From the Sondheim Theatre on Broadway, Ms. Hughes, founder and chairperson of Radio One, discusses the emotional and unforgettable show and interviews the all-star cast that includes Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams.
Hackmatack Playhouse Artistic Director Sharon Hilton to Step Down this Year
by Tyler Peterson - August 12, 2014
Hackmatack Playhouse Executive Producer and owner has announced that Artistic Director Sharon Hilton will be stepping down at the end of the 2014 summer season and will be spending her time working on other projects. Hilton has been involved with the Playhouse since it's inception in 1972, and has b...
by Tyler Peterson - August 12, 2014
Hackmatack Playhouse Executive Producer and owner has announced that Artistic Director Sharon Hilton will be stepping down at the end of the 2014 summer season and will be spending her time working on other projects. Hilton has been involved with the Playhouse since it's inception in 1972, and has b...
Tony Winner Cicely Tyson Talks Once-in-a-Lifetime Role in A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2014
Ms Tyson spoke exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter about her award-winning role, which she shared was one she always wanted to take on....
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2014
Ms Tyson spoke exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter about her award-winning role, which she shared was one she always wanted to take on....
Hackmatack Children's Drama Camp Presents THE SECRET GARDEN
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2014
The Children's Drama Camp play is a 'Spring Version' of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's 'The Secret Garden.' The original, full-length version was performed on Hackmatack's stage in 2006, and both the cast and audiences enjoyed it immensely. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. A ...
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2014
The Children's Drama Camp play is a 'Spring Version' of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's 'The Secret Garden.' The original, full-length version was performed on Hackmatack's stage in 2006, and both the cast and audiences enjoyed it immensely. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. A ...
Monty Python's SPAMALOT Opens Tonight at Hackmatack Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2014
Musical Comedies are Hackmatack Playhouse's forte. Hackmatackers (those who have attended a Hackmatack production and keep coming back) are said to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and are going to adore this show....
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2014
Musical Comedies are Hackmatack Playhouse's forte. Hackmatackers (those who have attended a Hackmatack production and keep coming back) are said to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and are going to adore this show....
Monty Python's SPAMALOT to Run 7/30-8/16 at Hackmatack Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2014
Musical Comedies are Hackmatack Playhouse's forte. Hackmatackers (those who have attended a Hackmatack production and keep coming back) are said to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and are going to adore this show....
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2014
Musical Comedies are Hackmatack Playhouse's forte. Hackmatackers (those who have attended a Hackmatack production and keep coming back) are said to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and are going to adore this show....
Hackmatack Playhouse to Present SPAMALOT, Begin. 7/30
by Tyler Peterson - July 21, 2014
Musical Comedies are Hackmatack Playhouse's forte. Hackmatackers (those who have attended a Hackmatack production and keep coming back) are said to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" and are going to adore this show. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy 'Monty Python and the Holy G...
by Tyler Peterson - July 21, 2014
Musical Comedies are Hackmatack Playhouse's forte. Hackmatackers (those who have attended a Hackmatack production and keep coming back) are said to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" and are going to adore this show. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy 'Monty Python and the Holy G...
Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox to Lead the Cast of THE OLD FRIENDS at Houston's Alley Theatre, 8/15-9/7
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2014
The 'Alley Theatre @ UH' season begins with Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox in award-winning Texas playwright Horton Foote's The Old Friends, a Southwestern premiere....
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2014
The 'Alley Theatre @ UH' season begins with Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox in award-winning Texas playwright Horton Foote's The Old Friends, a Southwestern premiere....
Hackmatack Playhouse's THE MUSIC MAN Now Playing Through 7/26
by Tyler Peterson - July 14, 2014
This summer's revival of "The Music Man" at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick is providing a fun night out (and "day" out, although Matinees are sold out) at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick....
by Tyler Peterson - July 14, 2014
This summer's revival of "The Music Man" at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick is providing a fun night out (and "day" out, although Matinees are sold out) at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick....
PROJECT RUNWAY Among Lifetime's 17 Emmy Award Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014
Driven by The Trip to Bountiful, Bonnie & Clyde, Flowers in the Attic, Project Runway, Return to Zero, Anna Nicole, House of Versace and Betty White's Off Their Rockers, Lifetime this morning set a new network record of 17 Emmy® Award nominations...
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014
Driven by The Trip to Bountiful, Bonnie & Clyde, Flowers in the Attic, Project Runway, Return to Zero, Anna Nicole, House of Versace and Betty White's Off Their Rockers, Lifetime this morning set a new network record of 17 Emmy® Award nominations...
BREAKING: Bryan Cranston, Jim Parsons, NORMAL HEART Among 2014 EMMY Nominees
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement were announced this morning at the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood's NoHo Arts District....
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement were announced this morning at the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood's NoHo Arts District....
Hackmatack Playhouse Presents THE MUSIC MAN, Now thru 7/26
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
What's your 'Music Man' story? Were you in New York City for one of the 1,375 performances of 'The Music Man' on Broadway in the late 1950's? Did you see the movie in the 1960's? The television remake in 2003? Maybe you encountered a similar salesman/con man like Harold Hill of 'The Music Man.'...
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
What's your 'Music Man' story? Were you in New York City for one of the 1,375 performances of 'The Music Man' on Broadway in the late 1950's? Did you see the movie in the 1960's? The television remake in 2003? Maybe you encountered a similar salesman/con man like Harold Hill of 'The Music Man.'...
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Opens Season at Hackmatack Playhouse on 6/20
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
"Arsenic and Old Lace" was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may ...
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
"Arsenic and Old Lace" was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may ...
Audiences Delighted with ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Hackmatack Playhouse, Playing Through Today
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
During intermission last Friday at the Hackmatack Playhouse season opening, and opening night for "Arsenic and Old Lace," an audience member was overheard, "No, it's not my first time here, I was here a few years ago for the Julia Child tribute, and that was funny, too!" That was 'Bon Appetit,' and ...
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
During intermission last Friday at the Hackmatack Playhouse season opening, and opening night for "Arsenic and Old Lace," an audience member was overheard, "No, it's not my first time here, I was here a few years ago for the Julia Child tribute, and that was funny, too!" That was 'Bon Appetit,' and ...
Hackmatack Playhouse to Present THE MUSIC MAN, 7/9-26
by Jillian Gaier - July 02, 2014
What's your "Music Man" story? Were you in New York City for one of the 1,375 performances of "The Music Man" on Broadway in the late 1950's? Did you see the movie in the 1960's? The television remake in 2003? Maybe you encountered a similar salesman/con man like Harold Hill of "The Music Man."...
by Jillian Gaier - July 02, 2014
What's your "Music Man" story? Were you in New York City for one of the 1,375 performances of "The Music Man" on Broadway in the late 1950's? Did you see the movie in the 1960's? The television remake in 2003? Maybe you encountered a similar salesman/con man like Harold Hill of "The Music Man."...
FOX Cancels HIEROGLYPH, Starring Condola Rashad, Before It Airs
by Caryn Robbins - July 01, 2014
FOX has cancelled it action-adventure series HIEROGLYPH, starring Romeo and Juliet's Condola Rashad, before it airs....
by Caryn Robbins - July 01, 2014
FOX has cancelled it action-adventure series HIEROGLYPH, starring Romeo and Juliet's Condola Rashad, before it airs....
Cuba Gooding Jr Developing Boxing Comedy for 20th Century Fox TV
by TV News Desk - June 26, 2014
Deadline writes that Cuba Gooding Jr is working on a TV comedy "set in an old-school boxing gym". No plans have been announced for Gooding Jr to star in the series, which is still scouting a writer....
by TV News Desk - June 26, 2014
Deadline writes that Cuba Gooding Jr is working on a TV comedy "set in an old-school boxing gym". No plans have been announced for Gooding Jr to star in the series, which is still scouting a writer....
Audiences Delighted with ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Hackmatack Playhouse, Playing Through 7/5
by Louisa Brady - June 24, 2014
During intermission last Friday at the Hackmatack Playhouse season opening, and opening night for "Arsenic and Old Lace," an audience member was overheard, "No, it's not my first time here, I was here a few years ago for the Julia Child tribute, and that was funny, too!" That was 'Bon Appetit,' and ...
by Louisa Brady - June 24, 2014
During intermission last Friday at the Hackmatack Playhouse season opening, and opening night for "Arsenic and Old Lace," an audience member was overheard, "No, it's not my first time here, I was here a few years ago for the Julia Child tribute, and that was funny, too!" That was 'Bon Appetit,' and ...
THE NORMAL HEART, Matt Bomer, BREAKING BAD, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK & More Win at 2014 CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS - Full List!
by TV News Desk - June 20, 2014
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) presents the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, which are being broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel tonight, June 19, 2014 (8:00pm ET/8:00pm PT) and hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Cedric is curren...
by TV News Desk - June 20, 2014
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) presents the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, which are being broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel tonight, June 19, 2014 (8:00pm ET/8:00pm PT) and hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Cedric is curren...
THE MUSIC MAN, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL and More Set for Hackmatack Playhouse's 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2014
Hackmatack Playhouse producer Michael Guptill has announced the 2014 (43rd year) show schedule for this summer. According to Guptill, 'We hope you plan to join us this summer. We have 'Arsenic and Old Lace,' 'The Music Man,' Monty Python's Spamalot,' and 'The Trip to Bountiful.'...
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2014
Hackmatack Playhouse producer Michael Guptill has announced the 2014 (43rd year) show schedule for this summer. According to Guptill, 'We hope you plan to join us this summer. We have 'Arsenic and Old Lace,' 'The Music Man,' Monty Python's Spamalot,' and 'The Trip to Bountiful.'...
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Opens Season at Hackmatack Playhouse Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2014
'Arsenic and Old Lace' was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may ...
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2014
'Arsenic and Old Lace' was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may ...
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Opens Season at Hackmatack Playhouse on 6/20
by Louisa Brady - June 18, 2014
"Arsenic and Old Lace" was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may ...
by Louisa Brady - June 18, 2014
"Arsenic and Old Lace" was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may ...
Spotlight on Sound: A History of 'Best Sound Design' at the Tony Awards
by Nicole Rosky - June 12, 2014
With so much interest in the ruling, BroadwayWorld wants to give you a full rundown on the history of the award. The first Tony Award for 'Best Sound Design of a Play' and 'Best Sound Design of a Musical' was given in the 2007-2008 season....
by Nicole Rosky - June 12, 2014
With so much interest in the ruling, BroadwayWorld wants to give you a full rundown on the history of the award. The first Tony Award for 'Best Sound Design of a Play' and 'Best Sound Design of a Musical' was given in the 2007-2008 season....
TONY-Nominated Sound Designer John Gromada Starts Online Petition to Reverse Tony Committee Ruling
by Caryn Robbins - June 12, 2014
Sound designer John Gromada, who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for 2013's revival of The Trip to Bountiful, has started an online petition to reverse the Committee's ruling....
by Caryn Robbins - June 12, 2014
Sound designer John Gromada, who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for 2013's revival of The Trip to Bountiful, has started an online petition to reverse the Committee's ruling....
Cuba Gooding Jr. Joins Martin Luther King Film SELMA
by Tyler Peterson - May 30, 2014
According to Deadline, Cuba Gooding Jr. has joined the cast of Paramount's SELMA, directed by Ava DuVernay, and co-starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey and Martin Sheen....
by Tyler Peterson - May 30, 2014
According to Deadline, Cuba Gooding Jr. has joined the cast of Paramount's SELMA, directed by Ava DuVernay, and co-starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey and Martin Sheen....
HBO's NORMAL HEART Tops CTA Award Nominees; Full List Announced
by BWW Special Coverage - May 28, 2014
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced nominations for the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, which will be broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel...
by BWW Special Coverage - May 28, 2014
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced nominations for the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, which will be broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel...
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