Photo Flash: Tony Bennett & More Celebrate Caesars Palace 50th Anniversary Gala in Las Vegas
by Caryn Robbins - August 08, 2016 Celebrities, entertainers and notables from Caesars Palace's legendary past and present gathered in Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 6 to attend an extravagant gala in celebration of the iconic resort's 50th anniversary....
BWW Review: IN EVENT OF MOONE DISASTER, Theatre503
by Charlie Wilks - October 18, 2017 In Event of Moone Disaster marks Andrew Thompson's debut. The play was chosen by a panel for the 2016 Theatre503 playwright award, out of 1,629 scripts submitted from 52 countries....
Folk Music Icon Arlo Guthrie to Play the Davidson, 10/19
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017 In 1967, the career of Arlo Guthrie, eldest son of America's beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie, exploded with the release of Alice's Restaurant, whose title track helped foster a generation's commitment to social consciousness and activism....
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/3/16- Betty Buckley
by Nicole Rosky - July 03, 2016 Happy Birthday, Betty Buckley! Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969, in the musical 1776. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for her role as Grizabella in the 1982 Broadway production of Cats. Other theatre credits include her Olivier nominated role as Norma Desmond in...
ANN VERONICA London Cast Album Set for Release Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - August 12, 2015 Stage Door Records are pleased to announce the Original London Cast Recording of the 1969 West End musical 'Ann Veronica' will be released on September 25th, 2015. The CD release continues Stage Door's London cast album series and commitment to preserve 'lost' British theatre scores of the past 50 y...
WaterTower Theatre Announces HIT THE WALL, Directed by Joanie Schultz
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2017 WaterTower Theatre Artistic Director Joanie Schultz today announced the Company will produce Hit the Wall, the groundbreaking Ike Holter play about the 1969 Stonewall uprising. This production, the first to be selected and directed by Schultz, will replace the previously scheduled Sunday in the Par...
La MaMa to Celebrate the Life and Career of Sam Shepard this October
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2017 American playwright, actor, author, and director, Sam Shepard - who died on July 27, 2017 and was a prominent playwright during the early years of the Off-Off-Broadway movement in the 60's and 70's - will be remembered at one of the theatres he regularly called home during that era, La MaMa, on Octo...
Andre Cymone 'We All Need Somethin' Premieres at Impose
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2017 Sonically bracing and lyrically incisive, 1969 draws some startling parallels between its titular year - the year when the utopian ideals of the '60s came face to face with harsh reality - and today....
Judy Garland's Last Concert to Be Released on High-Definition Audio In 2018
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2017 High Definition Tape Transfers, which specializes in high-definition releases of classical, jazz and pop classics and whose extensive catalogue goes from Duke Ellington to Gustav Mahler, is proud to announce the high-definition release in 2018 of Judy Garland's very last concert, recorded at Falkone...
SHARON TATE IN HEAVEN with Jen Danby to Play 124 Bank Street Theatre, 4/22
by Tyler Peterson - March 31, 2016 This American Blonde Actress and Mississippi Mud Productions announce a one night only April 22nd Earth Day performance of SHARON TATE IN HEAVEN in NYC....
Ko-Thi Dance Company Returns To Marcus Center With VIBRATIONS, 2/2-3
by Molly Tracy - January 20, 2017 Ko-Thi Dance Company will debut VIBRATIONS: Rhythmic Motion in Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall on February 2-3, 2017. Ko-Thi's much anticipated return to the stage in Milwaukee will feature Ko-Thi's Adult Company and Ton Ko-Thi Children's Performing Ensemble, a post-performance talk back with the Comp...
Velocity & Discovery Channel to Present Live Coverage of Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction
by Caryn Robbins - June 09, 2016 Velocity and Discovery Channel are bringing the heat this summer with the hottest collector cars under the sun during 18 hours of BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE from the inaugural Northeast Auction at Mohegan Sun...
THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN Announces First US Tour in 47 Years!
by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2016 After a highlight performance at Psycho Las Vegas 2016, hugely influential UK heavy psychedelic progressive oddities The Crazy World of Arthur Brown announce their 2017 "ZIM ZAM ZIM" tour - their first run of US shows since 1969....
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews Debuts 1969 Lager and Hop Salt Seasoning at Great American Beer Festival
by Marina Kennedy - October 03, 2017 Let the festivities begin! Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews (Red Robin) is bringing innovative new offerings to the Denver-based Great American Beer Festival from Oct. 5-7. Attendees to the three-day event will be treated to a first taste of Red Robin's new signature 1969 Lager prior to its a...
Ko-Thi Dance Company Returns To Marcus Center With VIBRATIONS, 2/2-3
by Molly Tracy - January 20, 2017 Ko-Thi Dance Company will debut VIBRATIONS: Rhythmic Motion in Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall on February 2-3, 2017. Ko-Thi's much anticipated return to the stage in Milwaukee will feature Ko-Thi's Adult Company and Ton Ko-Thi Children's Performing Ensemble, a post-performance talk back with the Comp...
Gloria Swansong Pays Tribute to Judy Garland in JUDY
by Julie Musbach - June 04, 2017 In JUDY AT THE STONEWALL, drag artist Gloria Swansong presents her one-woman tribute to the legend of legends: Judy Garland. In this 90-minute entirely lip synced performance, Ms. Swansong becomes Judy at the height of her stardom. From 'Live at Carnegie Hall' to 'A Star is Born' to 'The Judy Garlan...
#SEAGULL69 Opens 9/7 for 13 Performances Only!
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017 Mississippi Mud Productions presents #SEAGULL69 in Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios running from September 7th - 17th. #SEAGULL69 is an original adaptation of Chekhov's modern classic play THE SEAGULL now set in Los Angeles in the turbulent time of 1969-1971, beginning with the weekend of the Apollo 11 ...
Grammy Nominee Jorma Kaukonen Returning to SOPAC, 3/9
by Tyler Peterson - February 11, 2016 Jorma Kaukonen- one of the greatest icons of classic rock- makes a return appearance at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) Wednesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m....
JAKE BERTHOT: IN COLOR to Open This Saturday at Betty Cuningham Gallery
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016 Celebrating the career of Jake Berthot, Betty Cuningham Gallery is pleased to open Jake Berthot: In Color on Saturday, March 12th, with a reception from 4 – 7 PM. The exhibition will include approximately 20 works dating from 1969 to 2014....
Creative Team Announced for PROMISES, PROMISES at Southwark Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - July 13, 2016 ?Booking opens today and the creative team is announced for the first major London production of the hit Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Neil Simon Broadway musical Promises, Promises since its 1969 West End premiere....
British Folk Rockers Fairport Convention's 50th Anniversary Celebrated With Lavish 7CD Box Set
by Caryn Robbins - June 29, 2017 Seminal British folk rock band Fairport Convention's 50 th anniversary will be celebrated on July 28 with two exciting releases via A&M/UMe a lavish 7CD box set chronicling their extraordinary first decade entitled, Come All Ye The First Ten Years, and a 180-gram vinyl reissue of their influential c...
getTV to Air Landmark Episode of THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR ft. The Who, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2017 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of a landmark moment in television history, getTV will air the historic episode of THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR that featured The Who in an explosive performance on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 9PM ET/8PM CT—exactly half a century after its initial broadcast....
David Bowie Reaches One Billion Steams on Spotify
by Richard Best - August 29, 2017 Variety.com reports that the music of David Bowie has reached its billionth stream on Spotify. The top-streamed song is the 1977 track “Heroes,” which was originally recorded in English, French and German....
La MaMa to Celebrate the Life and Career of Sam Shepard this October
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2017 American playwright, actor, author, and director, Sam Shepard - who died on July 27, 2017 and was a prominent playwright during the early years of the Off-Off-Broadway movement in the 60's and 70's - will be remembered at one of the theatres he regularly called home during that era, La MaMa, on Octo...
NBC Sports Presents over 13 Hours of Mecum Auctions Coverage, Beginning Today
by Caryn Robbins - September 22, 2017 NBC Sports continues its season-long coverage of the 2017 Mecum Auctions campaign this weekend on NBCSN, featuring more than 13 hours of coverage from Louisville, Ky., beginning today at 1 p.m. ET.... |