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A History of GYPSY's Mama Rose and the Women Who Have Played Her
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2024

Gypsy is back on Broadway, starring Audra McDonald in the iconic role of Mama Rose. BroadwayWorld is looking back on some of the performers who have taken on the musical's lead role, from Ethel Merman to Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, and more.

Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack Will Lead the Off Broadway Premiere of JUST ANOTHER DAY at Theater555
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2024

Coming next month is the off-Broadway premiere of Just Another Day, a play by Dan Lauria about wonderful old friends who may not even know each other, but who relive and celebrate a life together…maybe. A limited engagement (through June 30), previews begin on Friday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. with an official opening on Sunday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m. at off-Broadway's Theater555.

Sierra Madre Playhouse Screens Classic Movie Musicals Starting June 19
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2019

Sierra Madre Playhouse inaugurates a projected ongoing film series, Off the Screen @ SMP, in which we'll feature midweek screenings of films that are in some way related to our current live mainstage productions.

BWW Review: Desert Stages Theatre Presents THE BAD SEED
by Herbert Paine - Oct 23, 2018

Desert Stages Theatre's production of Maxwell Anderson's THE BAD SEED is on stage through November 18th.

THE WIZARD OF OZ Coming to Select U.S. Cinemas for Two Nights Only This January
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 18, 2014

Join DorothyTM, TotoTM and the rest of the crew as they head to Emerald CityTM for a special two-night event brought to you by Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. "TCM Presents: The Wizard of Oz" will be shown in select U.S. cinemas

Legendary Puppeteer Bob Baker Dies at Age 90
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 28, 2014

Legendary puppeteer Bob Baker died today of natural causes. Baker was 90.

Oscar-Winner PLATOON Among Films Featured in April's Reel 13 Classic Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 4, 2014

The Reel 13 April schedule opens on April 5 with The Big Country, William Wyler's tale of two feuding ranching families in the American West, for which Burl Ives won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Releases Four New Collections Today
by Movies News Desk - Apr 1, 2014

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (WBHE) and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are adding four new collections to their TCM Greatest Classic Films line, which spotlights Hollywood's most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema.

Big Screen Adaptation of Broadway's GYPSY Set for Reel 13 Today
by TV News Desk - Feb 1, 2014

Natalie Wood's portrayal of Gypsy Rose Lee and Rosalind Russell (in Ethel Merman's original role) as an overbearing mother, in the big screen adaptation of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical Gypsy, lead the pack of movies in February on Reel 13.

Big Screen Adaptation of Broadway's GYPSY Set for Reel 13, 2/1
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 28, 2014

Natalie Wood's portrayal of Gypsy Rose Lee and Rosalind Russell (in Ethel Merman's original role) as an overbearing mother, in the big screen adaptation of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical Gypsy, lead the pack of movies in February on Reel 13.

BOB BAKER'S FUN WITH STRINGS! Opens Today at Bob Baker Marionette Theater
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2014

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater will kick off its 54th season with 'Bob Baker's Fun With Strings!' beginning performances today, January 11, 2014.