The debut of the HISTORY's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, which premiered on Memorial Day and continues tonight and Wednesday (9-11pm ET/10c) becomes the #1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history, with over 13.9 million total viewers, 5.8 million adults 25-54 and 4.8 million Adults 18-49 (based on Nielsen's fast cable ratings). Over 17 million people watched both the premiere and encore telecast last night.'
HISTORY's 'HATFIELDS & MCCOYS' starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton will be broadcast today, Memorial Day, May 28th. The miniseries, to be produced by Leslie Greif's Production Company, Thinkfactory Media, and Kevin Costner as producing partner, will chronicle the bloody hostilities between two clans that escalated to the point of near war between two states. Sony Pictures Television distributes THE HATFIELDS and McCOYS.
Kim Bretton, easily one of the best actors to be found anywhere, makes an auspicious Nashville debut as a director-that places her firmly among the upper echelons of that particular field of endeavor-with her thoughtful and intriguing mounting of Donald Margulies' Time Stands Still for Actors Bridge Ensemble.
Thea Sharrock's production of THE SUNSHINE BOYS starring Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths opened last night, 17 May, at Savoy Theatre. BroadwayWorld has gathered all of the reviews below - updating live as they come in.
LES BALLETS ELOELLE's new show 'Men in Tutus' is an all-male ballet comedy headed by artistic director, Victor Trevino. The event is presented on July 23 at 8:00 pm. Special Mother's Day pricing of $58.00 per ticket is offered from May 2-4. Call 0800 4 TICKET or 06 357 9740 or visit www.ticketdirect.co.nz for more information.
Judith Light, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Other Desert Cities
'I'm really excited, and I'm really honored and thrilled! I got a text first from our company manager from Lombardi, and my manager at got up at 4 this morning in California and called me right away. I spoke to both first! Today I'm going to a memorial service for Ted Mann- one of the founders of Circle in the Square who passed a way a little while ago. We were very close. I know he would be very happy right now. I'm happy I get to honor him today. I'm so thrilled that we got so many nominations- Jon Robin Baitz, and sets and lighting and Stockard! It's so extraordinary! It's the second year in a row for me and to be welcomed back is really special. It's all about the honor.'
When the national touring production of WEST SIDE STORY made its way to the OHIO THEATER last night, I embraced the opportunity to re-visit this 1957 Arthur Laurents' adaptation of Shakespeare's 'ROMEO AND JULIET' and experience the delight of what is truly timeless about classic musical theater.
Northrop Concerts and Lectures at the University of Minnesota announces its 2012-13 Northrop Season, featuring three sub-series, including Northrop Dance, Women of Substance at St. Catherine University (copresented with The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University), and SOLO from the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Dancers. This season marks the 94th Northrop Concerts and Lectures Season since it was founded in 1919 at the University of Minnesota.
Pulling together all the roots and branches of Art Garfunkel's career in music, THE SINGER is a 40-song collection of songs hand-picked by the artist himself. Spanning the years from the first Simon & Garfunkel album of 1964 (Wednesday Morning, 3AM) up through 2007's Great American Songbook album (Some Enchanted Evening), this two-CD retrospective will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting April 10th through Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
A careful look through the New Testament indicates that Jesus Christ liked to eat. In addition to the notable Last Supper, he dined at the home of Martha and Mary; grilled fish at the seashore; multiplied loaves and fishes; was a guest at a friend's wedding at Cana; and ate with friends on the road to Emmaus. After healing Peter's mother-in-law, she got up and prepared a meal for Him and His coterie. It's a small wonder then that Hunter Parris, who plays Jesus in the Broadway revival of GODSPELL, chooses to be interviewed over lunch at one of his favorite Chelsea eateries.
Actress Olivia d'Abo is BWW's Best Lead Actress Award winner for Entertaining Mr. Sloan. She is best known for TV's The Wonder Years and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Few may know that she is also an accomplished musician. In our chat, d'Abo speaks fiercely about her passions, showing just how consummate a performer she truly is.
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 203rd season with the Philadelphia premiere of the internationally acclaimed comedy GOD OF CARNAGE. Directed by Walnut's Artistic Producing Director Bernard Havard, the Tony Award-winning play begins previews on March 13th, opens on March 21st and runs through April 29th on the WST Mainstage.
Chicago early music ensemble Trio Settecento will perform a program titled "The Scottish Play" at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church on Friday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. Closing the Houston Early Music 2011-2012 concert season, the performance will include both classical and folk music from the Baroque period, either composed in Scotland or inspired by the country.
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 203rd season with the Philadelphia premiere of the internationally acclaimed comedy GOD OF CARNAGE. Directed by Walnut's Artistic Producing Director Bernard Havard, the Tony Award-winning play begins previews on March 13th, opens on March 21st and runs through April 29th on the WST Mainstage.
Valerie Hird: The Fifth Day, an exhibition of the artist's most recent body of work will be on view at the Nohra Haime Gallery from January 18th to March 10th, 2012.
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, today announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections, along with selections for the out-of-competition Viewpoints section-the program established last year that highlights personal stories in international and independent cinema. Forty-six of the 90 feature-length films were announced. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 at locations around New York City.
The Broadway community mourns the loss of Theodore Mann, who passed away today. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory tonight, February 24th, at exactly 8:00 p.m. for one minute.
Teco Theatrical Productions has reached a milestone with its Annual New Play Competition. Now in its 10th year, this staple of the Dallas theater community celebrates six (6) local playwrights selected by a reading committee who compete for an opportunity to win $1,000 by audience vote of their favorite 1-act play.
The Ensemble at New Village Arts takes on Shakespeare's broadest farce in THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Directed by Justin Lang, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS allows the Ensemble to show off its comedic skills. Set in the 1950s as if it were being filmed in front of a "live studio audience", NVA's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS is a tale full of mistaken identity, slapstick humor and romance. Featuring NVA favorites Amanda Sitton, Manny Fernandes, Kristianne Kurner and John DeCarlo, this show promises to be a big departure from NVA's highly lauded OF MICE AND MEN and an easy laugh before the intense dark comedy of BURIED CHILD. THE COMEDY OF ERRORSwill be playing at New Village Arts Theatre (2787 State Street, Carlsbad Village) from February 8 - March 4, 2012. The official opening night is February 11 at 8 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.NewVillageArts.org or by calling 760-433-3245.
While laughing fairly consistently throughout Molly Smith Metzler's funny new American play ELEMENO PEA--now having its West Coast premiere engagement at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through February 26--you'll probably feel like you're sitting in a live studio taping of a fresh new sitcom about the rich and the spoiled in the posh enclave of Martha's Vineyard. Unfolding in real time, the play is refreshingly of-the-moment, making it quite entertaining and approachable to contemporary audiences no matter where someone stands in the economic spectrum.
