VIDEO: Wilkes-Barre crime drama ‘The Barre’ debuts as weekly web series starting Dec. 25
For two years, there has been a lot of local buzz, media coverage, and some controversy surrounding “The Barre,” a crime drama series set and produced in Wilkes-Barre. After a full trailer was released last year and the first episode screened at a live event at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains in August, […]
VIDEO: ‘The Walking Dead’ oddly references Wilkes-Barre in latest episode
Northeastern Pennsylvania fans of “The Walking Dead” had to rewind their DVRs last night to make sure they heard right – the city of Wilkes-Barre received an odd mention in the dialogue of Episode 7 of Season 8. The popular AMC television show, which follows a group of zombie apocalypse survivors, is filmed and largely […]
‘Ink Master: Angels,’ starring Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey, renewed for 2nd season
Premiering on Oct. 3, reality television tattoo competition “Ink Master” introduced a new spin-off series, “Ink Master: Angels,” starring Shavertown resident and Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey with three other artists from Season 8. As it finishes its 10-episode run next month, it was announced today that the show has been renewed for a […]
‘Long Island Medium’ Theresa Caputo returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on April 10
From a press release: Theresa Caputo from TLC’s hit television show “Long Island Medium” will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Caputo will share personal stories about her life and explain how her alleged gift works. She will “deliver healing messages to audience members and […]
Interactive Disney Junior Dance Party gets down at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on April 27
From a press release: Launching this March in Southern California, the high-energy “Disney Junior Dance Party on Tour” will perform 50 shows across the country, including a stop at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6 p.m. The interactive concert tour inspired by Disney Junior television shows includes songs […]
‘It’s morphin’ time!’ – ‘Power Rangers Live’ kicks into Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 20
From a press release: In celebration of Saban’s Power Rangers’ 25th anniversary, the iconic Rangers are set to morph onto stages around North America in an epic live show based on one of the longest running series in television history. “Power Rangers Live” will be an interactive, mixed media stage production for the whole family […]
PHOTOS: John Oliver Scranton train set dedication at Electric City Trolley Museum, 09/22/17
Comedian John Oliver proved what a great sense of humor he has by using HBO’s money to build a gigantic train set complete with Scranton landmarks to poke fun at the now-viral Talkback 16 segments regarding news station WNEP-TV’s backyard train so, in return, locals enjoyed the massive joke in a dedication ceremony on Friday, […]
See John Oliver’s ‘irresponsibly large’ Scranton train set at Trolley Museum for free Sept. 22-24
On HBO’s news satire program “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver tackles politics and important issues around the world through humorous but informative segments. He also pokes fun at local news stations on occasion, so it was inevitable that he would come across Scranton station WNEP-TV and its Talkback 16 segments, which often feature loud […]
TEASER TRAILER: ‘Ink Master: Angels’ with Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey premieres Oct. 3
Announced back in March, new Spike TV show “Ink Master: Angels,” starring Shavertown resident and Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey, was originally going to air as a special before it was revealed in June that it would be expanding into a full series. Now, the “Ink Master” spin-off has an official premiere date and […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Acting in and working on Wilkes-Barre crime drama ‘The Barre’
Recorded and produced every week by Internet marketing company Coal Creative in their production studio in downtown Wilkes-Barre, the NEPA Scene Podcast presents honest, uncensored interviews and in-depth discussions about local arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. The live, multi-camera show streams in high definition on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page on […]
