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2010 Cincinnati Fringe Festival Announces Line-Up
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 16, 2010

Know Theatre of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Fringe Festival is proud to announce the performance fringe line-up for the 2010 Cincinnati Fringe Festival....


CNBC Announces Checkerboard Programming
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 21, 2010

CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 340 million homes worldwide, including more than 95 million households in the United States and Canada....


Paul Manuel Kane's NEW YORK STORIES Opens 1/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 14, 2009

New York Stories, featuring the premiere of five short plays by Paul Manuel Kane, will open at the Roy Arias Theaters on January 22, 2009. The production is directed by best-selling political author and biographer Paul Alexander. The evening focuses on five specific instances of tested friendships, ...


Gabler Discusses Walt Disney on This Week's Theater Talk
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2007

Tomorrow night on THEATER TALK, author NEAL GABLER discusses his impressive new biography, WALT DISNEY: THE TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN IMAGINATION....


Sydney Theatre Co Presents LEVIATHAN, Kicks Off Sept 18-19 At Hurstville Entertainment Centre
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2010

Leviathan Adapted and directed by Stefo NantsouBased on the book Leviathan - The Unauthorized Biography of Sydney by John Birmingham Sydney Theatre Company, together with Hurstville and Liverpool City Councils, is delighted toannounce a partnership that will bring a new Australian production to Sydn...


West Sacramento Community Theater Seeks Scripts For Christmas Program Thru 8/28
by Ali Leskowitz - July 29, 2009

West Sacramento Community Theater is looking for one or more scripts for our 2009 Christmas program. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE FAMILY ORIENTED....


Animazing Gallery Hosts Booksigning with Disney Historian John Canemaker 9/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 20, 2010

John Canemaker, the head of animation at NYU and author of numerous classic animation books, returns to Animazing Gallery in SoHo on September 25th, from 2-6 pm to debut and autograph his new book. ...


The Whiting Presents One Woman Show ZORA 4/28, 5/2
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2009

From the theatrical biography by Laurence Holder, The Whiting is proud to present Zora for two moving performances on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30pm and Saturday, May 2 at 8pm. With special on stage seating, this riveting one woman show produced by The American Place Theatre's Literature to Life educat...


WNO Presents Olga Borodina and Ildar Abdrazakov at Kennedy Center Opera House, Set To Appear 10/3
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2009

Washington National Opera presents a rare concert appearance by husband-and-wife duo Olga Borodina and Ildar Abdrazakov on Saturday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Opera House. WNO General Director Plácido Domingo conducts the Russian couple in an evening of Italian, French and Russian o...


All Cowell Program: Leon Botstein Conducts American Symphony Orchestra, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2010

Discover symphonic masterworks and rare operas in concert throughout the American Symphony Orchestra season. 'An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell' presents Leon Botstein conducting Cowell works such as 'Hymn and Fuguing Tune, No. 3' and 'Atlantis.' The concert will be held January 29, 2...


Wendy Moore to Pen Novel Based on Real Life Eliza Doolittle
by Jeff Dennhardt - April 19, 2010

Wendy Moore, author of the popular novel 'Wedlock,' will pen a novel based on real life Eliza Doolittle, Sabrina Sidney, the basis for the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion and the hit Lerner and Lowe musical, My Fair Lady. The novel, entitled 'How to Create the Perfect Wife,' is currently in publi...


Miranda Harcourt's BIOGRAPHY OF MY SKIN Returns to Downstage, 4/9-4/27
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2010

Miranda Harcourt's Biography of My Skin returns to Downstage for two weeks this April....


CNBC's Checkerboard Announces Programming for 7/19-23
by Marivic Tagala - July 01, 2010

CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to more than 340 million homes worldwide, including more than 95 million households in the United States and Canada. The network's Business Day programming (weekdays from 5:00...


Animazing Gallery Hosts Booksigning with Disney Historian John Canemaker 9/25
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2010

John Canemaker, the head of animation at NYU and author of numerous classic animation books, returns to Animazing Gallery in SoHo on September 25th, from 2-6 pm to debut and autograph his new book. ...


Columbus Native And Award-Winning Author And Journalist Wil Haygood To Debut Suguar Ray Robisnon Biography At Exclusive Columbus Preview On 10/9
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2009

Born and raised in Columbus, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Washington Post staff writer Wil Haygood brings home his newest work, a sweeping biography-cum-cultural history centered on one of the most iconic figures in the history of boxing. Slated for release from Random House on October 13, Sweet Thun...


Corner Bookstore Hosts A Reading by Marion Meade 3/11
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2010

The Corner Bookstore and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt have announced that they will be hosting a reading by Marion Meade, author of Lonelyhearts, The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney on Thursday, March 11th at 6:00 p.m....


Uggams Led STORMY WEATHER Plays Pasadena Playhouse 1/21-3/1
by Eddie Varley - December 23, 2008

Stormy Weather, starring Tony and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Uggams, celebrates the life of the legendary Lena Horne. The West Coast premiere is conceived and written by Sharleen Cooper Cohen, directed by Michael Bush and choreographed by Randy Skinner. The production features music by Cole Porter, Ha...


Austin Pendleton Set For Lead Role In Staged Reading Of THE GREAT MAN 6/4 In NYC
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 04, 2009

The West Side YMCA Writer's Voice today announced that actor Austin Pendleton (HBO's Oz, voice of Gurgle in Finding Nemo, The Diary of Anne Frank, Grand Hotel, Goodtime Charley, The Little Foxes, Fiddler on the Roof, and Up from Paradise) will play the lead role in a staged reading of Charlie Schulm...


Sydney Theatre Co Presents LEVIATHAN, Kicks Off Sept 18-19 At Hurstville Entertainment Centre
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 02, 2010

Leviathan Adapted and directed by Stefo NantsouBased on the book Leviathan - The Unauthorized Biography of Sydney by John Birmingham Sydney Theatre Company, together with Hurstville and Liverpool City Councils, is delighted toannounce a partnership that will bring a new Australian production to Sydn...


THE GODS OF WARM BEER Brings Rugby & Politics To NZ 3/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2009

THE GODS OF WARM BEER is a rip-snorting comic epic that deals with hypocrisy, alienation, betrayal, rugby, religion, sex, violence, politics and bad language. It's Westport in 1951. On March 28 The Court Theatre proudly presents a comedy where, true to their West Coast roots, the characters are feis...


S.N. Behrman's BIOGRAPHY To Be Produced By Orso At Theater 3 at The Mint, Previews 11/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 03, 2009

S. N. Behrman's sophisticated comedy 'Biography' is being produced Off Broadway this Fall by staff members of the famed Broadway restaurant and regular celebrity haunt - Orso, including General Manager Kevin Albert....


David Browne In Conversation With Lee Ranaldo of 'Sonic Youth' at Barnes & Noble, 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2010

This evening David Browne discusses his definitive look at underground music icons Sonic Youth, Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth....


Columbus Native And Award-Winning Author And Journalist Wil Haygood To Debut Suguar Ray Robisnon Biography At Exclusive Columbus Preview On 10/9
by Reynard Loki - September 02, 2009

Born and raised in Columbus, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Washington Post staff writer Wil Haygood brings home his newest work, a sweeping biography-cum-cultural history centered on one of the most iconic figures in the history of boxing. Slated for release from Random House on October 13, Sweet Thun...


Paul Alexander Forms Artists Theatre Group, Inc. Company
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2006

Playwright and director Paul Alexander has announced the creation of a new, not-for-profit theatre company that will spotlight what has historically been the focus of the theatre: the artist...


All Cowell Program: Leon Botstein Conducts American Symphony Orchestra, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2010

Discover symphonic masterworks and rare operas in concert throughout the American Symphony Orchestra season. 'An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell' presents Leon Botstein conducting Cowell works such as 'Hymn and Fuguing Tune, No. 3' and 'Atlantis.' The concert will be held January 29, 2...






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