Bobby Cannavale in Talks to Star in Martin Scorsese's HBO Rock 'n' Roll Series?
by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013
According to Deadline, Bobby Cannavale is in talks to star in an upcoming and untitled rock 'n' roll series for HBO, produced by Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter and created alongside Rolling Stones leading man Mick Jagger. The show is aiming to begin filming its pilot episode in 2014.
ART of WNY Announces 2013-14 Season: BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, HATFUL OF RAIN, & More!
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 3, 2013
Dubbed the season of 'ART Inside the Box', the company has moved from Bittner Hall into the basement of 16 Linwood location and has converted it into a black box theater performance space. ART/WNY decision to move from Bittner Hall into this space allows the company more flexibility with productions scheduled for the 2013-14 season as well as allows ART/WNY more of a permenent presences in the space. 'We can build, create and light environments without the overhanging pressure to tear it down and reset the whole thing, from platforms to light grid, for each production.' Added Executive/Artistic Director Matthew LaChiusa. 'That's going to add to the production values of each piece as well as make it more of a engaging experience for patrons.'
Charity Chan, Peter Evans, Weasel Walter, & Tom Blancarte to Play Spectrum Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - May 30, 2013
Spectrum proudly presents the American-Canadian quartet of Peter Evans (trumpet), Charity Chan (piano), Weasel Walter (drums) and Tom Blancarte (double bass) on Thursday, May 30th at 7pm as they embrace their multiplicity of roots and influences, deftly subverting prevailing musical conventions. Straddling the worlds of jazz, rock and punk, and skirting against the borders of precision oriented metal and free-noise, this improv-based foursome are not only about being full-throttle. That's just the easy out. Sure, you could stylize this music as aggressive, high-energy and in-your-face; sounds that luxuriate in their own excess and technical prowess (whatever that may be).
ABC Studios Announce New 2013-2014 Series Orders
by Tyler Peterson - May 21, 2013
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 Wonderland," "Resurrection," along with new comedies "Trophy Wife" and "Mixology," were picked up at ABC. New drama "Intelligence" was ordered at CBS. ABC Studios had the most drama orders of any studio.
Billie Joe Armstrong to Write Songs for THESE PAPER BULLETS Musical at Yale Rep; Opens in March 2014
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 14, 2013
According to the New York Times, Broadway veteran and Green Day member Billie Joe Armstrong is set to write songs for 'These Paper Bullets' at Yale Repertory Theater. The show, which is a rock version of 'Much Ado About Nothing,' will premiere in March 2014. The show will be directed by Jackson Gay, and will be about 'a band from Liverpool dealing with romance and the music industry in London.'
TU's "Tommy": Deaf, Dumb and Blind
by James Howard - Jul 27, 2007
WHO: Towson University WHAT: The Who's Tommy WHEN: Through August 4; Fri-Sat at 8PM. HOW MUCH: $10 General/ $5 Students. All proceeds go to the Theatre Department Scholarship Fund INFORMATION: www.towson.edu