Photo Coverage: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 18th Annual Monte Cristo Award Honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Walter McBride - May 01, 2018 The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has awarded multi-discipline creative artist Lin-Manuel Miranda the 18th Monte Cristo Award. An alumnus of the O'Neill, Miranda's first professional production was at the O'Neill's National Music Theater Conference with In The Heights in 2005. A gala dinner featurin...
BWW Interview: Composer Pat Irwin Talks THE GOOD COP and ROCKO's MODERN LIFE
by Brooke Yunis - October 02, 2018 Musician and composer Pat Irwin discusses his work on Netflix's The Good Cop and Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life....
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks MARY POPPINS RETURNS, DUCK TALES, & Puerto Rico on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Macon Prickett - May 07, 2018 Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda chat several upcoming projects, parenthood, and Puerto Rico on Good Morning America!...
Crowded Outlet Presents BEEP BOOP at HERE This September
by Julie Musbach - July 25, 2018 Crowded Outlet announces its next production, beep boop, a multimedia clown show created by physical comedian Richard Saudek (Balls at 59E59), TV and film composer Jesse Novak ("BoJack Horseman," "The Mindy Project") and director Wes Grantom (Lone Star Spirits, Eager to Lose). beep boop will play a ...
Daveed Diggs, Sheria Irving, and Zoë Winters Lead The Public's WHITE NOISE
by Julie Musbach - December 17, 2018 The Public Theater announced initial casting today for the world premiere of WHITE NOISE, written by Public Theater Master Writer Chair and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. ...
Brian Evans to Release New Soccer Song Worldwide
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2018 Brian Evans, the singer known for his music videos 'At Fenway,' with William Shatner, and 'Creature at The Bates Motel,' which features comedian Carrot Top, will release his new sports-themed song, 'The Beautiful Game,' on Oct. 2, 2018. ...
THE PREDATOR Stop-Motion Holiday Special Is Available Now
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2018 The stop-motion animated Holiday Special featuring THE PREDATOR as he tangles with his most formidable foe yet – Santa and his reindeer. The special aired earlier this evening on Comedy Central during “BoJack Horseman.”...
Guillermo del Toro to Direct PINOCCHIO for Netflix
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018 Fresh off his Oscar win for “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro will make his animated feature film directing debut with 'Pinocchio,' according to Variety. Del Toro, who will write and produce the film as well, has received the green light from Netflix to film the stop motion musical version of...
SPEAK UP, RISE UP Festival Announces August Lineup At The Tank
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2018 Speak Up, Rise Up, is pleased to announce their festival lineup which features a diverse group of over 100 artists featuring a wide range of ethnicities and races with the majority of the performers being women....
Broad City's Ilana Glazer To Perform At Arts Centre Melbourne On 9 June
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2018 In an Australian exclusive, Arts Centre Melbourne and Penny Drop present Ilana Glazer, appearing at Melbourne's Hamer Hall for a night of stand-up on 9 June 2018....
Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, Ava Duvernay to Headline Netflix's Fysee Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019 Netflix announced today that iconic filmmaker, Martin Scorsese, legendary musician Bruce Springsteen, media mogul Oprah Winfrey and groundbreaking filmmaker Ava DuVernay will headline the opening and closing week events in its third-annual FYSEE experience at Raleigh Studios, May 5 - June 9. Oscar®-...
Paul F Tompkins Headlines We The People Improv Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2018 Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) has announced Paul F. Tompkins's Spontaneanation as the headlining act for the theater's first We The People Improv Festival, July 11 - 15, 2018. The full schedule is also available and ticket sales began May 11....
Saturday Night Live Star, Jay Pharoah, Announces Debut Australian Shows In Sydney And Melbourne This May
by Rebecca Russo - February 19, 2019 Frontier Comedy is thrilled to announce the debut Australian tour for Saturday Night Livealumni, stand-up comedian, actor, rapper and impressionist Jay Pharoah. Pharoah will perform two shows at Sydney's Factory Theatre on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival, followe...
Jonny Sun to Write Live-Action/Animated Film PAPER LANTERNS
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018 Author Johnny Sun will write the script for the live-action/animated family movie “Paper Lanterns,” according to Variety. Fox Family, the division of 20th Century Fox, and Chernin Entertainment are teaming on the film....
The Black Keys Announce 31-Date North American Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 14, 2019 This morning, The Black Keys confirm their extensive, thirty-one-date arena tour of North America. The 'Let's Rock' Tour will hit cities including Chicago, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin (full dates below). Special guests Modest Mouse will provide support on all dates, and Shannon & Th...
Entertainment Icon Barbra Streisand Reunites with Jamie Foxx to Close Out Netflix's FYSEE Showcase Sunday, June 10
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018 The legendary, iconic, award-winning Barbra Streisand reunites with award-winning actor, singer and comedian, Jamie Foxx for a special conversation to cap off Netflix's five-week-long Emmy® FYSEE showcase on Sunday, June 10....
Crooner Brian Evans to Record First Ever Spanish Song, 'Cocodrilo,' Written by Andres Venegas
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2018 Brian Evans, who Grammy Magazine has called one of the top five crooners of this generation, will record the first Spanish sung song of his career....
WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS Returns to HBO Tonight
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 05, 2019 Covering a wide range of social and cultural issues, the critically lauded late-night docuseries WYATT CENAC'S PROBLEM AREAS kicks off its ten-episode second season tonight, FRIDAY, APRIL 5 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. The Emmy®- and WGA Award-winning comedian and writer offers his ...
Patton Oswalt Comes To The Peace Center 3/30
by A.A. Cristi - August 27, 2018 Patton Oswalt comes to the Peace Center on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at 8 p.m....
The Den Theatre Presents Comedy Star Maria Bamford
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2019 Maria Bamford, star of the hit Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, brings her stand-up tour to The Den Theatre for six performances only March 14 - 17, 2019 on The Heath Main Stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago....
BLACK PANTHER Leads Nominations for the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2019 The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) TV One's joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins, Chairman and CEO of TV One. The winners will be revealed during the Two...
ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING Creator and Host, Adam Conover, Announces 'Mind Parasites Live' Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2018 Creator, writer and host of the critically-acclaimed series Adam Ruins Everything on truTV, Adam Conover, will embark on a national tour, Mind Parasites Live, beginning November 28th in Boston. Presented by truTV, the tour will run through January 2019 stopping in 24 major cities around the U.S....
Production Begins on Disney Junior's MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 29, 2018 Production has begun on 'Mira, Royal Detective,' an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers slated to debut on Disney Junior channels and programming blocks around the world in 2020. Set in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a co...
Entertainment Icon Barbra Streisand Reunites with Jamie Foxx to Close Out Netflix's FYSEE Showcase Sunday, June 10
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018 The legendary, iconic, award-winning Barbra Streisand reunites with award-winning actor, singer and comedian, Jamie Foxx for a special conversation to cap off Netflix's five-week-long Emmy® FYSEE showcase on Sunday, June 10....
NJPAC Presents Comedian Maria Bamford
by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2018 New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents stand-up Comedian Maria Bamford on Thursday, January 17th at 8 P.M.... |