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Matilda Joslyn Gage Presents QUOTING MATILDA
by Christina Mancuso - October 30, 2014

SYRACUSE, N.Y....


Tom Hiddleston's Email to Director Joss Whedon After Reading AVENGERS Script for the First Time
by Courtnie Mele - July 27, 2014

Marvel's The Avengers, which hit theaters in 2012, is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. However, according to Business Insider, it didn't seem like the movie would be so successful during the production stages. It took several drafts and the help of many different individuals to get...


TV: First Look at Highlights of Writers Theatre's DAYS LIKE TODAY
by Christina Mancuso - May 23, 2014

Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce Writers Theatre's World Premiere production of Days Like Today, inspired by the plays of Charles L. Mee with music and lyrics by Alan Schmuckler and book by Laura Eason, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halbe...


Sydney Writers' Festival Set for Glen Street Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - April 20, 2015

Join in Australia's largest annual celebration of literature and ideas! Experience the magic of the Sydney Writers' Festival at Glen Street Theatre with inspiring talks by Martin Edmond, award-winning non-fiction author, screenwriter and poet, and Paul West, author and star of River Cottage Australi...


Robert F. McCabe Sr. and William J. McCabe Launch Debut Book, VAL
by Christina Mancuso - January 19, 2015

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Walter Isaacson, Author or 'Steve Jobs', Seeks Crowdsourcing to Edit New Book
by Christina Mancuso - December 31, 2013

In follow up to his 2011 biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson is writing a biography about 'innovators of the digital age.' He has asked for edits of his piece, saying, 'Here's a rough draft of a section that sets the scene in Silicon Valley in the 1970s. I would appreciate notes, comments, cor...


Page-Turning Biography 'Rama Gaze in My Direction' Debuts on Amazon.com
by Robert Diamond - December 22, 2013

Epiphany Press of Sausalito announced today that "Rama Gaze in My Direction," a page-turning biography of Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz (1950 - 1998), is now available on Amazon. When visiting Nepal at age 19, Rama was told he was destined to help millions of people. Over the years, Rama taugh...


New Joan Rivers Biography Slated for 2016 Release
by Caryn Robbins - September 17, 2014

Vanity Fair and New York Times journalist Leslie Bennetts has signed on to write the new biography 'Joan Rivers: A Life.'...


Critic John Lahr to Talk Tennessee Williams Biography at The Players This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2014

The Shakespeare Guild's 2014-15 season will open with a conversation that will launch the U.S. author tour for a biography that actress Helen Mirren calls 'a masterpiece about a genius.' Only John Lahr, she says, 'with his perceptions about the theater, about writers, about poetry, and about people,...


I, LIVIA Reveals Story of a Misunderstood Woman
by Christina Mancuso - June 10, 2014

Wall, N.J....


'The Spirit of a Sultan' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 10, 2014

This new work guides readers along a metaphysical path as the author explores the life of one of the most venerated Sufi poets and saints, Hazrat Sultan Bahu. 'The Spirit of a Sultan' is a new novel based on the true life accounts of Sufi reverend, poet, and saint, Sultan Bahu. A historical biogr...


Tennessee Williams Biographer John Lahr Coming to Steppenwolf, 10/13
by Tyler Peterson - October 01, 2014

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey engages in conversation with John Lahr about his latest book, Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh in a special one-night-only event, Monday, October 13 at 7pm in the Downstairs Theatre. Lahr, who served as senior drama critic for...


Mary Mudd Continues Marketing Push for 'I, Livia'
by Christina Mancuso - July 03, 2014

Wall, NJ...


Simon Russell Beale to Lead MR FOOTE'S OTHER LEG at Hampstead This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2015

The Daily Mail writes that Simon Russell Beale will star in Ian Kelly's MR FOOTE'S OTHER LEG at the Hampstead Theatre this fall....


University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award Winners Presented with SUBVERSIVE SOUTHERNER by Catherine Fosl
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014

University Press of Kentucky title, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South by Catherine Fosl, was chosen to be presented to the recipients of the 2014 University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award. The award, which began in 1987, recognizes Kentuck...


John Lahr to Talk New Tennessee Williams Biography at Steppenwolf This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2014

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey engages in conversation with John Lahr about his latest book, Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh in a special one-night-only event on Monday, October 13 at 7pm in the Downstairs Theatre....


Psychic James Van Praagh Set for Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture, 1/11
by Tyler Peterson - December 04, 2013

JAMES VAN PRAAGH comes to Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 8:00pm. Tickets are on sale now. $40, $50 and $100 VIP includes Meet & Greet, and available online at Ticketmaster.com and by calling: 800-745-3000....


Medium James Van Praagh Coming to the State Theatre in October
by Tyler Peterson - September 10, 2014

James Van Praagh is considered a spiritual pioneer and one of the world's most celebrated and respected spiritual teachers working today. He has brought a mind-full awareness to the subject of 'communication with the dead' into the public psyche for the past thirty years. He will do so at the State ...


David Benedict Will Write New Sondheim Biography- HOW DID IT HAPPEN
by Nicole Rosky - October 01, 2014

According to Variety, London theatre critic David Benedict will soon pen a new Stephen Sondheim biography for Random House, titled: "How Did It Happen: The Life and Career of Stephen Sondheim." The book will include interviews withe the man himself, as well as information gathered from his frequent...


Cy Coleman's YOU FASCINATE ME SO Now Available For Pre-Order
by Pat Cerasaro - March 31, 2015

Celebrate Cy Coleman with a new collection!...


Christopher A. Coppula Releases JIMMY VAN HEUSEN SWINGING ON A STAR
by Christina Mancuso - January 05, 2015

'Jimmy Van Heusen Swinging on a Star,' by Christopher A. Coppula, is the first official biography of the prolific composer James Van Heusen. Van Heusen wrote over 1,000 songs, including 50 standards. He is tied for most Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Van Heusen composed music for 5 of the 6 ...


Creative Partners Publishing to Release Daniel Radcliffe Fan Book
by Christina Mancuso - May 14, 2014

Celebrity biographer Randy Jernigan has been contracted to write a series of 'fan books' for his publisherthe first to be spotlighted in the series is Harry Potter actor, Daniel Radcliffe. The book is expected to cover Radcliffe's early childhood years, little known facts about the actors private...


RAMA GAZE IN MY DIRECTION, a Biography of Rama by Dr. Frederick Lenz, Debuts on Amazon.com
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013

SAUSALITO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Rama Gaze in My Direction is a page-turning biography of Rama Dr. Frederick Lenz (1950 1998). When visiting Nepal at age 19, Rama was told he was destined to help millions of people. Over the years, Rama taught tens of thousands of people to meditate. Wh...


Margaret Atwood Celebrates Latest Novel MADDADDAM at Montreal's Rialto Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2013

To celebrate the publication of her latest novel MaddAddam - the final book in her critically acclaimed and best-selling Dystopian trilogy that began with Oryx & Crake (2003) and The Year of the Flood (2009) - Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada are extremely...


MET Presents TRUTHPASTE: A BLOTTO BIOGRAPHY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2014

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) will present the original one man show TruthPaste: A Blotto Biography. The show, created by and starring MET Artistic Director Tad Janes, made its World Premiere at MET last March to high praise. In DC Metro Arts' five star review Mike Spain wrote, 'Truthpaste: A B...






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