November 2008 - Articles Page 8

For the first time ever, Bravo Media will premiere 'Kathy,' live! The weekly prime-time talk show hosted by two-time Emmy award winner Kathy Griffin will return on Thursday, January 10th at 10P.M. ET/PT. The live premiere will feature Kathy joined by celebrity guests Liza Minnelli and Jane Lynch as they break down the week's pop culture headlines, celebrity scandals and top television moments. In addition to her celebrity guests, this season will feature Kathy joined by her fun-loving mother, Maggie, always-adorable assistant, Tiffany and will introduce her new staff through a special look at how she runs the office.

Cabaret event SONGS OF VISCERA will premiere at Stage Left Studio, 214 W 30th Street, 7:30 pm. The one-night event is the brainchild of Emmy-nominated composer Garth Koren, Drama Desk-nominated character actor Frank Blocker, and the producer Cheryl King, and is (not unconsciously) scheduled for the night before the Mayan calendar ends.

Cabaret event SONGS OF VISCERA will premiere at Stage Left Studio, 214 W 30th Street, 7:30 pm. The one-night event is the brainchild of Emmy-nominated composer Garth Koren, Drama Desk-nominated character actor Frank Blocker, and the producer Cheryl King, and is (not unconsciously) scheduled for the night before the Mayan calendar ends.

Bravo Media will premiere an all-new season of KATHY, the weekly prime-time talk show hosted by two-time Emmy award winner Kathy Griffin on Thursday, January 10th at 10:00 PM ET/PT. Every Thursday, Kathy will be joined by a throng of celebrities to discuss everything pop culture from the latest celebrity scandals to Kathy's new favorite television obsession to her most recent celebrity run in.

Chandler has announced a one-night-only benefit staged reading of Dustin Lance Black's 8 tonight, December 1 in Randolph, Vermont.

ABC won the 2012 November sweep in both Total Viewers (2.620 million) and Adults 18-49 (850,000), marking the Net's 3rd consecutive sweep win in late-night. Together "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" form ABC's winning late-night strategy of airing news and entertainment programming.

ABC News' GOOD MORNING AMERICA won the 2012 November sweep in both Total Viewers (5.314 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.023 million), according to Nielsen Media Research. "GMA" scored its first sweep victory in the key adult news demo in more than 18 years - since July 1994. In addition, "GMA" led a November sweep in Total Viewers for the first time in 17 years - since November 1995.

MSNBC had another record-breaking ratings month in November, posting significant year-over-year gains and hitting all-time highs for programs including "Hardball with Chris Matthews," "PoliticsNation," "The Ed Show" and "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," according to data from Nielsen. 'Morning Joe' and 'The Rachel Maddow Show' had their best A25-54 delivery since November 2008.

For the November 2012 sweep, 'ABC World News with Diane Sawyer' delivered 8.28 million Total Viewers and a 1.8 rating/7 share/2.18 million among Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.

"American Idol" Season Five contestant and country music star Kellie Pickler will perform her hits at The Orleans Showroom November 23 and 24.

Chandler has announced a one-night-only benefit staged reading of Dustin Lance Black's 8 on December 1 in Randolph, Vermont.

Alan Gilbert, whose tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic has just been extended through the 2016-17 season, heads across Lincoln Center Plaza this month to lead three fully-staged performances of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte at the Juilliard School (tonight, Nov 14 and Nov 17, & 19), where he serves as Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies.

Alan Gilbert, whose tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic has just been extended through the 2016-17 season, heads across Lincoln Center Plaza this month to lead three fully-staged performances of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte at the Juilliard School (Nov 14, 17, & 19), where he serves as Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies.

2012 Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer recreates his Tony Award winning role in the film adaptation of BARRYMORE, directed & adapted by Érik Canuel, which will be theatrically released jointly by BY Experience and Image Entertainment beginning Thursday, November 15 in New York and Los Angeles. BARRYMORE is based on the play by William Luce.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes back the acclaimed husband-and-wife team John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey to the legendary Café Carlyle. Mr. Pizzarelli and Ms. Molaskey will play a month-long engagement from tonight, October 30 to November 24th

New Line Theatre, 'the bad boy of musical theatre,' now in its 22nd season of alternative, adult musical theatre, has announced its cast for the powerhouse Pulitzer Prize winning rock opera NEXT TO NORMAL, running Feb. 28-March 23, 2013 at the Washington University South Campus Theatre.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel is pleased to welcome back the acclaimed husband-and-wife team John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey to the legendary Café Carlyle. Mr. Pizzarelli and Ms. Molaskey will play a month-long engagement from October 30 to November 24th.

"American Idol" Season Five contestant and country music star Kellie Pickler will perform her hits at The Orleans Showroom November 23 and 24.

The 2012 Broadway Impact ING NYC Marathon team's fundraiser WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER was hosted by Sara Haines from NBC's The Today Show. The party took place last night, October 7th at Le Poisson Rouge, and you can check photos from the event below!

What does equality sound like to you? Come support the 2012 Broadway Impact ING NYC Marathon team's fundraiser WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER to find out. Hosted by Sara Haines from NBC's The Today Show, the party starts at 10pm ET/PT tonight, October 7th, 2012 at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge.

The Oklahoma Theatre Guild, in cooperation with The Cimarron Alliance, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.

What does equality sound like to you? Come support the 2012 Broadway Impact ING NYC Marathon team's fundraiser WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER to find out. Hosted by Sara Haines from NBC's The Today Show, the party starts at 10pm ET/PT on Sunday, October 7th, 2012 at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge.

The Oklahoma Theatre Guild, in cooperation with The Cimarron Alliance, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents Woody Sez - The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie, devised by David M. Lutken and Nick Corley, directed by Nick Corley. The production runs tonight, September 14 - October 21, 2012 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd.

Beginning this week, NBC's Ann Curry will report on the war in Syria and the unfolding humanitarian crisis in that region. She will report live on the ground for NBC's "Today" and "Nightly News with Brian Williams."