Dan Rather News

Review: ROCK THIS WAY at Shadowbox Live!

by Paul Batterson — March 9, 2025

When it is at its best, ROCK THIS WAY is not just a cruise ship karaoke offering of the two rock bands; it’s a history lesson.

DOMINO EFFECT Will Premiere at A.R.T./New York Theaters

by Stephi Wild — February 11, 2025

This spring, People’s Theatre Project, LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will debut the world premiere of Domino Effect, a new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez, and devised by immigrant artists.

The 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Banquet To Be Held This Month

by A.A. Cristi — January 2, 2025

The 37th Annual Dr.

SHAKING IT UP: The Life & Times Of Liz Carpenter To Premiere On Public Television In March

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 5, 2024

Shaking It Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter will premiere on public television stations around the country starting March 1, 2025.

Raffael Pacitti's MISTER HALSTON To Have Industry Reading At Cooper Square

by A.A. Cristi — November 20, 2024

MISTER HALSTON, a new play exploring the life and times of famed American fashion designer Halston, written by Raffael Pacitti and directed by Kimberly Senior (Broadway's Disgraced), will hold an invitation-only industry staging on Friday, January 17 at Cooper Square, in advance of a 2025 co

Mel Brooks and Quinta Brunson to Receive Special Peabody Awards

by Josh Sharpe — May 2, 2024

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has announced that Mel Brooks, legendary comedian and writer of The Producers, will be receiving a special honor at the 84th annual Peabody Awards.

WAITRESS Live Capture Starring Sara Bareilles to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

by Michael Major — April 18, 2023

The cast of the filmed Broadway production will include Sara Bareilles (Jenna), Eric Anderson (Cal), Charity Angel Dawson (Becky), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Drew Gehling (Dr.

65th Annual NY Emmy Awards Recipients Announced

by Michael Major — October 11, 2022

Jon Stewart, activist, Emmy Award winning host of The Daily Show and current host of The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ shared the President’s Award with activist John Feal for their tireless efforts on behalf of 9/11 first responders.

The HISTORY Channel to Air Encore Presentation of WATERGATE

by Michael Major — June 13, 2022

“Watergate” chronicles one of the biggest criminal conspiracies in modern politics and features a roster of some of the most important media, legal and political figures from the scandal, including Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, John Dean, Jill Wine-Banks, Richard Ben-Veniste, and many others.

Peabody Awards Announces 2022 Presenters

by Michael Major — June 1, 2022

Peabody today announced that Melissa McCarthy, Morgan Freeman, John Legend, Kevin Bacon, H.

Dolly Parton Presents Dan Rather with Peabody Career Achievement Award

by Michael Major — May 17, 2022

Dan Rather, the award-winning journalist whose career has spanned six decades, has won the Peabody Career Achievement Award.

The Huntington Announces World Premiere of OUR DAUGHTERS, LIKE PILLARS

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 9, 2022

The Huntington has announced the world premiere of Our Daughters, Like Pillars, written by Obie Award-winning playwright and Huntington Playwriting Fellow Kirsten Greenidge (Luck of the Irish, Milk Like Sugar at The Huntington).

BWW Interview: UNRAVELLED Playwright/Actor Jake Broder Creating Good Times To Mask The Bad Times We're Having

by Gil Kaan — February 16, 2021

Jake Broder's UNRAVELLED virtually premieres February 25, 2021.

THE BIG INTERVIEW WITH DAN RATHER Presents a Rare Sit-Down with Country Music Icon Randy Travis and His Wife Mary

by Sarah Jae Leiber — January 26, 2021

AXS TV presents an all-new episode of the popular celebrity profile series 'The Big Interview With Dan Rather,' as the veteran newsman joins Country music icon Randy Travis and his wife Mary for a rare sit-down airing Wednesday, January 27 at 8p.

92Y Online Presents Michael R. Jackson, Rachel Brosnahan, Alison Brie, Roseanne Cash and More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 19, 2020

92 Y has announced their upcoming programming featuring Michael R.

VIDEO: See a First Look at BAD HOMBRES on Showtime

by Sarah Leiber — October 14, 2020

SHOWTIME has released a first look at its upcoming documentary BAD HOMBRES, premiering on Friday, October 16 at 9 p.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for BAD HOMBRES on Showtime

by Sarah Leiber — October 6, 2020

Showtime Sports Documentary Films has released the trailer and poster art for the upcoming documentary BAD HOMBRES.

Showtime Sports Documentary Films Announces BAD HOMBRES

by Sarah Jae Leiber — September 29, 2020

Showtime Sports Documentary Films today announced BAD HOMBRES, a new film chronicling the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, the world’s only binational professional baseball team.

Audible Releases BELLA BELLA Starring Harvey Fierstein, THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Starring Vanessa Redgrave & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 4, 2020

Audible today released a slate of Audible Original theater productions.

AXS TV Presents THE 1960S REDISCOVERED

by A.A. Cristi — June 17, 2020

AXS TV presents an insightful look back at one of America's most important decades in the all-new Sunday morning series The 1960s Rediscovered—airing Sundays at 9 a.