Benched is an upcoming American comedy television series created by Michaela Watkins and Damon Jones. A 12-episode first season has been ordered by the American cable television network USA. Before being ordered to series, a pilot presentation was directed by Michael Fresco, from the script by Watkins and Jones.
Video: Basketball Players Parody 'It's The Hard Knock Life' With Jordan
by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2025
The sportswear brand Jordan brought together a group of basketball players for a new musical video, titled 'Too Easy'. The promotional content features a version of the song 'It's The Hard Knock Life' from the musical Annie....
Polygon's Simone De Rochefort Joins WHEN WE LAST LEFT OUR HEROES
by Stephi Wild - March 10, 2025
Join March's celebrity guest, Simone de Rochefort as she tries to figure out what she's gotten herself into. The performance is set for this month at The Rat. Learn more here!...
KNOTTY FESTIVAL Returns At Hastings And St Leonards, 6-15 June
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2024
Explore the KNOTTY FESTIVAL presented by Home Live Art from 6-15 June in Hastings and St Leonards. Experience a diverse range of performances in this unique festival....
JUNIOR Festival Welcomes Families to Harbourfront Centre in May
by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2024
Harbourfront Centre will present JUNIOR, Toronto’s international children’s festival, over the May long weekend of May 18–20, 2024....
Istanbul Theatre Festival Reveals Programme For 27th Edition
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2023
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and supported by Koç Holding Energy Group Companies Aygaz, Entek, Opet, and Tüpraş, the 27th Istanbul Theatre Festival opens its curtains on 25 October with a packed programme....
VIDEO: Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally & More Star in PARTY DOWN Season Three Trailer
by Michael Major - January 26, 2023
Adam Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino (“The Other Two,” “Veronica Mars”), Jane Lynch (“Glee,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Martin Starr (Knocked Up, “Silicon Valley”), Ryan Hansen (“Bless this Mess,” “Veronica Mars”) and Megan Mullally (...
VIDEO: STARZ Shares PARTY DOWN Season Three Trailer
by Michael Major - December 14, 2022
Adam Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino (“The Other Two,” “Veronica Mars”), Jane Lynch (“Glee,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Martin Starr (Knocked Up, “Silicon Valley”), Ryan Hansen (“Bless this Mess,” “Veronica Mars”) and Megan Mullally (...
Review: Basketball is Not the Only Team Sport in FLEX at Theatrical Outfit
by Luke Evans - September 11, 2022
Candrice Jones has penned a deeply personal play, one in which the social pressure to succeed and to rise above one’s circumstances runs counter to the more primal desire to be a part of something larger than oneself....
DAVID AND KATIE GET RE-MARRIED to be Presented at New Brooklyn Theater Super Secret Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2022
Written and performed by real-life couple David Carl and Katie Hartman, David and Katie Get Re-Married is a real time sweet and sour wedding betwixt a star-crossed couple who has broken up and reunited more frequently than Spiderman has been rebooted. ...
BENCHED Comes to Darlinghurst Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 28, 2022
Darlinghurst Theatre Company is proud to present the NSW premiere of Benched, written by and starring actor and award-winning playwright Jamila Main. This candid piece of immersive theatre enjoyed sold-out seasons in South Australia in 2021 and featured at the 2022 Midsumma Festival....
Darlinghurst Theatre Company Announces 2022 Season and Funding From the Australia Council
by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2021
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has unveiled its most ambitious season yet, with work presented on six stages in four states across the nation. The 2022 program is the first put together by Amylia Harris as sole artistic director and builds on her inclusive vision for the company that has seen it succe...
BWW Interview: Roman Banks & Dara Renée Dish on HSMTMTS Season 2!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 02, 2021
BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of sitting down with the two stars via email and chatting about Howie and Kourtney, their personal trajectories to High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and so much more....
Copenhagen Summer Dance Returns to Denmark This Summer
by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2021
This year's Copenhagen Summer Dance offers world-class international dancers. A duet by and with choreographer and former ballet dancer at the Royal Danish Ballet Sebastian Kloborg, that he will perform with Russian ballet dancer star Maria Kochetkova. Stephanie Thomasen, and more....
NBC to Broadcast the NATIONAL DOG SHOW on Thanksgiving
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2019
NBC will celebrate man's best friend in the 18th anniversary edition of the family-favorite holiday special “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®,” airing Thanksgiving Day (noon-2 p.m. in all time zones), Nov. 28, following the telecast of NBC's “Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.”...
VIDEO: Watch a Trailer for the Fourth Season of THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE!
by Sarah Leiber - October 16, 2019
The fourth and final season of The Man in the High Castle, premiering Friday, November 15, will be rocked by war and revolution. The Resistance becomes a full-blown rebellion, driven by Juliana Crain's (Alexa Davalos) visions of a better world. A new Black insurgent movement emerges to fight the for...
Artists Who Made it Past the Second Night of Blind Auditions on THE VOICE!
by Abigail Charpentier - September 25, 2019
The Blind Auditions continue next week on THE VOICE, Monday, September 30 (8/7c) on NBC....
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE to End After Fourth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 19, 2019
Amazon Prime Video today announced that the fourth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning series The Man in the High Castle will premiere this fall. The final season is currently being filmed in Vancouver and will wrap next month....
NBC to Broadcast NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA on Thanksgiving
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018
NBC will celebrate man's best friend in the 17th anniversary edition of the family favorite holiday special “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®” airing on Thanksgiving Day (noon-2 p.m. in all time zones), Nov. 22, following the telecast of NBC's “Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.”...
BWW Review: Nora Has a Plan on This Week's THE FLASH
by Delaney Rombough - October 24, 2018
Last week on The Flash, we were left wondering who Cicada is. This week, we got some answers. Nora tells Team Flash that Cicada is the villain that can't be caught....
'The Office' Star Oscar Nunez Completes Principal Cast Of Tim Realbuto's 'Yes'
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2018
Emmy Award winning actor Oscar Nunez, who has won accolades and numerous awards (including two SAG Awards, an Emmy, an ALMA Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and many more), for his performance as Oscar Martinez for nine seasons on NBC's smash hit 'THE OFFICE', has joined the prin...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Hosts Annual ACCESSORIES FOR SUCCESS Scholarship Luncheon
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2018
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA) hosts its annual Accessories for Success Scholarship Luncheon on Sunday, April 22nd at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills presented by City National Bank. Three exemplary women, who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and support for ...
The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival Announces The 2018 Animated Feature Competition, Special Presentations
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018
The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival continues its expansion of film screenings with an international roster of twenty-eight Special Presentations, Animated Feature, Spectrum and Spectrum Q films including the world premiere of BENCHED, produced by Robert Deaton and George Flanigen, ON CHESIL...
Freeform Presents the World Premiere Watch Party of 'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger' at South by Southwest
by Tori Hartshorn - February 28, 2018
Freeform, Disney's young adult television network, today announced “Marvel's Cloak & Dagger” will have its world premiere watch party during South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, on March 11, as partner programming. The premiere will mark Freeform and Marvel Television's first presence at ...
Freeform Gives Critically Acclaimed Series GROWN-ISH Season 2 Order
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2018
At today's inaugural Freeform Summit, during kickoff panel conversation featuring Kenya Barris and Yara Shahidi, among others, GROWN-ISH executive producer alongside executive vice president, programming & development, Karey Burke, surprised series lead, Shahidi, with the news that the network has o...
Maria Bamford to Headline Paramount Theatre This December
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017
Maria Bamford comes to Denver's Paramount Theatre on Saturday, December 1, 2017 at 8:00 PM. Her new special Old Baby and her comedy series Lady Dynamite are both currently available on Netflix....
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