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Lisa Lampanelli and Artie Lange to Bring Laughs to Valley Forge Music Fair
by BWW News Desk - Jan 9, 2017


Valley Forge Casino Resort (1160 First Avenue) laughs its way into the new year with performances from two comedy giants during Valley Forge Music Fair.

Amazon Prime Video Now Available in Over 200 Countries & Territories Around the World
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 14, 2016


Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime Video is now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe.

Amazon Prime Video Now Available in India
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 14, 2016


Amazon.in today announced the launch of Amazon Prime Video, offering Prime members in India the largest selection of new release Bollywood and regional Indian blockbusters, Hollywood movies and day-after-broadcast US TV show

Erin Mallon Signs BRANCHED at The Drama Book Shop Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2016


Critically acclaimed playwright and actress Erin Mallon will be signing copies of her new play BRANCHED at The Drama Book Shop in New York City today, November 17th, at 5:30 pm.

Erin Mallon to Sign BRANCHED at The Drama Book Shop
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2016


Critically acclaimed playwright and actress Erin Mallon will be signing copies of her new play BRANCHED at The Drama Book Shop in New York City on November 17th, at 5:30 pm.

Chor Boogie's Political Multimedia Works Set for AMERICAN BANNED Exhibition
by BWW News Desk - Oct 25, 2016


We are the witnesses and actors within a crucial time in American history, at a crossroads of the concluding chapter of the first black presidency and the audacity of dreaming of social justice and equality versus the counter-reactionary of a demagogue candidate for president that openly promotes bigotry and violence.

Acclaimed Artist Chor Boogie Returns to Miami with Latest Political Multimedia Works
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 18, 2016


We are the witnesses and actors within a crucial time in American history, at a crossroads of the concluding chapter of the first black presidency and the audacity of dreaming of social justice and equality versus the counter-reactionary of a demagogue candidate for president that openly promotes bigotry and violence.

Dixon Place Presents A La Lucha Arts Group Production: PORNING THE PLANET 10/14
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 12, 2016


Porning the Planet challenges our notion of how pornography has altered our social communication. Based on five years of  real life interviews with adult stars, Raquel Almazan returns to Dixon Place October 14th for a one-night-only performance of her solo show. A dark comedy developed in collaboration with Penny Arcade, this electric one hour journey melds Japanese Butoh dance and narrative performance through a multimedia experience to explore how our virtual world interacts with our "real world." 

Amazon Greenlights Original Series AMERICAN PLAYBOY: THE HUGH HEFNER STORY for Prime Video
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 11, 2016


The Amazon Original Series draws from unprecedented access to more than 17,000 hours of footage and over 2,600 scrapbooks from Hefner's personal archives, chronicling the life of an American icon and the history of the brand he created

BWW Review: Joe Morton Spectacular as Dick Gregory in Gretchen Law's Dynamic TURN ME LOOSE
by Michael Dale - May 23, 2016


The actor convincingly recreates the finesse, the sublimated anger and the stinging wit of the comedy trailblazer and civil rights activist.

Photo Flash: Artist Jason Mecier Presents CELEBRITY TRASH Portraits - Lindsay Lohan, Pamela Anderson and More!
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 30, 2016


Renown SF Celebrity Mosaic Portrait Artist Jason Mecier presents CELEBRITY TRASH - New Celebrity Portraits - as part of his CELEBRITY JUNK DRAWER ongoing series.  Check out a first look below!

Whoopi Goldberg, Lady Gaga, Donald Trump Celebrity Impersonators Set for THE REEL AWARDS, Feb 22
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2016


Lights! Cameras! Action! International Celebrity Images will present The 22nd Production of THE REEL AWARDS, an entertaining two and a half-hour tongue in cheek parody, homage, spoof and tribute to the real Academy Awards, on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino; 129 East Fremont Street; Las Vegas, NV 89101. Then, from Tuesday through Thursday, February 23 - 25, 2016, the Tribute Artists Convention will be presented at the hotel as well.

Valley Forge Casino Resort Sets 38 Special & Artie Lange for Thanksgiving Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 20, 2015


Valley Forge Casino Resort (1160 First Avenue) kicks off the holidays with an all-star lineup for Thanksgiving Weekend. Legendary rock favorites 38 Special brings four decades of timeless arena-rock to King of Prussia on Black Friday, November 27, 2015. Experience Howard Stern alum and MadTV's Artie Lange as you have never heard him before on Saturday, November 28, 2015. All shows will take place in the Event Center and start at 8:00pm (doors open 7:00pm). Tickets for 38 Special are available on Ticketmaster for $34, $40 and $70, and tickets for Lange are available on Ticketmaster for $35 and $50.

Jane Lynch, Joan Rivers Tribute & More Set for Kennedy Center's 2016 Comedy Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 18, 2015


The Kennedy Center today announced a robust schedule of 2015-2016 performances as part of Comedy at the Kennedy Center, the largest since the new series was established in the 2014-2015 season. Capital One is the presenting sponsor. Comedy at the Kennedy Center will include three signature events in the Concert Hall, featuring nationally renowned comedic acts, and the Center's first District of Comedy Festival from June 22-25, showcasing an array of celebrated comedians who will be performing on stages across the building. The District of Comedy Festival will also launch a newly-engaged collaboration with Chicago's legendary comedy theater, The Second City, featuring a Kennedy Center commission that focuses on the history of the United States, which will run for six weeks in the Theater Lab. Tickets for these events go on sale to members on Monday, November 23, 2015 and to the general public on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (unless otherwise noted).

BWW Review: Irresistibly Beguiling MY FAIR LADY Blooms at Musical Theatre West
by Michael L. Quintos - Nov 1, 2015


Fourth time's the charm for Musical Theatre West as the award-winning regional theater company opens its 63rd season with the 1956 Lerner and Loewe Broadway classic MY FAIR LADY. Retaining the effervescent wit and jubilant spirit of the original, MTW's irresistibly beguiling, top-notch local revival---now on stage at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts in Long Beach, CA through November 8---is a thoroughly enjoyable production from start to finish. Filled with wit, charm, memorable tunes, and timeless, often uplifting humor, MY FAIR LADY is basically the comfort food of classic musicals... and MTW wisely sticks with this winning formula. After all... why mess with a near-perfect classic?

Halloween Scare: Cult Movie Producer Jack H. Harris Releases New Book, "Father of the Blob: The Making of a Monster Smash and Other Hollywood Tales"
by Robert Diamond - Oct 24, 2015


This Halloween, Legendary Cult Classic Movie Producer, Jack H. Harris, releases his book, "Father of the Blob: The Making of a Monster Smash and Other Hollywood Tales," published by TVGuestpert Publishing.

Artie Lange Coming to Ridgefield Playhouse, 11/7
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 8, 2015


Unleashed from the confines of commercial TV and radio, Artie Lange returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, November 7 at 8 p.m. as part of the Clark Construction Comedy Series, after a sold out show in 2014.  One of the most sought after live comedians in the business, Lange began his career in the comedy clubs of New York City, where he helped to create the popular sketch comedy group 'Live on Tape', which landed him his debut television role as one of the original series regulars on FOX's “Mad TV.”

Patrick Soluri's SALON Series Evokes Playboy Clubs of the Swinging '60s With Sophisticated & Titillating Musical Soiree at The Players Club Tonight
by Stephen Hanks - Oct 2, 2015


On Monday, October 2 from 7 pm to 12:30 am at The Players Club, Patrick Solari's Prohibition Productions Series, THE SALON, will present an exclusive 'Antique Cocktail Party' celebrating the Playboy Clubs of the 1960s. The event will feature live music, DJs, classic burlesque, antique cocktails (made from unopened vintage bottles of 1960s spirits), and of course BUNNIES, all in honor of the book release of 'PLAYBOY SWINGS: How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Changed the Face of Music' written by Patty Farmer and Will Friedwald. Serving as the iconic 'Playboy Mansion' will be the beautiful & historic olde-world private club, The Players on 16 Gramercy Park South (between Park Ave and Irving Place on 20th Street). Like each Playboy Club of the era, guests receive a key upon arrival and have three rooms to frolic, dance and imbibe--THE PLAYPEN, THE LIVING ROOM, and THE LIBRARY-during what promises to be a sophisticated and titillating soiree.

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