Surflight Theatre Alums Haley Swindal, Michael Padgett & More to Sing A SONG FOR LBI Hurricane Sandy Benefit, 1/21
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2013 Southern Ocean County, NJ is home to a thriving theatre community, including two professional theatre companies and handful of community theatre groups. Located in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island is the Surflight Theatre, a professional summer stock company where many professional theatre careers h...
RCA Announces Official Track Listing For Houston's SPARKLE
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 2012 The soundtrack for the upcoming movie SPARKLE is due out July 31 and will include the singles 'Celebrate,' a duet produced by R. Kelly, and the gospel hymn 'His Eye is on the Sparrow.' Today RCA Records announced the official track listing. Check it out below!...
Overground Physical Theatre Presents Dance Drama X-STREAM Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2013 Choreographer/writer Antonia Katrandjieva presents her Overground Physical Theatre Company in X-Stream, which received its world premiere last April, presented by BAM at the Fisher Theater. The Bulgarian choreographer/writer Katrandjieva deftly follows nine characters living on the edge of uncertain...
Candice Guardin's SOS Returns to the Laurie Beechman, 10/15
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2012 The SOS show, 'SOS, A Journey Out of the Forgotten Borough... Staten Island...' is returning to the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Monday, October 15th at 7 p.m. Candice Guardin impersonates more than 15 characters, including her family, as she takes you through what 'growing up Ginni' was really like, ...
Recess Monkey to Release DESERT ISLAND DISC, On Tour thru Jan 2014
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2013 It is rumored that family music icon Recess Monkey recorded its tenth studio CD, Desert Island Disc, while shipwrecked on the beach of a distant island. The band's spokesmonkey has refused to either confirm or deny these tales but has indicated that legions of fans will soon be able to judge for the...
Photo Flash: Promo Shots for NBC's WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
by Tyler Peterson - August 28, 2013 NBC has debuted the promotional cast shots for its new comedy WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, starring Mike O'Malley, Mary McCormack, Ricardo Chavira, Justina Machado and more. Check them out below!...
Bookworks Presents Terry McMillan, WHO ASKED YOU? Tonight
by Rosie Hertzman - October 10, 2013 Family ties are tested and transformed in the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back....
BWW Reviews: FOR THAT WHICH RETURNS Quite Literally Up in the Air
by Giordana Segneri - November 03, 2012 Through a series of vignettes, For That Which Returns (performed at Baltimore Theatre Project) explores the constantly shifting relationship of mother and daughter, unraveling how their reliance on and need for each other never wane despite their roles often flip-flopping as they age....
STAGE TUBE: Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks Sing 'Celebrate' from SPARKLE
by Nicole Rosky - June 28, 2012 SPARKLE will be released in theaters on August 17th by Sony Pictures, starring Broadway veteran Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, Cee-Lo Green, and the now late Whitney Houston. Directed by Salim Akil and written by Mara Brock Akil, the movie just rele...
Akashic Books and More Present the Launch Event for LOVING DONOVAN, 3/31
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2015 Akashic Books, Mosaic Literary Magazine, the African American Literature Book Club, Go On Girl! Book Club, Greenlight Bookstore & BRIC's Stoop Series present the launch event for Loving Donovan! Featuring author BERNICE L. McFADDEN in conversation with longtime friend TERRY McMILLAN (Waiting to Exha...
TV One to Premiere GIRLRIENDS GETAWAY, Starring Garcelle Beauvais, 8/31
by Caryn Robbins - July 23, 2014 Just in time for summer's end, TV One presents the network premiere of the two-hour original movie, Girlfriends' Getaway on Saturday, August 30 at 8PM/ET with an encore at 11PM/ET and at 11AM/ET on Sunday, August 31st....
FROZEN Earns Most Weeks as #1 Soundtrack Since 'Titanic'
by Caryn Robbins - February 26, 2014 The album has now spent the most weeks at No. 1 for a soundtrack since 'Titanic' which remained as No. 1 for 16 straight weeks in 1998....
Bookworks Presents Today's Shelf Awareness for Readers
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2014 Tomorrow is the third annualWorld Book Night U.S., a magical day/evening when some 25,000 people across the country will give 500,000 books to people in their communities who don't regularly read. Givers, who applied months ago, have chosen one title from the 35 that were selected for this year; the...
Akashic Books and More Present Launch Event for LOVING DONOVAN Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2015 Akashic Books, Mosaic Literary Magazine, the African American Literature Book Club, Go On Girl! Book Club, Greenlight Bookstore & BRIC's Stoop Series present the launch event for Loving Donovan! Featuring author BERNICE L. McFADDEN in conversation with longtime friend TERRY McMILLAN (Waiting to Exha...
Overground Physical Theatre Company to Present Dance Drama X-STREAM, 6/20
by Devin MacDonald - June 17, 2013 Choreographer/writer Antonia Katrandjieva presents her Overground Physical Theatre Company in X-Stream. The Bulgarian choreographer/writer Katrandjieva deftly follows nine characters living on The Edge of uncertainty. They are challenged to co-exist in a muted world, deprived temporarily of sensory ...
Whoopi Goldberg to Star in Lifetime Original Movie A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT
by Caryn Robbins - March 03, 2014 Academy Award(R) and Golden Globe(R) winner Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost, The Color Purple, The View) and Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible) headline the Lifetime Original Movie A Day Late and a Dollar Short...
Hollywood Bowl Kicks Off JAZZ AT THE BOWL CONCERTS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014 The 2014 Jazz at the Bowl Series begins tonight, July 9, 2014 as The Count Basie Orchestra and special guests celebrate the music of Ella Fitzgerald. The series also features, among others, Boz Scaggs, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Herbie Hancock, a Christian McBride-directed James Brown Celebration, John Le...
Rene Syler to Receive First Motherhood Out Loud Award
by Tyler Peterson - April 28, 2014 Motherhood Out Loud, conceived by Susan R. Rose and Joan Stein, is a play featuring a culturally and gender diverse series of candid monologues on the subject of motherhood, written by a host of celebrated writers. Motherhood Out Loud traverses the experience of motherhood from inception, birth, sex...
THE IDAN RAICHEL PROJECT Announces Guests for 1/12 & 13 Performances
by Kelsey Denette - January 04, 2013 TEEV Events, producer of The Idan Raichel Project (concert) have confirmed the participations of three world-renowned guest artists that will make special appearances during both performances at Town Hall on January 12 and 13. These artists are Palestinian- Israeli vocalist; Mira Awad, world- renown...
STAGE TUBE: Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks Sing 'Celebrate' from SPARKLE
by Nicole Rosky - June 28, 2012 SPARKLE will be released in theaters on August 17th by Sony Pictures, starring Broadway veteran Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, Cee-Lo Green, and the now late Whitney Houston. Directed by Salim Akil and written by Mara Brock Akil, the movie just rele...
THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - THE WHITNEY HOUSTON SHOW Coming to Athenaeum Theatre in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - December 19, 2014 In a tribute to a woman who has long been an icon of pop music and vocal ability, The Greatest Love Of All - The Whitney Houston Show celebrates Whitney Houston's most loved songs with the breathtaking voice of South African singer Belinda Davids (pictured above)....
COMMUNITY's Yvette Nicole Brown to Guest Star on WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
by Tyler Peterson - October 16, 2013 According to The Hollywood Reporter, the COMMUNITY star is set to guest on NBC's freshman comedy WELCOME TO THE FAMILY....
Candice Guardin's SOS Returns to the Laurie Beechman Tonight, 10/15
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2012 The SOS show, 'SOS, A Journey Out of the Forgotten Borough... Staten Island...' is returning to the Laurie Beechman Theatre tonight, October 15th at 7 p.m. Candice Guardin impersonates more than 15 characters, including her family, as she takes you through what 'growing up Ginni' was really like, al...
Surflight Theatre Alums Haley Swindal, Michael Padgett & More to Sing A SONG FOR LBI Hurricane Sandy Benefit Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2013 Southern Ocean County, NJ is home to a thriving theatre community, including two professional theatre companies and handful of community theatre groups. Located in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island is the Surflight Theatre, a professional summer stock company where many professional theatre careers h...
Bookworks Presents Terry McMillan, Reynaldo Reyes, & More, 10/11 - 11/19
by Rosie Hertzman - October 09, 2013 This week Bookworks presents Terry McMillan, Reynaldo Reyes, and more.... |