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SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME Available on DVD + Blu-Ray February 20
by Macon Prickett - Feb 15, 2018


Same Kind of Different As Me arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray February 20th. Based on The New York Times best-selling book, and recipient of the Dove Foundation seal of approval for ages 12+, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME follows successful art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) and his wife Debbie (Zellweger, Bridget), who seemingly have the perfect life.  But when their faith and family are tested, an unlikely bond with a homeless drifter (Djimon Hounsou) leads them on a remarkable journey that forges an everlasting friendship.  

Laguna Playhouse Extends THE GRADUATE Starring Melanie Griffith
by Julie Musbach - Feb 7, 2018


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to announce that due to overwhelming demand, the fifth show in its 97th season, Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner MELANIE GRIFFITH starring as Mrs. Robinson in THE GRADUATE, adapted by Terry Johnson, based on the novel by Charles Webb and the screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, directed by Ovation Award-winner Michael Matthews (Twelve Angry Men, Billy & Ray) is EXTENDING through SUNDAY, MARCH 25 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Drive in Laguna Beach. THE GRADUATE will begin previews on Wednesday, February 21 and will open on Sunday, March 4 at 5:30pm.

Stacy Keach Makes Triumphant Return to The Goodman in Rescheduled PAMPLONA
by Julie Musbach - Feb 6, 2018


Today, Goodman Theatre announces the Summer 2018 return of Jim McGrath's Pamplona starring stage and screen veteran Stacy Keach as Ernest Hemingway, directed by Artistic Director Robert Falls. Originally scheduled for Spring 2017, Pamplona appeared for 11 preview performances but closed prematurely after its star suddenly fell ill on Opening Night and doctors ordered recuperation.

Melanie Griffith Will Lead THE GRADUATE at Laguna Playhouse
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 22, 2018


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE just announced the fifth show in its 97th season, Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner MELANIE GRIFFITH starring as Mrs. Robinson in THE GRADUATE, adapted by Terry Johnson, based on the novel by Charles Webb and the screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham and directed by Ovation Award-winner Michael Matthews (Twelve Angry Men, Billy & Ray). Executive Director Ellen Richard comments, We are just thrilled to welcome Melanie Griffith to the Laguna Playhouse in one of the most iconic roles of all time Mrs. Robinson. Adds Artistic Director Ann E. Wareham. We have been trying to seduce Melanie to perform on our stage for quite some time. We are overjoyed that she has said yes and know our subscribers and audiences will be utterly mesmerized by her return to the stage under the inspired direction of Michael Matthews! THE GRADUATE will begin previews on Wednesday, February 21; will open on Sunday, March 4 at 5:30pm and perform through Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Drive in Laguna Beach.

Showtime Greenlights Sixth Season of Hit Drama Series RAY DONOVAN
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 23, 2017


SHOWTIME has ordered a sixth season of its hit drama series RAY DONOVAN, starring multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight in his Golden Globe winning role. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.

The Ridgefield Playhouse Presents TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE for One Night Only
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2017


From the best-selling memoir by Mitch Albom comes a funny and poignant play that celebrates the 20th Anniversary of The New York Times best-selling book when TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE.

LIGHTS OUT: NAT 'KING' COLE, Starring Dule Hill, Begins Tonight at People's Light
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2017


Fear the Walking Dead star and Philadelphia native Colman Domingo partners with nationally-acclaimed theatre-maker Patricia McGregor to co-author Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole, a surprising and unsettling exploration of race and the American Dream. McGregor will also direct.

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Book by Mitch Albom, 11/5
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2017


Basketball Coach Jim Valvano once said that there are three things you should do every day: You should learn something, you should laugh and you should be moved to tears. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE fulfills all three of these requirements. Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The New York Times best-selling book by Mitch Albom when TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE THE PLAY comes to the stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, November 5 at 7pm as part of the Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series and is partially underwritten by Books on the Common and Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association with support from the Ridgefield Library. In this new production of the book, fans can relive the touching and at-times funny story chronicling the relationship between an old professor dying of ALS and his former student who visits him every Tuesday for the last class of Morrie's life. Gabriele Angieri (Morrie) is a Minneapolis based stage and screen actor and Brandon Ewald (Mitch) is a stage actor and choreographer.

Dule Hill, Daniel J. Watts to Star in LIGHTS OUT: NAT 'KING' COLE World Premiere at People's Light
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2017


Fear the Walking Dead star and Philadelphia native Colman Domingo partners with nationally-acclaimed theatre-maker Patricia McGregor to co-author Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole, a surprising and unsettling exploration of race and the American Dream. McGregor will also direct.

People's Light Announces Headliners for World Premiere of LIGHTS OUT: Nat 'King' Cole
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2017


People's Light is delighted to announce the headliners for the upcoming world premiere of Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, slated to open the Theatre's season in October 2017. Emmy-nominated actor Dule Hill (The West Wing) will play Cole, and Broadway regular Daniel J. Watts will appear as Sammy Davis, Jr.

Melanie Griffith to Play 'Mrs. Robinson' in THE GRADUATE at Laguna Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Jun 29, 2017


Laguna Playhouse announced today that Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith will star as Mrs. Robinson in their upcoming production of THE GRADUATE, adapted by Terry Johnson, based on the novel by Charles Webb and the screenplay by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham and directed by Ovation Award-winner Michael Matthews.

Michael Jackson Death Hoax Documentary Airs on FilmOn 6/25
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 23, 2017


FilmOn TV, part of Hologram USA Networks, announced today it will air a pair of rare but important Michael Jackson documentaries on its FOTV Channel on the anniversary of the announcement of the superstar's death.

VIDEO: Showtime Shares Trailer & Poster Art for RAY DONOVAN Season 5
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 16, 2017


SHOWTIME has released the first trailer and key art for season five of its hit drama series RAY DONOVAN, which will premiere on Sunday, August 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Kat Kramer's 'Films that Change the World' Series to Continue with THE HUNTING GROUND This Weekend at UCLA
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017


The searing feature documentary 'The Hunting Ground', a 2016 Oscar-nominated film about campus rape, will screen on Saturday, June 3 at UCLA's James Bridges Theatre as the ninth installment in Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World series.

River Street Theater to Present Two Plays by Leonard Melfi This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2017


One for the money, two for the show! William Alderson and the River Street Theater Company present two plays by Leonard Melfi, LUNCHTIME FROM ENCOUNTERS and BIRDBATH.

Ninth Installment In Kat Kramer's FILMS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD Series Will Show on 6/3 at UCLA's James Bridges Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2017


The searing feature documentary 'The Hunting Ground', a 2016 Oscar-nominated film about campus rape, will screen on Saturday June 3 at UCLA's James Bridges Theatre as the ninth installment in Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World series.

HEAT: Director's Definitive Edition Available on Digital HD, Blu-ray & DVD Today
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2017


Oscar® winners Al Pacino* and Robert De Niro** both drive one of the most powerful and complex crime dramas of all time - four-time Oscar nominee Michael Mann's*** 1995 classic HEAT, arriving in an all-new Director's Definitive Edition May 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

HEAT: Director's Definitive Edition Available on Digital HD, Blu-ray & DVD Today
by Caryn Robbins - May 8, 2017


Oscar® winners Al Pacino* and Robert De Niro** both drive one of the most powerful and complex crime dramas of all time - four-time Oscar nominee Michael Mann's*** 1995 classic HEAT, arriving in an all-new Director's Definitive Edition May 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Michael Mann's HEAT Returns to Theaters for One Night Only Today
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2017


Michael Mann's crime masterpiece HEAT is returning to theaters for one night only today, May 2.

Showtime Sets Summer Premiere Dates for Hit Series RAY DONOVAN and EPISODES
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 28, 2017


SHOWTIME has announced the summer premiere dates for two of its hit series: Season five of RAY DONOVAN will debutSunday, August 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and EPISODES will return for its fifth and final season Sunday, August 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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