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Temple Theaters Presents ARCADIA, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing tonight, February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater....
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing tonight, February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater....
Temple Theaters to Present ARCADIA, 2/11-21
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2015
Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater. This classic drama, describe by The Times as a "perfect marriage of ideas and high comedy," follows the inhabitants of a wealthy E...
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2015
Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater. This classic drama, describe by The Times as a "perfect marriage of ideas and high comedy," follows the inhabitants of a wealthy E...
VIDEO: Orfeo trailer: From Covent Garden to Chalk Farm Road (The Royal Opera | the Roundhouse)
by Robert Diamond - January 10, 2015
From: Royal Opera House...
by Robert Diamond - January 10, 2015
From: Royal Opera House...
Claybourne Elder, Jessiee Datino & More to Star in KC Rep's ANGELS IN AMERICA; David Cromer Directs
by Tyler Peterson - January 06, 2015
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Eric Rosen today announced casting for the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by Tony Kushner, Angels in America, to be directed by MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow David Cromer. Angels in America , which transformed the landscape of American theatre...
by Tyler Peterson - January 06, 2015
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Eric Rosen today announced casting for the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by Tony Kushner, Angels in America, to be directed by MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow David Cromer. Angels in America , which transformed the landscape of American theatre...
VIDEO: Mark Rylance and More in First Trailer for BBC Two's WOLF HALL Adaptation
by TV News Desk - December 30, 2014
Wolf Hall, based on the novels by Hilary Mantel, starts January 21 at 9pm on BBC Two, and the adaptation just unveiled its first trailer, featuring stage and screen vets Mark Rylance, Damien Lewis and more. Check it out below!...
by TV News Desk - December 30, 2014
Wolf Hall, based on the novels by Hilary Mantel, starts January 21 at 9pm on BBC Two, and the adaptation just unveiled its first trailer, featuring stage and screen vets Mark Rylance, Damien Lewis and more. Check it out below!...
PBS Special DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED, Hosted by Bernadette Peters, Airs Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014
Today, November 30, DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED offers a tempting sampling of best-loved moments from the past four seasons and a few delectable delights from Season Five....
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014
Today, November 30, DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED offers a tempting sampling of best-loved moments from the past four seasons and a few delectable delights from Season Five....
PBS Premieres Special DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014
Tonight, November 30, DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED offers a tempting sampling of best-loved moments from the past four seasons and a few delectable delights from Season Five....
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014
Tonight, November 30, DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED offers a tempting sampling of best-loved moments from the past four seasons and a few delectable delights from Season Five....
STAGE TUBE: The Royal Opera Presents IDOMENEO
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 08, 2014
Love and sacrifice vie in Mozart's sublime early masterpiece at the Royal Opera House, directed by Martin Kušej in his UK debut. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/Idomeneo. The premiere of Idomeneo on 29 January, 2015....
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 08, 2014
Love and sacrifice vie in Mozart's sublime early masterpiece at the Royal Opera House, directed by Martin Kušej in his UK debut. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/Idomeneo. The premiere of Idomeneo on 29 January, 2015....
PBS to Premiere Special DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED, 11/30
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2014
Relief is on the way for the millions of devoted viewers eagerly awaiting the debut of the new season of 'Downton Abbey,' a Carnival Films/ MASTERPIECE co-production premiering on PBS January 4, 2015....
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2014
Relief is on the way for the millions of devoted viewers eagerly awaiting the debut of the new season of 'Downton Abbey,' a Carnival Films/ MASTERPIECE co-production premiering on PBS January 4, 2015....
The Gamm Stages Fresh New Adaptation of Ibsen's Classic HEDDA GABLER
by Anna Bencivengo - September 29, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to stage a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. The Norwegian playwright's 19th-century antiheroine--and one of the famous enigmas of the stage--is the newly married, beautiful and inscrutable wife of an academic for whom the bourgeoi...
by Anna Bencivengo - September 29, 2014
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to stage a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. The Norwegian playwright's 19th-century antiheroine--and one of the famous enigmas of the stage--is the newly married, beautiful and inscrutable wife of an academic for whom the bourgeoi...
Nashville Rep Adds Additional SWEENEY TODD Performances
by Tyler Peterson - September 25, 2014
Due to popular demand, Nashville Repertory Theatre has extended its production of the multiple Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Performances have been added through Saturday, November 1. S...
by Tyler Peterson - September 25, 2014
Due to popular demand, Nashville Repertory Theatre has extended its production of the multiple Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Performances have been added through Saturday, November 1. S...
State Theatre's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Breaks Box Office Records
by Tyler Peterson - August 18, 2014
State Theatre Company's season of The Importance of Being Earnest, which closed last Saturday 16 August, has broken the Company's box office record, taking over $424,000 and becoming the highest grossing production in its history. This follows the record-breaking season of Brief Encounter in Septemb...
by Tyler Peterson - August 18, 2014
State Theatre Company's season of The Importance of Being Earnest, which closed last Saturday 16 August, has broken the Company's box office record, taking over $424,000 and becoming the highest grossing production in its history. This follows the record-breaking season of Brief Encounter in Septemb...
Lawrenceville & Aurora Theatre Host MARY POPPINS Chalk Walk Today
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2014
The City of Lawrenceville's Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) and Aurora Theatre invites the community to celebrate the Arts today, July 19 with a 'Chalk Walk'! Inspired by the Aurora Theatre's season opener for the 2014-15 season, Disney's Mary Poppins, Lawrenceville's Chalk Walk will provide r...
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2014
The City of Lawrenceville's Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) and Aurora Theatre invites the community to celebrate the Arts today, July 19 with a 'Chalk Walk'! Inspired by the Aurora Theatre's season opener for the 2014-15 season, Disney's Mary Poppins, Lawrenceville's Chalk Walk will provide r...
Lawrenceville & Aurora Theatre to Host MARY POPPINS Chalk Walk, 7/19
by Tyler Peterson - July 10, 2014
The City of Lawrenceville's Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) and Aurora Theatre invites the community to celebrate the Arts on July 19 with a 'Chalk Walk'! Inspired by the Aurora Theatre's season opener for the 2014-15 season, Disney's Mary Poppins, Lawrenceville's Chalk Walk will provide resid...
by Tyler Peterson - July 10, 2014
The City of Lawrenceville's Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) and Aurora Theatre invites the community to celebrate the Arts on July 19 with a 'Chalk Walk'! Inspired by the Aurora Theatre's season opener for the 2014-15 season, Disney's Mary Poppins, Lawrenceville's Chalk Walk will provide resid...
EVITA National Tour to Play Academy of Music, 6/17-22
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2014
Experience the passion and seduction in this elegant masterpiece, Tony Award-winning musical EVITA, coming to the Academy of Music June 17 - 22 for a limited engagement as part of BROADWAY PHILADELPHIA, presented by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Shubert Organization. The press op...
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2014
Experience the passion and seduction in this elegant masterpiece, Tony Award-winning musical EVITA, coming to the Academy of Music June 17 - 22 for a limited engagement as part of BROADWAY PHILADELPHIA, presented by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Shubert Organization. The press op...
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Begins Tonight at Artists Rep
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2014
Artists Rep will present The Playboy of the Western World by J.M Synge, from tonight, May 20 through June 22, as the final show of the 14/15 season. Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Rep's Artistic Director, will direct this riotous and raucous production that features a stellar 11-person cast including Por...
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2014
Artists Rep will present The Playboy of the Western World by J.M Synge, from tonight, May 20 through June 22, as the final show of the 14/15 season. Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Rep's Artistic Director, will direct this riotous and raucous production that features a stellar 11-person cast including Por...
Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis to Star in BBC Miniseries WOLF HALL
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2014
Damian Lewis will play Henry VIII opposite Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in the much anticipated adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels which has begun filming....
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2014
Damian Lewis will play Henry VIII opposite Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in the much anticipated adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels which has begun filming....
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Begins 5/20 at Artists Rep
by Tyler Peterson - May 01, 2014
Artists Rep will present The Playboy of the Western World by J.M Synge, from May 20 through June 22, as the final show of the 14/15 season. Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Rep's Artistic Director, will direct this riotous and raucous production that features a stellar 11-person cast including Portland tal...
by Tyler Peterson - May 01, 2014
Artists Rep will present The Playboy of the Western World by J.M Synge, from May 20 through June 22, as the final show of the 14/15 season. Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Rep's Artistic Director, will direct this riotous and raucous production that features a stellar 11-person cast including Portland tal...
Bianca Bryan, Joseph Carlson & More Star in Firehouse Theatre Project's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2014
Firehouse Theatre Project has announced the cast and creative team behind the final installment of its 20th Season Anniversary, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Directed by VCU Theatre professor and founder of The Conciliation Project Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, this iconic masterpiece wi...
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2014
Firehouse Theatre Project has announced the cast and creative team behind the final installment of its 20th Season Anniversary, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Directed by VCU Theatre professor and founder of The Conciliation Project Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, this iconic masterpiece wi...
Two Film Classics DOUBLE INDEMNITY and TOUCH OF EVIL Out on Blu-ray Today
by Movies News Desk - April 15, 2014
Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil premiere in Limited Edition with Exclusive Collectibles...
by Movies News Desk - April 15, 2014
Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil premiere in Limited Edition with Exclusive Collectibles...
EVITA National Tour to Play Academy of Music, 6/17-22
by Tyler Peterson - April 10, 2014
Experience the passion and seduction in this elegant masterpiece, Tony Award-winning musical EVITA, coming to the Academy of Music June 17 - 22 for a limited engagement as part of BROADWAY PHILADELPHIA, presented by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Shubert Organization. The press op...
by Tyler Peterson - April 10, 2014
Experience the passion and seduction in this elegant masterpiece, Tony Award-winning musical EVITA, coming to the Academy of Music June 17 - 22 for a limited engagement as part of BROADWAY PHILADELPHIA, presented by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Shubert Organization. The press op...
THE SEAGULL Runs 4/18-5/25 at Paula Theater Center
by Tyler Peterson - April 09, 2014
The Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 So. 7th St. in downtown Santa Paula presents the Anton Chekhov classic masterpiece, THE SEAGULL adapted and directed by Michael Perlmutter, on its MAIN STAGE April 18 through May 25 with Friday and Saturday Performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m....
by Tyler Peterson - April 09, 2014
The Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 So. 7th St. in downtown Santa Paula presents the Anton Chekhov classic masterpiece, THE SEAGULL adapted and directed by Michael Perlmutter, on its MAIN STAGE April 18 through May 25 with Friday and Saturday Performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m....
Two Film Classics DOUBLE INDEMNITY and TOUCH OF EVIL on Blu-ray, 4/15
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2014
Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil premiere in Limited Edition with Exclusive Collectibles...
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2014
Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil premiere in Limited Edition with Exclusive Collectibles...
The Dallas Opera Announces Return of Heggie and Scheer's MOBY-DICK, 11/04/2016
by Courtnie Mele - April 05, 2014
The Dallas Opera tonight capped a phenomenally successful season with the announcement that the original Leonard Foglia production of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's powerful twenty-first century masterpiece, MOBY-DICK, will be returning to the site of its triumphant 2010 world pre...
by Courtnie Mele - April 05, 2014
The Dallas Opera tonight capped a phenomenally successful season with the announcement that the original Leonard Foglia production of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's powerful twenty-first century masterpiece, MOBY-DICK, will be returning to the site of its triumphant 2010 world pre...
Sundays on PBS Remain TV's Top Destination for Drama
by Caryn Robbins - March 26, 2014
PBS and WGBH announced today the final national ratings for hit dramas “Downton Abbey, Season 4” and “Sherlock, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE....
by Caryn Robbins - March 26, 2014
PBS and WGBH announced today the final national ratings for hit dramas “Downton Abbey, Season 4” and “Sherlock, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE....
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