Soho Rep. Announces Complete Casting And Creative Team For Aleshea Harris's IS GOD IS
by Rebecca Russo - January 18, 2018 Soho Rep. (Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director) today announces the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Aleshea Harris's Relentless Award-winning Is God Is, directed by Taibi Magar (Ars Nova's Underground Railroad Game), February 6 - March 11, 2...
Comedy Central Expands Snapchat Discover Content Offerings with Original Series
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2016 Comedy Central is expanding its popular Discover channel on Snapchat with an extensive development slate of original series created exclusively for the platform, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Original Programming, Comedy Central....
Comedy Central Renews Emmy Award Winning Series DRUNK HISTORY for Fifth Season
by Caryn Robbins - January 14, 2017 Comedy Central has renewed the Emmy® Award-winning series DRUNK HISTORY for a fifth season, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Comedy Central. The 14-episode fifth season is scheduled to premiere in 2017....
MEET THE BLACKS, Starring Mike Epps, George Lopez & Mike Tyson, to Hit Theaters in April
by TV News Desk - January 08, 2016 It was revealed today that Deon Taylor's comedy MEET THE BLACKS has landed a wide theatrical release this spring through Freestyle Releasing. The film will open nationwide this April 29th....
Tommy Castro, Griffin House, Louis Prima Jr. and More Coming to City Winery Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2017 City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces multi-Blues Music Award winner Tommy Castro and his band The Painkillers, two shows from alternative rock band The Church, genre-mashing Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, April 2...
Comedy Central to Debut KEVIN HART PRESENTS: LIL REL HOWERY: RELEVANT, 9/5
by Caryn Robbins - August 25, 2015 Introducing a very RELevant friend of Kevin Hart's! Lil Rel Howery's first one-hour stand-up special, KEVIN HART PRESENTS: LIL REL HOWERY: RELEVANT premieres on Comedy Central on Saturday, September 5 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT....
Soho Rep Adds Second Extension For IS GOD IS, Now Through 3/31
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2018 Soho Rep. (Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director), has extended the world premiere of Aleshea Harris's Relentless Award-winning Is God Is, directed by Taibi Magar, a second time, through March 31....
Big Fish Names Lucilla D'Agostino First CCO, Launches Spearfish Creative Headed By George McTeague
by Macon Prickett - February 26, 2018 Big Fish Entertainment, the production company behind A&E's Live PD, cable's #1 series Friday andSaturday nights, and VH1's hit Black Ink Crew franchise, the #1 non-sports cable program in its time period, is expanding its infrastructure after a banner 2017, tapping former Sirens Media executive and...
SHAPE OF WATER, FEUD Lead CRITICS CHOICE AWARD Nominations; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017 Nominations for THE CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS were announced today. Fox Searchlight's THE SHAPE OF WATER leads the pack with a whopping 14 nominations. Best Picture and Director contenders included DUNKIRK, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, LADY BIRD and THE POST, each with eight nominations....
Lisa Lampanelli Brings Queen of Mean Routine to Comedy Works
by Julie Musbach - August 04, 2017 Lampanelli is Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean. Known for saying things that most people are afraid to think, Lisa's raunchy, gut-busting performances are wildly popular at theaters across the world. This equal opportunity offender is a regular on late night television, and a frequent guest and guest ...
New Logo Documentary Film HUNGRY to Premiere Today
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2016 Logo announced the world premiere of HUNGRY, a documentary about three driven women chefs and restaurateurs passionately working to create a path to success in the world of professional cooking....
Comedy Central Greenlights Limited Series TIME TRAVELING BONG
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2016 Comedy Central's latest series is ahead of its time, literally. The #1 brand in comedy has greenlit TIME TRAVELING BONG...
Soho Rep. Extends Aleshea Harris's IS GOD IS Through March 25
by Julie Musbach - February 05, 2018 In response to popular demand, Soho Rep. (Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director) extends the world premiere of Aleshea Harris's Relentless Award-winning Is God Is, directed by Taibi Magar by two weeks, through March 25. In this play, which dauntlessly cracks jokes as i...
Tommy Castro, Griffin House, Louis Prima Jr. and More Coming to City Winery Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2017 City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces multi-Blues Music Award winner Tommy Castro and his band The Painkillers, two shows from alternative rock band The Church, genre-mashing Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, April 2...
Comedian Judy Gold Comes to Provincetown's Art House This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2015 Emmy winning Comedian Judy Gold will return to The Art House in Provincetown by popular demand this Labor Day weekend, this weekend, September 3, 4, 5 at 7:00 PM. She is a Drama Desk and GLAAD Award winner for 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, and host of TV's Mom's Night Out, Tru TV Presents World'...
Debra Whitfield's FIRE, About Triangle Waist Company Disaster, to Premiere Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017 Chatillion Stage Company presents the world premiere of the new play FIRE written by Debra Whitfield (Duck Sauce Can Be Dangerous)....
Discovery to Revive Emmy-Winning Series CASH CAB
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2017 Discovery will bring back the Emmy-winning series CASH CAB with comedian David Steinberg serving as executive producer and All3Media's Lion USA on board as producer....
New Stand-ups, New Show Times Slated for 2017 at UP Comedy Club
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2017 UP Comedy Club is ready for winter with a slate of new stand-ups in January and the return of our hit show #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment in February....
Star Wars Rebels Actress Julie Dolan Joins the Cast of CONNECT
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 25, 2016 Director Ronnie Marmo and Theatre 68 are proud to announce that Julie Dolan, voice of Princess Lea in 'Star Wars Rebels,' will join the cast in the World Premiere of CONNECT, at NoHo Arts Center and set to open on February 12th, 2016....
Michael Feinstein, Norm Lewis, Caissie Levy and More to Bring Holiday Cheer to Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2017 This December, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents a spectacular holiday lineup. Scroll down for details!...
Julie Halston, Paul Reiser & More Set for Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts' Summer 2016 Comedy Club
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2016 Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced the July, August, and September lineup for the 2016 Comedy Club. Monday nights at 8 pm. All dates are available online at www.baystreet.org or calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500. All comedy performances are suggested for ages 17 a...
BETTER CALL SAUL Ends Season 2 as One of TV's Most Highly Rated Dramas
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2016 BETTER CALL SAUL capped its second season with strong finale ratings and broad critical acclaim, further establishing the series as one of television's top dramas....
Comedy Central to Premiere One-Hour Special JEFF ROSS ROASTS COPS, 9/10
by Caryn Robbins - August 22, 2016 JEFF ROSS ROASTS COPS — a one-hour special combining documentary filmmaking, stand-up comedy and investigative journalism — premieres with limited commercial interruption on September 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central....
AMC Orders Non-Fiction Series RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2015 AMC announced today that it has greenlit the non-fiction series “Ride with Norman Reedus” (working title), which will debut in 2016....
Tribute to Prince and More Among Pittsburgh Symphony's 2016-17 Specials Lineup
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2016 Today, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra announced its first four pops specials for the 2016-2017 season. They include tributes to Prince, the Beatles and Neil Diamond, and the return of Pittsburgh favorite Celtic Woman.... |