Dame Edna's GLORIOUS GOODBYE Tour Kicks Off Today in Seattle
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 15, 2015
In a side-splitting, historic finale, Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) is capping a spectacular career spanning 50 years of bravura showmanship in this farewell celebratory show at the Moore Theatre, this weekend, January 15-18, 2015. Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye - The Farewell Tour will give audiences the chance to bid farewell to the incomparable Dame Edna, arguably Australia's greatest entertainment export.
Pasadena Playhouse to Honor Diahann Carroll with 2014 Diversity Award
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 14, 2014
The Pasadena Playhouse announced today that trailblazing actress Diahann Carroll will be the 2014 Diversity Award Honoree at the 8th Annual Pasadena Playhouse Wells Fargo Theatrical Diversity Project fundraising event on Sunday, September 21, 2014.
BWW Interviews: Tony-Winning Comedy Legend Lily Tomlin Celebrates Classic Characters for OC Show
by Michael L. Quintos
- Jun 22, 2013
Before stage and screen comedy legend Lily Tomlin takes the stage for 'An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin' at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 22, the two-time Tony Award winner spoke candidly with BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos about her influences, her work in the theater, and why she would probably never do a Broadway musical anytime soon.
The Julia Dean Photo Workshops Announces 2013 Summer Photography Youth Program
by Christina Mancuso
- May 2, 2013
The Julia Dean Photo Workshops (JDPW) has announced its 2013 Summer Youth Program featuring several one-week long classes as well as weekend photo excursions. Created for students in middle school and high school, the program is designed to educate and enrich the lives of Los Angeles' city youth. The program begins in early July and runs through the middle of August.
Greg Gorman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Professional Photographers of America
by Robert Diamond
- Jan 17, 2013
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) will confer its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to Greg Gorman, a prolific maker of famed celebrity images and fine art. The award will be presented during the Award & Degree Ceremony on January 22 at Imaging USA, the convention and trade show created by and for professional photographers and held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga.
BWW Interviews: Lily Tomlin Talks Upcoming Pittsburgh Show and Career
by BWW
News Desk
- Apr 25, 2012
Lily Tomlin, one of America's foremost comediennes, continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation, and video. Throughout her extraordinary entertainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards, including: six Emmys; a Tony for her one woman Broadway show, Appearing Nitely; a second Tony as Best Actress, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics' Circle Award for her one woman performance in Jane Wagner's The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
BWW Interviews: Lily Tomlin Talks Upcoming Pittsburgh Show and Career
by Amy Strycula
- Apr 10, 2012
Lily Tomlin, one of America's foremost comediennes, continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation, and video. Throughout her extraordinary entertainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards, including: six Emmys; a Tony for her one woman Broadway show, Appearing Nitely; a second Tony as Best Actress, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics' Circle Award for her one woman performance in Jane Wagner's The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
BWW Interviews: Diminutive Diva Zadora Returns to the Stage in PIA ZADORA: BACK AGAIN AND STANDING TALL
by Mike Ward
- Jun 6, 2011
Diminutive 5' Pia Zadora makes a come back with new act. 'I'm nowhere in my career right now...' Zadora shares, '...except singing.' Zadora combined forces with three-time Emmy-winning director/choreographer Walter Painter and Emmy-nominated writer Jon Macks to create this seamless, steamlined 75-minute act, receiving an exclusive booking at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko, San Francisco.
BWW Reviews: THE TEMPERAMENTALS Explores 50's Gay Activism
by Michael L. Quintos
- Apr 29, 2011
In Jon Marans' thought-provoking bio-play THE TEMPERAMENTALS--now playing its West Coast Premiere at the Blank Theatre Company's 2nd Stage Theater in Los Angeles through May 22--a little-known bit of history is unearthed: More than a decade before the infamous Stonewall Riots marked the defacto start of the modern-day pro-gay rights movement in the United States, there actually existed a group of equally brave men who decided to 'come out' and be organized at a time when such truthfulness could mean putting their lives and livelihoods in grave jeopardy.
Quincy Jones to Address Indiana U Graduates on May 8
by BWW
News Desk
- May 8, 2010
Legendary musical composer, producer and jazz trumpeter Quincy Jones will address Indiana University graduates at the Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8. Ceremonies for students receiving bachelor's degrees will be conducted at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. tomorrow at Assembly Hall. Each session will run about 90 minutes.
GLEE's Jessalyn Gilsig: 'Bette Midler Should Be On The Show'
by TV News Desk
- Feb 27, 2010
With a slew of celebrities on deck for the upcoming return of the Fox hit series GLEE in April, actress Jessalyn Gilsig, who plays Terri Schuester on the show, told People.com that her choice for guest role is none other than iconic entertainer Bette Midler.
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