Aporia Theater Presents World Premiere of WOYZECK, 5/17by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Aporia Theater has announced the limited engagement of WOYZECK, a new adaptation by Artistic Director Sarah Elizabeth Wansley with original music by David Marenberg. Preview is May 17; Opening is May 18. (more...)
BWW Review: David Sedaris Dishes on Owls, Monkeys, and Colonoscopies at Celebrity Seriesby Nancy Grossman - May 7, 2012The venerable Symphony Hall stage served as ground zero for the humor of David Sedaris as part of the Celebrity Series of Boston on Sunday. Socialized medicine, taxidermy, matchmaking, and foreign idiosyncrasies were only a few of the topics covered in his wide-ranging, hilarious essays. (more...)
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and CORIOLANUS to Open 6/12 & 8/2by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2012The Drilling Company will present "The Merry Wives of Windsor" July 12-28 and "Coriolanus" August 2-18 as its 2012 productions of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot. All performances will be staged in the Municipal Parking Lot at the corner of Ludlow and Broome Streets, Manhattan. (more...)
Photo Flash: BURLESQUE TO BROADWAY Billboardby BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Quinn Lemley stars in her new touring production, Burlesque to Broadway - and on this billboard. The limited run will be presented two nights only, on May 18th and 19th at 8 pm at Brooklyn's Millennium Theater. (more...)
Everyman Theatre Opens YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, 5/16by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Meet the Sycamores – the delightfully eccentric family at the center of the action in the madcap comedy classic, You Can’t Take It With You. They revel in day-to-day occurrences such as collecting snakes, making fireworks in the basement, and practicing ballet steps in the parlor. When their daughter Alice, decides to invite her conservative boyfriend’s family to dinner, they promise to be on their best behavior. However...! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and adapted into an Academy Award winning film, this beloved comedy has been a perennial favorite to theatre-goers for more than 70 years. (more...)
Horse Trade Theater Group & Frigid NY Present 2012 MINI-FRIDGE, 6/28-7/4by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012Bringing a blast of winter air to the 4th of July weekend FRIGID New York is presenting a mini-festival with some of its favorite FRIGID artists as well as energetic new Fringe Festival artists from New York and Canada, hand picked by Horse Trade Theater Group (Heidi Grumelot, Artistic Director, Erez Ziv, Managing Director). (more...)
BWW Reviews: MADE IN AMERICA – A Terrific Triptychby David Clarke - May 25, 2012The iconic Wortham Theater Center is celebrating its twenty-fifth birthday this month. This building serves as a monument to Houston’s long-standing desire to encourage and support the arts, as the $66 million dollars raised to build the center that celebrates performing arts came entirely from 3500 private sector donors. Without a doubt, the best birthday present that the building could be bestowed is the Houston Ballet’s terrific triptych of works, Made in America. Artistic Director, Stanton Welch’s trio of selections are wonderful and inspired choices. Each piece is moving and beautiful, and each piece offers audiences a different and very enjoyable experience. (more...)
People's Light & Theatre Postpones Shakespeare's WILL; Swaps for BEAUTIFUL BOY, 5/30-6/24by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012People’s Light and Theatre is postponing the public production of Shakespeare’s Will and will be presenting Beautiful Boy in its place. Beautiful Boy, A Hatchling Production, is a play written by Associate Artistic Director Pete Pryor which explores the process of a father coming to terms with his son’s diagnosis of autism. The show will run May 30-June 24, 2012 at the People's Light & Theatre, located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, Pa. The official opening is set for June 1. (more...)
Contemporary Art Gallery to Open Josephine Meckseper Exhibition Todayby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012American Leg is Josephine Meckseper's first exhibition in Canada. For this site-specific work, Meckseper has created eight self-contained window treatments in the Contemporary Art Gallery's street-front vitrines. Originally intended for retail, these window spaces will serve as ready-made structures for Meckseper's ongoing investigation into consumer society and archaeology of the present. (more...)
BWW Reviews: OC's 3D Theatricals Revives A CHORUS LINEby Michael L. Quintos - May 24, 2012Orange County, CA-based 3D Theatricals presents a fine, top-notch revival of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning A CHORUS LINE, now playing at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton through May 27. Buoyed mostly by its National Tour-caliber staging, choreography, lighting and costumes, this production also boasts an impressive cast of triple threats. (more...)
Newington Mainstage to Present ASSASSINS, 6/8-16by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Can a madman’s bullet shake the foundation of America’s ideals? Newington Mainstage seeks to address this question as well as many others as it presents “Assassins,” the final musical in its 2011-2012 inaugural season. (more...)
ABC's 20/20 to Present 'Extreme Parenting', 5/4by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012Anchored by Barbara Walters with reports from Walters, Sharon Alfonsi, John Berman and Cameron Mathison, "Extreme Parenting" on "20/20" delves into wacky, unconventional and sometimes controversial parenting methods, FRIDAY, MAY 4 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (more...)
Joey Lawrence to Guest Star in Las Vegas' Chippendalesby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012Chippendales®, the hottest brand in ladies entertainment, is about to get even hotter this summer when Joey Lawrence, star of television, music, stage and screen, adds “Las Vegas headliner” to his already impressive career. (more...)
MAMMA MIA! Welcomes Judy McLane, Felicia Finley, Aaron Lazar & More!by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global hit musical MAMMA MIA! will welcome new principals Christy Altomare, Lauren Cohn, Daniel Cooney, Felicia Finley, Aaron Lazar, Graham Rowat and Zak Resnick who will join Judy McLane as “Donna Sheridan” at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) on Monday, June 4, 2012. (more...)
Aurora Theatre Company Calls for Global Age Project Submissions, 5/22-7/31by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Berkeley’s acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company has announced a call for submissions for its eighth season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February of 2013; the festival will coincide with the company’s fully-staged World Premiere of Anthony Clarvoe’s OUR PRACTICAL HEAVEN, directed by Allen McKelvey, the third Aurora main stage production to develop from the GAP. Each of the four finalists will receive a $1,000 award and their work will be considered for further development and production during Aurora Theatre Company’s regular season; out of town artists will receive travel and accommodation expenses. The submission period opens May 22; deadline for play submission is July 31, 2012. Finalists will be announced in early December 2012. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Australia's A CHORUS LINE in Singaporeby Stage Tube - May 13, 2012The all-new Australian production of one the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE is currently playing in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands, and will play at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre for 21 performances only beginning 20 July, 2012. Having played to full houses in Adelaide and Melbourne, this iconic smash hit musical is directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members and inspirations from the Tony Award® winning 1975 production. See below for a behind-the-scenes video of A CHORUS LINE's cast and creative team. (more...)
Review Roundup: FOLLIES in LA!by Review Roundups - May 11, 2012James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, which was just nominated for eight Tony Awards, opened earlier this week on May 9 at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. Performances of the exclusive Los Angeles engagement of the Kennedy Center’s critically acclaimed Broadway production of Follies will continue through June 9, 2012. (more...)
Photo Flash: A CHORUS LINE Comes to Sydney's Capitol Theatre This Julyby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012The all-new Australian production of one the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE will play at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre for 21 performances only from 20 July, 2012. Having played to full houses in Adelaide and Melbourne, this iconic smash hit musical is directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members and inspirations from the Tony Award® winning 1975 production. See photos from the show below! (more...)
New Latino Filmmakers Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 5/2; NewFilmmakers NY Screens YESTERDAY IS HERE, 5/8by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2012On Wednesday, May 2nd, New Latino Filmmakers celebrates its tenth anniversary and Cinquo De Mayo. The New Latino Filmmakers screening series is NewFilmmakers longest running program. Then, on Tuesday, May 8th, NewFilmmakers presents two Short Film Programs and the Feature YESTERDAY IS HERE. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Sansone and Stuart Lay Claim to Ownership of Nashville Ballet's RITE OF SPRINGby Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 28, 2012Inspired by the original work choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky and performed to the glorious music composed by Igor Stravinsky for the original Ballets Russes production, Nashville Ballet’s rendition of Rite of Spring further underscores the company’s artistic range and the depth of artistic director Paul Vasterling’s bench, which is exemplified by Kayla Rowser and Jon Upleger in his thrilling, stirring Firebird that opens the evening’s twin-bill of ballets. (more...)
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