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The six-episode half-hour series explores the relationship between best friends Kate, who is newly engaged, and Michael, who is attempting to move on from his ex-fianc

Southwark Playhouse Postpones THE BEAST OF BLUE YONDER
by Stephi Wild - March 17, 2020

Southwark Playhouse has postponed the upcoming professional world premiere of Philip Ridley's The Beast of Blue Yonder....


Human Race Extends Its 35th Season With  Two More Dayton Premieres  Photo Human Race Extends Its 35th Season With  Two More Dayton Premieres 
by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2021

The 35th year just keeps on giving.  The Human Race has announced two additional shows that will complete our current season of Dayton premieres.  ...


SHOWTIME Revives DEXTER 'Wrap-Up' Podcast for New Reboot Photo SHOWTIME Revives DEXTER 'Wrap-Up' Podcast for New Reboot
by Michael Major - September 23, 2021

SHOWTIME breathes new life into the official Dexter companion podcast with the premiere of Dexter: New Blood Wrap-Up With Scott Reynolds, hosted by Reynolds, executive producer and writer for the much-anticipated special event series Dexter: New Blood....


BWW College Guide - Everything You Need to Know About University of Southern Californ Photo BWW College Guide - Everything You Need to Know About University of Southern California in 2019/2020
by Linnae Medeiros - October 08, 2019

With college theatre program auditions just around the corner, we're highlighting some of the most prestigious theatre programs from all across the country. Today we're chatting with faculty from the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts about how their program is adaptable to ...


BWW College Guide - Everything You Need to Know About University of Southern Californ Photo BWW College Guide - Everything You Need to Know About University of Southern California in 2019/2020
by Linnae Medeiros - October 08, 2019

With college theatre program auditions just around the corner, we're highlighting some of the most prestigious theatre programs from all across the country. Today we're chatting with faculty from the University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts about how their program is adaptable to ...


In Celebration Of International Women's Day, DCINY Features All-female Choirs In Work Photo In Celebration Of International Women's Day, DCINY Features All-female Choirs In Works Written For Female Voices
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2019

In celebration of International Women's Day, DCINY guest conductor Nancy Menk leads an orchestra and all-female choir in various choral works for women's voices. DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Jonathan Griffith conducts John Rutter's Magnificat with the Distinguished Concerts Orches...


PULA! BOTSWANA ON BROADWAY Performs for Two Days Only this August Photo PULA! BOTSWANA ON BROADWAY Performs for Two Days Only this August
by Rebecca Russo - July 28, 2018

Battery Dance presents a dance theatre musical, PULA! Botswana on Broadway, sponsored by the Botswana Tourism Organisation, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 3pm and 8pm and Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 8pm at The PlayStation Theater, 1515 Broadway, NYC. Tickets start at $40 and are available at www....


40th College Television Awards Goes Virtual; Jimmy Fallon, Kelly McCreary, and More t Photo 40th College Television Awards Goes Virtual; Jimmy Fallon, Kelly McCreary, and More to Present!
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 18, 2020

The Television Academy Foundation today announced that for the first time in its 40-year history, the College Television Awards has been reimagined as a virtual event that will be livestreamed to a worldwide audience on Saturday, May 30, 2020 , at 5:00 PM (PDT) ....


VIDEO: SundanceTV Releases New Teaser for THIS CLOSE Season Two Photo VIDEO: SundanceTV Releases New Teaser for THIS CLOSE Season Two
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019

SundanceTV released the official key art and a new teaser for season two of the critically acclaimed original dramedy This Close, premiering on Thursday, September 12 at 9:00p.m. PT/midnight ET. The expanded second season, featuring eight, half-hour episodes, will air with two back-to-back episodes ...


Sundance Now Greenlights Second Season of Original Relationship Dramedy THIS CLOSE Photo Sundance Now Greenlights Second Season of Original Relationship Dramedy THIS CLOSE
by Macon Prickett - April 18, 2018

Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium video streaming service, today announced the greenlight of season two of its original relationship dramedy, “This Close.” The groundbreaking series, hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “this close to perfect,” is created, written and stars Shoshannah Stern and Josh ...


DEXTER: NEW BLOOD Sets DVD & Blu-Ray Release Photo DEXTER: NEW BLOOD Sets DVD & Blu-Ray Release
by Michael Major - January 10, 2022

From CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, watch as Emmy®-Award nominee Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter, along with Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter’s sister Deb. The highly-anticipated 4-disc collection features every shocking episode from the special event series, along with an ex...


Sundance Institute Announces Inaugural Class of Momentum Fellows Photo Sundance Institute Announces Inaugural Class of Momentum Fellows
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2018

Sundance Institute announced today the eight members of the inaugural class of the Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program of deep, customized creative and professional support for writers, directors, and producers from underrepresented communities working across documentary and feature filmmaking,...


Jersey City Theater Center Will Honor National Native American Heritage Month Photo Jersey City Theater Center Will Honor National Native American Heritage Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 08, 2019

Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) honors National Native American Heritage Month with a celebration of the indigenous people of Hudson County and New Jersey. This Native American festival features an art exhibit by Jack 'Crying Raven' Anderson and an exclusive screening of American Native, a documen...


Ensemble Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season Photo Ensemble Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2019

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC), the region's premiere theatre, is delighted to announce its 2019-2020 Season, which features a five-time Tony Award-winning musical, a raucous rom-com with a sweet sixth-sense, an urgent and gripping drama about breaking a sinister cycle, a snapshot of an unsung sc...


PULA! BOTSWANA ON BROADWAY Performs for Two Days Only this August Photo PULA! BOTSWANA ON BROADWAY Performs for Two Days Only this August
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018

Battery Dance presents a dance theatre musical, PULA! Botswana on Broadway, sponsored by the Botswana Tourism Organisation, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 3pm and 8pm and Today, August 23, 2018 at 8pm at The PlayStation Theater, 1515 Broadway, NYC. Tickets start at $40 and are available at www.bot...


VIDEO: Christopher Jackson Performs 'The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Creative Co Photo VIDEO: Christopher Jackson Performs 'The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Creative Coalition's Inaugural Ball
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2021

On January 20, 2021, The Creative Coalition brought together leaders from entertainment, media, Congress, and the White House Cabinet and Administration. National and entertainment industry leaders gathered virtually for The Creative Coalition’s famed Inaugural Ball....


PULA! BOTSWANA ON BROADWAY Performs for Two Days Only this August Photo PULA! BOTSWANA ON BROADWAY Performs for Two Days Only this August
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018

Battery Dance presents a dance theatre musical, PULA! Botswana on Broadway, sponsored by the Botswana Tourism Organisation, today, August 22, 2018 at 3pm and 8pm and Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 8pm at The PlayStation Theater, 1515 Broadway, NYC. Tickets start at $40 and are available at www.botswan...


BWW Review: SUPPER at CATNIP Divadlo Photo BWW Review: SUPPER at CATNIP Divadlo
by Robert Sennett - June 21, 2018

CATNIP (which stands for Contemporary American Theater Now In Prague) has mined this territory before. Their productions of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire' were both well done and well received. But Phinneas Kiyomura is no David Mamet or Tennessee Williams....


Five Independent Artists Bring Art and Science Together Photo Five Independent Artists Bring Art and Science Together
by Tori Hartshorn - October 16, 2018

Sundance Institute, in collaboration with Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, announced the inaugural five filmmakers and projects being supported by the Science Sandbox Nonfiction Initiative, a new program aiding innovative artists in creating science-focused works and in conne...


West Midlands Actors Star in Powerful New Play CASTAWAYS Photo West Midlands Actors Star in Powerful New Play CASTAWAYS
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2018

Rising stars from the West Midlands are set to shine in a powerful new drama from Mandala Theatre Company, coming to the Belgrade Theatre this spring for its only local tour dates. Running in Coventry on 17 and 18 May, Aitha Sen Gupta's Castaways poses urgent questions about how young people in the ...


HBO Max Announces Leadership Team For Latin America In Advance Of Rollout This Year Photo HBO Max Announces Leadership Team For Latin America In Advance Of Rollout This Year
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 19, 2021

WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T Inc, announced today that Luis Duran will join the company in February as General Manager for HBO Max Latin America....


AMC Networks Announces Premiere Dates for New, Returning Series and Seasonal Events S Photo AMC Networks Announces Premiere Dates for New, Returning Series and Seasonal Events Such as FEARFEST, BEST CHRISTMAS EVER
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 25, 2019

AMC Networks announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour premiere dates for several new and returning original series, including IFC's Baroness von Sketch Show, which has been picked up for a fifth season, and programming events, including AMC's FearFest and newly expan...


Television Academy Foundation Partners With Easterseals To Present THE POWER OF TV: R Photo Television Academy Foundation Partners With Easterseals To Present THE POWER OF TV: REPRESENTING DISABILITY IN STORYTELLING
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2019

The Television Academy Foundation today announced it will co-present The Power of TV: Representing Disability in Storytelling with Easterseals Southern California on April 24, 2019, at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California....


BWW Review: THE LARAMIE PROJECT at UCSB Hatlen Theater Photo BWW Review: THE LARAMIE PROJECT at UCSB Hatlen Theater
by Anna Jensen - March 05, 2019

An affecting and thoughtful portrayal of a watershed event...


BWW Review: A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS is just that at Birdland Photo BWW Review: A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS is just that at Birdland
by Lin Markz - December 22, 2021

This close to the big day, you might already be flagging in your enthusiasm for the traditional old songs and carols attached to the upcoming holiday. Have no fear! There is an alternative. Birdland's 12th iteration of A Swinging Birdland Christmas will reinvigorate that waning spirit. The trio of K...






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