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Comedy Central Announces 'South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert'
by Michael Major - Mar 17, 2022

Comedy Central today announced that renowned franchise “South Park” will celebrate its 25th Anniversary (series premiere: August 13, 1997) this summer with “South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert” at the iconic Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. Music has played an essential part in the series and the concert will feature some fan favorites.

Paramount+ Announces New SOUTH PARK & BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD Content
by Michael Major - Feb 16, 2022

Paramount+ has announced SOUTH PARK: POST COVID and SOUTH PARK: POST COVID: THE RETURN OF COVID. Paramount+ also revealed the title of its new “Beavis and Butt-Head” film: BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE. A new season of the hit animated series, as well as the full library of over 200 remastered episodes, will also stream exclusively.

British Version of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE In the Works
by Michael Major - Dec 10, 2021

Sky, which is owned by Comcast, a company that also owns NBC, is developing the new variety series in the U.K. Last year, Sky began airing full versions of NBC’s SNL on Sky Comedy channel. 

Trey Parker & Matt Stone Sign Six-Year Deal With MTV; Will Present Two TV Movies in 2021
by TV News Desk - Aug 5, 2021

Parker and Stone are known to Broadway lovers as the creators of The Book of Mormon. They each hold four Tony Awards. 

THE LAST DAYS Premieres May 19 on Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 13, 2021

The film was also re-released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment to own on Blu-ray™ in early April, as part of USC Shoah Foundation’s Stronger Than Hate Initiative. Launched in response to the deadly white nationalist rally of August 2017 in Charlottesville, VA.

SNL Cancels Morgan Wallen As Musical Guest for Breaking COVID-19 Protocols
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2020

It was reported today that the full cast of “Saturday Night Live” will return for the show's 46th season when it returns on October 3.

Full Cast to Return for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for Season 46
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 15, 2020

It was reported today that the full cast of “Saturday Night Live” will return for the show's 46th season when it returns on October 3.

Jay Leno Will Host New Revival of YOU BET YOUR LIFE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 9, 2020

FOX Television Stations has announced the return of 'You Bet Your Life,' set to debut in Fall 2021.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE New Content Produced Remotely This Saturday
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 9, 2020

“Saturday Night Live” will air original content on Saturday, April 11 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Scoop: Coming Up on A SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE THANKSGIVING SPECIAL on NBC - Wednesday, November 27, 2019
by TV Scoop - Nov 19, 2019

Get all the scoop on Coming Up on A SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE THANKSGIVING SPECIAL, airing on NBC on Wednesday, November 27, 2019!

VIDEO: Harry Styles and Kenan Thompson Enjoy the Magic of Fall in New SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Promo
by Abigail Charpentier - Nov 13, 2019

Ahead of the  Nov. 16 episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' a promo has been released of the upcoming host and musical guest Harry Style and cast member Kenan Thompson participating in 'some classic fall fun' and 'sweater weather hijinx.'

Comedy Central Greenlights Docu-Comedy Special from D.L. Hughley
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 7, 2019

 Comedy Central today announced a greenlight for a one-hour comedic documentary from D.L. Hughley, How Not to Get Shot and Other Advice from White People, based on Hughley's New York Times bestselling book of the same name. Hughley will executive produce and star in the project, which will follow him into the field to explore the state of race in America. By following behavioral advice given to African Americans, will Hughley make all the problems of race in America disappear, or will he bring systemic prejudice to light?

CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features to Release a New Documentary on Anthony Bourdain
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 25, 2019

CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features are partnering for a documentary film about the uncommon life of the late storyteller, explorer, and chef, Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom). Focus Features will first release the documentary exclusively in theaters worldwide before the film premieres on television on CNN and streams via HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will executive produce the film. Neville's Tremolo Productions will produce the film.

Harry Styles Set As Host & Musical Guest on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE This November
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 24, 2019

Harry Styles took to Instagram to announce that he will be the host and his own musical guest on the November 16th episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live.

BEDLAM Returns to the New York Stage with THE CRUCIBLE
by Julie Musbach - Jul 18, 2019

BEDLAM announces their return to New York with Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Eric Tucker.

WarnerMedia Orders GREMLINS Prequel for Streaming Service
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 2, 2019

WarnerMedia has ordered 'Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,' a 10-episode, half-hour prequel to original 'Gremlins.'

PBS to Air WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 25, 2019

In August 1969, half a million young people from all walks of life journeyed from every corner of the country to a dairy farm in upstate New York for a concert unprecedented in scope and influence. Woodstock examines the tumultuous decade that led to those three historic days — years that saw the nation deeply divided by Vietnam and racial, generational and sexual politics — through the voices of those who were present for the event that would become the defining moment of the counterculture revolution. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary, Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, directed by Barak Goodman, written by Goodman and Don Kleszy, and produced by Goodman and Jamila Ephron, premieres Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, pbs.org and the PBS Video App.

Dorset Theatre Festival's 2019 Summer Stars Gala Honors Tim Daly; Jamie Bernstein Set To Perform
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2019

Dorset Theatre Festival, under the leadership of Artistic Director Dina Janis, is celebrating the Festival?s 42nd Season with the third annual Summer Stars Gala honoring Emmy Nominated Actor and star of CBS? ?Madam Secretary?, Tim Daly, and featuring renowned entertainer, Jamie Bernstein. The Gala will take place at 6:00 P.M. on June 23rd at the Old Gray Barn (1582 VT Route 30, Rupert, VT 05768, - just 2 miles from Dorset Green) Theatre lovers and community supporters are invited to join Dorset Theatre Festival stars past and present at this celebration of the boldest theatre in Southern Vermont, when this year, we honor actor Tim Daly for his outstanding commitment to the Festival. Tim Daly has starred in three Main Stage productions since 2013, including his role alongside sister Tyne Daly in the World Premiere of DOWNSTAIRS by Theresa Rebeck, which transferred Off-Broadway in fall 2018. ?Dina Janis and the Dorset Theatre Festival have provided me and many artists with a spectacular artistic home. It is dedicated visionaries like Dina who do the work of a genuine artistic director. She inspires, entertains, challenges, and enlightens audiences. Dorset is beyond fortunate to have this theatre in the community.? -Tim Daly Actor, director, producer and philanthropist, Tim Daly currently stars as ?Henry McCord? in the hit CBS series ?Madam Secretary?. Before beginning ?Madam Secretary?. Daly appeared on the small screen on critically acclaimed series such as CBS? remake of ?The Fugitive?, ABC?s ?Private Practice?, NBC?s ?Wings?, and HBO?s ?The Sopranos?, for which Daly received an Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Daly served as executive producer on the Showtime feature ?Execution of Justice?, which garnered him a GLAAD Award for ?Outstanding Made for Television Movie.? He also produced the filmed ?Edge of America?, which opened the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and won the Humanitas Prize and the George Foster Peabody Award. Always eager to return to the stage, Daly most recently starred opposite his sister, Tyne Daly, in Theresa Rebeck?s new play, DOWNSTAIRS, at the Cherry Lane Theater. The play was first produced at the Dorset Theater Festival, where Daly has done several other productions Daly?s first Broadway appearance in COASTAL DISTURBANCES earned him the Theatre World Award. He also won the Drama League award for Best Actor in the Los Angeles Coast Playhouse production of COLORADO CATECHISM. Other theater credits include SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION at the Williamstown Theater Festival, THE CAIN MUTINY COURT MARTIAL at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, THE EXONERATED at the Bleeker Street Theater, HENRY FLAMETHROWA at Studio Dante, and OLIVER, OLIVER at the Manhattan Theatre Club. For the past eight years, Daly has served as president of The Creative Coalition and serves on the board of InsideOUT Writers. Daly, a father or two, studied theatre and literature at Bennington College and divides his time between New York, Vermont, and Connecticut. Admission to the 2019 Summer Stars Gala includes a cocktail hour, seated dinner, and a live auction. Headlining entertainment by Jamie Bernstein, the eldest daughter of revered composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, features a performance that she has tailor-made for our Dorset Theatre Festival guests, titled ?Bernstein's Piano Snapshots: Musical Portraits of Family and Friends? ?Growing up together in iconic musical theatre families and as close friends, I know Jamie Bernstein is the real deal when it comes to captivating storytelling and formidable talent. We are so lucky to have her as our headlining entertainment at this year?s gala.? - Kim Beaty Narrator, writer, and broadcaster Jamie Bernstein became a lifelong cultural enthusiast growing up in the ebullient household of her parents, composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein and pianist and actress Felicia Montealegre. Inheriting her father?s passion to share and teach, she has devised several ways of communicating her own excitement about classical music, including The Bernstein Beat, a family concert about her father modeled after his own groundbreaking Young People?s Concerts. She also has narrated concerts about Mozart and Copland. From Beijing to Caracas to Vancouver, she appeared as a concert narrator in Sir William Walton?s Facade, Copland?s A Lincoln Portrait, her father?s Symphony No. 3 (Kaddish), and others. As a broadcaster, she has produced or hosted numerous radio programs in the U.S. and for the BBC, including live New York Philharmonic and Tanglewood broadcasts, and various WQXR series. Her critically acclaimed biography Famous Father Girl was released in 2018. Jamie?s performance will also include acclaimed musician and conductor, Michael Boriskin. Pianist Michael Boriskin has performed in over 30 countries with leading international orchestras and chamber ensembles, and in major concert halls, including Lincoln Center (Great Performers Series), the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, BBC, London?s Wigmore Hall, Berlin Radio, Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, and Vienna?s Arnold Schoenberg Center. He is a frequent presence on NPR as performer, commentator, and host, and has an extensive discography on the SONY Classics, Naxos, New World, Albany, and Bridge labels. He is the longtime Artistic and Executive Director of Copland House, the award-winning creative center for American based at Aaron Copland?s National Historic Landmark home near New York City. He has also served as Music Director of Mikhail Baryshnikov?s fabled White Oak Dance Project, and artistic or program advisor for the New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, U.S. State Department, and other major institutions. In conjunction with the Summer Stars Celebration Gala, Dorset Theatre Festival is also hosting an online auction. Once-in-a-lifetime experiences on the virtual auction block include: tickets to a Red Sox game; dinner reservations at famous New York eatery, Rao?s; an inclusive luxury stay and golf weekend in the deserts of Cave Creek, Arizona; a week at a private home on Nantucket Island, and many more! The online bidding begins June 1st at: https://www.biddingforgood.com/summerstars2019 For more details about the Summer Stars Gala visit dorsettheatrefestival.org or contact us at (802) 867-2223 ext 2019 / dtf@dorsettheatrefestival.org ----------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions for the 2019 Summer Season and single tickets are on sale now. The box office may be reached by calling (802) 867-2223 ext. 101, Tuesday through Friday, 12 ? 4 pm (spring hours through 6/1), Tuesday through Saturday 12 - 6 pm (summer hours through 8/31) For more information, or to purchase subscriptions and tickets online, visit www.dorsettheatrefestival.org. ABOUT DORSET THEATRE FESTIVAL Dorset Theatre Festival's mission is to create bold, innovative, and authentic theatre that engages a diverse, multi-generational community, and economically diverse region: enlightening, entertaining, and inspiring our audience through the celebration of great plays. We aim to redefine the landscape of theatre by presenting thought-provoking productions drawn from the new and classic canon, as well as through the development of new plays, new audiences, and new artists for the future of American theater. We produce theatre that matters. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.DORSETTHEATREFESTIVAL.ORG # # #

Judy Tygard Named Executive Producer Of 48 HOURS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 10, 2019

Judy Tygard, a multi-award-winning journalist and producer, has been named Executive Producer of CBS News' 48 HOURS, it was announced today by Susan Zirinsky, President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News.

This May, American Experience Salutes Women Trailblazers With Four Encore Broadcasts
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 9, 2019

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will present a special salute to “Women in History” this May with encore broadcasts of four films that celebrate extraordinary women: Amelia Earhart, Annie Oakley, Emma Goldman and Rachel Carson. From the groundbreaking work of the scientist who launched the modern environmental movement to the fearless aviator who set world records, these stories explore the lives of women who became famous — or controversial — for following their own paths, regardless of the consequences, and whose achievements are still remembered today.

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