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VIV! to Return to Edge Theatre, 2/14-17
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013

Edge Theatre presented Viv! (The Story behind the Legend of Vivien Leigh) in Houston in December, but the show is having an exciting afterlife. It is being presented in Miami the weekend of Feb. 8-10, and returns to Houston with the original cast the following Valentine Day weekend, suitably enough,...


BWW Reviews: VIV! is Entertaining and Insightful
by David Clarke - December 10, 2012

Edge Theatre is presenting Jim Tommaney's VIV! (THE STORY BEHIND THE LEGEND OF VIVIEN LEIGH) at Midtown Art Center. At the top of the 80 minute one act, Robert Strong, is at home in his Greenwich Village apartment and using his Quija Board to summon Cleopatra as played by Vivien Leigh. The actress e...


Syfy Pulls Tonight's Episode of HAVEN in Wake of Connecticut Shootings
by Tyler Peterson - December 14, 2012

Syfy has opted to pull tonight's all-new episode of HAVEN in the wake of today's tragic shootings in Connecticut, the network announced today. Tonight's originally scheduled episode was set to center on a series of killings in a high school....


PETE ROSE: HITS & MRS. Docu-Series to Premiere 1/14 on TLC
by Tyler Peterson - December 11, 2012

TLC steps up to the plate with a new six-part docu-series sharing the lives of professional baseball's most loveable bad boy, the All-Time Hit King, Pete Rose and his new fiancée, former Playboy model Kiana Kim. PETE ROSE: HITS & MRS. premieres Monday, January 14 at 10 PM ET/PT and follows Pete and ...


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...


Rebuilding NYC after Superstorm Sandy Set for THIRTEEN's MetroFocus, 6/19
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013

The next edition of MetroFocus looks at the $20 billion plan proposed by Mayor Bloomberg to strengthen New York City's defenses and infrastructure in the wake of Superstorm Sandy....


Asbury Shorts Screens 'Short Film Concert' at Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2013

Asbury Shorts, New York City's longest running short film exhibition, presents its acclaimed touring 'Short Film Concert' at The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport....


Authentic 1800's Railroad Steam Locomotive Headlamp on Ebay for 99 Cents
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2013

Estate Auctions Inc is please to offer an original steam locomotive headlight. Made between 1852 and 1866, and signed by the manufacturer, The Brooklyn Flint Glass Co. 30 South Williams Street, N.Y. Above that it reads, GILLILAND'S DIOPTRIC LENS PATENTED AUG 10TH, 1852....


VIDEO: First Look - Trailer for TOM WOLFE GETS BACK TO BLOOD
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2012

When Tom Wolfe releases his new novel, BACK TO BLOOD, this week nationwide, his many fans and readers will also be privy to the story behind his new book in the first-ever documentary about the iconic American writer and his craft. Get a sneak peek at the film's trailer below!...


Photo Flash: Sampradaya Dance Creations' TAJ
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2011

Sampradaya Dance Creations, renowned for its innovative dance productions under the artistic direction of Lata Pada, has created TAJ, an exciting new dance-theatre production chronicling the great human drama behind the magnificent architectural wonder, the Taj Mahal....


Asbury Shorts Screens 'Short Film Concert' at Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2013

Asbury Shorts, New York City's longest running short film exhibition, presents its acclaimed touring 'Short Film Concert' at The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport....


The Who Announce North American Tour
by Kelsey Denette - July 18, 2012

THE WHO, one of rock's legendary and defining bands, have announced a major North American arena tour where they'll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics. The critically acclaimed QUADROPHENIA marked the British band's second rock...


Pinkie Washington Presents ELLA AND HER FELLAS at LA's M Bar, 7/15
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2012

Cabaret and Jazz vocal stylist, New York and Los Angeles actor/singer - Pinkie Washington will perform her original cabaret show, ELLA AND HER FELLAS - the story behind icon - saluting Ella Fitzgerald, at the M BAR HOLLYWOOD, this Sunday, July 15, at 7 p.m., at the M Bar in Hollywood, Calif....


Syfy Orders Fourth Season of HAVEN
by Tyler Peterson - November 09, 2012

Syfy's hit series Haven, the #1 cable program among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 in its Friday 10-11PM (ET/PT) time period (based on Live +7 data), will return for a fourth season of 13 new episodes in 2013, it was announced today by Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head, Origi...


Asbury Shorts to Screen 'Short Film Concert' at Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre, 8/23
by Kristin Salaky - August 13, 2013

Asbury Shorts, New York City's longest running short film exhibition, presents its acclaimed touring "Short Film Concert" at The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport....


Estate Auctions Inc. Offers Rare Pickled Oyster Jug
by Christina Mancuso - May 08, 2013

Estate Auctions Inc. is pleased to announce the upcoming auction of an extremely rare piece of stoneware. The oyster jar or crock features a blue impressed mark on the top that reads T DOWNING PICKLED OYSTERS NO (star) 5 BROAD ST NEW YORK. The story behind this remarkable piece is quite interesting ...


Abingdon Theatre Company Continues New Family Series with THE HUDSON RIVER MUMMERS, 12/15
by Sierra Fox - December 06, 2012

The Hudson River Mummers, led by Henry Chapin (New York Revels at Symphony Space), will take to the June Havoc Stage at Abingdon Theatre Company (312 West 22nd Street) on December 15 at 2pm. Admission is free. This 25-year old troupe performs all over the tri-state area, celebrating the shortest day...


Author Pens Story Despite Muscle Disease in FAMILY LIFE
by Christina Mancuso - June 11, 2013

From author Renae, a “completely pure, completely honest” woman who has enthusiastically lived with several different “families” and courageously suffered different illnesses, Family Life is a stirring story about family and friendship, love and support amidst sickness and suffering. What stands out...


The Who to Play Las Vegas' The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel, 2/8
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2012

THE WHO, one of rock's legendary and defining bands, have announced a major North American arena tour where they'll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics. The critically acclaimed QUADROPHENIA marked the British band's second rock...


Puppet This Presents MANOS HANDS OF FELT, 4/1-16
by Nicole Rosky - March 23, 2011

Can puppets really make _anything_ better? Puppet This intends to find out! This spring we'll run the Worst Movie of All Time through our felt-y filter to create MANOS - THE HANDS OF FELT....


Puppet This Presents MANOS HANDS OF FELT, 4/1-16
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2011

Can puppets really make _anything_ better? Puppet This intends to find out! This spring we'll run the Worst Movie of All Time through our felt-y filter to create MANOS - THE HANDS OF FELT....


BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK Coming to Broadway?
by Nicole Rosky - September 14, 2011

According to the NY Times, Lynne Nottage's BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, which ran at SEcond stage theatre this past spring might make its way into the Fall 2011 Broadway line-up. Producer Elizabeth I. McCann revealed that she has accquired the rights to the show, and is currently searching for inve...


Rebuilding NYC after Superstorm Sandy Set for THIRTEEN's MetroFocus, 6/19
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013

The next edition of MetroFocus looks at the $20 billion plan proposed by Mayor Bloomberg to strengthen New York City's defenses and infrastructure in the wake of Superstorm Sandy....


'American Restoration' Series Premieres Tonight on History
by TV News Desk - April 15, 2011

Think you can't turn back the hands of time? At Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas, Nevada, they do it every day. Customers bring in their own pieces of history; dusty, oddball artifacts beyond repair - perhaps a 1940's Pepsi dispenser or a Prohibition-era slot machine - and come away with a restored ...


STAGE TUBE: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS' Richard Schiff Reveals Alexandra Silber's 'The West Wing Song'!
by Stage Tube - November 11, 2012

Glengarry Glen Ross star Richard Schiff, who also played 'Toby Ziegler' on NBC's 'The West Wing', has finally released Broadway and West End star Alexandra Silber's rendition of 'The West Wing Song'. Watch Silber set her own lyrics to W.G. Snuffy Walden's 'West Wing' theme, as well as a short confes...






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