2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards RecapApril 30, 2010Latin music's biggest stars glittered this evening at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, where the glamour of this year's finalists, the excitement of each performance, and the emotion preceding each award thrilled television viewers worldwide. Top honors at the world's most prestigious Latin music event went to Aventura who received nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, while Tito "El Bambino" was honored with seven awards. Luis Fonsi received four awards, and Wisin y Yandel were granted three awards. The 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm aired live in HD on Telemundo, marking the network's 12th broadcast of the event.
Oliver Stone And Bruce Wagner To Develop One Hour Dramatic Series for EPIXApril 30, 2010Oscar-winning producer/writer/director Oliver Stone and Bruce Wagner have entered into a development deal with EPIX it was announced today. Their first project will be a one hour scripted dramatic series, 'Still Holding,' based on the iconoclastic Wagner's critically acclaimed novel of the same name. The series will explore the colliding worlds of three disparate people in Los Angeles, and the violent consequences of love and betrayal, of holding on and letting go. Stone and Wagner will serve as executive producers. They previously worked together on the mini-series 'Wild Palms.'
Chris Rock To Be Crowned 'Funniest M.F.' at Spike TV's GUYS CHOICEApril 30, 2010It's time to man up for the biggest boys night of the year! Spike TV announced today the fourth annual 'Guys Choice' - a one-night-only event for guys where the year's most hotly debated rivalries from the world of sports, comedy, film and more go up against one another mano-a-mano with original categories that embody everything that matters in 'guydom.' The two-hour event pays homage to the things guys love most: superstar athletes, the ladies we love, hilarious comedic performances and legendary rockers. Scheduled to tape Saturday, June 5 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA, 'Guys Choice' premieres Sunday, June 20 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT) on Spike TV.
ABC Sees Strongest Thursday Ratings In 5 WeeksApril 30, 2010BC took second place on the opening night of the May Sweep among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, while dominating Thursday with Women 18-34. In Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, ABC marked its 2nd straight week of gains on the night with its strongest Thursday in 5 weeks - since 3/25/10.
CBS Wins The Opening Night Of May SweepsApril 30, 2010CBS won the opening night of May sweep in viewers and key demos as all three of the Network's programs posted week-to-week increases, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Thursday, April 29.
Tweet With CW Network Stars 5/3-7April 30, 2010The CW Network invites viewers to 'Watch and Tweet' with stars and executive producers from each series from Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7. Fans can visit tweet.cwtv.com to Tweet with cast members and producers during the East Coast telecast of each CW series. On the West Coast, fans of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES can also tweet along with executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec on Thursday, May 6.
Poiesis Theatre Project's THE OPHELIA LANDSCAPE Plays Through 5/8April 29, 2010The original production, [The] Ophelia Landscape is current playing at the James and Martha Duffy Theater in Brooklyn. Poiesis Theatre Project's inaugural production, directed by Naum Panovski, offsets a bleak portrayal of the position of women in the past and the present with comic relief in the form of a captivating circus-like "mousetrap" scene.
Von Stade Hosts New Season Of NY Festival Of Song's Radio SeriesApril 29, 2010The WFMT Radio Network in Chicago, producer of radio programs for the New York Philharmonic, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Wigmore Hall and other major national and international organizations, will produce a new 13-hour series, 'No Song Is Safe From Us,' highlighting the unique and renowned musical programs of New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org).
Angel City Chorale Presents Its 'Earth: Live!' Concert 6/5-6April 29, 2010Angel City Chorale (ACC) is delighted to announce its 17th annual Spring concert 'Earth: Live! -- Songs For The Blue Planet' on Saturday, June 5 & Sunday, June 6 at 7:30pm at Wilshire United Methodist Church in Hancock Park. Deemed 'one of the most engaging and entertaining evenings of music you can hear in Los Angeles ' by acclaimed musician T-Bone Burnett, ACC promises to deliver one of its most dynamic Spring concerts ever! This year's concert features a mix of American classics including folk, gospel and contemporary - with choral versions of Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror,' Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' and Toto's 'Africa.' In addition to these more contemporary pieces, ACC will also perform its usual demanding classical pieces to showcase the incredible talent and range of Los Angeles ' premier community choir.
NESE Presents Shakespeare's OTHELLO 5/21-30April 29, 2010For its seventh season, the NorthEast Shakespeare Ensemble (NESE) will present Shakespeare's monumental tragedy, Othello, at Colby-Sawyer College's Sawyer Center Theater in New London. Directed by NESE Artistic Director John Goodlin, Othello will run for eight performances from May 21 through May 30.
Meadow Brook Theatre Holds Cabaret Benefit 5/8April 29, 2010Meadow Brook Theatre is excited to announce a Cabaret Benefit on May 8, 2010 at 9:00 pm. The cast of the current musical 'Breaking Up is Hard to do' will be in attendance singing songs from their personal repertoires creating a musical evening to remember. Admission is free to this event and donations are greatly appreciated.
Musical Theatre West's THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Plays Through 5/2April 29, 2010You're invited to the 1958 prom as MUSICAL Theatre West ushers in spring with the Roger Bean smash Off-Broadway musical hit, The Marvelous Wonderettes. The Marvelous Wonderettes began previews on Friday, April 16 and opened Saturday, April 17. The show will play through May 2 at the beautiful Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
Photo Flash: Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre Presents ALADDINApril 29, 2010The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area - offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families - continues its 2010 Season with its spring production of Aladdin, which runs through August 8, 2010. The 2010 Season marks the Children's Theatre's fifteenth year of bringing children's stories to life on the stage in Frederick.
The Subjective Theatre Co. Presents SWALLOW! 5/27-30April 29, 2010The Subjective Theater Company (STC) would like to invite its audience and all sufferers of HRRD* (Hypoactive Romantic Relationship Disorder) to be wooed by its fourth and final production of the 2009/2010 season and CoLab creation, SWALLOW.