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Photos: Jane Curtin Honored At The Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023


Actress and comedy icon Jane Curtin has joined a century-old tradition by being honored by a capacity crowd at The Players, New York's landmark members club for artists and arts lovers. See photos!

HBO Renews THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES For A Fourth Season
by Michael Major - Jul 27, 2023


HBO has officially renewed THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES for a highly anticipated fourth season. Find out all the details and catch up on the first three seasons now on Max.

VIDEO: Nomad Theatre Presents INCH OFF THE TOP as Part of the Micro-Film Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2021


Theatre - thanks to lockdown - has evolved into a stage/cinema hybrid. Grant Neale's Nomad Theatrical Company understands this change and has begun presenting the Micro-Film Series.

SUBMISSIONS ONLY Will be Available to Stream Beginning Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2020


Submissions Only is a grassroots web sitcom that shows viewers what really goes on off-stage. The show follows the friendship of two theater professionals, an actress (Wetherhead as Penny Reilly) and a casting director (Colin Hanlon as Tim Trull), as they try to build careers in the notoriously tricky and often absurd world of Broadway theatrics.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, October 29- with Beth Malone, Next On Stage and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 29, 2020


Today (October 29) in live streaming: Beth Malone visits Backstage Live, Meet the Top 5 on Next On Stage, and so much more!

TEVYE SERVED RAW To Be Performed At Centenary Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2020


Find out what happens to the beloved characters in Fiddler on the Roof after the musical ends. TEVYE SERVED RAW is an evening of Sholem Aleichem material, with adaptations of his Tevye stories (“What, Me Worthy?” and “Get Thee Gone!”), scenes from his own long-unseen Yiddish stage version, and three of his purely comedic stories, newly adapted (“Strange Jews on a Train,” “The Yiddish Sisyphus” and “A Stepmother’s Trash-Talk”). 

The New Group Off Stage Continues REUNION READING SERIES With Events Featuring Matthew Broderick, Melissa Errico & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2020


The New Group is continuing its Reunion Reading Series of iconic plays from the company's first 25 years with two plays by Wallace Shawn, featuring the original casts from The New Group's acclaimed productions. Each reading, broadcast live and streaming on demand, benefits The New Group and other local initiatives and organizations.

Theatre Streaming Service STAGE To Offer Free Titles
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2020


Theatergoers, rejoice! STAGE, a new streaming service devoted to the entire world of theatre, announced today that it will be releasing free popular titles from its catalog!

L.A. Theatre Works to Stream LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART For Free Through April In Honor of Terrence McNally
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2020


L.A. Theatre Works will offer free streaming access to its recording of Lips Together, Teeth Apart from now through the end of April as a posthumous tribute to playwright Terrence McNally, who died on March 24.

Caytha Jentis to Bring Her Film POOLING TO PARADISE to the Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2020


Play and Screenwriter, Caytha Jentis, will bring her new motion picture to live theatre with a special presentation of POOLING TO PARADISE, April 22, 23, 24 at 7:00 p.m. as part of Emerging Artists New Works Series at TADA! (Paul Adams, artistic director) https://newworkseries.com.

Howard Stern To Launch SiriusXM's New Hollywood State-of-the-Art Studio Complex
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 5, 2019


 SiriusXM and Pandora today announced that Howard Stern will commemorate the official October 7th opening of SiriusXM Hollywood, the company's new Hollywood complex featuring artist-first studios, with Stern's first broadcast from the West Coast in almost 20 years.

Scoop: Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of MOM on CBS - Thursday, June 6, 2019
by TV Scoop - May 24, 2019


Get all the scoop on Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of MOM, airing on CBS on Thursday, June 6, 2019!

Disney Channel Renews AMPHIBIA Ahead of Series Premiere
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 15, 2019


Disney Channel has ordered a second season of 'Amphibia,' a frog-out-of-water animated comedy series, ahead of its debut on MONDAY, JUNE 17 (10:00-10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Leaping into the fantastical world of 'Amphibia,' the series chronicles the adventures of independent and fearless teen Anne Boonchuy (voiced by Brenda Song) after she is magically transported to a rural marshland full of frog people and meets the excitable young frog Sprig Plantar and his family. Created and executive produced by Annie Award-winner Matt Braly ('Gravity Falls'), the series is inspired by his heritage, family and childhood trips to Bangkok, Thailand.

SUBMISSIONS ONLY Releases Special Edition Content May 1st
by Julie Musbach - Apr 25, 2019


A special edition of the hit series Submissions Only including Season 3 begins streaming May 1st.

Danielle Brooks To Lead Cast Of Shakespeare In The Park MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2019


Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, the beloved comedy will officially open on Tuesday, June 11 and will run through Sunday, June 23.

Public Theater's 2019 Shakespeare in the Park Season Will Include MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, CORIOLANUS and HERCULES!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2019


The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced the line-up today for the 2019 Free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 57-year tradition of free theater in Central Park. Since 1962, over five million people have enjoyed more than 150 free productions of Shakespeare and other classical works and musicals at the Delacorte Theater. Conceived by founder Joseph Papp as a way to make great theater accessible to all, The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park continues to be the bedrock of the Company's mission to increase access and engage the community.

Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of MOM on CBS - Today, October 18, 2018
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2018


Get all the scoop on Coming Up on a New Episode of MOM, airing on CBS today, October 18, 2018!

3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN Debuts Monday, July 16 on Laff
by Macon Prickett - Jul 16, 2018


Laff, the country's first-ever, over-the-air broadcast television network devoted to comedy around-the-clock, will add to its sitcom hall of fame lineup on Monday, July 16 when 3rd Rock from the Sun joins the network's schedule.

Photo Flash: First Look at TEVYE SERVED RAW
by Julie Musbach - Jul 10, 2018


Find out what happens to the beloved characters in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF after the musical ends. TEVYE SERVED RAW is an evening of Sholem Aleichem material, with adaptations of his 'Tevye' stories ('What, Me Worthy?' and 'Get Thee Gone!'), scenes from his own long-unseen Yiddish stage version, and three of his purely comedic stories, newly adapted ('Strange Jews on a Train,' 'The Yiddish Sisyphus' and 'A Stepmother's Trash-Talk'). The production is set to officially open next Tuesday, July 17th at The Playroom Theater in the Heart of the Theatre District, 151 West 46 Street (just east of Seventh Ave.)

Performances Begin Thursday For TEVYE SERVED RAW
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2018


Find out what happens to the beloved characters in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF after the musical ends. TEVYE SERVED RAW is an evening of Sholem Aleichem material, with adaptations of his Tevye stories ("What, Me Worthy?" and "Get Thee Gone!"), scenes from his own long-unseen Yiddish stage version, and three of his purely comedic stories, newly adapted ("Strange Jews on a Train," "The Yiddish Sisyphus" and "A Stepmother's Trash-Talk").

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