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ESPN Announces 2014 NFL Draft Television Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - May 1, 2014


ESPN kicks off the 2014 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light – the network's 35th consecutive NFL Draft telecast – on Thursday, May 8, at 8 p.m. ET from New York City's Radio City Music Hall.

NBC Televises Clear Channel's First Ever iHeartRadio Music Awards Live Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 1, 2014


NBC and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment previously announced that NBC will televise the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards tonight, May 1 (8-11 p.m. ET/PT) from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

WatzOn.TV Promotes New Elton John Video Channel
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 28, 2014


Today, WatzOn.TV launches a new video channel for Elton John fans. The content is played straight from YouTube and VEVO so the originator of the video still gets their views counted on the original platforms.

BWW Interviews: Tony-Winner Julie White Talks NURSE JACKIE, Benanti, McDonald, Schwartz, Huffman, and What's Next
by Matt Tamanini - Apr 25, 2014


Most actors can only dream of having the career Julie White has had. A Tony-winner for 2006's THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, White spent five years on TV's GRACE UNDER FIRE, starred in the mega-hit TRANSFORMERS franchise and the Academy Award winning LINCOLN, and on TV with FRIEND's Matthew Perry and fellow Tony-winner Laura Benanti in GO ON. White can now be seen on Showtime's NURSE JACKIE, where she plays Tony-nominee Edie Falco's AA sponsor. I spoke to her the Friday before Easter as she was preparing to head up to her fixer-upper outside the city to prune roses and pile up leaves with her good friend Tony-winner Cady Huffman.

BWW Preview: LYSISTRATA JONES to Heat Up the Stage at the Off Center Theatre
by Steve Wilson - Apr 17, 2014


Egads! Theatre Company heats things up at the Off Center Theatre with Lysistrata Jones. Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane wrote the musical comedy with a contemporary pop score by Lewis Flinn. Steven Eubank directs the Kansas City production, which runs from June 14 through July 12.

Kito & Reija Lee Release New Single 'Starting Line'
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 21, 2014


KITO & REIJA LEE, the Perth Australia-born and London-based duo who creatively blossomed in 2009 when they summoned the shimmering soul of their breakout 'LFO' for Skream's label Disfigured Dubz, break out again with “Starting Line,” their newest track out now on Payday/Ultra Music. 'Starting Line' delicately merges sparkling synths of KITO's production and REIJA's impressive vocalization, coming to life hypnotically.

Kip Fagan, Jenny Schwartz & More Set for Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2014
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 13, 2014


Five-time Obie Award-winning company Clubbed Thumb has announced the lineup for their annual SUMMERWORKS festival of new plays, now in its 19th season. SUMMERWORKS 2014 will begin on Friday, May 30 and runs through Saturday, July 5 at The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B). Single tickets, which are $18, will go on sale on April 15. Festival passes are on sale now for $45 at www.clubbedthumb.org, or by calling OvationTix on (866) 811-41111. For more information about SUMMERWORKS 2014, visit www.clubbedthumb.org.

Hudson Village Theatre Celebrates Cole Porter in COLE & CO., Now thru 3/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014


Cole Porter is one of the 20th century's most prolific contributors to the Great American Songbook. His charming melodies and renowned wit reigned supreme on the stage and big screen in North America, the UK and Europe from the 1920s into the late 50s. The Hudson Music Club and the Hudson Village Theatre team up to pay homage to the master with their co-production of a Montreal original, Cole & Co., co-penned by Randy Davies and Marie-Claude L'Ecuyer.

Hudson Village Theatre to Celebrate Cole Porter in COLE & CO., March 13-29
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 5, 2014


Cole Porter is one of the 20th century's most prolific contributors to the Great American Songbook. His charming melodies and renowned wit reigned supreme on the stage and big screen in North America, the UK and Europe from the 1920s into the late 50s. The Hudson Music Club and the Hudson Village Theatre team up to pay homage to the master with their co-production of a Montreal original, Cole & Co., co-penned by Randy Davies and Marie-Claude L'Ecuyer.

Amplify Picks Up Musical GOD HELP THE GIRL for U.S.
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 6, 2014


Amplify, the new all-rights distribution company formed in a merger between Variance Films and GoDigital, has acquired U.S. rights to Stuart Murdoch's musical, God Help The Girl.

CABARET LIFE NYC: Conklin and Dotson Shows Highlight Six Reviews From a Cabaret Fall
by Stephen Hanks - Dec 20, 2013


Our intrepid cabaret columnist/reviewer Stephen Hanks catches up on some reviews of fall 2013 shows, including Mary Foster Conklin's BroadwayWorld.com Award nominated tribute to Fran Landesman, solo shows from Bernard Dotson, Gary Crawford, and Lauren Glazer, and a duo show from Alison Nusbaum and Jackie Kristel.

ABC Travel Guides for Kids Names Top Destinations for 2014
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2013


Thumbs Up for Milwaukee as Cream City and the Bronze Fonz take the top spot and Mid-Atlantic destinations feature prominently in ABC Travel Guides for Kids annual list.

Julie Andrews Misses SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 10, 2013


Although she had given the thumbs up to NBC's SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! broadcast, legendary actress Julie Andrews revealed last night that she missed last Thursday night's presentation.

Review: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? Rocks Out On Bacharach
by Michael Dale - Dec 7, 2013


Who knew Burt Bacharach was so emo?

Christian Bale, Ben Affleck Proclaim Batkid the 'Best Batman Ever'
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 17, 2013


On Saturday, actors who've portrayed the legendary Batman spoke out excitedy at what was done for the nationally beloved 'Batkid.'

Angela Lansbury Gives Thumbs Down to MURDER SHE WROTE Reboot
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 11, 2013


In today's People.com, Tony-winning actress Angela Lansbury, who starred in the original TV series, revealed that though she is a fan of Spencer, she believes a reboot of the popular CBS series is a mistake.

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT & RICHARD III Burn Bright By Candlelight
by Michael Dale - Nov 11, 2013


London's Shakespeare's Globe Company eschews modern theatrics and replicates period productions of The Bard's classics.

MACBETH Opens Tonight at CU-Boulder Theatre & Dance
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2013


You'd be hard pressed to find a spookier, creepier play in Shakespeare's canon than 'Macbeth,' with its bloody ghost, three weird witches and murder most foul. As the famous line goes, 'By the pricking of my thumbs/Something wicked this way comes.' All of which makes Halloween the perfect time to experience the play. CU-Boulder Theatre & Dance will stage Shakespeare's darkest, most haunting tragedy Oct. 30 through Nov. 5.

C.V. Schweitzer Presents THE SHADOW OF THE RAINBOW
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 29, 2013


Ever since that day his mother lifted him up to touch his father's name embedded in that cold black granite wall in Washington, being an army officer like his father became an obsession with Jay. It was all he dreamed about.

BWW Reviews: Matthew Bourne Turns SLEEPING BEAUTY into a Spellbinding Gothic Romance
by Sondra Forsyth - Oct 27, 2013


With "Sleeping Beauty", the third ballet in Matthew Bourne's Tchaikovsky trilogy that includes "Nutcracker!" and "Swan Lake", the award-winning British choreographer has once again proved himself to be not only a gifted dancemaker but a masterful storyteller. The production, correctly billed as "A Gothic Romance", is playing at New York's City Center on West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues until November 3rd with the superb original cast of world class dancers from Bourne's London-based New Adventures company.

Cedric The Entertainer, Cheech and Chong Set for bergenPAC, 12/2 & 12
by Arielle Ozery - Oct 14, 2013


Get ready to laugh with Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey as they present, Cedric "The Entertainer" on Monday December 2nd and on Thursday December 12th its Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" Holiday Tour with special guest WAR, these too hot comedy shows go on sale Friday, October 18th at 11 AM. Reserve tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or call the Box Office at 201.227.1030.

AVI FOX-ROSEN Set for Four Brooklyn Shows
by Robert Diamond - Oct 5, 2013


Hot on the heels of "Scary," the tenth installment of his EP-a-month project for 2013, the prolifically quirky Brooklyn singer-songwriter Avi Fox-Rosen celebrates passing the 50-songs-produced-this-year benchmark by taking that same concept of fervent frequency to performing live at the following venues:

Julie Andrews Gives Thumbs Up to Carrie Underwood SOUND OF MUSIC Casting
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 1, 2013


Speaking at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Walt Disney concert hall in Los Angeles this week, legendary star of stage and screen Julie Andrews spoke about NBC's upcoming live broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

theatreWashington Unveils Revamped Helen Hayes Awards
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2013


Following a year-long process of discernment and deliberation, the theatreWashington Board of Directors last week unanimously approved a significant restructuring of the Helen Hayes Awards to create a more credible and manageable program that will further strengthen the value of the Award as an internationally recognized symbol of excellence in the professional theatre.

Liza Minnelli Gives Thumbs Up to Michelle Williams Casting
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 6, 2013


Yesterday, Liza Minnelli, who received an Academy Award for her now-iconic portrayal of Sally in Bob Fosse's 1972 movie adaptation of CABARET told E! News exclusively that she gives a thumbs up to the casting,

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