PARCEL FROM AMERICA Private Industry Reading to be Presented at Theater 555
PARCEL FROM AMERICA, a new Irish musical, will offer two invitation only readings. Set in 1950s West Limerick, and with Irish emigration at its core, Parcel From America weaves a tale of a lonely widow and a neighbor boy whose attempt to comfort her leads him to make a promise he can't keep. Learn more!
PARCEL FROM AMERICA Opens In Dublin Next Week
With Irish emigration at its core, Parcel From America is a big-hearted musical that weaves together the story of loved ones who were forced to leave and those who had to stay behind. Celebrating the enduring strength of family and community in 1950s rural West Limerick, Parcel from America tells the story of a spirited young boy, a lonely widow and a singular, never-to-be-forgotten parcel.
Oakland University Theatre Presents EQUUS
At 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, the theatre program at Oakland University will open its production of Peter Shaffer's "Equus," a contemporary classic that startled audiences with its innovation and emotional power when it first opened in the 1970s. The original 1975 Broadway production won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Foreign Play.
Kevin Corcoran and Ken Annakin Set for Screening of SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON at El Capitan Theatre, 12/11
For ONE NIGHT ONLY on Thursday, December 11, 2014, Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre celebrates "Throwback Thursday" and will be showing Disney's SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. This special event will feature a special guest appearance by SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON movie talent and Disney Legend, Kevin Corcoran. Plus, the evening will feature a special centennial presentation for SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON director Ken Annakin.
Billy Baldwin Boards BBC America's COPPER
Nothing is ever as it seems in Five Points...BBC AMERICA and Cineflix Studios promise no shortage of twists and turns for season two of COPPER, announcing today thatfamed New Yorker, William 'Billy' Baldwin (Gossip Girl, Hawaii Five-O) will guest star in the last two episodes of the upcoming season as William 'Wild Bill' Eustace - a charming Tammany Hall power broker. Also joining Baldwin at the end of the season is Lindy Booth (Kick-Ass 2, Fairly Legal) as Teresa Trembley - protected witness of a high-profile murder in Five Points.COPPER, BBC AMERICA's highest-rated original drama set in 1860s New York City, returns Sunday, June 23, 10:00pm ET/PT.
Alfre Woodard Joins Cast of BBC America's COOPER
There's a new face in the Five Points…BBC AMERICA and Cineflix Studios announced today that critically-acclaimed actress Alfre Woodard (Steel Magnolias, Twelve Years a Slave, True Blood) will guest star in the second season of COPPER, BBC AMERICA's highest-rated original drama set in 1860s New York City. The series returns Sunday, June 23, 10:00pm ET/PT.
6th Annual Media Film Festival Takes Place This Weekend
A world of independent film comes to "Everybody's Hometown" as the 6th Annual Media Film Festival prepares to screen outstanding work by local, national and international filmmakers. The 2 day festival takes place Friday, April 5th and Saturday April 6th at the Media Borough Community Center, 3rd and Monroe Streets. Sponsored by the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, the Media Film Festival is a juried presentation of outstanding narrative, documentary, animated and experimental films. Admission is $10. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.mediafilmfestival.org.
BBC America's Original Series COPPER to Return, 6/23
BBC AMERICA announced today, hit original series COPPER, will premiere Sunday, June 23, 10:00pm ET/PT. The first teaser trailer, featuring music by Iron and Wine, will be revealed tomorrow during BBC AMERICA's broadcast of Doctor Who at 8:00pm ET/PT. Set in 1865 New York City, Tom Weston-Jones returns as Detective Kevin Corcoran, an Irish-American cop who seeks justice for the powerless in the notorious Five Points. Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy, Max Payne), Eamonn Walker (Chicago Fire, Oz), Lee Tergesen (The Big C, Oz) and Andrew Howard (Hatfield & McCoys, The Hangover) join the cast for the second season.
6th Annual Media Film Festival Begins 4/5
A world of independent film comes to "Everybody's Hometown" as the 6th Annual Media Film Festival prepares to screen outstanding work by local, national and international filmmakers. The 2 day festival takes place Friday, April 5th and Saturday April 6th at the Media Borough Community Center, 3rd and Monroe Streets. Sponsored by the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, the Media Film Festival is a juried presentation of outstanding narrative, documentary, animated and experimental films. Admission is $10. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.mediafilmfestival.org.