Ford's Theatre Presents Free LARAMIE PROJECT Shows at New Venue During Government Shutdown, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013 Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been canceled. The Society has found an alternative space to present two free performances of the play The Laramie Project while the Na...
VIDEO: Lincoln Exhibition Opens to Record Numbers at the Reagan Library
by Robert Diamond - July 12, 2013 In the first three weeks since Lincoln: The Exhibition opened at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, guest attendance has increased 25% over the Library's average June attendance for the past three years. Due to the large crowds, timed tickets are available and can be purchased in...
The Weinstein Company to Develop THE HOUR OF PERIL Miniseries
by Tyler Peterson - August 12, 2013 According to Variety, TWC has landed the TV rights to the piece, which follows the detective Allan Pinkerton working to prevent the assassination of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln Pre-Civil War, the help of America's first female private eye, Kate Warne. A miniseries format is being planned....
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins John Goodman in J.J. Abrams' THE CELLAR
by Matt Tamanini - August 26, 2014 According to Deadline Hollywood, Mary Elizabeth Winstead ('Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,' 'Live Free or Die Hard') has been tapped to star alongside John Goodman in the new J.J. Abrams film 'The Cellar.' The story of the film revolves around a young woman who is in a car accident and wakes up liv...
Phantom Writers Guild Member Christopher Benedict Releases Debut Book of Essays
by Robert Diamond - September 16, 2013 The personal chronicle of one man's struggles with depression and life itself, 'Perfectly Rational Lunacy' is a patchwork of confessional essays and prose poetry. This book of 'oxymoronic writings' also includes biographical profiles of Mike Tyson, Marlon Brando, sideshow performer Frances O' Connor...
National Players' MACBETH to Play Lincoln Amphitheatre, 9/13-14
by Tyler Peterson - September 10, 2013 Lincoln Amphitheatre will host the National Players', America's longest running touring company, presentation of William Shakespeare'sMacbeth on September 13 and 14....
Ford's Theatre Society to Open 'SILENT WITNESSES' Lincoln Assassination Artifact Exhibition, 3/23
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014 Ford's Theatre Society announced that a hallmark museum exhibition, Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination, will return a priceless collection of items that were in the Theatre or carried by Abraham Lincoln the night of his assassination to the Center for Education and Leadership (...
Reza Aslan's New Book On Jesus Stirs Up Controversy
by Ben Peltz - August 02, 2013 Reza Aslan's new book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth has reached No. 1 on Amazon.com and is expected to debut on the New York Times bestseller list this weekend. Aslan wants to 'show the power of Jesus as a flesh-and-blood human being, rather than the savior of the world.' However, ...
Ford's Theatre to Present Two Free LARAMIE PROJECT Shows at New Venue During Government Shutdown, 10/4 & 8
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2013 Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been canceled. The Society has found an alternative space to present two free performances of the play The Laramie Project while the Na...
About Face Theatre's Full 2014-15 Season to Include A KID LIKE JAKE, METHTACULAR! & More
by Tyler Peterson - August 21, 2014 About Face Theatre has announced its full line-up of 2014-15 programming, kicking off this fall with the Chicago premiere of METHTACULAR!, Steven Strafford's hilarious and harrowing autobiographical account of his three year crystal meth addiction in Chicago. In the winter, AFT presents the Chicago ...
Lakewood Theatre Company to Present A. LINCOLN, 2/17
by Tyler Peterson - January 27, 2014 Lakewood Theatre Company will present at 7:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2014, for one night only, the play A. Lincoln....
Frank Wildhorn's New Musical FREEDOM'S SONG and More Set for Ford's Theatre's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014 Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced that the Ford's Theatre 2014-2015 season will include mainstage productions of Driving Miss Daisy, headlined by Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace, the return of Edward Gero as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, the world premiere of The Widow Linc...
VIDEO: Trailer for HALF OF A YELLOW SUN with Thandie Newton & Chiwetel Ejiofor
by Tyler Peterson - May 05, 2014 The U.S. trailer for HALF OF A YELLOW SUN, an adaptation of celebrated Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling novel of the same title, has been released. The film stars BAFTA award winner Thandie Newton and three-time Golden Globe nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor. Check it out below!...
Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation to Present THE WIT AND WISDOM OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 2/9
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2013 Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation is bringing one of the world's preeminent Abraham Lincoln actors, playwrights and scholars to Sandy Springs for a special President's Day Celebration appearance on Sunday, February 9th at 7:00 pm....
STAGE TUBE: Go Inside Rehearsal for Frank Wildhorn's FREEDOM'S SONG at Ford's Theatre!
by Nicole Rosky - March 11, 2015 The Ford's Theatre Society 2014-2015 season continues with the musical Freedom's Song: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, directed by Jeff Calhoun, March 13 through May 20, 2015, at the historic Ford's Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.). A new adaptation of the Broadway musical The Civi...
Media Advisory: Final Two Weeks of Lincoln: The Exhibition at The Reagan Library
by Robert Diamond - September 12, 2013 SIMI VALLEY, CA -...
Michael Urie and More Set for About Face's June Pride Performance Series, Beg. 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014 About Face Theatre commemorates Pride Month with THE PRIDE PERFORMANCE SERIES, a spectacular line-up of readings, performances and special events throughout June celebrating the LGBTQIA experience. The series kicks off with a reading of Jonathan Tolins' comedy The Last Sunday in June, starring real ...
Reading Theater Project to Present ONE BODY, 5/30-6/1
by Diana Heisroth - April 24, 2014 The Reading Theater Project will present an evening of theater, music, and dance inspired by local artist Pamela Shields' charcoal drawings. Performances will be at the GAPS Gallery Above Penn Square 128 North 5th Street, Reading, PA 19601 from Friday to Sunday, May 30, 31 and June 1, each night at ...
Michael Urie and More Set for About Face's June Pride Performance Series, Beg. 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014 About Face Theatre commemorates Pride Month with THE PRIDE PERFORMANCE SERIES, a spectacular line-up of readings, performances and special events throughout June celebrating the LGBTQIA experience. The series kicks off with a reading of Jonathan Tolins' comedy The Last Sunday in June, starring real ...
Ford's Theatre to Present Two Free LARAMIE PROJECT Shows at New Venue During Government Shutdown, 10/4 & 8
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2013 Due to the government shutdown, all Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) performances of The Laramie Project at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site through October 6 have been canceled. The Society has found an alternative space to present two free performances of the play The Laramie Project while the Na...
Frank Wildhorn's New Musical FREEDOM'S SONG and More Set for Ford's Theatre's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014 Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced that the Ford's Theatre 2014-2015 season will include mainstage productions of Driving Miss Daisy, headlined by Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace, the return of Edward Gero as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, the world premiere of The Widow Linc...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Tonight's DRUNK HISTORY, JESELNIK OFFENSIVE on Comedy Central
by Caryn Robbins - July 16, 2013 Tonight on COMEDY CENTRAL, watch all-new episodes of 'Drunk History,' 'The Jeselnik Offensive,' 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' and 'The Colbert Report'. Below, check out sneak peeks of DRUNK HISTORY and THE JESELNIK OFFENSIVE!...
VIDEO: Chris Hemsworth Stars in All-New Trailer for IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
by Caryn Robbins - December 22, 2014 Oscar winner Ron Howard ('A Beautiful Mind') directs the action adventure 'In the Heart of the Sea,' based on Nathaniel Philbrick's best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex....
Hawai'i Pacific University Presents HERITAGE, Now thru 4/27
by Hilary Kelly - April 04, 2014 An ensemble play, 'Heritage' tells the story of Abraham Lincoln in a very different light. Spanning three generations, we discover the strength of character of the women and men who shaped the life of our sixteenth President, and the unmistakable impression that they each left upon his life and le... |
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