Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' GLORIA Extends Off-Broadway Through July 18
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2015 The Vineyard Theatre announced today that, due to demand, the world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' newest play GLORIA will extend its limited engagement by two weeks and will now close on July 18....
BWW Profile: Allison Janney, Emmy-Nominated Star of Stage and Screen
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2015 Allison Janney is a stage and screen legend: a six-time Emmy Award winner and a two-time Tony nominee. Janney was born in Ludlow Falls, Ohio, and attended Kenyon College. After school, she trained at the Neighborhhood Playhouse in New York and spent summers at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Lo...
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2015 The new musical by Marshall Pailet (Claudio Quest, Triassic Parq) and A.D. Penedo (The Three Times She Knocked), WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR, will get its Off-Broadway premiere this Fall. Directed by Marshall Pailet with musical direction by Rona Siddiqui and choreography by ...
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' GLORIA Extends Off-Broadway Through July 18
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2015 The Vineyard Theatre announced today that, due to demand, the world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' newest play GLORIA will extend its limited engagement by two weeks and will now close on July 18....
Phylicia Rashad Returns to The Public in HEAD OF PASSES, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2016 The Public Theater presents the New York premiere of HEAD OF PASSES, written by TarellAlvin McCraney and directed by Tina Landau. Part of Oskar Eustis' 10th anniversary season, HEAD OF PASSES officially opens tonight, March 28, in the Newman Theater and runs through Sunday, April 17, 2016....
WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? to Open Off-Broadway Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - August 18, 2015 The new musical by Marshall Pailet (Claudio Quest, Triassic Parq) and A.D. Penedo (The Three Times She Knocked), Who's Your Baghdaddy? Or How I Started The Iraq War, will get its Off-Broadway premiere this Fall. Directed by Marshall Pailet with musical direction by Rona Siddiqui and choreography by ...
Freeform Announces 'Boss Girls' Two-Day Programming Event Focusing on Girl Power
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2016 I am woman, hear me roar! Freeform is rolling into the new year with a two-day “Boss Girls” programming event, featuring fierce females channeling their inner warrior princesses....
Phylicia Rashad to Return to The Public in HEAD OF PASSES This Spring
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2015 BroadwayWorld is excited to report initial casting for The Public Theater's New York premiere of HEAD OF PASSES, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Tina Landau. Phylicia Rashad returns to The Public to play 'Shelah' in this deeply moving new drama about family, acceptance, and the powe...
HEAD OF PASSES, Starring Phylicia Rashad, Extends Again at the Public
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2016 The Public Theater announced an additional one-week extension today for the New York premiere of Head of Passes, part of Oskar Eustis' 10th anniversary season....
MTV Favorites AWKWARD and FAKING IT to Return 3/15
by Caryn Robbins - February 15, 2016 The highly anticipated mid-season (5B) premiere of MTV's hit comedy series 'Awkward' and the third season premiere of 'Faking It' returns on Tuesday, March 15th at 10PM and 10:30PM ET/PT....
So Fetch! BWW Readers Want Musical Versions of MEAN GIRLS, THE BREAKFAST CLUB and More High School Classics
by Sally Henry - July 25, 2015 They might not be Orson Welles caliber; you probably won't study many of them in film classes, and they certainly wouldn't receive Oscars, but despite all that, high school-centric movies are still close to our hearts....
Photo Flash: WAITRESS's Sara Bareilles Stops by Off-Broadway's 'WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY?'
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2015 The new musical by Marshall Pailet (Claudio Quest, Triassic Parq) and A.D. Penedo (The Three Times She Knocked), WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR, opened on October 4. Directed by Marshall Pailet with musical direction by Rona Siddiqui and choreography by Misha Shields, WHO'S YOUR...
WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR to Close This Month Off-Broadway; Plans Fall 2016 Return
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2015 The Off-Broadway hit and New York Times Critic's Pick WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR a new musical by Marshall Pailet and A.D. Penedo will end its current run at the Actors Temple, as originally planned, on November 22, 2015 with plans to bring the show back to NYC Fall of 2016....
BWW Profile: Allison Janney, Emmy-Nominated Star of Stage and Screen
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2015 Allison Janney is a stage and screen legend: a six-time Emmy Award winner and a two-time Tony nominee. Janney was born in Ludlow Falls, Ohio, and attended Kenyon College. After school, she trained at the Neighborhhood Playhouse in New York and spent summers at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Lo...
Freeform Announces July 2016 Programming Highlights
by Caryn Robbins - July 01, 2016 Freeform announces its July 2016 Programming Highlights. *All programming subject to change*...
Stan Zimmerman's 'SUICIDE NOTES' Heads to Hollywood Fringe, 6/19-28
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2015 SUICIDE NOTES: In Their Own Words is a gripping one hour play that uses real suicide notes and performed by four actors in the vein of The Vagina Monologues and Love Letters. Stan Zimmerman, a TV and film veteran and award winning theatre writer/director, returns to Hollywood Fringe Festival for his...
VIDEO: Julia Stiles Shares Memory of Working with Heath Ledger on THE TALK
by - July 14, 2016 Julia Stiles stopped by THE TALK and reflected on her breakout movie “10 Things I Hate About You,” and a special memento she received from co-star Heath Ledger. ...
Welcome to Falsettoland! Meet the Full Company of FALSETTOS, Beginning Tonight on Broadway
by Meet the Cast - September 29, 2016 Lincoln Center Theater's new production of William Finn and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos begins previews tonight, September 29, and runs for 14 weeks only at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48 Street). Opening night will be Thursday, October 27. Scroll down to learn more abo...
Spencer Liff Talks Challenges and Surprising Advantages in SPRING AWAKENING Choreography
by Sally Henry - October 10, 2015 Choreographer Spencer Liff faces an interesting challenge with his latest Broadway endeavor, choreographing Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING revival....
Freeform & espnW to Celebrate Girl Power with 'Boss Girls' Programming Event This July
by Caryn Robbins - July 20, 2016 Freeform honors glorious girls and their kick-butt boldness with a three-day “Boss Girls” programming event, starting FRIDAY, JULY 22...
Scholastic Book on Teaching Kids With Autism
by Christina Mancuso - July 08, 2016 NEW YORK, July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ With one in every 68 children now being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and a national trend toward inclusive education, every teacher needs to be ready. To ensure that K8 teachers have the tools and knowledge they need to support students with ASD, ...
Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 12/23; TITANIC in DC, AMELIE in LA and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - December 23, 2016 This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Washington, DC, St. Louis, Los Angeles and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include TITANIC at Signature Theatre, AMELIE in Los Angeles, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL in St. Louis, just to name a few....
So Fetch! BWW Readers Want Musical Versions of MEAN GIRLS, THE BREAKFAST CLUB and More High School Classics
by Sally Henry - July 25, 2015 They might not be Orson Welles caliber; you probably won't study many of them in film classes, and they certainly wouldn't receive Oscars, but despite all that, high school-centric movies are still close to our hearts....
FRIEND ART and ENGAGEMENTS Slated for Second Stage Uptown Series
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2016 Second Stage Theatre will present the world premiere of Sofia Alvarez's FRIEND ART, directed by Portia Krieger, and the New York premiere of Lucy Teitler's ENGAGEMENTS as part of the company's fourteenth annual SECOND STAGE THEATRE UPTOWN SERIES this summer....
BWW Interview: Francois Battiste Chats About HEAD OF PASSES and Returning to The Public
by Nora Dominick - March 30, 2016 Head of Passes is already turning heads at the Public Theater and BroadwayWorld has the amazing opportunity to sit down with Francois Battiste, one of the many stars of Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play. ... |