The Waves 2018 - Articles Page 7

Opened: July 19, 2018
Closing: July 29, 2018

The Waves - 2018 - Regional (US) History , Info & More

Powerhouse Theatre
124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY

Six childhood friends and their shifting relationships come vibrantly to life in this captivating chamber musical inspired by Virginia Woolf's celebrated novel. Over the course of one day - or is it a lifetime? - The Waves illuminates the interior yearnings, ambitions, and defeats of these extraordinary individuals with stirring choral music and Woolf's signature text. Writer and director Lisa Peterson (An Iliad) and composer Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days) revisit and reimagine Bucknam and Peterson's lush and layered musical, which premiered Off-Broadway over thirty years ago.


The Waves - 2018 - Regional (US) Cast

Get The Waves Email Alerts

Be the first to get ticket offers, news, photos & more.

The Waves - 2018 - Regional (US) Articles Page 7

BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT is an Occasion Not to be Missed
by Evan Henerson - Dec 5, 2021


Based on a 2007 movie and a premise that you wish actually happened (even though it didn’t), the musical, directed by David Cromer, is a gentle ode to open minds, tolerance, wrong turns and – sure – faith. 

BWW Finland Review: REvolution by The Red Nose Company
by Rosanna Liuski - Nov 26, 2021


'RÈvolution is here and ready to give the stage to the Invisible Ones! RÉvolution is the second performance from the clown-duo Babylon and RÉ. The performance studies the meaning of being seen through clownery and comedy. How one finds an own voice and how to make it heard? Whose responsibility is it to talk about oppression and can guilt be the force of change?' - rednose.fi

BWW Interview: Linda Purl of IN THE MOOD: SONGS FOR JUMPING BACK INTO LIFE! at Birdland Talks about Music, Life and Riding the Waves
by Ricky Pope - Nov 3, 2021


Linda Purl has the kind of career that actors dream of. Since she began in the 70s on the daytime drama Secret Storm, she has rarely had a period in which she was not working. She has appeared in films like Crazy Mama, Visiting Hours, Mighty Joe Young, and Fear of the Dark. She has appeared on Broadway in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Getting and Spending, and Off-Broadway in The Baby Dance. With over 50 television movies to her credit, she is a perennial presence on the small screen. She has had recurring roles on Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The Office, Homeland, and The Oath, among dozens of others. She has the distinction of having played two different characters on the classic sitcom Happy Days. In Season 2, she played Richie Cunningham's girlfriend Gloria. Eight seasons later she played the Fonz's fianceé, Ashley.

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of CINEMA TROPICAL at BAM
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2021


Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Cinema Tropical, the leading presenter of Latin American cinema in the United States, BAM presents a film series of unique and playful pairings of feature-length and short narrative, documentary, and experimental films that challenge traditional tropes of Latin American culture and politics.

Full Cast And Tour Dates Announced For The Thirteenth Annual Papatango New Writing Prize Audio Plays
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2021


In a reimagined iteration of the annual awards, in partnership with ETT (English Touring Theatre), the audio productions will play from free listening stations or via a QR code in theatres across the UK, with copies of the scripts including braille translations available.

The American Opera Project Announces Fellows For 11th Season Of Composers & The Voice Training Program
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2021


This year, 6 composers and 3 librettists have been selected to receive fellowships, including composers Gabrielle Herbst, J.E. Hernández, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Paul Pinto, Tidtaya Sinutoke and Ania Vu, and librettists Jeesun Choi, Isabella Dawis, and Troy Defour.

DELPHINE'S PRAYERS, DUELLE, CHAMELEON STREET and More Come to BAM
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2021


The feature film's DELPHINE'S PRAYERS, DUELLE, CHAMELEON STREET and More Come to BAM this October an November.

The Industry's SWEET LAND Is Awarded 'Best New Opera' By MCANA
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021


The Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) is pleased to announce that its 2021 Award for BEST NEW OPERA—a major recognition given annually by an Awards Committee of distinguished music critics—goes to composers Du Yun and Raven Chacon and librettists Aja Couchois Duncan and Douglas Kearney for SWEET LAND.

Nelly Will Perform at the North Charleston PAC in December
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2021


The tour will come to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on December 2. Learn more about the performance and how to purchase tickets here!

THE VOICE's Kimberly Nichole Will Perform a Concert at Rockwood Music Hall Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2021


Nichole will rock the stage with some of her original songs such as, “Little Girl New” (recently featured on the Netflix series, “Self Made”) and “Veruca Salt”. She will also do a cover of “Ventilator Blues” by The Rolling Stones as well as “House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals (an ultimate fan favorite from The Voice) amongst many more. 

Toronto Alt. Rockers The High Loves Release 'Call Me Back'
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2021


Freshly pressed from their forthcoming album, Too Much Of A Good Thing, this electric groove-laden rockin' offering is one of the 'catchiest songs' lead guitarist and vocalist Noah Monckton has ever written, he says.

BWW Interview: Playwright Jack Rushen Effortlessly TAMING THE LION & COVID
by Gil Kaan - Jun 28, 2021


Theatre 40 resumes their pandemic-interrupted production of Jack Rushen’s lauded TAMING THE LION, re-opening live, back onstage July 9, 2021. Melanie MacQueen directs the cast which includes Landon Beatty, Marie Broderick, Kevin Dulude, Jean Mackie, Sean Rose and Jeffrey Winner. Through the electromagnetic waves of the internet, Jack was most gracious to answer a few of my queries from the comfort of his home in Connecticut.

Against the Current Announce New EP 'fever'
by TV News Desk - Jun 23, 2021


“again&again” follows the group’s latest track “weapon,” which debuted in March and quickly made waves, with the official video racking up over a million views.

'In The Footsteps Of Chopin' Virtual Discussion to Take Place With Dr. Alan Walker And Daniel Vnukowski
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2021


Artistic Director of Collingwood Summer Music Festival Daniel Vnukowski will host Summer Solstice Series this month. The four-part presentation will include Celebrating Robert Burns with R.H. Thomson and Mr. Vnukowski (June 16, 7 p.m. EDT) and more.

VIDEO: James Kicklighter and Lucia Lucas Join TAWKIN' WITH THE ROSES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021


Tawkin’ With the Roses, the weekly talk show hosted by veteran actress Bonnie Rose and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller (aka “Mama Rose”), has welcomed James Kicklighter, director of the new documentary “The Sound of Identity” and the film’s protagonist, world renowned opera star Lucia Lucas, as the guests on today’s episode, which is also the season finale.

NoMBe Releases Sophomore Album 'CHROMATOPIA'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 7, 2021


Alongside the album, NoMBe has released the music video for “Water Into Wine,” the ardent new single, transparently written about the waves of emotions that threaten to drown you when you fear losing someone you love.

Carmen Cusack, Raúl Esparza, Alice Ripley, and More Join Berkeley Rep Original Film Project THE WAVES IN QUARANTINE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 21, 2021


Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced an ambitious new work, The Waves in Quarantine, a project consisting of six short films that meditates on friendship, loss, and the making of art in this world-changing year, inspired by Virginia Woolf's 1931 masterpiece.

Against the Current Share 'Weapon (Acoustic)'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 21, 2021


The release followed the trio’s October single, “that won’t save us,” which premiered via FLOOD Magazine and was touted by Billboard as a “guitar-driven jam.” 

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Comes to the Stirling Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2021


Harper Lee's masterpiece To Kill A Mockingbird is being brought to life on the Stirling Theatre stage. 

Ben Seretan Announces New Album 'Cicada Waves'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 24, 2021


Over the next seven weeks leading up to the release, Seretan will share a new track alongside accompanying videos and essayic writing  via his regular newsletter.

The American Opera Project Announces Applications for 11th Season Of Composers & The Voice Training Program
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2021


The American Opera Project announces the return of its Composers & the Voice program for its 2021-2023 seasons. Created and led by Composers & the Voice Artistic Director Steven Osgood, six composers and up to three librettists will be selected for two-year fellowships to explore the fundamentals of writing for the voice and lyric theater.

Pale Waves Release Sophomore Album 'Who Am I?'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 12, 2021


Today, Pale Waves have released Who Am I? via Dirty Hit, their high-anticipated sophomore album, alongside the music video for latest single “Fall To Pieces.”

Play on the Plains Set to Light Up the Southern Sky
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 18, 2021


After a year filled with fires, floods and a pandemic from hell, 2021 looks set to breathe some life back into live music and the festival scene and to kick it off, we’re pleased to announce a new, all-ages music festival set to light up the big southern sky in Deniliquin on Sunday, 7 March 2021.

Pale Waves Release 'Easy' Single and Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 13, 2021


British indie-pop band Pale Waves have released their newest single “Easy,” the third single from their anticipated sophomore album Who Am I?, out February 12, 2021, via Dirty Hit. 

Five Artists Explore The Hidden Beauty of Movement in Everyday Things
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 30, 2020


Visitors are invited to contemplate the hidden beauty and majesty of movement in nature through Natural Essence—Motion Perceived.

Other Productions of The Waves

1990   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2018   Regional (US) Regional Revival
Regional (US)

Videos