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Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE REAL STORY - Season 5, 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2013

Smithsonian Channel original series THE REAL STORY launches its fifth season on Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT....


BWW Reviews: RUPERT Makes U.S. Premiere at the Kennedy Center - Hold the Presses!
by Charles Shubow - March 13, 2014

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's life is given a humorous presentation...


STAGE TUBE: More from Inside MOTOWN THE MUSICAL's Open Auditions
by Stage Tube - September 17, 2013

"Fox 5 News" correspondent Jill Nicolini attended MOTOWN THE MUSICAL's nationwide open call casting search along with hundreds of excited hopefuls. Auditionees hoping to portray famous icons like Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson were dancing in the streets as Nicolini h...


BWW Reviews: RUPERT Makes U.S. Premiere at the Kennedy Center - Hold the Presses!
by Charles Shubow - March 13, 2014

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's life is given a humorous presentation...


OWN Sets Summer Premiere Dates for LIFECLASS, SWEETIE PIES & More
by Tyler Peterson - June 19, 2013

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that four of the network's popular Primetime series will be premiering all-new episodes throughout the summer, making OWN great place for weekend escapes as the temperature rises over the coming months....


IT HAPPENED IN ROSWELL, THE LOOKING GLASS WARS and INFAMOUS Win ANMT's 2013 Search for New Musicals
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2013

Winners of the prestigious international Search for New Musicals were announced today at the Academy for New Musical Theatre....


CHINOOK DOWN, THE FEED, AMERICAN VETERANS and More Set for NewFilmmakers NY Tonight
by Movies News Desk - September 11, 2013

Tonight, September 11h, NewFilmmakers presents its annual 911 Screening Series as well as a Short Film Program and the feature AMERICAN VETERANS: DISCARDED AND FORGOTTEN....


Mary Kay's Former Right-Hand Woman Jackie Brown Tells Story in New Book
by Jennifer Diamond - November 26, 2013

Fifty years ago, former Mary Kay Cosmetics employee and rare insider Jackie Brown was a legal secretary in Dallas looking for a bigger and brighter future for herself and her family. After the tragic assassination of President Kennedy, there was a heightened sense of urgency for change across the co...


AUDIO: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL's Berry Gordy Talks New Musical with Tom Joyner
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2013

Celebrated radio personality Tom Joyner spoke with Motown founder Berry Gordy to discuss bringing the legend of Motown to the Broadway stage and theaters across America in an interview that aired nationwide on Tuesday, September 17 on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Listen to the complete interview bel...


CHINOOK DOWN, THE FEED, AMERICAN VETERANS and More Set for NewFilmmakers NY Tonight
by Movies News Desk - September 11, 2013

Tonight, September 11h, NewFilmmakers presents its annual 911 Screening Series as well as a Short Film Program and the feature AMERICAN VETERANS: DISCARDED AND FORGOTTEN....


THE WIZARD OF OZ National Tour Headed to Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Now thru 1/19
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014

Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of The Wizard of Oz makes its anticipated South Florida premiere at Broward Center for the Performing Arts from tonight, January 7 - 19, 2014....


CHINOOK DOWN, THE FEED, AMERICAN VETERANS and More Set for NewFilmmakers NY, 9/11
by Movies News Desk - September 06, 2013

On Wednesday, September 11h, NewFilmmakers presents its annual 911 Screening Series as well as a Short Film Program and the feature AMERICAN VETERANS: DISCARDED AND FORGOTTEN....


Gary Paul Bryant Releases 'The Thin Book of Fat Lies'
by Christina Mancuso - November 13, 2013

'The Thin Book of Fat Lies' (ISBN-10: 1492857815) is part childhood autobiography, part unbridled imagination- 'The Thin Book of Fat Lies' is a seriously funny and imaginative collage of debatable truths and fiction from composer and writer Gary Paul Bryant. While none of these eight short stories c...


Valisia LeKae to be Honored at NAN's 4th Annual Triumph Awards Today
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013

Tony Award nominee Valisia LeKae, who stars as Diana Ross in the smash hit Motown The Musical, will be honored by the National Action Network (NAN) at the 4th Annual Triumph Awards today, October 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theatre. Hosted by the Reverend Al Sharpton, President and Founder of...


STAGE TUBE: Open Audition Call for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
by Caryn Robbins - October 08, 2013

Below, check out an open audition call for Broadway's Motown The Musical. Auditionees lined up in front of the historic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City hoping for a chance to portray famous icons like Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson....


STAGE TUBE: MOTOWN Cast Dedicates Original Song to Valisia LeKae
by Nicole Rosky - January 13, 2014

As BoadwayWorld previously reported, Tony nominee Valisia LeKae recently announced that she would depart the cast of Broadway's MOTOWN because of an ovarian cancer diagnosis. To express their support of their castmate, the company united to perform a song written especially for her. 'I Am Here' was ...


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Village People, Rick Springfield & More on Next OPRAH WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
by Caryn Robbins - February 05, 2014

The next episode of OWN's Oprah: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?' will feature Rick Springfield, Jill Zarin, Andre Leon Talley, Terry Fator and The Village People....


Proxy Theatre's BETHLEHEM to Open 8/22
by Tyler Peterson - August 13, 2013

Opens August 22nd and closes September 7th; shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm. Special byProxy events are: The Designer Reveal-August 19th 8pm; Thought/Talk-August 31st 10:30pm; and the Final Curtain Party-September 7th, 10:30pm. All events take place at the Overtime Theater at 1...


Aurora Theatre Opens LOMBARDI Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014

The Brand Signature Series at Aurora Theatre continues with Lombardi by Eric Simonson, based on the book When Pride Still Mattered - A Life of Vince Lombardi written by David Maraniss. The show runs tonight, January 16 through February 9, 2014....


Berry Gordy Talks MOTOWN THE MUSICAL on Sirius XM's 'Soul Town with Jeff Foxx' Today
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2013

Today, December 6, Motown the Musical creator and legendary Motown record label founder Berry Gordy gives an inside look at the smash hit musical based on his real-life story on Sirius XM Radio's 'Soul Town with Jeff Foxx.' The program airs at 7:00pm EST on channel 49....


BWW Reviews: GREENHORN By Anna Olswanger Is More Than A Holocaust Story
by Marakay Rogers - August 17, 2013

A young Polish survivor comes to an American yeshiva. Can the other students accept his differences -- and his secrets?...


Michelle Obama & Daughters Visit MOTOWN on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - August 26, 2013

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL hosted First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia at the matinee performance on Sunday, August 25, 2013. The Obama family was joined by poet Elizabeth Alexander (who composed and delivered "Praise Song for the Day" for the first inauguration of President Obama), a...


VIP Fundraiser with Former NFL Starsfor Aurora Theatre, Gwinnett Medical Center Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2014

Support two of Gwinnett's great non-profits today, January 14 at Aurora Theatre. Guests will get a chance to rub elbows with former NFL players and get an exclusive sneak-peek at The Brand Signature Series production Lombardi by Eric Simonson, based on the book When Pride Still Mattered - A Life of ...


VIP Fundraiser with Former NFL Starsfor Aurora Theatre, Gwinnett Medical Center Set for 1/14
by Tyler Peterson - January 07, 2014

Support two of Gwinnett's great non-profits on January 14 at Aurora Theatre. Guests will get a chance to rub elbows with former NFL players and get an exclusive sneak-peek at The Brand Signature Series production Lombardi by Eric Simonson, based on the book When Pride Still Mattered - A Life of Vin...


WIZARD OF OZ Ends Toronto Run Today, North American Tour to Launch in Vegas, 9/10
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2013

The Canadian production of THE WIZARD OF OZ will play its final performance in Toronto today, August 18 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. THE WIZARD OF OZ leaves Toronto to embark on an extensive North American Tour that kicks off on September 10, 2013 at The Smith Center in Las Vegas, NV. The North Americ...






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