Maureen Dowd, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Isabel Wilkerson, Trevor Noah and More Slated for Chicago Humanities Festival's FALLFEST/16: SPEED
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2016 The Chicago Humanities Festival is moving full speed ahead towards the 27th annual Fallfest, releasing its full line-up of events. Fallfest/16: Speed will feature more than 100 events by prominent artists, authors, historians, scientists, and cultural commentators including Dan Savage, Maureen Dowd,...
Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES at 2017 Sundance Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2017 Netflix announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to writer/director Jim Strouse's refreshing and heartfelt modern comedy, THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES, prior to the film's upcoming world premiere as the Closing Night film of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival....
VIDEO: Netflix Unveils Teaser for Original Film THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2017 Netflix unveils the teaser for Jim Strouse's THE INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES, a Netflix original film starring Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, Lakeith Stanfield and Noël Wells. The Incredible Jessica James will be released on Netflix on July 28th...
Monthly Comedy Show S.U.C.K. Returns to the Stage at The Mockingbird Bar
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2017 The monthly comedy show S.U.C.K. (Stand Up Comedy Klub), returns to the stage on Friday, August 25th at 8:00 pm with August of Wind at The Mockingbird Bar in the East Village....
Adam B. Shapiro To Reprise MAC Award-Winning GUIDE TO THE PERFECT BREAKUP in New York Cabaret's Greatest Hits Series at Metropolitan Room
by Stephen Hanks - February 07, 2017 According to singer/actor Adam B. Shapiro, breakups can be one of the most devastatingly painful things in the world . . . but not if you know how to do them right. Four years after Shapiro launched his 2013 MAC Award-Winning show GUIDE TO THE PERFECT BREAKUP, Shapiro will reprise his hilarious and ...
Netflix Unveils 'FYSee' Month-Long Celebration Highlights Best of Netflix Series
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2017 Netflix announces FYSee – a dynamic, participatory exhibition space bringing the best of Netflix series to life for industry and guild members leading into Emmy® voting this season....
N'Kenge and Adam B. Shapiro to Sing for Pride at LOFT Pride 2017 Celebration this Saturday
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2017 For the second year in a row, Broadway Sings for Pride will lend their musical talents to LOFT Pride 2017! The event, which takes place in White Plains, NY, will take place rain or shine on Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm....
Hypokrit and Junoon to Re-Imagine Two Indian Classics at Theater for the New City
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2016 The Congressional Award honoree Hypokrit Theatre Company and Junoon Performing Arts, are pleased to present DEVDAS (The Lover) choreographed by Swarali Karulkar, and CHOKER BALI (The Passion Play), written by Dr. Partha Chatterjee and directed by Arpita Mukherjee....
Cady Huffman Brings TOM BOY, SHOW GIRL to Feinstein's/54 Below Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016 Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Cady Huffman in 'Tom Boy, Show Girl' tonight, Sept. 27 at 9:30pm. ...
Joe Cassidy and Constantine Maroulis to Lead Gopnik & Shire's New Musical 'THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROOM' at Long Wharf Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2017 Long Wharf Theatre, under the director of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents the world premiere of The Most Beautiful Room in New York, a new musical with book and lyrics by Adam Gopnik and music by David Shire, directed by Edelstein....
Patti Murin, 'Some Like It Pop' Hosts, TV Staff Pick 2016 Emmy Winners
by Matt Tamanini - September 17, 2016 Throughout the week, we've been highlighting some of our favorite nominees with theatre backgrounds, and on Sunday, we will have all of the biggest Emmys news and looks back at the ceremony's best moments. Today, we are releasing our official BroadwayWorld predictions....
Breaking News: Bianca Marroquin, Constantine Maroulis, Beth Malone, John Tartaglia & More Join the Muny's 99th Season!
by Nicole Rosky - March 29, 2017 The Muny announced today 21 principal cast members for its 99th season. Full company casting will be announced throughout April. The 2017 Muny season opens with Jesus Christ Superstar followed by Disney's The Little Mermaid and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The season continues wit...
Patti Murin, 'Some Like It Pop' Hosts, TV Staff Pick 2016 Emmy Winners
by Matt Tamanini - September 17, 2016 Throughout the week, we've been highlighting some of our favorite nominees with theatre backgrounds, and on Sunday, we will have all of the biggest Emmys news and looks back at the ceremony's best moments. Today, we are releasing our official BroadwayWorld predictions....
VH1 to Premiere Highly Anticipated Scripted Series THE BREAKS, 2/20
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2017 VH1 announced the network's highly anticipated new scripted series THE BREAKS will premiere on Monday, February 20th at 9PM ET/PT....
PLENTY, Starring Rachel Weisz, Extends at The Public Theater
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2016 The Public Theater announced today that PLENTY, written by David Hare, will extend two weeks through Sunday, November 20....
GREY'S ANATOMY's Kate Walsh and More to Lead IF I FORGET at Roundabout Theatre Company; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2016 Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast of Roundabout Underground alumni playwright Steven Levenson's (The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin; Dear Evan Hansen) new play, If I Forget, directed by Daniel Sullivan....
The 29th Street Playwrights Collective presents VAUDEVILLE ILLUMINATES THE INEVITABLE: THE DEATH & LIFE OF DR. CUTTER
by A.A. Cristi - March 17, 2017 The 29th Street Playwrights Collective present a staged reading of Carrie Robbins' bittersweet paean to science and love, THE DEATH & LIFE OF DR. CUTTER, A VAUDEVILLE, Monday, April 3, 7 pm, at the Bernie Wohl Center....
Brad Oscar, Sarah Stiles, Gideon Glick, Frenchie Davis, George Faison and More to 'Sing for Pride' in UNSTOPPABLE Benefit
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017 On Monday, June 26, 2017, Broadway Sings for Pride will premiere their 7th anniversary benefit concert in New York City at the JCC Manhattan. This milestone event will be filled with singing (from pop to Broadway), stories, special guests, and, of course, fun! The proceeds will benefit The Tyler Cle...
PLENTY, Starring Rachel Weisz, Begins Tonight at The Public Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2016 The Public Theater's production of Plenty, written by David Hare, recently extended two weeks through Sunday, November 20. Directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux, the show begins previews tonight, October 4....
The Comedy Blender with Host Amadeo Fusca to Launch New Monthly Variety Show in NYC
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017 On Today July 13th, a new monthly variety show hits the New York circuit. The Comedy Blender is 75 minutes of nonstop laughs, giving some of the brightest names in the business a chance to bring you a night of their best sketches, stand up and comedic performances!...
Comedy Central to Premiere Final Season of REVIEW, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017 Nothing is off limits for life reviewer Forrest MacNeil as he returns for his final journey of REVIEW beginning Today, March 16 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. For fans that want to relive the escapades of the first and second season, all of the episodes are available to all users via cc.com and the Comedy Cen...
VH1 to Premiere Highly Anticipated Scripted Series THE BREAKS, 2/20
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017 VH1 announced the network's highly anticipated new scripted series THE BREAKS will premiere on Monday, February 20th at 9PM ET/PT....
Adam B. Shapiro To Reprise MAC Award-Winning GUIDE TO THE PERFECT BREAKUP in New York Cabaret's Greatest Hits Series at Metropolitan Room
by Stephen Hanks - February 07, 2017 According to singer/actor Adam B. Shapiro, breakups can be one of the most devastatingly painful things in the world . . . but not if you know how to do them right. Four years after Shapiro launched his 2013 MAC Award-Winning show GUIDE TO THE PERFECT BREAKUP, Shapiro will reprise his hilarious and ...
Photo Flash: A First Look at Tantrum Theater's Reimagined CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
by Julie Musbach - July 08, 2017 Tantrum Theater presents a new Equity production of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Tony Award-nominated Caroline, or Change. Directed by Robert Barry Fleming, Caroline, or Change began preview performances July 5, 2017 and officially opened on July 7, 2017 at the Abbey Theater in Dublin, OH. This...
VIDEO: Ted Danson and Kristen Bell Talk New NBC Comedy THE GOOD PLACE
by - September 12, 2016 Ted Danson and Kristen Bell star in the upcoming sitcom “The Good Place,” set in an idyllic fantasy afterlife that Bell’s character thinks she has been admitted to by mistake.... |