Casting Revealed for 'Wayward Sisters' Episode of The CW's SUPERNATURAL
by Caryn Robbins - July 24, 2017 Warner Bros. Television's long-running, fan-favorite series SUPERNATURAL (Thursdays 8/7c The CW) is 'carrying on' with the confirmed casting for a potential new Wayward Sisters series, set in the world of Supernatural....
Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine- featuring Rob Morrow
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - December 18, 2017 BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, 'Podcast Verite,' is unfiltered, raw, honest and uniquely funny....
Key Marketing Appointments Made at ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios
by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2017 Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, announced key Marketing appointments today, including her new head of the department. Rebecca Daugherty will oversee the department and has been promoted to executive vice president, Marketing. In this position, Ms. Daugherty will be responsible for ove...
BWW Review: KING LEAR Kills at Guthrie Theater
by Karen Bovard - March 06, 2017 'Disciplined' may seem an odd word to apply to a production of KING LEAR, a tragedy that is about personal and societal dissolution into madness, both individually and at large. But the current mounting in Minneapolis earns that moniker, both in actorly control and design restraint. The result is...
ABC Announces Premiere Dates for CHILD SUPPORT and MATCH GAME
by Caryn Robbins - November 16, 2017 he series premiere of CHILD SUPPORT a one-hour studio-based series from Golden Globe - and Emmy Award-winning Ricky Gervais and Banijay Studios North America, will make its debut on FRIDAY, JAN. 5 at 8:00 p.m. EST....
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND's Vincent Rodriguez III to Host Prospect Theater's 2017 Gala
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2017 Prospect Theater Company has announced the host for its 2017 Annual Gala event, 'Prospect at the Penthouse: Reaching New Heights,' to be held on Monday, May 8, 2017 from 6 - 10pm at Manhattan Penthouse (80 Fifth Avenue)....
Music Superstar Taylor Swift to Debut New Song During ABC's TGIT Line Up 11/9
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 Music superstar Taylor Swift continues her groundbreaking collaboration with ABC with a special performance of a new song to air during TGIT on Thursday, Nov. 9, on The ABC Television Network, followed by an extended version on Freeform the following day....
ABC's DESIGNATED SURVIVOR' Is No. 1 in Its 10 p.m. Slot for 3rd Time in 4 Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2017 ABC Wednesday Prime (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 5.5 million and 1.4/6 in AD18-49): With its comedies returning to originals and “Designated Survivor” at 10:00 p.m., ABC took 2nd to an “Empire”-driven Fox on Wednesday in Adults 18-49...
Grammy- & Emmy-Nominated Pop Icon Katy Perry Set to Judge on ABC's AMERICAN IDOL
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2017 At today's upfront presentation at David Geffen Hall in New York City, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey announced that Grammy- and Emmy-nominated music luminary Katy Perry is set to judge the next generation of artists on ABC's revival of the beloved music competition series “American Ido...
Lea Michele, ALADDIN's Telly Leung & More to Perform on ABC Holiday Specials
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 This Christmas, Disney Parks celebrates the joy of the holiday season, as hosts Julianne Hough and Nick Lachey take viewers on a magical ride down Main Street, U.S.A. and beyond....
Arye Gross to Star in UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL at Geffen Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2017 The Geffen Playhouse today announced that Arye Gross (Minority Report, Castle, Geffen's Coney Island Christmas) will star in Glen Berger's award-winning one-man play Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences, directed by Steven Robman....
Tony Award Winner Christopher Ashley Will Direct Big Screen Adaptation of COME FROM AWAY
by A.A. Cristi - November 16, 2017 The Mark Gordon Company (MGC) today announced that it will produce and finance a feature film adaptation of the widely acclaimed Broadway musical Come From Away....
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD Star Jason Ritter Achieves World Record
by TV News Desk - October 09, 2017 At 11:48 a.m. EDT, live, on ABC's The View, it was declared by an official adjudicator that Jason Ritter, star of ABC's Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for Most hugs given in one minute by an individual....
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND's Vincent Rodriguez III to Host Prospect Theater's 2017 Gala
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2017 Prospect Theater Company has announced the host for its 2017 Annual Gala event, 'Prospect at the Penthouse: Reaching New Heights,' to be held on Monday, May 8, 2017 from 6 - 10pm at Manhattan Penthouse (80 Fifth Avenue)....
THE ORVILLE Premiere Is FOX's Most-Watched & Highest-Rated Series Launch Since 2015
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2017 The Sunday, Sept. 10, premiere of THE ORVILLE, FOX's new space adventure series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane, delivered a Live + 35 Day multi-platform audience of 14.5 million viewers, marking a +71% lift from Live + Same Day, and a 3.9/13 L35 rating among Adults 18-49, gaining +44% vs. L...
Patrick Dempsey, Victoria Clark & More to Star in THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR
by Caryn Robbins - August 15, 2017 MGM Television, Eagle Pictures and Barbary Films have started production in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on a 10-part television series event for premium cable network EPIX, an MGM company, based on the bestselling European novel by Joël Dicker, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR, which has sold m...
Tony Winner Glenn Close to Star in Amazon Pilot SEA OAK
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2017 Amazon today announced the lineup for its forthcoming fall pilot season which will debut on November 10 in over 200 countries and territories exclusively on Amazon Prime Video for all customers to stream....
Sneak Peek - ABC Airs Exclusive Interview with Princess Diana's Brother This August
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2017 On the eve of Princess Diana's birthday, ABC and Time Inc.'s PEOPLE announce the list of exceptional voices to be featured in THE STORY OF DIANA. The two-night, four-hour primetime television event documenting the extraordinary life of Princess Diana marks the 20th anniversary of the icon's tragic p...
Lea Michele, ALADDIN's Telly Leung & More to Perform on ABC Holiday Specials
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 This Christmas, Disney Parks celebrates the joy of the holiday season, as hosts Julianne Hough and Nick Lachey take viewers on a magical ride down Main Street, U.S.A. and beyond....
ABC Announces March Premiere Date for AMERICAN IDOL
by Caryn Robbins - November 06, 2017 AMERICAN IDOL the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, will return to airwaves on SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (8:00 10:00 p.m. EDT), at its new home on The ABC Television Network. Ryan Seacrest announced the news today on Live with Kelly and Rya...
ABC Nearly Catches an 'Empire'-Driven Fox for No. 1 on Wednesday
by Caryn Robbins - April 06, 2017 ABC ran a strong 2nd on Wednesday in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5), coming within 2-tenths of tying an “Empire”-driven Fox for No. 1 and beating CBS by 17% (1.2/5) and NBC by 27% (1.1/4)....
Arye Gross to Star in UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL at Geffen Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2017 The Geffen Playhouse today announced that Arye Gross (Minority Report, Castle, Geffen's Coney Island Christmas) will star in Glen Berger's award-winning one-man play Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences, directed by Steven Robman....
CHICAGO P.D. Encore Ties an Original 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders' for 2nd Week
by Caryn Robbins - April 20, 2017 An encore telecast of NBC's CHICAGO P.D. (0.8/3 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET): for a second straight week, ties CBS' firstrun “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” in adults 18-49 (0.8 each), pending updates....
Cast Complete for Geffen Playhouse's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, Starring Jane Kaczmarek and Alfred Molina
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2017 The Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Long Day's Journey Into Night, directed by Jeanie Hackett....
ABC Airs 5 of Premiere Week's Top 15 Entertainment Series in Adults 18-49
by TV News Desk - October 03, 2017 During season premiere week (w/o 9/25/17) in the Live + Same Day numbers, ABC aired 5 of the Top 15 entertainment series in Adults 18-49: Grey's Anatomy No. 8, The Good Doctor No. 10, Modern Family No. 11, The Goldbergs No. 12 and American Housewife No. 15. ABC's The Good Doctor... |