BWW Reviews: Peabody Opera House Presents Charming Production of MARY POPPINSby Chris Gibson - May 9, 2012The touring production of MARY POPPINS that's currently gracing the stage of the Peabody Opera House is “practically perfect”, featuring eye-popping special effects, a glorious set, and terrific performances that manage to capture the spirit of the 1964 Disney film, as well as the P.L. Travers books that inspired it. While some of the more beloved elements from the movie are noticeably absent, they've been replaced with sequences that are every bit as magical and engaging. Though the staging is a bit cramped, this is a spectacular show that appeals to both children and adults. And, I should know because I brought along my six-year old son, and he loved it. (more...)
'Multimedia Opera' OCEANIC VERSES to Premiere This Summer at the Kennedy Center and River to Riverby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Paola Prestini's multimedia opera Oceanic Verses is described as :the most ambitious undertaking of her career to date, and the one that best reveals her sensibility. With her collaborators—including the film artist Ali Hossaini, the librettist Donna Di Novelli and the directorKevin Newbury—Prestini has expanded the work from a 35-minute oratorio to an evening-length opera commissioned by VisionIntoArt and produced by her frequent cohort, Beth Morrison Projects in association with Washington Chorus and Trinity Wall Street." (more...)
Kitchen Theatre Hosts Record-Breaking Fundraiser, Dance the Night Awayby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012On Saturday, April 28, Kitchen Theatre Company (KTC) hosted Dance the Night Away, the theatre's 21st anniversary celebration. Local celebrities and members of the KTC staff participated in a friendly dance competition. Performing the Cha-Cha with Dr. Kristna Kapur, dancer Dr. Luis Mauleon raised the most money, winning the competition and a weekend trip to New York City for two. Dance the Night Away raised a grand total of $40,000 for The Kitchen Theatre Company—the most successful fundraising event in KTC history. (more...)
IRT and The Operating Theater Host Young Actors Laboratory WESTSIDE EXPERIMENT, Beg. 7/9by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2012Beginning this July, 2012, IRT joins The Operating Theater as they lead students through an incredible development process resulting in a show at IRT. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Rachel Klein's SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS: A TALE FROM THE LAND BEYOND THE VEIL Set for June 8-23by Stage Tube - May 4, 2012Dixon Place will present the world premiere of Rachel Klein's Symphony of Shadows: A Tale From the Land Beyond the Veil on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from June 8 to at 7:30pm at Dixon Place / 161A Chrystie Street. This movement-based spectacular tells the story of a woman combating a variety of sleep disorders, phantasmagorical night terrors, hypnotic horrors, and other, visually stunning conjurings from the subconscious depths of her own disturbed mind. Symphony of Shadows merges striking elements of circus and aerial arts, dance and movement, burlesque, and operatic productions to vividly illustrate its storyline in a genre defying form, which "evokes a live-action silent film." (more...)
Julia Wolfe, Tania Leon, et al. in the Flea's MUSIC WITH A VIEW, 5/14by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012On May 14th, The Flea Theater will once again open its doors to the most skilled and inventive composers from around the world. For two weeks, 27 of these maestros will unite in welcoming you to their playground to experience first-hand new and experimental contemporary alternative classical music performances that take place at The Flea’s FREE spring festival: Music With A View 2012. (more...)
BWW Interviews: PRODUCERS Director Talks Comedy, Broadway Experience, Hillbarn Productionby Harmony Wheeler - May 3, 2012Broadway veteran Bill Starr directs Hillbarn Theatre's upcoming production of the Mel Brooks musical, The Producers, playing May 3-27. Below, Starr talks about how his own experience informed his direction of the show, what makes the show fun and unique, and what audiences can expect from Hillbarn's production. (more...)
Obie Award Winners Announced - Full List Including 4000 MILES, HAND TO GOD & SUSTAINED EXCELLENCEby BWW Special Coverage - May 22, 2012The 57th Annual Obie Awards were given out at a ceremony tonight at Webster Hall in Greenwich Village. The awards were presented by acclaimed stage actors Eric McCormack, Grace Gummer, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Bartha, Leslie Odom Jr., Lily Rabe, Michael McKean, Tonya Pinkins, Topher Grace, and Tracee Chimo. (more...)
The Kitchen to Present THE GOLDEN VEIL, 5/31-6/16by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012From May 31 – June 16, 2012, The Kitchen presents the National Theater of the United States of America’s The Golden Veil. The Golden Veil is written and directed by the NTUSA’s Normandy Sherwood and James Stanley, respectively. (more...)
curious directive, Les Enfants Terribles & More Set for Free Shows in Lyric Square This Summerby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012The Lyric Hammersmith is collaborating with Latitude festival, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and Watford Palace Theatre to bring a series of spectacular outdoor performances to Lyric Square from the 12th of June to 5th of July, thanks to the generous support of HammersmithLondon. (more...)
BWW Reviews: EVANGELINE, THE QUEEN OF MAKE-BELIEVE: A Delightful Coming-Of-Age Storyby Ellen Dostal - May 17, 2012Few artists are as truly homegrown as Los Lobos, the Grammy Award-winning East L.A. band whose eclectic musical style and distinctive voice are much loved by Angelenos of all ages and cultures. This is the first time their music will appear in a theatrical production and that reason alone is sure to drive audiences to see Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe. (more...)
USA Announces 2012-13 Programming Slateby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012USA Network is building on its consistent track record of hits and expanding its original programming slate with the development of several high-profile comedies and drama series (more...)
EURYDICE, CHINGLISH, et al. Set for South Coast Rep's 2012-13 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012South Coast Repertory’s 49th season will offer audiences an exciting blend of current hits and world premieres. The season begins with Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious farce, Absurd Person Singular, and will include new plays by some of the hottest writers on the theatre scene, including the world premiere of Noah Haidle’s Smokefall and a second world premiere to be announced; Sarah Ruhl’s comic tale of loss, Eurydice; the Southland debuts of Bill Cain’s touching How to Write a New Book for the Bible, Amanda Dehnert’s trailblazing musical take on Shakespeare, The Verona Project, and David Henry Hwang’s hit comedy Chinglish; and the West Coast premieres of Samuel D. Hunter’s poignantly funny The Whale and Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Broadway hit The Motherf**ker with the Hat. (more...)
WAITING FOR SPRING Set for Kitchen Theatre, 6/2-17by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012Veteran Kitchen Theatre artistic collaborators Rachel Lampert & Larry Pressgrove’s Waiting for Spring is an expansion of Act 2 of their well-received Comfort Food. The production boasts a cast of Broadway veterans. Previews are May 30th, 31st, and June 1st, and Opening Night is Saturday, June 2nd. It runs for three weeks, closing June 17th, 2012. (more...)
NBC Reveals Its 2012-13 Primetime Scheduleby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012NBC announced today an ambitious new primetime lineup for the 2012-13 primetime season that combines one of the top-quality returning lineups on television with a new fall edition of the red-hot musical competition "The Voice" and a crop of six new scripted series in the fall and four at mid-season. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - NBC's New Comedy GUYS WITH KIDSby Stage Tube - May 14, 2012NBC has released a clip of its upcoming comedy series GUYS WITH KIDS from Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Gaslight Dinner Theatre Serves Up Some Hot Dishes in CHURCH BASEMENT LADIESby Jeffrey Ellis - May 12, 2012It makes no difference the region in which you were raised or now live, nor does the church in which you grew up or now worship and, seemingly, it doesn’t matter what your ethnic heritage is: There is a commonality, a universality that binds us all together as a society. And while all of that is a given, it’s driven home with the gentle humor and the good graces of Church Basement Ladies, the sweetly evocative and sometimes hilarious musical onstage at The Gaslight Dinner Theatre, in a warmly acted production directed by Nathan W. Brown. (more...)
TheaterWorks Presents I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI, 6/1-7/8by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012TheaterWorks presents the world premiere of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti. Adapted by Jacques Lamarre and directed by Rob Ruggiero, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti is based on Giulia Melucci’s best selling memoir about good food and bad boyfriends. (more...)
Gordon Ramsay Stares Down 18 New Competitors in HELL'S KITCHEN Season 10by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012Award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay spices up the 10th season of HELL'S KITCHEN with 18 new competitors and a two-night season premiere event on Monday, June 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, June 5 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. These aspiring restaurateurs will brave Ramsay and his fiery command of The Kitchen as he once again puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win the life-changing grand prize: a head chef position working under Executive Chef Kevin Hee at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas. (more...)
Photo Flash: NBC Picks Up Jimmy Fallon Comedy GUYS WITH KIDSby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012NBC has announced that it has picked up a new comedy from Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon, GUYS WITH KIDS, about three thirty-something dads trying to hold on to their youth, while holding onto their new babies' hands. (more...)
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