Jacob's Pillow and MASS MoCA to Present Katie Workum & Kimberly Bartosik, 10/24
by Tyler Peterson - September 28, 2015 Cultural partners Jacob's Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA present two innovative and independent New York-based contemporary dance artists, Katie Workum and Kimberly Bartosik, in a one-night-only engagement, October 24 at 8pm at the Hunter Center. Noted for her 'serious and ambitious' work by Gia Kourlas...
SILK BATH Coming to Toronto Fringe
by Tyler Peterson - June 07, 2016 Silk Bath is a ruthless, satirical, physical exploration of what it means to be accepted by society, after the citizenship paperwork is signed. Set under the lights of a live reality TV show taping, four immigrants battle it out for a place in their new home. Can we ever shed the label of the outsid...
Kristin Piacentile Stars in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Capital Rep This Summer
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016 Kristin Piacentile is currently starring as Janis Joplin in A Night with Janis Joplin at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY, where she portrays the legendary singer for three performances per week....
Photo Flash: First Look at Mary Bridget Davies and More in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse
by Christina Mancuso - July 23, 2015 The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director) presents A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, starring Mary Bridget Davies, following her Tony Award® nominated Broadway run. Pasadena native Kacee Clanton, also from the Broadway production of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, will alternate the role of Jani...
THE ALCOHOLIC MOVIE MUSICAL! Runs Now thru 10/31 at Bushwick Starr
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2015 From the mind of acclaimed performance artist Cynthia Hopkins comes The Alcoholic Movie Musical!, an experiment in live musical filmmaking that draws equal inspiration from Trapped in the Closet andDancer in the Dark. A comedy routine about alcoholism delivered by Ms. Hopkins rapidly evolves into an...
Jock Soto & Carmelita Tropicana to Host 31st Annual Bessie Awards
by Tyler Peterson - October 07, 2015 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announce the lineup of special guests for the 2015 ceremony. Acclaimed former New York City Ballet principal Jock Soto and performance artist and playwright Carmeli...
VIDEO: Queen Latifah Talks About Playing Bessie Smith on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2015 On JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Queen talks about playing legendary blues singer Bessie Smith....
AS EVER, BESSIE To Premiere at NAF16 Following Previews at the Galloway Theatre
by David Fick - June 27, 2016 On 5 July, the National Arts Festival's Arena Programme will host the world premiere of AS EVER, BESSIE - a poignant story that has been left untold, until now. Written and directed by Bobbie Fitchen, the play will have two special preview performances at the Galloway Theatre prior to its bow at the...
The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Nominees
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2015-16 season. Scroll down for the full list!...
New York Live Arts Hosts NYC Premiere of Pavel Zustiak's CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY This Week
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2015 Merging dance, live music and visual arts, Choreographer/Director Pavel Zuštiak examines the multiplicity of concepts of beauty and its permanence within art in CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY....
BWW Reviews: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a Night to Remember
by Ellen Dostal - July 31, 2015 Baby boomers don't normally show their approval at the theater by leaping to their feet and giving standing ovations during a performance… unless they happen to be seeing A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse. The power of remembrance combined with the powerhouse performances of Mary Bridg...
New York Live Arts to Host NYC Premiere of Pavel Zustiak's CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY, 12/2-5
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2015 Merging dance, live music and visual arts, Choreographer/Director Pavel Zuštiak examines the multiplicity of concepts of beauty and its permanence within art in CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY....
Homegrown Opera for Local Voices in Cape Town Opera's FOUR:30 at the Artscape Theatre
by David Fick - November 16, 2015 Cape Town Opera's FOUR:30, presented in collaboration with UCT Opera School, pairs up four notable South African composers with four acclaimed writers to create half hour works that are powerful and innovative, telling contemporary African stories in imaginative new ways....
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Extends Run at The Pasadena Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - July 28, 2015 The Pasadena Playhouse has extended by popular demand A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, which will now play through August 23, 2015. The Pasadena Star News said of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, "Fearsome energy…a musical treat" and Beacon Media said "Truly amazing…a DO-NOT-MISS play!" The production stars Mar...
Photo Flash: First Look- Shattered Globe's MARVIN'S ROOM
by Sally Henry Fuller - October 24, 2015 Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to open its 25th season with a 25th anniversary production of MARVIN'S ROOM, Chicago playwright Scott McPherson's award-winning, mordantly funny dark comedy about putting family first, directed by Producing Artistic Director Sandy Shinner. Check out a first look at...
2016 Bessies to Honor Choreographer Brenda Bufalino with Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announce legendary tap innovator and choreographer Brenda Bufalino as the recipient of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance; an...
Mike Epps Comes to Schuster Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2015 Sold out shows, nationwide tours, big screen hits and the thrill of a hip hop audience eager to watch Mike Epps own the stage has him ready to bring his new tour, The Real Deal tour, coming to the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center tonight, October 24 at 8pm....
2015 Bessie Award Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced the complete list of 2015 award recipients tonight at the 31st Annual Bessie Awards ceremony. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, The Bessies were hel...
VIDEO: Queen Latifah Discusses Being Naked on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2015 On JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Queen recalls filming a nude scene for the movie Bessie and shares her love of being naked....
Photo Flash: First Look at Mary Bridget Davies and More in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Pasadena Playhouse
by Christina Mancuso - July 23, 2015 The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director) presents A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, starring Mary Bridget Davies, following her Tony Award® nominated Broadway run. Pasadena native Kacee Clanton, also from the Broadway production of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, will alternate the role of Jani...
Off Broadway Theatres Across NYC Will Dim Their Lights to Honor Late Playwright Edward Albee
by Robert Diamond - September 20, 2016 Following the loss of three-time Tony Award and three-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, producer and director Edward Albee, Off Broadway theatres across NYC will dim their lights on Wednesday, September 21st at 7:45PM for exactly one minute, the Off Broadway League has announced. Widely consid...
BWW Review: AWAKE AND SING!- An Intense Evening's Journey into Guilt & Emotional Abuse
by Gil Kaan - October 04, 2015 The 20th anniversary revival of the Odyssey production of Clifford Odets' classic AWAKE AND SING! receives a raw and reverential mounting. As directed by Elina de Santos, most characters in this two-hour-and-fifteen-minute three-act portray their roles in bold black-and-whites with little shades of ...
BWW Reviews: Mildred's Umbrella and the Grim Sister Wives of 'DROWNING GIRLS' Reinvigorate the Stage
by Katricia Lang - July 22, 2015 Witness the magic of THE DROWNING GIRLS at Mildred's Umbrella....
Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright, Edward Albee, Passes Away at 88
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2016 It was reported this afternoon, that Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright, Edward Albee, has passed away at the age of 88. The revered playwright died in his sleep at his home in Montauk, LI.... |
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