Neil LaBute's REASONS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY, Jocelyn Bioh's 'SCHOOL GIRLS' Highlight MCC Theater's 31st Season
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017 MCC Theater has announced its five-show 31st Season. The new season - which adds a fifth production to MCC's usual four-show season - boasts an exciting mix of World and New York Premieres from artists both familiar and new to MCC audiences - each fulfilling MCC's longtime commitment to bold, risk-t...
SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY Extends Again at MCC Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2017 MCC Theater has announced that the World Premiere of School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman has now extended for a final time through Sunday, December 31, 2017....
Singer, Songwriter & Actor Carlos Ponce Signs Exclusive Contract with Telemundo
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2016 TELEMUNDO confirmed today it has signed an exclusive contract with internationally renowned actor, singer-songwriter and host, Carlos Ponce....
Jocelyn Bioh's SCHOOL GIRLS, OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY Begins Tonight at MCC Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 MCC Theater presents the second show of its 2017-18 season: the World Premiere of School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman. A friendly reminder that School Girls; or, the African Mean Girl...
VIDEO: Donald Trump Comments on MISS UNIVERSE Blunder: 'I Would Have Made Them Co-Winners'
by - December 21, 2015 Speaking to TODAY live, former pageant owner Donald Trump shared, “Steve Harvey is a great guy … things happen, it’s live television.” Trump says he would have made the two women “co-winners.” ...
Where Are They Now? KATIE CALLAWAY
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 31, 2017 Katie Callaway is the real deal. She's passionate about her pursuit of art - as an actress in Nashville she made a name for herself on local stages and now that she's living in Los Angeles, she's becoming a much sought-after name for film and TV projects - but she's just as serious about, as corny a...
Photo Flash: Meet the Company of MCC's Next Show- SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY
by Nicole Rosky - October 10, 2017 MCC Theater will soon present the second show of its 2017-18 season: the World Premiere of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony Winner Rebecca Taichman....
Photo Flash: HAMILTON Cast Stops by Jocelyn Bioh's 'SCHOOL GIRLS' Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2017 The cast of Jocelyn Bioh's new play School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play got a treat when cast members from Hamilton spent their night off at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, catching the hit show, which just announced an extension. The MCC Theater production will now run through December 23rd. ...
Perez Hilton to Host DREAMGIRLS 35th Anniversary Event in Hollywood with Original Broadway Stars
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016 Perez Hilton has been set to host Broadway Under the Stars - Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of 'Dreamgirls' - on Sunday, July 10 at 8pm at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre....
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016 Acrobatic performers from Cirque de la Symphonie are coming to the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera stage for a one night only special event on Today, October 28 at Memorial Auditorium. Cirque's troupe of exceptional artists-aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers and strongmen-will p...
Photo Coverage: SCHOOL GIRLS Celebrates Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski - October 23, 2018 MCC Theater's return of the critically acclaimed, sold out, extended, award-winning play School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony Winner Rebecca Taichman opened last night, October 22nd. The encore production wil...
BWW Review: Jocelyn Bioh's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY Addresses Issues of Beauty and Skin Tone
by Michael Dale - November 25, 2017 Though the teenage girls at the center of Jocelyn Bioh's endearing and poignant SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY all have wonderful qualities that should be appreciated and nurtured during their years at Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana, there is one quality that prevents th...
LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT to Present 'Russia Week' Beginning 7/17
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2017 THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will present “Russia Week” with shows highlighting the host's recent visit to the country, starting Monday, July 17 (11:35 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....
Miss Colombia Comes Face-to-Face with Steve Harvey in Exclusive Interview Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 19, 2016 AL ROJO VIVO with María Celeste Arrarás presents an exclusive interview tonight, January 19 with Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutiérrez, and TV host Steve Harvey, speaking together for the first time on Hispanic media about the incident that occurred at the MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT on December 20....
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE, 10/28
by Molly Tracy - October 18, 2016 Acrobatic performers from Cirque de la Symphonie are coming to the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera stage for a one night only special event on Friday, October 28 at Memorial Auditorium. Cirque's troupe of exceptional artists-aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers and strongmen-will ...
VIDEO: Steve Harvey And Miss Colombia Talk Miss Universe Blunder on TODAY
by - January 21, 2016 Steve Harvey and Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez chatted with TODAY’s Natalie Morales about Harvey’s epic gaffe at the Miss Universe Pageant where he announced, wrongly, that Gutierrez was the pageant winner. ...
OFFICIAL! Kathy Griffin to Replace Joan Rivers on E!'s FASHION POLICE: 'These Are Some Big Shoes to Fill'
by Caryn Robbins - December 01, 2014 E! Entertainment today announced FASHION POLICE will be in good - and very funny - hands with actress and comedienne Kathy Griffin as host....
Neil LaBute's REASONS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY, Jocelyn Bioh's 'SCHOOL GIRLS' Highlight MCC Theater's 31st Season
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017 MCC Theater has announced its five-show 31st Season. The new season - which adds a fifth production to MCC's usual four-show season - boasts an exciting mix of World and New York Premieres from artists both familiar and new to MCC audiences - each fulfilling MCC's longtime commitment to bold, risk-t...
All-New Celebrity Cast of DANCING WITH THE STARS Revealed
by TV News Desk - March 08, 2016 This season's exciting new cast of 'Dancing with the Stars' will be revealed live, TODAY, MARCH 8, exclusively on 'Good Morning America' (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network....
SCHOOL GIRLS: OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY Will Receive Encore Run Off Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - August 02, 2018 MCC THEATER just today announced the full cast and creative team for the return of the critically acclaimed, sold out, extended, award-winning play School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony® Winner Rebecca Taichma...
Photo Flash: HAMILTON Cast Stops by Jocelyn Bioh's 'SCHOOL GIRLS' Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2017 The cast of Jocelyn Bioh's new play School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play got a treat when cast members from Hamilton spent their night off at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, catching the hit show, which just announced an extension. The MCC Theater production will now run through December 23rd. ...
Review: SCHOOL GIRLS Offers a Heartwarming, Heartbreaking and Ultimately Hysterical Modern Morality Tale
by Shari Barrett - September 11, 2018 Any teenage girl enrolled in any secondary school around the world can tell you how they were tormented or teased by other girls for some reason, be it their weight, height, hair, or lack of the latest hip clothing to wear. Based only on physical appearance, little regard was paid by the most popula...
BWW Review: Jocelyn Bioh's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY Addresses Issues of Beauty and Skin Tone
by Michael Dale - November 25, 2017 Though the teenage girls at the center of Jocelyn Bioh's endearing and poignant SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY all have wonderful qualities that should be appreciated and nurtured during their years at Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana, there is one quality that prevents th...
Perez Hilton to Host DREAMGIRLS 35th Anniversary Event in Hollywood with Original Broadway Stars
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016 Perez Hilton has been set to host Broadway Under the Stars - Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of 'Dreamgirls' - on Sunday, July 10 at 8pm at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre....
ABC's TO TELL THE TRUTH Draws Its Biggest Audience This Season
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2017 At 8:00 p.m., ABC's “To Tell the Truth” built over its most recent first-run airing in the slot by 18% in Total Viewers (4.7 million vs. 4.0 million) and by 25% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/3 vs. 0.8/2), scoring its most watched telecast this season.... |