MEN IN BLACK 3 to Blast Into IMAX Theatres This Fridayby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX), and Columbia Pictures today announced that the action comedy Men in Black(TM) 3 will be released in the immersive IMAX® format in 474 theatres worldwide beginning Friday, May 25, simultaneous with the film's North American wide release. (more...)
MTC to Tribute Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, 6/18by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012Manhattan Theatre Club will celebrate Artistic Director Lynne Meadow’s 40th anniversary as the visionary and artistic leader of the organization with a special tribute on Monday, June 18. The event will begin at 6:30 PM with a VIP cocktail reception, followed by a 7:30 tribute event at the Samuel J. Friedman (261 West 47th Street). Immediately after the Friedman tribute event, a party will follow at Copacabana (268 West 47th Street). (more...)
NEXT, KLYMAXX, et al. Set for Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Franciscoby BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue. (more...)
Breaking News: Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST at Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!by BWW - May 17, 2012Stage and screen stars Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain will take on the iconic roles of Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin in playwright John Pielmeier’s world premiere of The Exorcist at the Geffen Playhouse. Helmed by acclaimed director John Doyle, who won a Tony Award for his striking reimagining of Sweeney Todd, this stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s famous 1971 novel transforms the unsettling battles of good versus evil, faith versus fact and ego versus ethos into a uniquely theatrical experience as sophisticated as it is suspenseful.
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Actress Barbara Bain Talks Love Struck and Select Career Highlightsby Don Grigware - May 1, 2012 (more...)
BWW Interviews: Breaking Bread with GODSPELL'S Hunter Parrishby Joseph F. Panarello - Mar 30, 2012A careful look through the New Testament indicates that Jesus Christ liked to eat. In addition to the notable Last Supper, he dined at the home of Martha and Mary; grilled fish at the seashore; multiplied loaves and fishes; was a guest at a friend’s wedding at Cana; and ate with friends on the road to Emmaus. After healing Peter’s mother-in-law, she got up and prepared a meal for Him and His coterie. It’s a small wonder then that Hunter Parris, who plays Jesus in the Broadway revival of GODSPELL, chooses to be interviewed over lunch at one of his favorite Chelsea eateries. (more...)
Dog & Pony Theatre Company to Present THE DINNER PARTY PROJECT and THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHINGby BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2012Dog & Pony Theatre Company announces its two latest works: THE DINNER PARTY PROJECT, a one-night only performance April 17 at Ada Street restaurant that incorporates a three-course meal from celebrated chef Michael Kornick of DMK Burger Bar and Fish Bar; and THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING, a world premiere play with music that offers a look at the Democratic National Convention of 1968 in Chicago May 4-June 9 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater. (more...)
Pasadena Playhouse Premieres LINCOLN - AN AMERICAN STORYby BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2012The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Charles Dillingham, interim Executive Director), in association with Stephen Eich announced that Hershey Felder will return to The Pasadena Playhouse with the World Premiere of the Eighty-Eight Entertainment and Samantha F. Voxakis production of LINCOLN - AN AMERICAN STORY for Actor and Symphony Orchestra. (more...)
Jeffrey Bean, James Black and More Set for Alley Theatre's THE SEAFARER, 4/6-4/29by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2012Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre’s production of the Conor McPherson’s THE SEAFARER. The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson and directed by Gregory Boyd, begins previews Friday April 6, opens Wednesday April 11 and runs through Sunday, April 29, 2012 on the Hubbard Stage. Tickets start at $25 and are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org, at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.220.5700 and asking for the group sales department. (more...)
Columbus Symphony's PNC Arts Alive Concerts for Kids to Present RHYTHM OF THE AMERICAS, 3/25by BWW
News Desk - Mar 25, 2012The Columbus Symphony and conductor Michael Berkowitz will showcase a variety of percussion instruments in the Rhythm of the Americas program. This PNC Arts Alive Concert for Kids is a one-hour classical concert for young audiences at the Capitol Theatre on March 25, and will feature rhythmic music from all the Americas—North, South, and Central. The CSO’s PNC Arts Alive Concerts for Kids are funded by a grant from PNC Arts Alive, a three-year, $1.5 million initiative of The PNC Foundation that supports visual and performing arts groups with the goal of increasing arts access and engagement in new and innovative ways. (more...)
THE TRUTH-TELLER Makes its World Premiere at King's Head Theatre April 9by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2012The King's Head Theatre presents the World Premiere of David Crook's new comedy, The Truth-Teller, directed by Svetlana Dimcovic. The?Truth-Teller will get its world premiere at the King’s Head Theatre, Islington, from Monday April 9 - Sunday May 6. Press Night is Monday 16 April at 7.15 pm. (more...)
Genesis Ensemble Announces Second Extension of THE REST UNKNOWNby BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2012Genesis Ensemble, a Chicago theater and performance company, announces the second extension of The Rest Unknown: how to live and how to die inspired by Maira Kalman’s idiosyncratic blog turned book The Principles of Uncertainty. (more...)
DANCING WITH THE STARS Steams up Motownby Tyler Peterson - Apr 23, 2012DANCING WITH THE STARS implemented new features into the competition to spice up another performance broadcast. For the first time in the show's history, contestants danced to the hits of Motown - while the original tracks' artists sang live. The Motown inspired special began with a montage of performances by the soulful legends: Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, and The Temptations. In additions, contestants this week also partook in a dance-off to rack up extra bonus points to be put towards their overall score. (more...)
Westbury Performing Arts Center on Track for Fall 2012 Launchby BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2012The new Westbury Performing Arts Center is set to replace the abandoned Westbury Movie Theater on Post Avenue in the heart of downtown Westbury. (more...)
Miami's Paramount Bay Chosen as HGTV's 2012 URBAN OASISby BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2012Cosmopolitan, cool and colorful, Miami is the home of the 2012 HGTV Urban Oasis, a custom-designed 1,700 square-foot paradise located on the 20th floor of the Paramount Bay, the city's newest resident hot spot. (more...)
Millennium Park Hosts Free Concerts, Events and Exhibitions This Summerby BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2012Now in its eighth season, Millennium Park will host free concerts, events, exhibitions and open rehearsals that showcase the very best of Chicago throughout the summer. (more...)
Russell Bentley, Matthew Marsh, et al. Cast in HIS GREATNESS, Opening April 27 at Finborough Theatreby BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012A European premiere from one of Canada's pre-eminent playwrights, Daniel MacIvor, His Greatness opens at the Finborough Theatre on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 (Press Night: Friday, 27 April 2012 at 7.30pm) for a four week limited season. Directed by Che Walker, the cast includes Russell Bentley, Matthew Marsh and Toby Wharton. (more...)
Riverfront Theater Opens in Chicago; Season Announcedby BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012Riverfront Theater, 650 W. Chicago Ave., will return to Chicago with its inaugural full season of programming. After the 2011 success of their 16-week engagement of Peter Pan, which attracted more than 110,000 attendees, Riverfront Theater brings several hit productions to Chicago, in a 70-foot tall, 22,000 square foot temperature-controlled tent along the scenic Chicago River, this summer. (more...)
ADAIN AVION, A Wingless Aeroplane Arts Space will Travel Through Wales this Summerby BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2012Under the visionary curatorship of Welsh artist Marc Rees, a mobile arts space created from the transformed body of a DC-9 aeroplane – Adain Avion - will travel across Wales this summer igniting the imagination of the nation for the London 2012 Festival. The London 2012 Festival is a 12-week nationwide celebration running from 21 June until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK. (more...)
Brighton Fringe Presents A LIFETIME OF LOVE, 5/4-6by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2012If you struggle to get your man even to buy you flowers, Moss Rich's poems will melt your heart with a lifetime of love poems written to his wife Milly to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. Pighog Press published a selection of the poems as Lifetime of Love in a boxed set in 2011. The performance puts his poems in their historical context including his association with the Unity Theatre in the 1930s and the whole arc of Jewish culture through the twentieth century. This adaptation, starring Nic Choulman and Raymond Daniel-Davies, brings the poems to life in a Promenade performance including projections and audio at the Bali Brasserie in Hove. (more...)
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