12 Ladies Salute Author James Gavin at The Met Room Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016 James Gavin, author of the definitive cabaret history Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret as well as acclaimed biographies of Peggy Lee, Chet Baker, and Lena Horne, will be honored at the Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd St. tonight, May 17, as part of its This Is Your Night series of t...
BWW Review: Beautifully Staged BAKER'S WIFE at Actors Co-op
by Don Grigware - September 20, 2015 One of Stephen Schwartz's failures The Baker's Wife, which toured extensively across the US in 1976 but never made it to Broadway, had a cast recording with Patti LuPone, Paul Sorvino and Teri Ralston and has had a few revivals including the UK. Why did it bomb? It's a simple, sweet show with a love...
BWW Review: LOVE QUIRKS Sparks
by Juliana Adame - September 30, 2014 LOVE QUIRKS is a New York love story set to music. Hilarity ensues....
Stephen Costello to Make Austin Opera Debut This Weekend in ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2015 Stephen Costello scored a knockout in the title role of Romeo et Juliette at San Diego Opera five years ago. Now the Tucker Award-winner makes his Austin Opera house debut starting this Saturday with a reprise of his “electrifying” portrayal (San Diego News Network) in the same Doug Scholz-Carlson p...
Actors Co-Op to Present Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE, 3/2-4/17
by Tyler Peterson - February 02, 2016 Actors Co-op (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for 110 in the Shade) announces the third show in its 2015-2016 season (and 24th year of producing theatrical excellence in Los Angeles!) with Tennessee Williams masterpiece SUMMER AND SMOKE, directed by Thom Babbes. SUMMER AND S...
The Liminal Playhouse Presents Sarah Ruhl's “Melancholy Play” This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016 Artistic Director Tony Prince and Producing Director Richard McGrew are delighted to announce the opening of Sarah Ruhl's "Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce,' the second and final production of the The Liminal Playhouse's inaugural season....
Review Roundup: AMERICAN PSYCHO Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Tyler Peterson - April 21, 2016 Let's check out what the critics had to say......
YAHWEH TO HELL is Released
by Christina Mancuso - June 30, 2015 Satirist Rich Woods has found that more and more Americans are waking up to a simple fact: Christian fundamentalism has no place in American politics....
Mercury Theatre Colchester to Present PRIVATE LIVES
by Tyler Peterson - April 25, 2016 This Spring, The Mercury Theatre Colchester bring some unexpected twists to one of Noel Coward's most celebrated plays. Pete Ashmore and Krissi Bohn star as theatre's most volatile and passionate couple Elyot Chase and Amanda Prynne in the classic comedy of manners, Private Lives, which is taken out...
Photo Flash: First Look at Actors Co-Op's SUMMER AND SMOKE, Now Playing!
by Louisa Brady - March 05, 2016 Actors Co-op (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for 110 in the Shade) announces the third show in its 2015-2016 season (and 24th year of producing theatrical excellence in Los Angeles!) with Tennessee Williams masterpiece SUMMER AND SMOKE, directed by Thom Babbes. SUMMER AND S...
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Copperstar Repertory Co.'s LES MISERABLES
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2015 Copperstar Repertory Co. was all but pronounced dead this fall after being completely upside down and financially destitute. After 21 wonderful shows and six successful summers of Musical Theatre Camps, Copperstar made the heart-breaking decision to shut their doors. In an attempt to cover debt, Cop...
MADE IN NORTHAMPTON Season to Premiere CYRANO DE BERGERAC, April 29
by Matt Smith - March 31, 2015 Royal & Derngate's Made in Northampton 2015 season starts in April with the sweeping epic, Cyrano de Bergerac. Directed by Lorne Campbell, Anthony Burgess' translation of Edmund Rostand's classic play is a co-production with Northern Stage, and takes to the Royal stage in Northampton from Friday 3 A...
BWW Review: THE SECOND MRS WILSON at GSP is a Must-See Play
by Marina Kennedy - November 19, 2015 See 'The Second Mrs. Wilson' at George Street Playhouse through November 29th. Written by Joe DiPietro and directed by Gordon Edelstein, this must-see play features a stellar cast....
THE LIZ & DICK SHOW to Play Old Red Lion Theatre in January
by Tyler Peterson - December 19, 2014 For Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, rehearsals for Private Lives were beginning to mirror real life. As their personal and professional partnership begins to unravel their sparring becomes something to rival anything that Noel Coward could ever write....
BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at the Stratford Festival is a Fun Night at the Theatre
by Lauren Gienow - June 06, 2016 AS YOU LIKE IT opened on Friday at the Stratford Festival's Festival Theatre with a party…a literal party. Director, Jillian Keiley has set this production in her native Newfoundland, and as such, the play starts and finishes with the actors dancing about the stage and in the aisles whilst an on-sta...
Canyon Crest Academy Presents TWELFTH NIGHT and LES MIS SCHOOL EDITION, Now thru March 2014
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2014 Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) Envision Theatre will present William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', guest directed by Jason Maddy, from today, February 28 - March 8, 2014 at the CCA Black Box Theatre....
Ojai Playwrights Conference to Host 2015 New Works Festival, 8/2-9
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2015 The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its 18th season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshops and special performance events from August 2 through 9, 2015 in Ojai, California....
BWW Reviews: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Trevor Worden - July 27, 2015 Great theater happening Maine! Check out the Review on broadwayworld.com...
BWW Recap: POIROT: THE LABOURS OF HERCULES Flexes Mental Muscle
by Elizabeth Peterson-Vita - August 23, 2014 The penultimate episode in the dramatization of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories, THE LABOURS OF HERCULES, starring David Suchet, is now being streamed by AcornTV. This version is indeed an ambitious undertaking, as it attempts to steer her 1947 collection of twelve short stories, united wit...
CCA Envision Theatre Presents LES MISERABLES: SCHOOL EDITION, 3/21-29
by Courtnie Mele - March 14, 2014 Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) Envision Theatre presents 'Les Miserables School Edition', Directed by CCA Envision Theatre Coordinator Amy Blatt. Performed entirely by CCA students from March 21-29th at the CCA Proscenium Theatre. Music Direction by Envision Creative Director-Anne Whattoff, Instrumental...
Anita Gillette, Ann Hampton Callaway, THE VAUDEVILLIANS & More Score 2014 Mac Award Nominations
by Tyler Peterson - February 28, 2014 Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC), dedicated to advancing the art and business of live entertainment, has announced the nominees for the 2014 MAC Awards. Winners in twenty-five categories will be voted by the MAC membership by anonymous ballot and announced at the MAC Awards Gala on ...
Code Red Flag Releases 'Flag On The Play: A Woman's Guide to Finding Mr. Right in a World Full of Mr. Right Nows'
by Christina Mancuso - February 19, 2014 Flag On The Play is a book comprised of various, real life scenarios that will challenge the reader to identify the red flags for themselves followed by feedback from the authors. Wasting time with people who are still into playing games, not compatible, and/or not ready for a serious relationship c...
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Central Florida Community Arts' SOUTH PACIFIC
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2015 Central Florida Community Arts is proud to announce the full cast of South Pacific, directed by Donald Rupe. South Pacific will be the first fully staged production we have produced at our home at 250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd in Downtown Orlando. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!...
Musical Theatre Factory Presents Four New Musicals in 4x15 ROUND FIVE, 11/16
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 15, 2014 On Sunday, November 16 at 7PM four new musicals will be presenting 15 minute excerpts for an audience and a panel of industry professionals. Each show will receive a 5-hour block of rehearsal time at the Factory. A cast of volunteer performers will then have 15 minutes to present each excerpt before...
This Week at Bookworks Features Lynne Hinton, Cea Sunrise Person, Maggie Hall and More
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2015 This week's events at Bookworks are below. For more information please visit bkwrks.com/event.... |