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NBC's THE VOICE Grows +6% in Total Viewers vs Same Night Last Year
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 25, 2015


“The Voice” (2.1/7 in 18-49, 9.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) retains 91% of the comparable third Tuesday live telecast of one year ago (2.1 vs. 2.3 on Nov. 25, 2014) despite the added competition last night of ABC's high-rated “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

VIDEO: Danai Gurira Explains How She Snagged Lupita Nyong'o for Broadway-Bound ECLIPSED
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 25, 2015


On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, THE WALKING DEAD star Danai Gurira explains how she wrote her Broadway play ECLIPSED and snagged Lupita Nyong'o to star in it.

VIDEO: Promo & Clip of THE WALKING DEAD Mid-Season Finale
by - Nov 23, 2015


On the mid-season finale of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD titled "Start to Finish", after having a few moments of peace, trouble finds its way to Alexandria yet again.

THE WALKING DEAD Complete Fifth Season Out on Blu-Ray/DVD & More 12/1
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 16, 2015


On December 1st, in what has become a highly anticipated annual tradition for “Walking Dead” fans the world over, Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON Blu-ray + Digital HD Limited Edition set.

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Feted Tonight at Primary Stages' 2015 Gala
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2015


Primary Stages' 2015 Gala will take place tonight, November 16, 2015 at 583 Park Avenue. The event will celebrate the company and honor Tony and Grammy-winning composer and lyricists Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Heads Up' Episode of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD
by - Nov 16, 2015


Don’t miss the next episode of THE WALKING DEAD titled 'Heads Up', airing, Sun., Nov. 22 at 9/8c. on AMC. Get a sneak peek below!

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Always Accountable' Episode of THE WALKING DEAD
by - Nov 9, 2015


Don’t miss the next episode of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD titled 'Always Accountable.' The episode airs Sun., Nov. 15 at 9/8c.

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Will Be Honored at Primary Stages' Gala
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 6, 2015


Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) has announced that their annual Gala will take place Monday, November 16, 2015 at 583 Park Avenue. The event will celebrate the company and honor Tony and Grammy-winning composer and lyricists Marc Shaiman andScott Wittman. The evening will feature musical numbers from Hairspray, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,Catch Me If You Can, and the TV show 'Smash' with presenters and performers including Obie winnerBridget Everett (Rock Bottom, Jukebox Jackie), Ana Gasteyer (Wicked, 'Saturday Night Live'), Annie Golden (Violet, 'Orange is the New Black'), emcee Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray, On the Town), Tony winnerNathan Lane (The Producers, Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams at Primary Stages), Caissie Levy (Les Miserables, Ghost, Murder Ballad), Aaron Tveit (Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal, Grease! LIVE), Marc Shaiman (performing a number from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and other surprise guests.

Tickets on Sale Today for Lupita Nyong'o-Led ECLIPSED on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2015


BroadwayWorld is excited to announce that tickets go on sale today to the general public for the Broadway bound acclaimed new American play ECLIPSED by Danai Gurira, directed by Liesl Tommy.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Next Week's THE WALKING DEAD: NOW on AMC
by - Nov 2, 2015


Below, check out sneak peeks of the next episode of THE WALKING DEAD. The episode airs on AMC, Sun., Nov. 8 at 9/8c.

Stacey Sargeant Will Join ECLIPSED at the Public Before Broadway Transfer
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 28, 2015


The Public Theater announced today that Stacey Sargeant will join the cast of ECLIPSED as "Helena" beginning Tuesday, November 3.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Here's Not Here' on Next THE WALKING DEAD
by - Oct 26, 2015


Below, check out a sneak peek at the next episode of THE WALKING DEAD titled, 'Here's Not Here'. The episode airs Sun., Nov. 1 at 9/8c on AMC.

TCG Books Publishes Danai Gurira's Broadway-Bound ECLIPSED
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 21, 2015


Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Danai Gurira's Eclipsed. The world premiere of Eclipsed was in the fall of 2009 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, with several subsequent productions in regional theatres across the country. The play received its Off-Broadway premiere at The Public Theater in the fall of 2015, and that production will move to Broadway in February 2016.

NBC Universo Acquires U.S. TV Rights to THE WALKING DEAD in Spanish
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 20, 2015


NBC UNIVERSO, the modern entertainment and sports cable channel for Latinos, today announced it has acquired from AMC the exclusive television rights to air the hit apocalyptic series “The Walking Dead” in Spanish in the United States.

Lupita Nyong'o to Reprise ECLIPSED Role on Broadway This February
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 20, 2015


Lupita Nyong'o is heading to Broadway in ECLIPSED. The Academy Award winner will reprise the role she now plays in an Off Broadway production of the show at the Public Theater

McCarter Theatre's Adam Immerwahr Appointed Theater J's New Artistic Director
by Jessica Khan - Oct 19, 2015


Washington, D.C.'s Theater J has found a new artistic director after letting go of Ari Roth, who ran the company for 18 years, in 2014.

Photo Coverage: Public Theater Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Opening Night of ECLIPSED, Starring Lupita Nyong'o
by Walter McBride - Oct 16, 2015


The Public Theater presents the American play Eclipsed, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o in her New York stage debut, this powerful story of survival and resilience opened at The Public Theater earlier this week, October 14, and will now run an additional two weeks through Sunday, November 29.

Photo Coverage: Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o Celebrates Opening Night of Public Theater's ECLIPSED!
by Walter McBride - Oct 15, 2015


The Public Theater presents the American play Eclipsed, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o in her New York stage debut, this powerful story of survival and resilience opened at The Public Theater last night, October 14, and will now run an additional two weeks through Sunday, November 29.

BWW Review: Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED, a Powerful Drama of Liberian Women Fighting and Surviving Civil War
by Michael Dale - Oct 15, 2015


Lupita Nyong'o and an excellent cast in Gurira's tense and gripping drama of wartime rape.

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