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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Syfy's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 23, 2012


Below, get a sneak peek at the newest episodes of Syfy's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME. In this episode, Adam and Coker dogfight Cylon Raiders while Battlestar Osiris tries to hold off a Cyln Basestar.

Smithsonian to Premiere ENEMIES WITHIN: JOE MCCARTHY, 11/25
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 13, 2012


A powerful new docudrama brings to life the controversial and charismatic political firebrand Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. ENEMIES WITHIN: JOE McCARTHY is set to premiere Sunday November 25, 2012 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

Syfy's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME to Premiere 11/9 on Machinima
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 5, 2012


Universal Cable Productions (UCP) will launch for the first time a three-tiered windowing strategy including online, TV and home entertainment, for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, a spinoff of the blockbuster Battlestar Galactica series franchise. Fans will first view Blood & Chrome when it premieres exclusively on Machinima's premium channel, Machinima Prime (YouTube.com/MachinimaPrime), beginning November 9. The initial online debut introduces the latest segment of the revered TV series franchise to a new generation of fans while also launching the multi-platform strategy.

ABC Announces Extensive Election Night Coverage, 11/6
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 2, 2012


Americans from across the country will make their voices heard on Tuesday, November 6 as they go to the polls to cast their vote. With one of the closest elections in U.S. history, ABC News will take viewers everywhere the story is - from Obama and Romney headquarters, the heated battleground states and the social media sphere to our partners at Univision in Miami with reaction from the Latino community. The powerhouse political team of ABC News will be there on the television network, online, on social media and on radio to provide the whole picture for the country, as we look ahead to the next four years.

Photo Flash: First Look at 500 Clown Theatre's 500 CLOWN FRANKENSTEIN, Opening Tomorrow, 10/31
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2012


500 Clown Theatre, founded in 2000, presents "500 Clown Frankenstein" just in time for Halloween, offering a clowns-eye view of creation and abandonment, for a limited run at Chicago's Viaduct Theatre. The production runs about 70 minutes with no intermission, is for ages eight and up, and offers a special ticket discount for returning audience members. Get a first look at the production below!

500 CLOWN FRANKENSTEIN Plays Viaduct Theatre, Now thru 11/18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2012


500 Clown Theatre, founded in 2000, presents "500 Clown Frankenstein" just in time for Halloween, offering a clowns-eye view of creation and abandonment, for a limited run at Chicago's Viaduct Theatre. The production runs about 70 minutes with no intermission, is for ages eight and up, and offers a special ticket discount for returning audience members.

VIDEO: Obama Campaign Adviser David Axelrod Visits CBS THIS MORNING
by - Oct 11, 2012


Senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod discussed Joe Bidens tactics for tonights vice presidential debate and the newly released battleground states poll with co-hosts Charlie Rose and Norah ODonnell live today, Oct. 11, 2012, on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network (7:00 AM  9:00 AM). Watch his appearance below!

Kathy Griffin Hosts 2012 BEST IN DRAG SHOW Tonight, 10/7
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2012


Best In Drag Show - the outrageous and long-running annual fundraiser for Aid for AIDS - has announced that Emmy Award winning comedienne Kathy Griffin will headline this year's event for her 10th consecutive year. Following her opening monologue, Griffin will join the celebrity judges panel alongside Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith, Tony Award winner Sara Ramirez and Olympic Gold medalist winner Greg Louganis.

Hallmark Channel Announces Original Movies For the Holiday Season
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 25, 2012


It may be snowing outside, but inside things are just perfect thanks to Hallmark Channel, which is bringing the North Pole to your living room with 12 new original movies this holiday season. There's a little bit of something for everybody. Magical trees? Check. Flying reindeer? Check. Globetrotting elves? Check. Christmas ghosts? Check. Hallmark Channel's got the 12 Days of Christmas covered... and then some!

500 CLOWN FRANKENSTEIN Plays Viaduct Theatre, 10/31-11/18
by BWW News Desk - Sep 23, 2012


500 Clown Theatre, founded in 2000, presents "500 Clown Frankenstein" just in time for Halloween, offering a clowns-eye view of creation and abandonment, for a limited run at Chicago's Viaduct Theatre. The production runs about 70 minutes with no intermission, is for ages eight and up, and offers a special ticket discount for returning audience members.

43*: When Gore Beat Bush--A Political Fable Now Available
by Robert Diamond - Sep 18, 2012


At 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2001, an ashen-faced but composed President Al Gore stepped into the East Room of the White House to deliver a televised address to the nation. With him were former presidents Clinton and Bush, as well as Texas governor George W. Bush-flown to Washington from Dallas on a military jet, his first visit back to the capital after the close race that lost him the presidency just months before.

Kathy Griffin to Host 2012 BEST IN DRAG SHOW, 10/7
by Sierra Fox - Sep 13, 2012


Best In Drag Show® - the outrageous and long-running annual fundraiser for Aid for AIDS - has announced that Emmy Award winning comedienne Kathy Griffin will headline this year's event for her 10th consecutive year. Following her opening monologue, Griffin will join the celebrity judges panel alongside Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith, Tony Award winner Sara Ramirez and Olympic Gold medalist winner Greg Louganis.

BWW Reviews: WAR HORSE - Stunning Stage Wizardry at Curran Theatre
by Linda Hodges - Aug 11, 2012


Playing now through September 9, 'War Horse' will dazzle you with its stage wizardry even as it brings into bold relief the gut-wrenching horrors that humans and horses alike endured during the war that was supposed to end them all, World War I.

MUSIC CITY CONFIDENTIAL #2: Offstage, Onstage, Backstage and Beyond With The Theaterati
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 17, 2012


What better way to kick off Sunday-and to celebrate Father's Day!-than with the latest installment of Music City Confidential! Here's where you'll find all the news that's fit to print (or not-depending on your perspective) from Nashville's ever-growing, ever-fascinating live theater industry. Amid the florid prose and flowery praise, you'll find all the stories that don't quite fit anywhere else, some of 'em kind of gossipy, some of 'em stone-cold serious, some of 'em just lists of names you need to know. You'll also find photos from our new "Intermission@" series, details about the latest cast parties and various and sundry minutiae-the veritable flotsam and jetsam-from backstage, onstage, offstage and beyond…

WICA Presents FROST/NIXON, Now thru 6/23
by BWW News Desk - Jun 12, 2012


Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Theater Series presents Frost/Nixon, a play by Peter Morgan, opened June 8 and runs through June 23, 2012, showsat 7:30 and 2:00 PM, directed by Richard Evans.

Minneapolis Theatre Garage Presents COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY, Now thru 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012


In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by men (often boy apprentices), who learned to create an idealized version of femininity onstage. This practice continued throughout the Jacobean era until the theatres were closed by Oliver Cromwell in 1642. When Charles II returned from his exile on the continent in 1661, the theatres reopened and actors initially resumed the tradition of men-as-women. But the new monarch had an appreciation for women onstage and the old practice was quickly abolished.

WICA Presents FROST/NIXON, 6/8-23
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012


The Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Theater Series presents Frost/Nixon, a play by Peter Morgan, June 8-23, 2012, with shows at 7:30 pm and 2:00 pm, directed by Richard Evans.

Lenny Henry Joins Cast of Northern Broadside’s LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at York Theatre Royal Today, May 5
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2012


Northern Broadsides previously announced that the final actor to play the cameo role of Marcade the messenger in their critically acclaimed production of Love's Labour's Lost will be Lenny Henry. Lenny Will be joining the 16 strong cast at the final two performances of the production's national tour at York Theatre Royal today 5 May at 2.30pm & 7.30pm.

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