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Julia Roberts to Star in, Produce Movie Based on Real-Life 'BATKID' Story
by Movies News Desk - January 23, 2015

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Julia Roberts has signed on to produce and star in an upcoming film based on the real-life story of 'Batkid', currently featured in the documentary BATKID BEGINS: THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD, which debuts this weekend....


STAGE TUBE: MRS. SMITH Tells Bernadette Peters to 'Drop Dogs'
by Stage Tube - July 09, 2015

Mrs. Smith's advice to Bernadette Peters: 'Drop dogs, pick up cats!!' See what she has to say about BROADWAY BARKS in the video below!...


STAGE TUBE: Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Complete the Ice Bucket Challenge - With An Elephant!
by Stage Tube - August 25, 2014

Husband-and-wife stage stars Audra McDonald and Will Swenson took on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge today while visiting Zoo Atlanta. Watch their submission -- featuring help from Kelly the elephant -- below! Plus, the pair nominated Norm Lewis and Patti LuPone to get wet and/or donate over the next 2...


THE LAST WORD Film, Starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried, Picked Up by Bleecker Street
by TV News Desk - November 02, 2015

Deadline reports that the upcoming dramedy film THE LAST WORD, starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried, will hit theaters in the U.S. via Bleecker Street....


VIDEO: Netflix Documentary WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Premieres Today
by TV News Desk - June 26, 2015

Netflix's new documentary WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? premieres tonight, June 26th. Check out a trailer below!...


13th Street Rep to Stage Five Shows About Irving Berlin
by Tyler Peterson - October 15, 2014

When ASCAP Award-winning playwright/director Chip Deffaa's 'The Irving Berlin Ragtime Revue' has its world premiere at the 13th Street Repertory Theater on November 9th, it will be the second new show about Berlin to play the theater this year....


STAGE TUBE: LADY DAY's Audra McDonald Performs on THE VIEW
by Stage Tube - May 22, 2014

Tony-winning singer Audra McDonald stopped by THE VIEW this morning to perform a number as Billie Holiday from Broadway's 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill.' The actress received a Tony nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her starring role. If she wins, this will be her sixth Tony Award....


STAGE TUBE: Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Complete the Ice Bucket Challenge - With An Elephant!
by Stage Tube - August 25, 2014

Husband-and-wife stage stars Audra McDonald and Will Swenson took on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge today while visiting Zoo Atlanta. Watch their submission -- featuring help from Kelly the elephant -- below! Plus, the pair nominated Norm Lewis and Patti LuPone to get wet and/or donate over the next 2...


Broadway-Bound ALLEGIANCE Welcomes New Designers, Creatives to Team
by Tyler Peterson - June 05, 2015

Producers Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus announced  complete casting for Allegiance, a new musical inspired by a true-life story, starring George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, set to open on Broadway this Fall at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street)....


National Theatre Live Broadcasts DV8 Physical Theatre's JOHN Today
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2014

Celebrating its 5th year bringing live theatre to cinema audiences around the world, NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE will present the broadcast of DV8 Physical Theatre's JOHN, a work conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson, live from the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre to cinemas internationally today, De...


STAGE TUBE: MRS. SMITH Got 'Grounded' for an Audition
by Stage Tube - July 16, 2015

The wacky world of MRS. SMITH has returned. Click below to hear her story about auditioning for The Public Theater production of George Brant's solo play GROUNDED. Unfortunately she, herself, was grounded. She lost out to Anne Hathaway. Next, time Mrs. Smith!...


TV: Watch Audra McDonald Transform Into Billie Holiday in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL!
by Nicole Rosky - April 14, 2014

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill stars five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald under the direction of Lonny Price (110 in the Shade, A Class Act), will play a strictly limited 10-week engagement with only 70 performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway, on 50th Street btwn. Br...


Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015

'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....


Sequel to THE BOY WHO SAID NO by Patti Sheehy, is Now Available
by Christina Mancuso - September 02, 2014

Longboat Key, Florida...


Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns to Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2015

According to Reuters, 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia later this month. The two singers will appear on Saturday, September 26, at the World Meeting of Families festival, and before the Pope's Mass on Sunday, ...


Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015

'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....


STAGE TUBE: MRS. SMITH Tells Bernadette Peters to 'Drop Dogs'
by Stage Tube - July 09, 2015

Mrs. Smith's advice to Bernadette Peters: 'Drop dogs, pick up cats!!' See what she has to say about BROADWAY BARKS in the video below!...


VIDEO: Netflix Documentary WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Premieres Today
by TV News Desk - June 26, 2015

Netflix's new documentary WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? premieres tonight, June 26th. Check out a trailer below!...


Toni Braxton to Star in Lifetime Original Movie Based on Memoir UN-BREAK MY HEART
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2015

Lifetime has green lit the original movie UN-BREAK MY HEART, based on Grammy(R) Award-winning singer Toni Braxton's popular memoir...


E! Debuts Hollywood Reality Series STEWARTS & HAMILTONS Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 26, 2015

Get ready for laughs, fun, and a whole lot of love from a family with a lineage only Hollywood could produce. Meet the “Stewarts & Hamiltons,” a blended family of Hollywood royalty centering around Kimberly Stewart, daughter of Rod Stewart and former model Alana Stewart....


Tina M. Abulhassan Shares Saudi Experiences in New Release
by Christina Mancuso - August 20, 2015

Author Tina M. Abulhassan has often been asked, 'What was it like living in Saudi Arabia?' Having answered this question and the subsequent questions many times Abulhassan decided to put her life story on paper to record it once and for all. Her new memoir, 'Life from Cabrini Green to Life in Saudi ...


National Theatre Live to Broadcast DV8 Physical Theatre's JOHN, 12/9
by Tyler Peterson - December 02, 2014

Celebrating its 5th year bringing live theatre to cinema audiences around the world, NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE will present the broadcast of DV8 Physical Theatre's JOHN, a work conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson, live from the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre to cinemas internationally on Tuesda...


THE WAREHOUSE Film Hosts Launch Benefit at The Underground Tonight
by Movies News Desk - March 31, 2015

The Warehouse is produced by Bob Teitel (Men of Honor, Barber Shop), Billy Dec (Rockit Ranch/Elston Films), Randy Crumpton (The Truth) and Joe Shanahan (Metro/Smartbar/Double Door), who will appear tonight, March 31 at 6 p.m. at the launch party and Frankie Knuckles Foundation (FKF) Benefit at The U...


VIDEO: First Look - Chadwick Boseman Stars in James Brown Biopic GET ON UP
by Caryn Robbins - May 28, 2014

Universal Pictures has released an all-new trailer for director Tate Taylor's GET ON UP, the James Brown biopic starring Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer...


Ex-Mariner, Engineer Shares the LIFE STORY OF HARLEY MURRAY HARMON
by Christina Mancuso - September 26, 2014

Renton, WA...






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