BWW Reviews: West End Players Guild's Powerful MEDAL OF HONOR RAG
by Chris Gibson - December 10, 2013 MEDAL OF HONOR RAG reminds us all of the sacrifices made by those who fought for their country. Though it's set in 1971, it's relevance to today's audience is a moot point. The only shortcoming here is a certain degree of familiarity that permeates the work, and it's probably a direct result of the ...
Cavalier Gallery Presents 'American Realism: Past and Present' Exhibition, 10/22
by Christina Mancuso - September 22, 2015 Cavalier Gallery announces an extraordinary survey of American Realist works, creating a historical show that highlights the importance and diversity of the American Realism Movement. American Realism: Past and Present will be on view at Cavalier's NYC gallery located at 3 West 57th Street, 4th fl...
BWW Reviews: Lyric Arts Company of Anoka Does Jonathan Larson Proud with their Production of RENT
by Jill Schafer - July 15, 2014 RENT gets me every time. Seeing it for the 14th time is just as thrilling, emotional, and epic as the first time I saw it 17 years ago. I can't even put into words why it has such a strong grip on my soul. It's just such a beautiful message of love, hope, community, and life, made all the more poign...
Robin Roberts & Josh Elliott to Host 'Countdown to Oscars' Special on 2/27
by Caryn Robbins - February 18, 2014 Countdown to the Oscars®” offers viewers a backstage pass to the Academy Awards, featuring interviews with this year's nominees, rarely seen footage of the nominated stars before they were famous, and a special celebration of the 20th anniversary of “Forrest Gump.”...
Nikki Lane Releases New Album and Plays at the Mercury Lounge, 6/22
by Courtnie Mele - June 08, 2014 Hailed by Paste as a "13-song mission statement, a country record that banks on the kind of licks you'd hope to hear in Nashville without creeping into the territory of Music Row's fabricated nostalgia" and described by the AV Club as "fiery takes on rebellion, surrender and romance," Nashville rena...
Pigs Do Fly Productions' FLYING HIGH! Runs Now thru 10/25
by Carol Kassie - October 08, 2015 Pigs do Fly Productions will return to Ft. Lauderdale's Empire Stage with Flying High!, the second production of their second season, from October 9th through October 25th. There will be a preview performance tonight, October 8th....
Natasha Tsakos, Todd Robbins & More Join TEDxBroadway Event at New World Stages, 2/24
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2014 Today TEDxBroadway announced the final list of speakers and performers who will join in the discussion at the third annual event....
BWW Reviews: HGO's MAGIC FLUTE Hits Every Note
by Guest Blogger: Bryan-Keyth Wilson - February 17, 2015 I am taken back to the first Opera I saw as a kid and the pomp and circumstance with wearing a tux and walking to the lavish theatre; this was when I fell in love with classical music. Often times we hear opera and other classical art forms are inaccessible to the people, but Houston Grand Opera's E...
BWW Interview: Ellyn Marie Marsh Gets 'Inappropriate' Before Her 54 Below Encore
by Matt Tamanini - January 26, 2015 Last week I spoke with KINKY BOOTS' Ellyn Marie Marsh about the encore performance of her solo show debut 'Inappropriate' at 54 Below. In that article we talked about how the show came to be, the songs in the show, the stories in the show, you know, the normal stuff. However, in this article, things...
Annie Ross Performs Tribute & CD Release Show at The Metropolitan Room Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2014 The concept of tribute in jazz has become as common as the use of 4/4 time. But when a tribute is paid to a giant by an artist who has earned her own right to tribute through her personal accomplishments, an entirely new dimension is in play. Such is the case with Annie Ross' stunning To Lady with...
'Booboo Stewart' of X-Men and Twilight Saga Joins the Cast of Historic Native American 'Red Man's View' Movie
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2015 Booboo Stewart best known for playing 'Seth Clearwater', a werewolf in The Twilight Saga, and 'Warpath' in the X-Men:Days of Future Past has joined the cast of the Native American film, 'Red Man's View'....
Stearns Matthews to Offer Sneak Peek of Album at The Duplex, 6/17 & 6/21
by Tyler Peterson - May 20, 2014 Stearns Matthews is a three-time MAC Award nominee in three different categories (Best Male Debut, 2009; Best Male Vocalist, 2011; Best Musical Comedy Performer, 2013), has appeared twice at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Annual Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and was the first-ever fir...
BWW Reviews: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Brings Variety to the Stage
by Kristen Dickerson - December 19, 2013 So you've decided you want to see Alvin Ailey this holiday season- now what? There are so many different numbers and performances, so where do you start? Which night do you go? How do you choose? After going to Alvin Ailey two weekends in a row, I was amazed at how much the two nights differed and, ...
NIKKI LANE's New Album 'All or Nothin' Out Today
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2015 Nikki Lane is a Nashville-based South Carolina-bred songstress that as Garden and Gun exclaims 'turns the vulnerable singer-songwriter stereotype on its ears.'...
BWW Recap: BETTER CALL SAUL if You Need a Hero
by Courtney Henley - February 23, 2015 Last week was Jimmy's week to shine. He was thrown to the wolves with the whole Nacho situation, and he had to figure out a plan that would keep his client out of prison. Sure, he may have had to throw some other, would've-been-clients (that's you, Kettlemans) under the proverbial bus, but hey, a la...
THE DOORS' Previously Unreleased Film 'Feast of Friends' Out 11/11
by Casey Judge - September 15, 2014 Fans of THE DOORS will savor the news about the November 11 street date of a never-before-released documentary film produced by the band. Titled Feast of Friends, the intimate and rare look at the explosive rock band is, after 45 years, finally being released....
BWW Interviews: TUTS Puts the Whore Back in WHOREHOUSE, Takes Out Damn
by Katricia Lang - July 09, 2014 THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS is a light-hearded musical based on the notorious Texas born brothel 'Chicken Ranch.' Thanks to a silent agreement between the madam, Miss Mona Stangley, and Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (based on good ol' boy Sheriff Jim Flournoy), things are all quiet on the range. But ...
BWW Review: Boston Theater Top to Bottom
by Nancy Grossman - April 24, 2014 There's something beautifully poetic in juxtaposing two current offerings by small theater companies in Boston. Bad Habit Productions celebrates ambitious women in Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS at the Boston Center for the Arts, while Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans are light years removed from ...
MONSTER WEEK to Return to Animal Planet Beginning 5/17
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2015 Consider this an official warning - MONSTER WEEK returns to Animal Planet this May, and it's jam-packed with some of the most terrifying beasts to ever have inhabited Earth....
UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama to Present SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, 5/30-6/6
by Tyler Peterson - May 06, 2015 UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Sweet Smell of Success May 30 - June 6, 2015 in the Claire Trevor Theatre....
THE DOORS' Previously Unreleased Film 'Feast of Friends' Out 11/11
by Casey Judge - September 15, 2014 Fans of THE DOORS will savor the news about the November 11 street date of a never-before-released documentary film produced by the band. Titled Feast of Friends, the intimate and rare look at the explosive rock band is, after 45 years, finally being released....
Peter Sarsgaard on Starring in Classic Stage Company's HAMLET
by Anna Bencivengo - April 01, 2015 Actor Peter Sarsgaard recently spoke with The Guardian about his upcoming performance as Hamlet with Classic Stage Company. Scarsgaard admited he had never seen Hamlet until recently, and had had no desire to play the part, even when it was offered to him in the past. 'I almost actively didn't want ...
BWW Recap: The Walls Come Down on THE GOOD WIFE Finale
by Jacqueline Bublitz - May 20, 2014 If there's a central theme of The Good Wife, it is that nothing stays hidden. The past catches up to you. Because whether it's via the NSA, a bedroom webcam, or a teleconference feed, someone is always watching, always listening …...
THE DOORS' Previously Unreleased Film 'Feast of Friends' Out Today
by Movies News Desk - November 11, 2014 A never-before-released documentary film produced by The Doors is out today, November 11.... |