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BWW Reviews: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 2012 Concert a Huge Success

Standing room only crowd jams Meyerhoff Symphony to start new season. (more...)

International City Theatre Closes Season with AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', Now thru 11/4

The joint will be jumpin' when International City Theatre closes its 2012 season with Ain't Misbehavin', the Tony Award-winning musical revue based on the life of Thomas "Fats" Waller. Saundra McClain directs Phillip Brandon (national tour: The Color Purple), Niketa Calame (Celebration Theatre's The Color Purple), Amber Mercomes (San Francisco and Los Angeles Opera productions of Porgy and Bess), Lacy Darryl Phillips (Broadway: Fosse and A Raisin in the Sun) and Jennifer Shelton (first national tour of Ragtime; previously seen on the ICT stage in Songs for a New World, Five Course Love, The Story, Honk! and Swinging on a Star), with musical direction by Rahn Coleman and choreography by Stephen Semien. Performances take place October 12 through November 4 at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, with low-priced previews beginning tonight, October 9. (more...)

Guthrie's Christopher Hampton Celebration Presents Openings, Hampton Weekends and Michael Billington Discussion, Oct 2012

The Guthrie Theater has announced that its Celebration of the multifaceted writer Christopher Hampton will intensify in the coming weeks. Building on a strongly positive critical reaction to Tales from Hollywood, the Celebration will follow through on its promise of an immersive multi-stage theatrical experience that incorporates a range of works in different venues and opportunities for the community to engage in dialogue and conversation. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Minneapolis - Week of 10/21/2012

Upcoming Shows - Week of 10/21/2012 for Minneapolis (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Minneapolis - Week of 10/14/2012

Upcoming Shows - Week of 10/14/2012 for Minneapolis (more...)

Guthrie's Christopher Hampton Celebration Presents Openings, Hampton Weekends and Michael Billington Discussion, Oct 2012

The Guthrie Theater has announced that its Celebration of the multifaceted writer Christopher Hampton will intensify in the coming weeks. Building on a strongly positive critical reaction to Tales from Hollywood, the Celebration will follow through on its promise of an immersive multi-stage theatrical experience that incorporates a range of works in different venues and opportunities for the community to engage in dialogue and conversation. (more...)

Celebrations for Guthrie Theater 50th Anniversary Season Continue

The Guthrie Theater's 50th season was inaugurated with the Christopher Hampton Celebration: a three-play festival occupying each of the Guthrie's stages, as well as a series of talks, events and appearances by Hampton and others that demonstrated the unique opportunities afforded by the Guthrie's Mississippi riverfront facility and the engaged and dynamic Twin Cities community. (more...)

Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Opens Tonight

The Guthrie Theater presents the world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will be directed by Roger Rees and will feature actors Kyle Fabel (Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; Off-Broadway: A Free Man of Color) as Theodore Lavretsky, Suzy Kohane (Acadia Repertory Theatre; University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program) as Liza and Sally Wingert (Broadway/West End, London: La Bete; Guthrie: Other Desert Cities, Appomattox) as Maria. (more...)

Christopher Plummer, Barbara Byrne and More Join Guthrie's 50th Anniversary Gala, 6/22

The Guthrie today announced that eight artists who have graced the Guthrie's stages during its 50-year history, from the first season in 1963 to the theater's current season, are slated to participate in the Guthrie's 50th anniversary on June 22, 2013. Exclusive interviews with the legendary Zoe Caldwell and Christopher Plummer will be unveiled as part of a poignant and celebratory multi-media tribute, while stage veterans Barbara Bryne, Peter Michael Goetz and Stephen Yoakam; two graduates of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program, Matthew Amendt and Valeri Mudek; and an alum of A Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training, Erik Heger; will perform live for the one-night-only event. (more...)

Kyle Fabel, Suzy Kohane and More Set for THE PRIMROSE PATH at the Guthrie

The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for its world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will be directed by Roger Rees and will feature actors Kyle Fabel (Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; Off-Broadway: A Free Man of Color) as Theodore Lavretsky, Suzy Kohane (Acadia Repertory Theatre; University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program) as Liza and Sally Wingert (Broadway/West End, London: La Bete; Guthrie: Other Desert Cities, Appomattox) as Maria. (more...)

Kyle Fabel, Sally Wingert and More to Star in Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees; Full Cast Announced!

The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for its world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will be directed by Roger Rees and will feature actors Kyle Fabel (Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; Off-Broadway: A Free Man of Color) as Theodore Lavretsky, Suzy Kohane (Acadia Repertory Theatre; University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program) as Liza and Sally Wingert (Broadway/West End, London: La Bete; Guthrie: Other Desert Cities, Appomattox) as Maria. (more...)

Holopaw Premieres Single 'Discotheque'; Announces 2013 Tour Dates

Today Florida band Holopaw shares 'Discotheque,' a brand new track from the band's forthcoming fourth album, Academy Songs, Volume I. The band has also announced an East Coast tour in Feb. 2013. Hear another album track over at Pitchfork and the B-side from their recent single over at Under The Radar. The album is due on Misra on Jan. 15, 2013. (more...)

Stephen Tobolowsky, Leela James, Odd Owl and More Set for Yoshi's San Francisco, Now thru 2/10

Yoshi's San Francisco has announced its updated calendar for the club and restaurant, today, January 21, through February 10, 2013. For more information on these shows, click the links below or go to yoshis.com/sanfrancisco. (more...)

Holopaw's ACADEMY SONGS, VOLUME I Out Today

Today Florida band Holopaw shares 'Discotheque,' a brand new track from the band's forthcoming fourth album, Academy Songs, Volume I. The band has also announced an East Coast tour in Feb. 2013. Hear another album track over at Pitchfork and the B-side from their recent single over at Under The Radar. The album is due on Misra today, Jan. 15, 2013. (more...)

BWW REVIEW: A.R.T.'s 'GLASS MENAGERIE' IS A DELICATE BALANCE OF POWER AND POETRY

Tony Award-winning director John Tiffany blends the strength and delicacy of Tennessee Williams' haunting memory play The Glass Menagerie into a heart-breaking metaphor for the fragility of dreams (more...)

NEST Fragrances Unveils New After Midnight Collection

NEST Fragrances, a leading designer and manufacturer of luxurious fragrances and products for the bath, body and home, unveiled After Midnight, a sultry and daring collection of three new luxury scented candles. The seductive candle trio - One O'Clock, Two O'Clock and Three O'Clock - debuts this month at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Ricky's NYC. (more...)

Campion Decent Wins 2012 Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award

Last night at the Seaborn Broughton and Walford Foundation (SBW) Christmas Party, Gaz Simpson, Chairman of the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Trust, announced that CAMPION DECENT had won the 2012 Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award for his play "Unholy Ghosts". (more...)

Holopaw Premieres Single 'Discotheque'; Announces 2013 Tour Dates

Today Florida band Holopaw shares 'Discotheque,' a brand new track from the band's forthcoming fourth album, Academy Songs, Volume I. The band has also announced an East Coast tour in Feb. 2013. Hear another album track over at Pitchfork and the B-side from their recent single over at Under The Radar. The album is due on Misra on Jan. 15, 2013. (more...)

Kyle Fabel, Sally Wingert and More Star in Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Beg. Tonight

The Guthrie Theater presents the world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will be directed by Roger Rees and will feature actors Kyle Fabel (Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; Off-Broadway: A Free Man of Color) as Theodore Lavretsky, Suzy Kohane (Acadia Repertory Theatre; University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program) as Liza and Sally Wingert (Broadway/West End, London: La Bete; Guthrie: Other Desert Cities, Appomattox) as Maria. (more...)

2013 Literary Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

At an ceremony today at Columbia University, the 2013 literary Pulitzer Prizes were handed out by the official board. (more...)

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