The show focuses on a hospital's women's geriatric extended care ward and the doctors, nurses, old people, and sad stuff that happens therein. The British version debuted in July 2009 and quickly became BBC Four's biggest comedy.
Birmingham Based Elmhurst Ballet School Reaches Out To 'Old Elms' To Attend Alumni Event In London
by Stephi Wild - October 11, 2019
As Elmhurst Ballet School works towards its 100th anniversary in 2023, the vocational school in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, is eager to hear from their much-loved alumni, or 'Old Elms' as they are affectionately known. Just a few years away from its milestone celebrations, the Edgbasto...
VIDEO: Tituss Burgess Talks His Treadmill Prayers on A LITTLE LATE WITH LILLY SINGH
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2019
Tituss Burgess was a guest on Monday night's episode of A Little Late with Lilly Singh. He was joined on the couch by actress Katy Mixon. During the interview, Burgess talks about his wig-themed Instagrams and how much he loves the 99 cent store....
Betty Buckley to Headline Four Concerts in Southern California
by Julie Musbach - September 20, 2019
Tony-Award winning Broadway, film and TV actress/singer Betty Buckley is fresh off her year long acclaimed run in the First National Tour of the new production of the Broadway Hit Hello, Dolly! She is preparing to kick off the 2019-2020 Cabaret Series at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts at the Sa...
Casting Announced For BBC One's Adaptation of WORZEL GUMMIDGE
by Stephi Wild - September 19, 2019
Casting has been announced for the dazzling, modern adaptation of Worzel Gummidge, which will be enchanting BBC One viewers later this year. Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the seaso...
BWW Review: Luisa Omielan Will Make You Laugh and Cry in Her American Debut GOD IS A WOMAN
by Melanie Votaw - September 16, 2019
Luisa Omielan is the first British comedian to ever receive a BAFTA Breakthrough Award for comedy. Currently making her U.S. debut at Soho Playhouse in her one-woman show, GOD IS A WOMAN, she was also nominated two years in a row for Best Comedy Show at the Melbourne International Festival....
WHAT THE JEWS BELIEVE Begins Performances 9/26 at BTG
by Julie Musbach - September 10, 2019
Berkshire Theatre Group, in association with The American National Theatre, present a new production of What The Jews Believe written and directed by Mark Harelik...
THE GREEN FAIRY Comes To The Union Theatre
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2019
Lockwood Productions and Fools & Kings today announce the UK première of The Green Fairy. Opening at the Union Theatre on 4 November, with previews from 30 October and runs until 23 November....
Betty Buckley Opens Segerstrom Center's 2019-2020 Cabaret Series
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2019
Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly presents Tony Award winner Betty Buckley October 17 a?" 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater. Following her star turn as Dolly Levi in the hit National Tour of Hello, Dolly! Buckley returns to the Center headlining the opening of the 2019-2020 Cabaret Series. Buc...
Master Mixologist: Jeremy Downer of FISH CHEEKS in NYC
by Marina Kennedy - August 18, 2019
Jeremy Downer is the consulting bartender at Fish Cheeks, the critically acclaimed, vibrant NYC Thai restaurant in NoHo that has a seafood focus. We interviewed Jeremy for our 'Master Mixologist' feature....
VIDEO: Betty Buckley Discusses the Current Political Climate
by Stephi Wild - July 27, 2019
During the Dallas tour stop of Hello, Dolly!, Betty Buckley sat down with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for an interview. Hear the Broadway legend talk about the current political climate....
EDINBURGH 2019: DEAD EQUAL Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 15, 2019
BWW catches up with Lila Palmer writer of Dead Equal, to chat about bringing the opera to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
CLEVELAND READS (VOLUME 2 OF THE REDACTED) MUELLER REPORT Announced At Nighttown
by A.A. Cristi - July 12, 2019
CLEVELAND READS (VOLUME 2 OF THE REDACTED) MUELLER REPORT. Join Americans of all ages, backgrounds and political persuasions for an 11-hour celebration of the power of the American citizen as we the people of Cleveland read aloud and listen to Volume 2 of Special Counsel for the Department of Justic...
Performance Added For Michael Patrick Gaffney's THE OLDEST LIVING CATER WAITER
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2019
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors) is pleased to announce that the final production of the 2018-2019 season, Michael Patrick Gaffney's original one-man show THE OLDEST LIVING CATER WAITER, will be adding a special performance on Saturday...
FOOTNOTES Combines Dance And Comedy At The Fringe
by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2019
As a verbose and loquacious lecturer attempts to deliver his script, he is repeatedly de-railed by his own footnotes. This solo show by dance artist and theatre-maker Lewys Holt highlights the comic possibilities of the situation....
Lifetime Greenlights First Film Under Robin Roberts Presents Banner
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 19, 2019
Emmy(R) Award winner and Critics' Choice nominee Niecy Nash (When They See Us, Claws) is set to star in Kidnapped: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, the first movie greenlit by Lifetime under the Robin Roberts Presents movie and documentary banner. Executive produced by the award-winning journalist, product...
Photo Flashback: 2019 Tony Nominee Laurie Metcalf Takes a Bow in 2007
by Walter McBride - June 03, 2019
We're flashing back through the photo archives of BroadwayWorld's very own Walter McBride to bring you some shots of 2019 Tony nominee Laurie Metcalf a decade ago. ...
42nd Street Moon Presents THE OLDEST LIVING CATER WAITER
by Julie Musbach - May 31, 2019
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors) is pleased to announce the final production of the 2018-2019 season, Michael Patrick Gaffney's original one-man show THE OLDEST LIVING CATER WAITER. ...
Belgrade Theatre Launches 2020 Redevelopment
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2019
As Coventry's year as City of Culture rapidly approaches, plans are now in place to get the Belgrade Theatre fully prepared for an exciting year in 2021, with an ambitious 2020 Redevelopment Project getting underway over the next 18 months....
Barbara Minkus Brings Her One-Woman Show 18 MINUTES OF FAME to The Pico Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2019
Join Broadway, film and television star Barbara Minkus (www.barbaraminkus.com) as she shares an intimate show of personal moments, funny and poignant songs and her remarkable stories working with luminaries like Danny Kaye, Merv Griffin, Jerry Lewis, and Charlotte Rae....
LOVE, MADNESS, AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN Comes to The Hudson Guild
by Stephi Wild - May 05, 2019
The already acclaimed solo show LOVE, MADNESS, AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN written and performed by James J Cox and directed by Trace Oakley will stage six performances at The Hudson Guild Theatre. The powerful show will open June 9 - 23, 2019. Tickets on sale The Holllywood Fringe Fest site at: htt...
MGM Television to Create TORTILLA CURTAIN Series with Will Scheffer and Mark Olsen
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2019
MGM Television has closed a deal with Emmy Award nominated creator/showrunners Will Scheffer and Mark Olsen (HBO's Big Love, Getting On) to adapt T.C. Boyle's PEN/Faulkner Award winning, landmark immigration-themed novel The Tortilla Curtain as a premium series. Prophetically published in 1995, the ...
Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show Comes to Niagara Bar
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show is one of NYC's best kept indie improv secrets. The next show is Today, Jan 22, 2019. 7 PM doors for 7:30 PM show at Niagara Bar (112 Avenue A New York, New York 10009). Tickets are $6 in advance (Eventbrite) or $10 at the door. The show is based on the suggestion of...
Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show Comes to Niagara Bar
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2019
Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show is one of NYC's best kept indie improv secrets. The next show is Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019. 7 PM doors for 7:30 PM show at Niagara Bar (112 Avenue A New York, New York 10009). Tickets are $6 in advance (Eventbrite) or $10 at the door. The show is based on the suggestion ...
Writers' Guild Awards 2019 Announces Shortlist
by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2018
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has announced the shortlist for its annual awards, to be presented by writer and actor Joanna Scanlan (The Thick of It, Getting On, Puppy Love) on Monday 14 January 2019 at the Royal College of Physicians in central London, in a special ceremony to mark the...
Karen Mason, E. Faye Butler, and More to Perform at Sarah Siddons Gala Honoring Betty Buckley
by Julie Musbach - November 09, 2018
Betty Buckley, star of stage, screen and television will accept the "Actor of the Year" Award at this year's Sarah Siddons gala fundraiser. Ms.Buckley, who has been called 'The Voice of Broadway,' is one of theater's most respected and legendary leading ladies. 2018 also finds her leading the first ...
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