Bowman News

Amazon Prime Video today announced its original dramatic series SNEAKY PETE will return for its second season today, March 9.

Kansas City Public Theatre (KCPublic) presents "First Mondays at the Arts Bar." Every first Monday of the month, KCPublic presents staged readings and small scale productions of plays by area playwrights and other work which reflects the unique history and concerns of the Kansas City community.

According to Variety, Brooke Elliott will star in the currently untitled ABC comedy pilot penned by Bobby Bowman. The series will follow a dysfunctional family struggling with mental illness, and it is partially inspired by Bowman's real life.

NBC and Litton Entertainment, the preeminent independent producer of award-winning family programming, launch six original programs comprising The More You Know, NBC's all-new three hour Saturday programming block.

One of the West End's longest-running musicals, Queen's WE WILL ROCK YOU, will make its New York City debut, with a star-studded Broadway cast, at Feinstein's/54 Below on Sunday, April 8th, 2018, at 7:00pm and 9:30pm

Serenbe Playhouse, recipient of the prestigious American Theatre Wing grant, and named one of the Top 20 theatres in the nation by Playbill, is pleased to present DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID. Directed by Ryan Oliveti, the show opens on March 30th and runs to April 22nd. DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID will be produced at The Grange Lake in Serenbe.

Taking on concepts and builds he's always dreamed of, Aaron will extend his skills in spaces he's never worked in before and with different types of vehicles in the brand-new series SHIFTING GEARS WITH AARON KAUFMAN, premiering Monday, March 5 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery. The series is produced by Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Media Group.

The Jungle Theater puts on its game face with the Minnesota premiere of The Wolves, a portrait of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals. Jungle Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen directs this Pulitzer Prize Finalist play by Sarah DeLappe, on stage March 31-April 29.

2Cents Theatre Group's popular 3-day festival of female playwrights is back for year FIVE! We are once again gathering around 100 artists for this one-of-a-kind event, from playwrights to directors to actors and street artists, to celebrate the FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT and ART! The Fest will take place March 9-11 at the Hudson Theatres in Hollywood, right in the heart of Theatre Row and the Los Angeles 99-seat community.

For 28 years, comedian Kathleen Madigan has been touring 250 nights on the road and squeezing in hour-long filmed specials and performances on every late night show ever made. From 25 appearances on the Tonight Show and multiple appearances on Letterman and Conan to recently riding around with Jerry Seinfeld in his internet series 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,' Madigan is still having a blast and selling out theaters across the country. 

Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch AM and Houston Ballet Academy Director Vicki Attard are pleased to announce that the Academy's own Lower School Principal Melissa Bowman has been named as Houston Ballet Academy's next Director, overseeing a variety of programs designed to take students from their first introduction to movement through a full course of ballet study. Mrs. Bowman will immediately step into her new role within Houston Ballet Academy as Deputy Director, while working hand in hand with Director Vicki Attard. The transition will continue through the summer and on June 4, 2018 Mrs. Bowman will assume the title of Academy Director.

Bowman Dance Company & School has announced a summer full of creative programs that are now open for registration. The dance studio right in the heart of Montgomery County is offering two different programs this summer. The studio is offering a two-week Summer Dance Intensive starting Monday, July 9th and three evening dance camps filled with fun activities, dance and new friends. All programs will take place a Bowman Dance Company and School, 107 Dekalb Street. Registration and more information can be found online at www.bowmdance.com or by phone at 610-272-4850.

'The Hero - A West End Tribute' is being released in November 2018 to mark the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War One and will raise funds for Help For Heroes.

On Valentine's Day, Broadway's favorite couples and musical director Benjamin Rauhala celebrated Broadway romance, both on and off-stage. The concert featured many of Broadway's most romantic songs, heartfelt and hilarious stories from each couple, and the open-hearted cello stylings of Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf.

Partial Comfort Productions (Samuel D. Hunter's A Bright New Boise, Robert O'Hara's Booty Candy, Thomas Bradshaw's The Bereaved) will present the New York Premiere of DUTCH MASTERS by Greg Keller (Wit with Cynthia Nixon, Michael Mayer's Uncle Vanya on Broadway). Directed by Andre Holland (Academy Award-winner Moonlight, Jitney on Broadway), previews begin April 4 at The Wild Project with opening night slated for Thursday, April 12.

Thank you Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith for bringing to the Washington Area the sequel writer Robert Schenkkan's two part series on President Lyndon Baines Johnson. First there was the Tony Winning ALL THE WAY which dealt with Johnson ascending the presidency while THE GREAT SOCIETY picks up at Johnson's State of the Union message in 1965 after his massive election victory.

NBC and Litton Entertainment, the preeminent independent producer of award-winning family programming, launch six original programs comprising The More You Know, NBC's all-new three hour Saturday programming block.

The full lineup is set for the 15th installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, Broadway Sings Rihanna. Cast members from Broadway shows including Hamilton, Waitress, Dear Evan Hansen, and Wicked will sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the hip hop and R&B superstar, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.

Coming Up On The Winter Olympics Tonight!

Tonight's primetime coverage live across all time zones on NBC begins at 8 p.m. ET, as medals are at stake in the ice dance competition. 2018 U.S. champions Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue are in medal position (third place) heading into the free dance. Three-time world medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani, currently fourth, are also in contention. Fellow Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates are in the top 10 (seventh). Gold medal favorites include Vancouver winners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, and two-time world champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France.