Watts, Savior Adore & Hooray For Earth Perform At Page 73 Benefit 6/22June 16, 2010Acclaimed performer REGGIE WATTS and up-and-coming bands SAVOIR ADORE and HOORAY FOR EARTH join forces and perform on Tuesday, June 22 at the 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street) as part of PAGE 73's benefit for the company's development programs (the P73 Playwriting Fellowship, I-73 writing group, and the Yale Summer Residency). Playwright TOMMY SMITH serves as the master of ceremonies.
Galerie Lelong Exhibits 'The Fifth Genre,' Opens 6/25June 16, 2010The Fifth Genre: Considering the Contemporary Still Life highlights the enduring relevance and resonance of the still life, the often undervalued genre of academic painting. Artists today are using still life to investigate contemporary issues such as consumerism and sustainability, while continuing in the genre's traditional themes of perception, reality, and mortality. In the exhibition, the artists convey the persisting power of the still life to portray the changing using the unchanging, the intangible using the tangible. The Fifth Genre opens to the public on Friday, June 25, from 5 to 7 pm.
Paradise Theatre Holds Auditions For HAIRSPRAY 7/10-11June 16, 2010Paradise Theatre is holding auditions for the WA STATE PREMIERE of 'HAIRSPRAY' the hit musical on July 10 at 2pm. Please set up an appt time. If you audition for HAIRSPRAY and want to be considered for the rest of the Season,you need not audition at the Generals.
Court Theatre Announces Appointment Of Executive Director Stephen J. AlbertJune 16, 2010The Court Theatre Board of Trustees today announces that Stephen J. Albert has been appointed Court Theatre's Executive Director. Albert is a nationally known producer, manager and consultant who has led some of America's most prestigious theatres. He has been serving as a management consultant to Court since January and will begin full time with the company in August 2010.
Rosie Perez To Star In Lifetime's LIES IN PLAIN SIGHTJune 16, 2010Academy Award(R)-nominated actress Rosie Perez (Fearless, Do the Right Thing, Pineapple Express), ALMA Award winner Benito Martinez (The Shield, Saving Grace), Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill), Christoph Sanders (Ghost Whisperer), Martha Higareda (Street Kings) and Yul Vasquez (The A-Team) are set to star in the Lifetime Movie Network Original Movie Lies in Plain Sight (wt). The film, which starts production this month in Los Angeles, is scheduled to premiere in the fall on Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime's sister network.
ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Retains 100 Percent Of Premiere AudienceJune 16, 2010On the heels of last week's record setting debut, ABC Family's hit original series 'Pretty Little Liars' bucked the trend, retaining 100% of its premiere audience in Total Viewers (2.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.1 million), and ranked a dominant No. 1 in its time slot versus all cable in the Adult demo, surpassing runner-up 'Law & Order: SVU' on USA by 12% (984,000).
ABC Sees Biggest Summer Tuesday Ratings In 6 YearsJune 16, 2010Airing Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals (Celtics-Lakers), ABC won its 2nd consecutive Tuesday in Total Viewers (14.7 million) and across all key Adult demos: AD18-34 (5.8/19), AD18-49 (5.7/17) and AD25-54 (5.8/16). Posting a dominant primetime victory, the Network topped its nearest competition by 6.1 million viewers (14.7 million vs. 8.6 million - CBS) and by 104% in Adults 18-49 (5.7/17 vs. 2.8/8 - Fox). It was ABC's 6th straight primetime win with coverage of the 2010 NBA Finals.
Syfy Launches Multimedia Marketing Campaign For WAREHOUSE 13, Returns 7/6June 16, 2010To support the second season of Warehouse 13, Syfy's most successful series ever, the channel is joining forces with a diverse array of partners - such as YouTube, Comic Con, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Xbox 360 -- for a multi-media marketing campaign reaching consumers via social networking sites, mobile, fast food chains, VOD, summer movie blockbusters, outdoor 3D screenings and affiliate promotions. f
MSNBC.Com Sets New Online Video Stream RecordJune 16, 2010The Msnbc Digital Network (msnbc.com) set a new online video stream record in May, skyrocketing to 154 million total online streams for the month.* The record video streams are a 59 percent year-over-year increase from May 2009.* Consumers turned to msnbc.com for breaking news on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, NBC News' exclusive reports, the latest entertainment updates and ongoing analysis and insight on the day's top stories.
Lawrence O'Donnell To Develop New MSNBC Primetime ProgramJune 16, 2010Lawrence O'Donnell will host a new weeknight primetime hour on MSNBC. O'Donnell will begin work full-time with the network immediately to begin planning for a new 10 p.m. ET show. The announcement was made by Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC.
Facinelli, Willard & Henner Join Hallmark's MULLIGANJune 16, 2010It's a family affair for 'Mulligan' starring Jennie Garth ('90210'), a Hallmark Channel Original Movie penned by her husband, Peter Facinelli ('Twilight,' 'Nurse Jackie'), who has also just joined the cast along with Fred Willard ('Modern Family') and Marilu Henner ('Taxi'). Garth and Facinelli's daughters will also be taking part in small roles.
NBC News Receives Five Murrow AwardsJune 16, 2010NBC News and MSNBC have been honored with five national 2010 Edward R. Murrow awards, more than any other network. The national and local winners were announced today by The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and will be presented at the RTDNA awards dinner New York on October 11, 2010. The Murrow awards honor excellence in electronic journalism.
NBC Universal Begins First 'Healthy Week' 6/20-26June 16, 2010NBC Universal will launch its first 'Healthy Week' June 20, a massive cross-platform event tackling the topics of nutritional literacy and fitness. The week is part of 'Healthy at NBCU,' the company's initiative aimed at connecting consumers, marketers, and employees with its breadth of health and wellness content. It was announced by Lauren Zalaznick, President of NBCU Universal Women & Lifestyle Entertainment networks, who oversees 'Healthy At NBCU.'