NBC Announces 2010-11 Primetime ScheduleMay 16, 2010The new Fall Schedule features all-drama lineups on Mondays and Wednesdays, and all comedies on Thursdays, plus unscripted programming into compatible dramas on Tuesdays and Fridays. The high-quality series include new comedies such as 'Outsourced,' Love Bites,' 'Perfect Couples,' 'Friends With Benefits' and 'The Paul Reiser Show.' The new dramas are 'The Cape,' 'Harry's Law,' 'Outlaw,' 'Undercovers,' 'The Event,' 'Chase' and 'Law & Order: Los Angeles.'
Freeport Players To Hold Rummage Sale 5/22May 16, 2010Come to the Freeport Community Center between 9am and 2pm on Saturday, May 22 for the Players' first-ever yard sale. Proceeds of the sale will be used to buy costumes props and set decor for our summer production, I Hate Hamlet. Pick your way through an astonishing array of clothing, books, knickknacks, geegaws, bric-a-brac, and more, all priced to sell.
Jazz Stars Appear at Evening J.E.N. Concerts 5/20-22May 16, 2010The Jazz Education Network (J.E.N.) opens its three-day inaugural conference on the campus of the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) May 20, 2010. Over two dozen icons of the jazz genre will donate their time and talents as featured artists.
Plays & Players Presents CAROUSEL 5/27-6/12May 16, 2010Plays & Players, Center City Philadelphia's longest continually operated theater will present Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical 'Carousel' directed by Lance Moore.
The New Theatre Project Seeks Artists For Inaugural SeasonMay 16, 2010The New Theatre Project is currently seeking resumes and portfolios for artists wishing to direct, stage manage, or design for Season 1: Identity. Projects in our inaugural season will approach the question, 'Who am I?' from various theatricalperspectives. TNTP is interested in exploring our own identity and our identity in relation to the artistic community we inhabit.
Rehearsals Begin For Bailwick Chicago's F**KING MEN, Previews Start 6/18May 16, 2010Rehearsals will soon be underway for Bailiwick Chicago's next production, F**king Men, penned by Tony-nominated writer Joe DiPietro (Memphis, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change). Mr. DiPietro is working closely with Director Tom Mullen (Urinetown, Blue Dog Prods.) to bring the definitive production of his groundbreaking play to Chicago, following smash-hit runs in London and Los Angeles.
Broadway's VICTOR/VICTORIA To Receive Blu-Ray Release 7/27May 15, 2010'Victor/Victoria' the 1982 musical comedy film was a remake of 'Victor und Viktoria' penned by German screenplay writer Hans Hoemburg and directed by Reinhold Schunzel in 1933. The film starred Julie Andrews as Victor/Victoria, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras and John Rhys-Davies.
Carrie Fisher to Film 'Wishful Drinking'May 15, 2010Carrie Fisher will perform her WISHFUL DRINKING at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) June 25 & 26. It now appears that the performance will be filmed for future release.
Brantley and Isherwood Weigh In On Year In TheatreMay 15, 2010Following the release of this year's Tony Award nominations, New York Times theatre critics Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood spoke about the recently-ended theatre season. In the new feature, the critics sound off on the 'spotty' season.
ABC Dominates its Friday Competition in Adults 18-49May 15, 2010For the 2nd week in a row, ABC ranked #1 on Friday against its network rivals among Adults 18-49, beating CBS by 21%, NBC by 31% and Fox by 42%. ABC's Primetime: What Would You Do? and 20/20 tied as the tied as Friday's top-rated programs in the key young adult sales demo across the major nets. The two ABC shows also tied as the #1 TV shows of the night with Adults 25-54. And at 10pm, 20/20 stood as Friday's most-watched TV show overall in Total Viewers.