![]() by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2019 The National Theatre has announced its upcoming lineup for the first half of 2019.... ![]() by Julie Musbach - July 11, 2018 On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world, he is soon joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later the firm they establish, Lehman Brothers, spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy a...
New Book Looks at the Life & Times of Influential American Cleric
by Christina Mancuso - August 08, 2014 ...
Theatre Y Presents THE GHOUL EXHIBITION, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017 Theatre Y is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Hector Alvarez's one-man American epic about gun violence THE GHOUL EXHIBITION, directed by Melissa Lorraine. THE GHOUL EXHIBITION will play on February 2, 9, 16, 23 at 9pm at the Prop Theater, 3502-04 N. Elston Avenue Chicago, IL 60618, as pa... ![]() by Julie Musbach - August 07, 2017 EgoPo Classic Theater celebrates its 25th Anniversary with the 2017-18 John Guare Festival. As the centerpiece of the season, the company is presenting the world premiere of Guare's Lydie Breeze Trilogy. This three-part American epic can be experienced in three ways: as a three-part series spread ov...
The American Epic Sessions Nabs Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Musical Direction
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2017 The American Epic Sessions, directed by Bernard MacMahon, has been nominated for a Primetime EMMY® for Outstanding Musical Direction. The highly acclaimed musical/documentary features Nas, Jack White, Elton John, Alabama Shakes, Steve Martin, Taj Mahal and many other legendary artists recording live...
Legacy Recordings Set To Release American Epic Documentary Series Collection
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2017 Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release AMERICAN EPIC: The Collection, a 5-CD/100 song deluxe box set, and AMERICAN EPIC: The Soundtrack, a single disc anthology of 15 songs featured in the AMERICAN EPIC three-part historical documentary (1LP or 1CD), on Fri... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2019 National Theatre has announced its listings for May - October 2019. Check out the full lineup below!... ![]() by Marianka Swain - November 02, 2018 Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, the NT and Neal Street Productions' critically acclaimed production of The Lehman Trilogy transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End for 12 weeks only. Book tickets here!...
Broadway 'Motel' Austin Pendleton to Helm FIDDLER for New Rep's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016 Featuring seven productions, New Rep's 2016-2017 season includes Regular Singing, the fourth and final play in Richard Nelson's Apple Family series, presented in collaboration with Stoneham Theatre; Good, CP Taylor's historical, political drama; Fiddler on the Roof, a revival of the Tony award- winn...
SHOW PEOPLE to Receive Star Treatment at the Academy
by Claire Hannum - October 19, 2012 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a restored version of the comedic silent film SHOW PEOPLE (1928) on Thursday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Kevin Brownlow, who received an Honorary Award (an Oscar® statuette), will introduce the...
Asolo Rep to Be Featured in a Special Smithsonian Panel: Steinbeck on Stage
by Tyler Peterson - March 26, 2014 On the heels of its celebrated production of The Grapes of Wrath, Asolo Rep's Producing Artistic Director/Director of The Grapes of Wrath Michael Donald Edwards and the play's Tony Award-winning adapter Frank Galati will be featured speakers in a special panel entitled Steinbeck on Stage, presented ...
DakhaBrakha, Taylor Mac, Mark Morris Dance, IF/THEN and More Highlight Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015 Art & culture are vital to our existence and Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-2016 season features ample offerings of live performance experiences from arts provocateurs, global masters, cultural icons, and contemporary legends.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2020 Following previously sold-out screenings, additional presentations of NT Live's FLEABAG and THE LEHMAN TRILOGY have been added to the Fugard Bioscope programme....
Gloucester Stage Launches 2015 Season With SWEET AND SAD
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 23, 2015 Gloucester Stage kicks off the 36th season of producing professional theatre on Cape Ann with Richard Nelson's Sweet and Sad opening on May 28 and running through June 20 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2018 New casting announced for the new National Theatre season. Full cast has been announced for Brian Friel's Translations including Colin Morgan and Ciaran Hinds, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Eric Kofi Abrefa and Thalissa Teixeira join Vanessa Kirby in the cas...
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Author Regrets Writing the Book, Calls it a 'Hassle'
by Sally Henry Fuller - December 28, 2014 Despite the huge success of the film adaptation of her book, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, author Ang Lee says she regrets the whole thing....
BWW Reviews: New England Premiere of SWEET AND SAD at Gloucester Stage
by Nancy Grossman - June 01, 2015 Gloucester Stage opens its 36th season with the second play of Richard Nelson's four-part American epic collectively known as THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS. Collaborating with Stoneham Theatre, each company will produce two of the plays between this year and next under the direction of Stoneham's Producing...
TCG Publishes Richard Nelson's THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2014 Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Richard Nelson's The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country, his triumphant American epic in the form of a four-play cycle. The plays premiered at The Public Theater in New York City over the course of 2010 through 2... ![]() by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2019 Following sold-out runs at the National Theatre and in New York at the Park Avenue Armory, the NT and Neal Street Productions' critically acclaimed production of The Lehman Trilogy arrives in the West End, opening for a limited 16-week run.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2018 Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann announces NextStop Theatre Company's sixth professional season of theatre in the Dulles Corridor. From a 30th Anniversary Celebration summer production to a wildly imaginative new interpretation of one of the most iconic movie musicals ever written, our 2018...
Jack White Signs First-Ever Global Publishing Agreement With Universal Music Publishing Group
by Caryn Robbins - April 27, 2017 Jack White, the highly revered singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, has signed a first-ever global, multi-year agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) to administer the iconic artist's entire song catalog....
Photo Flash: First Look at John Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN at Steppenwolf
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2015 Celebrating 40 years as America's premier ensemble theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its landmark 2015/16 Subscription Season with a large-scale world premiere production of John Steinbeck's masterpiece EAST OF EDEN. The play is currently in previews for an opening night on September 27.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018 Chance Theater is thrilled to announce its 21st Anniversary Season, which will be the fifth to employ both stages in its home at the Bette Aitken theater arts Center. Next year will feature eight fully-staged productions.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2018 Rarely produced in its entirety, the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (MET) will present all three plays in Horton Foote's epic The Orphans' Cycle beginning October 27 and running in repertory through November 18, 2018. This massive production utilizes 30 veteran performers from across the Metro KC are... |