American Heroes Channel to Present 3rd Annual SALUTE TO SACRIFICE Programming Event
by Caryn Robbins - May 24, 2017 This Memorial Day, American Heroes Channel (AHC) in partnership with The Bob Woodruff Foundation, The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and Got Your Six, honors our nation's heroes with the third annual SALUTE TO SACRIFICE event....
Review Roundup: Lynn Nottage's MLIMA'S TALE at the Public Theater
by Nicole Rosky - April 16, 2018 The Public Theater is currently hosting the world premiere of MLIMA'S TALE, written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney. MLIMA'S TALE continues The Public's Astor Anniversary Season at their landmark downtown home on Lafayette Street, celebratin...
BWW Review: Legendary Music Journalist Lester Bangs Revisited in HOW TO BE A ROCK CRITIC
by Michael Dale - January 08, 2018 Be careful about expressing your admiration for certain artists during Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's hard-edged solo play, HOW TO BE A ROCK CRITIC. Though the audience is encouraged to engage in some give and take with Jensen as he impersonates the legendary writer Lester Bangs, fans of Jethro Tul...
CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY to Broadcast Live from Brussels Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - May 25, 2017 Scott Pelley will anchor the CBS EVENING NEWS (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) live from Brussels, Belgium, tonight, May 25 on the CBS Television Network....
BWW Reviews: LABUTE DOUBLE-BILL FOR 2015 PRIDEFEST! at The Tank Theater
by Peter Danish - July 29, 2015 Playwright Neil LaBute seems to like to write stories about men who behave badly. The protagonist of 'Some Girl(s)' (who is nameless) is yet another LaBute bad boy....
Dr. Howard Murad Releases CONQUERING CULTURAL STRESS
by Christina Mancuso - January 07, 2015 Celebrated dermatologist and wellness expert Howard Murad, MD announced today the release of his groundbreaking new book, 'Conquering Cultural Stress: The Ultimate Anti-Aging Secret - 3 Steps to Looking, Living and Feeling Better.'...
BWW Exclusive: Read an Excerpt from Michael Riedel's New Book- RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY
by Nicole Rosky - October 06, 2015 Michael Riedel, Broadway's most respected (and feared) commentator pulls back the curtain on its stars, its producers, and its mega-hits to reveal all the shocking drama, intrigue, and power plays that happened off stage in his new memoir, Razzle Dazzle (available today; Simon & Schuster; US $27.00)...
Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman & More to Honor Bill Murray at 19th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2016 A lineup of leading performers, including Dan Aykroyd, Aziz Ansari, Roy Blount Jr., Bill Hader, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Brian Doyle Murray, Paul Shaffer, Sigourney Weaver, and others will salute Bill Murray at the 19th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, Octob...
Kennedy Center Will Honor David Letterman with Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to David Letterman on Sunday, October 22, 2017 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a gala per...
BACK THE NIGHT to Run 2/4-28 at Boston Playwrights' Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 08, 2016 Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) continues its 2015-16 season with Back the Night by Melinda Lopez. Running from February 4-28, this new drama will be directed by Daniela Varon....
William Peace Theatre to Present THE LARAMIE PROJECT This November
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016 Just weeks before Matthew Shepard would have celebrated his 40th birthday, William Peace Theatre honors his life and the struggle of LGBTQ Americans with a special production of The Laramie Project, November 10 - 20, 2016....
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale In THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT?
by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2018 The world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 18 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). The production stars Daniel Radcliffe (Privacy, 'Harry Potter'), Cherry Jones (The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, '24'), and Bobby Cannavale (The Mother with the Hat, 'I, Tonya...
Mark Twitchell Victim Releases THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
by Christina Mancuso - November 09, 2015 On October 3 2008, computer company contractor Gilles Tetreault logged onto a dating website, looking for companionship. There he met what he thought was a pretty, young blonde named Sheena. Aspiring film maker Mark Twitchell, lured Tetreault to a rented garage in south Edmonton by posing as a woman...
Kennedy Center Will Honor David Letterman with Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to David Letterman on Sunday, October 22, 2017 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a gala per...
Synchronicity Theatre Announces Winners of Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project
by Julie Musbach - July 18, 2018 Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre is pleased to announce the four works that will be produced as part of this season's Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project. They are: Walk, Girl by Rebekah Boroughs and Lindsay Carpenter (September 10-12, 2018); Humbled by Benae Beamon (November 12-14, 2018); Widowwoo...
Kennedy Center to Award Julia Louis-Dreyfus the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a gala...
Steve Martin, Jimmy Kimmel & More Join Lineup for Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2017 A lineup of leading performers, including Senator Al Franken, Jimmy Kimmel, Norm Macdonald, Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Bill Murray, Amy Schumer, Paul Shaffer, Martin Short, Eddie Vedder, Jimmie Walker, and others will salute David Letterman at the 20th annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Ame...
American Heroes Channel to Present 2nd Annual 'Salute to Sacrifice' Programming
by Caryn Robbins - May 26, 2016 American Heroes Channel (AHC) today announced SALUTE TO SACRIFICE 2016, the network's second-annual multi-platform campaign honoring the valor and selflessness of our nation's veterans and active duty service members....
New Play THE ALAMO Comes to Ruskin Group Theatre
by Julie Musbach - April 13, 2018 In the blue collar Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn sits a rundown neighborhood institution called The Alamo; the last great American bar. Today, with an aging clientele, the place is fighting to keeps it's doors open and the only hope seems to be the arrival of artist/gentrifiers who are moving into t...
Quintessence Theatre Group Presents JULIUS CAESAR & THE WILD DUCK
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018 Quintessence Theatre Group continues its blockbuster Season VIII with The Power and Idealism Repertory: Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR presented in rotating repertory with Henrik Ibsen's THE WILD DUCK. Striving for gender parity, Quintessence welcomes an A-list eleven-actor ensemble composed of Quintes...
American Symphony Orchestra Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017 The American Symphony Orchestra today announced the 56th season of its Vanguard series, running from October 11, 2017 through March 1, 2018. Music director Leon Botstein will conduct all concerts in the series, which this year includes a performance at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in addition t...
BWW Review: SKYPILOT One-Acts Explore Contemporary Issues from a New Perspective
by Ellen Dostal - November 04, 2018 New work is the lifeblood of the theatre and it is also the sole focus of LA-based SkyPilot Theatre Company. Going one step further, SkyPilot's niche is 'producing only original plays, created by LA playwrights,' which they have done consistently since 2010....
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere New Series WWII'S MOST DARING RAIDS, 9/18
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2016 The new Smithsonian Channel series WWII'S MOST DARING RAIDS explores some of the most dangerous and remarkable commando raids of the war. It goes into the heart of the action with elite Allied soldiers facing deadly odds to pull off missions that can change the course of the war....
SkyPilot Announces One Act Festival 2018
by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2018 The award-winning SkyPilot Theatre Company will premiere seven original short plays during its inaugural SkyPilot One-Act Festival this November at Oh My Ribs! Entertainment, 6468 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. The plays (titled Series A and Series B) will be performed over four nights (two night... |