VIDEO: Watch the First Teaser Trailer for the Live-Action THE LION KING - Coming in 2019!
by Robert Diamond - November 22, 2018 First look! The first teaser was just release for the live action adaption of Disney's THE LION KING featuring an all-star cast from stage, screen and the music world. Check it out below!...
Get Ready for Slamming Doors and Sardines! Segal Centre to Present NOISES OFF
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017 The Segal Centre will present the widely popular comedy Noises Off by Michael Frayn. The shenanigans unfold both onstage and off in this classic play-within-a-play where lovers scheme, doors slam, clothes spontaneously fly off, and unbelievable hijinks ensue. The winner of multiple 'Best Play' award...
SHAME-FULL Continues At Upright Citizens Brigade
by Julie Musbach - August 26, 2019 The two-woman sketch show 'Shame-Full' continues its successful run at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. This original comedy is written and performed by Kathleen Cameron & Tess Richie, and directed by Leslie Meisel....
Stefani Robinson Inks Overall Deal to Develop TV Series for FX Networks
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2017 Stefani Robinson, the award-winning writer and producer on the breakout hit comedy series Atlanta, has signed an exclusive overall production deal with FX Productions, it was announced by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions....
Blockchain Theater Project & Theaterlab Present World Premiere Of NYLON
by Julie Musbach - February 08, 2019 Blockchain Theater Project (BTP), founded by Sofia Alvarez and Nicola Korzenko, is a new theater company that empowers artists to produce the work they create, funded in part by cryptocurrency donations. Like Bitcoin and other blockchains, BTP eliminates the institutional gatekeeper, creating a peer...
Love Is in the Air! Meet the Cast of SIGNIFICANT OTHER, Opening Tonight on Broadway
by Meet the Cast - March 02, 2017 Significant Other, the new American play by playwright Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews) and directed by Trip Cullman (Yen, Six Degrees of Separation), officially opens tonight, March 2, at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45th St.). Scroll down to watch interviews with the cast and learn more about the company!...
StandUp NBC Returns to Atlanta
by Julie Musbach - July 15, 2017 STANDUP NBC is a nationwide talent search for comedians of diverse backgrounds. The origin behind NBC's Stand Up for Diversity was to give traditionally underrepresented groups a chance to showcase their talents....
Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, and Condola Rashad to Exit A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2
by Julie Musbach - July 05, 2017 Producer Scott Rudin announced today that, beginning Tuesday, July 25, Tony Award winner Julie White (Little Dog Laughed), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences), and Erin Wilhelmi (The Crucible) will join Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell in the Broadway cast of Lucas Hnath's hit play, A Doll's House...
ARCHER: DREAMLAND Comedy Series Launches 'Archer, P.I.' App; S8 Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2017 ARCHER: Dreamland, the eighth season of the Emmy(R)-Award winning animated comedy series, lets fans solve cases alongside Detective Sterling Archer with the newly launched 'Archer, P.I.' app....
GREASE Led By Pretty Little Liars' Janel Parrish To Play Toronto This November
by Alan Henry - August 15, 2017 Irregular Entertainment producers David Galpern and Charles Roy, announced today that they are producing a new production of Grease: The Musical starring Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) as Sandy, Katie Findlay (How to Get Away with Murder) as Rizzo, and introducing Dylan S. Wallach (Summer Blink...
'Sons of Anarchy's Sutter Returns in New FX Drama Series Pilot MAYANS MC
by Caryn Robbins - December 01, 2016 For seven seasons, Kurt Sutter's award-winning Sons of Anarchy was the highest-rated ongoing drama series in FX history. Now, Sutter returns to that world with MAYANS MC, a drama series pilot for FX and the next chapter in the SOA saga, which he co-wrote with producing partner Elgin James....
FringeArts' New Comedy Festival Features Michelle Buteau, Jaboukie Young-White, Cole Escola, And More!
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2019 FringeArts welcomes the most exciting new voices in American comedy to Philadelphia on February 1 & 2 for the inaugural Blue Heaven comedy festival. The festival name references "blue" comedy, or the bawdiest, most risque material in a comedian's repertoire, and Blue Heaven celebrates precisely that...
VIDEO: Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe Star in the Trailer for MIRACLE WORKERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 05, 2018 TBS' heaven-set workplace comedy, Miracle Workers, will premiere on Tuesday, February 12 at 10:30 p.m. The series' first teaser, released today, shows God (Buscemi) as you've never seen him before....
VIDEO: Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe Star in the Trailer for MIRACLE WORKERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2018 Miracle Workers premieres February 12 at 10:30/9:30c on TBS. The Heaven-set workplace comedy is based on Simon Rich's book What in God's name and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Karan Soni....
VIDEO: Who Will Have to Wait to Be King? Saturday Night Live Shares Screen Tests of THE LION KING Hopefuls
by Julie Musbach - November 12, 2017 'The Lion King' is one of the most highly anticipated live action remakes on the way, especially following the exciting casting news. But who didn't make the cut? Saturday Night Live has a handful of Hollywood's A-Listers who tried their paws at the leading roles and didn't quite succeed....
Elton John and Beyonce Will Write New Song for End Credits of Live-Action THE LION KING
by Nicole Rosky - February 15, 2018 According to The Sun, Elton John is working with Beyonce to write new music for the upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King, in which Beyonce will play Nala....
Gideon Glick to Fill in for Jonathan Groff as Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Julie Musbach - August 21, 2019 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS announces that Tony Award nominee Gideon Glick (To Kill A Mockingbird, Significant Other) will join the cast of the production for two weeks only, from Tuesday, November 5 a?" Sunday, November 17, while original star Jonathan Groff is on a scheduled leave from the production....
GREASE Led By Pretty Little Liars' Janel Parrish To Play Toronto This November
by Alan Henry - August 15, 2017 Irregular Entertainment producers David Galpern and Charles Roy, announced today that they are producing a new production of Grease: The Musical starring Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) as Sandy, Katie Findlay (How to Get Away with Murder) as Rizzo, and introducing Dylan S. Wallach (Summer Blink...
Jay Baruchel and Jeremy Garelick To Helm JFL/Thruline TELEVISION STAGED READINGS at Just For Laughs ComedyPRO
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2017 Actor/writer/director Jay Baruchel (Goon, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Man Seeking Woman) and writer/director Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer, The Break-Up) return to Just For Laughs ComedyPRO for a third year of JFL/Thruline Television Staged Readings. The duo will each helm an all-star cast of...
ARCHER: DREAMLAND Comedy Series Launches 'Archer, P.I.' App; S8 Premieres 4/5
by Caryn Robbins - March 23, 2017 ARCHER: Dreamland, the eighth season of the Emmy(R)-Award winning animated comedy series, lets fans solve cases alongside Detective Sterling Archer with the newly launched 'Archer, P.I.' app....
'The Lion King' Trailer Has Second-Biggest Debut Ever
by Stephi Wild - November 25, 2018 Disney has done it again! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trailer for The Lion King, which debuted on Thanksgiving day, is Disney's second most-viewed trailer debut from any studio in 24 hours....
THE GRASS IS GREENEST AT THE HOUSTON ASTRODOME Comes to The Toronto Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2018 High Park Productions is proud to present The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome, a comedy by Michael Ross Albert, directed by Robert Motum, at The Freedom Factory, July 4 - 15, 2018, at the Toronto Fringe Festival....
Meet the Current Cast of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD on Broadway!
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2019 The magic is real at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway! Prepare to be on the edge of your seat as Harry, Ron and Hermione launch into a thrilling new adventure that begins 19 years later. The entire theatre has been transfigured to immerse you in this spectacular world where epic duels, ...
Birthday Sax, Erin Markey, Paul Brill, and More Coming to Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017 Joe's Pub is proud to continue hosting and supporting a host of exciting Downtown performers in June and beyond!...
FX Premieres Season 3 of Zach Galifianakis' Acclaimed Comedy BASKETS, 1/23
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 Yippie Kie Yay! The third season of BASKETS, the acclaimed comedy series starring Zach Galifianakis, will return to FX on Tuesday, January 23, at 10 PM ET/PT.... |