RUINED Featured on 'STUDIO 360' 5/16May 15, 2009RUINED, the Pulitzer Prize winning play currently playing at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street), will be featured on this weekend's edition of 'Studio 360' the nationally syndicated performance and interview radio program.
Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Fest Runs 7/14-19May 15, 2009A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 700 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies from the US and abroad will be presented at the 34th Annual Samuel French Inc. Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival on July 14th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street).
Atkinson, Ivey, Finneran, Cooper and More Poised for 2009 Williamstown Theatre FestMay 15, 2009The Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) has announced casting for its 2009 Main Stage Season running from July 1 to August 23 at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance in Williamstown, MA. In making the announcement Artistic Director Nicholas Martin said, 'I am so thrilled to bring this decorated and talented group of artists to the Berkshires this summer for our 55th Anniversary Season.'
FOR LOVERS ONLY Cast To Preside Over NASDAQ MarketSite Closing Bell 5/15May 15, 2009The stars of the new Off-Broadway musical FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs...Nothing But Love Songs) will preside over the closing bell at NASDAQ MarketSite this Friday, May 15 at 4 p.m. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the 7-story-tall NASDAQ Tower looming over Times Square at Broadway & 43rd Street. FOR LOVERS ONLY opened this past Monday, May 11th New World Stages.
GOD OF CARNAGE Cast Featured on 'Charlie Rose Show' 5/15May 15, 2009The Tony nominated cast of Broadway's hottest new play, GOD OF CARNAGE will be featured guests on tonight's episode of 'The Charlie Rose Show.' Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden all recently sat down with host Charlie Rose, to speak about the play, working together as an ensemble and the creative process.
'Bridget Jones' Diary' Set for Musical Stage DebutMay 15, 2009Author Helen Fielding has been working on a musical version of her original newspaper columns about a 32-year-old who keeps a diary detailing her hilarious attempts to take control of her life and find a man. The columns inspired Fielding to write two best-selling books - Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - which were later turned into hit movies starring Renee Zellweger.
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS To Close on Bdwy 5/24May 14, 2009The New York Times reports that producer Jeffrey Richards has announced that the current revival Eugene O'Neill DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS starring two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy, stage and screen star Carla Gugino, and Tony nominee Pablo Schreiber, under the direction of Tony Award Winner Robert Falls will close May 24 at the St. James Theatre after a run of 32 performances.
THE TEMPERMENTALS Set to Transfer to Larger Venue 6/10May 14, 2009The New York Times is reporting that the Off-Broadway production of Jon Marans' The Temperamentals, which is currently playing at the Barrow Group Studio Theater through May 18th, is now set to move to the theater's bigger 99-seat space in June for a four-week run in the hopes of attracting interest for an extended commercial production, the show's publicist said in a statement this afternoon.
TV EXCLUSIVE: Christine Ebersole on USA's 'Royal Pains'May 14, 2009USA will launch the 75-minute limited commercial premiere of ROYAL PAINS, the network's newest original scripted series, on Thursday, June 4 at 10/9c followed by 11 weekly one-hour episodes of the exciting drama. Broadway favorite Christine Ebersole guests on the pilot episode and the USA network created an exclusive clip of upcoming series for us here at BWW TV to share with all of you!
36th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations AnnouncedMay 14, 2009The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. Nine major categories were announced this morning on 'The Today Show,' including the host of the telecast, Vanessa Williams, recording and television star, currently seen on the hit show, 'Ugly Betty.' The show will be telecast on the CW Television Network on Sunday,August 30th, 2009 from the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
BWW WEST END: Allam and Quast Star in LA CAGE AUX FOLLESMay 14, 2009The Menier Chocolate Factory production of La Cage aux Folles is now starring Olivier Award Winners, Roger Allam (Privates on Parade, Les Misérables, City of Angels) and Philip Quast (Sunday in the Park with George, Evita, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum).
'Streisand - The Concerts' DVD Set Holds 1# Spot in USMay 14, 2009Streisand The Concerts has retained its #1 position on the Billboard Top Music DVD chart. The three-disk DVD package scored the highest sale for any music DVD thus far this year last week when it debuted at #1.
Adam Lambert and Kris Allen Are The Final 2 IDOL FinalistsMay 13, 2009Tonight on American Idol, the Top 3 Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey visited their hometowns in emotional video segments. But one of the boys had to go, America voted and Danny Gokey was sent home, setting up the contest to be between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.
STAGE TUBE: UPRIGHT CABARET SINGS: Adam Lambert - 'Kiss From A Rose'May 13, 2009The Los Angeles based Lambert found a creative 'home' at West Hollywood's Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant.
The AMERICAN IDOL standout spent many an evening crooning songs in that expressive voice of his on the Upright Cabaret stage, and a few special performances were captured on film. In this recording Adam Lambert performs a thrilling and emotional version of Seal's 'Kiss From A Rose'.
2009 Tony Nominee Stockard Channing Set for One Night Only Performance of Eve Ensler's 'O.P.C.' 5/29May 13, 2009GLOBAL GREEN USA and V-DAY will be presenting a ONE NIGHT ONLY theatrical benefit event, a reading of a brand new play by EVE ENSLER (The Vagina Monologues), O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness). This one-of-a-kind evening will be headlined by acclaimed actress Stockard Channing and will perform on Friday, May 29 at 8pm at the Santa Monica Bay Women's Club, 1210 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.