Nickelodeon, in partnership with Red Tail Productions, LLC announced today Nickelodeon's Double Dare Live, the multi-city live stage tour inspired by the iconic TV game show Double Dare. Double Dare Live will play Playhouse Square's KeyBank State Theatre on November 11. Featuring original host Marc Summers and his beloved sidekick Robin Russo, the live stage show will debut in Fayetteville, NC, on October 30 and will tour North America through November.
Hulu is a leading premium streaming service that offers instant access to live and on demand channels, original series and films, and a premium library of TV and movies to more than 20 million subscribers in the U.S. Here's what is coming to Hulu for September:
Paramount Worldwide Acquisitions announced today that it has acquired the North American rights to the Sarah Jessica Parker (“Divorce,” “Sex and the City”) drama HERE AND NOW (formerly titled Blue Night). The film will be distributed by Paramount Home Media Distribution on Digital and VOD beginning November 9, 2018, the same day that it will debut in theaters from AMBI Distribution.
Songstress Ariana Grande was the latest guest on James Corden's well-loved Carpool Karaoke series. The singer teamed up with Corden for duets on some of her hits, and then concluded with the Broadway favorite Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors. Grande even noted that Audrey is her 'dream role.'
Standing Room Only and Graceful Productions have announced a staged reading of the new musical Calvin Berger at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood. With book, music, and lyrics by Barry Wyner and directed by Ovation Award-winner Richard Israel, the Calvin Berger staged reading will be presented today, August 10, and Saturday, August 11, at 8pm and Sunday, August 12, at 7pm. The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Grace Kaufman, Julia Lester, Jason Eric Testa, and one more actor to be announced. The musical director is Anthony Lucca.
iQIYI Inc.(IQ) ('iQIYI' or the 'Company'),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, today announced it has signed a new multi-year Nickelodeon content deal for mainland China with Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (VIA, VIAB). Under the new expanded agreement, iQIYI will have exclusive streaming rights for Mandarin and English Nickelodeon programming in mainland China on iQIYI's platforms for kids, which will see an anticipated four-fold increase of content from their previous deal.
Nickelodeon's serialized live-action show I Am Frankie returns on Monday, Sept. 10, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), continuing the story of Frankie Gaines (Alex Hook), a cutting-edge, experimental android who looks like any other human girl, but harbors a big secret--she functions as a high-tech computer with internet access, extensive memory and more. I Am Frankie will air Monday -Friday at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The series will air globally across Nickelodeon's channels and branded blocks in 170+ countries and territories.
Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST), Samuel Hodges, today announces full casting for the world premiere of Women in Power. NST Associate Director Blanche McIntyre directs Lydia Bewley, best known for The Inbetweeners, Plebs and E4's comedy Drifters, Elizabeth Boag, Anna Fordham, Lisa Kerr, Anne Odeke and Alicia Mckenzie. The production, in association with Oxford Playhouse, sees some of the UK's most influential female voices, Wendy Cope, Jenny Eclair, Suhayla El-Bushra, Natalie Haynes, Shappi Khorsandi, Jess Phillips MP and Brona C Titley, come together to write this musical comedy based on the Greek classic, The Assemblywomen. The production opens on 13 September at NST City, with previews from 6 September and runs until 29 September. It will then run at Oxford Playhouse from 3 - 6 October.
Standing Room Only and Graceful Productions have announced a staged reading of the new musical Calvin Berger at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood. With book, music, and lyrics by Barry Wyner and directed by Ovation Award-winner Richard Israel, the Calvin Berger staged reading will be presented on Friday, August 10, and Saturday, August 11, at 8pm and Sunday, August 12, at 7pm. The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Joshua Bassett, Grace Kaufman, Julia Lester, and Jason Eric Testa. The musical director is Anthony Lucca.
Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour is back for its 62nd show at UCB Theatre East Village Monday, August 6 at 7:30 PM with the an all-star comedy lineup! Host Nat Towsen (VICE, Nickelodeon) combines the disappearing, eclectic lower Manhattan culture in which he grew up (around the corner from the theatre, in fact) with interviews, informative presentations, and the best of the NYC comedy scene. The show features native luminaries as well as a few welcome New York transplants.
Fresh off a major ratings win with July 29's Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis — that day's #1 cable program — Comedy Central closed out July with double-digit A18-49 ratings increases in both Total Day and Primetime versus the year-ago period, plus a seven consecutive month tally of 20%-plus ratings gains with W18-49.
Peppa Pig Live! is now one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history with more than 500,000 tickets sold to date. Just in time for the holiday season, Peppa Pig Live! will continue its record-breaking run when Peppa Pig's Surprise (www.peppapigliveus.com), the newest live stage show based on Entertainment One's (eOne) top-rated series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., returns to play Columbus' Palace Theatre.
Broadway and NYC performing artists once again will donate their time and talents as teaching artists at the 11th Annual Dare to Go Beyond (D2GB) Children's Performing Arts Camp hosted by R.Evolucion Latina (RL).
Ovens Auditorium will host Peppa Pig Live! 'Peppa Pig's Surprise' on Thursday, November 15 at 6 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 3 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Box Office located at 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Tickets cost between $39.50 and $149.50 (plus applicable service charges) and are subject to change.
Peppa Pig Live! is now one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history with more than 500,000 tickets sold to date. Just in time for the holiday season, Peppa Pig Live! will continue its record-breaking run when Peppa Pig's Surprise (www.peppapigliveus.com), the newest live stage show based on Entertainment One's (eOne) top-rated series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., returns to play Columbus' Palace Theatre.
The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis saw major ratings and viewership increases compared to the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe in 2016, up 17% in total viewers and 21% among Adults 18-49 in first-day gross tallies. The Roast of Bruce Willisnabbed 3.2 million viewers for the evening across simulcasts and re-air, earned a 2.1 combined A18-49 rating, and was the #1 most social ad-supported cable entertainment program for the day. On Comedy Central alone, the Roast of Bruce Willis posted a 1.2 A18-49 rating, up +23% versus the Roast of Rob Lowe on Labor Day 2016. (Sources: Nielsen Media Research, L+SD Fast Nationals; Nielsen Social)
Broadwayworld.com caught up with New Jersey's own, Brigid Harrington, the 18-year old Broadway actress, singer and dancer. She will soon be starting her Freshman year studies at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana where she will double major in FilmTVTheatre and Political Science, with a minor in Voice. We had the opportunity to learn about her career and some of her plans for the future.
The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and Live Nation announced today that Peppa Pig Live, now one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history with more than 500,000 tickets sold to date, will continue its record-breaking run when it plays the Winspear Opera House at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018. Just in time for the holiday season, "Peppa Pig's Surprise" (www.peppapigliveus.com), the newest live stage show based on Entertainment One's (eOne) top-rated series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., will visit cities across the United States, including San Jose, Dallas, Houston and Chicago.
Peppa Pig Live, now one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history with more than 500,000 tickets sold to date, will continue its record-breaking run when it plays at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre on November 8th at 6pm. Just in time for the holiday season, "Peppa Pig's Surprise" (www.peppapigliveus.com), the newest live stage show based on Entertainment One's (eOne) top-rated series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., will visit cities across the United States, including San Jose, Dallas, Houston and Chicago.
