TBS Greenlights Two Additional Seasons of FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE
by Caryn Robbins - January 11, 2018 Television's fastest growing late night show and ad supported television's #1 late night show among young adults has been renewed for two new seasons by TBS. The Emmy Award-winning FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE will return Wednesday, February 7 in its usual timeslot at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT)....
Award Winning Comedy BROOKLYN NINE-NINE to Debut on TBS 1/4
by Caryn Robbins - December 11, 2017 TBS will premiere the first five seasons of the Golden Globe-winning and critically acclaimed police comedy BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, from Universal Television, beginning with the series pilot on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 7pm ET/PT....
BWW Review: STORMDANCER by Jay Kristoff
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - August 07, 2017 Looking for a fantasy series as deadly and somber at times as Game of Thrones? Look no further because The Lotus Wars Trilogy by Jay Kristof will leave you just as emotionally wrecked as a book from George R. R. Martin does!...
Executive Director Erika Mallin to Step Down After 10 Years at Signature Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017 Signature Theatre Board Chairman Edward Norton and incoming Board President Nina Matis announced today that Executive Director Erika Mallin will step down from the company after 10 years to pursue new opportunities....
OCPA Presents New Plays in Lake Forest
by Julie Musbach - October 20, 2017 The Orange County Playwrights Alliance concludes its 2017 season of new theatre with staged readings of four new one-act plays from dramatists who have been produced locally and across the U.S., featuring skilled actors from across the Southland. Women figure prominently in all four plays....
Gyre & Gimble Return with THE HARTLEPOOL MONKEY
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2017 The puppeteers who brought War Horse to life and who co-designed the Lorax for the Old Vic production introduce Napoleon, the anarchic chimpanzee who is put on trial on suspicion of being a French spy....
TBS's FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE Earns 7 Emmy Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2017 The hit TBS series FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE, television's #1 ad-supported late-night show, earned its first primetime Emmy(R) nomination for Outstanding Variety Talk Series this morning, less than 18 months after its launch....
Sneak Peek - Season Three of Original Amazon Kid Series TUMBLE LEAF Premieres 8/15
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2017 On Tuesday, August 15, award-winning Amazon Original Series TUMBLE LEAF is set to debut its third season with 12 new episodes on Prime Video in the US and UK....
VAULT Launch First Comedy Festival And Groundbreaking New Immersive Venue
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2018 VAULT Festival announces the first annual VAULT Comedy Festival, a dedicated programme of over 125 comedy shows across 8 weeks, curated to showcase work from hotly tipped comics through to Edinburgh Comedy Award Winners, stand up heavyweights and TV panel show stars. Live performance pioneers, VAULT...
TBS Brings Fan Experiences, Conan O'Brien and More to New York Comedy Festival
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2017 Turner's TBS is partnering with the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) to amplify the week-long comedy event that will run Today, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, with over 200 comedians performing in more than 60 shows in the most prestigious venues across New York City....
TBS to Present 'Alien-Ish Week' Leading up to Season Two PEOPLE OF EARTH Premiere
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2017 While fans await the highly anticipated second season of TBS's hit comedy series PEOPLE OF EARTH, the network will present Alien-ish Week, an entire week of sci-fi, geek, alien and monster-themed programming starting Monday, July 17....
TBS's CONAN Heads to Israel for Special Primetime Episode Airing This September
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2017 TBS's CONAN will take the show internationally for the seventh time in two years as the popular host travels to Israel. CONAN Without Borders: Israel will be a primetime special premiering Tuesday, September 19 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS....
Block St Theatre Co to Premiere FLAMINGO & DECATUR This Winter at Theater Wit
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 You know Las Vegas - spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin...
Samantha Bee Takes FULL FRONTAL To Puerto Rico
by Tori Hartshorn - January 25, 2018 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee shines a spotlight on stories inside the beltway and beyond, from sexual harassment in the media to the 'boyfriend loophole,' and from global warming to child marriage in the United States....
Comedy Trio THE DRESS UP GANG Coming to TBS in All-New Series
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2017 TBS has greenlit a new series from the comedy trio THE DRESS UP GANG, whose viral videos include the popular My Roommate, My Friend series....
Review Roundup: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL, Starring Audra McDonald, Opens in the West End
by Review Roundups - June 28, 2017 Last night, Audra McDonald, the Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress, made her long-awaited West End debut as jazz legend Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. Let's see what the critics had to say!...
Comedy Central Announces One-Hour Sketch Comedy Special from 'Goatface' Comedy Quartet
by Caryn Robbins - July 25, 2017 Sketch comedy quartet Goatface will bring their wide-ranging brand of humor to Comedy Central for a one-hour special, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Comedy Central....
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, THE MUSICAL to Take the Stage at Roanoke Children's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017 A beloved holiday classic has been reimagined as a fun and hilarious musical guaranteed to thrill the entire family. Continuing the 10th Anniversary Season celebration, Roanoke Children's Theatre will present THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, THE MUSICAL at the Jefferson Center (541 Luck Ave SW), pla...
TBS Orders Anthology Comedy MIRACLE WORKERS, Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Owen Wilson
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2017 Turner's TBS has greenlit MIRACLE WORKERS, an anthology comedy series starring Daniel Radcliffe (Swiss Army Man, Now You See Me 2, Harry Potter Films) and Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris, Masterminds)....
Snoop Dogg to Host TBS's Reimagined Iconic Game Show THE JOKER'S WILD
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2017 Turner's TBS is teaming up with entertainment icon and actor Snoop Dogg to refresh and update the classic game show THE JOKER'S WILD....
Offbeat Festival Announces Music Programme In Partnership With BBC Introducing Oxford
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017 Offbeat today announces the festival's music programme in partnership with BBC Introducing Oxford. The line-up features Oxford's best up and coming bands, wordsmiths and singer song-writers performing over four days across two stages, the Gallery Stage and the Festival Stage, at the Old Fire Statio...
BWW Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL, Wyndham's Theatre
by Marianka Swain - June 27, 2017 One American great inhabits another in this superior cabaret, as the Broadway legend Audra McDonald slips into the skin - and unforgettable voice - of jazz icon Billie Holiday. The emotional sensitivity makes it far more than just an immensely skilful impersonation, and makes McDonald's delayed West...
St. John School of the Arts Announces SCHOOL TO SCHOOL Hurricane Irma Benefit
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017 A School-to School benefit performance for the children of St. John after the devastating Hurricane Irma will be presented on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 at the PROFESSIONAL CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, 132 West 60th Street, New York, NY....
SECRET HONOR: THE LAST TESTAMENT OF RICHARD M. NIXON Comes to United Solo Theater Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017 Donald Freed's 1983 classic comes home to New York* in the presence of the writer's wife and guests in this United Solo performance from the UK's Bootcamp Productions....
Award Winning Comedy BROOKLYN NINE-NINE to Debut on TBS Today
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2018 TBS will premiere the first five seasons of the Golden Globe-winning and critically acclaimed police comedy BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, from Universal Television, beginning with the series pilot today, January 4, 2018 at 7pm ET/PT.... |