30 Rock Star Jack McBrayer Will Play Ogie In West End WAITRESS
by Stephi Wild - December 21, 2018 It is announced today that US film and television star Jack McBrayer will make his West End debut in the role of Ogie in Waitress, which will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London's Adelphi Theatre....
Amber Ruffin to Contribute New Material for The Muny's THE WIZ
by Julie Musbach - May 14, 2018 The Muny announced today that Emmy and Writers Guild Award-nominated Amber Ruffin will provide new material for the script of The Muny's production of The Wiz, June 19 - 25. Ruffin has been working with The Wiz's original book writer, William F. Brown, on The Muny production, with the full support o...
FOX Gives Straight-to-Series Order for Animated Comedy Starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018 FOX has given a straight-to-series order to BLESS THE HARTS, a half-hour animated comedy featuring the voices of Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Kristen Wiig ('Bridesmaids,' 'Saturday Night Live'), Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Maya Rudolph ('The Good Place,' 'Bridesmaids')...
BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS to Have Premiere Screening at Outfest LA
by Julie Musbach - June 21, 2018 BroadwayHD announced today that it will debut Bright Colors And Bold Patterns at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival on July 18th. The show's final live performance filmed by BroadwayHD will also be available on the platform July 19th....
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks MARY POPPINS RETURNS, DUCK TALES, & Puerto Rico on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Macon Prickett - May 07, 2018 Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda chat several upcoming projects, parenthood, and Puerto Rico on Good Morning America!...
Award-Winning Stand Up Comedian Phil Wang Returns to London With Final Performances of Hit Show KINABALU
by Macon Prickett - April 25, 2018 Hot off the heels of touring Australia and New Zealand, stand-up Phil Wang returns to London with final performances of his critically-acclaimed show Kinabalu including a second run at the Soho Theatre from 22nd May to the 2nd June and the Underbelly Festival on the 7th June. Phil is a son of the Br...
Owen Roberts Makes Solo Debut in I LET A SIX-YEAR-OLD WRITE MY SHOW
by Julie Musbach - June 27, 2018 This summer, Owen Roberts (actor, comedian and one-third of acclaimed sketch group BEASTS), brings his highly anticipated solo debut to the Pleasance Courtyard at 4:45pm, 1st - 27th August (except 13th)....
Jen Kirkman Announces Special Show At Leicester Square Theatre
by Julie Musbach - May 16, 2018 Following four sell-out London runs, US comedian, author, and podcaster Jen Kirkman is returning to UK soil for one night with her latest stand-up show 'I Don't Give A F*ck Tour' at the Leicester Square Theatre on Friday 22nd June at 9:30pm....
Comedy Fans Learn From The Pros At The 10th Anniversary Sarasota Improv Festival
by Julie Musbach - June 13, 2018 The 10th Anniversary Sarasota Improv Festival (July 12, 13, 14) will bring together over 75 of the best improvisers from all over the country, and as far as France and Spain, for three consecutive days this summer....
BWW INTERVIEW: Shannon Cain's Interview With Jeanmarie Simpson - Previewing The 2020 Release Of HERETIC - THE MARY DYER STORY
by Herbert Paine - May 10, 2019 The June 2020 release of the filmed production of Jeamarie Simpson's HERETIC, timed for the 350th Anniversary of Mary Dyer's execution, has just been announced. Although the premiere is a year away, it seems fitting that, coinciding with Mother's Day and the abiding relevance of issues related to fr...
30 Rock Star Jack McBrayer Will Play Ogie In West End WAITRESS
by Stephi Wild - December 21, 2018 It is announced today that US film and television star Jack McBrayer will make his West End debut in the role of Ogie in Waitress, which will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London's Adelphi Theatre....
Lauren Pattison Announces Soho Theatre Run
by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2018 Returning from a complete sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run with rave reviews and extra dates added within her opening weekend, Lauren Pattison's sophomore show Peachy is transferring to Soho Theatre from 5th-10th November. Tickets are now on sale....
LIVE FROM HERE with Chris Thile Announces Additions To Ensemble, Third Season Premieres 10/6
by Tori Hartshorn - September 18, 2018 Some well-known names–new to public radio–will join Chris Thile on stage for the upcoming season of Live from Here. Over the past two years, Thile has brought his eclectic mix of music and guests to the show, appealing to curious music fans. As the creative force, Thile continues to retool and shape...
Drew Droege's HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG Comes to Soho Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2019 HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG arrives in New York for a first-look workshop, hot off the heels of the triumphant five month off-Broadway run of Drew Droege's Bright Colors And Bold Patterns....
Comedy Central Announces Late Night Series with David Spade, Second Season of THE OTHER TWO, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 12, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced a new late night series with David Spade; the return of Crank Yankers; a second season order for new, hit scripted series The Other Two; the first look at new scripted comedy South Side; and scripted projects in development with Naomi Ekperigin...
Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest Announces Casting For Must-See Live Reads Of Cult Classic Films
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the founders of Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, today announced the Live Read castings for cult hits Clueless and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion at Clusterfest in San Francisco June 21-23. ...
Fringe Hit BREXIT Comes To London's King's Head Theatre
by Julie Musbach - October 10, 2018 The sold-out smash hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2018 receives it's London premiere this Autumn. Brexit, starring The Archer's star Tim Bentinck is set to take The King's Head by storm when it opens at the end of the month...
Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine - Jason Alexander
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - September 10, 2018 In this episode, Jason Alexander, the Tony Award winner and Seinfeld star, sits down with Ilana and opens up about his childhood, his incredible career in the theater and what it meant to play the iconic role of George Constanza. In this intimate conversation these two friends talk about all the way...
Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, Aristotle Athiras and Fahim Anwar Star in the Comedy Special GOATFACE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2018 This fall, for the first time ever on television, comedy fans can witness Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, Aristotle Athiras and Fahim Anwar form like Voltron to become the incomparable comedy quartet Goatface, in the premiere of the group's first one-hour special! Goatface premieres Tuesday, November 27 at ...
DRUNK HISTORY, THE MATRIX, & More Coming To Hulu This May
by Macon Prickett - May 01, 2018 Hulu is the only pay-TV service to offer live and on demand channels, original series and films, and a library of premium streaming TV shows and movies, all in one place. This includes content from the four major broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, FOXand NBC, with local live broadcast affiliate programmi...
Tickets Now Available for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Awards, Honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Nicole Rosky - April 23, 2018 The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center , announces that multi-discipline creative artist Lin-Manuel Miranda will receive the 18th Monte Cristo Award . An alumnus of the O'Neill, Miranda's first professional production was at the O'Neill's National Music Theater Conference with In The Heights in 2005. A g...
Storyhouse Stages Its First Ever Comedy Weekend
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2018 Prepare to laugh your way through autumn at Storyhouse Chester as the leading city arts venue stages its first ever Comedy Weekend....
Comedy Central to Premiere New Episodes of DRUNK HISTORY and CORPORATE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2018 Comedy Central's Drunk History and Corporate are both back with new episodes beginning Tuesday, January 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT respectively....
The 17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2018 Juries
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018 The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced the members of ten juries, which reflect the tone and texture of the annual cultural showcase, which celebrates storytelling in film, television, virtual reality, music and games. The jurors will be tasked with honoring the new works of e...
BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS to Have Premiere Screening at Outfest LA
by Julie Musbach - June 21, 2018 BroadwayHD announced today that it will debut Bright Colors And Bold Patterns at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival on July 18th. The show's final live performance filmed by BroadwayHD will also be available on the platform July 19th.... |