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At ten years old, Martin Hill was on the brink of stardom, down to the final two contenders for the role of Harry Potter but narrowly missing out. Now an adult, Martin is about to embark on the ultimate adventure – fatherhood. As he navigates this whirlwind of emotions, he is pulled back to that pivotal moment in his past as he struggled to move beyond imagining what his life might have been.



Second Best is a playful yet poignant new comedy about fate, near-misses and the winding paths life takes. It explores the ache of almost touching greatness and the humour and hope that come when dreams remain just out of reach. A story about the tender moments that shape

us, Second Best is for anyone who has ever wondered about the road not taken, and whether the other life would have been as glittering as it looks.



Starring Asa Butterfield (Netflix’s Sex Education) in his stage debut, written by Barney Norris, based on David Foenkinos’ best-selling novel and directed by Michael Longhurst.



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NT Live's HANGMEN to Screen at Ridgefield Playhouse, 3/3
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 4, 2016


  You don't have to fly to England to get a front row seat at a live performance coming straight from the stage of London's West End to the BIG Screen in Ridgefield.  Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court Theatre, Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns with Matthew Dunster's award-winning production of his intensely funny new play Hangmen.  Broadcast live to select cinemas by National Theatre Live,  AAA Northeast at The Playhouse:  Live in HD will present this live screening on Thursday, March 3 at 2 p.m.  Time Out calls it 'the funniest and most entertaining play in London right now."  In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey - The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging?  Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry's reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman - Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn - Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for the visit.  AAA Northeast at The Playhouse Live in HD Series is underwritten by Lori and John Berisford, Jeanne Cook, Anita and Nicholas Donofrio, Liz and Steven Goldstone, Sabina and Walter Slavin.  With Support from The Ridgefield Press and Whistle Stop Bakery.

NT Live to Bring Martin McDonagh's HANGMEN to International Cinemas in March
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 3, 2016


Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court Theatre, NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE will broadcast the acclaimed West End transfer of Hangmen by Olivier and Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges), with a cast including David Morrissey, Andy Nyman and Johnny Flynn, live from London's Wyndham's Theatre to cinemas internationally on Thursday, March 3, 2016 (dates vary internationally). Hangmen was recently named Best New Play and earned the Best Designs Award at the U.K's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. To find out if Hangmen will play at a cinema near you, CLICK HERE to visit the NT Live website and enter your zip code in the field under 'Showing screenings closest to.' Click here to watch the trailer.

CHESTER BAILEY World Premiere Set for A.C.T. This Spring; Tickets on Sale!
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2016


American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) favorite and Academy Award nominee, David Strathairn (Underneath the Lintel at A.C.T.; film: Good Night, and Good Luck, Lincoln, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), returns to A.C.T. for a special three-week engagement of Joseph Dougherty's CHESTER BAILEY (May 25-June 12, 2016) at A.C.T.'s Strand Theater.

BWW Feature: GREASE Is Still The Word! A Brief History of GREASE from Chicago to LIVE!
by Alexa Spiegel - Jan 31, 2016


What do you think of when someone says 'Grease'? The movie? The most recent revival? The original Chicago production? Whichever one, chances are hand-jives, summer lovin' and Sandy's iconic 'bad girl' outfit are a few things that come to mind. Grease and it's beloved Pink Ladies and T-Birds (or Burger Palace Boys, as they were originally called!) have had a long journey from Chicago to Fox's upcoming production of Grease: Live, that will air tonight, Sunday, January 31st!

HANGMEN Recoups in Under Six Weeks
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 26, 2016


Producers Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court Theatre Productions have revealed that Matthew Dunster's production of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen has recouped in under six weeks. The news comes as the production is announced the winner of the Critic's Circle 'Best New Play' and 'Best Design' Awards today. Following a sell out run at the Royal Court Theatre, Matthew Dunster's production of Martin McDonagh'sHangmen transferred to the West End for a strictly limited season in December and must end on 5 March.

Royal Court's HANGMEN Recoups West End Investment
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 26, 2016


Producers Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court Theatre Productions have revealed that Matthew Dunster's production of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen has recouped in under six weeks. The news comes as the production is announced the winner of the Critic's Circle 'Best New Play' and 'Best Design' Awards today. Following a sell out run at the Royal Court Theatre, Matthew Dunster's production of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen transferred to the West End for a strictly limited season in December and must end on 5 March.

CBS Wins Week in Viewers with 11 Out of Top 15 Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 20, 2016


Led by the AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS POST-GAME SUNDAY, 60 MINUTES and THE BIG BANG THEORY, CBS was first in viewers for Week 17 of the 2015-2016 season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 17.

CBS's FACE THE NATION Delivers Nearly Half a Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2016


CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program in viewers, adults 25-54, and beat its nearest competitor by nearly half a million viewers (

NEW YEAR'S SIX on ESPN Deliver Strong TV & Digital Audiences
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 4, 2016


ESPN's second presentation of the New Year's Six (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl, The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual and the Allstate Sugar Bowl) averaged a 7.1 overnight rating

VIDEO: Celine Dion Channels her Inner Adele to Cover 'Hello'
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 2, 2016


Dion is in the middle of her nine-month engagement at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and while ringing in the new year with fans, she surprised New Year's Eve concert attendees with a performance of Adele's latest hit, 'Hello.' Check out the performance below, and let us know what you think of the cover!

William Shakespeare a Thief? Legal Documents Accuse The Bard of Leading Armed Riot To Steal a Theatre!
by Michael Dale - Dec 10, 2015


An upcoming Somerset House exhibition details how The Globe was constructed with material from a stolen theatre.

BWW Review: HANGMEN, Wyndham's Theatre, December 7 2015
by Laura Jones - Dec 8, 2015


Irish writer and director Martin McDonagh is well known for his black comedies and Hangmen, his first play in 10 years, proves that he has definitely not lost his touch. Transferring to the West End from the Royal Court where it had a sell-out run in the summer, the play is set in 1965 on the day that hanging is abolished in the UK.

Photo Flash: First Look at the Royal Court's HANGMEN in the West End
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2015


Following a sell out run at the Royal Court Theatre, Matthew Dunster's award-winning production of Martin McDonagh's HANGMEN will transfer to the West End for a strictly limited season. Now in previews, the production will have a press night on 7 December at Wyndham's Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, 'CYRANO' & More Set for Theatr Clwyd's 2016 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 2, 2015


New Artistic Director of Theatr Clywd Tamara Harvey today announces her inaugural theatre season for the company.

Patriots-Broncos Game Averages 25.2 Million Viewers on NBC
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 1, 2015


The Denver Broncos' exciting 30-24 overtime victory against the previously unbeaten New England Patriots averaged 25.2 million viewers – marking the fifth NBCSunday Night Football game to top 25 million viewers this season, according to Fast National data provided by The Nielsen Company. Last season, one NBC SNF game averaged 25 million viewers (Green Bay-Seattle in the “NFL Kickoff” game).

NBC's Coverage of Patriots-Broncos OT Thriller Draws Over 25 Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 1, 2015


The Denver Broncos' exciting 30-24 overtime victory against the previously unbeaten New England Patriots averaged 25.2 million viewers – marking the fifth NBC Sunday Night Football game to top 25 million viewers this season

Royal Court's HANGMEN, Starring David Morrissey, Transfers to Wyndham's Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2015


HANGMEN, which recently finished its run at the Royal Court Theatre's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, transfers to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre tonight 1 December 2015. David Morrissey, in the lead role of 'Harry', will travel with the production.

NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Wins Sunday Primetime
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 30, 2015


NBC's 7:30-11 p.m. averages currently rank the network #1 for Sunday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in every key measure – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

2015 NHL THANKSGIVING SHOWDOWN Airs Friday on NBCSN
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 23, 2015


NBC Sports presents the NHL THANKSGIVING Showdown this Friday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC, as Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers travel to TD Garden to facePatrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins in a classic Original Six matchup. NBC Sports' Black Friday NHL doubleheader continues on NBCSN at 5 p.m. ET, when Corey Perry and the Anaheim Ducks host Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks in a rematch of the 2015 Western Conference Final.

Lacey Chabert, Kevin Farley & More Join Cast of CMT's STILL THE KING
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 19, 2015


CMT today announced Lacey Chabert (“Mean Girls” and “Party of Five”), Leslie David Baker (“The Office”), Kevin Farley (“Eight Crazy Nights” and “The Waterboy”) and Jon Sewell (“Super Zeroes”) as recurring cast members alongside main cast members

NBC Sets This Weekend's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 18, 2015


NBC Sports' Sunday Night Football presents an interconference matchup of division leaders this week when QB Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals (7-2, NFC West) host QB Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals (8-1, AFC North) at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., this Sunday, Nov. 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage begins with Football Night In America – the most-watched weekly studio show in sports – at 7 p.m. ET.

NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Up +14% vs Comparable Game Last Year
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 16, 2015


Sunday Results: NBC Sports coverage of last night's Arizona Cardinals-Seattle Seahawks “Sunday Night Football” game averaged a 12.6 rating, 21 share in metered-market households from 8:30 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. ET.

NBC Sports SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Covers Cardinals-Seahawks Tonight
by TV News Desk - Nov 15, 2015


NBC Sports' Sunday Night Football features a key NFC West matchup this week, when QB Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks (4-4) host QB Carson Palmer and the first-place Arizona Cardinals (6-2) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., tonight, Nov. 15,

NBC Sports SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to Present Coverage of Cardinals-Seahawks, 11/15
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 11, 2015


NBC Sports' Sunday Night Football features a key NFC West matchup this week, when QB Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks (4-4) host QB Carson Palmer and the first-place Arizona Cardinals (6-2) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., this Sunday, Nov. 15,

NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is #1 Among Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 10, 2015


After nine weeks featuring tension-filled close games (including two overtimes), a historic battle of unbeatens (6-0 Green Bay vs. 6-0 Denver), and player milestones (Drew Brees' 400th career touchdown pass on the quickest regular-season overtime TD in NFL history

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