RadioTheatre's DRACULA Will Now Play Kraine Theater, 10/6-11/10September 6, 2013Horse Trade Theater Group is proud to present RadioTheatre and their original, live, audio-theatre adaptation by Orson Welles and Dan Bianchi of Bram Stoker's classicDRACULA. In 2009, it ran three months Off Broadway and was nominated for two New York Innovative Theatre Awards for Best Performance Group and Best Sound Design. DRACULA will be performed complete with a great cast of storytellers, an original orchestral score and a plethora of sound effects. Tickets ($25/$15 students) are available online at www.horseTRADE.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444. All performances are at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) every Sunday at 3pm, October 6-November 10.
Deborah Voigt to Host Sing With Haiti's Gala Benefit Concert at Grace Cathedral, 10/2September 6, 2013Sing With Haiti presents a star-studded gala benefit concert to aid the rebuilding of the Holy Trinity Music School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which was destroyed in the earthquake of 2010. The Grammy Award-winning soprano Deborah Voigt - beloved for her performances on the opera, concert, and recital stage, as well as for her turns as host of the Metropolitan Opera's popular "Live in HD" series - will host the gala concert in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral on Wednesday, October 2. This important event will include performances by Voigt as well as from "America's favorite mezzo" (Gramophone)Susan Graham, children's choirs from the Holy Trinity Music School, and other distinguished guests. A gala reception at the Fairmont San Francisco Hotelwill follow the concert.
Lena Dunham & Laurie Simmons to be Honored at Brooklyn Museum Women in the Arts Fundraising Luncheon, 11/14September 6, 2013Award-winning photographer and conceptual artist Laurie Simmons and her daughter, Lena Dunham, best known for writing, directing, producing, and acting in the HBO program Girls, will be honored at the eleventh annual Women in the Arts luncheon on Thursday, November 14, 2013. This is the first time the benefit will jointly honor two recipients--a mother-daughter pair. Proceeds from the event will benefit the many educational and artistic programs offered by the Brooklyn Museum and its Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.
VIDEO: New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette for THE FIFTH ESTATESeptember 5, 2013The dramatic thriller THE FIFTH ESTATE comes to theaters on October 18th. Based on real events, the film reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Julian Asange. Below, check out a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the film!
New Season of Telemundo's UN NUEVO DIA Kicks Off 9/9September 5, 2013Starting this Monday, September 9, viewers will be able to start their mornings with a brand new season of 'Un Nuevo Día' on Telemundo at 7am/6c. Audiences will enjoy news and entertainment segments as well as more of their favorite stars, special guests, and the return of Ana María Canseco to morning television, and former Timbiriche Diego Schoening as a special guest host.
Drea de Matteo Joins Film Adaptation of Gillian Flynn's DARK PLACESSeptember 5, 2013In the film from Theron's Denver and Delilah Productions., Theron plays 'Libby Day,' a woman, who, after witnessing the murder of her family at the age of 7 and testifying against her brother, is approached 25 years later by the 'Kill Club,' a secret detective society hoping to discover details of the crime.
FXX's IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY, THE LEAGUE Premiere to 'Outstanding' NumbersSeptember 5, 2013The FXX debuts of the acclaimed comedies It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League posted outstanding numbers for their new network, delivering audiences that were comparable to or better than their delivery when they aired on sister network FX, which is in 26 million more homes than FXX.
Showtime to Reair Recent Episodes of DEXTER, RAY DONOVAN Beginning TodaySeptember 5, 2013SHOWTIME has scheduled replays of the most recent episodes of the eighth and final season of DEXTER and the hit drama series RAY DONOVAN starting today and through the weekend before new episodes return this Sunday, September 8 starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The replays are welcome news to the millions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers in major markets across the country who have missed the series for the past few weeks. Replays of the first nine episodes of DEXTER and RAY DONOVAN are also available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND and the network's authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME. For a full list of replay dates and times, please visit: www.sho.com/marathon.
NYFF to Present Jean-Luc Godard Retrospective, DAZED AND CONFUSED Anniversary ScreeningSeptember 5, 2013The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that the 51st New York Film Festival (NYFF,September 27 – October 13) will serve as the launching pad for a retrospective of filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard's work. The film series, entitled Jean-Luc Godard - The Spirit of the Forms, will begin during the second week of the festival, on October 9, and continue through the end of the month, October 30. (Specifics for the schedule and titles playing after NYFF will be distributed next week.) This year's NYFF will also play host to the 20th Anniversary screening of Richard Linklater's DAZED AND CONFUSED on October 10 at 9PM, presented by New Wave, and with the director and members of the cast in attendance.
MELISSA & JOEY, BABBY DADDY Finales Deliver New Season HighsSeptember 5, 2013 At 8 o'clock, the season finale of “Melissa & Joey” set season highs in Total Viewers (1.1 million), Adults 18-49 (704,000/0.6 rating), Women 18-49 (471,000/0.7 rating), Viewers 12-34 (589,000/0.6 rating) and Females 12-34 (400,000/0.9 rating), and to a 7-week high in Adults 18-34 (423,000/0.6 rating).
THOR 2's Alan Taylor in Talks to Helm TERMINATOR RebootSeptember 5, 2013According to Variety, THOR 2's director Alan Taylor is currently in talks to take on the upcoming TERMINATOR reboot for Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Taylor has also previously helmed episodes of BOARDWALK EMPIRE and GAME OF THRONES.
Alyssa Milano to Host PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS Season 3; Guest Judges & Designers RevealedSeptember 5, 2013In fashion, one day you're in; and the next day, you're out... But for 11 lucky former Project Runway contestants, the second and last chance to prove their talent has arrived. In its most competitive season ever, former top-ranking Project Runway contestants will return to New York to compete in the third season of Lifetime's Project Runway All Stars, premiering Thursday, October 24, at 9:00pm ET/PT.
DIY Network Sets New Ratings Records Going into 14th AnniversarySeptember 5, 2013DIY Network, celebrating its 14th year anniversary this week, has set a number of audience records for the week ending 9/1/13. In fact, it set a total day audience record on Sunday, 9/1/13, averaging 288,000 viewers. The network also set a record for the most watched week, averaging 171,000 viewers in total day and 260,000 viewers in prime. The momentum continues this week with the Tuesday, 9/3/13 episode of Holmes Makes It Right averaging 570,000 viewers -- making it the most watched episode of any series in DIY Network history. For the week ending 9/1/13 DIY Network reached more than 10.8 million viewers and during August 2013, the network reached 19.3 million viewers.
CBS Sports Lands Deal to Broadcast Big East Conference Basketball Through 2019September 5, 2013CBS Sports has acquired the rights to televise BIG EAST Conference college basketball games on the CBS Television Network and CBS Sports Network through a sublicensing agreement with Fox Sports. The multi-year agreement begins with the 2013-14 college basketball season and continues through 2018-19.
FOX Sports Announces Extensive College Basketball CoverageSeptember 5, 2013If you spend fall and winter following a bouncing orange ball, then this season it is sure to lead to a FOX Sports network, together home to 227 men's and women's regular and postseason college basketball games from the BIG EAST, Pac-12, C-USA and Big 12 conferences this season. FOX Sports 1, America's new sports network, is FOX's leading college basketball television outlet, boasting 180 regular and postseason games (men's and women's); followed by up to 34 distributed nationally via FOX Sports owned-and-affiliated regional sports networks and local broadcast stations; 12 on FOX Sports 2 and one on FOX Sports (Ohio State at Marquette, Saturday, Nov. 16, 3:00 PM ET).
Cinemax to Air Original British Series STRIKE BACK with Richard Armitage & Andrew Lincoln this FallSeptember 5, 2013STRIKE BACK: ORIGINS will begin its six-episode premiere run Oct. 25 on CINEMAX, marking the first time the series will be seen in the United States, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and CINEMAX Original Programming. Presented in the UK in 2010 on Sky, the show was acquired by HBO/CINEMAX from BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution and was produced by Left Bank Pictures and Ingenious Broadcasting. Left Bank Pictures currently produces 'Strike Back' with partners CINEMAX and Sky.
ESPN's College Football Season-Opening Coverage Draws Record RatingsSeptember 5, 2013Fans have been waiting for college football to return and millions of them went to ESPN to fulfill their appetite during a five-day opening buffet to the 2013 season. ESPN drew large audiences for its studio and game action across multiple television and digital networks, surpassing every competitor offering college football content.