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Kartemquin is proud to announce a collaboration with Al Jazeera America on Hard Earned, a six-part documentary series scheduled to air in early 2015. Production has already begun on the series, which will explore the lives of five American families striving to keep food on the table and their dignity intact despite the reality of high living expenses and low wages.

Five stories, located in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and two in the Chicago area, will be intertwined into six one-hour episodes. The series will shed more light on an ever-growing sector of the American workforce. Directing the individual strands are Katy Chevigny (E-Team, Election Day), Maria Finitzo (Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita), Ruth Leitman (Tony and Janina
ESPN Films 30 for 30 Documentary Series to Debut BELIEVELAND, 5/14
by Caryn Robbins - May 02, 2016

ESPN Films' award-winning 30 for 30 series will continue on Saturday, May 14, with “Believeland” at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN....


MMT's LEAP OF FAITH to Bring Miracles and Praise to New Century Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2016

Minneapolis Musical Theatre (MMT) concludes its 2015-2016 season with LEAP OF FAITH makings its area debut April 29-May 22, 2016 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre....


MMT's LEAP OF FAITH to Bring Miracles and Praise to New Century Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2016

Minneapolis Musical Theatre (MMT) concludes its 2015-2016 season with LEAP OF FAITH makings its area debut April 29-May 22, 2016 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre....


Allied Pilots Association on U.S. Service by Norwegian Air International: “This Cannot Stand”
by Robert Diamond - April 15, 2016

The DOT decision is now open for public comment before the department makes a final decision. If the DOT decision stands, Norwegian Air International would be able to fly to and from the United States in direct competition with U.S. carriers on long-haul international routes....


New Guide Reveals How Penny Pinchers Are Saving Greenbacks at the Washing Machine
by Robert Diamond - March 04, 2016

TAMPA, FL  - Green Virgin Products (http://GreenVirginProducts.com) the leading provider of the world's most potent, responsibly harvested and eco-friendly soap nuts products has just released a new guide designed to help those who are trying to save some money on their laundry care learn about w...


Letizia Gambi Releases BLUE MONDAY Album
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016

That statement is made abundantly clear by the profound progress Letizia has made between her 2012 debut and her even more rewarding new work, BLUE MONDAY. The 13-song collection reveals her coming more into her own style of interpreting jazz (first inspired by brassy theatrical divas Liza Minnelli,...


Stiles + Drewe Launch New Mentorship Award for Musical Theatre Writers
by Tyler Peterson - February 08, 2016

Olivier Award-winning writing duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe today announce they are to offer an annual award to help support and develop new musical theatre writing in the UK. For its first three years, the award will be fully funded by the world's leading theatrical licensing agency Music...


Grace Helbig Chats New Book GRACE & STYLE at The Music Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016

The Music Hall's Writers on a New England Stage series will present Grace Helbig, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of GRACE'S GUIDE and the host of both the Grace Helbig Show on E! and it's Grace on YouTube, tonight, February 4, 2015. Ms. Helbig will take the stage with her new book, GRACE &...


Lesli Margherita, Jim Newman & More Sign on for VILLAIN: DEBLANKS on 2/7
by Nicole Rosky - January 27, 2016

Each one's a guilty pleasure! The February 7 cast for the new comedy-improv phenomenon 'Villain: DeBlanks' is just as dangerously funny as the previous line-ups. Audiences will be shown the evidence onSunday February 7, at 7:30pm at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street. The series plays the first Sunday ...


CINDERELLA Among Nominees for 24th Annual Movieguide Awards; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 21, 2016

Dr. Ted Baehr, media critic and founder of Movieguide®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment and the Christian Film & Television Commission®, announced the nominees for the 24th Annual Faith & Values Awards...


Grace Helbig to Chat New Book GRACE & STYLE at The Music Hall This Feb
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2015

The Music Hall's Writers on a New England Stage series will present Grace Helbig, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of GRACE'S GUIDE and the host of both the Grace Helbig Show on E! and it's Grace on YouTube, on Thursday, February 4, 2015. Ms. Helbig will take the stage with her new book, GRA...


Stutter Steps to Release Self-Titled Debut Album, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2015

Everything around us is chaos & panic & impending disaster, but Ben Harrison is keeping it cool. The debut self-titled album from his band Stutter Steps doesn't spit in the face of death—it gives death a warm hug and invites it inside for a game of Scrabble....


New Executive Book, CEO POWER & LIGHT is Released
by Christina Mancuso - November 05, 2015

CINCINNATI, Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ National clean energy expert and corporate CEO Steve Melink also is an author with an urgent global message....


SHOWSTOPPER!'s Double Agent On Improvisation And The West End
by Guest Blogger: Showstopper! - November 04, 2015

?I've been a double agent for nearly ten years now. Some of my time is spent with the words of Marlowe and Shakespeare, Chekhov or Ravenhill, telling extraordinary tales that play out repeatedly each night, a few of them even with songs. The rest of the time I'm in a tightrope-walking team. We step ...


Button Douglas Pens THE EVERYDAY MILLIONAIRE'S GUIDE TO LOW MARKET RISK AND STEADY RETURNS
by Christina Mancuso - October 19, 2015

Button Douglas, a previous professional engineer and now financial manager for himself, has completed his new book 'The Everyday Millionaire's Guide to Low Market Risk and Steady Returns': an educational work on investing in the world of secular markets....


WHEN IS FOREVER? is Released
by Christina Mancuso - September 28, 2015

Says author Sarah Martin, 'When my father died at the age of 99, he left his body to the School of Anatomy at the University of Melbourne. I had an interesting discussion with my daughter, who found it difficult to explain this concept to her three-year-old son. I started fiddling around with the ki...


Stutter Steps to Release Self-Titled Debut Album, 11/27
by Caryn Robbins - September 21, 2015

Everything around us is chaos & panic & impending disaster, but Ben Harrison is keeping it cool. The debut self-titled album from his band Stutter Steps doesn't spit in the face of death—it gives death a warm hug and invites it inside for a game of Scrabble....


VIDEO: New Music from Miley Cyrus Featured in FREEHELD Trailer
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2015

Starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, and Steve Carell, the film's new trailer below features the new song "Hands Of Love" performed by Miley Cyrus and written by Linda Perry....


Dallas Opera Balances Budget
by Tyler Peterson - September 11, 2015

Building on two previous seasons that ended “in the black,” The Dallas Opera is very proud to announce that it has maintained a balanced operating result for a third consecutive fiscal year, as of June 30, 2015. ...


theatreWashington Announces Discount Tickets for theatreWeek 2015, 9/21-27
by Christina Mancuso - September 09, 2015

Washington, DC - theatreWashington unveils a groundbreaking network of ticketing discounts to mark theatreWeek 2015, a celebration of live theatre that spans the capital region and is personified by exclusive ticket discounts offered by more than 50 professional theatres....


New Season of VH1's BLACK INK CREW Premieres Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 24, 2015

The parlor is back in business as VH1's “Black Ink Crew” returns tonight, August 24 at 9PM*. The cast must navigate personal obstacles while they continue to prove their artistic talents at Black Ink Tattoo Studio....


New Season of VH1's BLACK INK CREW to Premiere 8/24
by Caryn Robbins - August 17, 2015

The parlor is back in business as VH1's “Black Ink Crew” returns Monday, August 24 at 9PM*. The cast must navigate personal obstacles while they continue to prove their artistic talents at Black Ink Tattoo Studio....


BWW Reviews: MUSIC MAN Marches Melodically Onto Moonlight Stage
by Don Grigware - July 17, 2015

What do the 1950s have in common with 1912? Ages of innocence, both. When Meredith Willson wrote his story with Franklin Lacey about a con artist bamboozling an Iowa town in 1912, which formed the substance of his musical The Music Man (1957), the effect became like that of N. Richard Nash's The...


Jeremy Gerard and Jordan Roth Discuss Ticket Prices and the State of Broadway
by Nora Dominick - July 08, 2015

Recently Deadline sat down with Jeremy Gerard and Jordan Roth to discuss the state of the Broadway industry. Gerard has been covering the shifting fortunes of the Jujamcyn Theatres since it became one of the biggest competitors for the Shubert and Nederlander organizations in the late 1980s. Roth is...


Minneapolis Musical Theatre to Stage LEAP OF FAITH in 2016
by Tyler Peterson - July 08, 2015

Minneapolis Musical Theatre's (MMT) Leap of Faith makes its area premiere April 29-May 22, 2016, at Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015. To purchase and for more information, call 612.455.9501, visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or buy in ...





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