H. Smith News
Shakespeare Theatre Presents 'Hero/Traitor Repertory' with CORIOLANUS and WALLENSTEIN, Now thru 6/2
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2013
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, probes the burdens of leadership and the price of power in its Hero/Traitor Repertory of Coriolanus and Wallenstein. In the hands of The Studio Theatre's Artistic Director David Muse and STC's Artistic Director Michael Kahn, this pairing of Shakespearean and German epics challenges the concept of control among military and government institutions. Coriolanus and Wallenstein play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from tonight, March 28-June 2, 2013. (more...)
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SALLY DISCOVERS NEW YORK Available Today for Download
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2013
Trajectory, Inc. today announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Sally Discovers New York by New York Times bestselling author and artist Stephen Huneck. This new original story has been designed and packaged to be read and played on all major eBook readers. Sally Discovers New York, a 'first to digital' work, is the second title in the "Sally Discovers Series" and the eleventh title in the award-winning Sally Series and is available today for download as a Read-to-Me eBook at Apple iTunes. (more...)
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Xingxing Fox Moves to eBooks Around the World
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2013
Trajectory, Inc. today announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, a new partnership with Xiamen Bluebird Cartoon Company that brings the company's award winning television series featuring Xingxing Fox into Trajectory's worldwide distribution. Three of the companies' most popular series will be featured; Hey! Xingxing Fox, The Experiences of Xingxing Fox and The Virtue Garden series. (more...)
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Trajectory, Inc. Launches In-App at Bologna Children's Book Fair
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2013
Trajectory, Inc. today announced at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the leading professional fair for children's books in the world, that One World Kids is now available on the Apple App Store. One World Kids consists of the finest children's books in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese, these beautifully written stories feature robust color illustrations that introduce the worlds greatest stories to readers of all ages. Trajectory is collaborating with iVerse Media and Apple, Inc. the leading provider of smartphones and tablets to deliver the digital works on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. (more...)
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Target Margin Theater's THE ( * ) INN Begins 3/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 06, 2013
Target Margin Theater (David Herskovits, Artistic Director; John Del Gaudio, Artistic Producer) continues the exploration of Yiddish Theater with the re-imagined classic play, The ( * ) Inn, *empty, vacant, abandoned; usually translated as "Haunted by Peretz Hirschbein. Under the direction of TMT's Artistic Director, David Herskovits, the cast will feature TMT Company Member David Greenspan with Ugo Chukwu, Rachel Claire, Amir Darvish, Susan Hyon, Meg MacCary, Julia Sirna-Frest, J.H. Smith III and Sam T. West. (more...)
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STC Announces 2013-2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 06, 2013
Michael Kahn, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, which received the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, announces the Company's 2013-2014 Season. The season will include the continuation of the Clarice Smith Repertory Series with Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. In addition to the Repertory are Shakespeare's compelling work Measure for Measure, Oscar Wilde's famous comedy The Importance of Being Earnest and Noel Coward's intimate Private Lives. (more...)
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Shakespeare Theatre to Present 'Hero/Traitor Repertory' with CORIOLANUS and WALLENSTEIN, 3/28-6/2
by BWW News Desk - Feb 01, 2013
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, probes the burdens of leadership and the price of power in its Hero/Traitor Repertory of Coriolanus and Wallenstein. In the hands of The Studio Theatre's Artistic Director David Muse and STC's Artistic Director Michael Kahn, this pairing of Shakespearean and German epics challenges the concept of control among military and government institutions. Coriolanus and Wallenstein play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from March 28-June 2, 2013. (more...)
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BWW Review: Underground Railway Theater Scales THE MOUNTAINTOP
by Nancy Grossman - Jan 18, 2013
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, URT brings a powerful and riveting production of Katori Hall's award-winning play to Central Square Theater. Bravura performances by Maurice Emmanuel Parent and Kami Rushell Smith. (more...)
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Piero della Francesca in America Exhibition Begins 2/2 at the Frick
by BWW News Desk - Jan 08, 2013
Piero della Francesca was revered in his own time as a 'monarch' of painting. Yet by the end of the sixteenth century his achievements had sunk into obscurity. During the nineteenth century, however, British and American collectors on the European Grand Tour rediscovered the master's works and resurrected his reputation, and today Piero is widely acknowledged as one of the founders of the Italian Renaissance. (more...)
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THE SMITH TAPES, COLLECTION #2: AQUARIAN THEATER Set for Release on iTunes Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 18, 2012
Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality HoWard Smith are now available for the first time. Containing over 100 interviews, The Smith Tapes will be released in monthly installments on digital retailers iTunes and Amazon. Collection #1: Fillmore East was released on November 20 with Collection #2: Aquarian Theater due today, December 18. (more...)
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THE SMITH TAPES, COLLECTION #2: AQUARIAN THEATER Set for Release on iTunes, 12/18
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2012
Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality Howard Smith are now available for the first time. Containing over 100 interviews, The Smith Tapes will be released in monthly installments on digital retailers iTunes and Amazon. Collection #1: Fillmore East was released on November 20 with Collection #2: Aquarian Theater due December 18. The latest collection contains interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda, Jim Morrison, Arlo Guthrie, James Rado and Gerome Ragni and Dick Gregory. See full track listing and details below. (more...)
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