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).
Showtime Names Vinnie Malhotra SVP, Documentaries & More
by Caryn Robbins
- Nov 16, 2015
Showtime Networks announced that Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning executive Vinnie Malhotra will be joining the network in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Documentaries, Unscripted and Sports Programming.
LISTEN TO ME MARLON Premieres Tonight on Showtime
by TV News Desk
- Nov 14, 2015
On the heels of its critically-lauded debut in theaters nationwide and at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Showtime will premiere LISTEN TO ME MARLON tonight, November 14th at 9 p.m. ET/PT, on linear, on demand and over the internet. Directed by Stevan Riley (Fire in Babylon), LISTEN TO ME MARLON, unlocks two-time Oscar® winner Marlon Brando's extensive never-before-heard personal audio archive, bringing viewers on a creative odyssey into the mind and motivation of the enigmatic legend. As the lines between Brando's on screen persona and personal life blurred, his audio recordings uncover his intellectual introspection, humor and sensitivity; a man in perpetual search for moral clarity. LISTEN TO ME MARLON was released in over 150 theaters this summer and was one of this year's most successful films at Film Forum in New York.
WE OWN THE NIGHT to Bring Music of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow to Hollybrook Golf & Tennis Club, 11/28
by Carol Kassie
- Nov 10, 2015
On November 28th, 2015 producer Connie Mason and Saladino Productions, Inc. will bring the music of some of the most lauded and recognized musicians of yesterday, today, and tomorrow to the Hollybrook Golf & Tennis Club for a 'One Night Only' Concert Event - We Own the Night - featuring Larry DiSalvi of The Duprees, The Five Satins and The Crests, along with singer/dancer Rome Saladino, and Broadway's Lissi Lennox. They will be accompanied by The Fabulous Funkadelic a 6-piece band that will 'rock the house!' says Saladino.
Connie Mason and Saladino Productions Present We Own the Night
by Carol Kassie
- Nov 5, 2015
On November 20th, 2015 producer Connie Mason and Saladino Productions, Inc. will bring the music of some of the most lauded and recognized musicians of yesterday, today, and tomorrowto the Herb Skolnick Community Center for a 'One Night Only' Concert Event - We Own the Night - featuring Larry DiSalvi of The Duprees, The Five Satins and The Crests, along with singer/dancer Rome Saladino, and Broadway's Lissi Lennox.
GUILTY BY COLOR is Released
by Christina Mancuso
- Nov 5, 2015
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Author Giovanni Gambino, together with Richard Pryor, Jr., have penned an emotional page-turner of a story that is as relevant today as it's ever been. 'Guilty By Color' examines the effects that institutional prejudice can have on individuals, a phenomenon that the late comedian Richard Pryor experienced firsthand. 'Guilty By Color' is available at Barnes & Noble and available today on Amazon.
Mike Epps Comes to Schuster Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 24, 2015
Sold out shows, nationwide tours, big screen hits and the thrill of a hip hop audience eager to watch Mike Epps own the stage has him ready to bring his new tour, The Real Deal tour, coming to the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center tonight, October 24 at 8pm.
UNSPEAKABLE Extends at Broadway Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 20, 2015
Broadway In Chicago has announced tickets for the World Premiere of Unspeakable, a dramatic fantasia inspired by the life of comedic legend Richard Pryor, are on sale for an additional two weeks through November 8, 2015 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.).
James Murray Jackson, Jr. Reprises Role in Chicago Premiere of UNSPEAKABLE, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 6, 2015
Broadway In Chicago presents the Chicago premiere of UNSPEAKABLE, a dramatic fantasia inspired by the life of comedic legend Richard Pryor. UNSPEAKABLE features a cast of many prominent Chicago performers and will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited five-week engagement tonight, Oct. 6 through Nov. 8, 2015.
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