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A Showtime Sports chronicle of the seminal 1970 college football matchup between Alabama's Crimson Tide and USC Trojans at Birmingham's Legion Field. Through interviews with former Alabama legends Joe Namath, John Mitchell and USC stars Sam "Bam" Cunningham, Jimmy Jones and more, this documentary examines coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's surprising decision to bring a dominant, racially integrated football team onto the field in Birmingham for the very first time and reveals the impact college football played in the struggle for integration.

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival Announces Full Programme For 2021 Photo Greenwich+Docklands International Festival Announces Full Programme For 2021
by Stephi Wild - June 17, 2021

GDIF, London's leading outdoor theatre and performing arts festival, is today announcing its full programme for 2021, taking place from 27 August – 11 September across Royal Greenwich, the City of London, Canary Wharf, Thamesmead and the Royal Docks.  ...
Casting Announced For WHEN THE LONG TRICK'S OVER Photo Casting Announced For WHEN THE LONG TRICK'S OVER
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2022

HighTide and New Wolsey Theatre have announced that Stacey Ghent ('Sophia' - Arcola Theatre,'The Prince and the Pauper' - Watermill Theatre) and Shenagh Govan ('One Under' Arcola Theatre, 'Legacy' - Rich Mix Theatre) have been cast playing mother and daughter in two hander When The Long Trick's Over...
BWW Review: GOBSTOPPERS, Vimeo online Photo BWW Review: GOBSTOPPERS, Vimeo online
by Gary Naylor - March 17, 2021

We're tight close-up on a pair of eyes that become many pairs of eyes as single, spat out verbs tell us the emotions such eyes transmit. Done more slowly, it would capture something of those silent movie screen tests from 100 years ago in which Clara Bow would express fear or Theda Bara allure....
BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents URINETOWN ~ Wicked Pissah!! Photo BWW Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre Presents URINETOWN ~ Wicked Pissah!!
by Herbert Paine - November 09, 2021

“Funny” is what’s on tap in Arizona Broadway Theatre’s wicked pissah production of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL, directed by Renée Kathleen Koher and accentuated by Stephen Hohendorf’s energetic choreography. The show runs through November 14th at ABT's Mainstage....
Theatre503 Announces Cast For MORENO By Pravin Wilkins, Directed By Nancy Medina Photo Theatre503 Announces Cast For MORENO By Pravin Wilkins, Directed By Nancy Medina
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2022

Straight from her National Theatre debut, Nancy Medina (Trouble in Mind) directs the following cast: Sebastián Capitán Viveros (Sweat, Donmar Warehouse) as Luis Moreno, Joseph Black (Sessions, Paine's Plough/Soho Theatre) as Ezekiel Williams, Hayden Mclean (ear for eye, Royal Court) as Cre'von Garc...
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES Sings with Spirited Voices of Love, Redemption, and Revolu Photo BWW Review: LES MISERABLES Sings with Spirited Voices of Love, Redemption, and Revolution at BJCC CONCERT HALL
by David Edward Perry - January 08, 2020

This new revival of 'Les Misérables' is alive and bellows with the rising voice of the people. The creative presentation delivers high production value, memorable talent. The end result created an unexpected experience as if I was viewing 'Les Misérables' for the first time with fresh eyes. Performa...
BWW Review: THE BODYGUARD at North Shore Music Theatre Photo BWW Review: THE BODYGUARD at North Shore Music Theatre
by David Tompkins - October 31, 2019

Last Night the BODYGUARD opened to a very warm audience reception at North Shore Music Theatre. The final offering of the 2019 regular musical season THE BODYGUARD is a new musical based on the smash hit 1992 film....
BWW Interview: Stefan Adegbola Talks BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE at Hampstead Theatre Photo BWW Interview: Stefan Adegbola Talks BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE at Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 05, 2019

Stefan Adegbola is currently starring in Hampstead Theatre's production of Botticelli in the Fire as Poggio di Chiusi, the title character's close friend. We caught up with him to have a chat about the show and the peculiar relevance of Renaissance matters....
EMPERORS NIGHT Releases Official Music Video For 'Not A Soul In Sight' Photo EMPERORS NIGHT Releases Official Music Video For 'Not A Soul In Sight'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 07, 2020

Emerging alt-rock band Emperors Night has released the official music video for their song “Not A Soul In Sight,” off the New Zealand-born, Toronto-based trio’s debut EP, Driving At Pace....
This Is My Brave Brings College Edition To Tufts University Photo This Is My Brave Brings College Edition To Tufts University
by Stephi Wild - November 01, 2019

This Is My Brave, Inc. (TIMB), the national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental illness and substance abuse issues through storytelling, bring its final College Edition performance to Tufts University, Tuesday, November 5. This pilot program features Boston-area ...
Davis Gaines to Share Stories and Songs at the Carpenter Center in January Photo Davis Gaines to Share Stories and Songs at the Carpenter Center in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2019

He's been called 'a breathtaking concert artist' ('The New York Post') with a 'quietly charming sense of humor.' ('The Orange County Register'). On January 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., Davis Gaines brings both qualities to the Carpenter Center's stage for two nights of storytelling and song. 'An Evening wit...
KLINGON TAMBURLAINE Warps Into Theater Row Photo KLINGON TAMBURLAINE Warps Into Theater Row
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2019

The School of Night is proud to present Christopher Marlowe's medieval pageant of will, war and conquest re-imagined as epic sci-fi spectacle. Tragedy! Romance! Mighty verse! Great battles waged on land and in space! Honor and glory! Qapla'! ...
BWW Interview: Mark McGoldrick of COUNTERCOUP at The Marsh Shares His Own Unlikely Jo Photo BWW Interview: Mark McGoldrick of COUNTERCOUP at The Marsh Shares His Own Unlikely Journey from Juvenile Delinquent to Public Defender
by Jim Munson - April 27, 2021

Actor-writer-lawyer Mark McGoldrick is someone with an unusually compelling life story. A self-described former “fuckup” whose youth was largely spent in a haze of drug use and delinquency, McGoldrick was involved in a horrifying accident that could have cost him his life and did leave him paralyzed...
BWW Interview: Director Lane Allison Cathartically Inspired By Sarah Ruhl's IN THE NE Photo BWW Interview: Director Lane Allison Cathartically Inspired By Sarah Ruhl's IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY
by Gil Kaan - March 14, 2022

Open Fist Theatre Company returns to live performances with Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room, or the vibrator play opening March 18th at Atwater Village Theatre. Lane Allison directs the cast of Bryan Robert Bertone, Spencer Cantrell, Stephanie Crothers, Monazia Smith, Dionna Veremis, Alex Wells and Je...
Ancient Spirits and Grille Makes History As America's First Auyervedic Restaurant and Photo Ancient Spirits and Grille Makes History As America's First Auyervedic Restaurant and Herbal Lounge
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2021

Owners and lifelong friends Syam Namballa and Mahi Reddy announce the grand opening of America's first Ayurvedic herbal restaurant and cocktail lounge right here in Center City, Philadelphia. Ancient Spirits and Grille will officially open its doors at 1726 Chestnut Street on Friday, September 17th,...
Blondie Announce First Ever Graphic Novel 'Against The Odds' Photo Blondie Announce First Ever Graphic Novel 'Against The Odds'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021

Blondie: Against the Odds is written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn) and features art by John McCrea, as well as a cover by Conner and her longtime colorist Paul Mounts, and is available for preorder....
25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November Photo 25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2021

With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre....
Author Brett Diffley Releases Thriller STORM WARNING Photo Author Brett Diffley Releases Thriller STORM WARNING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 18, 2020

Author Brett Diffley has announced the release of his thriller, Storm Warning. Recommended by US Review of Books, Storm Warning is a continuation of the Pinnacle Award winning Davenport series. In this book, the Rickter Plague has descended onto the world, wiping out populations across the globe. Ci...
WHEN THE LONG TRICK'S OVER to Tour the East of England in Spring 2022 Photo WHEN THE LONG TRICK'S OVER to Tour the East of England in Spring 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2021

HighTide and New Wolsey Theatre will present this triumphant play from Olivier Award winning Morgan Lloyd Malcolm – a work which moves forwards and backwards in time across the 21 miles between Dover and Calais as a young swimmer harnesses her mind and body to make the crossing. ...
Matt Goss Announces New Album 'The Beautiful Unknown' Photo Matt Goss Announces New Album 'The Beautiful Unknown'
by TV News Desk - August 12, 2021

‘Somewhere To Fall’ is the first taste of new music from the pop icon and acts as the curtain-raiser to his forthcoming studio album ‘The Beautiful Unknown’, which is slated for release towards the end of the year....
Sydney Festival Unleashes 2022 Program Photo Sydney Festival Unleashes 2022 Program
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2021

Forget what you knew. With a bold ambition to reimagine how we experience and interact with the city itself, Sydney Festival's 2022 line-up – the first helmed by artistic director Olivia Ansell – is set to explode onto (and into) the city's parks, pools, streets, stages and screens this summer....
Smithsonian Channel To Honor Veterans Month With Special Two-Night Event Photo Smithsonian Channel To Honor Veterans Month With Special Two-Night Event
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 08, 2019

Smithsonian Channel continues its annual initiative honoring Veterans Month with two all-new specials to air this November. MEMPHIS BELLE IN COLOR tells the story of the famed Memphis Belle – a B-17 bomber plane that became a symbol of the Allies' desperate fight against the German Luftwaffe during ...
Ismail Mahomed Joins Board Of Cape Town City Ballet Photo Ismail Mahomed Joins Board Of Cape Town City Ballet
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2020

Dr Ismail Mahomed has been appointed to the Board of Cape Town City Ballet with immediate effect....
Films from SLAVE PLAY's Jeremy O. Harris, Julie Taymor & More Join Line-Up at Sundanc Photo Films from SLAVE PLAY's Jeremy O. Harris, Julie Taymor & More Join Line-Up at Sundance Film Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 04, 2019

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 23a?"February 2, 2020. The Sunda...
Cyrus Chestnut, Diane Schuur, Reggie Workman and More to Play the House of Swing's Di Photo Cyrus Chestnut, Diane Schuur, Reggie Workman and More to Play the House of Swing's Dizzy's Club in 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2021

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will continue its season of in-person performances in January and February 2022, presenting a diverse lineup that pays tribute to jazz greats, showcases rising stars on the scene, and welcomes award-winning artists whose work runs the gamut of jazz styles and tr...




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