Broadway-bound THE NUTTY PROFESSOR to Kick Off In Music City USA
by Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 3, 2012
Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) will play host this summer to the world premiere of The Nutty Professor, a new musical comedy directed by the King of Comedy himself, Jerry Lewis. The Broadway at TPAC Special Event will run from July 24 to August 19 in TPAC's James K. Polk Theater. Featuring music by Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and a book and lyrics by three-time Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), The Nutty Professor is based on the classic 1963 film in which Lewis starred and co-wrote.
Breaking News - THE NUTTY PROFESSOR to Hit Broadway in November 2012?
by Robert Diamond - Mar 17, 2012
According to The Wall Street Journal, comedian Jerry Lewis revealed on Friday night during celebrations for his 86th birthday, that THE NUTTY PROFESSOR will hit Broadway this fall, with a planned opening of November 15th.
The production, which had originally aimed for the 2010/11 season will star entertainer Michael Andrew. Lewis first revealed the production and introduced Andrew back in 2006 while hosting the MDA telethon, video of which apepars below.
Lewis also revealed that joining the production team would be choreographer Kathleen Marshall.
Mario Fratti's OBAMA 44 Begins Performances 3/29 at La MaMa
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 6, 2012
La MaMa will present the world-premiere of Mario Fratti's newest play, OBAMA 44, with performances starting March 29, 2012 prior to an official press opening April 1 at La MaMa (74 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan.
Warner Bros. Kicks Off 'WonderCon 2012' With Advance Episode Screenings
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 24, 2012
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) breaks free and travels to the other side - aka the O.C. - for another exciting weekend at WonderCon 2012, starting with an exclusive advance screening of a never-before-seen episode of The Secret Circle (Thursdays 9/8c The CW) and an explosive episode of Person of Interest (Thursdays 9/8c CBS) on the big screen on Friday, March 16.
Trinity Rep Announces Their 2012-2013 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 7, 2012
Trinity Rep has announced that its 2012-2013 Season 'will be studded throughout with explosive theatrical events that celebrate the notion of epics - fantastical tales that cut across generations, brought to life as only our resident acting company can.'
New Book SAVING JFK To Be Published
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 22, 2011
When little known Chicago author W. Green was asked his reaction upon discovering the enormously popular writer Stephen King would soon be releasing his latest book 11/22/63 (a story about a school teacher time traveler from Maine who turns back the clock save President Kennedy), he replied: 'It's a strange situation because of the commonality of the basic story line and timing.
New Book SAVING JFK To Be Published
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 10, 2011
When little known Chicago author W. Green was asked his reaction upon discovering the enormously popular writer Stephen King would soon be releasing his latest book 11/22/63 (a story about a school teacher time traveler from Maine who turns back the clock save President Kennedy), he replied: 'It's a strange situation because of the commonality of the basic story line and timing.
Columbia/Legacy Recordings Commemorates Billy Joel's 40-Year Solo Career With Two Special Releases
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 20, 2011
Columbia/Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is commemorating forty years of Billy Joel's career as a solo recording artist with a pair of historic releases - a limited edition Billy Joel - The Complete Albums Collection boxed set and a two-disc Legacy Edition of 1973's Piano Man album (exclusively featuring a long-lost fabled radio concert from 1972) - each appealing to aficionados of the iconic American singer-songwriter-performer.
The Bergen County Players Announce Their 2011 -12 Season
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 19, 2011
Long considered one of America's premier community theater groups, Bergen County Players (BCP) is proud to announce for 2011-12 another ambitious, passionate and playful year of audience-pleasing musicals and innovative plays for its 79th consecutive season.
Finborough Playwrights Festival Set for 5 July - 30 July
by BWW News Desk - Jul 5, 2011
The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2011 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual festival of Finborough Playwrights, running from 5-30 July 2011. The festival features - and is centred around - a month long run of Nick Gill's Mirror Teeth
Finborough Playwrights Festival Set for 5 July - 30 July
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 2, 2011
The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2011 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual festival of Finborough Playwrights, running from 5-30 July 2011. The festival features - and is centred around - a month long run of Nick Gill's Mirror Teeth
Park Square Theatre Presents PANIC, 6/17
by Nicole Rosky - May 19, 2011
Written by Minnesotan Joseph Goodrich and winner of the 2008 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play, PANIC pays tribute to Hitchcock in this psychological thriller set in Paris, 1963. Director Henry Lockwood has come to the City of Light for the premiere of his new film. What he discovers are the real-life dark places, desperate women and power-hungry men who fill his scripts. When he is accused of a hideous crime, he enters a nightmare straight out of one of his own movies as he and his wife become entangled in blackmail, betrayal and murder.
