Chicken Soup for the Soul, the best-selling and trusted publishing brand, today announced it has been authorized to create a special hardcover anthology documenting the life and legacy of the world's best-known evangelist. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Billy Graham & Me, which will be distributed through Simon & Schuster, and released Feb. 26, 2013.
THE CAPITOL STEPS has been delighting audiences with political satire for over 30 years and is now something of a national institution. The group was born in December 1981 ('when Reagan was president and ketchup was a vegetable') when some Senate staffers got together to devise entertainment for their upcoming Christmas party. They came up with the novel idea of satirizing, to music, the very hands that fed them. And the rest, as they say, is history. . .
THE CHRIS MATTHEWS SHOW, a production of NBC News, marks its tenth anniversary with this weekend's program. Among the panelists this week are Bob Woodward of The Washington Post, Joe Klein of TIME, Kelly O'Donnell of NBC News, and Katty Kay of BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA.
Military Channel's new series THE BROKAW FILES, the legendary NBC News anchor and best-selling author revisits the most iconic moments from his award-winning broadcasts to reflect on those events, and to provide his own fresh perspectives, including personal stories he's never shared, that place these seminal events into a modern context.
The Military Channel is rolling out an ambitious new slate of programs during a special week-long stunt that features premieres and sneak peeks throughout its schedule. 'RED HOT & NEW WEEK' is anchored by the world premieres of THE BROKAW FILES and COMMANDER IN CHIEF: INSIDE THE OVAL OFFICE, both of which provide new insight into iconic events in our nation's history from those who witnessed them first-hand.
At 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2001, an ashen-faced but composed President Al Gore stepped into the East Room of the White House to deliver a televised address to the nation. With him were former presidents Clinton and Bush, as well as Texas governor George W. Bush-flown to Washington from Dallas on a military jet, his first visit back to the capital after the close race that lost him the presidency just months before.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel like POTUS? Or an icon? Or a movie star? With the launch of Travel Channel's newest limited series of specials, under the banner 'Travel Like...,' you will finally get to peek behind the curtain and find out. The Network will launch its first 'Travel Like...' special with the original one-hour special 'Travel Like a President,' hosted by NBC News Correspondent Peter Alexander. Premiering on Tuesday, October 2 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT, the program will transport viewers to Air Force One and beyond, showcasing the behind the scenes efforts needed for the commander-in-chief's demanding travel schedule. From the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, where every president has stayed since Herbert Hoover, to President Barack Obama's homecoming in Hawaii, 'Travel Like a President' showcases a seldom seen perspective on travel. The announcement was made today by Andy Singer, General Manager, Travel Channel.
Award-winning square product theatre presents the Regional Premiere of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, in conjunction with the 44 Plays for 44 Presidents National Festival.
Luego de 17 años, el Maestro Itzhak Perlman visita la Argentina y se presenta el lunes 5 de noviembre a las 20.30 hs en el Teatro Colon, en el marco de la iniciativa "DAR CULTURA", a beneficio de los programas sociales de La Fundacion de Jabad.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces the 2012 Wolf Trap Ball, the organization's largest annual fundraising event, set to commence tonight, September 15 on the Filene Center stage at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. This year's special event celebrates Terre Jones, Wolf Trap President and CEO, who throughout his tenure has positioned the organization as a premier center for the integration of performing arts, education, technology, and environmental sustainability. Jones will retire in December, following 17 years of service leading the not for profit arts and education organization.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces the 2012 Wolf Trap Ball, the organization's largest annual fundraising event, set to commence Saturday, September 15 on the Filene Center stage at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. This year's special event celebrates Terre Jones, Wolf Trap President and CEO, who throughout his tenure has positioned the organization as a premier center for the integration of performing arts, education, technology, and environmental sustainability. Jones will retire in December, following 17 years of service leading the not for profit arts and education organization.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces the 2012 Wolf Trap Ball, the organization's largest annual fundraising event, set to commence Saturday, September 15 on the Filene Center stage at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.
The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.
FOX Sports has invited Rob Riggle, one of America's most popular comedians, to join Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, and Jay Glazer on FOX NFL SUNDAY, Americas No. 1 NFL pregame show.
The Comedy Pigs, Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) hilarious sketch and improv group, will be celebrating 19 years of laughter on August 24 and 25 at 8pm with their 19th Anniversary Weekend. Pigs past and present will perform audience favorites such as the Star Wars/Madonna send up 'Empirial Girl' or the cooking show 'Food for Thought', that have had audiences laughing for almost two decades.
Red Theater presents the Chicago premiere of Schweyk in the Second World War by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Red Theater Artistic Director Aaron Sawyer, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave, October 18 - November 11.
Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and Anchor of FACE THE NATION, will moderate the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced today
As first reported on Deadline.com, Justin Theroux will rewrite and direct Warner Bros. upoming comedy SWEAR TO GOD starring Will Ferrell and Steve Carell.
THEATER TALK remembers the late novelist, playwright, historian and political pundit Gore Vidal in a rebroadcast of an interview recorded in October 2000 and updated for the current Broadway run of his 1960 play, The Best Man. The interview was related to the play's first-ever revival on Broadway in 2000.
Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan will provide all nine voices for an a cappella "surprise" bonus track on the forthcoming See Rock City & Other Destinations original off-Broadway cast recording produced by Yellow Sound Label. The piece was arranged by the show's orchestrator Justin Hatchimonji and features a song from the Drama Desk-nominated score.
