Audra McDonald (Porgy & Bess, Ragtime, 110 in the Shade), who portrayed Mother Abbess in NBC's live broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC has received a 2014 Black Reel Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series.
Tomorrow evening, January 4, A Night With Janis Joplin, the new Broadway musical, will celebrate its 100th regular performance at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street).
In response to popular demand, Performance Space 122 and 3-Legged Dog announce an extension of the world premiere of Reid Farrington's TYSON vs. ALI to January 25. Harrowing and unpredictable, TYSON vs. ALI realizes the greatest heavyweight-boxing match that never happened, placing two giants of boxing, Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali, into the ring in a way no one thought possible.
A backstage interview with Mary Bridget Davies, star of the new Broadway musical A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, will appear on ABC's "World News Now" late tonight, December 18 (early Thursday morning, December 19), between 2:30-4:00am. "World News Now" airs from 2:30-4:00am EST on channel 7 (WABC). Check local listings.
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL wraps its 19th season with a special roundtable review of 2013 when the show's 201st edition, available in HDTV, debuts TONIGHT, DEC. 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
ABC and Dick Clark Productions have announced that "The 2014 Billboard Music Awards" are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 18. The show will showcase this year's hottest and biggest music stars.
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL wraps its 19th season with a special roundtable review of 2013 when the show's 201st edition, available in HDTV, debuts TUESDAY, DEC. 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, will perform live on 'THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW' tomorrow morning, December 10 between 10-11am. Mary Bridget Davies, critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Janis, is joined by Taprena Michelle Augustine, De'Adre Aziza, Nikki Kimbrough, and NaTasha Yvette Williams to perform the show-stopping Act One finale 'Spirit in the Dark.'
Lady Gaga, one of the top global touring acts of our time, is hitting the road in support of her new album ARTPOP. The highly anticipated tour will make its second-to-last stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, July 19 at 8 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker magazine, will join NBCUniversal's coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, it was announced today.
As part of the ninth edition of the COIL festival, Performance Space 122 and 3-Legged Dog present TYSON vs. ALI from Reid Farrington. Harrowing and unpredictable, TYSON vs. ALI realizes the greatest heavyweight-boxing match that never happened, placing two giants of boxing, Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali, into the ring in a way no one thought possible.
On last night's Piers Morgan on CNN, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson weighed in on a number of political hot topics, from the taboos surrounding the n-word to Obamacare to the media reports on the supposed trend of "knockout games."
Paper Mill Playhouse will continue its 75th Anniversary Season with the classic Charles Dickens musical Oliver!, with a holiday 'twist' for the entire family. With a book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, Oliver! will be directed by Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee with original choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter. Oliver! will feature David Garrison (Fagin), best known for his role as Steve Rhoades on the hit television series Married...with Children, Betsy Morgan (Nancy), John Treacy Egan (Mr. Bumble), Jose Llana (Bill Sikes), David Hess (MR. Brownlow), Ethan Haberfield (Artful Dodger) and introducing Tyler Moran as Oliver. Oliver! will also feature 16 local boys from across the state of New Jersey who auditioned from a pool of over 200. Oliver! will play the Millburn, New Jersey theater from tonight, November 21 through December 29. The official press opening night is Sunday, December 1, 2013, at 7:00pm.
The Australian Bee Gees Show - A Tribute to the Bee Gees welcomes renowned vocal impressionist and Bally's Las Vegas headliner Veronic DiCaire to its stage for a special performance during the show Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Thunder From Down Under Showroom at Excalibur Hotel & Casino.
Jelell! This Wolof expression means something along the lines of 'Take it!' or 'Grab it!' or 'Seize the moment,' but, like so many of the world's great untranslatable words, carries a richer, deeper, contextual meaning. It's that contextual core, that powerful frame of reference, that drives this album, Leni Stern's 20th full-length release and her deepest foray into African music yet.