Photo Flash: Comedians Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan and More in The 52nd Street Project's LAUGHING MATTERS Benefit
by BWW News Desk
- May 4, 2016
On May 2nd, The 52nd Street Project held their annual benefit, LAUGHING MATTERS, Kids' Stand-up, Adults Deliver at the Edison Ballroom in New York. The raucous sold-out event hosted by comedians Lewis Black and Kathleen Madigan, was The Project's most successful to date with over 350 people in attendance, raising funds for the Project's academic and artistic mentoring programming. The Project makes a difference in the lives of Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) kids by pairing them with theater professionals who mentor them through the creation of original theater. Scroll down for photos!
FRESH START to Run 4/1-3 at 52nd Street Project's Five Angels Theater
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 17, 2016
The 52nd Street Project makes a difference in the lives of countless Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) kids by pairing them with theater professionals who mentor them through the creation of original theater. Perhaps the most poignant presentations made by The 52nd Street Project are those in its semi-annual Playmaking series, which features the Project's youngest Hell's Kitchen mentees-ten year-olds who have just begun their theatrical education-writing for accomplished professional actors and revealing their work to a public audience for the first time. Accomplished professional actors including Dan Butler, Carson Elrod, Daniel Jenkins, Matt Saldivar and others will perform in Fresh Start: The Rejuvenation Plays, the Project's Spring 2016 Playmaking show.
Judy Kuhn to Perform FINDING HOME Benefit for The 52nd Street Project
by Tyler Peterson
- Feb 8, 2016
Judy Kuhn, the acclaimed actress and singer who stars in the groundbreaking Broadway musical Fun Home, will perform Finding Home, a concert to benefit The 52nd Street Project, which makes a difference in the lives of Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) kids by pairing them with theater professionals who mentor them through the creation of original theater. The event will take place Sunday, February 28, at 7:30pm at the Project's Five Angels Theater (789 Tenth Avenue, 2nd floor, in Manhattan).
Fiddlehead to Host Free Master Class with Original RENT Cast Member Fredi Walker-Brown
by Tyler Peterson
- Jan 27, 2016
In celebration of Fiddlehead Theatre Company's 20th Anniversary Production of the iconic musical RENT (February 5-21, 2016 at the Back Bay Events Center - 180 Berkeley Street, Boston), original RENT cast member and Broadway star Fredi Walker-Browne will present a free seminar called "Storytelling for Actors" on Saturday, February 6th at the Back Bay Events Center, between 12-4 pm.
BIG BANG THEORY, SUPERGIRL & More Join Slate for Paleyfest LA 2016
by Caryn Robbins
- Jan 19, 2016
Additional series have been added to the slate for PaleyFest LA 2016, the William S. Paley Television Festival, celebrating television's most acclaimed series. CBS's The Big Bang Theory will take place on Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30 pm PT
Official: Matthew Perry to Bring First Play THE END OF LONGING to the West End
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 4, 2015
Internationally acclaimed actor Matthew Perry (Friends, The Odd Couple) leads the cast in the World Premiere of his playwriting debut, The End of Longing, at the Playhouse Theatre, London, from 2 February - 14 May 2016. This fast paced, and bittersweet comic new play, will be directed by the critically acclaimed and award-winning director, Lindsay Posner (Speed-the-Plow, Other Desert Cities) reuniting the pair, following their first West End collaboration on Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Comedy Theatre in 2003.
NBC's THE VOICE Grows +6% in Total Viewers vs Same Night Last Year
by Caryn Robbins
- Nov 25, 2015
“The Voice” (2.1/7 in 18-49, 9.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) retains 91% of the comparable third Tuesday live telecast of one year ago (2.1 vs. 2.3 on Nov. 25, 2014) despite the added competition last night of ABC's high-rated “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'iNO' Episode of NBC's CHICAGO MED
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- Nov 18, 2015
On the next episode of NBC's CHICAGO MED titled "iNO", as Dr. Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) treats a bleeding teenage girl, he discovers she's just given birth, sparking a frantic search for her abandoned baby.
Edie Falco, Bobby Cannavale & More Set for 52nd Street Project's Upcoming Playmaking Series
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 16, 2015
The 52nd Street Project makes a difference in the lives of countless Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) kids by pairing them with theater professionals who mentor them through the creation of original theater. Perhaps the most poignant presentations made by The 52nd Street Project are those in its semi-annual Playmaking series, which features the Project's youngest Hell's Kitchen mentees-ten year-olds who have just begun their theatrical education-writing for accomplished professional actors and revealing their work to a public audience for the first time. Bobby Cannavale, Edie Falco, Frank Wood and other accomplished actors will perform in Larger Than Life: The Supersized Plays, the Project's Fall 2015 Playmaking show.
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