AUDIO: First Listen - Heliotropes' 'Quatto' from A CONSTANT SEAby BWW News Desk - May 31, 2013Heliotropes recently released the song 'Psalms' from their forthcoming debut album, A Constant Sea. Now, you can hear a new song, 'Quatto,' below! The song 'Quatto' was previously titled 'Joy Unfolds,' but the band chose to change the name in homage to one of their favorite films, Total Recall. (more...)
THE UNDERPANTS to Open 6/28 at Florida Studio Theatreby BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013Florida Studio Theatre is pleased to present the playful comedy, The Underpants, by Carl Sternheim and adapted by Steve Martin, beginning Friday, June 28, 2013 at 8:00pm in the Keating Theatre. The Underpants, adapted by the whimsical mind of Steve Martin, is a play that combines Martins wacky sense of humor with intelligent insight of human nature. (more...)
Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre to Host Classic Horror Originals this Monthby BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013lthough much maligned, the horror remake is not always the worst thing in the world. It seems that remaking the classics of horror has been Hollywood's favorite shortcut for decades, but every now and then, they get it right. Two great examples of this would be John Carpenter's 1982 film, The Thing, and David Cronenberg's 1986 film, The Fly. This month, Brian Solomon of TheVaultofHorror.netpresents BEDLAM AT THE BIJOU: Before They Were Remakes, a screening of the two 1950s originals that inspired those films. (more...)
OKLAHOMA! to Open Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd Season, Begin. 6/12by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, Oklahoma!, which earned the legendary duo a special Pulitzer prize, opens the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd season. The musical previews June 12th and 13th, opens June 14th, running through June 30th on the main stage. (more...)
Arizona Theatre Company's Artistic Director David Ira Goldstein Resignsby BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013Arizona Theatre Company announced today that David Ira Goldstein, ATC's Artistic Director since 1992, will be leaving the Company in December of 2013. In his 21 seasons as artistic director, Goldstein led the Company to unprecedented levels of attendance, critical acclaim, community support, educational outreach and national prominence. During his tenure, he produced over 200 plays, workshops, readings and presentations in Phoenix and Tucson, while personally directing more than 40 mainstage productions ranging from classics to new plays to musicals. (more...)
Fantasy-Horror Novel, ALAMPTRIA, is Releasedby BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2013Richard A Valicek's Alamptria 1: Bloodstone Crypt, offering readers a newly-expanded narrative and updated title, has been released by Double Dragon Publishing. Hearkening back to the original vampire tradition, the exciting, danger-filled story catapults audiences into twists and turns of action, romance, and adventure. First released in 2011 as Alamptria: Red Moon Rising, the book was celebrated as unique and highly-readable, garnering it a Buzillions Reviewers' Choice Award. (more...)
Brooks Ashmanskas, Reed Birney and More Join Williamstown Theatre Festival's Summer Cast; 2013 Season Kicks Off Tomorrow!by BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2013Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten has announced further casting and additions to the 2013 summer season, which officially kicks off tomorrow, June 4, when the box office opens its doors. Brooks Ashmanskas, De'Adre Aziza, Reed Birney,Joey Slotnick, and Omar Metwally are among the actors who will take part in this summer's productions. Gersten has (more...)
Juan Antonio Bayona to Helm First Two Episodes of Showtime's PENNY DREADFULby TV News Desk - Jun 18, 2013Critically-acclaimed, award-winning Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage) will helm the first two episodes in the eight episode series order of the upcoming Showtime drama PENNY DREADFUL - created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator) and executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty,Skyfall) and Neal Street's Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Call The Midwife). (more...)
Linda Balgord & Ali Gordon to Lead CROSSING SWORDS at NYMF; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013The 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) AND Forte Musical Theatre Guild present Crossing Swords a world premiere musical comedy by Joe Slabe, nominated for five Betty Mitchell Awards and three Calgary Critics' Awards. NYMF veteran Igor Goldin directs a cast of five including Linda Balgord (Bway: The Pirate Queen, CATS, La Cage, Gypsy standby for Patti Lupone; Nat. Tour: Sunset Boulevard), Ali Gordon (Regional: Fiddler on the Roof, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown), Steven Hauck (Bway: Irena's Vow), Lyle Colby Mackston (Papermill: 25th Annual...Spelling Bee), and Marrick Smith(New York: Love's Labour's Lost). Crossing Swords is being staged at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street (bet. 9th & 10th Avenues) in NYC for five performances from Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28, 2013. (more...)
PETER PAN to Open 6/25 at the Barn Theatreby BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2013The high-flying fantasy, PETER PAN will delight children of all ages when the boy who will never grow up swoops down over the Barn Theatre stage June 25 through July 7. (more...)
Kim Newman to Judge 2nd Annual STAGE FRIGHT Horror Writing Competition; Deadline Aug 15by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013Acclaimed horror author and critic Kim Newman has been confirmed as the celebrity judge of the second annual STAGE FRIGHT horror writing competition. (more...)
Sierra Rep to Stage OKLAHOMA! at Fallon House, 6/28-8/18by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013Oklahoma! - Rodgers & Hammerstein's first masterpiece - sweeps onto the Fallon House stage this summer. Sierra Repertory Theatre presents an outstanding cast in this finely crafted classic, a celebration of the American spirit of courage, independence and feisty good fun. It plays at the Fallon House theatre in Columbia State Historic Park from June 28 through August 18. (more...)
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks in Massachusettsby Larry Murray - Jun 14, 2013Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks in Massachusetts (more...)
Peter Cambor and More Join Commonwealth Shakespeare's TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013One of Greater Boston's most beloved traditions, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's 'Free Shakespeare On The Common' celebrates its 18th season with the comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Inspired by Rat Pack-era Vegas, this production brings together the talents of CSC's Artistic Director Steve Maler, music director Colin Thurmond and choreographer Yo-el Cassel. Playing July 6 - 28, 2013, performances are free and open to the public. (more...)
DTF to Open 2013 Season with Theresa Rebeck's THE SCENE, Starring Tim Dalyby BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013Dorset Theatre Festival will start off their 2013 Season with the biting hit comedy The Scene by Theresa Rebeck. Theresa Rebeck, a DTF Writer in Residence, is well known for her recent Broadway hits - Seminar starring Alan Rickman and Dead Accounts starring Katie Holmes - as well has her popular NBC Series Smash. (more...)
Phoebe Ventouras' I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN Plays 2013 Hollywood Fringe, 6/14 & 22by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013Phoebe Ventouras comes to the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 14 & 22 in I'm Doing the Best I Can, directed by Rich Pierre Louis with original music by Felix Ventouras. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Theatre Southwest's DRACULA is Resplendently Gothic and Inspiredby David Clarke - Jun 10, 2013Dracula is a name that invokes fear and terror in me. Not because it is a horror story, but because just about every adaptation of Bram Stoker's legendary Gothic novel gets it so wrong that I am left completely cold and empty. Astonishingly, this is not the case with Theatre Southwest's brilliant and opulent production of Dracula, written by Steven Dietz and directed by Ananka Kohnitz. (more...)
Rooftop Films to Screen Short Film Program and TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM, 6/7-8by Movies News Desk - Jun 1, 2013Rooftop films has announced its upcoming events and screenings for June 2013. On June 7, Rooftop presents a night of eerie and mysterious short films. Preceding the shorts, world-renowned pianist Bruce Levingston will perform Phillip Glass' 'Dracula' over a presage of short films. (more...)
PAMTA Announces 2013 Nominees; Ceremony Set for 6/24by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2013The Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards have announced this year's nominations! See the full list below. (more...)
42ND STREET to Play 6/11-23 at the Barn Theatreby BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2013Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway at the Barn Theatre! The glamour, spectacle, and fashion of 1930s Broadway comes to the Barn in 42ND STREET June 11 through 23. (more...)
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