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Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of MCCC Theatre's THE COLORED MUSEUM

by BWW News Desk — May 02, 2013

Mercer County Community College Theatre students present "The Colored Museum," a play about the African-American experience, written by award-winning dramatist George C. Wolfe. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!...

Irish Rep Presents Conor McPherson's THE WEIR, 5/23-7/07

by Sally Henry Fuller — April 16, 2013

Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with The Weir by Conor McPherson, author of SHINING CITY and THE SEAFARER - with previews set to begin May 15, prior to an official Off-Broadway opening May 23 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd Stree...

Alan Turing Releases THE GAY PRESIDENT: A NOVEL

by BWW News Desk — March 08, 2013

In honor of Alan Turing: A British mathematician and the father of modern computer science, Alan Turing was instrumental in breaking the military codes of Nazi Germany, and along with other codebreakers at Bletchley Park, helped to bring down the Third Reich. His intuitions of algorithms and mathema...

Smithsonian Channel Premieres New Series L.A. FROCK STARS Tonight

by TV News Desk — March 07, 2013

Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the original series L.A. FROCK STARS, a window into the world of high-end vintage fashion. The six-episode unscripted series, a first for Smithsonian Channel, which is set to premiere tonight, March 7 at 8.pm., focuses on the doyenne of Hollywood vintage, Doris Raymo...

James Barbour's STAR POWER HOUR Goes International

by Kelsey Denette — March 01, 2013

Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, today announced that award-winning Broadway Star/producer and International Concert Artist James Barbour will join VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel to host the “Star Power Hour” presented by ForTalent.com on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Pa...

Independent Lens to Present Black History Month Programming on PBS

by Tyler Peterson — February 06, 2013

In celebration of Black History Month, Independent Lens, the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series, today announced programming available during the month of February that highlights the African American experience. The films feature unsung heroes of the civil rights era, African Americans who h...

PBS Announces Black History Month Special Programming

by Caryn Robbins — January 28, 2013

In celebration of Black History Month and as part of its year-round commitment to diverse programming, PBS today announced an on-air lineup commemorating the contributions of African Americans in music, dance, television and civil rights, providing an in-depth look at key figures and events that sh...

BWW JR: SHOW WAY, PERFECT FOR MLK DAY

by Erin Leigh Peck — January 16, 2013

During the weeks before Martin Luther King Day, my childrens' schools always bring attention to the life of Dr. King and the civil rights struggles that have existed and still exist around the world. I'm always appreciative of the effort, but every year I find myself wondering how much of the lesson...

Benjamin Bratt to Narrate LATINO AMERICANS on PBS

by Tyler Peterson — January 14, 2013

Today at the Television Critics Association meeting, PBS announced actor Benjamin Bratt will narrate LATINO AMERICANS, a landmark three-part, six-hour documentary series that is set to air nationally on PBS in the fall of 2013. It is the first major documentary series for television to chronicle t...

Larry the Cable Guy Performs at the Meyerhoff, Feb. 16

by Kelsey Denette — January 04, 2013

Multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee and Billboard award winner Larry the Cable Guy is scheduled to perform his signature stand-up comedy at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Fellow comedian Reno Collier, best known as the opening act fo...

Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony Present the Music of Copland and Dvorak, 1/11-13

by Kelsey Denette — January 02, 2013

On January 11, 12 and 13, Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony will present a concert of music that is distinctly emblematic of the American experience. The music of Aaron Copland, Henri Dutilleux and Antonin Dvorak will be performed on January 12 and 13, while the January 11 ACCESS concert will take ...

Charlotte Moore to Helm IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Irish Rep, Beginning 12/5

by Kelsey Denette — November 07, 2012

Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play, with previews set to begin December 5, prior to its official Off-Broadway opening on Monday, December 10 on The Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd...

Irish Rep's A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER Adds Performances, 11/6 & 13

by BWW News Desk — November 05, 2012

Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre, which was had been closed during the blackout, has added performances of Julian Sands in A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER on Tuesdays, November 6 and 13 at 7pm in its W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). John Malkovich ('Places in the Heart') ...

Phil Coulter Brings THE SONGS I LOVE SO WELL to Irish Rep, Beginning 11/29

by Kelsey Denette — November 05, 2012

Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with Grammy-nominee Phil Coulter in THE SONGS I LOVE SO WELL, with previews set to begin November 29, prior to its official Off-Broadway opening on Thursday, December 6 on The Irish Repertory Theatre's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (13...

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Irish Rep's NEW GIRL IN TOWN

by Stage Tube — July 23, 2012

Performances of NEW GIRL IN TOWN are running now through September 9, 2012 at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues). Click below to watch behind-the-scenes footage from the production and interviews with the cast and creative team!...

MAN AND SUPERMAN to be Filmed for Lincoln Center Archives

by Kelsey Denette — June 28, 2012

The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group's co-production of George Bernard Shaw's MAN AND SUPERMAN, will be filmed and persevered for the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive during its performance on Friday, June 29 at the Irish Repertory ...

MAN AND SUPERMAN to Be Filmed for Lincoln Center Archive

by Nicole Rosky — June 28, 2012

The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group's co-production of George Bernard Shaw's masterpiece, MAN AND SUPERMAN, will be filmed and persevered for the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive during its performance on Friday, June 29 at the Iri...



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