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Lifetime to Premiere Original Movie SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, 10/15
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016

Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, based on her life story, premiering Saturday, October 15...


Lifetime to Premiere Original Movie SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2016

Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, based on her life story, premiering Today, October 15...


VIDEO: First Look - Natalie Portman is First Lady Jackie Kennedy in New Film JACKIE
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2016

Natalie Portman stars as First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in the new film JACKIE, hitting select theaters on December 2nd. Check out the first trailer below!...


Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Mark Kelly and LeVar Burton Host Story Time For Elementary Schoolers
by Christina Mancuso - May 05, 2016

LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Service members and their families stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, one of the largest training bases for the U.S. Army, received a special visit today from The First Lady, Dr. Biden and Astronaut Mark Kelly. They were joined by lifelong literacy advoca...


BWW Feature: DramaDogs Presents: FROM EVE'S FAIR HAND at The Faulkner Gallery
by Maggie Yates - March 23, 2017

A company with a persistent ambition to prioritize social justice in their work, DramaDogs has adopted a format for short, dramatic presentations that inform and entertain, and encourage audience engagement. Their production of From Eve's Fair Hand, by local writers Jinny Webber and Terre Ouwehand, ...


Anthony Anderson & More Join Season 4 of Disney Junior's DOC MCSTUFFINS
by Caryn Robbins - February 09, 2016

Anthony Anderson (ABC's 'black-ish'), Molly Ringwald ('Sixteen Candles'), Ellen Pompeo (ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy'), Gabourey Sidibe ('Empire') and Vanessa Williams ('The Good Wife') will guest star on Disney Junior's critically acclaimed DOC MCSTUFFINS...


'Mr. President and The First Lady: The DC Eagle Cam Project' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 07, 2017

What will likely become the most talked about book among bald eagle enthusiasts in 2017 is now available for pre-order on www.eagles.org....


Larry Wilmore to Host 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2015

The White House Correspondents' Association has announced that Larry Wilmore, host of 'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore' on Comedy Central, will be the entertainer at our annual dinner on Saturday, April 30, 2016....


SXSW Welcomes First Lady Michelle Obama as Keynote Speaker Today
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016

South by Southwest (SXSW) is honored to welcome as part of a Keynote Conversation at SXSW Interactive, First Lady Michelle Obama at SXSW Music today, March 16....


Sneak Peek: Faith Evans Performs New Single 'Legacy' on Today's THE REAL
by Caryn Robbins - May 10, 2017

On today's THE REAL, guest co-host Kelly Osbourne joins The Real as they share hairstyling risks, and sound off on how reality television shows like The Real Housewives franchise might not be keeping it real!...


WE tv to Premiere New Culinary Docu-Series HUSTLE & SOUL, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017

WE tv is serving up another side of drama during its popular Today night lineup; with the addition of its new culinary docu-series HUSTLE & SOUL premiering Today, March 16th at 10 p.m. ET/PT....


Photo Flash: Broadway Stars Turn Out for Michelle Obama's 'Let Girls Learn' Initiative Event
by BWW Special Coverage - September 20, 2016

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by Broadway stars last night for a special event at the Jacobs Theater to raise awareness for the 'Let Girls Learn' initiative, launched by the Obamas in 2015. Check out photos below!...


PINK COLLAR COMEDY SHOW Coming to King Center This July
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2017

The worlds of stand-up comedy and drag collide when the Pink Collar Comedy Show comes to the King Center Studio Theatre! Orlando stand-up comic, Jeff Jones, brings his gang of 'gals' out for a no holds barred evening of comedy on July 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets, beginning at $30.75 (inclusive of fees), go ...


BWW Review: The Coup Stumbles at WNO's THE DICTATOR'S WIFE
by Benjamin Tomchik - January 16, 2017

The Dictator's Wife stumbles like a badly engineered coup with the fault lying solely with the opera's librettist Mohammed Hanif....


VIDEO: Kevin Spacey Explains Why 'Frank Underwood' Would Not Support Donald Trump
by - February 24, 2016

Kevin Spacey joins TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist to talk about the next season of the hit show, and expresses that he doesn’t think his character would support real-life GOP hopeful Donald Trump....


VIDEO: First Look - Natalie Portman Stars as Former First Lady in JACKIE
by Caryn Robbins - November 14, 2016

Fox Searchlight Pictures has shared an all-new trailer for JACKIE, starring Natalie Portman as the former First Lady. The film hits select theaters on December 2, 2016....


Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Funds Camp Broadway Scholarships in Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2016

The 3rd Annual Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Scholarship application is now available for parents of children ages 10-17 who want to attend Camp Broadway's annual summer program in Atlanta that will be held at the Rialto Theater, Monday, June 6, to Friday, June 10, for one week only....


AL ROJO VIVO CON MARIA CELESTE to Present 'Melania Trump, La Primera Dama' 2/26
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2017

AL ROJO VIVO CON MARÍA CELESTE presents “Melania Trump, La Primera Dama,” this Sunday, February 26 at 6PM/5C on Telemundo....


First Lady Announces SMITHSONIAN SALUTES RAY CHARLES: IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
by Caryn Robbins - February 19, 2016

The President and First Lady will invite top contemporary artists to the White House as part of its “In Performance at the White House” series....


White Plains Performing Arts Center presents LOUIS-AND-ELLA!
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2016

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VIDEO: SNL's Michael Che & Colin Jost Slam Bill O'Reilly for 'Slave' Comment
by Caryn Robbins - July 28, 2016

Michael Che and Colin Jost rebutted Bill O'Reilly's reaction to Michelle Obama's speech during the Democratic National Convention, as part of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's Weekend Update on MSNBC....


VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Performs 'The Impossible Dream' at KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
by Caryn Robbins - December 30, 2016

Cynthia Erivo turned to Facebook this week to share video of her moving performance of MAN OF LA MANCHA's 'The Impossible Dream' from this year's KENNEDY CENTER HONORS....


Students Across U.S. Join Paula Abdul & More in Turnaround Arts Talent Show at the White House Today
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2016

As part of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the First Lady will welcome students and artists from across the country to perform at the White House Turnaround Arts Talent Show today, May 25th at 3:30 p.m. ET....


Ramin Karimloo and Jenn Colella to Bring 'Buenos Aires' to Vancouver Opera in EVITA
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2016

BroadwayWorld is excited to report that LES MISERABLES star Ramin Karimloo and IF/THEN's Jenn Colella will play 'Che' and 'Eva Peron' in Vancouver Opera's spring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA....


STAGE TUBE: A New Argentina! Highlights of Caroline Bowman, Ramin Karimloo and More in Vancouver Opera's EVITA
by Stage Tube - May 02, 2016

Vancouver Opera's spring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA runs now through May 8, 2016 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, featuring stars Ramin Karimloo as Che and Caroline Bowman as Eva Peron. Click below to watch highlights from the production!...






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