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It's Hector's 40th birthday, and his wife is throwing him a big party with lots of friends, family and food for what will undoubtedly be a happy, celebratory day. Or so they think. As Hector tries to navigate family politics, awkward friendships and the younger woman he's secretly seeing on the side, the built-up tension explodes when Hector's hotheaded cousin slaps another couple's misbehaving child. Everyone is understandably stunned, and the party abruptly ends - with the child's parents vowing legal action as they leave. But what the hosts and guests don't know is that this moment will ignite a chain of events that will uncover long-buried secrets within this group of friends and family... and vigorously challenge the core values of everyone involved. From Writer Jon Robin Baitz ("Brothers & Sisters"), Executive Producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator," "Men in Black" franchise) and Director Lisa Cholodenko ("The Kids Are All Right"), comes this unflinching look at how one little slap... can have a huge impact.

NBC Orders Miniseries from 'Other Desert Cities' Playwright Jon Robin Baitz
by Caryn Robbins - January 20, 2014

NBC has ordered eight episodes of the miniseries 'The Slap,' adapted by Other Desert Cities playwright Jon Robin Baitz. The project is based on the critically-acclaimed Australian project of the same name that aired in 2011....


The Guthrie Presents Coward's BRIEF ENCOUNTER
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 18, 2010

The Guthrie Theater continues its exciting 2009-10 season with Kneehigh Theatre's groundbreaking production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter, adapted for the stage by Kneehigh Artistic Director Emma Rice....


The Lovers of 'Kiss Me, Kate' at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Eugene Lovendusky - April 24, 2008

With their Platinum Anniversary just around the corner, Paper Mill Playhouse is celebrating the abundance of springtime with a musical comedy favorite, Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me, Kate!' James Brennan's 'wunderbar' direction and 'too darn hot' choreography by Patti Columbo take center-stage with the har...


Photo Flash: Stage Combat At KVPAC With Alan Hutton
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2009

Both Junior & Senior COMPANY, KVPAC's signature theatre club for advanced and experienced students, were offered the opportunity to attend a very special workshop for free at the beginning of 2009. On January 10th, Main Street Theatre Instructor, Alan Hutton, came to KVPAC to teach STAGE COMBAT. Sta...


BWW Review: NOISES OFF Wows Audiences at The Barn Players
by Steve Wilson - July 19, 2014

Noises Off, the hilarious farce on theater by Michael Frayn, opened Friday night July 18 at the Barn Players in Mission, Kan. Frayn wrote the 1982 play after watching from the wings of a play he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier from behind than in front, and I thought that o...


MUSIC CITY CONFIDENTIAL: Offstage, Onstage, Backstage and Beyond With Tennessee's Theaterati
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 13, 2012

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the theater once again, we welcome you to the debut installment of Music City Confidential, all the news that's fit to print (or not-depending on your perspective) from Nashville's ever-growing, ever-fascinating (okay, so we obviously don't have enough to o...


Direct TV to Premiere New Drama Series THE SLAP, 2/15
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2012

DirecTV's Audience Network continues to provide viewers with cutting-edge, provocative programming with the addition of two new dramas, THE SLAP, premiering Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10pm ET/PT and THE SHADOW LINE, premiering on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT....


How I Met You Mother Season 5 DVD Available 9/21
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2010

Hopeless romantic Ted Mosby gets one step closer to his soul mate when 'How I Met Your Mother' Season Five arrives on DVD September 21 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee** Neil Patrick Harris ('Doogie Howser, M.D.') leads a stellar ensemble cast includ...


A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Sophie Okonedo Joins BBC TV's THE HOLLOW CROWN
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2014

The Daily Mail writes that Tony nominee Sophie Okonedo, currently starring in A RAISIN IN THE SUN on Broadway, will appear opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and others in BBC TV's upcoming trilogy THE HOLLOW CROWN, which includes Shakespeare's HENRY VI trilogy and RICHARD III....


TALL POPPY BLUES Opens at the Butterfly Club 8/9
by Lauren Wolman - August 07, 2011

Hot on the heels of its April/May success, this new version of Chris Wallace's show opens at The Butterfly Club in South Melbourne on Tuesday, 9th August and runs through Sunday, 14th August. TALL POPPY BLUES is wall-to-wall Chris Wallace songs. The music varies from country to gospel to jazz to bal...


How I Met You Mother Season 5 DVD Available 9/21
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2010

Hopeless romantic Ted Mosby gets one step closer to his soul mate when 'How I Met Your Mother' Season Five arrives on DVD September 21 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee** Neil Patrick Harris ('Doogie Howser, M.D.') leads a stellar ensemble cast includ...


BWW Reviews: Vintage Theatre's MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS - A Raucous Romp!
by Michael Mulhern - July 16, 2011

The play essentially deals with the constant power and ego struggles of who is more important in the filmmaking process - the producer, the screenwriter, or the director?...


Lincoln Center Out of Doors Presents Free Roots of American Music Festival, 7/31-8/1
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2010

Marking its 40th anniversary, Lincoln Center Out of Doors continues its schedule of FREE performances on the plazas of Lincoln Center. The 40th annual edition of the festival presents a wide range of music and dance events by dozens of international, U.S. and local artists. Coming up on July 31 and ...


How I Met You Mother Season 5 DVD Available 9/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 13, 2010

Hopeless romantic Ted Mosby gets one step closer to his soul mate when 'How I Met Your Mother' Season Five arrives on DVD September 21 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee** Neil Patrick Harris ('Doogie Howser, M.D.') leads a stellar ensemble cast includ...


BWW Reviews: Ritz Theater's DROWSY CHAPERONE Almost Dazzles
by Pati Buehler - April 23, 2013

Wake up! No time to dose or you'll miss the fun. Winner of 11 Tony's including Best Musical, score, book and more, this audience was in for a real treat, but someone forgot to set the 'time to laugh alarm'....


TALL POPPY BLUES Opens at the Butterfly Club 8/9
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2011

Hot on the heels of its April/May success, this new version of Chris Wallace's show opens at The Butterfly Club in South Melbourne on Tuesday, 9th August and runs through Sunday, 14th August. TALL POPPY BLUES is wall-to-wall Chris Wallace songs. The music varies from country to gospel to jazz to bal...


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Stacy Keibler Returns to CBS's HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
by - January 10, 2014

On the next episode of CBS's HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER titled 'Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmara', in an attempt to deliver a devastating final slap to Barney, Marshall explains how he mastered the Slap of A Million Exploding Suns....


Tony Nominee Martha Plimpton Joins Cast of OTHER DESERT CITIES at The Old Vic, Posner Will Direct
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014

The full cast is announced for the UK premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's acclaimed play, Other Desert Cities, opening at The Old Vic on Monday 24 March with previews from Thursday 13 March. Directed by Lindsay Posner, the new production will star Sinead Cusack, Peter Egan, Clare Higgins, Daniel Lapaine a...


Direct TV to Premiere New Drama Series THE SLAP, 2/15
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2012

DirecTV's Audience Network continues to provide viewers with cutting-edge, provocative programming with the addition of two new dramas, THE SLAP, premiering Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10pm ET/PT and THE SHADOW LINE, premiering on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT....


No Wasserstein Prize in 2010 Yields Growing Viral Response
by Robert Diamond - November 13, 2010

Playwright Michael Lew, on the official YOUNGBLOG blog (the group blog for the Ensemble Studio Theatre of New York's young playwrights) has written an open letter to TDF regarding the news that no Wasserstein Prize will be awarded in 2010 due to the panel not finding a play that they deemed to be 't...


Lincoln Center Out of Doors Presents Free Roots of American Music Festival, 7/31-8/1
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2010

Marking its 40th anniversary, Lincoln Center Out of Doors continues its schedule of FREE performances on the plazas of Lincoln Center. The 40th annual edition of the festival presents a wide range of music and dance events by dozens of international, U.S. and local artists. Coming up on July 31 and ...


Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre Stages A 'REVOLUTION!'
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2010

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre (www.czechmarionattes.org) will dissect revolution with stilts and strings in 'REVOLUTION!,' a theatre spectacle that examines revolutions throughout the history of mankind as a backdrop for the extraordinary peaceful 1989 Velvet Revolution in former Czechosl...


NBC Orders EMERALD CITY Based on Frank L. Baum's Novels & THE SLAP Miniseries
by Tyler Peterson - January 19, 2014

NBC has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order for “Emerald City,” a reimagining of the classic Frank L. Baum books that have inspired everything from “The Wizard Of Oz” to “Wicked.”...


CBS' Series Will Return with New Episodes in Early January; INTELLIGENCE to Premiere 1/7
by Tyler Peterson - December 16, 2013

CBS will ring in the new year with all-new episodes of its hit comedies and dramas, beginning Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Following is information on the first original episodes of all of the Network's series, including the two-hour season finale of HOSTAGES (Jan. 6), and the special series premiere of ...


Lincoln Center Out of Doors Presents Free Roots of American Music Festival, 7/31-8/1
by Nicolas Coburn - July 23, 2010

Marking its 40th anniversary, Lincoln Center Out of Doors continues its schedule of FREE performances on the plazas of Lincoln Center. The 40th annual edition of the festival presents a wide range of music and dance events by dozens of international, U.S. and local artists. Coming up on July 31 and ...






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