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Helping a family cope with the loss of a loved one takes a very special individual. Discovery Fit & Health explores one of the most unique funeral homes in America on FUNERAL BOSS. This six-part series introduces CEO and patriarch Bill Harris, an expert in the funeral industry and the heart and soul behind this family business. A perfectionist, he insists on running the business a certain way - his way, but with three sons and a daughter working for him, he's hoping to pass that dedication on to the next generation.

Hulu Announces HANDMAID'S TALE Third Season, Partnership With Dreamworks, & More Photo Hulu Announces HANDMAID'S TALE Third Season, Partnership With Dreamworks, & More
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018

Today, during the Hulu 18 Presentation at the newly-named Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, executives took the stage to reveal the company's rapid growth, announce multiple original programming and exclusive acquisition deals that expand Hulu's content offering, and unveil new product and meas...
BWW Feature: CLE SUMMER THEATER CALENDAR Photo BWW Feature: CLE SUMMER THEATER CALENDAR
by Roy Berko - May 06, 2019

Though it seems like it will never be here, there will be summer and the Cleveland theater scene will heat up. Here's a list of some of the offerings that are being staged....
From Screen to Stage: How the Stars of NETWORK Got Their Starts Photo From Screen to Stage: How the Stars of NETWORK Got Their Starts
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018

The National Theatre production of NETWORK, which opens on Broadway tonight, stars Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn, and Tatiana Maslany. The show's stars are lauded for their television roles, but do you know all about their big breaks? Here's how they got their starts in the acting world!...
Unauthorized Karaoke Parody Musical PRAIRIE-OKE! to Return to the Cavern Club, 11/6-22
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2015

PRAIRIE-OKE!, the musical mash-up parody that rocked Los Angeles, returns for three weekends only to the Cavern Club Theater....
Season 2 Finale of TV Land's YOUNGER Delivers Series High in Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2016

Last Wednesday's Season 2 finale of TV Land's YOUNGER marked a series high in viewership. Titled 'No Weddings and a Funeral' the episode delivered 1.3 million viewers in Live+3....
The Public's TWELFTH NIGHT Musical Adaptation Runs This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016

The Public Theater kicks off the 2016-17 season this month with a free Public Works musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub....
Morgan Freeman to Narrate THIRTEEN's American Masters B.B. King Documentary, 2/12
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2016

King's story of struggle and triumph is chronicled in American Masters: B.B. King: The Life of Riley, premiering nationwide during Black History Month on Friday, February 12 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS...
Amazon Announces Lineup for Next Pilot Season Featuring New Original Series
by Caryn Robbins - May 26, 2016

Amazon today announced the lineup for its next pilot season; a unique development process that gives all customers an opportunity to stream and review pilots in order to help choose the next Amazon Original Series that are then available to Prime Members....
New Plays by Neil LaBute and More on Tap for La MaMa's 3rd AUTHOR DIRECTING AUTHOR
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2016

New plays by Neil LaBute, Marta Buchaca and Marco Calvani - leading writers/directors representing contemporary voices in drama in the U.S., Spain and Italy, respectively - will be given their U.S. debuts in the 3rd edition of the ambitious, provocative series of one-act plays, AdA: AUTHOR DIRECTING...
Playwrights Foundation Announces the 11th Annual Rough Readings Series
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2016

Playwrights Foundation (PF) is pleased to announce the line-up of playwrights for the 2016-2017 Rough Readings Series in partnership with the National Center for New Plays at Stanford University, now in its 11th year. Beginning October 24th and 25th with workshop early draft  readings of ALL FALL DO...
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents the Midwest Premiere of GRIZZLY MAMA
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2016

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, announces the Midwest premiere of Grizzly Mama by George Brant. The production, directed by RTE member Megan Carney, runs September 8 - October 15, 2016, at Rivendell Theatre Ensem...
Stage and Film Writer, Steve Silver's Last Play To Be Produced at the American Theatr Photo Stage and Film Writer, Steve Silver's Last Play To Be Produced at the American Theatre of Actors
by Stephi Wild - March 31, 2018

Acclaimed character actor, Ken Coughlin reprises his role as mob boss, Mickey 'Mirrors' Miraglia, in this extended version of Steve Silver's original one-act, Mirrors. Now a full-length, we meet Mickey on the eve of his 'retirement.' Leaving the mob is not an easy thing. His journey has a lot of sto...
BWW Recap: Liza Keeps a Few More Secrets, Bewares the Wrath of the Sky on YOUNGER
by Matt Smith - March 16, 2016

Beware the wrath of the sky!! (Too soon?) And also, more seriously, beware of spoilers! No really. As much as I love people reading my recaps, if you have not yet seen the episode and do not want to be spoiled, turn back now…. 'cause I offer you no mercy. This episode is. a. doozy.  As we all kno...
BWW Review: Penfold Theatre spooks us with WOMAN IN BLACK Photo BWW Review: Penfold Theatre spooks us with WOMAN IN BLACK
by Joni Lorraine - October 19, 2017

If your idea of celebrating Halloween season leans more toward the imaginative and cerebral, skip the line outside the House of Fright and head to Scottish Rite Theatre for WOMAN IN BLACK....
Nashville Theater Calendar 11/30/15
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 30, 2015

Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show....
Patrick Marber's Critically Acclaimed Production Of Tom Stoppard's Travesties Transfers To The West End Next Year
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016

Patrick Marber's critically acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard's Travesties transfers to the West End in 2017 for a limited run at the Apollo Theatre - with over 100 tickets at each performance at just £20....
11th Annual Rough Readings Series Launches With ALL FALL DOWN by Lisa Ramirez
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2016

Playwrights Foundation and the National Center for New Plays at Stanford begin the 2016/17 Rough Reading Series on October 24 & 25 with early draft  readings of ALL FALL DOWN by Lisa Ramirez (PF Resident Playwright), on Monday, Monday, October 24 - 7:30 pm at Stanford and Tuesday, October 25 - 2:00 ...
BWW Review: HOLD ON TO ME DARLING, A Country Music Superstar Tries Ditching Fame
by Michael Dale - March 24, 2016

Kenneth Lonergan's new play seems to have satirical intentions, but the lethargic production plays for naturalism....
BWW Review: Kennedy Center Hosts Palestinian Artist Raeda Taha's WHERE CAN I FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU, ALI?
by Andrew White - March 27, 2017

For years the word "Palestinian" has been synonymous with terror; it hasn't occurred to the mainstream media that beyond the headlines, and just out of the camera's view, are families-many of them now fatherless-struggling to survive and maintain their identity in a world that has grown increasingly...
BWW Feature: Birmingham Artists Give Tribute to the Creative Life of J'MEL DAVIDSON Photo BWW Feature: Birmingham Artists Give Tribute to the Creative Life of J'MEL DAVIDSON
by David Edward Perry - August 21, 2018

J'Mel Davidson held a very special light. He was extremely giving and quick to talk with great enthusiasm. He gave so much of that light to the world. He is a true testament to the power of laughter. His body may be gone. But his creative light still shines on in all that enjoyed him....
Playwrights Foundation Announces the 11th Annual Rough Readings Series
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2016

Playwrights Foundation (PF) is pleased to announce the line-up of playwrights for the 2016-2017 Rough Readings Series in partnership with the National Center for New Plays at Stanford University, now in its 11th year. Beginning October 24th and 25th with workshop early draft  readings of ALL FALL DO...
From Screen to Stage: How the Stars of NETWORK Got Their Starts Photo From Screen to Stage: How the Stars of NETWORK Got Their Starts
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018

The National Theatre production of NETWORK, which opens on Broadway tonight, stars Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn, and Tatiana Maslany. The show's stars are lauded for their television roles, but do you know all about their big breaks? Here's how they got their starts in the acting world!...
Review Roundup: HADESTOWN Opens at the National Theatre! Photo Review Roundup: HADESTOWN Opens at the National Theatre!
by Nicole Rosky - November 15, 2018

Following record-breaking runs at New York Theatre Workshop and Canada's Citadel Theatre, Hadestown just opened at the National Theatre prior to Broadway....
Full Cast Announced For TRAVESTIES at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Marianka Swain - August 19, 2016

The Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the full company for a major new revival of Tom Stoppard's TRAVESTIES - the first London revival in over 20 years. Patrick Marber directs Clare Foster (Cecily), Freddie Fox (Tristan Tzara), Tom Hollander (Henry Carr), Forbes Masson (Lenin), Peter McDonald...
BWW Review: Tovah Feldshuh Means Business as LEONA! at Feinstein's/54 Below Photo BWW Review: Tovah Feldshuh Means Business as LEONA! at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Troy Frisby - July 27, 2018

Leona Helmsley shuffled back to this mortal coil for one night only---three, actually---and, as portrayed by Tovah Feldshuh, she's lost none of her bite in those intervening years. From the start, Feldshuh's Leona narrowed her eyes into a hard stare that would put Paddington to shame, never letting ...




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