NATALIE JOY JOHNSON'S TIME OF THE MONTH Comes to Joe's Pub, 5/27by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013Are you cramping? Is your job giving you a heavy flow? Is PMS making you a total bitch? In her own twisted take on the old-school variety hour, Natalie Joy Johnson has the remedy you've been waiting for: 'Natalie Joy Johnson's Time Of The Month.' The Show will play Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) on Monday, May 27th at 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $20. (more...)
FLANAGAN'S WAKE Opens Off-Broadwayby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013FLANAGAN'S WAKE, The Hilarious, Interactive Irish Wake that has been running 17 smash years in Chicago, has finally hit the Big Apple, Off-Broadway! (www.FlanagansWakeNYC.com) Directed by Amy Binns-Calvey with Musical Direction by Bonnie Shadrake. (more...)
THRILLER LIVE Becomes Longest-Running Show At The Lyricby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013Lyric Theatre owner Nica Burns strikes a Michael Jackson pose with actors Ramon Mariqueo Smith and David Jordan to celebrate Thriller Live becoming the longest running show at the venue since it first opened in December 1888. (more...)
Unaired Episodes of ABC's DON'T TRUST THE B---- IN APARTMENT 23 Now Available Onlineby TV News Desk - May 17, 2013Chloe drugs June, calls off her friendship with James and goes to AA in the final unaired episodes of 'Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23,' currently available in their entirety on WATCH ABC on ABC.com, the WATCH ABC Player for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Kindle Fire, Hulu and iTunes. The episodes will be live through June 2, 2013. (more...)
Hank Stampfl to Release New Single 'Gonna Get Better' at May 30 SPEAKEASY MODERNEby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013On Thursday, May 30 at 9pm at NYC's sexiest party Speakeasy Moderne, the show's host and producer "Official Hank" Stampfl will release his newly remixed single by DJ Mark Picchiotti (Kylie Minogue) titled "Gonna Get Better." Hank is also the owner of Feel Good Music Inc. and each month at Stage 72, Speakeasy Moderne offers an unforgettable evening featuring an intoxicating blend of Jazz Age Manhattan, vaudeville, cabaret and a touch of burlesque. (more...)
Stephen Schwartz to Appear at National Symphony's THE WIZARD AND I, Now thru 5/18by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the performances feature performances by Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Julia Murney, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and The Washington Chorus. The performances celebrate Stephen Schwartz's 65th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of the perennially 'popular' Wicked, and Mr. Schwartz will make a special appearance in each of the three programs, performing and sharing stories of the creation of Wicked. (more...)
60 MINUTES to Explore Facial Recognition Software, 5/19by TV News Desk - May 16, 2013The odds are you are not just a face in the crowd any longer. Even if your picture isn't plastered All Over social networking and photo-sharing sites, facial recognition technology in public places is making it harder, if not impossible, to remain anonymous. Lesley Stahl reports on the new ways this technology is being used that even has one of its inventors calling it too intrusive. Her 60 MINUTES report will be broadcast Sunday, May 19 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)
Jacob's Pillow to Unveil New Seats in Both Theatres This Summerby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013Jacob's Pillow, National Historic Landmark, National Medal of Arts recipient, and home to America's longest-running dance festival, will soon unveil new seats in its historic Ted Shawn Theatre (1942) and Doris Duke Theatre (1989). The new seats are part of a $1,000,000 challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation, enabling the Pillow to implement long-needed improvements to its theatres and residential buildings and to seed a facility reserve designed to address long-term maintenance issues. The new seats in the Ted Shawn Theatre will be officially unveiled at the Pillow's June 9 Member Appreciation Film Event, highlighting the final months of the "Name a Seat, Sustain a Landmark" fundraising campaign. (more...)
PDN Announces 2013 Photo Annual Award Winnersby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013PDN is proud to announce the award winners for this year's Photo Annual competition, which recognizes the best photography from 2012. Now in its 13th year, the PDN Photography Annual issue features an extensive portfolio of photography in ten different categories, ranging from editorial assignments, photojournalism, portraiture and advertising to photo books, student work and fine art. Additionally, six awards are presented to photographers who are selected to be in the Photo Annual, including the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture and the Marty Forscher Fellowship, which recognize photographers following in the footsteps of two photo industry legends. The PDN Photo Annual has become an annual celebration of innovative photography and talented photographers, with collaborative support from industry leaders including Sony, Parsons The New School for Design, Adobe, Epson, Maine Media Workshops and ASMP. (more...)
Razer Launches Atrox Arcade Stick With Support From Fighting Game Communityby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, software and systems, today announced the Razer Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360, the final product following an extensive beta testing program.
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The Douglas Morrisson Theatre Presents THE KEYS TO THE HOTEL BARBARY, 6/10by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The Douglas Morrisson Theatre in Hayward has announced its second annual playwriting cagematch contest onMonday, June 10, 2013: THE KEYS TO THE HOTEL BARBARY. Five playwrights will enter but only one will emerge victorious! Last year's "Tales of the Hairless Raccoon" was a wild and wooly success, so this year we decided to make the contest an annual event. Join us as playwrights far and wide square off. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Acting Overshadows Esoteric Script at Cleveland Public Theatreby Roy Berko - May 15, 2013Philip Ridley, the author of TENDER NAPALM, now being staged at Cleveland Public Theatre, was trained as an artist. His paintings, like his plays, are characterized by using a palate of colors, splashed All Over. There is also a bizarre quality to his writing which is fairly typical of 1990s British 'In-Yer-Face' theatre. Theatre that is filled with fantasy, dark surrealism, which leaves the audience asking, 'What the hell is going on?' (more...)
Authors Ellen and Peter Boer Release GRAND TOURISTby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of the Polar Regions undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The pursuit of this goal is now available to millions. From authors Ellen and Peter Boer comes a precious book that incorporates their experiences and knowledge about travelling, having seen so much All Over the world. Grand Tourist does not only share great venues and destinations, but also injects wonderful insight valuable in planning a perfect trip. (more...)
Rival Sons to Perform Acoustic Set on AXS-TV Todayby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013Maximum-blues-infused, hard rock band Rival Sons will perform two songs acoustically Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 PM PT live on AXS-TV: singer Jay Buchanan and guitarist Scott Holiday will do “Keep On Swinging”--the first single from their acclaimed current album Head Down--as well as “Burn Down Los Angeles” from their 2011 album Pressure and Time. (more...)
LINKIN PARK to Headline Sunset Strip Music Festival, 8/3by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL (SSMF) organizers today announced that the sixth annual festival will be headlined by LINKIN PARK at the Saturday, August 3 street festival on the famed Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. (more...)
Photo Flash: Merit School of Music's Suzuki-Alegre Strings Ensemble Takes Trip to Japanby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013Eighteen talented, dedicated Chicago kids ages 9 to 18, all students in Merit School of Music's Suzuki-Alegre Strings program, have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime experience, representing Chicago and the U.S. at the 16th Suzuki Method World Convention in Matsumoto, Japan. Scroll down for photos from the trip! (more...)
Minstrel Players to Stage IT HAPPENED ONE ACT, 7/27-28by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013The Minstrel Players Theatre Company of Northport Village are holding their second One Act Play Festival entitled --- IT HAPPENED ONE ACT - II'. They are coming off their successful Spring staging of 'The Butler Did It, Again!'. Performances will be one weekend only on Saturday, July 27th at 8 P.M and a 3 P.M. matinee performance on Sunday, July 28th at Houghton Hall - Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street in scenic Northport Village. (more...)
Transcendence Artist Series Features Sutton Foster, Carrie Manolakos & More, 7/13by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013The Transcendence Artist Series, is a collection of one night concerts with individual artists in a variety of remarkable settings throughout Wine Country. From wine caves and vineyards back to the Jack London Park ruins, these performances will each create an intimate atmosphere for inspiration and transcendence. (more...)
Joe's Pub to Make Brooklyn Debut at Great GoogaMooga Festival, 5/17-19by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Joe's Pub at The Public will make its debut in Brooklyn as a co-presenter at the second annual Great GoogaMooga Festival in Prospect Park. The three-day outdoor food, drink and music festival is produced by Superfly Presents and will take place Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, 2013. The Joe's Pub Stage will host eight performances on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. (more...)
Kelrik Productions to Stage SHREK THE MUSICAL, 7/12-21by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Kelrik Productions has announced the Central Coast Premier of SHREK THE MUSICAL to stage at the Spanos Theater, Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo. From July 12 - 21, 2013 audiences can fall in love with Shrek and his wise-ass sidekick, Donkey All Over again. (more...)
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