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Better Things is a semi-autobiographical vehicle for Pamela Adlon similar to the way "Louie" is for CK. It centers on Sam, a working actor with no filter trying to earn a living, navigate her daughters' lives, have fun with a friend or two and also

Soho Crime Releases GHOST MONTH by Ed Lin Today
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2014

It's Ghost Month (or August) in Taiwan-a time to commemorate the dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid bodies of water-but all Jing-nan can think about is how he ended up here, a dumpling vendor in Taipei's night market. He rues the day five years ago when he left UCLA to ret...


BWW Reviews: ANNE FRANK AND ME at 2nd Stage Studio in Clearwater
by Peter Nason - October 27, 2014

A new theatre company tackles this teenage view of the Holocaust, set in both the 1990's and the 1940's. It's like 'Night and Fog' as written by John Hughes....


ACTION SPORTS NEWS Debuts at Planet Ant, 3/8
by Kelsey Denette - February 27, 2013

The top story at Planet Ant this spring is its latest original comedy, Action Sports News playing March 8-30. Tickets ($20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com....


HOOTENANNY Set for Women's Voices Theater Festival
by Tyler Peterson - September 09, 2015

Guillotine Theatre and the National Museum of Women in the Arts present Monique LaForce's new play Hootenanny as part of the Women's Voices Theatre Festival....


BWW Interviews: David MacGillivray - From Ballet to Broadway to Acupuncture Physician
by Barnett Serchuk - July 08, 2013

David MacGillivray, DOM AP, (www.davidmacg.com), spent more than 20 years as a ballet dancer and Broadway performer. He appeared with the National Ballet of Canada and in the original production of Susan Stroman's Contact, performing with the musical throughout its entire three year run....


Photo Flash: CINDERELLA Pantomime at Gateshead
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 30, 2015

A brand new professional panto is being launched in the Gateshead area for Christmas 2015. NS Pantomimes are behind the exciting magical fairytale, Cinderella which is hoped to be the first of many popular pantomimes being staged in a specially constructed theatre venue in Whickham, Gateshead. Chec...


Brenda Slack Launches Marketing Campaign for EVERYBODY
by Christina Mancuso - June 27, 2013

In 'Everybody' (published by Trafford Publishing), Brenda Slack's first book in her series of children's storybooks about a young boy named Conner, young readers learn that even in the face of hardships, they can remain positive and hopeful for better things. Originally released in 2010, 'Everybody'...


Tavi Gevinson, Ben Foster, Natasha Lyonne, Piper Perabo and More Sign on for John Patrick Shanley All-Day Readings
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2015

Animus Theatre Company, in association with Circle in the Square Professional Workshop, will be presenting selected works by John Patrick Shanley as part of their 2nd Annual All Day Reading Series on Monday, November 2 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. A ton of new talent has just joined t...


Alt-Country Band The Nickel Slots Release Music Video 'On The Wall'
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2015

The Nickel Slots, an alt-country, Americana-styled roots rock band out of Sacramento, California announce the release of their second nationally promoted music video, 'On the Wall.' ...


FX Greenlights New Comedy Series BETTER THINGS, From Louis C.K.
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2015

FX has ordered the first season of the comedy series Better Things, co-created by and starring Pamela Adlon...


Judy Greer, Fred Armisen and Selma Blair Will Join Billie Joe Armstrong in GEEZER
by Tyler Peterson - November 10, 2014

According to Variety, Judy Greer, Fred Armisen and Selma Blair have just signed on to join Billie Joe Armstrong in the upcoming musical drama GEEZER. Dallas Roberts, Chris Messina and Brian Baumgartner will also star....


Getting to Know Marquette University Theater in 2013
by Caroline Campana - January 07, 2013

Residents of the city of Milwaukee, WI have a multitude of options when deciding to go to the theater. But one of the some of the most important and exciting theater in the city is currently coming out of Milwaukee's university theaters. It is schools like Marquette and The University of Wisconsin- ...


Kikelomo Thompkins Says RISE ABOVE THE MADNESS! in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - April 28, 2015

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Review Roundup: Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane are Back in TED 2
by Tess Reynolds - June 26, 2015

Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane are back, reprising their roles in the sequel to the 2012 comedy TED....


BWW Recap: SURVIVOR- BLOOD VS WATER 10/22; Full Results!
by Kara McCoy - October 22, 2014

Last week, in what was probably the most satisfying tribal council of the season so far, we said goodbye to Drew. And not, like, a particularly sad goodbye. Not one of those 'handkerchief-waving, sending your son off to college' goodbyes. No, no. More like a 'champagne-popping, gone with the wind FA...


BWW Reviews: VIEUX CARRÉ, Kings Head Theatre, July 13 2012
by Gary Naylor - July 14, 2012

Mrs Wire runs her shabby New Orleans boarding house with Basil Fawlty's arch sense of misplaced morality and a similar contempt for guests that spills over, literally at one point, into violence....


FX Orders Third Season of Drama Series TYRANT
by Caryn Robbins - October 09, 2015

FX has ordered a third season of TYRANT, the drama from Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R) Award-winning Executive Producer Howard Gordon...


WHY I LOVED YOU: I WANTED TO FLY by Pooja Sharma is Released
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2013

Author Pooja Sharma weaves relatable stories about the experience of falling in love for the first time in his engaging new novel "Why I Loved You: I Wanted to Fly" (published by Trafford Publishing)....


FX Announces Premiere Date for AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2015

FX has set the premiere dates for the debut of the highly-anticipated new drama The Bastard Executioner as well as the next installments of the Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R) winning limited series American Horror Story and Fargo...


John Lawton To Release New Concept Album, The Power of Mind
by Kelsey Denette - October 30, 2012

The new concept album by former legendary Uriah Heep / Lucifer's Friend vocalist John Lawton titled 'The Power of Mind'. An innovative new CD, conceived, written and produced by the CGI member, Dr. Milen Vrabevski, but performed by John Lawton and Bulgarian ensemble Diana Express, 'The Power of Mind...


WEST SIDE STORY Comes to Fort Worth's Bass Hall, Now thru 1/20
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2013

Presented by Performing Arts Fort Worth, the tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Fort Worth. WEST SIDE STORY will open at Bass Performance Hall tonight, January 15 and run through January 20. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recr...


Go Behind the Mask with REAL HEROES, Now on DVD
by Casey Judge - October 27, 2014

Waltzing Penguins is proud to present the nationwideDVD and VOD release of Keith Hartman's Real Heroes. A love letter to costumed crusaders, Real Heroes has been a hit at conventions and fests across the country, including the North American Science Fiction Convention, Phoenix Comic Con, the Superg...


The Nutty Professor's DANNY YOUNG Knows What He Wants To Be When He Grows Up
by Jeffrey Ellis - August 02, 2012

Danny Young grew up in the small Wisconsin town of Viola (population 500), the son of a band director, so it should come as absolutely no surprise that he's now plying his trade as a professional musician-a drummer, to be exact-and he's part of the blue-ribbon orchestra playing a brand-new Marvin Ha...


Judy Greer, Fred Armisen and Selma Blair Will Join Billie Joe Armstrong in GEEZER
by Tyler Peterson - November 10, 2014

According to Variety, Judy Greer, Fred Armisen and Selma Blair have just signed on to join Billie Joe Armstrong in the upcoming musical drama GEEZER. Dallas Roberts, Chris Messina and Brian Baumgartner will also star....


Photo Coverage: AMERICAN IDIOT Tour Kicks Off in Toronto!
by Kelly Cameron - December 30, 2011

The much-anticipated National Tour of Green Day's American Idiot kicked off in Toronto last night, and BWW was on hand to capture photos of the entire event. It was a very special evening as Toronto celebrated the four Canadians who were making their return to 'Broadway North' with the production, ...






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