VIDEO: WENDY WILLIAMS Discusses Brad Paisley Controversy
by Caryn Robbins - April 10, 2013 Brad Paisley and LL Cool J are under fire for their new song, "Accidental Racist." A lot of people say the song "glosses" over the seriousness of racism and the history of slavery in our country. Do Wendy and her Hot Talk panel agree?...
Burning Coal Theatre Presents JAILBAIT, 9/27-10/7
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2012 As part of the Wait 'Til You See This Series, Burning Coal Theatre Company presents Deirdre O'Connor's JAILBAIT, directed by Christine Zagrobelny. JAILBAIT will run Sept. 27-Oct. 7, 2012....
Burning Coal Hosts Summer Theatre Conservatory Camps, 6/11-22 & 7/9-27
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2012 Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, North Carolina, will present its annual Summer Theatre Conservatory for Middle School students (STC, JR) beginning today, June 11th. STC, Jr. runs for two weeks, through June 22nd, Mondays through Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Str...
GODSPELL's Hunter Parrish Among Special Guests on CBS's THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
by Caryn Robbins - November 22, 2011 Emmy Award-winning actress Margo Martindale, star "A Gifted Man," on the Network; actor Hunter Parrish, star of "Weeds" and the Broadway revival of "Godspell"; actor Steve Guttenberg, star of the new Broadway comedy "Relatively Speaking"; and model Lindsay Ellingson, who will be featured in "The Vic...
Burning Coal's MusiCoal Series Presents Al Strong and The Art of Cool in Raleigh Tonight, 8/5
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2012 Burning Coal Theatre Company's MusiCoal summer music series will feature Al Strong and The Art of Cool tonight, August 5, 2012 at 7 PM. The show will take place at the Murphey School, located on 224 Polk Street in Raleigh. Tickets are $10 at the door....
VIEWPOINT WITH ELIOT SPITZER Replaces Current TV's 'Keith Olbermann'
by Caryn Robbins - April 02, 2012 Current TV's VIEWPOINT WITH ELIOT SPITZER launched last night at 8p ET. On the new series, former Governor Spitzer will offer up his opinion of the day's news and then invite guests to discuss, analyze and debate....
Amanda Flynn Joins THE PASSION OF ED WOOD at Snapple Theater Center, 1/10
by Kelsey Denette - January 10, 2013 Amanda Flynn (Los Angeles company of WICKED and Las Vegas company of MAMMA MIA, joins the cast of THE PASSION OF ED WOOD in the role of Dolores Fuller, Ed Wood's long-suffering girlfriend. In WICKED she frequently went on in the part of Glinda and in MAMMA MIA as Sophie....
Danza, Lauper Among First Guests on Current TV's JOY BEHAR: SAY ANYTHING!
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2012 An eclectic mix of politicians, television and movie stars, musicians, comedians and newsmakers makeup the guest list for the premiere week of Current TV's JOY BEHAR: SAY ANYTHING! which launches on Tuesday, September 4th at 6pm ET and will be executive produced by two time Emmy(R) winner Robin Homm...
Twelve-Year-Old Wins Award in National Book Awards Competition
by Christina Mancuso - May 14, 2013 Magic Dreams Publishing is pleased to announce that twelve-year-old Florida writer Connor Wilson has won a Reader Views Literary Award for his debut book, A Giant Pencil....
Wendy Liebman and John Fugelsang Set for SHARE A LAUGH Fundraiser, 5/16
by Kelsey Denette - April 23, 2013 Community Works presents SHARE A LAUGH, its 6th Annual Fundraiser to support its 32 member organizations working for social justice, with comedians Wendy Liebman, John Fugelsang, Jimmy Tingle, Chris Tabb, Kelly MacFarland, and Bethany Van Delft on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:30pm at the Somerville T...
Raymond Bokhour, Lance Rubin and More Star in Musical Mondays' THE PASSION OF ED WOOD, 1/10
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2013 Told from the viewpoint of the iconic cinema director actor Orson Welles, THE PASSION OF ED WOOD focuses on Hollywood shlock director Ed Wood, posthumously awarded 'The Worst Movie Director of All Time' for 'Glenn or Glenda,' 'Plan Nine from Outer Space,' 'Jail Bait' and 'Orgy of the Dead' to name a...
Fractured Atlas to Launch Tour of Major Arts Hubs Across Southern U.S., 2/4-12
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2013 Aiming to both empower local artists and better address the challenges facing them, Fractured Atlas, the nation's largest arts service organization, will kick off a tour of major arts hubs across seven Southern states on February 4th in Jackson, Mississippi (All event information below)....
Raleigh's Burning Coal Theatre Welcomes Back Singer-Songwriter Callaghan Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2013 Burning Coal Theatre Company presents singer/songwriter Callaghan. One night only, tonight, March 24, 2013 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC....
BROADWAY IN SOUTH AFRICA'S Travel Blog - Day 2
by Broadway in South Africa - July 01, 2011 We've given each of our students their own pens and journals, and time to reflect on the work we are doing in our classes through free-writing exercises. After a 40 minute continuous open Viewpoint session with the kids in acting class today, we asked them to journal about their experience. We use t...
Long Wharf Theatre Announces Fall Studio School Classes 9/10
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2011 Adults and middle school students will have the opportunity to bolster their acting and improvisational abilities with Long Wharf Theatre's slate of Fall Studio School classes, beginning September 10....
NFL Legend Jim Brown Creates Production Company to Showcase Football Players' Lives on Film
by Tyler Peterson - December 13, 2012 Warrior's Eyes Productions, LLC and Warrior's Eyes Films have been created by Jim Brown and independent film makers KC Pierson, Innovision Creative Productions, Inc. and D. Keith Davis, The Production Ranch, to provide an 'unbiased forum' for current and former professional football players, and ot...
Burning Coal Hosts APPROACHES TO DEVISED THEATRE Workshop, 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2012 Burning Coal Theatre Company will present a workshop for actors and directors on' Approaches to Devised Theatre' on Saturday, June 30th from noon to 4 pm at the Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. The instructor, Anna Jones, hails from London, England and has worked extensively ...
Transplant Nurse Mary Saubert Shares her Experience in MY CHRISTMAS OF MIRACLES
by Christina Mancuso - May 02, 2013 Every eleven minutes, someone in the United States is put on an organ transplant waiting list, according to The National Network of Organ Donors. They also state that every day, 75 people undergo an organ transplant operation....
First Stage and Rob Goodman Recognized By the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America
by Kelsey Denette - August 02, 2011 First Stage and Rob Goodman, managing director, have been selected as recipients of the 2011 Orlin Corey Medallion Award by the Children's Theatre Foundation of America. The award honors significant achievements contributing to the cultural enrichment of children and youth through nurturing artistic...
Guthrie Theater Lifetime Board Director Polly Grose to sign copies of GUTHRIE THEATER: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS, 10/21
by Kelsey Denette - October 18, 2012 The Guthrie Theater today announced that lifetime Board Director Polly Grose will be on hand at the theater on October 21 following the matinee performances to sign copies of her book Guthrie Theater: The First Fifty Years. A collection of essays selected and compiled by Grose, the book provides com...
PA's Media Theatre to Host Live Twitter Chat with SPRING AWAKENING's Jack Raymond, 4/11
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2012 Actor Jack Raymond, who plays Moritz in The Media Theatre's current production of Spring Awakening, will host a live Twitter chat on Wednesday, April 11 at 6 pm. The hour-long chat will allow Twitter users to connect with Raymond on a person-to-person basis. Followers may ask him about the musical, ...
Fractured Atlas Launches Tour of Major Arts Hubs Across Southern U.S., Now thru 2/12
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2013 Aiming to both empower local artists and better address the challenges facing them, Fractured Atlas, the nation's largest arts service organization, will kick off a tour of major arts hubs across seven Southern states today, February 4th in Jackson, Mississippi (All event information below)....
Helen Evrard Releases POSITIVE MATTERS
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2013 Helen Evrard is a physician who found herself, at the age of fifty-eight, in a locked ward in a psychiatric hospital under suicide watch, unable to reverse the severe depression that resulted from chronic illness and loss. While in the hospital, she discovered the power of positive words and was ins...
Burning Coal Announces Summer Theatre Conservatory Camps, 6/11-22 & 7/9-27
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2012 Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, North Carolina, will present its annual Summer Theatre Conservatory for Middle School students (STC, JR) beginning on Monday, June 11th. STC, Jr. runs for two weeks, through June 22nd, Mondays through Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm at the Murphey School, 224 Polk...
Burning Coal Theatre Company to Present STORY OF HOME Reading, HUFFLEPUFFED Comedy Show, and BRIGADOON
by Tracy Kaczorowski - August 21, 2012 There are three big events coming up at Burning Coal Theatre Company.... |