Lorraine Stanley Stars in Hampstead Theatre's WILDEFIRE, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2014 The cast for Roy Williams' new play, Wildefire, which plays on the Main Stage at Hampstead Theatre today 6 - 29 November will be led by Lorraine Stanley as Gail Wildefire, with Cian Barry, Ricky Champ, Fraser James, Simon Manyonda and Sharlene Whyte (Biographies below) and Eric Kofi Abrefa, Danny Da...
A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Sophie Okonedo Joins BBC TV's THE HOLLOW CROWN
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2014 The Daily Mail writes that Tony nominee Sophie Okonedo, currently starring in A RAISIN IN THE SUN on Broadway, will appear opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and others in BBC TV's upcoming trilogy THE HOLLOW CROWN, which includes Shakespeare's HENRY VI trilogy and RICHARD III....
Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment Developing ULTIMATE DJ Reality Show
by Tyler Peterson - April 29, 2014 SFX Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFXE), Syco Entertainment and T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) today announced they're joining forces to produce apioneering television show revolving around the booming electronic music culture and showcasing and cultivating fresh new EMC DJ/producer talent and creati...
Feel the Heat When #EM3 Hits Redbox, 4/15
by Caryn Robbins - April 15, 2014 Sizzling thriller #EM3 (Eenie Meenie Miney Moe), chronicling the tense journey of a drug dealer, comes to Redbox on April 15, 2014....
Broadway's Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock Lead Kneehigh's BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Wallis, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2014 The Broadway Cast - led by Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock - will appear in the internationally celebrated Kneehigh production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, which will have a 43-performance limited engagement at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts today, February 15 to March ...
Stephanie Ridings' UNKNOWN MALE Coming to Birmingham Repertory Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - December 19, 2014 A powerful and darkly comic play exploring the impact of a railway suicide on a train driver and her family premieres at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in January....
Richard Eyre's GHOSTS to Continue West End Theatre Series at Cinemas Across the UK and Ireland Today
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2014 The WEST END THEATRE SERIES is delighted to announce its third title; Richard Eyre's five-star, multi award-winning revival production of Ibsen's Ghosts. The Almeida Theatre production will be screened in over 200 cinemas across the UK and Ireland for one night only, today 26 June '14 (www.westendth...
Eight Seasons of 24 Now Available Exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video
by Caryn Robbins - April 01, 2014 Prime Instant Video is now the exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming all 192 episodes of the award-winning series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as heroic agent Jack Bauer....
Richard Eyre's GHOSTS, Starring Lesley Manville and Jack Lowden, Out Online Today
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014 Digital Theatre is delighted to announce its next title; Richard Eyre's five-star, multi award-winning revival production of Ibsen's Ghosts starring Olivier Award-winners Lesley Manville and Jack Lowden will be available to buy and watch online around the world from today 18 September 2014....
Avalon Landing Represents Las Vegas in Final Round of HARD ROCK RISING
by Diana Heisroth - April 30, 2014 With more than 10,000 bands entered worldwide, 418,000 votes submitted and 750 bands competing in live battles at 70+ Hard Rock Cafes around the world, the results are in and Las Vegas' own Avalon Landing has made it to the final round of Hard Rock Rising -the world's largest battle of the bands com...
A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Sophie Okonedo Joins BBC TV's THE HOLLOW CROWN
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2014 The Daily Mail writes that Tony nominee Sophie Okonedo, currently starring in A RAISIN IN THE SUN on Broadway, will appear opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and others in BBC TV's upcoming trilogy THE HOLLOW CROWN, which includes Shakespeare's HENRY VI trilogy and RICHARD III....
Amazon Surpasses Hulu and Apple in Streaming Video Usage
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2014 Amazon Instant Video today announced that video streams on Prime Instant Video nearly tripled year over year. According to a report from Qwilt, which tracks growth in online video usage, Amazon has now passed both Apple and Hulu in streaming video usage....
Nicholas Pinnock to Lead THE ROYALE at Bush Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 15, 2015 Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, Fortitude) will star as Jay Jackson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world, in The Royale, written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the New Black), directed by Madani Younis (artistic director of the Bush Theatre), and loosely based on the true story of the boxer Ja...
Halle Berry to Star in New CBS Mystery Thriller EXTANT from Steven Spielberg
by Caryn Robbins - January 08, 2014 The serialized drama, starring Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, will premiere on the CBS Television Network in June....
FROZEN, GRAVITY Top 3D Int'l Society Awards
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2014 "Gravity" (Warner Bros.) swept several categories including: best "Live Action 3D Feature," best "Stereography - Live Action," best "3D Scene of the Year," and best "2D to 3D Conversion." Two of the Society's Lumiere statuettes were presented to "Frozen" (Walt Disney Animation Studios) for best "Ani...
Broadway's Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock to Lead Kneehigh's BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Wallis, Beg. 2/15
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2014 The Broadway Cast - led by Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock - will appear in the internationally celebrated Kneehigh production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, which will have a 43-performance limited engagement at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts February 15 to March 23, 201...
Ewan Stewart & Gershwyn Eustache Jnr Complete Cast of THE ROYALE at Bush Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - February 09, 2015 Ewan Stewart (Titanic) and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Home, nut) will complete the cast of The Royale, joining the previously announced Frances Ashman, Clint Dyer and Nicholas Pinnock....
Yellow Sound Label to Release Alysha Umphress & Jeff Blumenkrantz's 'I've Been Played' in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - December 02, 2014 I've Been Played: Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz will be released on Yellow Sound Label in January 2015, featuring the vocals of Alysha Umphress, currently starring in the new Broadway revival of ON THE TOWN, and original jazz songs and arrangements by Tony Award-nominated composer and per...
Amazon Original Series ALPHA HOUSE and BETAS Premiere This Month
by TV News Desk - November 15, 2013 Are you an Alpha or a Beta? You can decide this month when the four senators-turned-unlikely-roommates of Alpha House and the endearing, young tech industry entrepreneurs of Betas come back to Amazon in 11-episode series. Alpha House debuts tonight, November 15 and Betas will follow on November 22....
Alysha Umphress & Jeff Blumenkrantz Release New Album 'I'VE BEEN PLAYED' Today
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2015 Alysha Umphress, currently starring in the new Broadway revival of ON THE TOWN, and Tony Award-nominated composer and performer Jeff Blumenkrantz celebrate the release of their new album, 'I've Been Played: Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz.' The pair appeared in a release concert at Birdland...
Amazon Launches German Publishing Program
by Christina Mancuso - March 12, 2014 (AMZN)-Amazon Publishing today announced the launch of a new German-language publishing program under the Amazon Publishing umbrella. The European Amazon Publishing team will acquire German-language fiction for publication in Kindle and print editions available on Amazon....
FROZEN, GRAVITY Top 3D Int'l Society Awards
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2014 "Gravity" (Warner Bros.) swept several categories including: best "Live Action 3D Feature," best "Stereography - Live Action," best "3D Scene of the Year," and best "2D to 3D Conversion." Two of the Society's Lumiere statuettes were presented to "Frozen" (Walt Disney Animation Studios) for best "Ani...
SILENT LIONS New EP 'The Compartments' Out Today
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2014 Conceived in Toledo, OH with a home base in sister city Detroit, Silent Lions are the sinister twosome of heavy-soul....
Georgia Music Award Winner EMILY VANCE Releases Debut EP 'Finding My Way'
by Danielle DeSisto - November 14, 2014 Seventeen year-old Emily Vance is keeping it real and sharing her heart on her debut EP Finding My Way – comprised of four infectious tracks that showcase her emotional power as a vocalist and her development as a songwriter....
BOSCH Among Amazon Studios First Two-Hour Drama Pilots
by Caryn Robbins - October 31, 2013 Following Amazon Studios' pilot announcement earlier this month, Amazon today announced it has given the green light for the production of its first two hour-long drama pilots... |