Gavin Creel, Dave Clemmons & More Set for The Performing Arts Project’s New York Series 1/14
by Kelsey Denette - December 23, 2011 The Performing Arts Project today announced The New York Series, a one-day master class event on January 14, 2012 at Pearl Studios with classes taught by Performing Arts Project faculty members....
Gavin Creel, Dave Clemmons & More Set for The Performing Arts Project’s New York Series
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2012 The Performing Arts Project today announced The New York Series, a one-day master class event on January 14, 2012 at Pearl Studios with classes taught by Performing Arts Project faculty members....
BWW Reviews: JOSEPHINE TONIGHT: Following The Rise Of Josephine Baker
by Tracy Danoff - March 05, 2012 The theater is filled with shows that take place in the entertainment business. Whether it is a about a young girl making good on Broadway or two crooked producers trying not to make good, the world of entertainment is a fascinating place. However, does the theater really need another show about the...
BWW Interviews: Actor/Director Matthew Lillard Talks HARBOR & THE DESCENDANTS
by Don Grigware - November 04, 2011 Film star Matthew Lillard is now onstage at the Big Victory Theatre in Burbank in the world premiere play Harbor. Star of Scream, Scooby-Doo, SLC Punk and the soon to be released The Descendants with George Clooney, Lillard's first love is the theatre and he makes a return after an eight year absenc...
Bootsy Collins Performs A UK Show At London indigO2 July 11
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 06, 2011 Legendary American funk bassist, singer-songwriter, BOOTSY COLLINS, who recently released his new album 'Tha Funk Capitol of the World' to rave reviews, will perform his only UK concert of 2011 at the London indigO2 on Monday July 11th....
Web Series SMOKED to Start Production on Second Season
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2012 'SMOKED,' the hot new web series that follows the misadventures of three friends as they comically mismanage a medical marijuana dispensary, will begin pre-production on season two this October. Infused with a community of YouTube fans and sponsors, the next season promises to please existing fans w...
InDepth InterView: Ricki Lake On DANCING WITH THE STARS, Sondheim, ANNIE, WICKED, HAIRSPRAY & More
by Pat Cerasaro - October 24, 2011 With one of the most refreshingly unique career trajectories in recent show business history, the quirky late-80s/early-90s film star known for her outlandish John Waters comedies - HAIRSPRAY, CRY-BABY and SERIAL MOM included - parlayed her big screen success to a decade-long running eponymous talk-...
InDepth InterView: Matt Doyle On PRIVATE ROMEO, SPRING AWAKENING, GIANT, New Solo EP & More
by Pat Cerasaro - February 27, 2012 One of the top-tier performers of a promising new generation of young stars on Broadway, Matt Doyle has appeared in both dramatic musicals and plays in establishing a versatile stage and screen career ranging from a multi-episode arc on GOSSIP GIRL to starring in SPRING AWAKENING on Broadway, as wel...
NASHVILLE-Inspired Docu-Web Series 'On the Record' Now Live on ABC Music Lounge
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2013 ABC Music Lounge's “Nashville”-inspired docu-web series, “On the Record,” is live at www.abc.com/musiclounge with the original song, “Looking for a Place to Shine,” co-written by songwriters Angela Lauer and Natalie Hemby and performed on the series by Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor....
ACT's Holiday Season Line-Up Features A CHRISTMAS CAROL & More
by Kelsey Denette - October 18, 2011 ACT - A Contemporary Theatre wraps up 2012 with performances that both celebrate the holidays and provide an artful array of seasonal alternatives. With offerings that range from a crime thriller to a Christmas tradition, teen angst to a nativity parody, tell-all shorts to Pinter treasures and more,...
Jason Moore to Direct Roundabout Underground's SUICIDE, INCORPORATED, 10/14-11/6
by Nicole Rosky - May 31, 2011 Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a new Roundabout Underground production Suicide, Incorporated, a new play by Andrew Hinderaker, directed by Jason Moore....
The New York Film Academy (NYFA) Presents Honorary MFA Degree to Tippi Hedren
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2012 The New York Film Academy (NYFA) has a long and impressive list of speakers who have shared their insight and knowledge with students who have chosen acting and/or filmmaking as a career. Previous guests have included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Glenn Close, Dennis Hopper, John Carpenter, Kevin Klein, J...
DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY: A Conversation with Julian Ovenden
by Roundabout Theatre Company - July 07, 2011 Roundabout's resident Education Dramaturg, Ted Sod, sits down with Death Takes a Holiday leading man, Julian Ovenden, to discuss working on a new musical, life/death and more, as part of Education @ Roundabout's UPSTAGE Guide. Ted Sod: How did you come to work in the theatre?...
BWW Interviews: DAVID ELDER Dances Up a Snowstorm in WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Michael L. Quintos - December 13, 2011 Broadway is certainly full of them: those amazing performers dubbed as 'triple threats'--those singer/dancer/actor-types that are just brimming with an abundance of extraordinary talent. David Elder rightly belongs in this revered group, and has proven the label quite a lot over the years, working s...
InDepth InterView: Ricki Lake On DANCING WITH THE STARS, Sondheim, ANNIE, WICKED, HAIRSPRAY & More
by Pat Cerasaro - October 24, 2011 With one of the most refreshingly unique career trajectories in recent show business history, the quirky late-80s/early-90s film star known for her outlandish John Waters comedies - HAIRSPRAY, CRY-BABY and SERIAL MOM included - parlayed her big screen success to a decade-long running eponymous talk-...
BWW Exclusive: Banks' Kids Hall of Fame - 6+ Years of 44 Janes and Michaels, Life on Broadway, Where They Are Now & More
by BWW - March 02, 2013 As the Broadway production of MARY POPPINS comes to a close, we tracked down all the past and current kids who played the iconic roles of Jane and Michael Banks, from the original cast in 2006 to the current group as they take their final bow on March 3, 2013....
Bootsy Collins Releases New Album Tha Funk Capital of the World
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 01, 2011 Celebrated American funk bassist, singer and songwriter Bootsy Collins will release his new studio album 'Tha Funk Capital of the World' in the UK on Monday 25th April 2011....
FSPA Students Experience Broadway with Master Classes, NEWSIES and More
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2013 Musical theater students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) traveled to New York City on January 18-21 to hone their craft and take master classes with Broadway artists. The customized weekend program was offered to FSPA by Broadway Artists Alliance (BAA) of New York City. Class...
Bootsy Collins Confirms Exclusive UK Concert at London indigO2
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 19, 2011 Celebrated American funk bassist, singer and songwriter Bootsy Collins will release his new studio album 'Tha Funk Capital of the World' in the UK on Monday 25th April 2011....
'Bad Sponsors: My Immigration Experience' by Tolessa Gurmessa is Released
by Christina Mancuso - June 14, 2013 While U.S. lawmakers are considering comprehensive immigration reform, it is worth learning from past experiences of the legal immigration system. In Bad Sponsors: My Immigration Experience, Tolessa Gurmessa writes about his mulling over the idea of financing his travel to the United States through ...
InDepth InterView: Linda Purl On HOMELAND, TRUE BLOOD, THE OFFICE, Feinstein's Show, Upcoming Album & More
by Pat Cerasaro - September 29, 2012 Today we are talking to a busy and very recognizable actress who has appeared in over 100 TV and film properties since her debut in the 1970s and just this year played arcs on both the freshly-minted 2012 Emmy-winning Best Drama HOMELAND, as well as HBO's hit nighttime vampire series TRUE BLOOD - th...
The City of Los Angeles honors MY THREE SONS on May 16th., an Interview with Stanley Livingston 'Chip'
by Linda Ann Watt - May 15, 2012 ...
Spring 2013 SpotLight Program Honorees Announced by Hennepin Theatre Trust
by Kelsey Denette - May 22, 2013 Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced the new spring 2013 honorees from Minnesota high schools recognizing musical theatre accomplishments by school and category for the 2012-13 SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. Now in its eighth successful year, SpotLight is Hennepin Theatre Trust's flagship educ...
American Composers Orchestra’s 21st Annual Underwood New Music Readings Set for 6/1-2
by Kelsey Denette - April 23, 2012 American Composers Orchestra's (ACO) 21st Annual Underwood New Music Readings will take place from Friday, June 1 to Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music (450 W. 37th St., NYC). ...
Complete: Priceline.com and KAYAK Finalize Merger
by Robert Diamond - May 21, 2013 Priceline.com Incorporated (PCLN) ('priceline.com') and KAYAK Software Corporation (KYAK) ('KAYAK') today announced the successful completion of the acquisition of KAYAK by priceline.com. In accordance with the terms of the transaction as previously announced, KAYAK merged with and into a wholly-own... |