Music Superstar Taylor Swift to Debut New Song During ABC's TGIT Line Up 11/9
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 Music superstar Taylor Swift continues her groundbreaking collaboration with ABC with a special performance of a new song to air during TGIT on Thursday, Nov. 9, on The ABC Television Network, followed by an extended version on Freeform the following day....
BWW Review: David Ives' Verse Comedy, THE LIAR, Offers Alternative Corneille
by Michael Dale - January 30, 2017 Press performances for David Ives' sharp and funny verse comedy THE LIAR began just around the time when political headlines were being made about the phrase 'alternative facts.'...
FremantleMedia Inks Exclusive First Look Deal with Bestselling Author Neil Gaiman
by Caryn Robbins - February 28, 2017 FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), continuing the expansion of its scripted television business, has entered into an exclusive, multi-year first look agreement with award-winning author Neil Gaiman....
ABC Renews MATCH GAME, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD & More Summer Fare
by Caryn Robbins - August 04, 2016 The ABC Television Network announced pick-up orders for summer sensations “Celebrity Family Feud,” “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Match Game” and “To Tell the Truth.”...
BWW Review: GROOMED, Soho Theatre
by Charlie Wilks - June 16, 2017 How can a truth be told? How can a secret be spoken? The shame, guilt and fear of our childhood can haunt us into adulthood. A betrayed schoolboy, a Japanese soldier, and the inventor of the saxophone all have something in common - the desire to be heard. Raw, thought-provoking and never self-indulg...
Grammy- & Emmy-Nominated Pop Icon Katy Perry Set to Judge on ABC's AMERICAN IDOL
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2017 At today's upfront presentation at David Geffen Hall in New York City, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey announced that Grammy- and Emmy-nominated music luminary Katy Perry is set to judge the next generation of artists on ABC's revival of the beloved music competition series “American Ido...
VH1 to Present Mother's Day Special DEAR MAMA: AN EVENT TO HONOR MOMS, 5/8
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2017 VH1 today announced its second annual DEAR MAMA: AN EVENT TO HONOR MOMS will premiere on Monday, May 8th at 10 PM ET/PT. Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R) nominee Anthony Anderson will return as host along with VH1 fan favorite, actress, and New York Times best-selling author La La Anthony....
Negro Ensemble Mounts THE COST as 2017 Alumni Showcase at La MaMa This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017 This weekend, July 14 to 16, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) will hold the 2017 edition of its NEC Alumni Summer Showcase in La MaMa's First Floor Theater, 74A East Fourth Street, presenting 'The Cost' by Aquaila Shene Barnes, directed by Barbara Montgomery....
ABC Announces March Premiere Date for AMERICAN IDOL
by Caryn Robbins - November 06, 2017 AMERICAN IDOL the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, will return to airwaves on SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (8:00 10:00 p.m. EDT), at its new home on The ABC Television Network. Ryan Seacrest announced the news today on Live with Kelly and Rya...
Fremantle Brings Two New Game Shows Created for Kids to Universal Kids
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2017 FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) today announced the company will be bringing its game show prowess to the newly branded Universal Kids, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's kids network....
Sneak Peek - ABC Airs Exclusive Interview with Princess Diana's Brother This August
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2017 On the eve of Princess Diana's birthday, ABC and Time Inc.'s PEOPLE announce the list of exceptional voices to be featured in THE STORY OF DIANA. The two-night, four-hour primetime television event documenting the extraordinary life of Princess Diana marks the 20th anniversary of the icon's tragic p...
DGF's GREAT WRITERS THANK THEIR LUCKY STARS Gala to Honor Hal Prince and More
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017 The Dramatists Guild Fund has announced the honorees and date for its annual gala....
BWW Review: WHITE PEOPLE DRINKING Asks What Would Happen at a Dinner Party if Everyone Told the Truth?
by Shari Barrett - February 27, 2017 Writer, Daniel Sugimoto has always tried to push past our standard social interactions, which are based on the rules of politeness, in order to have real human interactions instead. His latest play, WHITE PEOPLE DRINKING, which is NOT a musical, is all about those honest conversations during a dinn...
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD Star Jason Ritter Achieves World Record
by TV News Desk - October 09, 2017 At 11:48 a.m. EDT, live, on ABC's The View, it was declared by an official adjudicator that Jason Ritter, star of ABC's Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for Most hugs given in one minute by an individual....
Myriam Norton Releases UNDER THEIR CLAWS
by Christina Mancuso - July 13, 2016 In 'Under their Claws: A Testimony of My Kidnapping' (published by Trafford Publishing), author Myriam Norton's new biography, readers are taken into a frightening period of Norton's life, when she was kidnapped and held by Colombian FARC terrorists....
BWW Review: David Ives' Verse Comedy, THE LIAR, Offers Alternative Corneille
by Michael Dale - January 30, 2017 Press performances for David Ives' sharp and funny verse comedy THE LIAR began just around the time when political headlines were being made about the phrase 'alternative facts.'...
Anthony Anderson Hosts TO TELL THE TRUTH, Premiering on ABC 5/27
by Caryn Robbins - May 20, 2017 Hosted by Anthony Anderson, TO TELL THE TRUTH is an anarchic and funny re-imagination of the beloved game show of the same name. The all-new version takes the excitement to another level, featuring fun characters from pop culture....
CHBB Publishes New Novel Right Handed Lefty by Ryan Coughlin, Celebrating the Differences in All of Us
by Robert Diamond - October 24, 2017 ...
Tony Kushner Talks Left-Wing Mobilization and Election Inspiration with The Village Voice
by A.A. Cristi - November 16, 2016 This week's issue of The Village Voice contains a piece 'No Sleep Till 2020' which features the responses of prominent NY artists and activists including Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Tony Kushner, as they plot their next steps following the results of the presidential election....
HOLLYOAKS Star Keith Rice Will Lead New Thriller BLOOD RUNS DEEP at The Gladstone Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2017 Following their successful first production The Ruby Slippers, Break A Leg Productions in association with Bill Elms return with a brand new psychological thriller BLOOD RUNS DEEP, written by Emma Culshaw and David Paul. Set in the 1990's, the four-character play will star Hollyoaks villain Keith Ri...
Negro Ensemble Company to Present THE COST for Alumni Summer Showcase at La MaMa
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017 On July 15 and 16, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) will hold the 2017 edition of its NEC Alumni Summer Showcase in La MaMa's First Floor Theater, 74A East Fourth Street, presenting 'The Cost' by Aquaila Shene Barnes, directed by Barbara Montgomery....
ABC's TO TELL THE TRUTH Draws Its Biggest Audience This Season
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2017 At 8:00 p.m., ABC's “To Tell the Truth” built over its most recent first-run airing in the slot by 18% in Total Viewers (4.7 million vs. 4.0 million) and by 25% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/3 vs. 0.8/2), scoring its most watched telecast this season....
ABC Posts Week to Week Gains on Sunday Against the 'Golden Globe Awards'
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2017 Opposite Sunday's “Golden Globe Awards” broadcast and NFL-fueled competition on Fox, ABC's back-to-back episodes of “To Tell the Truth” from 8:00-10:00 p.m. and “Conviction” at 10:00 p.m. grew week to week....
PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS Heads to Exeter Northcott Theatre this Month
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017 Following a critically-acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London's West End, People, Places & Things will head to the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October....
JAYMAY Announces Special Holiday Show at McKittrick Hotel This December
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2016 Acoustic pop singer-songwriter Jaymay's first-ever holiday album, Fallin' Like Snow, has sonic fragments of Los Angeles, the Czech Republic and her home base of NYC.... |