EDINBURGH 2022: Marcia Belsky Guest Blog
Comedian Marcia Belsky blogs for Broadway World about bringing Man and Woman (with comedy partner Jake Cornell) to a new audience in their Edinburgh Fringe debut. Here, she tells us about how writing a two-hander is a different skill to penning a stand-up show and what it’s like working so closely with Jake.
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for Sufi Musical ISHQ at Sadler's Wells
This September, Ahsan Khan (Udaari, Mausam, Dastaan, Hum TV) and Rasheeda Ali (Anita and Me, Theatre Royal Stratford East; Crossing the Border, Channel 4) will take on the roles of love interests Ranjha and Heer alongside Adnan Jaffar (Jalaibee; Manto; Karachi: The Musical) who will play villain Kaido in new multicultural Sufi musical ISHQ at Sadler's Wells. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
World's Most Expensive $40,000 Cake! A Tribute to India's Independence Day
At the request of a client in Dubai, the cake artists at Broadway Bakery have created the world's most expensive edible cake to help celebrate the Indian Independence Day. It features Bollywood celebrity Aamir Khan (as Mahavir Singh Phogat) glamorously looking on with unwavering conviction as he trains his daughters Geeta and Babita for Olympic greatness.
Photo Flash: Tituss Burgess, Renee Fleming and More Arrive at 2016 Sing for Hope Gala
International opera star Renee Fleming and Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess performed together for the first time, for an audience that includes opera stars Joyce DiDonato, Paul Appleby and Diana Soviero, Ann Ziff, Margie Loeb, Miriam Morales ('Orange Is The New Black'), poker star Beth Shak, Nobel Laureates Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Dr. James Watson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mercedes Bass, Dave Gilboa (Warby Parker), Angela Birchett (The Color Purple), Grammy nominee Emily King, and more at Sing for Hope's 10th Anniversary Gala this Monday at Tribeca Rooftop. Scroll down for photos of the stars arriving for the event!
NBC Continues Coverage of PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Tonight
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) coverage continues tonight, October 17 live at 4 p.m. ET on NBC, highlighted by a welterweight bout between former titleholder Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) and 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Felix Diaz (17-0, 8 KOs) from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Continues Saturday on NBC
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) coverage continues this Saturday, October 17 live at 4 p.m. ET on NBC, highlighted by a welterweight bout between former titleholder Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) and 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Felix Diaz (17-0, 8 KOs)from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Showtime Announces 2015 Spring Programming
Today, Showtime announced its 2015 Spring Programming, which includes the seventh and final season of NURSE JACKIE, the new series HAPPY and the return of PENNY DREADFUL.
Nicholas Pinnock to Lead THE ROYALE at Bush Theatre
Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, Fortitude) will star as Jay Jackson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world, in The Royale, written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the New Black), directed by Madani Younis (artistic director of the Bush Theatre), and loosely based on the true story of the boxer Jack Johnson.
Showtime to Kick Off Free Preview Weekend on 5/9
SHOWTIME will be available to 74 million households during a Free Preview Weekend this Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11. Viewers nationwide will be able to sample the network's award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME On Demand(R), SHOWTIME ANYTIME(R) and on a number of participating distributors' TV Everywhere portals. The Free Preview weekend will include the series premiere of the new drama series PENNY DREADFUL, as well as new episodes of the critically-acclaimed hit series NURSE JACKIE and CALIFORNICATION, the premium television premiere of Scary Movie 5, and the premiere of Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana, the thrilling 12-round welterweight world championship unification bout from Saturday, May 3. During the Preview, SHOWTIME will also debut the second episode of PENNY DREADFUL on SHOWTIME ANYTIME immediately following the series premiere on Sunday, May 11th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
BURBERRY CELEBRATES LONDON WITH THREE LIVE SHOWS
Burberry invited the world to celebrate London today, through three simultaneous live shows, blurring the physical and digital to bring the event from the runway in Hyde Park, to the new Regent Street flagship, to the world.