Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.
Written and created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock, the new comedy series FAMILY TREE is a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of Guest's acclaimed feature films (such as 'Best in Show,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'A Mighty Wind'). Chris O'Dowd ('Bridesmaids') stars as Tom Chadwick in the HBO presentation, along with Tom Bennett and Nina Conti. The series also features appearances by Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Maria Blasucci, Matt Griesser, Christopher Guest, Don Lake, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey, Jim Piddock, Kevin Pollak, Amy Seimetz, Meera Syal, Ashley Walters and Fred Willard.
Written and created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock, the new comedy series FAMILY TREE is a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of Guest's acclaimed feature films (such as 'Best in Show,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'A Mighty Wind'). Chris O'Dowd ('Bridesmaids') stars as Tom Chadwick in the HBO presentation, along with Tom Bennett and Nina Conti. The series also features appearances by Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Maria Blasucci, Matt Griesser, Christopher Guest, Don Lake, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey, Jim Piddock, Kevin Pollak, Amy Seimetz, Meera Syal, Ashley Walters and Fred Willard.
11th Hour Theatre Company Announces Next Step Concert Performance Of CHILDREN OF EDEN
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2018
11th Hour Theatre Company continues its 18-19 season with a Next Step Concert presentation of John Caird's, Stephen Schwartz's and Charles Lisanby's inspirational musical based on the Genesis story, Children of Eden. 11th Hour's Next Step Concert Series is now set to run over two weekends. This fa...
STICK MAN Returns to The Lowry
by Stephi Wild - November 06, 2018
The joyful adaptation of former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling book, Stick Man, returns to The Lowry for another enchanting festive adventure. Packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves, Scamp Theatre's heart-warming production is an hour of fun ...
BWW Review: Creative staging, quality singing featured in Kent's CHILDREN OF EDEN
by Roy Berko - November 03, 2018
When one thinks of Stephen Schwartz, the lyricist and composer of theater titles 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' and 'Wicked,' or the films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted' come to mind. How about 'Children of Eden'? Probably not....
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Returns with Josh Duhamel, Mandy Moore, Matthew Morrison & Regina King
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 02, 2018
TLC's Emmy Award-winning series, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? returns on Monday, December 3 at 10:00p.m. ET/PT, with four new episodes featuring celebrities tracing their family history, as they dive into their past and explore their connection to generations that came before them....
BWW Review: NRACT'S NEXT TO NORMAL Tackles Difficult Subject Matter with Dignity
by Lauren Van Hemert - October 31, 2018
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five adults, 43.8 million people, in the United States lives with a mental illness. As a person who has lived with family members suffering from mental illness, I know how a diagnosis of anxiety, or any mood disorder for ...
BWW Blog: When You're a Penn Singer *snap* *snap*
by Student Blogger: Ayaka Shimada - October 24, 2018
Hello, readers of BroadwayWorld! My name is Ayaka Shimada, and I am a communications and theater arts student at the University of Pennsylvania. I am a proud member of Penn's only musical theatre company, Penn Singers. I am so excited to present how theater nerds here at an Ivy League institution do...
Ovens Auditorium to Host the Experience Hendrix Tour Featuring Joe Satriani, Dave Mustaine
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2018
Ovens Auditorium will host the Experience Hendrix Tour featuring Joe Satriani, Dave Mustaine and more on Friday, March 15, 2019, at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Bo...
Full Disclosure Theatre Return With XPOSED
by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2018
Following two sold out shows, Full Disclosure Theatre are back and proud to present XPOSED, with a brand new line-up of short plays revealing the naked and entertaining truths about queer life. The third XPOSED will be staged on Sunday 4th November at Southwark Playhouse....
Neon Gold Release 10th Anniversary Compilation 'NGX: Ten Years of Neon Gold,' Out Today
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 28, 2018
Today, Neon Gold release 10th anniversary compilation, NGX: Ten Years of Neon Gold, a unique retrospective compiling rarities, exclusives and covers from the label's illustrious family tree of artists out on Neon Gold/Atlantic Records. Besides, being available for streaming, there will be limited...
Neon Gold/Atlantic Records Announce 10th Anniversary Compilation NGX: TEN YEARS OF NEON GOLD
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018
Following their recently announced 10th Anniversary show in NYC on September, 29th – with scheduled performances by The Knocks, Marina & The Diamonds, BROODS, Matt Maeson, Alex Winston, LPX, Your Smith, and more to be announced – Neon Gold (Charli XCX, St. Lucia, Christine and the Queens, etc.) ...
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- John Pendal
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 14, 2018
BWW catches up with John Pendal to chat about bringing We Are Family to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
BWW Interview: Donnie Kehr and THE GREATEST PIANO MEN at NJPAC on 8/15
by Marina Kennedy - August 11, 2018
'The Greatest Piano Men' starring Donnie Kehr is a tribute to the greatest piano icons in music history. It will be performed at NJPAC on 815. We had the pleasure of interviewing Donnie about his career and the upcoming show....
BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
by Herbert Paine - August 01, 2018
Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN makes for good summer fare...cool, innocuous, and passably entertaining..but Frank Abagnole's story gets lost in the mix. Through August 12th....
Julia Donaldson's STICK MAN Returns to the West End, Celebrating 10th Anniversary of the Book
by Stephi Wild - July 31, 2018
Freckle Productions are delighted to announce that Stick Man, based on the book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, will return to London in 2018 for its eighth annual West End season. Playing at Leicester Square Theatre from Saturday 20 October 2018 to Sunday 6 January 2019, th...
Neon Gold Records Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary Featuring Marina, The Knocks, Matt Maeson, Alex Winston, & More
by Macon Prickett - July 19, 2018
Neon Gold Records celebrates their 10th Anniversary as a label this September, bringing together an all star lineup culled from their family tree of award-winning artists in New York City on September 29th. Held across two stages at The Knockdown Center (off of the L train Jefferson stop), the...
Mary-Elaine Jenkins to Release Debut Album HOLD STILL this September + New Single THE AMERICANS Out Now
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018
Mary-Elaine Jenkins is excited to announce her debut album Hold Still, due September 28, 2018 via Good Child Music. To ring in the announcement, Mary-Jane has shared new track 'The Americans' in a premiere via Glide Magazine, who called the track 'a nugget of bluesy aching soul that showcases...
Rising Talent Elijah Connor to Appear on FOX's THE FOUR: BATTLE FOR STARDOM
by Macon Prickett - June 21, 2018
FOX returns with the second season of 'The Four: Battle for Stardom' and raises the talent bar as Diddy, Megan Trainer, and DJ Khaled seeks out talent from around the world. Rising Star, Elijah Connor will take the stage on Fox: The Four at 8pm (7pm Ctrl) this Thursday, June 21st, 2018 to battle for...
Founder Of Official National Rose Day, Bodvar Hafstrom To Toast The Rose Lifestyle On June 9 In Marina Del Rey
by Julie Musbach - May 31, 2018
On Saturday, June 9, Bodvar - House of Roses will celebrate with rose lovers around globe when it holds its exclusive annual afternoon soiree to celebrate Official National Rose Day in the beautiful waterfront setting of the luxury, boutique Marina del Rey Hotel....
Free Family Friendly Caribbean Festival Comes to Delray Beach On May 12
by Julie Musbach - May 04, 2018
The Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative is inviting people to come to Delray Beach for the first annual Frog Alley Caribbean Festival, Saturday, May 12, from 6 to 10 pm. This free, family friendly festival celebrates the arts and culture of the Caribbean....
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Announces (RE)SOURCE An Investigation-in-Process
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
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Brooklyn Arts Exchange Announces (RE)SOURCE An Investigation-in-Process
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2018
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Here TV and the Here TV Incubator Launch Work In Progress Starring, Written and Directed by Tay Barrett
by Macon Prickett - April 17, 2018
'Work In Progress,' set in sunny Los Angeles, is a six-part, half-hour comedy that follows a fictionalized version of Tay as she decides to quit her dead-end retail job and pursue a career as a 'Documentarian Sociologist.' In this first season, she seeks to answer the age-old question: 'why do we wo...
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER Comes to Omnibus Theatre This June
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2018
After huge success with The Soul of Wittgenstein, which headlined the 96 Festival in February, Dave Spencer and Another Soup return to headline Omnibus Theatre's Summer Season, Whispers From The Walls, with a new adaptation of the classic Gothic short story, The Yellow Wallpaper....
Photo Flash: Ochre House Theater Presents the World Premiere of THE FELLING
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2018
Ochre House Theater is proud to present the world premiere of THE FELLING written and directed by Mitchell Parrack. ...
BWW Preview: GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT at Out Of The Box Theatre Company
by Maggie Yates - April 02, 2018
Punk's not dead! So says Out of the Box Theater Company, who brings Green Day's American Idiot to Center Stage Theater April 6-15....
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