Michael Lewis News

Aaron Sorkin, the Emmy-winning creator of The West Wing and Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Social Network, is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West's 2017 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement

CBS SUNDAY MORNING, the nation's #1 Sunday morning news program, posted an +11% year-to-year audience increase, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 4.

On last night's LATE SHOW, guest Michael Lewis, author of the new book 'The Undoing Project' explains how he deals with topics that are sometimes unexplainable, like how the stock market works.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Bruce Springsteen will narrate the audio edition of his critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir BORN TO RUN. Simon & Schuster Audio will publish the 18-hour-long audiobook on December 6, 2016.

Outward Bound USA will showcase its commitment to serving students from every background and circumstance at a formal event that brings together supporters from across the country on Today, October 18, 2016.

Tympanic is excited to announce the cast and crew for the World Premiere of SWEET ANALYTICS, a dark comedy by Hayes Borkowski (Vacation, Area IV Theatre), directed by Joshua Ellison*. SWEET ANALYTICS begins Tympanic's tenth season, and opens October 24, 2016 and runs through November 20, 2016 at Berry United Methodist Church, 4754 N Leavitt St. in Chicago.

Outward Bound USA will showcase its commitment to serving students from every background and circumstance at a formal event that brings together supporters from across the country on Tuesday, October 18, 2016.

Black Button Eyes Productions will present the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-nominated musical AMOUR, with music by Michel Legrand, directed by Ed Rutherford, music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham. AMOUR will play tonight, September 2, through October 8, 2016 at The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., in Chicago. The press opening is Saturday, September 3 at 7:30 pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Black Button Eyes Productions presents the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-nominated musical AMOUR, with music by Michel Legrand, directed by Ed Rutherford, music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham. AMOUR will play September 2 - October 8, 2016 at The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., in Chicago. The press opening is Saturday, September 3 at 7:30 pm. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in character below!

Need a refresher on what happened in last season's finales? The following has all the information you need, plus a glimpse of what the future holds this coming season on CBS.

Black Button Eyes Productions presents the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-nominated musical AMOUR, with music by Michel Legrand, directed by Ed Rutherford, music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham. AMOUR will play September 2 - October 8, 2016 at The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., in Chicago. The press opening is Saturday, September 3 at 7:30 pm. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in character below!

NEW YORK, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Forge Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, is thrilled to announce today's on-sale availability of a new Forge Books hardcover, trade paperback, and e-Book title, WRITING THE BLOCKBUSTER NOVEL, by legendary literary agent, ALBERT ZUCKERMAN. He has worked with many bestselling authors, including Ken Follett, Olivia Goldsmith, Antoinette Van Heugten, and F. Paul Wilson. Bestselling authors including Dan Brown (The DaVinci Code)and Steven Pressfield (The Legend of Bagger Vance) credit Zuckerman's book as helping them hone their writing craft.

?Black Button Eyes Productions is pleased to present the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-nominated musical AMOUR, with music by Michel Legrand, directed by Ed Rutherford, music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham. AMOUR will play September 2 - October 8, 2016 at The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at amourchicago.com or by calling (773) 935-6875. The press opening is Saturday, September 3 at 7:30 pm.  

It's something most of us have to do at least 5 days a week, go to work. So you'd think a musical about folks and their working lives would resonate more. But the musical "Working", despite being loved by musical theater nerds, never really caught on. In fact it only ran for 24 performances on Broadway back in 1978. But thankfully the folks at Showtunes have done what they do and dusted this one off for a weekend so more people can discover how wonderful it is.

Jerry Joseph releases By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars today on Voodoo Doughnut Recordings/Cosmo Sex School Records.

The Ensemble for the Romantic Century has announced additional cast members for its upcoming Anna Akhmatova: The Heart Is Not Made of Stone run at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

Voctave is an a capella group of singers from the Central Florida area.  Members of the group have performed all over the world with multiple artists and in countless venues. The group has gained millions of views over social media platforms such as their Youtube and Facebook. They have covered such songs as 'This Is My Wish,' 'All is Well' and a Disney Love Medley featuring Kirstin Maldonado and Jeremy Michael Lewis. 

BoHo Theatre presents EURYDICE, Sarah Ruhl's lyrical reimagining of the classic Greek myth, directed by Charles Riffenburg with movement choreography by Melissa McNamara. The play reworks the tragic myth of Orpheus from the point of view of his bride, Eurydice, exploring the power of love and grief through poetry and absurdism. Ruhl is the author of such critically acclaimed works as THE CLEAN HOUSE, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, and IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY).

“One of the most absorbing and entertaining films of the year” (Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly), director Adam McKay's “witty, smart, sharp and funny” (Scott Mantz, “Access Hollywood”) masterpiece THE BIG SHORT arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand March 15, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

“One of the most absorbing and entertaining films of the year” (Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly), director Adam McKay's “witty, smart, sharp and funny” (Scott Mantz, “Access Hollywood”) masterpiece THE BIG SHORT arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand March 15, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.