Albert Lebowitz Releases THE LEGAL MIND AND THE PRESIDENCY
by Christina Mancuso - July 11, 2013 Everybody knows a lawyer joke or two, but what's not as well known is the effect of the legal mind on the U.S. presidency. That's a problem, author Albert Lebowitz points out in his new book, because 27 of the 44 presidents since the nation's founding have been lawyers. For instance, although hundre...
HBO Debuts HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 27, 2014 HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights to HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE...
THE MEN AT SYLVIA'S DOOR AND THE 'AGENT' WITH DIRTY FINGERNAILS by J. Timothy Gratz and Mark Howell is Available Now
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2014 'Great information. This is the first time I ever heard it. Wow! We would have done the addition investigation (ids) ... had we known it,' says G. Robert Blakely, Former Chief Counsel and Director,The United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)....
HBO Documentary Films Acquires TV Rights to HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE
by Caryn Robbins - October 31, 2013 HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights to HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE...
Discovery & Robert Redford to Present ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN REVISITED, 4/21
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2013 Mr. Redford returns to the scandal that broke all the rules of press and politics, brought down a President and forever changed the country in ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN REVISITED which premieres on Sunday, April 21 at 8PM ET/PT....
Second Season of FX's FARGO to Be Set in Late '70's; More Details Revealed
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2014 The new season will take place in the year 1979 and feature a younger Lou Solverson who has just returned from the Vietnam War....
PBS to Premiere Documentary DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE, 8/8
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2014 PBS and WNET today announced a new special, DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE,an intensely personal, intimate and entertaining look back at Watergate on the 40th anniversary of the historic resignation of President Richard Milhous Nixon, the only president to resign the office....
Meryl Streep Narrates Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 31, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing tonight, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
PBS Premieres Documentary DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 08, 2014 PBS and WNET today announced a new special, DICK CAVETT'S WATERGATE,an intensely personal, intimate and entertaining look back at Watergate on the 40th anniversary of the historic resignation of President Richard Milhous Nixon, the only president to resign the office....
Meryl Streep to Narrate Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
BWW Interviews: Hal Holbrook of MARK TWAIN TONIGHT, Coming to Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center
by Audrey Liebross - January 12, 2015 Tony and Emmy award winner Hal Holbrook is bringing MARK TWAIN TONIGHT to Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center for one performance, on Saturday evening, January 17, 2015. BroadwayWorld interviewed him by email....
Jack Viertel to Write THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Book
by Nicole Rosky - March 29, 2013 According to the New York Times, Jack Viertel will soon write a book on 'why some shows succeed and others falter.' The book which will be released by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in winter 2016, is tentatively titled 'The Secret Life of the Broadway Musical: How Broadway Shows are Built.'...
The Gold House Trilogy Takes a Look at Victorio Peak
by Rosie Hertzman - September 30, 2013 A treasure hunt or another conspiracy theory? Authors John Clarence and Tom Whittle teamed up to track down a New Mexico treasure worth billions of dollars. The series, a dazzling take on New Mexico's legendary treasure, presents a tale of of where gold goes, blood flows. However, the authors believ...
Whistle-blower Exposes Government in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - December 05, 2014 LOS ANGELES...
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with NYMF's PROPAGANDA! THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2014 The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Propaganda! The Musical, A New Musical Comedy, with Book, Music, and Lyrics by Taylor Ferrera and Matt Webster. Directed by Nathan Brewer, the show runs July 23-27, 2014 in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!...
Exclusive! Martin Charnin Discusses ANNIE 2 & ANNIE WARBUCKS In BroadwayWorld Message Board Post
by Pat Cerasaro - June 25, 2014 Internationally adored musical ANNIE is set to hit the silver screen in an all-new movie musical adaptation later this year, but one of the show's creators has utilized the BroadwayWorld message board to share some thoughts on the two distinctly different iterations of the stage sequel to the origin...
HBO to Debut HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE, 1/27
by Caryn Robbins - January 21, 2014 HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights to HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE...
Meryl Streep Narrates Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 31, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing tonight, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
New City Stage Co. Announces 2013-14 Season: RFK, FROST/NIXON & More!
by Tyler Peterson - September 04, 2013 New City Stage Company is thrilled to announce its 2013-14 season. New City Stage will be in residence at the Adrienne Theater for the fourth year in a row, located at 2030 Sansom Street in downtown center city Philadelphia. This is the company's eigith full season and includes 3 full professional p...
James Reston, Jr. Reports on Personal Motive of Oswald in THE ACCIDENTAL ASSASSIN
by Christina Mancuso - October 28, 2013 Was the assassination of one of America's most beloved presidents an accident?...
Review: A TIME TO KILL Explores Courtroom Racism and Justifiable Murder
by Michael Dale - October 20, 2013 Rupert Holmes' stage adaptation of John Grisham's novel has a black man in 1980s Mississippi on trial for murdering the white men who raped and beat his 10-year-old daughter....
Joshua Rosenblum's MARK FELT, SUPERSTAR Comes to the Triad, 4/16-25
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2015 The Triad Theater will present the first New York performances of 'Mark Felt, Superstar,' a new musical about Watergate's infamous Deep Throat, with book, music and lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum....
Meryl Streep to Narrate Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
NIXON BY NIXON: IN HIS OWN WORDS Debuts 8/4 on HBO
by Tyler Peterson - July 21, 2014 On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon became the first American president to resign from office. From 1971 to 1973, he had secretly recorded his private conversations, purportedly 'for the purpose of historical record,' but in the wake of the Watergate Scandal the revelation of the tapes led to his... |