Muse Entertainment Acquires Rights to LA Times Bestselling Novel AMP'D
by Liz Cearns - October 05, 2016 Muse Entertainment has acquired the rights to Amp'd, the debut novel by two-time Emmy award nominated screenwriter and author Ken Pisani. Amp'd is set to be developed as a half-hour premium comedy series with Pisani adapting. Muse Entertainment's latest event television, the miniseries The Kennedys:...
Mad Theatre Of Tampa Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017 Mad Theatre of Tampa's 2017-18 season lineup at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts has been announced....
Stars Set for Billy Porter-Helmed TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at the Huntington
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017 The Huntington Theatre Company presents the explosive Pulitzer Prize winner Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Award winner Billy Porter (The Colored Museum at the Huntington and Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway). Performances run March 10 - April 9, 2017...
Rubicon Theatre's U.S. Debut of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2016 Rubicon Theatre Company's 2015-2016 season continues with the American premiere of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE by Jethro Compton. Adapted from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson that also inspired the legendary John Ford 1962 film, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE is a classic tale of love, ...
HAM: A MUSICAL MEMOIR, Directed by Billy Porter, Opens Tonight at Theater 511 at Ars Nova
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2015 HAM: A Musical Memoir, a new theatrical event based on Sam Harris' book, HAM: Slices of a Life (a collection of stories and essays published by Simon & Schuster) is an innovative and exciting hybrid theatrical concept and the culmination of Harris' successful 30 year career as actor, vocalist and, n...
A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR to Play the Warner Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2016 The music and magic of Motown will come to the Warner Theatre just in time to get you into the holiday spirit on December 17 at 7:30 pm. The Motortown All-Stars and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Original Vandellas will be singing your favorite Motown hits of the era as well as holiday classics sun...
Rosie O'Donnell Pens Foreword for Costume Designer Bobby Pearce's THE ART OF PAPER FLOWERS
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2016 THE ART OF PAPER FLOWERS Creating Realistic Blossoms from Ordinary Papers, an artistic how-to book written and created by Bobby Pearce, Tony-nominated costume designer (TABOO) and well-known crafting enthusiast ('The Rosie O'Donnell Show'), will be released internationally in hardcover and digital f...
Matthew Perry to Portray Ted Kennedy in THE KENNEDYS - AFTER CAMELOT Miniseries
by Caryn Robbins - March 15, 2016 Former FRIENDS star Matthew Perry will portray Ted Kennedy in the upcoming Reelz miniseries THE KENNEDYS - AFTER CAMELOT....
BWW Review: Natalie Douglas Brings Glitter and Magic to Birdland in STEVIE SONGS
by Victoria Ordin - September 15, 2016 For her soulful, imaginative rendering of jazz, pop, and R&B music, Los Angeles native and septuple MAC Award winner Natalie Douglas has earned raves for two decades from American and British critics alike. Superlatives like 'transcendent,' 'heart-stopping,' and '[the] greatest' pepper reviews both ...
Stars Set for Billy Porter-Helmed TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at the Huntington
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2017 The Huntington Theatre Company presents the explosive Pulitzer Prize winner Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Award winner Billy Porter (The Colored Museum at the Huntington and Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway). Performances run March 10 - April 9, 2017...
STAGE TUBE: Christina Bianco Sings FUN HOME as Alice Ripley, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters & More!
by Nicole Rosky - September 15, 2015 Below, watch as she previews her new show at Jim Caruso's Cast Party, singing 'Bang Bang!' 'Chandelier' and even 'Ring of Keys' as some of Broadway's favorite beltresses....
Tony Winner Billy Porter to Helm Huntington Theatre Company's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG in 2017
by Tyler Peterson - July 12, 2016 Tony Award winner Billy Porter will return to the Huntington to direct next seasons Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks. Mr. Porter directed the Huntington's 2015 production of George C. Wolfe's The Colored Museum and is currently performing on Broadway in Wolfe's production of Shuffle Along, or, th...
BWW Review: MOTOWN Stops at the Capitol Theatre on Its Way to Broadway
by Tyler Hinton - June 30, 2016 The national tour stop of MOTOWN at the Capitol Theatre is another in a series of historic events for Broadway in Utah (recently dubbed Broadway at the Eccles, after its new home). Immediately following its final Salt Lake City performance, the entire production will pack up and move to the Nederlan...
Billy Porter to Host A.R.T./New York Theatres Ribbon Cutting Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2016 The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, New York City's leading service and advocacy organization for nonprofit theatre, today announced that Tony Award-winning actor Billy Porter will host the official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the A.R.T./NEW YORK THEATRES on Wednesday, January 18...
Billy Porter to Host A.R.T./New York Theatres Ribbon Cutting Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2016 The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, New York City's leading service and advocacy organization for nonprofit theatre, today announced that Tony Award-winning actor Billy Porter will host the official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the A.R.T./NEW YORK THEATRES on Wednesday, January 18...
Christina Bianco Returning to Feinstein's at the Nikko, 11/12
by Tyler Peterson - September 25, 2015 Acclaimed singer, actor and impressionist Christina Bianco returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko with her acclaimed new solo show, Party of One, for one performance only - Thursday, November 12 at 8 p.m. In this new show, Christina shares her eclectic musical and artistic influences. ...
Parr Hall Celebrates the Sound of a Generation with MAGIC OF MOTOWN
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2017 ???????The Magic of Motown is returning to Warrington in November to celebrate the sound of a generation....
Billy Porter-Helmed HAM: A MUSICAL MEMOIR Begins Tonight at Ars Nova
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2015 HAM: A Musical Memoir, a new theatrical event based on Sam Harris' book, HAM: Slices of a Life (a collection of stories and essays published by Simon & Schuster) begins previews tonight, January 8 at Theater 511 at Ars Nova....
A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR to Play the Warner Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2016 The music and magic of Motown will come to the Warner Theatre just in time to get you into the holiday spirit on December 17 at 7:30 pm. The Motortown All-Stars and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Original Vandellas will be singing your favorite Motown hits of the era as well as holiday classics sun...
BWW Reviews: Stellar TWINTASTIC at the El Portal One More Weekend
by Don Grigware - March 23, 2015 Actors/singers Eddie and Anthony Edwards, identical twins originally from Burbank, Ca, have been doing singing impressions for the last 30 years. In their renowned Vegas-style show entitled Twintastic, which tours much of the east coast and Canada, Anthony creates mostly male celebrities and Eddie, ...
DCINY's TOTAL VOCAL with Deke Sharon Set for Carnegie Hall, 3/29
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2015 Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents a thrilling celebration of pure a cappella power with Total Vocal at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 pm. Arranger and conductor Deke Sharon-of Pitch Perfect and The Sing Off! fame-leads sixteen top a cappella choruses from acro...
Candace Cameron Stars in Hallmark Original Movie REAL MURDERS: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 26, 2015 Candace Cameron Bure ('Just The Way You Are,' 'Full House') is back on the case as a librarian investigating small town murders in 'Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery,' a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original World Premiere tonight, July 26 (9pm ET/PT, 8C)....
Mayor Walsh & Billy Porter to be Honored at Huntington's SPOTLIGHT SPECTACULAR
by Rebecca Russo - November 28, 2016 Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Tony Award-winning artist and Topdog/Underdog director Billy Porter will be honored with the Wimberly Award at the 2017 Spotlight Spectacular on Monday, April 24, 2017. The Huntington's festive annual event raises money to support the Huntington's programs, including its a...
THE LION KING Opens Broadway San Jose's 2015-16 Season Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2015 Following a record-breaking 2014/15 season, Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, recently announced the six productions that will comprise the lineup for the 2015/16 season....
Billy Porter Hosts A.R.T./New York Theatres Ribbon Cutting Today
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2017 The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, New York City's leading service and advocacy organization for nonprofit theatre, welcomes Tony Award-winning actor Billy Porter as host of the official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the A.R.T./NEW YORK THEATRES today, January 18, 2017 beginning a... |