Written by Scott Z. Burns and directed by Steven Soderbergh, this world premiere began previews at The Public on Tuesday, March 25 and runs through Sunday, April 27 in The Public's Newman Theater with the official press opening last night, April 15. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the star-studded theatre arrivals below!
Dennis Hensley's The MisMatch Game! returns to the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre for two of its riotously unpredictable performances on Friday May 2 at 8:00pm and Sunday, May 4 at 7:00pm.
Since there's no end-all-be-all 'best seller' list, BWW Books has rounded up both The New York Times' top sellers as well as Amazon's - providing you with your one-stop look at this week's top reads!
The Tony Awards Second Screen have been selected as an official honoree in the Media & Entertainment category for the 18th Annual Webby Awards. TonyAwards.com's Second Screen developed by IBM, Tony Award Productions and Serino Coyne was introduced for the 2013 Tony Awards. The Tonys Second Screen experience was the first-ever ultimate interactive, online companion to the Tony Awards telecast on CBS. On Tony night, viewers were able to visit TonyAwards.com and enjoy a continuous scroll of content that is synchronized with the awards show, unfolding live on your computer screen, mobile phone, or tablet. Viewers were also able to watch the red carpet and media room live.
'In Thrive, Arianna urges all of us to get in touch with who we really are so that we can live life on our own terms. From the importance of sleep to the imperative to listen to our own inner voice for ways to deal with the daily time crunches we all feel, this book lays out a path for each of us to look within and make our lives more authentic and fulfilling.' -Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and author of Lean In
For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on Politically Incorrect (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last eleven years on HBO's Real Time, Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 32 Emmy nominations. In 2008, this same combination came to the big screen in Maher's uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, Religulous, which has gone on to become the eighth highest grossing documentary ever.
Sharon Bush, Philanthropist & Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Teddy Share, Arianna Huffington, Chair, President & Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Joan Vail Thorne, playwright and director, were Women's Project Theater's 2014 Women of Achievement, who were inducted at its 29th Annual Gala Celebration at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle, on Monday, March 10. Veanne Cox and Doug Wamble lead a musical tribute to lyricist Dorothy Fields. Also on hand throughout the evening were presenters David Hyde Pierce and Stanley Zareff. Check out a look back below!
The all-new season of the Emmy Award-winning daytime series 'Super Soul Sunday,' designed to help viewers awaken to their best selves and discover a deeper connection to the world around them, premieres with legendary actress Shirley MacLaine on Sunday, March 23 at 11 a.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Immediately following is the premiere of the 10-part series, 'Oprah & Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth,' which debuts Sunday, March 23 at 12 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.
Stand-up comedian, television host, bestselling author, and Emmy nominee Bill Maher is returning to Nashville, bringing his stand-up comedy tour to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall for one night only on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Sharon Bush, Philanthropist & Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Teddy Share, Arianna Huffington, Chair, President & Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Joan Vail Thorne, playwright and director, are Women's Project Theater's 2014 Women of Achievement who will be inducted at its 29th Annual Gala Celebration at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle, Monday, March 10, at 6:00pm.
Award-winning actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Jackman were honored by the David Lynch Foundation with an award for their lifetime of giving at the 5th annual Change Begins Within gala in New York City on Tuesday night. The David Lynch Foundation also honored FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano for his lifetime of service. Other celebrity guests included Arianna Huffington, Wendi Murdoch, Ray and Barbara Dalio and Mehmet Oz. Check out photos from the ceremony below!
The Public Theater announced that Academy Award winner Holly Hunter has joined the first Public Forum Drama Club, Life By Asphyxiation by Kia Corthron, on Sunday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Joe's Pub, kicking off the fourth season of PUBLIC FORUM.
On Monday, October 28, 2013, Sing for Hope will hold its 7th annual gala at Center548 in Manhattan. The gala's theme is 'Art for All,' in reflection of Sing for Hope's arts outreach programs that democratize the arts and ignite the spark of creative innovation in all people. Cocktails begin promptly at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event is chaired by ANN ZIFF (Sing for Hope Board Member, Chair of the Metropolitan Opera, and Vice-Chair of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) and will honor HAMDI ULUKAYA, Founder and CEO of Chobani, Inc., America's #1 selling yogurt brand. Scroll down for a look at this year's performers and guests!
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) will kick off the fourth season ofPUBLIC FORUM with the new series Drama Club, a book club for plays that will feature one-night-only readings and discussions of works by Kia Corthron, Tony Kushner, and Thornton Wilder at Joe's Pub. Curated by Jeremy McCarter, the popular PUBLIC FORUM series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.
“Real Time” host and political commentator Bill Maher brings his trademark humor to the Capitol Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 5. Tickets start at $59.50 and are on sale now.
The Women's Forum of New York will present The 3rd Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefitting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum today, June 25 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for Women's Forum founder Elinor 'Elly' Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders.
The Women's Forum of New York will present The 3rd Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefitting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Tuesday, June 25 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for Women's Forum founder Elinor 'Elly' Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders.
Sing for Hope Pianos returned to the vibrant New York City streets beginning June 1. For two weeks, 88 pianos were available for everyone to enjoy in public spaces throughout New York City's five boroughs in support of the NYC-based non-profit Sing for Hope and its mission to provide 'access to the arts for all.' The cast of ONCE and more joined in the festivites. Scroll down for photos!
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) and the Aspen Institute Arts Program (Director, Damian Woetzel) will welcome Christine Baranski, Gloria Reuben and Matt Damon for the free Public Forum, WHAT ARE WE WORTH? SHAKESPEARE, MONEY, AND MORALS, tonight, June 17 at 8:00 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.