Barefoot Running Guru Ken Bob Saxton Presents Lecture, 5/24by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Barefoot running pioneer, and author of the best-selling Barefoot Running Step By Step, “Barefoot Ken Bob” Saxton, is offering a free workshop in Boulder, Colorado on Friday, May 24th. (more...)
Photo Flash: Nick Adams, Ben Fankhauser & More Kick Off Broadway Dreams Foundation's Summer Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013The Broadway Dreams Foundation will kick off its 2013 Summer Performing Arts Intensive Tour, titled 'Circle of Dreams,' at RISPA in Atlanta, GA on June 3, 2013 followed by week-long intensives in Charlotte, NC at Mathews Playhouse; UCLA in Los Angeles, CA; Omaha Performing Arts in Omaha, NE; KimMel Center for Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA and Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT. The organization just celebrated the start of the season and the three new educational initiatives at a reception on May 20 at the Room Mate Grace Hotel in NYC. Check out photos from the special event below! (more...)
Missi Pyle to Bring Solo Show to Joe's Pub, 6/15by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Broadway & Hollywood actress MISSI PYLE returns to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette St) Saturday, June 15th @ 11:30pm with her solo show Sexy As Hell, following a nearly sold-out LA engagement. Come experience one of Hollywood's most exciting, hilarious and unpredictable actress, as she pushes SOME of your boundaries. Missi aims to prove that though funny and with 'strong features', Missi is in fact Sexy As Hell. She was just waiting till she turned 40 to show you. (more...)
David Marlett's BLUE HIGHWAY to Be Produced for Stage and Screenby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Today film producer Richard Middleton (The Artist, Hitchcock), Mitchell Maxwell (Damn Yankees, Stomp!,Mamet's Oleanna, Dinner with Friends) announced they will simultaneously produce, in their own formats (film and stage), David Marlett's script, Blue Highway. Marlett will direct the film and co-direct the play with Maxwell. (more...)
Tutto Theatre to Present ZEUS IN THERAPY World Premiere, 8/16-25by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Tutto Theatre Company announces the world premiere of Zeus in Therapy, an original theatrical experience adapted from the unpublished poetry of Douglass Stott Parker by the company, and directed by Gary Jaffe. (more...)
Naked Girls Reading to Present LADIES OF LETTERS, 6/19by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY) celebrates some of the women whose words have made history, as Naked Girls Reading presents LADIES OF LETTERS. The hit nude literary salon shares an evening of great female authors both historical and modern: from Enheduanna's hymns to Inanna, to Virginia Woolfe's musings on women who write, to a certain contemporary wordsmith's beloved world of magic ... and many more in between. (more...)
Matt Shingledecker, Jenna Leigh Green and More Set for STANDBY at NYMFby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Dwelvan David (Caroline, or Change, The Wiz, Songs for a New World), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, Bare, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"), Alex Goley (Big River, The Berenstain Bears Live!), Eryn Murman (Spring Awakening), Darren Ritchie (Wonderland, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dracula The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Nerds) and Matt Shingledecker (West Side Story, Rent, Spring Awakening) will lead the cast of STANDBY, an Official Selection of the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival Next Link Project. (more...)
BWW Interviews: Randy Graff to Present Master Class in Torontoby Kelly Cameron - May 20, 2013Randy Graff, who originated the role of Fantine in Les Miserables on Broadway, is coming to Toronto to conduct an exciting master class this December. Known for her story-telling through song, Randy will focus on teaching that unique ability to her students. She sat down with BWW to talk about her career, the benefits of the master class and her Les Miserables experience. (more...)
ROCK OF AGES Returns to Philadelphia, June 14-16by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80's. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This 5 time Tony nominated musical will return to Philadelphia as part of the Broadway Season on June 14 - 16 for five performances only at the Merriam Theater. The press opening is Friday, June 14 at 8:00 pm. (more...)
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...)
Megan Lewis, Alex Hoeffler and More to Star in DERMA Premiere at 2013 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, 6/3-8by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013The Piccolo Spoleto Festival and Banner New York have announced the premiere of Derma, a stirring new American musical to run at the Woolfe Street Playhouse in Charleston, SC from June 3rd through June 8th, 2013. (more...)
Bea Arthur Nude Sells For Nearly $2 Million At Auctionby Pat Cerasaro - May 16, 2013Legendary Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Bea Arthur may be best remembered by fans around the globe for her unforgettable performances onstage and onscreen in MAME, MAUDE and GOLDEN GIRLS, yet to an annonymous bidder at an auction at famed Christie's auction house last night Bea Arthur in the altogether was worth nearly $2 million. (more...)
NEVER GOOD ENOUGH... UNTIL NOW is Releasedby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013This book is a very personal story that highlights the isolation and loneliness that anyone of us can experience when we are faced with adversity. The author of Never Good Enough... Until Now has openly Bared her soul. Her very personal stories of triumph over numerous traumatic and emotional challenges are intended to help the reader reflect on their own journeys. Sharon felt that the pain and anguish that she endured had to be shared with others so they did not feel alone with their own pain. "I did not endure so much pain to have my story untold, I knew I could help others but I had to be open, honest and Bare all" It was her relentless search for firm understanding and acceptance of what happened in her life that was the driving force behind her determination to change her life for the better. (more...)
MEGA STAGE TUBE: Jason Gotay, Robin de Jesus and More Join Blake Pfeil at Joe's Pubby Stage Tube - May 15, 2013Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus (In The Heights, La Cage aux Folles) was among the artists who joined singer-songwriter Blake Pfeil for Blake Pfeil is in Love with a Girl Named... Irene on May 12th a Joe's Pub. See the performances below! (more...)
Naked Yoga Provides Health Benefits for Body and Brainby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Practicing Yoga in the nude can be extremely liberating and now a recent article by Hank Pellissier suggests that being naked has health benefits for body and brain. Many cultures - going back to the ancient Greeks and Romans - embraced the Bare-all attitude to exercise and enjoyed communal nudity as they drank, dined, read books, watched theatre and argued politics. (more...)
Photo Flash: Robin De Jesus and More Join Blake Pfeil at Joe's Pubby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesus (In The Heights, La Cage aux Folles) was among the artists who joined singer-songwriter Blake Pfeil for Blake Pfeil is in Love with a Girl Named... Irene on May 12th a Joe's Pub. Scroll down for photos from the concert! (more...)
Joey Contreras Named Broadway Dreams Foundation's Artist in Residence; New Initiatives Announcedby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013The Broadway Dreams Foundation announced their dedication to three educational initiatives that align with their mission and will offer BDF students exciting performance opportunities while also supporting emerging artists and creative projects. The three initiatives include a sophomore album by musical theater songwriter Joey Contreras, the development of a new musical, and a showcase featuring BDF students from across the country at NYC's New World Stages. (more...)
Brian d'Arcy James and More to Join Kevin Cole for DreamCatcher Benefit Concert, 5/20 & 23by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2013Great American pianist Kevin Cole [fresh from Carnegie Hall, protege of Marvin Hamlisch], with special guests Brian d'Arcy James [Shrek; Next to Normal], Klea Blackhurst [Everything the Traffic Will Allow], and Ryan VanDenBoom [Annie] will perform a Benefit Concert to support DreamCatcher Entertainment, an independent theatre and film company, celebrating their 5th Anniversary. (more...)
OTHELLO: THE REMIX, SHREK and More Set for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Summer 2013 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 11, 2013Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) produces a summer program annually featuring a festival of plays-from family musicals to international guest artists to classic and re-imagined productions of Shakespeare's canon-attracting Chicagoans and tourists alike. Over nine million people come to Navy Pier each year, the majority in the summer months, and Chicago Shakespeare is the premier theatrical attraction at the Midwest's most visited site. (more...)
RYAN RAFTERY IS BLACK AND BETTER THAN EVER to Return to the Laurie Beechman, 5/29 & 6/26by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013Ryan Raftery returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre for Ryan Raftery IS BLACK AND BETTER THAN EVER: A CAUCASIAN CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN SONGBOOK! with very special guest Romelda Teron Benjamin (Catch Me if You Can, Bare) and musical direction by Daniel Lincoln. The show will be presented on Wednesday, May 29 and Wednesday, June 26, at 9:30 pm at Laurie Beechman Theatre. (more...)
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