VIDEO: First Look - This Week's All New AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL: GUYS AND GIRLSSeptember 3, 2013On this week's episode of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL: GUYS AND GIRLS, titled 'The Girl Who's Scared of Clowns,' the guys play a prank on one of the girls, which throws her off her game. At a photo shoot where the models take on the nail art craze, things start to go badly when a few of the models who have become close get distracted after arguing.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Set for DVD Release, 9/24September 3, 2013Distributed by Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, Anything Is Possible takes audiences on a heartwarming journey that will make them laugh, cry, and believe all at the same time. The movie will be available on DVD on Sept. 24, 2013 at SRP of $27.97. Directed by Demetrius Navarro, Ethan stars with Jonathan Bennett (Memorial Day, Mean Girls) and Lacey Chabert ('Party of Five,' Mean Girls).
EX-WIVES OF ROCK to Return to Fuse, 9/7September 3, 2013Fuse, the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company, today announced that Ex-Wives of Rock will return to the network for a second season with 14 new half-hour episodes. The show follows four women who all have at least one thing in common - they married rock stars and lived to tell about it. Ex-Wives of Rock will air each week, starting Saturday, September 7, at 11:30pm ET on Fuse, and beginning Saturday, September 21, will switch to 11:00 p.m. ET. Ex-Wives of Rock airs exclusively in the U.S. on Fuse and on Slice Network in Canada, and is a Tricon Films & Television production.
HBO Acquires DANGEROUS ACTS STARRING THE UNSTABLE ELEMENTS OF BELARUSSeptember 3, 2013HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights to Madeleine Sackler's feature documentary DANGEROUS ACTS STARRING THE UNSTABLE ELEMENTS OF BELARUS, it was announced today. The film will have its world premiere Sunday, Sept. 8 at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and debut on HBO in 2014.
NBCSN to Premiere New Series FNIA COACH'S CLICKER, 9/11September 3, 2013 NBCSN will launch a new, weekly half-hour NFL studio show– FNIA Coach's Clicker – on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that dovetails off of Football Night in America, the most-watched pre-game show in sports. FNIA Coach's Clicker will debut each week at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison providing an in-depth Xs-and-Os preview of the upcoming week's biggest games, including the Sunday Night Football contest. Liam McHugh will host the new program from the famous Studio 8H at NBCUniversal's 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters in New York City.
Telemundo to Air NFL KICKOFF 2013, 9/7September 3, 2013Telemundo celebrates the highly anticipated return of NFL football this fall with “NFL Kickoff 2013”, a 30-minute special that provides a sneak peek at what football fans can expect this season on Saturday, September 7 at 4:30PM/3:30C.
STAGE TUBE: Trailer for Mark Bruce Company's DRACULASeptember 3, 2013Jonathan Goddard plays the infamous Vampire Count, whose sinister and ruthless ambitions challenge the very fabric of Victorian society. As his victims and opponents rally against him they must face the darkness and savagery within themselves. Check out the trailer for the production below!
STAGE TUBE: Trailer for Playwrights Realm's THE HATMAKER'S WIFE, Now PlayingSeptember 3, 2013Critically acclaimed theatre company The Playwrights Realm presents the New York premiere of Lauren Yee's new play The Hatmaker's Wife, directed by recent OBIE Award winner Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812). The Hatmaker's Wife marks the first Playwrights Realm production at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street) in midtown Manhattan, following previous engagements in several downtown Off-Broadway venues. The show is now in preview ahead of its official opening night, this Thursday, September 5. Check out the just-released trailer below!
STAGE TUBE: In the Recording Studio with the Cast of FIRST DATE; Album Now Available for Pre-OrderSeptember 3, 2013The original Broadway cast recording of FIRST DATE, the critically acclaimed new musical comedy starring Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez, with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, will be released digitally and exclusively available at the Longacre Theatre Tuesday, September 24, 2013, with digital pre-sale beginning today at Amazon.com. Executive produced by Altar Identity Studios the CD, released by Yellow Sound Label, will be available in stores and everywhere music is sold Tuesday, October 15, 2013. With a book by Austin Winsberg, FIRST DATEi s directed by Bill Berry, has a musical staging by Josh Rhodes, with orchestrations by August Eriksmoen and musical supervision, vocal and incidental arrangements by Dominick Amendum. Check out a brief, first look at the cast in the recording studio below!
MAGIC CITY's Taylor Blackwell Set for BRIFT's Side by Side Improv Course, 9/7September 3, 2013Side by Side, a special summer Improvisation course offered at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT), has allowed adult and youth performers the opportunity to work together and learn from each other. On Saturday, September 7, instructor Todd Vittum has a special treat for his students... an opportunity to train beside one of the most highly regarded young actors in the business, Taylor Blackwell.
College Football Coverage Delivers Major Ratings Boost for ESPN NetworksSeptember 1, 2013The first Saturday of the 2013 college football season on August 31 kicked off with a large audience for a four-hour College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and continued with game and studio coverage across ESPN networks. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU all posted significant overnight ratings, led by a 5.0 rating for the ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows telecast - No. 8 Clemson topping No. 5 Georgia 38-35. The prime time opener was the highest-rated college football game of the weekend and outperformed a 4.7 overnight rating for last season's first Saturday Night Football matchup (Michigan vs. Alabama).
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR Scores Non-Sports Summer High for NBCSeptember 1, 2013At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “American Ninja Warrior” (0.7/3 in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall) scored NBC's top non-sports rating in the time period so far this summer in adults 18-49 and total viewers. The “American Ninja Warrior” rebroadcast ranks #1 or tied for #1 among non-sports programs on CBS, NBC and Fox in the time period in all key demographics – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. .
STAGE TUBE: Trailer for INSPIRED Benefit Concert at Stage 72/Triad, 9/22September 1, 2013Brad Alexander, David Are, Carner & Gregor, Bobby Cronin, Drew Fornarola, Michael Holland, Rob Rokicki, Georgia Stitt, Katie Thompson, & Michael Patrick Walker star in INSPIRED: A Benefit Concert for the ASPCA of NYC and The Last Resort Rescue of NJ, on Sunday September 22nd, 7pm at Stage 72/Triad. Check out the trailer for the event below!
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US Wins Weekend Box Office Ahead of Labor Day with $17 MillionSeptember 1, 2013Following Friday's haul of $8.9 million at Friday's box office, with estimates as high as $25 million for Labor Day weekend, the film grossed $17 million as of today. With an $8 million gap separating THIS IS US' actual weekend gross from tomorrow's potential holiday cumulative, it appears as if the ONE DIRECTION guys won't hit the studio's projection. BWW will bring the updates numbers tomorrow.
STAGE TUBE: Promo for JVO Productions' THE OLD SETTLER, Opening TonightSeptember 1, 2013In THE OLD SETTLER, Two women test the bonds of sisterhood in a bittersweet comedy set during the Harlem Renaissance. JVO Productions in association with InterACT Theatre Company presents The Old Settler by John Henry Redwood, opening tonight, Sept. 1 at the Pico Playhouse in West Los Angeles. Check out a new promo for the production, featuring interviews with the actors, below!