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Juan Antonio Bayona to Helm First Two Episodes of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL

Critically-acclaimed, award-winning Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage) will helm the first two episodes in the eight episode series order of the upcoming Showtime dra... (more...)

BWW Asks: What Will Be 2013's Song of the Summer?

If you could imagine yourself driving down to the coast with your closest friends, late morning sunlight beaming down, sunglasses on, miles of open road ahead, and that a song plays which will forever... (more...)

STARZ Announces New Original Drama Series MONSTERS OF GODS

Starz announced today that it will develop a post civil-war drama series from award winning writer, director and producer Rod Lurie (The Contender, The Last Castle, Straw Dogs) in conjunction with Pla... (more...)

F#%KING UP EVERYTHING to End Off-Broadway Run on June 13

Jeremy Handelman/Off The Leash Productions' Off-Broadway musical F#%KING UP EVERYTHING, will celebrate its final performance on Thursday, June 13, 2013. F#%KING UP EVERYTHING has music & lyrics by Da... (more...)

DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex at the U.S. Cellular Center Opens Following Two-Year, $144M Transformation

DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of the new DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex at the U.S. Cellular Center following a dramatic two-year $144 mil... (more...)

Water Park Unveils Outdoor Expansion to Public With Live Camel

Sahara Sam's Oasis, renowned for its year round water park operation thanks to a retractable roof system, has officially opened their $6.5 million dollar outdoor expansion to the public. A host of loc... (more...)

SOUND OFF: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Strikes A Real Chord

Packed with a plethora of talent heading the cast - Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakula, Cheyenne Jackson and Dan Aykroyd - and supposedly the final feature film from ... (more...)

Jennifer Hudson Joins AMERICAN IDOL's Judges' Panel!

According to numerous reports, Oscar-winner and season 3 contender Jennifer Hudson has officially signed on to join AMERICAN IDOL's judges' panel. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Look at New German Pre-Broadway ROCKY Commercial

The world premiere of Rocky took place November 18 in Hamburg under the direction of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Tony nominee Alex Timbers. It will transfer to Broadway in Feburary 2014. Check out the... (more...)

University Village Announces Sounds of Summer Concert Series

University Village today announced the line-up for the 2013 Sounds of Summer Concert Series, presented by UW Medicine. (more...)

Minnelli Visits Tyson, Williams, Gooding Jr. At TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

Stage and screen icon Liza Minnelli just recently took a very special trip only Broadway can offer and visited some recognizable personalities behind the scenes while she did so while attending the hi... (more...)

ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE Begins 7/6 at Broken Nose Theatre

Broken Nose Theatre (BNT) will present the Chicago premiere of ROOMS: a rock romance, a new musical by Paul Scott Goodman and Miriam Gordon, in Collaboraction's Pentagon space in the Flat Iron Arts Bu... (more...)

Lea Salonga Will Return to the Cafe Carlyle With BACK TO BEFORE, 5/21-6/8

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome back Tony Award-Winner Lea Salonga to the Cafe Carlyle for her highly anticipated three-week engagement. Her new program, 'Back to Before,' is a nostalgic re... (more...)

NBC Sports to Present 6 1/2 Hours of PREAKNESS STAKES Coverage

Coverage begins from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., Friday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, and culminates with the Preakness Stakes Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC. (more...)

BroadwayGirlNYC: My Tony Nom Reactions pt 1

I woke up early to watch the Tony nominations. The categories & nominees were announced so fast I could barely register the names, much less process a reaction or live tweet my thoughts! Now that I'v... (more...)

It's Official! ROCKY The Musical is Headed to Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre

The paper reports that 'the Broadway version is expected to cost about $15 million, according to Bill Taylor of Stage Entertainment USA, which is producing 'Rocky' on Broadway with Mr. Stallone.' and ... (more...)

AT&T To Provide Exclusive Wireless Network Enhancements At Churchill Downs Racetrack For The 139th Kentucky Derby

Thanks to a new high-speed Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, home to the world famous Kentucky Derby, AT&T* will provide customers with exclusive, enhanced wireless co... (more...)

Virginia Rep to Stage RED, 4/25-6/16

Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Red by John Logan on Friday, April 26, 2013 with a preview on April 25. The show will run through June 16 at Theatre Gym at Virginia Rep Center, 114... (more...)

Rihanna, Swift Lead 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

One Direction, Rihanna and Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, fun. and Maroon 5 lead the finalists for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which will air live on Sunday, May 19 beginning at 8/7c on ABC from... (more...)

Scoop: FOX SPORTS on FOX - Today, April 20, 2013

Get all the scoop on FOX SPORTS, airing on FOX today, April 20, 2013! (more...)

Rialto Chatter: Is ROCKY Musical Headed to The Winter Garden?

Immediately, speculation began at what might replace MAMMA MIA! in the theatre, which was previously home to CATS. Today, Michael Riedel reports that Broadway might see a Spring transfer of the ROCKY ... (more...)

Boston Playwrights' Theatre to Host BOSTON THEATER MARATHON XV, 5/11-12

Boston Playwrights' Theatre presents the 15th annual Boston Theater Marathon and the fifth year of The Warm-Up Laps. The Boston Theater Marathon features 53 ten-minute plays, by 54 New England playwri... (more...)

Amazon App Store Expands to 200 Countries Around the World

(AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. continued the global expansion of its Appstore today by announcing that developers can now submit their apps for distribution in nearly 200 countries, including Australia, Br... (more...)

Scoop: FOX SPORTS on FOX - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Get all the scoop on FOX SPORTS, airing on FOX on Saturday, April 20, 2013! (more...)

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Heads to Fox Sports 1 in September

The Ultimate Fighter(R), the Ultimate Fighting Championship's(R) (UFC(R)) signature reality series, moves to FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports' newly minted multi-sport national cable channel, when it returns ... (more...)