THE CAMERAMAN and The Orpheum's Mighty Wurlitzer Kicks Off Summer Movie Seriesby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013Step back in time to the Roaring '20s as The Orpheum Theatre kicks off its 85th Anniversary Summer Movie Series with Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, THE CAMERAMAN on Friday, June 7 at 7:00 PM. Pre-movie events include Happy Half-Hour drink specials from 6:00 to 6:30 PM immediately followed by "Behind the Screen with Indie Memphis." (more...)
Royal Bath Theatre Announces Casting for The 2013 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013Further casting has been announced for the four new in-house productions which will make up the 2013 Summer Season Theatre Royal Bath. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look - Surflight Theatre's THE BOY FRIEND, 5/25-6/16by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013Surflight Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Ken Myers presents the 1920s musical comedy The Boy Friend, from May 25 through June 16. Check out a first look at the cast in action, below! (more...)
BWW Reviews: The West Coast Premiere of LONG WAY GO DOWN Examines the Borders People Cross to Find a Better Lifeby Shari Barrett - May 24, 2013Zayd Dohrn'sLONG WAY GO DOWN is a fast-paced and often brutal story with hyper-realistic dialogue in English and Spanish. With evocatively moody original music by Jared Swanson and an incredible multi-level and location set by Michael Allen, effectively lit by the show's producer Johnny Patrick Yoder, the intense one-act tells the story of four people from two Americas, each hell-bent on finding a better life and willing to cross any border, both physically and emotionally, to do it. (more...)
2013 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards Announced - TERMINUS and More!by Kelly Cameron - May 23, 2013TERMINUS wins big at this year's Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards, which were announced today (awards to be given out at a later date). The awards are determined by Toronto critics who represent five of the city's newspapers: The Globe and Mail (J. Kelly Nestruck); The Grid (Martin Morrow); NOW (Glenn Sumi); The National Post (Robert Cushman); and the Toronto Star (Richard Ouzounian). (more...)
BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY, Birmingham Hippodrome, May 22 2013by Jenny Antill - May 23, 2013The roof got lifted off the Birmingham Hippodrome last night with the rapturous audience reaction to Stage Entertainment's UK touring production of Hairspray. With big hair and fun aplenty, you will not find a show with so much energy and attack as this one. With wide appeal across the board due to the 2007 film starring John Travolta as the loveable Edna Turnblad, Hairspray has something for everyone. It is great to see a younger audience drawn to the theatre; very few shows these days have such power. Hairspray is topical, has good morals, catchy music by Marc Shaiman and brilliantly choreographed dance routines by Jerry Mitchell - the show has everything! (more...)
NFL Legends Mike Haynes And Roy Green Host Event With Dr. Brad Eli And Pro Player Health Allianceby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Pro Player Health Alliance (PPHA) officially held another event, this one being in the La Jolla/San Diego and surrounding communities. This event included NFL greats Mike Haynes, Roy Green, Jesse Sapolu and Mark Walczak who came out to support PPHA and help spread awareness of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). David Gergen, President of PPHA and Gergen's Orthodontic Lab, called the event a 'success' with over thirty people giving information for appointments within ten minutes after the meeting had finished. (more...)
Classic Stage Company's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE Extends Through 6/23; Lea DeLaria Joins Castby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that their new production of Bertolt Brecht's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE featuring Christopher Lloyd (Azdak), directed by Brian Kulick (who directed Brecht's Galileo last season), and featuring new music by Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), will extend for two additional weeks through Sunday, June 23. (more...)
CHOIR BOY Begins Rehearsals Today at Manhattan Theatre Clubby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Rehearsals begin today for Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's CHOIR BOY, the new play featuring gospel music directed by Trip Cullman at MTC's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street). (more...)
Le French Book Releases 13 Kindle e-Books of Short Storiesby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Le French Book has now released its full 99-cent e-book series of short stories from seven of France's best writers—Tatiana de Rosnay, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Yann Queffélec, Daniel Picouly, Christine Orban, Irène Frain, and Harold Cobert. Among them, this unlikely combination of French literary giantsincluding two Goncourt prize winners and one of France's most-read authorshave written upwards of 175 acclaimed works of literature. Here, they got together to play a collaborative writing game that resulted in seven-author stories. Each one is a study in the creative process, in addition to being playful and often just plain wacky. One five-star review calls them “truly fun, dark humor guaranteed.” (more...)
Sony Masterworks Salutes 20th Century Musical Visionaries With 'Prophets of the New' Release Seriesby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013It's been a century since Igor
Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring ushered in an age of radical musical
transformation that changed the face of music. A succession of great
twentieth century composers went on to create music that transcended
tradition and moved the art form in a direction unlike anything the
world had heard before. Now Sony Masterworks celebrates these musical
visionaries and introduces their groundbreaking works to a new
generation of listeners with a series of releases collectively titled
'Prophets of the New,' available now in digital download format and as
manufacture-on-demand CDs. (more...)
Photo Flash: Christine Estabrook, Zoe Winters and More Celebrate The Old Globe's BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW Openingby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013The Old Globe presents the West Coast Premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's quirky and tender comedy Be a Good Little Widow. Directed by Hal Brooks, Be a Good Little Widow is currently running through June 9, 2013 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Check out the production photos below! (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Matthew Scott, Sherri L. Edelen and More in Signature's COMPANYby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Phone rings. Door chimes. In comes Company, one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's most beloved musicals, produced at Signature Theatre for the first time in twenty years and directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The cast of fourteen, led by Matthew Scott (First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb; Side By Side By Sondheim) in the role of Bobby, features many of Signature's most well-known stars in an enchanting, deeply funny exploration of love and marriage. BroadwayWorld has a first look below. (more...)
COMPANY Joins Palm Beach Dramaworks' Musical Theatre Masters Seriesby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Company, the Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, will replace the previously announced concert presentation of Carousel in the highly anticipated Palm Beach Dramaworks' Musical Theatre Master Series. Company runs from August 7-18 at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). First up is Man of La Mancha, which will play its originally announced dates of July 10-21. Directed by Clive Cholerton, the classic musicals will play two weeks of performances. (more...)
Harold Prince, Tom Schumacher & More to Mentor 2013 T Fellow; Applications Accepted Through 8/1by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Applications for the second annual T. Fellowship will be accepted from May 22, 2013 through August 1, 2013. Applications and instructions are available online at www.tfellowship.com. (more...)
Second Annual T Fellowship Announcedby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Applications for the second annual T. Fellowship will be accepted from May 22, 2013 through August 1, 2013. Applications and instructions are available online at www.tfellowship.com. (more...)
ABC Studios Announce New 2013-2014 Series Ordersby TV News Desk - May 21, 2013ABC Studios had another banner development year with nine new shows ordered to series. New dramas "Betrayal," "Killer Women," "Lucky 7," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," "Resurrection," along with new comedies "Trophy Wife" and "Mixology," were picked up at ABC. New drama "Intelligence" was ordered at CBS. ABC Studios had the most drama orders of any studio. (more...)
Judy Blazer and More Set for LEND ME A TENOR, Kicking Off Bay Street Theatre's 2013 Season, 5/28by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013Bay Street Theatre begins the 2013 Mainstage Season with Lend Me a Tenor (May 28 - June 23). This hilarious Ken Ludwig comedy, under the direction of Don Stephenson, includes Judy Blazer, Scott Cote, Betsy DiLellio, Donna English, Nancy Johnston, Noah Plomgren, Steve Rosen and Roland Rusinek as its hilarious cast. (more...)
SAFEhouse to Kick Off SPF6, Aug 14by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013SAFEhouse, a non-profit organization working to incubate new performing artists through residencies, workshops, and performance opportunities, is proud to announce its sixth annual Summer Performance Festival, SPF6, featuring eight emerging dance artists. SPF6 runs from Wednesday, August 14 to Sunday, August 18, 2013 at ODC Theater in San Francisco. (more...)
Great Small Works to Bring 10th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL to St. Ann's Warehouse, 6/14-23by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013St. Ann's Warehouse will present a colossal celebration of tiny art, Great Small Works' Tenth International Toy Theater Festival, June 14-23. (more...)
1 2 3 4 … 561 next »