Congresswoman Preps Audiences for A PIECE OF MY HEART at Annie Russell Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2017 U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy represents Florida's 7th district as the first Vietnamese-American woman to serve in the United States Congress. She will present 'Vietnam in Context' - in anticipation of Annie Russell Theatre's upcoming production of A Piece of My Heart - on Sunday, January 29 a...
BWW Review: Gentlemen Prefer Booty in Kirsten Childs' BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE
by Michael Dale - June 24, 2017 The recent Signature Theatre revival of Suzan Lori-Parks' VENUS, based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, depicted a 19th Century African woman who was subjected to exploitation because of white people's fascination with her prominent posterior. But the mood is considerably lighter over at Pla...
Lauren Cohan Stars in Chilling Terror 'The Boy'
by Caryn Robbins - March 09, 2016 A young American woman uncovers the menacing nature of the English family she cares for in The Boy, a terrifying thriller debuting on Digital HD on April 26, 2016 and on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on May 10, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment....
BWW Interview, Part II: Composer Kevin Puts, Soprano Renee Fleming and Developing LETTERS FROM GEORGIA
by Richard Sasanow - November 11, 2016 Since writing his first opera, SILENT NIGHT--the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music--with librettist Mark Campbell, composer Kevin Puts he has done two other operas, also with Campbell. This time around, he has a different collaborator: famed American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose correspondence ...
VIDEO: First Look - Renee Elise Goldsberry Stars in HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2017 Oprah Winfrey, Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (HAMILTON) and Rose Byrne star in this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name....
HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS Coming to Blu-ra/DVD 9/5
by Caryn Robbins - June 16, 2017 Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is available to own on Blu-RayTM and DVD September 5, 2017....
THEY PROMISED HER THE MOON Reading to Fly Beyond the Gender Gap at Miranda Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2016 T minus one week until take-off! Miranda Theatre Company will present readings of They Promised Her The Moon by Laurel Ollstein....
Tony Winner Renee Elise Goldsberry Joins Oprah Winfrey in HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
by Nicole Rosky - July 26, 2016 According to BlackFilm, Tony winner and Hamilton star Renee Elise Goldsberry will join previously announced Oprah Winfrey in HBO Films' THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, based on Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name. DGA winner, Emmy® nominee and ve...
NAC Salon to Host The Tennessee Williams Project (Free)
by Tyler Peterson - September 15, 2015 Nettles Artists Collective and East 3rd Productions have joined creative forces to bring The Tennessee Williams Project to the general public. The Tennessee Williams Project aims to engage citizens with the writer's work through free readings which are followed by an engaging and democratic post-rea...
Westport Country Playhouse Partners with CT Women's Hall of Fame for WOMEN AND WAR
by Julie Musbach - July 05, 2017 Westport Country Playhouse, in conjunction with its July production of "Grounded," about a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who is grounded by an unexpected pregnancy, has partnered with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) for 'Women and War," a multimedia presentation for teen and adult audienc...
Book Now For Classic Spring's Oscar Wilde Season In The West End
by Marianka Swain - July 06, 2017 Classic Spring's Oscar Wilde Season at Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End begins this autumn with A Woman of No Importance and Lady Windermere's Fan. Book tickets here from 25!...
VIDEO: Rewind! Renee Elise Goldsberry Explains Why She Almost Skipped HAMILTON Audition
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2017 Tony Award winner Renee Elise Goldsberry stopped by today's LIVE WITH KELLY to chat about her starring role in Broadway's HAMILTON and explain why she almost didn't audition for the musical....
STAGE TUBE: HBO Releases Trailer of THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS Starring Winfrey, Goldsberry, and Byrne
by Julie Musbach - February 18, 2017 Oprah Winfrey, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Rose Byrne star in this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name. The film tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell l...
Dad's Garage to Stage New Sketch Show WOMAN OF THE YEAR
by Tyler Peterson - January 18, 2016 This February, Dad's Garage will challenge the portrayal of modern women in society during the scripted comedy show "Woman of the Year." Featuring sketches written by the ladies of Dad's Garage, this show twists all sorts of traditional notions of how women are supposed to act, dress, think, and liv...
Congrats! Cheyenne Jackson & Husband Jason Landau Welcome Twins!
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2016 Broadway's Cheyenne Jackson turned to Instagram today to share the joyous news that he and husband Jason Landau are now parents to twins Willow and Ethan. The couple were married on September 13, 2014....
VIDEO: Misty Copeland Documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE Hits Theaters Today
by TV News Desk - October 14, 2015 Directed by George Nelson and starring Misty Copeland, the film opens in theaters and will be available on VOD October 14th....
VIDEO: First Look - Natalie Dormer Stars in Supernatural Thriller THE FOREST
by - December 21, 2015 Gramercy Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for the supernatural thriller THE FOREST. Starring "Game of Thrones" Natalie Dormer, the film hits theaters on January 8, 2016....
CoHo & Profile Present BOOK OF GRACE + CoHo Lab this August
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2016 In 2002, Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African-American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play Topdog/Underdog. Her other plays include Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, &3), In the Blood, Venus, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, Fucking A, ...
Viacom's BET Networks Acquires SOUL TRAIN
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2016 BET Networks, a division of Viacom (Nasdaq:VIAB, VIA), today announced it has acquired Soul Train from InterMedia Partners and The Yucaipa Companies....
Tony Winner Renee Elise Goldsberry Joins Oprah Winfrey in HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
by Nicole Rosky - July 26, 2016 According to BlackFilm, Tony winner and Hamilton star Renee Elise Goldsberry will join previously announced Oprah Winfrey in HBO Films' THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, based on Rebecca Skloot's critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name. DGA winner, Emmy® nominee and ve...
HBO to Debut THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, 4/22
by Caryn Robbins - February 14, 2017 HBO has confirmed that the HBO Films presentation THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS will debut SATURDAY, APRIL 22 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT)....
VIDEO: Watch Official Trailer for Misty Copeland Documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE, Out 10/14
by Caryn Robbins - September 09, 2015 Directed by George Nelson and starring Misty Copeland, the film opens in theaters and will be available on VOD October 14th....
Tickets on Sale Now for SISTAS ON FIRE
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2017 The personal becomes the political when four passionately-opinionated African American women speak their minds on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter, missing women and girls, racial stratification on Long Island, sexual exploitation, black-on-black crime, and male/female relation...
Rhino Theatre Presents Original Musical, WINNER OF THE HEART
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2016 A new romantic musical comedy Winners of the Heart will be presented at Rhino Theatre on October 7, 8 and 9th....
VIDEO: Misty Copeland Documentary A BALLERINA'S TALE Hits Theaters Today
by TV News Desk - October 14, 2015 Directed by George Nelson and starring Misty Copeland, the film opens in theaters and will be available on VOD October 14th.... |