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USA Network Announces Original Drama Development Slate

Continuing to build on the network's strength of signature original series, USA announced today a powerful new drama slate of upcoming development from high-profile auspices and homegrown series produ... (more...)

Sherri Shepherd, Jim Breuer Set for EPIX Stand-Up Specials This June

Jim Breuer and Sherri Shepherd will kick off EPIX 'Comedy Unbound' on June 7th. Jim Breuer: And Laughter For All airs at 10:00 PM ET. (more...)

Chuck Booth Releases PAYING IT FORWARD

There are those who say life offers second chances. There are others who say it merely offers more opportunities. Still, others would say everyone creates their own opportunities or take their own cha... (more...)

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts Announces 2013-14 Season

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with its 2013-14 season. (more...)

SummerStage 2013 Announces Latin Programming

With twenty shows and forty artists over three months and the capacity for over fifty thousand audience members, New York City's SummerStage Festival presents the continental United States' largest ar... (more...)

Richard Maltby Jr. Recounts AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Roots & Reception

In a new entry in the Masterworks Broadway LEGENDS OF BROADWAY web series, Tony-winning director/lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. discusses the inception of the idea through to conception, casting, enactio... (more...)

Marin Alsop Leads BSO, Morgan State Choir & Peabody Children's Chorus in Carmina Burana, June 6-9

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and soprano Robin Johannsen, tenor John Tessier and baritone Brian Mulligan in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, on Thursday, Jun... (more...)

Thomas & Friends Joins PBS KIDS' Weekday Schedule

Today at PBS' Annual Meeting with its member stations, PBS KIDS announced that THOMAS & FRIENDS will move to its daily schedule starting on October 7, 2013 (check local listings). (more...)

Fifth Annual National Employee Wellness Month Kicks Off, 6/1

Now in its fifth year, National Employee Wellness Month (NEWM) will once again kick off in June, helping employers focus on engaging employees in healthier lifestyles. This year, more than 175 compani... (more...)

VIDEO: Tom Hanks Chats LUCKY GUY on 'Letterman'

On last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, Tony nominee Tom Hanks stopped by and told host Letterman how he got juiced up to perform on Broadway's 'Lucky Guy' with a cold. Check out clips from th... (more...)

Deborah Heal Releases 'Every Hill and Mountain,' the Third Novel in Her Trilogy

Every Hill and Mountain fits in several categories. It's YA Fiction adults will want to read. Sci-fi melded with Christian historical. A combination of 19th century southern Illinois history and moder... (more...)

Ron E. Rawhoof Releases Debut Album

Singer-songwriter Ron E. Rawhoof's debut album “Too Much to Lose” features ten signature compositions and multiple guest musicians, notably virtuoso cellist and Linda Ronstadt progeny, Michael Gilbert... (more...)

Joe's Pub to Make Brooklyn Debut at Great GoogaMooga Festival, 5/17-19

Joe's Pub at The Public will make its debut in Brooklyn as a co-presenter at the second annual Great GoogaMooga Festival in Prospect Park. The three-day outdoor food, drink and music festival is produ... (more...)

Reed Campbell to Star in Judas Redux's THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT; Cast Announced!

The Judas Redux team (led by Executive Producers Julia Albain and Corey Lubowich of Team StarKid fame) announces casting for a new production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis... (more...)

Chelsea Handler to Join Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore in New Rom Com

E!'s resident late-night host, Chelsea Handler, has signed on to join Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Joel McHale in the upcoming romantic comedy BLENDED, according to Variety. (more...)

GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY Comes to Minneapolis, 10/31

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the riveting stage version of the new supernatural blues and roots musical from author Stephen King, musician John Mellencamp and producer/songwriter T Bone Burnett,... (more...)

VIDEO: Bradley Cooper, Jimmy Fallon Play 'Faceketball' on LATE NIGHT

On last night's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC, guest Bradley Cooper and host Jimmy Fallon slipped mini basketball hoops on their heades in order to compete in a friendly game of 'Faceketball.' C... (more...)

ABC Unveils 2013-14 Primetime Schedule; AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D, TOY STORY Among New Entries

New series for the 2013-14 season are "Back in the Game," "Betrayal," "The Goldbergs," "Killer Women," "Lucky 7," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Mind Games," "Mixology," "Once Upon a Time in Wond... (more...)

Wolf Trap Adds Jill Scott to 2013 Summer Filene Center Season

Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Jill Scott makes her Wolf Trap debut this summer on July 15. Tickets for this performance go on sale Saturday, May 18 at 10 am. (more...)

Featured Performer of the Week: Jamey Grisham

Today, we're thrilled to feature actor, composer, and musician Jamey Grisham! (more...)

'Where are the Christians: the Unrealized Potential of a Divided Religion' is Released

The Foundation for Christian Studies today announced the release of Eric Shuster's latest book, Where are the Christians: the Unrealized Potential of a Divided Religion. Immediately upon release Where... (more...)

Featured Art Exhibition: 'Landscape in New World' at Honolulu Museum of Art

Today, we feature the 'Landscape in the New World' exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii! (more...)

Tim Federle, Seth Rudetsky and More to Appear at Books of Wonder's FROM PAGE TO STAGE, 5/19

Children's book authors with roots in the Broadway community take center stage this Sunday, May 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Books Of Wonder, the legendary Manhattan book store. (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...)

The Mavericks to Play Live at Indian Ranch, 8/18

The Mavericks are back. The country-steeped garage band with a Cuban American lead singer that had emerged from Miami in 1989 with their sultry debut that was equal parts innocence, intensity, and vin... (more...)