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BILLY BUDD World Premiere Adaptation to Open at Southwark Playhouse, July 19
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2013
Secret/Heart presents the world premiere of a new adaptation of BILLY BUDD, directed by Seb Harcombe, adapted by the Company from the novel by Herman Melville. The cast includes Charlie Archer and Oliver King. The show features design by Nicolai Hart-Hansen and lighting by Howard Hudson. For more information, visit www.secretheart.org. Press night is Friday 19 July at 7.30pm. (more...)
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Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates
by TV News Desk - May 09, 2013
PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs.
Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena (more...)
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Regional Opera Company of the Week: Dallas Opera
by BWW Features - Apr 18, 2013
More than half a century of artistic excellence and community engagement has earned The Dallas Opera a major role in shaping the national/international cultural reputation of Dallas. TDO has also made-and continues to make-an important contribution to the economic impact of the performing arts in North Texas. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: SCR Stages Emotionally-Gripping Play THE WHALE
by Michael L. Quintos - Mar 29, 2013
Beautifully acted and heartbreakingly stirring, Samuel D. Hunter's excellent, emotionally-gripping play THE WHALE, plays at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through March 31. The play follows the story of Charlie (Matthew Arkin, in a truly transformative performance that many will remember for decades to come), a 600-pound online writing teacher whose health problems are coupled with deep-rooted emotional heartache. (more...)
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Cameron Mackintosh Bringing MOBY DICK to Broadway?
by BWW News Desk - Jan 08, 2013
According to The Standard, Cameron Mackintosh is looking to revive his 1992 West End flop- Moby Dick. He told the Standard: "I was dealing with someone who wants to bring Moby Dick out next year, an American producer.'He added that the show is "going to open in London in a pub theatre and there's one being eyed up for Broadway in the next two years." (more...)
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Cutting Ball Theater Announces $166,000 Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
by BWW News Desk - Jan 03, 2013
San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater announces that the company has been awarded a grant for $166,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a three-year residency for resident playwright Andrew Saito. The grant will give Saito a full time salary and health benefits at Cutting Ball for the entire three years, with options to receive additional developmental funds. The grant is Cutting Ball's largest grant to date. (more...)
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Cutting Ball Theater Announces Mellon Grant
by BWW News Desk - Jan 03, 2013
San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater announces that the company has been awarded a grant for $166,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a three-year residency for resident playwright Andrew Saito. The grant will give Saito a full time salary and health benefits at Cutting Ball for the entire three years, with options to receive additional developmental funds. The grant is Cutting Ball's largest grant to date. (more...)
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Simple8 To Stage THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, Arcola Theatre, Feb 2013
by BWW News Desk - Dec 17, 2012
Torn from the silver screen, simple8 brings one of the darkest and most influential films of all time spinning onto the stage in this fast and frenzied fairground sideshow performance. A box office smash on its 1920 cinematic release, silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has come to define cinematic expressionism and inspire film noir. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK a New Classic With Reimagined Opera
by Harmony Wheeler - Oct 22, 2012
Storytelling at its best, San Francisco Opera's co-production of new opera "Moby Dick" overwhelms upon sight and hearing. The magnificent production has some of the most exquisite music ever written for the stage. Jack Heggie's grand cinematic score moves faultlessly from solemn, contemplative moments to lightning and thunder during a storm, making up for minor scenic limitations and becoming the narrator of the piece. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK Surges at Syracuse Stage
by Josh Austin - Oct 14, 2012
Syracuse Stage welcomes Julian Rad's adaptation of the novel as their 40th season opener. Rad's MOBY DICK opened off-off Broadway in 2003 and was nominated for Drama Desk Awards. This play with songs was heralded for its bare set and authentic sea chanteys. (more...)
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Laurie Anderson Performs DIRTDAY! at Texas Performing Arts, 9/20-21
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 20, 2012
As the country prepares for the 2012 presidential election, Texas Performing Arts welcomes one of America's premiere artists, Laurie Anderson, performing her intimate but volatile piece, Dirtday! Anderson looks at politics, theories of evolution, families, history, and animals in this riotous and soulful collection of songs and stories. As Anderson says, "Politicians are essentially story tellers. They describe the world as it is and also as they think it should be. As a fellow story teller, it seems like a really good time to think about how words can literally create the world." (more...)
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