BWW Blog: The Trojan Players' NEXT TO NORMAL - Another Day Part 2, 2/17
by Guest Blogger: NEXT TO NORMAL - February 17, 2014 Meet Charlie H. Ray and Maggie Jorgenson, who are playing the roles of Gabe and Natalie in Next to Normal. Find out why they're in love with the show, and what it's been like to live inside the dream that is Next to Normal!...
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 ...
WICKED at the Fox Theatre Goes On Sale 9/15
by Kelsey Denette - August 30, 2012 After breaking box office records in the three previous engagements, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Fox Theatre this holiday season from December 12, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Saturday, September 15. Internet sales through ...
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...
Rufus Wainwright Requests Funds for New Opera, PRIMA DONNA
by Christina Mancuso - March 12, 2014 Opera singer, songwriter and composer, Rufus Wainwright, has released this personal request to his fans to raise funds to record his Bastille Day-set opera Prima Donna, with hopes of a touring concert version to follow....
BWW Reviews: POTTED POTTER Perfect Family Summer Show
by Amanda Mashack - July 08, 2013 Summers away from Hogwarts might have been rough on Harry Potter, but Potter fans can celebrate this summer with the return of Potted Potter - The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff to the Little Shubert Theater after its New York premiere last year. For die-hard Potterphiles, ...
Jumpstart Weight Loss for the New Year
by Jennifer Diamond - December 14, 2012 While many people look to January 1 as the perfect time to start a health and fitness regimen, there are things that you can do now to get a jumpstart and also minimize the damage that you do to your waistline in the next few weeks. Anytime Fitness experts are offering the 12 Ways of Weight Loss to ...
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for August 7th, 2013
by Paul W. Thompson - August 07, 2013 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. BIC's Summer Concert, Lyric casts 'Sound Of Music,' Munster's 'Godspell,' youth productions of 'Ragtime' and 'Legally Blonde,' '48 Hour Musicals,' the world ...
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.”...
Dramatists Guild Releases Statement on Making Unauthorized Revisions
by Nicole Rosky - June 23, 2014 Just last week, controversy erupted when TUTS Underground got caught presenting HANDS ON A HARDBODY, but with significant and unapproved changes to the show. The Huston-based Theatre was forced by theatrical licenser Samuel French, Inc. to cancel the rest of its run. Just days later, Milwaukee's Alc...
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...
THE LEGEND OF YAUNA Runs 2/21-22 at BAM Fisher
by Tyler Peterson - January 24, 2014 On the nights of Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, theatre-goers will experience the mind-bending fantasy and unique musical experience of THE LEGEND OF YAUNA, an incredible tale created by the Grammy award-winning composer/music director Chris Berry and staged by director/choreographer...
BWW Reviews: Audiences Once Again Revel in Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway's SIBLING REVELRY at 54 Below
by Stephen Hanks - September 03, 2013 In mid-August, the news website Bloomberg.com reported that 54 Below, the popular new nightclub that opened last June in the basement of the old Studio 54, needed a major cash infusion in the six-figure range if it was going to survive. Perhaps if they just book Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway on a reg...
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....
Shakespeare Theatre to Stage Reading of LIFE IS A DREAM at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, 6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2014 SPAIN arts & culture and The Shakespeare Theatre Company present a staged reading of Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño) by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, newly translated by Helen Edmundson. In this special presentation at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, the philosophical masterpiece ...
BWW Reviews: Browder Directs Proud Revival of THE BOYS IN THE BAND For Out Front on Main
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 08, 2012 There's not a lot to be proud of in Crowley's epochal play that made history as the first piece for mainstream theater to look at homosexuality with a clear, if assuredly off-putting, gaze. The playwright took off the rose-colored glasses that his character Emory would likely have worn to present a ...
UWM Department of Dance Announces Second Four Year Cycle of New Work Award Program
by Kelsey Denette - October 15, 2012 The UWM Department of Dance has announced the second four-year cycle of the New Work Award program, made possible by the generous contribution of an anonymous local donor for the amount of $20,000. This award will allow us to continue with two important missions of the UWM Department of Dance - supp...
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...
Profiles Theatre Presents Midwest Premiere of GIDION'S KNOT, Now thru 3/9
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014 Profiles Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with the Midwest premiere of Gidion's Knot by Johnna Adams, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus and featuring Amy J. Carle and Laura Hooper. The production runs tonight, January 17 - March 9, 2014 at The Alley Stage, 4147 N. Broadway. Plea...
Mildred's Umbrella and Wordsmyth Theatres to Present MUSEUM OF DYSFUNCTION VI, 12/5-14
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013 Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company and Wordsmyth Theatre present Museum of Dysfunction VI: A SHOWCASE OF SHORTS. The sixth installment of our annual short play festival features pieces by new playwrights from across the nation and produced by the wonderfully talented Mildred's Umbrella Company and f...
BWW Interviews: Joe Iconis and THE BLACK SUITS - After Barrington a Future Off-Broadway Musical?
by Stephen Hanks - August 31, 2012 Originally written in 2003 and given a New York workshop reading in 2005, the Joe Iconis musical, The Black Suits, is concluding a mid-summer run at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA. Could the next stop for this energetic Rock and Roll musical about a Long Island garage band be Off-Bro...
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...
Chronicle of the Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth is Released
by Christina Mancuso - November 19, 2013 Over 350 full color photographs from Zeffirelli's movie, Jesus of Nazareth, help the new publication, 'Chronicle of the Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth,' bring Jesus to life for modern readers as never before....
WICKED at the Fox Theatre Goes On Sale Today, 9/15
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2012 After breaking box office records in the three previous engagements, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Fox Theatre this holiday season from December 12, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale today, September 15. Internet sales through met...
BWW Reviews: THE RECOMMENDATION Explores American Myth of a Classless Society at the Flea
by Jonathan Mandell - September 05, 2013 The chance meeting between privileged Feldman and imprisoned Dwight sets in motion this well-acted if implausible play by Jonathan Caren that considers the nature of friendship, and attempts to offer us a glimpse at the class system in America.... |
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