rialto Chatter - October 27, 2009

World of Jewtopia, the Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson play, will be making it's Philadelphia debut at the Perelman Theatre at the Kimmel Center from December 24 - December 27. According to the show's official billing by the Kimmel Center, this will be the last production prior to a Broadway 2010 openi...


DramaRama Presents BILLY GOATS GRUFF At Freeman Theater 4/18, 4/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 17, 2009

DramaRama Theatre Company, a professional theatre company based in St. Louis that offers many programs and productions for audiences of all ages proudly presents Billy Goats Gruff:Tales From the Troll an original musical written and directed by Managing Artistic Director, Landon Shaw....


'Can I Help You?' Begins 7/17 in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2008

CAN I HELP YOU? dismantles the television editing process as well as our complicity in giving this official storyteller its power....







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