Cast of WGN America's UNDERGROUND Set for Live Tweeting Experience Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - March 08, 2017 UNDERGROUND fans everywhere can experience the exhilarating season two premiere of the hit Underground Railroad thriller right alongside the show's cast and creative team, for a special 'tweet up' viewing experience...
Project: Humanity's FREEDOM SINGER Tour to Stop at the Citadel This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017 Citadel Theatre will welcome Project: Humanity's acclaimed production of Freedom Singer to The Club, October 25 to 29, 2017....
The Foundry Theatre to Present World Premiere of W. David Hancock's MASTER
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2017 The Foundry Theatre announces the world premiere of MASTER, a new play by Obie Award winning playwright W. David Hancock (The Convention of Cartography), created in collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Wardell Milan....
John Legend's Song 'In America' from UNDERGROUND Released Today
by Caryn Robbins - June 12, 2017 Academy Award®, Golden Globe® winner and ten-time Grammy Award® winning visionary John Legend has released "In America," a new, original song featured in WGN America's hit TV series "Underground," produced by Sony Pictures Television....
Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2016 - Colson Whitehead's THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Hits #1
by Christina Mancuso - November 15, 2016 (NASDAQ:AMZN)-Amazon.com today announced its selections for the Best Books of 2016, naming Colson Whitehead's novel The Underground Railroad the Best Book of the Year. The annual list features the Top 100 books of the year plus Top 20 lists across various categories. All lists are hand-selected by A...
Chicago Tribune Announces 2017 Literary Prize
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2017 The Chicago Tribune today announced Marilynne Robinson as the recipient of its prestigious 2017 Literary Prize....
Legendary Soprano Kathleen Battle to Make Auditorium Theatre Debut
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017 Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle makes her debut at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, the Theatre for the People, on Saturday, September 30, with the program Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey....
See All the Winners from the 62nd Annual Obie Awards!
by Nicole Rosky - May 22, 2017 The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, Owner) are thrilled to announce the winners of the 62nd Annual Obie Awards®. Jennifer Kidwell & Scott R. Sheppard's Underground Railroad Game, produced by Ars Nova, and J.T. Roger's Oslo, produced by Lincoln...
Chicago Tribune Announces 2017 Literary Prize
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2017 The Chicago Tribune today announced Marilynne Robinson as the recipient of its prestigious 2017 Literary Prize....
ALA Announces Shortlist for 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
by Christina Mancuso - October 26, 2016 CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The American Library Association (ALA) today announced six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers an...
New Adaptation of MISS JULIE to Debut at Access Theater This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017 Strindberg's divisive and controversial play, Miss Julie, will premiere in a new adaptation this May at Access Theater in TriBeCa....
DADA RAFIKI: A CELEBRATION OF SISTERHOOD Coming to Aronoff Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2017 Award-winning Artist/Poet Annie Ruth and the Cincinnati Arts Association are proud to present Dada Rafiki: A Celebration of Sisterhood, an empowering, inspirational cultural gathering celebrating remarkable women in the community by honoring their spirit and the legacy of their service and accomplis...
UMS Announces No Safety Net Theater Festival with Focus on Contemporary Social Issues
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2017 The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan (UMS) announces No Safety Net, a three-week theater festival of four productions that foster timely conversations around slavery, terrorism, transgender identity, and radical wellness and healing....
John Legend's Song 'In America' from UNDERGROUND Released Today
by Caryn Robbins - June 12, 2017 Academy Award®, Golden Globe® winner and ten-time Grammy Award® winning visionary John Legend has released "In America," a new, original song featured in WGN America's hit TV series "Underground," produced by Sony Pictures Television....
Legendary Soprano Kathleen Battle to Make Auditorium Theatre Debut
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017 Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle makes her debut at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, the Theatre for the People, on Saturday, September 30, with the program Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey....
Cleveland Public Theatre presents STATION HOPE 2017
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2017 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce CPT's fourth annual Station Hope event on Saturday, April 29th, beginning at 6:00pm on the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Station Hope is a jubilant community event inspired by the Underground Railroad ...
VIDEO: First Look - WGN America Presents Underground Railroad Documentary Special BREAKING FREE
by Caryn Robbins - February 21, 2017 In advance of the second season premiere of WGN America's hit original series 'Underground,' on WEDNESDAY, March 8 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, fans are getting a chance to go behind the scenes with the cast and crew in an all new documentary, BREAKING FREE....
BEYOND THE OAK TREES, the Story of Harriet Tubman, Premieres At Crossroads Theatre Company for Black History Month
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017 Crossroads Theatre Company will mark Black History Month, Feb. 16-26, with the world premiere of Beyond the Oak Trees, by Kisha Bundridge, the daring story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman merging past and present along the Underground Railroad....
Legendary Soprano Kathleen Battle to Make Auditorium Theatre Debut
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2017 Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle makes her debut at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, the Theatre for the People, today, September 30, with the program Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey....
Susanna Phillips and John Chest to Join Oratorio Society of New York in Concert at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017 Star soprano Susanna Phillips and rising star baritone John Chest join the Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY) and its music director, Kent Tritle, for a program of two masterpieces of choral music by Brahms to launch OSNY's 2017-18 season on Monday, November 6, 2017, at Carnegie Hall....
Ars Nova's UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Tour Will Travel to Germany, D.C. and More
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017 Ars Nova has announced an international tour of the critically acclaimed Underground Railroad Game. The provocative production, which premiered in New York last year, was created by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard with Philadelphia based theater company Lightning Rod Special and directed by T...
Canadian Actress Andrea Bucko Makes Waves in Hollywood
by Caryn Robbins - May 26, 2017 In her latest screen appearance, Canadian actress Andrea Bucko (Big Eyes, The Orchard) leads a cast of lauded, next-generation film stars who join veteran Sam Neillin a harrowing portrayal of a true Cold War escape....
Travel Channel Orders Additional Episodes of MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2017 Travel Channel's history explorer, Don Wildman, will venture back into the field to unravel iconic and fascinating tales in 13 new single-topic special episodes of MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM....
New Stage to Perform at the Old Capitol Museum 1/24
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2017 On Tuesday, January 24 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., the Old Capitol Museum will partner with New Stage Theatre on a performance that explores efforts before the Civil War to help escaped enslaved people make their way to free territory. Oh Freedom! The Story of the Underground Railroad will tell about th...
David Gonzalez's AESOP BOPS! Coming to the Upper West Side
by BroadwayWorld JR - April 03, 2017 Vital Theatre Company will present AESOP BOPS!, a family event with master storyteller David Gonzalez, for one performance only at 1 pm on Saturday, April 15 at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre on Manhattan's Upper West Side.... |