Oprah Winfrey Becomes Honorary Oscar Award Recipient
by Caryn Robbins - November 14, 2011 People magazine reports that talk show giant Oprah Winfrey is the recipient of an honorary Oscar Award. The Academy of Motion Picture's Arts & Science's bestowed the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for Winfrey's outstanding philanthropic efforts....
Cinema Audio Society to Honor Chris Newman with CAS Career Achievement Award, Feb 16, 2013
by Nicole Heyman - September 05, 2012 LOS ANGELES--- Cinema Audio Society President, David E. Fluhr, CAS, announced that the organization will honor Production Sound Mixer, Chris Newman, CAS, with the Cinema Audio Society's highest accolade, the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 49th CAS Awards on February 16th, 2013 ...
Melissa Leo Among Presenters for SVA's 24th Annual DUSTY Film & Animation Awards Tonight
by Movies News Desk - May 07, 2013 The BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA), home of the 24th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival and headed by Reeves Lehmann, chair of the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department, and independent producer, Annie Flocco, SVA faculty member and the producer of...
Gracye Productions Presents THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 11, 2011 Gracye Productions is set to present THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS this holiday season....
Mary McDonough, Alison Arngrim to Appear at Santa Monica Library, 10/16
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2011 TV's Good Girl, Erin Walton, and TV's Bad Girl, Nellie Oleson, come together on one stage for a Waltons' vs. The Little House on the Prairie discussion and Q&A about the differences and similarities of growing up on both. The actresses will be appearing at the Santa Monica Library - 601 Santa Monica...
BWW Reviews: Kritzerland Soars Once More with Rodgers and Hammerstein Evening
by Don Grigware - November 06, 2012 And what 'A Grand Night for Singing' it turned out to be! Not opening on the usual note, Bruce Kimmel presented a video of his YouTube web series Outside the Box, Season 2, episode 1 guest starring Hal Linden, who was present in the audience. Hilarity is at the core here as Linden gets a phone call ...
Syracuse Stage Artistic Director, Arthur Storch, Dies at Age 87
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2013 Arthur Storch, founding producing artistic director of Syracuse Stage and former chair of Syracuse University's drama department, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87....
BWW Reviews: Brooke Shields is 'Remarkable' in Geffen's THE EXORCIST
by Don Grigware - July 13, 2012 It's quite a shame when a well-written, absorbing play has three strikes against it from the onset. Such is the case with The Exorcist by John Pielmeier. The best-selling novel by William Peter Blatty and the 1973 boxoffice blockbuster film of the same name were so powerfully gripping and unforgetta...
John Doyle's THE EXORCIST to Hit Broadway this Fall Starring Brooke Shields?
by James T Harding - June 22, 2012 Producers Ben Sprecher and Sonia Friedman may bring their production of THE EXCORCIST, adapted from the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty by John Pielmeier, to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway this fall, according to the New York Post....
THE 'LATE SHOW' TOP TEN - 'Things Overheard When Justin Bieber Urped'
by Tyler Peterson - October 03, 2012 As presented on the Tuesday, Oct. 2 broadcast of the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, seen weeknights (11:35 PM12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network: ...
Kritzerland to Present THE SONGS OF JERRY BOCK & SHELDON HARNICK, 1/6
by BWW News Desk - December 26, 2012 Kritzerland at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal presents 'The Songs of Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick' on Sunday, January 6, 2012, at 7:00 pm....
New York City Opera Presents THE TURN OF THE SCREW, Beginning 2/24
by Kelsey Denette - February 05, 2013 New York City Opera concludes its spring 2013 BAM residency and celebrates the centennial of composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) with a brand-new production of Britten's chamber opera The Turn of the Screw (1954). Based on the classic ghost story by Henry James, the opera's libretto is by Myfanwy ...
Ellen Burstyn to visit Kean University 12/5
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2011 Kean University continues the Premiere Artists series with a visit by Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Ellen Burstyn on Monday, December 5....
Starz, Encore Announce Halloween Line Up for October
by Tyler Peterson - October 04, 2012 STARZ and ENCORE are serving up a month-long Halloween feast, guaranteed to satisfy anyone with an appetite for frightful fun. STARZ, STARZ KIDS & FAMILY, ENCORE SUSPENSE and ENCORE FAMILY each offer a Halloween-centric slate in October. ...
BWW Reviews: Brooke Shields is 'Remarkable' in Geffen's THE EXORCIST
by Don Grigware - July 13, 2012 It's quite a shame when a well-written, absorbing play has three strikes against it from the onset. Such is the case with The Exorcist by John Pielmeier. The best-selling novel by William Peter Blatty and the 1973 boxoffice blockbuster film of the same name were so powerfully gripping and unforgetta...
Bill Hayes is the Special Guest at A KRITZERLAND CHRISTMAS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2012 The 28th Kritzerland show is the annual holiday show tonight, December 2 at 7PM. This year's lineup is very eclectic, featuring holiday songs from the world of pop, film, TV, and stage, plus some originals, all sung by the cast, special guest Bill Hayes, and host Bruce Kimmel....
Warner Bros. to Release Restored 3D Edition of THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2012 Warner Bros. announced today that the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz will be fully restored and converted into 3D, as a part of the studio's 90th Anniversary celebration next year. The film is currently being restored and will be released on Blu-ray 3D in either September or October of next year....
Cinema Audio Society Honors Chris Newman with CAS Career Achievement Award Today
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2013 Cinema Audio Society President, David E. Fluhr, CAS, announced that the organization will honor Production Sound Mixer, Chris Newman, CAS, with the Cinema Audio Society's highest accolade, the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 49th CAS Awards today, February 16th, 2013 at the Crys...
Syracuse Stage Artistic Director, Arthur Storch, Dies at Age 87
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2013 Arthur Storch, founding producing artistic director of Syracuse Stage and former chair of Syracuse University's drama department, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87....
Photo Flash: First Look at Brooke Shields, Richard Chamberlain, Emily Yetter et al. in THE EXORCIST at Geffen Playhouse!
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2012 The Geffen Playhouse's world premiere stage adaptation of The Exorcist features Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain in the iconic roles of Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin, respectively, as well as Broadway actor David Wilson Barnes as the troubled young priest Father Damien Karras, Tony Award nom...
James Earl Jones, Dick Smith, Oprah Winfrey To Receive Governors Awards
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2011 The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted tonight to present Honorary Awards to actor James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to philanthropist Oprah Winfrey....
BWW Polls: What Horror Film Would You Like to See on the Stage?
by BWW - May 18, 2012 It was announced yesterday that stage and screen stars Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain will take on the iconic roles of Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin in playwright John Pielmeier's world premiere of The Exorcist at the Geffen Playhouse. Helmed by acclaimed director John Doyle, who won a Ton...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek- Ellen Burstyn Stars in USA's POLITICAL ANIMALS
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2012 Ellen Burstyn, star of stage and screen, will soon be featured in USA network's highly-anticipated series POLITICAL ANIMALS, the show that pulls back the curtain on the polished facade of a former first-family. Get a first look below!...
Ellen Burstyn to visit Kean University 12/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 17, 2011 Kean University continues the Premiere Artists series with a visit by Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Ellen Burstyn on Monday, December 5....
Teller and Sir John Tavener Join THE EXORCIST Creative Team
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2012 In addition to an accomplished cast, the Geffen Playhouse's world premiere stage adaptation of The Exorcist showcases an award-winning design team - including world-renowned creative consultant Teller and internationally acclaimed spiritual composer Sir John Tavener - to bring playwright John Pielme... |