BWW Review: FREUD'S LAST SESSION - A Fascinating Look at Belief or Lack of Belief

FREUD'S LAST SESSION is must-see, fascinating theatre for anyone who is interested in a philosophical, thought laced drama, with laughter and fine acting. (more...)

Tegan & Sara, Machine Gun Kelly to Host the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards, 3/14

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, announced today that twin sister indie pop sensations Tegan And Sara will co-host the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards with Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly. (more...)

Lauren Fox's Transcendent Mitchell/Cohen Tribute Show in a New Jersey Concert Hall Is a Total Trip

Well, it took me almost a year and a half and a long car ride deep into New Jersey to do it, but when last Saturday night (March 23) I finally got a chance to see and hear Lauren Fox's Joni Mitchell/Leonard Cohen Tribute Show ('The painter and the poet who mesmerized the world with their songs,' as Fox put it), it was well worth the wait--and the trip. Actually, the show itself was a trip, as Fox not only embodied the look, spirit, and vocal timbre of Mitchell and her songs (if not completely reaching her soaring soprano), she also managed to channel the persona of the intense and mysterious machoness of Cohen simply by donning a fedora and maximizing her deeper register voice. It's not at all a surprise that Fox not only received rave media reviews and the 2012 MAC Award for 'Best Debut' for this show, but that a 750-seat theater like the recently-renovated, Art Deco style Landis in Vineland, NJ, would want to bring this stunning, 16-song cabaret set and Fox's transcendent performance to their stage (more...)

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Launches New Social Media Competition To Mark West End Transfer!

To celebrate the West End transfer of the Chocolate Factory's hit production, fans are being given the chance to win a pair of tickets to Merrily We Roll Along! (more...)

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for March 27th, 2013

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Catch Me' a 'Big Fish' in the Loop, 'Barnum' and 'Sweet Charity' keep Coleman in the spotlight, 'The Pajama Game' up north, 'Oliver! out west, two from Theo Ubique and more! (more...)

Hamish Linklater's THE VANDAL Will Be Filmed for Broadcast

The Flea has announced that Thirteen WNET will be filming the critically acclaimed production of THE VANDAL on March 29. A broadcast date has not been slated. Written by actor Hamish Linklater (School for Lies, Twelfth Night, Recent Tragic Events & The Busy World is Hushed, and TV's The New Adventures of Old Christine), The Vandal runs through March 31. It is directed by Flea Artistic Director Jim Simpson starring Zach Grenier, Deidre O'Connell, and Noah Robbins. (more...)

BWW JR: THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES

Does anyone do fairy tales straight anymore? I don't think so-and that's a Good Thing. Even Disney threw out the old helpless princess saved by the handsome price routine over a decade ago. Still, no one has quite the same twisted take on childhood classics as author Jon Scieszka. He doesn't just reinvent fairy tales, he blows them to bits. In his world, the Ugly Duckling really is an ugly duckling, and she's totally okay with that, thank you very much. (more...)

Photo Flash: Opening Night at CTG's THE NETHER World Premiere

The world premiere of 'The Nether,' a new play by Jennifer Haley that explores the moral complexity of our increasingly virtual existence, opened at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, March 24. Performances continue through April 14, 2013. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below! (more...)

BWW Interviews: JASON INVISIBLE at Kennedy Center - a Talk with director Rosemary Newcott

A humorous stage adaptation of an award-winning book, JASON INVISIBLE is a world premiere commission by the Kennedy Center and VSA. The story of a young teenager dealing with a mentally ill father, JASON INVISIBLE shows the power of friendship in an interactive theatrical experience directed by Rosemary Newcott of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre. (more...)

Speech-Language Pathologist Says Interactive Storytelling Can Promote Early Literacy

Millions of parents and other caregivers read to young children every day. And that's a Good Thing. But are those adults maximizing story time? Parents can use simple techniques to build a young child's vocabulary, to increase listening comprehension, and to develop early literacy skills. (more...)

THE NETHER Opens This Sunday at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

The world premiere of "The Nether," a new play by Jennifer Haley that explores the moral complexity of our increasingly virtual existence, opens at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre this Sunday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. Performances continue through April 14, 2013. (Previews March 19 through 23.) (more...)

BWW Interviews: A Fragile Tomorrow - A Young Band with Lots of Promise

A Fragile Tomorrow is a new and upcoming band that has won the hearts of many. Three are brothers and one is like a btother too. They all work together on and off the road to make great music and entertain their audiences all over the United States. (more...)

Long Wharf Theatre to Open STILL LIFE WITH IRIS 4/20

Long Wharf Theatre presents its upcoming Next Stage production of Still Life With Iris, by Steven Dietz, directed by Artistic Resident Elizabeth Nearing, Saturday, April 20 at 11 am and 2 pm, Sunday, April 21 at 2 pm, and Saturday, April 27 at 2 pm. (more...)

Anthony de Mare's "LIAISONS Project" Continues Nationwide Tour in Chicago on April 7th

A special tribute concert to Stephen Sondheim, including 17 premieres of commissioned works inspired by his songs, will be taking place at "Music in the Loft" in Chicago's historic Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 801, on April 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm. Pianist Anthony de Mare will be premiering/performing some of the 36-piece "LIAISONS Project" featuring Sondheim-inspired pieces by composers ranging from Nico Muhly and Steve Reich to Duncan Sheik and Jason Robert Brown. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Those Boys from Jersey Man, Can They Sing! JERSEY BOYS Rocks the Curran Theatre

The hit musical 'Jersey Boys' made its way to the California shore and into San Francisco's Curran Theatre for a spectacular opening night where Franki Valli and the Four Seasons ruled the airwaves once again. Catch 'Jersey Boys' now through April 28. (more...)

BWW Reviews: St. Louis Actors' Studio's Premiere of DAY OF THE DOG

Playwright Daniel Damiano's DAY OF THE DOG is a quirky little dramatic comedy that explores a fractured family's dysfunction through their relationship with an aggressive canine. There are a number of good laughs, and a lot of therapeutic interactions, that occur as this premiere production by the St. Louis Actors' Studio unfolds. It's still a work in progress in some regards, but it's done well, with an excellent cast doing a fine job interpreting their roles, and solid direction. (more...)

Tegan & Sara, Machine Gun Kelly Host the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards Tonight

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, announced today that twin sister indie pop sensations Tegan And Sara will co-host the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards with Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Additionally, 2013 mtvU Breaking Woodie nominee twenty one pilots will join the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards line-up alongside previously announced Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in Austin, Texas tonight, March 14 during the SXSW Music Festival. (more...)

Review Roundup: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!

Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opens tonight, March 14, at Broadway's Golden Theatre, on the heels of its sold-out premiere at Lincoln Center. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the Broadway production features the entire original company, which includes Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Genevieve Angelson, Shalita Grant, and Billy Magnussen. Let's see what the critics had to say... (more...)

UPDATE: Ed Asner 'Fine' After Being Hospitalized During Performance of FDR; Son Releases Statement

According to TMZ, Ed Asner, who most recently appeard on Broadway in GRACE, was taken to the hospital yesterday in Gary, Indiana during a performance of FDR. The 83-year-old, was 15 minutes into the one-man play when crew members helped him off stage, noticing that he was having trouble with his lines. There is no word yet on his current health status. (more...)

RECAP: The GIRLS Are Absolutely Losing It

Here we are at the penultimate episode of GIRLS' second season - a season, that, well, hasn't felt entirely like GIRLS. At least not the narrow-in-scope, boho-Brooklyn series we came to know from the first go around last year. It's turned into more of a depressing mish-mash of millennial problems and bad life decisions, that constantly make me question my own. Lena Dunham has taken GIRLS to a dark place, occasionally good, but for the most part, mediocre. (more...)

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