David Martin News

Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.

The CW has ordered new seasons of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and MASTERS OF ILLUSION to air during 2015. Each series will roll out throughout the year with specific premiere dates to be announced at a later time.

The Press Club of Dallas will present the 2014 Newsmaker of the Year Award to Michael A. Jenkins celebrating his international reputation as a theatre visionary, Dallas Summer Musicals producer, world-wide theme park developer, and Broadway impresario. This exciting evening of music and tributes brings together theatre legends, friends and colleagues to pay homage to Jenkins' vigorous, creative leadership as DSM enters its 75th year of entertaining Dallas with extraordinary musical theatre.

The CW announced today that the new season of HART OF DIXIE will return with 10 episodes beginning Friday, January 9 (9:00-10:00pm ET). Rachel Bilson leads a stellar ensemble cast in this fish-out-of-water comedic drama about small-town living, big city attitudes and complicated love triangles set in quirky BlueBell, Alabama.

The Press Club of Dallas will present the 2014 Newsmaker of the Year Award to Michael A. Jenkins celebrating his international reputation as a theatre visionary, Dallas Summer Musicals producer, world-wide theme park developer, and Broadway impresario. This exciting evening of music and tributes brings together theatre legends, friends and colleagues to pay homage to Jenkins' vigorous, creative leadership as DSM enters its 75th year of entertaining Dallas with extraordinary musical theatre.

On Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 7pm, join BZarry Events, in cooperation with Rick Eberle Public Relations, for the premiere opening of 'Beats & Eats Thursdays' at Revel Restaurant, 835 Franklin Avenue in Garden City, NY 11530.

59E59 Theaters welcomes Smoke & Mirrors Collaborative with NDEBELE FUNERAL, written by Zoey Martinson and directed by Awoye Timpo. NDEBELE FUNERAL begins performances tonight, September 11 for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 5. Press opening is Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 PM.

Come on down to New Orleans for the second season of 'Adam Devine's House Party,' premiering tonight, September 9 at 10:30 p.m., and moving into its permanent timeslot on Thursday, September 11 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT.

SHE LOVES ME at Hale Centre Theatre in West Valley is a heartfelt love letter to old-fashioned musicals and romance. If you are a fan of classic musicals and are unfamiliar with this show, take a chance on it and you may be rewarded with a new favorite.

Come on down to New Orleans for the second season of "Adam Devine's House Party," premiering on Tuesday, September 9 at 10:30 p.m., and moving into its permanent timeslot on Thursday, September 11 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT.

She Loves Me is a perfect musical that will quickly become a favorite for audiences at Hale Centre Theatre (HCT). The story of pen pals falling in love without realizing they already know each other has been retold many times, but Director David Tinney said She Loves Me remains the best. She Loves Me runs at Hale, Utah's Premiere Family Theatre, from tonight, August 19, to Saturday, September 27.

Audiences of all ages can hum along to their favorite songs like 'Edelweiss,' 'My Favorite Things' 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' and title song 'The Sound of Music' when Central City Opera (CCO) brings to Denver one of the most popular Broadway productions of all time, The Sound of Music. Rodgers and Hammerstein II's Tony Award winning musical, which was also an Academy Award winning movie, is Central City Opera's final production for the 2014 Festival. The Sound of Music will be performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex for seven performances only from today, August 2 through August 10.

59E59 Theaters welcomes Smoke & Mirrors Collaborative with NDEBELE FUNERAL, written by Zoey Martinson and directed by Awoye Timpo. NDEBELE FUNERAL begins performances on Thursday, September 11 for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 5. Press opening is Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

Audiences of all ages can hum along to their favorite songs like 'Edelweiss,' 'My Favorite Things' 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' and title song 'The Sound of Music' when Central City Opera (CCO) brings to Denver one of the most popular Broadway productions of all time, The Sound of Music. Rodgers and Hammerstein II's Tony Award winning musical, which was also an Academy Award winning movie, is Central City Opera's final production for the 2014 Festival. The Sound of Music will be performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex for seven performances only from August 2 through August 10. Directed by Ken Cazan, who also directed CCO's critically acclaimed production of Dead Man Walking this summer, The Sound of Music will be performed in English with a full live orchestra. Single tickets range from $30 to $106.

She Loves Me is a perfect musical that will quickly become a favorite for audiences at Hale Centre Theatre (HCT). The story of pen pals falling in love without realizing they already know each other has been retold many times, but Director David Tinney said She Loves Me remains the best. She Loves Me runs at Hale, Utah's Premiere Family Theatre, from Tuesday, August 19, to Saturday, September 27.

With national and international performances now under his belt, Michael is set as one of the stars in the new CW series 'Masters of Illusion'.

FACE THE NATION posted a 2.0/06 with 2.84m viewers and 0.7/03 in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for July 20. FACE THE NATION tied for first in adults 25-54 among the Sunday morning public affairs programs. Compared to the same day last year, FACE THE NATION was up +12% in viewers (from 2.55m) and +40% in adults 25-54 (from 0.5/03).

Rob Lake, acclaimed illusionist and star of the new CW network television series, is making a new home for himself at Atlantic City's iconic Trump Taj Mahal Casino. Lake is performing nightly for full houses through the end of August, after a long stent of his world tour and shooting the new CW series, Master of Illusions. The young, modern illusionist is relaxing at the Taj Mahal as his series gets ready to kick off, bringing his unique style to audiences all across America.

Noises Off, the hilarious farce on theater by Michael Frayn, opened Friday night July 18 at the Barn Players in Mission, Kan. Frayn wrote the 1982 play after watching from the wings of a play he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier from behind than in front, and I thought that one day I must write a farce from behind."

'NOISES OFF' is Michael Frayn's uproarious play-within-a-play that follows the high-jinks and stage antics of a not so talented theatre touring company's cast as they blunder through a side-splitting bedroom comedy titled 'Nothing On', with very bad dress rehearsals, crazy backstage antics and a disastrous performance of the show - its simply a festival of delirium. Rated PG-13.