MEMPHIS Opens Moonlight's 41st Season Next Month
This critically acclaimed musical won four Tony Awards in 2010 including Best Musical and Best Original Score, four Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Music, and four Outer Critic Circle Awards including Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Score.
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to Headline First HISTORYTalks Event
A+E Networks® today unveiled additional details of HISTORYTalks, a traveling speaker series of live events that will explore newsworthy topics and historical milestones through conversations with global leaders, trailblazers, historians, authors and filmmakers. The series' first event will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York. Details of the event can be found at www.history-talks.com.
PBS, American Experience Announce Two-Part Documentary About George W. Bush
Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS and American Experience announced “W,” a two-part biography on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. The newest production in the American Experience Peabody Award-winning collection The Presidents, “W” features interviews with historians, journalists and several members of the president's inner circle, including chiefs of staff Andy Card and Josh Bolten, speechwriter David Frum, press secretary Ari Fleischer and others. Written, directed and produced by Barak Goodman and executive produced by Mark Samels, the film will premiere in the spring of 2020 on PBS. Goodman previously directed the highly-acclaimed Clinton, also part of The Presidents collection, and is the writer, producer and director of American Experience “Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation,” premiering August 6, 2019 on PBS.
The Gateway Announces MEMPHIS
Broadway's smash hit musicalMemphis, winner of four Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, will open at The Gateway on July 6th and run through July 21st with preview performances on July 5th.
Arje Shaw's MOOLAH Will Make Its New York Premiere at the Roy Arias Stage II
Jones Street Productions presents the New York premiere of Moolah, a new comedy by Arje Shaw (The Gathering, Magic Hands Freddie). Directed by Charles Messina (A Room of My Own), the limited engagement plays 16 performances only, April 5 - 29 at Roy Arias Stage II (777 Eight Avenue, between 47th - 48th Streets). The official opening night is April 12 at 7:30PM. Tickets are currently on sale at Ovationtix.com.
VIDEO: Sam Rockwell Talks Playing George W. Bush
Sam Rockwell appeared on last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live. In the clip below, Sam talks about playing George W. Bush, and reveals that he watched Jimmy's interview with President Bush over and over again to practice.
VIDEO: Will Ferrell's George W. Bush Returns to SNL
Will Ferrell brought back his impersonation of George W. Bush for last night's Saturday Night Live cold open. Reflecting on his own unfavorable presidency, 'Bush' comments that during the Trump era, 'I'm suddenly popular AF.”
VIDEO: Will Ferrell Reprises 'YOU'RE WELCOME AMERICA's George W. Bush
Will Ferrell reprised his acclaimed impersonation of President George W. Bush on Samantha Bee's NOT THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER, which aired over the weekend. The comic originally took on the Commander-in-Chief in his heralded one-man Broadway show You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush.
BWW Review: Paul, Adcock Sizzle in ACCC's MEMPHIS, THE MUSICAL
Melinda Paul and Michael Adcock lead an exhilarating production of the Tony Award-winning Memphis, the Musical - which features an exuberant cast that blends veteran talents like Michael McGee and Susan Walsworth with rising young performers such as Quantavius Rankins and Jordan McCullough, all of whom give their all in bringing the David Bryan-Joe DiPietro work to the stage - running through March 26 at Woodbury's Arts Center of Cannon County.
MEMPHIS Cast to Perform at Atlanta Hawks' Half-Time Show This Sunday
Atlanta Hawks fans attending the game on February 28, 2016 at 3:30pm will get a special treat at half-time when the award-winning cast of last fall's hit musical MEMPHIS takes the court to perform the show's finale, 'Steal Your Rock 'n' Roll.' Expect high octane vocals, dancing and soul!