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Smithsonian Channel To Launch In Canada This Fall
by Caryn Robbins - July 15, 2013 Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution, and Blue Ant Media are partnering to launch Smithsonian Channel in Canada this fall....
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...
MAN AND SUPERMAN Plays Irish Repertory Theatre; Previews Begin April 26
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2012 Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group are joining forces to present a co-production of Shaw's masterpiece, MAN AND SUPERMAN to be performed at the award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street), as part of Irish Rep's 24th Season and GTG's first-ever 'Shaw New York' fest...
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!...
Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival to Kick Off 20th Season, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2013 Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival will present ten unique plays, honoring Black History Month and celebrating TST's 20th Anniversary Season....
Celebration Arts to Present August Wilson's RADIO GOLF, Begin. 9/19
by Tyler Peterson - September 08, 2013 Celebration Arts will present Radio Golf, a drama by August Wilson, beginning September 19, 2013. Shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through October 20, 2013....
The Greene Space and TCG Welcome CHINGLISH Playwright David Henry Hwang Tonight, 5/7
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2012 Tonight, May 7th at 7pm, WNYC's The Greene Space and Theater Communications Group welcomes Chinglish author DAVID HENRY HWANG....
THE WEIR Continues at Irish Rep Through Sept 15
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2013 The Irish Repertory Theatre presents the critically-acclaimed revival of THE WEIR by Conor McPherson, directed by Ciaran O'Reilly. The thrice-extended production, which opened on May 23rd, will continue at the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd Street) through Sunday, ...
CPCC Theatre to Perform August Wilson's FENCES, 4/12-4/21
by Samantha Vega - March 12, 2013 CPCC Theatre will perform August Wilson's "Fences" this spring on the Pease Auditorium stage as part of Sensoria, a weeklong celebration of the arts....
Tickets Now On Sale for Peccadillo Theater Company's THE SILVER CORD
by Tyler Peterson - May 30, 2013 Tickets are now on sale for the first major NYC revival of Sidney Howard's THE SILVER CORD, directed by OBIE Award winner Dan Wackerman. Presented by The Peccadillo Theater Company, performances are set to begin June 5th, with the Opening on Tuesday, June 11th at 7pm at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423...
Kevin Spacey to Narrate THE DAY THAT KENNEDY DIED on Smithsonian, 11/17
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2013 November 22, 2013 marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Smithsonian Channel pays tribute to that milestone with an immersive new two-hour documentary, THE DAY KENNEDY DIED, premiering on Sunday, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT....
Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival to Kick Off 20th Season, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2013 Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival will present ten unique plays, honoring Black History Month and celebrating TST's 20th Anniversary Season....
The 20th Anniversary Celebration for Towne Street Theatre Continues With 6/29 5K Walk
by Kelsey Denette - May 09, 2013 The 20th Anniversary Celebration for Towne Street Theatre continues with a 5K Walk on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Kenneth Hahn Park, 4100 S. LaCienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90056. The walk event time is 8:00 am - 12 noon, with on-site registration beginning at 7:30 am in the recreation area....
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...
Evan Zes Joins MAN AND SUPERMAN at Irish Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2012 Evan Zes to join The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group's co-production of George Bernard Shaw's comedic masterpiece....
A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT to Begin 10/16 at Irish Rep
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2013 The New York premiere of A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT features the short plays Act Without Words, Breath and Play, at the Irish Repertory Theatre. With direction and puppet design by Bob Flanagan, A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT will be performed October 16th- December 1st in the Irish Rep's ...
PBS's American Experience to Air THE ABOLITIONISTS, January 2013
by Caryn Robbins - November 01, 2012 Vividly bringing to life the epic struggles of the men and women who ended slavery, THE ABOLITIONISTS interweaves drama with traditional documentary storytelling...
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...
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 ...
Deadline for Kumu Kahua Theatre's Annual Playwriting Contest Set for Jan. 2, 2014
by Tyler Peterson - July 13, 2013 ?Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors a playwriting contest with the University of Hawai'i at M?noa Theatre and Dance Department in its effort to bring new and exciting drama to the stage....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - THE POISNER'S HANDBOOK Premieres on PBS 1/7
by Caryn Robbins - December 02, 2013 American Experience presents The Poisoner's Handbook premiering Tuesday, January 7, 2014 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Get a sneak peek below!...
Howard McGillin to Lead Irish Rep's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, 12/4-29
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2013 Irish Repertory Theatre will continue its current season with a revival of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play, adapted by Anthony E. Palermo from the screenplay by Francis Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra and Jo Swerling. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play premiered l...
Tom Hanks to Host Irish Rep's SOMETHING WONDERFUL! THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN, 6/10
by Kelsey Denette - April 29, 2013 Irish Repertory Theatre celebrates its award-winning 25th Anniversary Season with SOMETHING WONDERFUL! THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN, an evening celebrating classic Rodgers and Hammerstein hits performed by a galaxy of Broadway stars, for one night only, Monday, June 10 at Broadway's Broadhurst...
VIDEO: First Look - PBS's 1964: The Year That Transformed America
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2013 '1964 was when, for better or worse, the outlines of the America we live in began to be visible,' says writer/director Stephen Ives. 1964 premieres on American Experience on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings)....
Smithsonian Channel Premieres THE LOCKERBIE BOMBING Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 21, 2013 On December 21st 1988, Pan American World Airways Flight 103 exploded in the skies above Lockerbie, a small town in Scotland. All 259 people on board the Boeing 747 were killed, as were 11 people on the ground.... |
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