Comedian Sandi Toksvig Brings Tour to Australia
by Marissa Tomeo - May 03, 2022 Sandi Toksvig, the internationally-renowned comedian, broadcaster, writer, campaigner, and all-round good egg, will make her Australian and New Zealand touring debut with a new, specially-conceived comedy show. Most recently featured on a three-year stint as co-host on The Great British Baking Show,...
Musical Podcast 'WHAT WILL SHE DO NEXT?' Releases New Episodes For December
by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2020 New York-based musical theatre writing team Bird & Mirabella are pleased to announce two new episodes of their free musical podcast “What Will She Do Next?,” both celebrating notable women in the military. Performed by Broadway, film and TV stars, these family-friendly podcasts use interactive story...
THE BUTTON Game Show Arrives On BBC One Friday, April 20
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018 From the creators of Taskmaster, The Button will arrive in a home near you this April on BBC One....
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For SNOW WHITE at Richmond Theatre
by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2019 Richmond Theatre have today announced that comedian, writer, actor and presenter Jo Brand will lead the cast of this year's spectacular family pantomime, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, alongside returning funny man Jon Clegg with hilarious panto dame Jason Sutton from Sat 7 Dec 2019 – Sun 5 Jan 20...
Shakespeare's Globe Announces 2019/20 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season: She Wolves And Shrews
by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2019 Shakespeare's Globe has announced the 201920 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season. Centred around She Wolves and Shrews, the season is a celebration and interrogation of women, power, and the role of the feminine in shaping our past, present and future. The candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will play host...
Sandi Toksvig Adapts TREASURE ISLAND For Haymarket Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2018 The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI)....
BMI & White Bear PR To Present MUSIC IN ANIMATION Panel at Wondercon
by Macon Prickett - March 12, 2018 Broadcast Music Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, and White Bear PR, will return to WonderCon, to present the highly anticipated Music in Animation panel. The discussion will feature composers Ryan Elder, Tim Kiefer, Mark Rivers and Tom Howe, who are the musical masterminds b...
Matt Lucas Joins THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF as Co-Host
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 11, 2020 Deadline reports that 'Bridesmaids' star Matt Lucas will be the new host of The Great British Bake Off, replacing Sandi Toksvig....
Rupaul's Drag Race UK Stars The Vivienne and Baga Chipz Will Host Party On The Heath - Kenwood House London
by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2020 Inaugural Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winner and finalist, The Vivienne and Baga Chipz, have been announced as the hosts for Party on the Heath, a brand new one-off pop-tastic celebration in association with Pride London on Thursday 18th June 2020....
John Owen Jones and Rosemary Ashe Join the Cast of BAKE OFF THE MUSICAL at Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2022 Endorsed and created in association with Executive Producer Richard McKerrow and the producers of the TV phenomenon, Love Productions, this musical comedy has perfectly reimagined the nation’s favourite baking show into a funny and charming musical comedy....
Comedian Tom Allen Announces Australian Tour 2019
by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2019 The sharply dressed, well-spoken, disparagingly camp son of working-class suburbia, Tom Allen embarks on his debut solo tour of Australia....
Musical Podcast for Kids WHAT WILL SHE DO NEXT? Releases New Episodes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2020 New York-based musical theatre writing team Bird & Mirabella have announced two new episodes of their free musical podcast “What Will She Do Next?,” both celebrating notable women in the military. These family-friendly podcasts use interactive storytelling and Broadway-style songs to celebrate key m...
BAKE OFF THE MUSICAL Comes to the Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2022 Bake Off the Musical will open at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 21 July 2022. Endorsed and created in association with Executive Producer Richard McKerrow and the producers of the TV phenomenon, Love Productions, this musical comedy has perfectly reimagined the nation’s favourite baking show into ...
TASKMASTER Season 7 Contestants Revealed
by Macon Prickett - July 05, 2018 The double BAFTA nominated and Broadcast Award winning comedy game show is set to return for its seventh series with 10 brand new episodes this September. Greg Davies, the almighty Taskmaster, once again makes himself comfy on his majestic throne, painstakingly polished by his sidekick and assistant...
Sandi Toksvig Adapts Treasure Island For Haymarket Theatre
by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2018 The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI)....
Cartoon Network Grows Programming Slate with MAO MAO, HEROES OF PURE HEART, TIG N' SEEK
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 20, 2019 Cartoon Network adds two new original adventure comedies to its programming lineup: Parker Simmons's Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart, a high-octane ride that follows a crime-fighting samurai cat and his faithful sidekicks, and Tig N' Seek, a lighthearted mystery-filled show about a young sleuth and hi...
Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian Phil Wang Announces Tour Extension
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 Phil Wang has announced an extension of his first nationwide tour, with his new critically-acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Kinabalu. 17 dates have been added from 8th February 2018, after multiple shows have already sold-out on the first leg which concludes with a 10 night run at t...
BWW Interview: Paul Taylor-Mills Discusses HIGH FIDELITY at Turbine Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 13, 2019 Former Artistic Director of The Other Palace and full-time producer Paul Taylor-Mills opened a new theatre back in August. Well known for his productions of cult musicals, he's now brought a new version of High Fidelity to his own Turbine Theatre. We jumped on the phone to have a chat with him right...
Danny Dyer And Jo Brand To Star In NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL In London
by Stephi Wild - September 14, 2018 The producers of the smash-hit 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL' are thrilled to announce Danny Dyer will star as 'Hollywood Producer' and Jo Brand as 'The Critic' in the London run of the production at the Eventim Apollo, from 19 to 31 December....
Musical Podcast WHAT WILL SHE DO NEXT? Releases New Episodes
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2021 New York-based musical theatre writing team Bird & Mirabella have announced two new episodes of their free, family-friendly musical podcast “What Will She Do Next?,” celebrating key moments in the lives of history's greatest women. ...
Bob Mortimer Completes The Line-Up For TASKMASTER: CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS After Lifting The Series 5 Trophy
by Emily Bruno - November 02, 2017 Following a gladiatorial battle, last night BOB MORTIMER lifted the trophy of Greg Davies' shiny golden bonce as he was crowned Taskmaster series 5 champion. Bob will now join series 1-4 winners Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Noel Fielding and Rob Beckett in the ultimate fight for glory when he co...
Photo Flash: First Look at Jo Brand in SNOW WHITE at Richmond Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 24, 2019 Richmond Theatre have today announced that comedian, writer, actor and presenter Jo Brand will lead the cast of this year's spectacular family pantomime, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, alongside returning funny man Jon Clegg with hilarious panto dame Jason Sutton from Sat 7 Dec 2019 – Sun 5 Jan 20...
PBS Presents Eric Idle's Zany Variety Show THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE Today
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2017 A cosmic explosion of comedy, music, dance and science, ERIC IDLE'S THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE tackles nothing less than the origins of the cosmos in a zany one-hour variety extravaganza premiering Today, December 22, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET...
New Season of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW Premieres on ABC Today
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017 Back for a third season on The ABC Television Network,THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW, based on the hit U.K. series The Great British Bake Off, premieres on THURSDAY, DEC. 7 (9:00 11:00 p.m. EST)...
Comedy Award Winner Rose Matafeo Extends Soho Theatre Run Ahead Of Channel 4 Debut
by Tori Hartshorn - September 20, 2018 Building on the triumph of an award winning run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2018's Comedy Award Winner Rose Matafeo extends the run of her celebrated and critically-acclaimed show Horndog to meet overwhelming demand as tickets sold out shortly after release. Doubling the number of performances... |