Nickelodeon Renews EVERY WHICH WAY & MAX & SHRED
by Caryn Robbins - February 26, 2015 Following its success with the daily, serialized format of hit shows like Every Witch Way and House of Anubis, Nickelodeon is picking up three more daily scripted series for the upcoming season....
Eva Longoria to Return to TV in New NBC Comedy TELENOVELA
by Danielle DeSisto - January 16, 2015 In her return to a starring role on primetime television, NBC is teaming with SAG Award winner and multi-nominee Eva Longoria on the half-hour comedy series “Telenovela.”...
BWW Recap: JANE THE VIRGIN Has Some Decisions to Make
by Joseph OHern - October 20, 2014 In case you missed the series premiere of the CW's newest hit JANE THE VIRGIN, let me catch you up okay? Jane was accidentally artificially inseminated. Seems normal right?...
Hit ITV Series DOC MARTIN Coming to U.S. Market
by Caryn Robbins - June 02, 2015 Ben Silverman announced a partnership with acclaimed showrunner and producer Marta Kauffman to adapt the hit ITV series Doc Martin for the U.S. market. The hugely successful format was optioned from DRG....
LGBT Festival Hit MY STRAIGHT SON to Release on DVD 10/14
by Casey Judge - October 06, 2014 Canteen Outlaws, the new label from veteran LGBT giant TLA Releasing, has announced the DVD release of Miguel Ferrari's My Straight Son (Azul Y No Tan Rosa), following a wildly successful run on the LGBT film festival circuit. Ferrari flipped the classic story of a gay child trying to win a straigh...
Telemundo to Air One-Hour Special DETRAS DE LA FAMA, 4/25
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2015 Rashel Diaz, co-host of TELEMUNDO's morning show “Un Nuevo Dia,” returns this year to host “Detras de la Fama,” (Behind Fame) a prelude to the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm,® set to broadcast Saturday April 25 at 8pm ET/10PT on TELEMUNDO....
DEVIOUS MAIDS to Return for Third Season on Lifetime
by TV News Desk - September 26, 2014 It's been a Devious two years at Lifetime and the network is set to get even more Devious in 2015. Lifetime has renewed its hit series Devious Maids (#DeviousMaids, #DeviousArmy) for a third season, placing a 13-episode order for the program executive produced by Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria, and st...
Latino Comedienne Kiki Melendez to Host New Comedy Series on Estrella TV
by Caryn Robbins - October 08, 2014 Estralla TV, one of the leading Spanish networks in the US, announced the launch of Locos Y Contentos, a stand-up comedy show hosted by pioneer Latino comedienne, Kiki Melendez....
Maripily Rivera & More Eliminated from Telemundo's TOP CHEF ESTRELLAS
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2015 Last night's episode of “Top Chef Estrellas” was the first time two teams faced each other to break last week's tie and determine which would be eliminated....
Telemundo Promotes Glenda Pacanins to SVP Programming & Content
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2015 TELEMUNDO announced the promotion of Glenda Pacanins to Senior Vice President, Programming & Content and Leonor Sotillo to Senior Vice President, Programming Strategy....
Two Pence Theatre Company Presents WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN, Now thru 9/27
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2014 Two Pence Theatre Company announces their 2014 production of Thomas Middleton's Women Beware Women, tonight, Sept. 4 - Saturday, Sept. 27 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave....
JANE THE VIRGIN Among Winners of 74th Annual Peabody Awards; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - April 16, 2015 From an honorable woman entangled in Israeli-Palestine conflicts to a virginal Jane, from a faux-American spy to an irrepressible North Dakota cop, strong, multi-dimensional women stand out in the 74th Peabody Awards' entertainment winners, affirming the continuing expansion of significant roles for...
Telemundo to Premiere BAJO EL MISMO CIELO, 7/28
by Caryn Robbins - July 20, 2015 Telemundo is pleased to announce the premiere of “Bajo El Mismo Cielo,” Tuesday, July 28 at 9pm/8c....
Brianna Brown Returning to Lifetime's DEVIOUS MAIDS
by Tyler Peterson - January 27, 2015 According to Deadline, Brianna Brown will soon be returning to Lifetime's DEVIOUS MAIDS for its third season - this time as a series regular....
Global Hit AVENIDA BRASIL Premieres Tonight on Telemundo
by TV News Desk - April 06, 2015 Telemundo announces the eagerly awaited premiere of the global hit telenovela “Avenida Brasil,” tonight, April 6 at 8pm/7c....
Telemundo Begins Production of New Telenovela QUIEN ES QUIEN
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2015 TELEMUNDO Studios announced the production kick off of its new telenovela “Quién es quién,” starring Danna Paola, Eugenio Siller, Laura Flores and Kimberly Dos Ramos....
WE tv Orders New Unscripted Series Following Telenovela Stars
by Tyler Peterson - December 15, 2014 WE tv announced today that it is developing a new unscripted series focused on the visually-stunning and hugely-popular world of telenovelas. Set in Miami, and produced by Matador, the show will follow a group of beautiful and fierce Latina actresses and actors working in this hyper-competitive worl...
WE tv to Present New Unscripted Series THE REAL WOMEN OF TELENOVELAS
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2014 WE tv announced today that it is developing a new unscripted series focused on the visually-stunning and hugely-popular world of telenovelas....
Carlos Gomez Steps in for Geoffrey Rivas in DESTINY OF DESIRE at Arena Stage This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2015 BroadwayWorld has just learned that Carlos Gomez, an original cast member of Broadway's IN THE HEIGHTS, has replaced Geoffrey Rivas as 'Ernesto del Rio' in the world premiere of Karen Zacarias' DESTINY OF DESIRE, running September 11-October 18, 2015 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Th...
Casting Roundup: Ed Harris, Malin Akerman, and More in New Films
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 17, 2014 Entertainment Weekly, brought a whole roundup of casting news this week, featuring big name stars, indie films, and more....
TELENOVELA WIVES OF PANCHO VILLA Returns to Theatre Asylum, Now thru 12/20
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2014 Back by popular demand, playwright Jeffery Atik remounts his 2014 Pick of the Fringe TELENOVELA WIVES OF PANCHO VILLA, directed by Kenneth Rudnicki, at Theatre Asylum in Los Angeles. The show will perform tonight, December 5 and December 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20 in the Elephant Space....
BWW Preview: JANE THE VIRGIN Gets Deflowered in New CW Dramedy
by Gabrielle Gervais - October 06, 2014 With the new slew of TV shows on the horizon, I'm here to give you a preview of the brand-new CW dramedy JANE THE VIRGIN. The hour-long television show, based on the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, stars Gina Rodriguez as Jane. When she was a little girl, Jane's grandmother played by Ivonne C...
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at the Stars of Arena Stage's DESTINY OF DESIRE
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2015 The world premiere of Karen Zacarias' DESTINY OF DESIRE runs September 11-October 18, 2015 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Below, BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in costume!...
Univision to Premiere New Telenovela MUCHACHA ITALIANA VIENE A CASARE, 8/24
by Caryn Robbins - August 17, 2015 Univision Network's latest telenovela “Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse” (Italian Girl Comes to Wed) takes viewers to Italy in one of this year's most romantic love stories...
Global Hit AVENIDA BRASIL to Premiere on Telemundo, 4/6
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2015 Telemundo announces the eagerly awaited premiere of the global hit telenovela “Avenida Brasil,” on Monday, April 6 at 8pm/7c.... |