Second City Co-Founder Bernie Sahlins Dies at 90
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2013 Bernard Sahlins died peacefully at his home after a short illness. In 1959, Sahlins founded The Second City with Howard Alk and Paul Sills and served as the theatre's longtime producer and director until 1984. He produced multiple television productions in the UK and the USA, as well as SCTV in Cana...
Photo Coverage: The Theatre Museum Awards for Excellence Presented to Fathom Entertainment and BroadwayWorld.com
by Walter McBride - May 30, 2014 On Monday evening, BroadwayWorld.com was proud to watch its CEO and Founder, Robert Diamond, receive the 2014 Theatre Museum Award for Excellence in Arts Education. That same evening, Fathom Entertainment received an award for Excellence in Theatre History Preservation, which was presented to their ...
Ian Bartholomew, Anna Carteret Among Cast of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE World Premiere Production
by Caryn Robbins - April 23, 2014 Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions are delighted to announce casting for the forthcoming stage production of Shakespeare in Love. The announcement coincides with the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth....
National Geographic to Premiere New Series AMERICAN MOB, 7/28
by Caryn Robbins - July 01, 2013 Inside the American Mob, a new series premiering Sunday, July 28, at 9 and 10 p.m. ET/PT, delves into the world of the modern Mafia...
VIDEO: New VOICE Judges Gwen Stefani Pharrell Williams Perform 'Hollaback Girl' & More
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2014 New VOICE judges Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams stopped by last night's broadcast for a live performance of Stefani's hit single 'Hollaback Girl'....
BWW Reviews: Facelifted PHANTOM Returns to Haunt Columbus
by Paul Batterson - March 08, 2014 In the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a white mask adds intrigue and mystery to the identity of the Phantom. In real life, the 'newly reimagined' PHANTOM, with its multimillion dollar facelift by set designer Paul Brown, is hiding behind a similar mask....
The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart Announces 2013-14 Schedule
by Robert Diamond - September 29, 2013 The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2013-14 schedule. Check out highlights below!...
Ronald Lee Geigle Releases 'The Woods'
by Christina Mancuso - December 26, 2013 WASHINGTON, Dec. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The opening chapter of Ronald Lee Geigle's new novel, The Woods, set in the Pacific Northwest at the end of the Great Depression, is being presented in serial form starting today. The novel is being published in association with WordVirgin, an indie ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art to Unveil Gehry Expansion, 7/1
by Christina Mancuso - May 15, 2014 On July 1, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will unveil the comprehensive plan that Frank Gehry has created for the renovation and expansion of its home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The exhibition Making a Classic Modern: Frank Gehry's Master Plan for the Philadelphia Museum of Art will offer a f...
The Cook Foundation Hosts Battle of the Hook Art Competition This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013 The Cook Foundation is pleased to announce it will sponsor a Battle of the Hook poster competition in commemoration of the 1781 Revolutionary War battle that will be reenacted in Gloucester, VA this weekend, Oct. 19 and 20 at the Inn at Warner Hall....
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE REAL STORY - Season 5, 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2013 Smithsonian Channel original series THE REAL STORY launches its fifth season on Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT....
Everyman Theatre to Host WORLD OF THE PLAY Panel Throughout 2013-14 Season
by Tyler Peterson - October 18, 2013 Everyman Theatre announces a new panel discussion series entitled "The World of the Play." Audiences are invited "behind the curtain" to explore the ideas underpinning the productions that you see on the Everyman stage. The panel series will be hosted by renowned radio personality Marc Steiner. Five...
Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella and More Star in HBO's MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, to Air 10/5
by TV News Desk - July 25, 2013 HBO Films presents in association with SAF Films West MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, starring Academy Award(R) winner Christopher Plummer ('Beginners'), Academy Award(R) nominee Frank Langella ('Frost/Nixon') and Benjamin Walker ('Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'); directed by Academy Award(R) nomin...
The Corcoran Gallery of Art Proposes Partnership with National Gallery of Art and GW
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014 The Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, the National Gallery of Art and the George Washington University (GW) today announced a proposed collaboration that would safeguard and increase access to the Corcoran's iconic collection as a resource for the public in Washington, ...
Ancient Bronze Sculpture on Special Loan to Met Museum, Now thru 7/15
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2013 The celebrated over-life-size bronze statue Boxer at Rest-an exceptionally realistic ancient Greek sculpture created between the late fourth and the second century B.C., on loan from the Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme-will be shown outside Europe for the first time in The Boxer:...
VIDEO: New VOICE Judges Gwen Stefani Pharrell Williams Perform 'Hollaback Girl' & More
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2014 New VOICE judges Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams stopped by last night's broadcast for a live performance of Stefani's hit single 'Hollaback Girl'....
COC Brings Nine Canadian Singers to Toronto for CENTRE STAGE Competition Gala Today
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2013 Out of a pool of 155 young, aspiring opera singers from across the country, the Canadian Opera Company has selected nine to compete in the third annual COC Ensemble Studio Competition today, November 26, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts....
Official 2014 Tony Awards Calendar Announced; Nominees to Meet the Press on 4/30!
by Nicole Rosky - March 19, 2014 The Tony Awards have announced that the Paramount Hotel will also host the Meet the Nominees Press Reception on Wednesday, April 30th and the 2014 Tony Nominee Luncheon on Tuesday, May 20th. Additionally, the Paramount Hotel will host the 2014 Tony Honors Cocktail Reception on Monday, June 2nd, whi...
Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Creche on Display for Holiday Season at the Met Museum
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2013 The Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque creche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a long-standing yuletide tradition in New York, will be on view for the holiday season, from November 26, 2013, through January 6, 2014....
Museum of the Moving Image to Build Jim Henson Gallery; Set for Winter 2014-15 Opening
by Movies News Desk - May 21, 2013 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Museum of the Moving Image, The Jim Henson Legacy, and other officials today announced that the family of Jim Henson has donated nearly 400 puppets, costumes, props, and other objects to the Museum, which will build a new gallery devoted to Henson's important and lasting ...
Regional Theater of the Week: Orpheum Theater in Sioux Falls, SD
by Christina Mancuso - May 15, 2013 BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By ...
BWW Reviews: Michael Pink's NUTCRACKER Perfects Visions of Sugarplums
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - December 24, 2013 While 'visions of sugarplums' may appear fantastical, Artistic Director Michael Pink presents these marvelous performance delights for the city this December. Under Pink's direction and choreography, The Milwaukee Ballet presents Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker for another holiday season. ...
BWW Blog: ROCKY is a Knockout
by Guest Blogger: Alex Urdiales - April 29, 2014 Let me say first that my mom loves ROCKY all of the movies, from the first, though, however many they have now. So growing up and even now we'll have marathon watching of all the movies. When I heard about the German production of ROCKY DAS MUSICAL, I was interested enough to dig deeper asking the s...
Second City Co-Founder Bernie Sahlins Dies at 90
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2013 Bernard Sahlins died peacefully at his home after a short illness. In 1959, Sahlins founded The Second City with Howard Alk and Paul Sills and served as the theatre's longtime producer and director until 1984. He produced multiple television productions in the UK and the USA, as well as SCTV in Cana...
Museum of the Moving Image to Build Jim Henson Gallery; Set for Winter 2014-15 Opening
by Movies News Desk - May 21, 2013 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Museum of the Moving Image, The Jim Henson Legacy, and other officials today announced that the family of Jim Henson has donated nearly 400 puppets, costumes, props, and other objects to the Museum, which will build a new gallery devoted to Henson's important and lasting ... |
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