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East West Players to Launch 56th Anniversary Season, 'Here. Us. Now!' Photo East West Players to Launch 56th Anniversary Season, 'Here. Us. Now!'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2021

Shows presented throughout 2022 feature the long awaited EWP premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s darkly comic Tony-Award winning musical Assassins, Interstate, Melissa Li and Kit Yan’s Asian-American pop-rock poetry musical, the world premiere of Inda Craig-Galván’s The Great Jheri Curl Debate, and Princ...


Broadway Buying Guide: May 20, 2024- Broadway Classics Top the Week Photo Broadway Buying Guide: May 20, 2024- Broadway Classics Top the Week
by Team BWW - May 20, 2024

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 20, 2024....


HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Off-Broadway to Present Second & Final Extension Photo HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Off-Broadway to Present Second & Final Extension
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2024

A second and final two-week extension for Here There Are Blueberries will be presented Off-Broadway. Learn how to purchase tickets....


Review Roundup: HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Opens At New York Theatre Workshop Photo Review Roundup: HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Opens At New York Theatre Workshop
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2024

New York Theatre Workshop and Tectonic Theater Project present Here There Are Blueberries, co-written by NYTW Usual Suspect and Tony & Emmy award nominee Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project) & Emmy Award nominee Amanda Gronich (The Laramie Project) and conceived & directed by Moisés Kaufman. Read re...


MY FAIR LADY, STAND BY ME, and More Return to the Big Screen at The Ridgefield Playho Photo MY FAIR LADY, STAND BY ME, and More Return to the Big Screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse in May and June
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2021

Bring the family to see these classics the way they were meant to be seen – on the big screen!  In addition, these classics will each be accompanied by exclusive commentary from TCM hosts who will provide insight, background and more, making these events that movie lovers won't want to miss....


CBS Announces 'Sunday Night At The Movies' Photo CBS Announces 'Sunday Night At The Movies'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 07, 2020

CBS today announced plans to launch a Sunday movie night in May, featuring five iconic and acclaimed feature films from the Paramount Pictures library....


Rich Little Offers Vegas NIXON Preview Before Runs in New York & D.C. Photo Rich Little Offers Vegas NIXON Preview Before Runs in New York & D.C.
by A.A. Cristi - February 26, 2020

'Trial on the Potomac- The Impeachment of Richard Nixon' with Rich Little as President Nixon will present a staged reading to be held in Las Vegas....


Reelz Announces New Programming for July 2019 Photo Reelz Announces New Programming for July 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2019

REELZ today announced new original programming for July 2019 including six returning series, five new specials and the U.S. premiere of Air Crash Confidential about harrowing real life disasters that were made into movies. Air Crash Confidential leads the July premieres followed by returning series ...


Mark T. Wellington Releases New Sci-Fi Action Thriller PHOENIX RISING Photo Mark T. Wellington Releases New Sci-Fi Action Thriller PHOENIX RISING
by Blair Ingenthron - July 15, 2023

Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the future with Phoenix Rising, the highly anticipated short-form novel by acclaimed author Mark T. Wellington....


THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH World Premiere & More Set for Berkeley Repertory Theatre 24 Photo THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH World Premiere & More Set for Berkeley Repertory Theatre 24/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the seven productions that will make up the organization’s 2024/25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....


Tickets On Sale Now for BORROWED CASH: THE BUSTED TOUR at A.R.T. Photo Tickets On Sale Now for BORROWED CASH: THE BUSTED TOUR at A.R.T.
by Julie Musbach - August 23, 2018

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), announcesthat tickets are now on sale to the first production of the 2018/19 A.R.T. Breakout series: Borrowed Cash: the Busted Tour. Performances are Thursday, September 13 - Saturday, September 23, 2018 at OBERON, the A.R.T.'s club theater space at 2 Arrow Stree...


Halloween Horror Show: 10 of the Theatre's Most Spine-Tingling Plays Photo Halloween Horror Show: 10 of the Theatre's Most Spine-Tingling Plays
by A.A. Cristi - October 31, 2017

Halloween is here! This afternoon, we gave you a fabulously freaky playlist to jam along to for the haunted holiday, but why should musicals have all the fun?...


Greenwich Entertainment Acquires Rights to THE PHANTOM Photo Greenwich Entertainment Acquires Rights to THE PHANTOM
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021

A case in which - for the first time - it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption, and lies that unfolded in the dusty, desperate streets of a Texas oil town nearly thirty years ago....


Penumbra Presents 2018-19 Season BEYOND BELIEF Photo Penumbra Presents 2018-19 Season BEYOND BELIEF
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2018

Penumbra Theatre embarks on an exciting new season under Artistic Director Sarah Bellamy. The 2018-2019 Season, Beyond Belief, explores the rituals, practices, and creative forces that both bind and enliven us. The lineup features classic and contemporary works by emerging and established black arti...


Jonathan Rhys Meyers' AWAKE Comes to Blu-ray and DVD September 24 Photo Jonathan Rhys Meyers' AWAKE Comes to Blu-ray and DVD September 24
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 18, 2019

On a quiet evening, a shabby beige sedan speeds down a country highway. Dust and gravel fly through the air when suddenly the car slides out of control into a ravine. Later a man wakes up in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. His nurse Diana (Francesca Eastwood) is...


Oil Lamp Theater Presents MURDER ON THE NILE Photo Oil Lamp Theater Presents MURDER ON THE NILE
by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2019

Executive and Artistic Director, Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director, Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, the gripping thriller Murder on the Nile by Agatha Christie. This tale of mystery and suspense is directed by Oil Lamp's Executive and Artis...


Broadway Buying Guide: June 3, 2024- Ben Platt is Back Photo Broadway Buying Guide: June 3, 2024- Ben Platt is Back
by Team BWW - June 03, 2024

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, June 3, 2024....


HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Extended for Two Weeks at NYTW Photo HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Extended for Two Weeks at NYTW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024

New York Theatre Workshop and Tectonic Theater Project will present a two-week extension for Here There Are Blueberries. Learn how to purchase tickets....


VIDEO: Watch the Trailer For WARHUNT Starring Robert Knepper Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer For WARHUNT Starring Robert Knepper
by Michael Major - December 08, 2021

The film stars Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone and Mickey Rourke. The film takes place in 1945 as a US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Watch the new trailer now!...


The Theater At The 14th St Y Announces its 2018-2019 Season Photo The Theater At The 14th St Y Announces its 2018-2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018

The Theater at the 14th Street Y continues to honor the edgy, diverse, and rich history of innovative culture-making in the East Village with the 2018-2019 Season. The Season kicks-off on September 5, 2018 and runs through May 2019. All productions are chosen through a submission process and are co-...


REELZ Announces Summer 2018 Slate with New Programming As Part of Its Growing Commitm Photo REELZ Announces Summer 2018 Slate with New Programming As Part of Its Growing Commitment to Original Programming
by Macon Prickett - April 23, 2018

REELZ today announced its summer 2018 programming slate including six new documentary specials, new true crime series Sex, Lies & Murder and premiere dates for six new and returning series. The new specials include the fascinating story of a pop idol in George Michael's Lonely Life along with three ...


Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Announces Lineup For Its 42nd Season At Theatre Row Photo Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Announces Lineup For Its 42nd Season At Theatre Row
by Stephi Wild - August 06, 2018

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Tisa Chang, Founding Artistic Producing Director), breaking new ground through a new educational initiative, launches its 42nd Season with the New York premiere of the play The Emperor's Nightingale, by Damon Chua (November 26 - December 16, 2018) and, with a prestigious...


The Gamm Theatre Announces 2022-23 Season Photo The Gamm Theatre Announces 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 23, 2022

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), under the leadership of Artistic Director Tony Estrella and Managing Director Amy Gravell, announces its 2022-23 season of bold and compellingly human plays. ...


WHAT BECAME OF US, THE WELKIN & More Top Off-Broadway Shows for May Photo WHAT BECAME OF US, THE WELKIN & More Top Off-Broadway Shows for May
by Sidney Paterra - May 01, 2024

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre in May....


EMPIRE RECORDS World Premiere and More Announced for McCarter 2024-2025 Theatre Serie Photo EMPIRE RECORDS World Premiere and More Announced for McCarter 2024-2025 Theatre Series 
by A.A. Cristi - March 26, 2024

Discover the exciting lineup for McCarter's 2024-2025 Theatre Series. Experience a diverse range of performances that promise to captivate and inspire audiences....






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