NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, today announced that Usher is joining with the company to launch a new 'Open a World of Possible' initiative, designed to elevate the importance and joy of reading for all children.
The Pen Parentis Literary Salon welcomes four celebrated authors whose brilliance knows no bounds. These spectacular writers--who are also parents--range across genre: fiction to memoir, poetry, screenplays and theater. Featuring Nick Flynn, author of, most recently, The Replacements, and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City; Elizabeth Kadetsky, author of the memoir First There Is a Mountain, Darin Strauss, author of Chang & Engand the National Book Critics Circle Award winning memoir Half a Life; and Rachel Zucker, author of MOTHERs andThe Pedestrians. Each author will read from new work and then participate in an informal, salon-style roundtable. It's sure to be an insightful, lively evening, and we hope that you will join us.
Hot on the heels of a blockbuster performance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards and the release of his new single/video 'She Came To Give It To You,' global megastar USHER announced today he will tour North America this fall, bringing The UR Experience to fans in 27 cities.
Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Brad Pitt have been filming a Martin Scorsese-directed short film in New York City.
A great, big Broadway season is on its way, with fourteen productions already slated to open in the next few months. The craziness is almost upon us, but there is still plenty of time to catch up on what's been going on at Broadway's already occupied theaters . BroadwayWorld will be profiling the hits of the Great White Way that continue to draw crowds after months, years, and (in some cases) decades. Meet the current cast of Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON below!
The Fox Theatre will present a special evening with international award-winning actor and comedian Chris Tucker for his all new, one man stand-up comedy show tonight, August 30th at 8:00 p.m.
ENCORE will commemorate the life and work of the multifaceted, multi-award-winning entertainment icon, Robin Williams (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb - December 18, 2014 release date), with a film tribute today, August 17th beginning at 3pm ET/PT on encore.
There's only one! The magnificent Tony Bennett, returns to the Ravinia Festival this evening, August 16, at 8:30 PM.
NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC TOUR will be debuting the documentary Nas: Time Is Illmatic along with a special live performance of Illmatic in its entirety on October 15, 2014 at 8:00PM at the Moore Theatre.
ENCORE will commemorate the life and work of the multifaceted, multi-award-winning entertainment icon, Robin Williams
The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, will be held April 15- April 26, 2015 in New York City. Today the Festival announced a call for submissions for narrative features, documentary features, short film entries and transmedia projects. Also announced was the promotion of Genna Terranova to Festival Director and Cara Cusumano to Senior Programmer.
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival's ninth annual KIRK DOUGLAS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM will be presented to two time Academy Award-winning actress JESSICA LANGE.
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark producer Michael Cohl revealed that the show will n fact not be opening in Las Vegas. Instead an arena tour is in the works for 'late 2015 or winter 2016.' He told WSJ: "I think Spider-man is a pop culture rock show that was meant to be in arenas." When asked about the recently cancelled Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour, another project with which he was affiliated, Cohl commented: "It was a disaster. Ticket sales were terrible."
Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Anne Archer will make her Edinburgh Festival debut starring as 'Jane Fonda' in the world premiere of THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA, written and directed by seven-time Emmy award-winner Terry Jastrow. Scroll down for a sneak peek at Archer and the company in rehearsal!
ATLANTA, GA (July 9, 2014) – The Fox Theatre will present a special evening with international award-winning actor and comedian Chris Tucker for his all new, one man stand-up comedy show on Saturday, August 30th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets range from $48 - $68 and will be available for purchase this Friday, July 11th at 10:00 a.m. at www.FoxTheatre.org, by calling 855-285-8499, or at the Fox Theatre ticket office.
There's only one! The magnificent Tony Bennett, returns to the Ravinia Festival on Saturday evening, August 16, at 8:30 PM. The foremost interpreter of American popular song and one of the Festival's most treasured and highly anticipated artists since his first appearance in 1984, Mr. Bennett headlines his 33rd Ravinia concert with this engagement.
The Fox Theatre will present a special evening with international award-winning actor and comedian Chris Tucker for his all new, one man stand-up comedy show on Saturday, August 30th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets range from $48 - $68 and will be available for purchase this Friday, July 11th at 10:00 a.m. at www.FoxTheatre.org, by calling 855-285-8499, or at the Fox Theatre ticket office.
Paul Rudd stopped by last night's THE COLBERT REPORT to chat about his new movie 'They Came Together' and its satirical take on romantic comedies.
Film and music collide, asSony Movie Channel (SMC) presents its second annual 'Music Movie Month,' starting Tuesday, July 1, at 10 p.m. ET, with NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS, and Paul McCartney in WINGS OVER THE WORLD.
The film's multi-generational cast also features Rene Russo ('Thor'), Andrew Rannells ('Girls'), Adam DeVine ('Pitch Perfect'), and Nat Wolff ('The Fault in Our Stars').
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