The Ensemble Theatre Celebrates Historical Icons Muhammad Ali And Stepin' Fetchit In FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Stephi Wild - December 11, 2017 The Ensemble Theatre celebrates Muhammad Ali and Stepin' Fetchit, two defining figures in sports and comedy, with Fetch Clay, Make Man, by Will Power and directed by Mirron Willis....
Fox's THE SIMPSONS Voiceover Star Nancy Cartwright to Receive Backstage Vanguard Award at Voice Arts
by Caryn Robbins - August 15, 2017 Annual Voice Arts Awards honoring the best talent in the voiceover industry will be presenting the 2017 Backstage Vanguard Award to legendary voiceover artist and Emmy Award winner Nancy Cartwright....
BWW Blog: Christopher Panella - Adios, 2016! My Favorite Moments
by Guest Blogger: Christopher Panella - December 28, 2016 2016 is officially ending, and while much of the year was filled with major upsets (RIP David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Carrie, Alan Rickman, and many others) and some seriously stressful moments (2016 presidential election, I'm looking at you!), the year had bright moments too! Th...
Czech Artists to Offer Diverse Programme of Culture at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Beyond
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2017 Since 2008, the Czech Centre have been committed to bringing the best of Czech live performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; in 2017, they will be creating further partnerships and deeper relationships with Scottish art organisations through a whole season of exhibitions and live art....
WATCH: Royal Albert Hall Recreates The World's First Ever Commercial Christmas Card
by Marianka Swain - December 15, 2016 To celebrate the festive season, the Royal Albert Hall has recreated the world's first ever commercial Christmas card - designed by Sir Henry Cole, instrumental in creating the iconic venue - using 14 stars from its glittering past....
VIDEO: Alan Rickman, Jon Polito & More Honored in Emmy Awards 'In Memoriam'
by Caryn Robbins - September 19, 2016 Recording artist Tori Kelly performed a moving tribute to those lost this year in the television industry on last night's 68th ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS....
Life Long Dreams: ICONS Brings Pop Culture Fashion Extravaganza to Sam's Town Live! 11/12
by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2016 Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall will welcome back Las Vegas non-profit Life Long Dreams for their second-annual fundraiser event. The organization will present a musical, dancing and fashion extravaganza, "ICONS," at Sam's Town Live! on Saturday, Nov. 12. "ICONS" pays tribute to many pop culture ...
On One-Year Anniversary of Muhammad Ali's Death, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Author Launches Podcast that Goes Behind-the-Scenes of His Forthcoming Ali Biography
by Robert Diamond - June 02, 2017 ...
Guest Blog: Amer Hlehel Talks TAHA at the Young Vic
by Guest Blog: Amer Hlehel - June 29, 2017 'Taha is not a play for me, not a project - it's a life. I am living Taha, I am experiencing a poet, a time, a land, a theatre and myself.'...
Merrigong Theatre Company Announces 2018 Season
by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2017 On the evening of Tuesday 14th November, Merrigong Theatre Company revealed its 2018 Season at a special launch event held at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC). Under the banner You Belong Here , the program aims to embrace the diversity of our community, bringing to the stage a wide rang...
Woodstock Film Festival Announces 2016 Trailblazer, Lifetime and Fiercely Independent Award Recipients
by Richard Best - August 31, 2016 The Woodstock Film Festival announced that its honorary Fiercely Independent Award will be presented by Actor Ben Foster to Oren Moverman, an Israeli-American film director, screenwriter, producer, and former journalist based in New York City....
BWW Review: THE GREATEST: MUHAMMAD ALI at The Louisville Orchestra
by Keith Waits - November 14, 2017 It is not often that Louisville is treated to a World Premiere orchestral piece, but, lucky for us, we have a young talent of renown who serves as our orchestra's Music Director: Teddy Abrams....
Production Underway for HBO Muhammad Ali Documentary from LeBron James
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2016 An untitled HBO Entertainment multi-part documentary about the life and career of Muhammad Ali from LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Entertainment...
Laurie Anderson & Christian McBride Launch Improvisations Series 2/23 at the Town Hall
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2017 Maverick artist, composer, vocalist and instrumentalist Laurie Anderson and bass virtuosoChristian McBride collaborate for the first time in the opening concert of Town Hall's new series, Improvisations. The show will also feature special guest Rubin Khodeli on cello....
Spike TV to Present ROOTS OF FIGHT PRESENTS: ALI: BIRTH OF THE GREATEST, 9/9
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016 Spike TV takes a look back at this historical, unforgettable night in ROOTS OF FIGHT PRESENTS: ALI: BIRTH OF THE GREATEST....
KARTEMQUIN AT 50 to Celebrate Docs Exploring Social Justice at Moving Image
by TV News Desk - July 29, 2016 Museum of the Moving Image will present Kartemquin at 50, a major retrospective devoted to the not-for-profit documentary collective Kartemquin Films, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year....
New Alternate History Novel Imagines Five More Decades of Beatles Magic
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2017 Imagine that The Beatles, the most popular rock-and-roll band the world has ever seen, tried to keep their group together instead of breaking up in 1970....
Frank Skinner Returns to Soho Theatre for 10 Shows Only
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017 Following three sold-out runs in 2016 and 2017, FRANK SKINNER returns to London's Soho Theatre on Tuesday 24th October with The Man With No Show for ten shows only....
BWW Preview: BUTCHER & BANKER in Midtown
by Marina Kennedy - December 10, 2017 New York City's storied steakhouse legacy gets a new chapter with the opening of Butcher & Banker, a modern American 'steakeasy' (a nod to its below ground level location) under the culinary leadership of Executive Chef Scott Campbell. Just opened Butcher & Banker will be one of the city's most uniq...
CBS SUNDAY MORNING Posts Year-to-Year Gains in Adults 25-54
by Caryn Robbins - June 10, 2016 CBS SUNDAY MORNING, the nation's #1 Sunday morning news program, posted gains in viewers and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for June 5....
Guest Blog: Playwright Kemp Powers On ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI...
by Guest Blog: Kemp Powers - October 04, 2016 How does one put words into the mouths of titans? It was something I struggled with mightily as I was writing One Night in Miami At times, I regretted even taking on the challenge of trying to speak in the voices of Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Malcolm X and Jim Brown. But the importance of the spec...
Life Long Dreams: ICONS Brings Pop Culture Fashion Extravaganza to Sam's Town Live! Today
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2016 Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall will welcome back Las Vegas non-profit Life Long Dreams for their second-annual fundraiser event. The organization will present a musical, dancing and fashion extravaganza, "ICONS," at Sam's Town Live! on Today, Nov. 12. "ICONS" pays tribute to many pop culture leg...
The Doctor is In (Again)! Drew Gehling Will Return to WAITRESS This Summer
by Nicole Rosky - May 18, 2017 The producers of the smash hit Broadway musical have announced that Drew Gehling will reprise the role he originated when he returns to the cast of Waitress on June 27, 2017 as Dr. Pomatter, opposite Betsy Wolfe as Jenna Hunterson. Chris Diamantopoulos will play his final performance as Dr. Pomatter...
BWW Review: Theater by Palestinians: TAHA at the Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - March 17, 2017 As part of the the Kennedy Center's springtime spotlight on international directors, the first of three works by Palestinian playwrights opened at its Terrace Theatre Wednesday....
Pele and Muhammad Ali Memorabilia Up for Auction in ICONS & IDOLS: SPORTS 2016
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2016 Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars, has announced Icons & Idols: Sports 2016, an unprecedented collection of sports memorabilia to be offered at auction on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016.... |