Photo Flash: First Look at TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Two River, Directed by Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks!
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2012 Two River Theater Company launches its 2012-2013 Season with Topdog/Underdog, written and directed by Suzan-Lori Parks. Performances continue in Two River's Rechnitz Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue through Sunday, September 30. Get a first look at the cast onstage in the photos below!...
Sophie Evans Takes Over as Dorothy in West End's THE WIZARD OF OZ
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2012 Sophie Evans has just announced via her Twitter that she will be filling in Danielle Hope's ruby slippers in the West End production of The Wizard of Oz on February 7, 2012. Evans was the runner up in the BBC reality talent competition show, Over The Rainbow, which tracked Andrew Lloyd Webber's sea...
KCACTF Announces National Awardees; 45th Annual Festival Set for 4/15-20
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2013 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced national awardees for outstanding work from the regional festivals that were held January 8 through March 3, 2013. Individual awardees and a representative from each of the outstanding productions will travel to the Kennedy Center in...
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Announces Winner of 'Truckin Amazing Cook-Off'
by Caryn Robbins - August 02, 2013 This morning on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced that the Mustache Mobile food truck from Atlantic City, NJ was chosen as the winner of “LIVE's” Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off” and took home the $20,000 grand prize....
Clay Aiken Heads to CELEBRITY APPRENTICE Finale
by Caryn Robbins - May 14, 2012 'Monty Python's Spamalot' star Clay Aiken and comedian Arsenio Hall have been chosen by Donald Trump as the two remaining finalists on NBC's THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE....
Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition Set for 9/14-16
by Kelsey Denette - July 19, 2012 On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival will present the 12th Annual Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition....
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness' GREAT Kitchens 10-City Gluten-Free Chef's Table Tour Closes the Fall Schedule in Los Angeles
by Robert Diamond - November 12, 2013 The GREAT Kitchens TM Gluten-Free Chef's Table Tour in conjunction with the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) announces the culmination of its fall tour in Los Angeles on November 13th and 14th. NFCA chef ambassador Chef Jehangir Mehta will support the NFCA GREAT Kitchens TM industry i...
Revised WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN to Get First Regional Staging in Indiana
by Nicole Rosky - September 05, 2013 Munster, Indiana's Theatre at the Center will be the first professional company to stage a regional production of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, which is set to play September 11- October 19, 2014. The musical, which played only 69 performances on Broadway in 2010, will feature a revis...
Guest Post: Alternate Reality: 5 Reality TV Shows That Fooled Us
by Caryn Robbins - January 21, 2013 Exposing a reality TV show for its fictional storylines isn't exactly new, but it doesn't usually involve a lawsuit. Here are some of our favorite 'reality shows' from that past that were never very real to begin with....
KCACTF Announces National Awardees; 45th Annual Festival Set for 4/15-20
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2013 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced national awardees for outstanding work from the regional festivals that were held January 8 through March 3, 2013. Individual awardees and a representative from each of the outstanding productions will travel to the Kennedy Center in...
Las Vegas' 2012 Coyote Country Fest Features Ronnie Dunn and 2 American Idol Finalists, 8/18
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2012 Coyote Country Fest, featuring country music star Ronnie Dunn and "American Idol" finalists Lauren Alaina and Bucky Covington, returns to the Orleans Arena one night only, Saturday, August 18....
Photo Flash: Katharine McPhee Channels Co-Star Anjelica Huston in Photoshoot
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2013 In a recent photoshoot with 7Hollywood, SMASH actress Katharine McPhee donned a neo-noir look to pay homage to her co-star Anjelica Huston. Check out the stylized shoot below!...
GREAT Kitchens 10-City Gluten-Free Chef's Table Tour Brings Gluten-Free Awareness to Portland
by Robert Diamond - October 21, 2013 Following a successful launch in New York City on October 22-23, the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) in partnership with chef and restaurateur, Jehangir Mehta, will continue to the second stop of the national GREAT Kitchens Gluten-Free Chef's Table Tour in Portland, Ore. on Octob...
Crystal Bowersox to Play Ridgefield Playhouse, 9/15
by Tyler Peterson - August 15, 2013 The Ridgefield Playhouse stage will be graced by 'triple threat' singer, songwriter, actress Crystal Bowersox, who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol in 2010 and has the distinction of being the first female finalist in three years, on Sunday, September 15, at 8 p.m. Crystal is o...
Natasha Hamilton & Rory Taylor to Lead RENT 20th Anniversary Concert Tour
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2013 JP Productions today announces the lead casting details for their forthcoming UK tour of the smash-hit Tony Award winning Broadway musical 'Rent'....
NBC Reveals This Season's BIGGEST LOSER!
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2013 Danni Allen, a 26-year-old advertising account coordinator from Wheeling, Illinois, became THE BIGGEST LOSER at last night's live season 14 finale of the NBC series, winning $250,000....
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for July 10th, 2013
by Paul W. Thompson - July 10, 2013 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Summer Birthday Showtune Blowout, 'The Last Five Years,' 'A Chorus Liine,' 'Whistle Down The Wind,' the casts of 'The Color Purple' and 'Next To Normal,'...
Premiere Stages at Kean Univ. Seeks Proposals for New Liberty Live Initiative
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2012 Aspiring and established playwrights are invited to submit new plays to Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University....
AMERICAN IDOL's Blake Lewis Signs to Republic Records for New Single 'Your Touch'
by Caryn Robbins - February 26, 2013 Singer, songwriter, composer and producer Blake Lewis has signed to Republic Records, it was announced today, simultaneously with the release of his newest single, 'Your Touch.'...
Carly Rose Sonenclar to Appear on LAW AND ORDER: SVU This Month
by TV News Desk - October 02, 2013 Carly Rose Sonenclar Tweeted today: 'Excited to announce that I'm gonna be on @LawandOrderSVU! Watch my episode sometime in October! #GuiltyNotGuilty', along with the picture below!...
Photo Coverage: Inside the August Wilson Monologue Competition
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - May 08, 2013 Jujamcyn Theaters and True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) have announced that Thembisile Gxuluwe from West Mifflin Area High School near Pittsburgh has won first place at the 5th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition held on Monday, May 6th at at the August W...
Revised WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN to Get First Regional Staging in Indiana
by Nicole Rosky - September 05, 2013 Munster, Indiana's Theatre at the Center will be the first professional company to stage a regional production of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, which is set to play September 11- October 19, 2014. The musical, which played only 69 performances on Broadway in 2010, will feature a revis...
LIVE! WITH KELLY Announces Top 2 Finalists for 'Grilling with the Stars'
by TV News Desk - July 30, 2012 Today on 'LIVE! with Kelly,' host Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Chris Harrison announced the top two finalists in the show's summer-long 'Grilling with the Stars' competition. Actress and author MARILU HENNER and R&B artist ASHANTI are the two celebrities whose recipes are still in the running to win...
4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition Launches Tonight, 5/7
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2012 Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth, President) and True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) previously announced the 4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, to take place tonight, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). The event,...
4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition Set for 5/7
by Kelsey Denette - May 04, 2012 Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth, President) and True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) have announced the 4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition on Monday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). The event, which is free and... |