The Oregon Trail: Quest For the West Set For FRGID 2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 11, 2011 The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! is an interactive musical comedy about five brave pioneers as they journey westward to fulfill their manifest destiny. ...
DAZE OF SAVE Old-Time Country Music Festival Begins in Iowa Today, 8/27
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2012 The annual old-time acoustic music event is now in it's 37th year and is devoted to bringing alive not only the music of Iowa's settling pioneers, but also the pioneer's survival crafts. This week, today, Aug. 27 through Sept. 2 features ten sound stages and more than 650 performers....
Sandy Brown's OH, YES SHE DID! Nominated for 2012 NAACP Theatre Award; Opens in LA and San Fran, 10/6 & 16
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2012 HBO Actress/Comedienne & Producer/Playwright Sandy Brown's hit "Oh, Yes She Did!" is nominated for Best One-Person Show at 2012 NAACP Theatre Awards, and is launching weekly performances in both Los Angeles and San Francisco concurrently....
Frigid New York's The Oregon Trail: Quest For the West Opens 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2011 The Oregon Trail: Quest for the West! is an interactive musical comedy about five brave pioneers as they journey westward to fulfill their manifest destiny. ...
Leslie Uggams, LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen and More to Revisit ROOTS at Museum of the Moving Image, 2/4
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013 Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams, along with actors LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, and Louis Gossett, Jr., will make several appearances on February 4 and 5 in conjunction with the February 5 PBS airing of a Pioneers of Television segment which examines thre...
Showtime to Premiere INSIDE COMEDY Series, 1/26
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2012 INSIDE COMEDY, the new comedy documentary series from comedy forces comedian David Steinberg ('Curb Your Enthusiasm') and Steve Carell will premiere on Thursday, January 26th at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME....
Leslie Uggams, LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen and More to Revisit ROOTS at Museum of the Moving Image, 2/4
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013 Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams, along with actors LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, and Louis Gossett, Jr., will make several appearances on February 4 and 5 in conjunction with the February 5 PBS airing of a Pioneers of Television segment which examines thre...
AMERICAN IDOL to Honor Dick Clark Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2012 AMERICAN IDOL host Ryan Seacrest has announced on his Twitter account that tonight's show will pay tribute to the late Dick Clark. Posted Seacrest, "we're putting together a tribute for Dick Clark on @AmericanIdol tonight…just talked to @dizzyfeet". (@dizzyfeet is the Twitter handle for Idol executi...
Old West Trio Comes to IT! this Saturday 9/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 23, 2010 Imagination Theater welcomes the Old West Trio which offers their "Granny-nominated, yodelicious, reel western music" this Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 p.m....
MoMA PS1 Celebrates KRAFTWERK with DJ Harvey, Questlove et al., Sundays thru May 13
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2012 MoMA PS1 celebrates the influence of Kraftwerk with legedary DJ's in the performance dome every Sunday, now through May 13. Greg Wilson, DJ Harvey, Questlove, and DJ Afrika Bambaataa pay tribute to the German Electro-pioneers amidst the special installation Kraftwerk - Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...
Beau Bridges, Margo Martindale Sign on for MASTERS OF SEX Pilot
by Nicole Rosky - February 29, 2012 Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Beau Bridges and Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale have joined the SHOWTIME drama pilot MASTERS OF SEX. Bridges will play University Chancellor Barton Scully, William Masters' boss, while Martindale will guest star as Miss Horchow, Masters' very by the book...
Meryl Streep to Narrate Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
Meryl Streep Narrates Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 31, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing tonight, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - PBS's PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN, Premiering Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - September 17, 2012 In honor of THIRTEEN's 50th anniversary on September 16, 2012, the flagship station of PBS is kicking off a year-long celebration the week of September 17-23, 2012 with the premiere of PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN, a four-part documentary chronicling the growth and breadth of the station's programming over ...
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Opens at Monte-Carlo Opera Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012 Puccini's 'Far West' Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from tonight, 19 to 25 November 2012. In 'La Fanciulla del West,' Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West....
Museum of the Moving Image Celebrates Chinese New Year with PUI CHAN: KUNG FU PIONEER Today
by Movies News Desk - February 23, 2013 Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special screening and live event devoted to legendary kung fu grandmaster, Pui Chan, one of the martial arts pioneers who introduced traditional Chinese kung fu to the United States. Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer, a new film about Chan, d...
Four-Part Series PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN to Premiere 9/17
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2012 In honor of THIRTEEN's 50th anniversary on September 16, 2012, the flagship station of PBS is kicking off a year-long celebration the week of September 17-23, 2012 with the premiere of Pioneers of THIRTEEN, a four-part documentary chronicling the growth and breadth of the station's programming over ...
Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan to Lead Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX
by Kelsey Denette - February 02, 2012 Acclaimed actor Michael Sheen and actress Lizzy Caplan have been cast as the leads in the SHOWTIME drama pilot MASTERS OF SEX, where they will portray 1960's human sexuality pioneers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. Directed by Academy Awardnominee John Madden ('Shakespeare in Love'), the pilot...
Meryl Streep Narrates Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 31, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing tonight, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
Museum of the Moving Image to Celebrate Chinese New Year with PUI CHAN: KUNG FU PIONEER, 2/23
by Movies News Desk - February 06, 2013 Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special screening and live event devoted to legendary kung fu grandmaster, Pui Chan, one of the martial arts pioneers who introduced traditional Chinese kung fu to the United States. Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer, a new film about Chan, d...
Recording Academy Reacts To Albertina Walker's Passing
by Charlie Piane - October 08, 2010 Albertina Walker died today in Chicago after a battle with emphysema. She was 81 years old. Hailed as the Queen of Gospel, Walker was known for forming the Caravans, the popular gospel act in the '50s that helped launch the careers of artists such as Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, James Cleveland, an...
Meryl Streep to Narrate Thirteen's THE 70's - BOLD AND FEARLESS
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2013 Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN....
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Opens at Monte-Carlo Opera Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012 Puccini's 'Far West' Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from tonight, 19 to 25 November 2012. In 'La Fanciulla del West,' Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West....
Historical Society Seeks Information from West Valley City's Founding Families
by Kelsey Denette - February 14, 2013 The West Valley City Historical Society is currently seeking individuals or families that are descendants of the first settlers "over Jordan." Several pioneer founding families settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s in the areas that would become Hunter, Granger and Chesterfield, and later, West ...
Beau Bridges, Margo Martindale Sign on for MASTERS OF SEX Pilot
by Nicole Rosky - February 29, 2012 Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Beau Bridges and Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale have joined the SHOWTIME drama pilot MASTERS OF SEX. Bridges will play University Chancellor Barton Scully, William Masters' boss, while Martindale will guest star as Miss Horchow, Masters' very by the book... |