Chicago Sinfonietta to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Mariachi Monumental de Mexico, 5/2
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2013 The fourth concert in our Encuentros Music Series celebrates Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates the victory of the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla....
LMU & Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Present a Special Musical Event Featuring Civil War Inspired Music, 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2013 Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) and the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM) will welcome some of the nation's top bluegrass artists for a special benefit music event at the Sam and Sue Mars Performing Arts Center of the Duke Hall of Citizenship on Friday, February 22....
TCG Books Publishes LINCOLN Screenplay
by Kelsey Denette - January 22, 2013 Theatre Communications Group (TCG) today announced the publication of Tony Kushner's critically acclaimed screenplay for Lincoln, now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. Based in part on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius ...
Amphitheatre Opens Season with Celtic Spring: Song and Dance
by Kelsey Denette - March 25, 2013 Lincoln Amphitheatre's 26th season will kick off in April featuring a Celtic concert and Irish dancers....
James McEachin Releases TELL ME A TALE: A NOVEL OF THE OLD SOUTH
by Tyler Peterson - January 16, 2013 While Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis have presented Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln, and Quentin Tarrantino and Jamie Foxx brings us Djamgo Unchained, actor/author James McEachin (who once wrote a screenplay with Spielberg) offers a uniquely different story of emancipation in his powerful...
Presidents' Day Family Fun Takes Place at New-York Historical Society, Beginning Today
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2013 Presidents are in residence starting today, February 16 at the New-York Historical Society's DiMenna Children's History Museum. Families explore, learn, and compete together with Presidents' Day-themed programs, including scavenger hunts, an Abraham Lincoln quiz, chocolate-making from the colonial e...
TV: First Look at Naomi Jacobson, Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris and More in Highlights of MARY T. & LIZZY K.
by BroadwayWorld TV - April 08, 2013 Tazewell Thompson's world premiere drama Mary T. & Lizzy K. throws open the doors to the Lincoln White House at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. As one woman's skilled hands work overtime, creating the most beautiful garments of her career, the other's reality continues to slip e...
VIDEO: New International Trailer for Spielberg's LINCOLN
by - November 05, 2012 Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Lincoln,' a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. The film will be released in limited theaters on November 9th. Check out the latest international trailer below!...
Tony Kushner to Appear at New-York Historical Society Screening of LINCOLN, 1/29
by Movies News Desk - December 20, 2012 Celebrating the release of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the New-York Historical Society presents a screening of this monumental film followed by a conversation with screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., get ready for an ...
THE AVENGERS Tops DVD, Blu-Ray Rentals Once Again
by Tyler Peterson - November 12, 2012 RENTRAK CORPORATION (NASDAQ: RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services which are based on estimated consumer spending per data collected for the week ending November 4, 2012. ...
Pandora Productions to Stage ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS A FAGGOT World Premiere, 3/14-24
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2013 From Pandora's 2013 New Play Project Winner Bixby Elliott comes the serio-comedy Abraham Lincoln Was a Faggot, a smart and wry take on an imaginative teenager and a big-time 'what if' regarding a revered national icon. Presented onstage last spring along with the other finalists, this winning entry ...
HOW BOOZE BUILT AMERICA Comes to Discovery 9/19
by Robert Diamond - September 17, 2012 Mike Rowe is thirsty. Really thirsty. And after doing hundreds of dirty jobs, who can blame him? In Discovery's brand new three part series HOW BOOZE BUILT AMERICA, premiering on Wednesday, September 19th at 10pm ET/PT (and airing on the following two Wednesdays), host Mike Rowe takes a break fr...
La Muse Venale Productions' HONESTLY ABE Plays Abraham Lincoln HS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2013 La Muse Venale Productions will bring 'Honestly Abe', the off-Broadway musical, to Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn tonight, February 12, 2013, to musically celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday....
Judy Collins, Andre De Shields and More to Set for THE CIVIL WAR IN WORDS AND MUSIC at Cooper Union, 2/13
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2013 Legendary folk singer Judy Collins; folk pop icon Dar Williams; Broadway star André DeShields; award winning actor Stephen Lang; and The Classical Theater of Harlem will bring the words and ideas of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to life on Wednesday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Cooper...
Seth MacFarlane & Mark Wahlberg Among Spike TV's GUYS CHOICE 2013 Attendees
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2013 Spike TV's “Guys Choice” (#GuysChoice) to feature an all-star roster of presenters and attendees asSeth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Vin Diesel, The Dude himself, Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges, Jason Sudeikis, Andrew Luck, Questlove, Jackie Chan, Chrissy Teigen, Katherine Webb, Comedy Central's “W...
A. LINCOLN: A PIONEER TALE Plays Lincoln Amphitheatre, 6/7-29
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2013 A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale is written and directed by Ken Jones, the resident playwright for Northern Kentucky University. Jones hopes audiences not only will enjoy the theatrical spectacle of the large dance and choral numbers, but walk away with a sense of joy and pride that a young pioneer boy co...
Pandora Productions Stage ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS A FAGGOT World Premiere, Now thru 3/24
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2013 From Pandora's 2013 New Play Project Winner Bixby Elliott comes the serio-comedy Abraham Lincoln Was a Faggot, a smart and wry take on an imaginative teenager and a big-time 'what if' regarding a revered national icon. Presented onstage last spring along with the other finalists, this winning entry ...
Mr. Lincoln's Neighborhood Run/Walk to Benefit Local Sites
by Kelsey Denette - April 26, 2013 A benefit run/walk to help raise funds for three area organizations will take place in the woods Abraham Lincoln walked as a boy....
Judy Collins, Andre De Shields and More to Set for THE CIVIL WAR IN WORDS AND MUSIC at Cooper Union Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2013 Legendary folk singer Judy Collins; folk pop icon Dar Williams; Broadway star André DeShields; award winning actor Stephen Lang; and The Classical Theater of Harlem will bring the words and ideas of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to life tonight, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Cooper Unio...
TV: First Look at Naomi Jacobson, Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris and More in Highlights of MARY T. & LIZZY K.
by BroadwayWorld TV - April 08, 2013 Tazewell Thompson's world premiere drama Mary T. & Lizzy K. throws open the doors to the Lincoln White House at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. As one woman's skilled hands work overtime, creating the most beautiful garments of her career, the other's reality continues to slip e...
Profiles in History Announces New Auction, Featuring Lincoln-Douglas Debates
by Kelsey Denette - November 12, 2012 Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce that a very rare Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debates book, signed by Abraham Lincoln, will be up for auction this Thursday, November 15 at their Historical Documents Auction. The auction will be held at the Hyatt Westlake Pla...
Dominic Cooper to Play BOND Creator Ian Fleming in Sky Atlantic Four-Part Miniseries
by TV News Desk - January 16, 2013 According to Variety, Dominic Cooper is set to play James Bond creator Ian Fleming in a four-part biopic for Sky Atlantic. The working title for the miniseries is 'Fleming', penned by John Brownlow and Don Macpherson and directed by Mat Whitecross....
Tony Kushner Appears at New-York Historical Society Screening of LINCOLN Tonight
by Movies News Desk - January 29, 2013 Celebrating the release of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the New-York Historical Society presents a screening of this monumental film followed by a conversation with screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. Tonight, January 29, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., get ready for an eve...
Steven Spielberg to Give Keynote Speech at Gettysburg Address Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2012 Deadline reports that Steven Spielberg has been selected to give the keynote speech at a commemoration marking the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysbergy Address today. The award-winning director helmed the biopic LINCOLN, released in theaters last week....
Video Trailer: LINCOLN, Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Hits Theaters Today
by Movies News Desk - November 09, 2012 Steven Spielberg's highly-anticipated film LINCOLN releases today, November 9, 2012. Watch the trailer below!... |