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Murder for Hire gives an exclusive look into the dark world of contract killings, showcasing some of the most fascinating murder for hire cases ever caught on tape. In an alarming trend, investigators are seeing a sharp increase in hired hits across the country, and those attempting shockingly include: housewives, wealthy bankers, military officers and even grandmothers. From scorned lovers to jealous relatives, the show explores in rare, never-before-seen footage, how a seemingly good relationship can go wrong and the emotions surrounding the reveal when an intended victim discovers a hit has been taken on their life. Each standalone episode will feature a different case of undercover agents immersing the viewer into the real life sting and investigation as they attempt to catch the perpetrator and ultimately prevent a murder.

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BWW Review: Music Provides the Highlights for THE BODYGUARD at the Fox Theatre Photo BWW Review: Music Provides the Highlights for THE BODYGUARD at the Fox Theatre
by Chris Gibson - October 06, 2017

There have been some truly successful musicals that have been adapted from films, and there have been more than a few that just didn't work. Often, what plays well on screen simply doesn't translate to the stage, no matter how much technical wizardry you utilize. THE BODYGUARD isn't the worst musica...
Wisconsin Premiere of MISS HOLMES Opens July 4 Photo Wisconsin Premiere of MISS HOLMES Opens July 4
by Julie Musbach - June 27, 2018

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon, opens the riveting murder mystery "Miss Holmes," by Christopher M. Walsh, based on the characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Wednesday, July 4. In this deadly and thrilling story, Wa...
BWW Interview: Adam Shankman's Ever Stepping Up His Dizzy Feet to Share His Love For Photo BWW Interview: Adam Shankman's Ever Stepping Up His Dizzy Feet to Share His Love For Dance
by Gil Kaan - July 27, 2017

Dizzy Feet Foundation (DFF), co-founded in 2010 by Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman, will again host their annual National Dance Day (NDD) at The Music Center in Los Angeles and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. this Saturday July 29, 2017. BroadwayWorld and I had the chance to quiz Adam on the ...
Exclusive Preview Performance Introduces Barter Theatre¹s 2019 Season Photo Exclusive Preview Performance Introduces Barter Theatre¹s 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2018

Barter Theatre officials announced today its 2019 season lineup during an exclusive event highlighting select excerpts from various upcoming productions. The event included the details of 16 diverse shows planned for 2019 with the theme of Love, Laughter, and Passion....
Peninsula Players Announces 2018 Season! Photo Peninsula Players Announces 2018 Season!
by A.A. Cristi - November 16, 2017

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce its 83rd season performing June 12 through October 14, 2018....
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Orlando Bloom leads the cast in Tracy Letts' black comedy thriller Killer Joe for a strictly limited 13-week run at Trafalgar Studios. Let's see what the critics had to say......
BWW Interview: Adam Shankman's Ever Stepping Up His Dizzy Feet to Share His Love For Photo BWW Interview: Adam Shankman's Ever Stepping Up His Dizzy Feet to Share His Love For Dance
by Gil Kaan - July 27, 2017

Dizzy Feet Foundation (DFF), co-founded in 2010 by Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman, will again host their annual National Dance Day (NDD) at The Music Center in Los Angeles and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. this Saturday July 29, 2017. BroadwayWorld and I had the chance to quiz Adam on the ...
Other Theatre's THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO to Premiere at Chicago Dramatists Photo Other Theatre's THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO to Premiere at Chicago Dramatists
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2017

Other Theatre, in association with Chicago Dramatists' Grafting Project, will launch its 4th season with the world premiere of Martin Zimmerman's comedic graphic novel for the stage THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO, directed by Kelly Howe, playing September 29 - October 29, 2017 at Chicago Dramatist...
Book Now For Orlando Bloom In KILLER JOE in the West End Photo Book Now For Orlando Bloom In KILLER JOE in the West End
by Marianka Swain - March 26, 2018

Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, the Pirates of the Caribbean series) is to star in the West End as a cop who moonlights as a killer-for-hire in multi award-winning Tracy Letts' blackly comic thriller, Killer Joe. Book tickets here!...
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by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2018

Lakewood Theatre Company continues its 66th season of live theatre with Dial M for Murder, a bone-chilling thriller by Frederick Knott about a marriage gone wrong. When tennis player Tony Wendice discovers his rich wife's affair, he decides to have her taken out - for good. Made famous by Alfred Hit...
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by Gil Kaan - July 27, 2017

Dizzy Feet Foundation (DFF), co-founded in 2010 by Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman, will again host their annual National Dance Day (NDD) at The Music Center in Los Angeles and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. this Saturday July 29, 2017. BroadwayWorld and I had the chance to quiz Adam on the ...
BWW Review: KILLER JOE at TheatreWorks
by Austin McLellan - May 18, 2017

KILLER JOE opened this past weekend at TheatreWorks, under the direction of James Kevin Cochran. Written by Tracy Letts in 1993, this production from New Moon Theatre is raucous fun, and expertly presented. If you're looking for an evening of raw yet captivating entertainment, go check out Killer Jo...
Orlando Bloom Stops Performance of KILLER JOE Twice Over iPad Photo Orlando Bloom Stops Performance of KILLER JOE Twice Over iPad
by A.A. Cristi - July 27, 2018

It has been reported that stage and screen actor Orlando Bloom halted a performance of the play Killer Joe twice last evening to shame an audience member who appeared to be using an iPad to film the performance....
DCPA's Off-Center Announces Selections And Finalists For Bite-Size, An Evening Of Mic Photo DCPA's Off-Center Announces Selections And Finalists For Bite-Size, An Evening Of Micro Theatre By Colorado Artists
by Julie Musbach - May 22, 2018

Off-Center, the most unconventional line of programming at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce the selections for Bite-Size, an evening of original, short plays and performance pieces by Colorado artists, presented at BookBar and directed by Meridith C. Grundei....
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by Julie Musbach - October 09, 2018

Have you ever had friends who were more like family? The ones that knew everything about you, loved you anyway and gave you strength when you had none?...
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by Julie Musbach - June 05, 2018

Orlando Bloom leads the cast in Tracy Letts' black comedy thriller Killer Joe for a strictly limited 13-week run at Trafalgar Studios. Let's see what the critics had to say......
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Announces Bi-Coastal Event Photo The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Announces Bi-Coastal Event
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2019

The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, the annual festival that honors legendary novelist Philip K. Dick through the dynamic power of science fiction film, is returning for its seventh outing with a full schedule of events. For the first time since its inception, the festival will hold a ...
ABC News' '20/20' Interviews Kent Whitaker Who Made a Final Plea This Week for State Photo ABC News' '20/20' Interviews Kent Whitaker Who Made a Final Plea This Week for State to Spare Son From Execution, Airing Tonight
by Tori Hartshorn - February 22, 2018

After a dinner out, the Whitaker family was ambushed upon returning to its Sugar Land, Texas, home in what authorities initially thought was a burglary gone wrong. All four members were shot - killing mother, Tricia, and younger son, Kevin, and wounding father, Kent, and elder son, Bart. The case to...
BWW Review: Seldom-staged “City of Angels” now at Beck Center for the Arts
by Roy Berko - July 11, 2017

'City of Angels,' a version of which is now on stage at Beck Center, opened on Broadway in December of 1989 and ran through January, 1992, in a healthy run of almost 900 performances. Lakewood's Dee Hoty, a three-time Tony nominee, played a leading role in the Great White Way run....
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by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018

The full cast is announced to join Hollywood star Orlando Bloom starring as a cop who moonlights as a killer-for-hire in multi award-winning Tracy Letts' blackly comic thriller, Killer Joe in the West End....
THE NEW BLACK FEST At The Lark Returns For Fifth Season Photo THE NEW BLACK FEST At The Lark Returns For Fifth Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 20, 2018

The New Black Fest and The Lark, two theater organizations dedicated to celebrating and advocating for stories that explore the intersection of art and social justice, are proud to announce the fifth annual The New Black Fest at The Lark. This week-long event is aimed at showcasing diverse and provo...
Other Theatre's THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO to Premiere at Chicago Dramatists Photo Other Theatre's THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO to Premiere at Chicago Dramatists
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017

Other Theatre, in association with Chicago Dramatists' Grafting Project, will launch its 4th season with the world premiere of Martin Zimmerman's comedic graphic novel for the stage THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO, directed by Kelly Howe, playing September 29 - October 29, 2017 at Chicago Dramatist...
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Orlando Bloom and the Cast of KILLER JOE Photo Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Orlando Bloom and the Cast of KILLER JOE
by Julie Musbach - April 30, 2018

The Smith family hatch a plan to murder their estranged matriarch for her insurance money. They hire Joe Cooper, a police detective and part-time contract killer, to do the job. But once he enters their trailer home and comes face to face with their innocent daughter, the plan spirals out of control...
Wisconsin Premiere Of MISS HOLMES Opens 7/4 Photo Wisconsin Premiere Of MISS HOLMES Opens 7/4
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2018

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon, opens the riveting murder mystery "Miss Holmes," by Christopher M. Walsh, based on the characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Wednesday, July 4. In this deadly and thrilling story, Wa...
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by Caryn Robbins - April 17, 2017

Is the state of Oklahoma about to execute an innocent man? That chilling question is at the heart of Investigation Discovery's (ID) all-new real-time documentary series, KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, created and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger....




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