BWW Reviews: Stellar Performances but No Story in 5th Ave's A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
by Jay Irwin - April 01, 2016 I'll admit to only a passing familiarity with Janis Joplin before I saw the current show at the 5th Avenue Theatre, “A Night with Janis Joplin”, in that I knew who she was but was hard pressed to come up with any of her songs. Of course, after seeing the show I found I knew more of her stuff than I...
'Paint 'n Spurs: The Men Who Founded the Cowboy Artists of America' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 27, 2017 Four men walked into a bar and over booze, beer and laughs they created a new art organization that represented America's historical heritage. They called this creation The Cowboy Artists of America. The year was 1965; the place was the Oak Creek Tavern in Sedona, Arizona. Fred Harman couldn't at...
WRITERS IN THE LOFT Presents Brad Gooch
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2017 Award-winning and bestselling biographer Brad Gooch comes to town on Thursday, February 2, with his latest book, RUMI'S SECRET: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love. In this breakthrough biography, Brad Gooch (author of Smash Cut, Flannery, and City Poet) brilliantly brings to life Rumi, the 13th-centu...
BWW Review: Scottsdale Musical Theater Company Presents KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Herbert Paine - May 27, 2016 With its array of accolades ~ novel, film, and musical ~ and the richness of its themes and content, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is a treasure trove of possibility, to be mined deeply and imaginatively for its allusions to the mythology of the spider woman, cinema, and revolution. On these varied accou...
Clarence Darrow Symposium to Explore Populism
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017 Famed attorney Clarence Darrow, inspired by his defense of Patrick Prendergast in Chicago in the 1890s, became attracted to a burgeoning populist movement. The Debs Rebellion, named for labor organizer Eugene Debs, was in full force, and Darrow began to see how judges were under the control of corpo...
LA Chamber Orchestra's Westside Connections Spotlights Music: The Mirror of Time, 2/23
by Christina Mancuso - January 31, 2017 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Westside Connections series 2017, curated by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, spotlights Music: The Mirror of Time on Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:30 pm, at Santa Monica's Moss Theater. As the series' special guests lead explorations of musical masterworks that emerg...
'Eleanor: A Spiritual Biography' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 05, 2017 Despite the multitudes written about Eleanor Roosevelt, Harold Ivan Smith explores an often overlooked part of her life and provides insight into the spirituality of one of America's most famous women. Eleanor Roosevelt believed that we are all global citizens and thus have responsibility for all hu...
Dr. Henry Maurice Goldman Biography Revealed in New Release
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2016 Dr. Henry Maurice Goldman grew up in a blue-collar section of Boston, and he rose to the rank of Captain in the United States Army and benefitted from an Ivy League education to become a prominent dental educator. The school he founded carries his name and was dedicated to his memory: The Henry M. G...
Drum Legend Terry Bozzio 'Composer Series' The Music & Art of Terry Bozzio Now Available
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2016 Legendary & award winning melodic drummer Terry Bozzio released worldwide what he calls a “Life's Work” project of Art & Music on the Japanese label Ward Records in September 2015....
Author of TRUMP NATION Shares Skepticism of Trump's Religious Practices
by Christina Mancuso - April 17, 2017 The president and first lady Melania Trump, although not attending church as often since taking office, appeared at Easter service at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Church in Florida. ...
East Lynne Theater Company to Support Gilda's Club South Jersey with BIOGRAPHY
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2016 ???????The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company not only gives gift certificates to charitable nonprofits, meeting requests from organizations in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Virginia, and New Jersey, but also offers a portion of its proceeds during at least one performance yearly to ...
East Lynne Theater Company to Support Gilda's Club South Jersey with BIOGRAPHY
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016 ???????The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company not only gives gift certificates to charitable nonprofits, meeting requests from organizations in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Virginia, and New Jersey, but also offers a portion of its proceeds during at least one performance yearly to ...
History Channel to Present ALEXANDER HAMILTON Special ft. Ron Chernow This June
by Caryn Robbins - May 16, 2016 Today, the History Channel announced that they will present the all-new special ALEXANDER HAMILTON (wt) on Sunday, June 26 at 9pm....
Mosaic Theater to Launch Season Two with Off-Broadway Hit SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF
by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2016 Mosaic Theater Company of DC launches its momentous second season with Terry Teachout's Off-Broadway hit, SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF August 25 - September 25, 2016....
Eric Hoffer Wins Award for BLUE SKIES BUDDHA
by Christina Mancuso - May 25, 2016 Mystic Buddha Publishing House today announced that its #1 Kindle best-seller, 'Blue Skies Buddha,' the biography of Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz, was named a winner of the 2016 Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing in the Spiritual category. The biography describes an American tea...
The National Ballet of Canada Celebrates Five Promotions for 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced five promotions for the 2017/18 season: Emma Hawes, Hannah Fischer and Brendan Saye to First Soloist and Félix Paquet and Ben Rudisin to Second Soloist....
Hillsdale College Releases The Churchill Documents in eBook Format
by Christina Mancuso - April 11, 2016 ...
Anna Clyne's POCKET BOOK LXV Sets Shakespeare's 65th Sonnet to Music
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2016 Anna Clyne has recently composed Pocket Book LXV, a new piece written for the Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth that sets Shakespeare's 65th sonnet to music, which will receive its world premiere at the Folger Shakespeare Library on November 20....
WWA Announces Spur Award Winners
by Christina Mancuso - March 14, 2016 TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Pulitzer Prize winner T.J. Stiles, the prolific Joe R. Lansdale and an 11-year-old Maine girl highlight the 2016 Spur Award winners from Western Writers of America....
Drum Legend Terry Bozzio Presents Solo Musical Performance on World´s Largest Tuned Drum & Percussion Set
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2016 Drum legend Terry Bozzio, known for his work with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, UK and his critically acclaimed solo ventures, celebrates his latest release “Terry Bozzio Composer Series” with “An Evening With Terry Bozzio” US tour!...
BIOGRAPHY: A GAME Up Next at Bakehouse Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2016 Bakehouse Theatre Company presents BIOGRAPHY: A GAME showing both the comic and tragic outcomes of our choices that define all our lives. What if you could change your life, from any point you choose?...
Thomas Nelson Publishing Releases Biography on BARTHOLOMEW
by Christina Mancuso - October 11, 2016 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual head of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians for an unprecedented 25 years, continues to build bridges across all faiths and cultures from Constantinople (now known as Istanbul), a city of central importance to Christian history and the development ...
Hanna Burke's Madeline Kahn Tribute Extends at The Metropolitan Room
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2017 Join Hanna Burke and friends once more for our tribute to the great talent that was Madeline Kahn, a brilliant actress, singer and comedienne who left us much too soon....
A&E Announces Premiere Dates for BIGGIE: THE LIFE OF NOTORIOUS B.I.G. and WHO KILLED TUPAC?
by Caryn Robbins - June 05, 2017 A&E Network will premiere the definitive documentary BIGGIE: THE LIFE OF NOTORIOUS B.I.G. as the inaugural project airing under the recently relaunched 'Biography' banner.... |