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BroadwayWorld Seeking Interns for Fall 2013!
by Nicole Rosky - August 13, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the internet, has just opened up new opportunities for interns to join the team this season! Applicants should be industry enthusiasts and have an interest in learning about news editing and website content management. No journalism experience is necess...


Just in Time for the Tonys; BroadwayWorld Releases New iPhone, iPad & Android Apps!
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2012

Available just in time for Sunday night's Tony Awards, are brand-new (and free!) BroadwayWorld.com apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices. ...


PBS to Air Week of Special Programming Dedicated to Newtown Shooting
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2013

Today at the Television Critics Association meeting, PBS announced that, in the wake of the Newtown tragedy, it will broadcast a series of specials that continue the public conversation on gun laws, mental illness and school security. The 'After Newtown' programming airs on PBS stations February 18...


Just in Time for the Tonys; BroadwayWorld Releases New iPhone, iPad & Android Apps!
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2012

Available just in time for Sunday night's Tony Awards, are brand-new (and free!) BroadwayWorld.com apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices. ...


Frank Turner Releases New Album TAPE DECK HEART Today
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2013

Following a year that saw a headline sold-out Wembley Arena show and a performance at the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, Frank Turner will release Tape Deck Heart today, April 23 through Xtra Mile Recordings/Interscope....


BWW Interviews: Kris Kringle and Director Visit MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and Northern California
by Harmony Wheeler - November 17, 2012

Northern California will get a double dose of the celebration this year, as the Gallo Center for the Arts hosts the touring production of a musical based on the classic film "Miracle on 34th Street," which follows a family as its cinical Christmas beliefs are challenged by the appearance of the real...


CBS's HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Heading For 9th Season?
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2012

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Josh Radnor, star of the hit CBS comedy HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER teased that the sitcom may be heading for a ninth and final season. In the show, Radnor portrays Ted Mosby, described as a 'hopelessly romantic, perpetually unlucky-in-love architect.'...


MEGA STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from the 2013 Tony Awards!
by Nicole Rosky - June 13, 2013

All of Broadway's biggest stars were on hand at the 67th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre on Sunday night to celebrate the best of this theatre season! If you missed the ceremony, you can catch up by watching all of the performances from the evening below....


STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - New Promos for FX's THE LEAGUE Season 4, Premiering Tonight, 10/11
by Stage Tube - October 11, 2012

Seven new promos for FX's hit comedy series, THE LEAGUE have been released. Season four of the comedy rolls out tonight, October 11 at 10:30 pm/et on the cable channel. Check out the clips below!...


BWW Now Seeking Interns for Summer/Fall 2012!
by BWW - June 25, 2012

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the internet, has just opened up new opportunities for interns to join the team this season! Applicants should be industry enthusiasts and have an interest in learning about news editing and website content management. No journalism experience is necess...


Just in Time for the Tonys; BroadwayWorld Releases New iPhone, iPad & Android Apps!
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2012

Available just in time for Sunday night's Tony Awards, are brand-new (and free!) BroadwayWorld.com apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices. ...


Jason Kennedy, Catt Sadler Expand Roles as Co-Anchors of E! NEWS WEEKEND
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2012

Popular entertainment reporters Jason Kennedy and Catt Sadler have been tapped as co-anchors of E! Entertainment's E! NEWS WEEKEND. Kennedy has also been named host of E! Online's buzzed about new web-series, Live From E!, E! News President Cyndi McClellan announced today....


Just in Time for the Tonys; BroadwayWorld Releases New iPhone, iPad & Android Apps!
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2012

Available just in time for Sunday night's Tony Awards, are brand-new (and free!) BroadwayWorld.com apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices. ...


New Book SOUL SECRETS OF SALSA Showcases Life Lessons through Salsa Dancing
by Robert Diamond - October 01, 2012

Spiritual life coach and amateur Salsa dancer, Claire Timberlake would have never imagined that her salsa dancing class would be the divine catalyst that would change her life forever. Inspired by the multi-dimensional teachings of her temperamental salsa instructor, Timberlake wrote an inspiring "...


STAGE TUBE: FX's Comedy Series THE LEAGUE Releases 7 New Promos!
by Stage Tube - September 10, 2012

FX's new comedy series The League has just released seven new promos: 'Comfy League,' 'Comfy Jenny', 'Spirits Pete', 'Suggs', 'Service Ruxin', 'Skinny Andre' and 'Expanding Taco'. Watch them below!...


VIDEO: Trayvon Martin's Parents Speak Out on CBS THIS MORNING
by - July 18, 2013

Trayvon Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin appeared on CBS THIS MORNING just days after George Zimmerman was found acquitted of murder in the shooting death of their son. ...


Nickelodeon to Premiere New PETER RABBIT Series, 2/19
by Tyler Peterson - February 07, 2013

Nickelodeon brings treasured literary icon Peter Rabbit to life with the debut of the brand-new CG-animated preschool series, Peter Rabbit, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT)....


PRISCILLA's David J. Hahn et al. Set for Music Director Master Classes, 6/25
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2012

An afternoon of music director master classes are set for Chelsea Studios on June 25 from 12 to 8 p.m., organized by TheatreMusicDirectors.org and moderated by David J. Hahn (Associate Conductor: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Priscilla Queen of the Desert). ...


Kim Kardashian Among Stars Featured in E! News Original Special HOLLYWOOD BABY BOOM Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 11, 2013

E! News has everything viewers need to know about Hollywood's current baby boom, in the all-new special HOLLYWOOD BABY BOOM premiering tonight, July 11 at 8:00 pm, immediately following E! News....


Just in Time for the Tonys; BroadwayWorld Releases New iPhone, iPad & Android Apps!
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2012

Available just in time for Sunday night's Tony Awards, are brand-new (and free!) BroadwayWorld.com apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices. ...


WNET's WHAT NEXT AFTER NEWTOWN Airs Today
by TV News Desk - December 22, 2012

One week after the devastation at Sandy Hook Elementary School, numerous questions remain regarding the events that led up to this unthinkable catastrophe. Many of the issues have become all too familiar, and the questions seem to be asked after every similar national tragedy....


Kentwood Players to Hold Interviews for Nov-Dec 2012 Kentwood Kids Class Session, 11/10 & 11
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2012

Kentwood Players will hold interviews for the upcoming November-December 2012 Kentwood Kids class session entitled "Auditioning" on Saturday, November 10 from 9:00am to 11:00am and Sunday, November 11 from 10:00am to 12:00noon. Interviews and classes will be conducted at the Westchester Playhouse, 8...


Just in Time for the Tonys; BroadwayWorld Releases New iPhone, iPad & Android Apps!
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2012

Available just in time for Sunday night's Tony Awards, are brand-new (and free!) BroadwayWorld.com apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android Devices. ...


BWW Interviews: Kris Kringle and Director Visit MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and Northern California
by Harmony Wheeler - November 17, 2012

Northern California will get a double dose of the celebration this year, as the Gallo Center for the Arts hosts the touring production of a musical based on the classic film "Miracle on 34th Street," which follows a family as its cinical Christmas beliefs are challenged by the appearance of the real...


WNET's WHAT NEXT AFTER NEWTOWN to Air December 22
by TV News Desk - December 19, 2012

One week after the devastation at Sandy Hook Elementary School, numerous questions remain regarding the events that led up to this unthinkable catastrophe. Many of the issues have become all too familiar, and the questions seem to be asked after every similar national tragedy....






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