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Leonardo da Vinci Centre & Pellegrini Productions's DON'T BLAME IT ON THE STORK to Run 9/15-10/11
by Tyler Peterson - August 25, 2015

Presented by Leonardo da Vinci Centre and Pellegrini Productions, Don't Blame it on the Stork will be at Leonardo da Vinci Centre from Sept. 15-Oct. 11. Written by Tony Calabretta (writer of hit show, Damn Those Wedding Bells!) and directed by Antonio DiVerdis, audiences will enjoy this hilarious an...


WGN America's MANHATTAN Inspires New High School & College Curriculum
by Caryn Robbins - September 29, 2015

WGN America and Young Minds Inspired, the nation's leading provider of free educational outreach programs, have teamed to bring a unique history and social studies curriculum to high school and college students across the nation, inspired by the Emmy Award-winning series, 'Manhattan.'...


BWW Reviews: Imagining the Cities of Tomorrow in MoMA's UNEVEN GROWTH
by Patrick Kennedy - February 09, 2015

A new Museum of Modern Art exhibition proposes ground-level solutions to the challenges faced by six fast-growing cities....


HISTORY Launches New Brand Extension PLANET H
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2014

HISTORY® today announced the launch of Planet H, a new brand extension created for kids ages 7-11 to explore historical topics and eras through play....


BWW Reviews: Theatre Works Explores Why WE LIVE HERE
by Joseph Baker - January 05, 2015

I like the title of Harold Ellis Clark's WE LIVE HERE, winner of the NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition hosted by Playhouse on the Square and now playing at Theatre Works. If you emphasize the word WE, it offers two different interpretations: (1) It could refer to the racist white characters ...


Jeff Foxworthy to Return as Host of FOX's ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2014

?FOX is bringing back the popular and critically praised quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? for another season on FOX. Executive-produced by Mark Burnett, the show features comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who returns as host....


MP Ashman Releases THE WATER TOWER
by Christina Mancuso - January 15, 2015

RANGEVILLE, Australia...


Queensborough PAC to Welcome Pushcart Players, 4/17
by Tyler Peterson - April 09, 2015

Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside, NY will present Pushcart Players in "Stone Soup and other Stories" on Friday, April 17 at 10:00 and 11:45 am. Pushcart is the Emmy-nominated educational theater for families, now in its 41st year of bringing something special to every young audience....


DRIVING MISS DAISY to Begin 9/26 at Ford's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2014

The Ford's Theatre Society 2014-2015 season begins with Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Driving Miss Daisy," directed by Jennifer L. Nelson, September 26 through October 26, 2014, at Ford's Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.). The cast also includes ...


SHUT UP SIT DOWN AND EAT to Play Off-Broadway This October
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2014

The hit "plomedy," SHUT UP SIT DOWN & EAT returns for NYC for a limited 12-week engagement at Times Square's Snapple Theater Center (1627 Broadway at 50 Street). Written by and starring four New York based comedians, Tina Giorgi (Falling Up, 'The Late Late Show,' 'Comics Unleashed,' 'Tough Crowd Wit...


Neil Patrick Harris to Narrate Children's Book AND TANGO MAKES THREE, Out Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2015

Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, and Little Simon are proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will narrate a new edition of Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's bestselling, groundbreaking children's book AND TANGO MAKES THREE. The st...


Neil Patrick Harris Narrates Children's Book AND TANGO MAKES THREE, Out Today
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015

Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, and Little Simon are proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will narrate a new edition of Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's bestselling, groundbreaking children's book AND TANGO MAKES THREE. The st...


Jean Ellis Hudson Shares A GENTLE SOUL
by Christina Mancuso - November 04, 2015

Jean Ellis Hudson, author of the critically acclaimed novel, 'A Journey to Faith,' returns to the world of Christian fiction with 'A Gentle Soul' (published by Trafford Publishing). This new novel tells a story of family, survival and faith set in a time of war and widespread terror....


Explore African Traditions with Center for Puppetry Arts' Sept 2015 Discovery Days
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2015

Join the Center for Puppetry Arts todays this September for a fun, interactive experience that explores storytelling and puppetry traditions in Africa and celebrates the intersection of geography, history, social studies and the arts....


Pushcart Players Receives Montclair Foundation Award
by Tyler Peterson - December 15, 2015

"Ellis Island: Gateway to America" takes a loving look at a small group of immigrants arriving in America in the early 1900's. They came seeking freedom, opportunity and a better life for themselves, their children, and their children's children. The play follows this group's early beginnings in the...


WORLD Channel Presents the Landmark Television Series EYES ON THE PRIZE I AND II Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 17, 2016

Public television's WORLD Channel will present the complete Emmy-Award winning Eyes on the Prize I and II starting tonight, January 17, 2016....


BWW Reviews: BIG NATE Rocks First Stage with Big Middle School Magic
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - March 04, 2015

Rock out with First Stage this March when BIG NATE: THE MUSICAL blasts through the Todd Wehr Theater. A dynamic young performer cast recreates Lincoln Peirce's popular cartoon characters set in Kristen Ellhert's magical stage design where lights flash, videos display Nate's drawings and sets swing f...


LEARN OR DIE Calls for Education Revolution
by Christina Mancuso - December 18, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS -...


Centaur Theatre Company 2014 Gala Set for 9/30
by Tyler Peterson - September 10, 2014

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Centaur Theatre Company's annual fundraising gala. Preparations are in full swing for Ooh La La!, which will take place on September 30th, 2014. This landmark event promises to be a scintillating start to Centaur's Shocking and Delightful 46th season. This yea...


Healing Seekers Adds Expedition Congo for Education
by Tyler Peterson - July 20, 2015

Healing Seekers' mission, as a non-profit, is to explore the most biodiverse regions and most remote regions of Planet Earth in search of medical treatments and cures; to create entertaining and educational documentaries and video compositions for school systems and higher education avenues; to stre...


Scholastic Announces Nonfiction Holocaust Reader for Classrooms
by Christina Mancuso - April 01, 2015

NEW YORK, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Scholastic today announced the publication of The Holocaust: The Story of Nazi Persecution and the Impact of Hate on Humanity, a nonfiction reader for Grades 7-10 that covers everything educators need to teach students about the Holocaust. Created by the editors ...


NYC Students to Have Opportunity to See HAMILTON and Learn About Its Historical Context
by Caryn Robbins - October 27, 2015

The Rockefeller Foundation and the producers of the smash hit Broadway musical HAMILTON have agreed to finance a program which will enable 20,000 New York City 11th graders to see the production at a series of matinee performances....


Explore African Traditions with Center for Puppetry Arts' Sept 2015 Discovery Days
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015

Join the Center for Puppetry Arts on Tuesdays this September for a fun, interactive experience that explores storytelling and puppetry traditions in Africa and celebrates the intersection of geography, history, social studies and the arts....


Theatre for Young America's 2015-2016 Season to Feature SKIPPYJON JONES & More
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2015

Beginning its 42nd season, Theatre for Young America is offering an varied season of plays:: two Kansas City premieres; a world premiere; some traditional favorites; and a Halloween night-time presentation. The 2015-16 season begins with a Siamese cat's imaginative excursion to Mexico, and ends with...


THE MAKING OF A PALESTINIAN SUICIDE BOMBER is Released
by Christina Mancuso - November 16, 2015

They make the international news all the time, and yet they're still an enigma to Western culture. The world became more accustomed to suicide bombers after the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, but we still seem to not really understand how someone could be crazy enough to do it....






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