Sharon Powers

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Following a jam packed year of entertainment on the BBC, Kate Phillips, Controller of BBC Entertainment, has today announced two brand new BBC One programmes Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars and Oti's South African Odyssey, alongside the return of BBC Two's The Ranganation and BBC Three's Angels Of The North.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Humor and memorable characters are at the center of 'Barney and Barry, The Hitchhikers,' the first in the MySeaBuddies series of children's books from Sharon Powers. Written for children ages 7 to 10, the book follows the curious adventures of a sea turtle named Fletcher. Parents, educators and journalists can learn more about 'Barney and Barry, The Hitchhikers' at the official website: http://MySeaBuddies.com/. Kindle and paperback editions of the book are currently for sale on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/149913391X.

Set in Poland circa 1890, WHITE MARRIAGE is a surreal and erotic coming-of-age fairytale that follows a young girl's poignant emergence into womanhood and frightened resistance to her impending marriage. Two sisters, sensitive Bianca (Kate Dalton) and precocious Pauline (Emily Goss), are on the verge of adulthood. Bianca is betrothed to Benjamin (Austin Rogers) and the preparations for her imminent wedding send the girls into a flurry of excitement and confusion.

Chekhov meets Fellini in an enchanting tragicomedy brimming with wit, charm and a large dose of the magical by one of Poland's most distinguished modern playwrights. Ron Sossi directs a revival of White Marriage in a translation by Adam Czerniawski, opening April 5 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.

According to The New York Times, actor Leonardo Cimino died on March 3rd at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 94 years old. His wife, Sharon Powers, told the newspaper that his death was caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.