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Down Home's HOMELESS IN HOMELAND Comes to Brighton Fringe 2013, May 27-29

Down Home and Saria Idana have announced that Homeless in Homeland will have its UK/International premiere at Brighton Fringe, in Brighton, UK with 3 shows May 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2013. (more...)

Naked Girls Reading to Present LADIES OF LETTERS, 6/19

New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY) celebrates some of the women whose words have made history, as Naked Girls Reading presents LADIES OF LETTERS. The hit nude literary salon s... (more...)

Hubbard Street Adds 8th and Final Performance to DANC(E)VOLVE, Running 6/6-16

Responding to popular demand, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announces the addition of an eighth performance during its danc(e)volve: New Works Festival, June 6-16, 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Ar... (more...)

NBC Posts Most Competitive May Sweep in 9 Years

NBC is closing out the traditional 2012-13 primetime TV season running within a tenth of a rating point of second place in adults 18-49, NBC's most competitive position at the end of a season in nin... (more...)

Hubbard Street to Kick Off DANC(E)VOLVE: NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, 6/6

The highly acclaimed contemporary dance companies Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Hubbard Street 2 return to MCA Stage for the second danc(e)volve: New Works Festival. They perform new works created ... (more...)

Judy Blazer and More Set for LEND ME A TENOR, Kicking Off Bay Street Theatre's 2013 Season, 5/28

Bay Street Theatre begins the 2013 Mainstage Season with Lend Me a Tenor (May 28 - June 23). This hilarious Ken Ludwig comedy, under the direction of Don Stephenson, includes Judy Blazer, Scott Cote, ... (more...)

Black Ensemble Theater to Kick Off Inaugural International Theater Festival, 6/23

Black Ensemble Theater (BE) is proud to announce the first annual International Theater Festival, June 23-August 2013. The Festival, at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street... (more...)

Mandy Patinkin to Perform in DRESS CASUAL at SOPAC, 6/22

Celebrating its 7th consecutive season, SOPAC hosts a one-night only benefit concert with Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, on Saturday, June 22nd at 8:00pm. Accompanied by Paul Ford on piano... (more...)

Martin Casella's DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD Wins 2013 Great Gay Play Contest

Pride Films and Plays announces that Directions for Restoring the Apparently Dead by Martin Casella was named the winner of the 2013 Great Gay Play Contest. In this lovely new drama, past and present ... (more...)

ABC Studios Announce New 2013-2014 Series Orders

ABC Studios had another banner development year with nine new shows ordered to series. New dramas "Betrayal," "Killer Women," "Lucky 7," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Once Upon a Time in Wonderl... (more...)

Are You Following BWW Yet on Twitter & Facebook?

Are you one of the thousands already following BroadwayWorld.com, the biggest theatre site on the net on Twitter and Facebook? (more...)

48 HOURS: THE WAR IN CHICAGO Takes Saturday in A25-54, A18-49

48 HOURS SPECIAL: "The War in Chicago" (10:00-11:00 PM) was first in both adults 25-54 (1.1/03, tied ABC) - the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news - and adults 18-49 (0.8/03... (more...)

AUDIO: First Listen - A Great Big Pile of Leaves' 'Pet Mouse' Feat. Motion City's Justin Pierre

Premiering with PureVolume is a new take on a track from A Great Big Pile of Leaves titled 'Pet Mouse'-and, uh, bonus: It now features Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack. Click below for a first ... (more...)

Jacqueline Ann Holloway and Robert Westley Join Salon/Sanctuary's ON POINT, 6/3

Actor/sword fighters Jacqueline Ann Holloway and Robert Westley will be joining NYCB dancers Jared Angle and Megan LeCrone and members of the Sebastians Chamber Orchestra for On Point: From Duel to Pa... (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Rivendell Theatre's ELECTRIC BABY

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, is proud to announce Stefanie Zadravec's The Electric Baby as the third and final producti... (more...)

Pivot Multi-Arts Festival is Presented, 6/6 - 6/22

Pivot Arts launches a new celebration of innovative theater, music and dance in unique and often historic spaces from June 6 – 22, 2013 throughout Chicago's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. The ina... (more...)

Mercury Theater Chicago Offers Free Kids Tickets at BARNUM

Kids aged 7 to 14 will receive a free ticket with the purchase of each adult ticket for weekday performances of the circus musical BARNUM at Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport, running throug... (more...)

The Gift Theatre Opens MINE, 6/13

New mother Mari has a devoted husband, a reassuring midwife and a mom who can't wait to babysit. But she can't shake the feeling that there's something strange about her newborn daughter. Chicago's Th... (more...)

Major League Soccer Announces New York Expansion Team: New York City Football Club

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League's 20th expansion... (more...)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson's TIE THE KNOT Creates Special Tony Awards Bow Tie!

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and partner, Justin Mikita, have created an exclusive special edition bow tie by 'Tie The Knot' for the 2013 Tony Awards. This stylish black textured silk necktie with subtle silv... (more...)

BLUE MAN GROUP Comes to Sydney in August

The Hon. George Souris, Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts announced that Blue Man Group, the international entertainment phenomenon, will play an Australian premiere season at the Lyric... (more...)

VIDEO: Beyonce Unveils 'Mrs. Carter Show' Video Diary

Beyoncé, 31, started her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour last month in Belgrade, Serbia, and it will finish on Aug. 5 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Now, she's offering fans an exclusive inside look ... (more...)

Alexander Fiterstein Featured on New Sean Hickey Album

Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein is a featured soloist on the new album “Sean Hickey: Concertos,” scheduled for release on the Delos Music label on May 28, 2013. The album includes two concertos by Am... (more...)

Giuliana Rancic to Receive “Caring is Sexy” Award from Alliance for Women

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) and Sexy Hair announce that Giuliana Rancic is the first-ever recipient of the 'Caring is Sexy' Award. The inaugural AWMF and Sexy Hair 'Caring is Sexy' A... (more...)

THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS Opens February 25 in Pittsburgh

The National Tour of THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS, winner of the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will star original Broadway cast members ALICIA HALL MORANas Bess, NATHANIEL STAMPLEY as Por... (more...)