Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting Announce Acquisition of Shinzô Katayama's MISSING
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022 MISSING is written and directed by Shinzô Katayama. The movie stars Aoi Ito (Her Love Boils Bathwater, KASANE-Beauty and Fate, Gangoose), Jiro Sato (Brothers in Brothel, New Interpretation Records of the Three Kingdoms, Gintama) and Hiroya Shimizu (The World of Kanako, Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy, S...
Heartbeat Opera Announces BREATHING FREE
by A.A. Cristi - October 28, 2020 HEARTBEAT OPERA—the radical indie opera company 'leading the charge in online opera' (Parterre) with 'groundbreaking' virtual content (Operawire) that is 'hacking the corporate contours of Zoom into a postmodern proscenium” (Washington Post)—announces BREATHING FREE, an ambitious six-part virtual se...
Boca Del Lupo Launches 4 New Plays2Perform@Home Nationally
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2021 PLAYS2PERFORM@HOME goes national! Following on the success of last year's Western Canada Box Set of 'home delivery theatre', Boca Del Lupo is working with 6 prominent theatre companies across Canada to commission 16 talented playwrights to create 4 new PLAYS2PERFORM@HOME box sets representing the Pr...
Review Roundup: George Takei, Telly Leung And More Star In ALLEGIANCE West End Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2023 George Takei, the original and beloved Mr. Sulu from 'Star Trek', film and television star, activist and social media icon, makes his London stage debut in the UK premiere of the Broadway musical inspired by Takei's true childhood experiences, 'George Takei's Allegiance'. Read the reviews!...
BWW Review: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL is an Opera That's Forgotten its Rock and Roll Roots
by Isabella Perrone - November 16, 2019 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL's title alone brings a melody to mind, and if you don't hear it in the bratty voices of the kids featured on the album a?' then you'll probably have a different opinion on the opera than fans of Pink Floyd might. While this production leans into the emotional undertones of ...
Cast Announced for BOTH SIDES NOW: JONI MITCHELL AND LEONARD COHEN at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2022 Robbie Schaefer (Signature’s Light Years, Blowin’ in the Wind) and Danielle Wertz (The Kennedy Center, Blues Alley Jazz) will perform in Signature Theatre's Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, its upcoming cabaret dedicated to the music of longtime friends and one-time lovers Joni Mitch...
25th Anniversary Festival Regard Announces Venues And Official Programming
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2021 After running the whole gamut of emotions the past nine months, and coming up with hundreds of possibilities for REGARD's 25th edition, the Saguenay International Short Film Festival team finally unveils today the fruit of their hard work....
OUTBOX and Shoreditch Town Hall Announce the Full Cast and Creatives for GROOVE
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 19, 2022 OUTBOX and Shoreditch Town Hall today announce the full cast and creative team for brand-new production GROOVE. Artistic Director of OUTBOX Ben Buratta directs intergenerational cast of queer dancers and actors....
Behind the Curtain: Interview With Company XIV Creator, Choreographer and Director - Austin McCormick
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 24, 2020 Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with the creator, choreographer and director of COMPANY XIV - Austin McCormick...
Matthew Horne, Emily Atack, and More Confirmed To Join The Cast Of THE UNDERSTUDY
by Stephi Wild - November 18, 2020 Joining the cast of The Understudy, which will once again raise funds for the UK's theatre industry, is Matthew Horne, Emily Atack, Adelayo Adedayo, Lucy Briggs-Owen, and Jake Ferretti. A perfect pre-Christmas treat for theatre lovers, this exclusive semi-staged rehearsed reading of The Understudy ...
The Music of Westlife and Boyzone Come to Parr Hall
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2019 Two of the world's biggest boy bands are joining forces to bring an unforgettable concert experience to Warrington's Parr Hall....
Review Roundup: George Takei, Telly Leung And More Star In ALLEGIANCE West End Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2023 George Takei, the original and beloved Mr. Sulu from 'Star Trek', film and television star, activist and social media icon, makes his London stage debut in the UK premiere of the Broadway musical inspired by Takei's true childhood experiences, 'George Takei's Allegiance'. Read the reviews!...
Lee Mack Replaces Stephen Fry in THE UNDERSTUDY at the Palace Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2020 Everyone needs an understudy, right? Stepping into the role of narrator, replacing Stephen Fry, is BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning legend Lee Mack. The cast of The Understudy, now includes Matthew Horne, Emily Atack, James Norton, Mina Anwar, Natalie Casey, Adelayo Adedayo, Lucy Briggs-Owen, ...
Singapore Repertory Theatre Will Stream THE COMMISSION On Demand in June
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2021 A sharp satire on theatre-making in a pandemic and an irreverent look at the unlikely collaboration of three wildly different Singaporean artistic directors, The Commission is the entertaining live sequel to the circuit-breaking short film, The Pitch....
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs + TEN ALPHAS Announce Digital World Premiere TIME AND PLACE
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2020 On September 9, 1920, members of the newly formed Hurlstone Park Choral Society came together for their first performance at Randwick Hospital. This auspicious event would set them on the course to become Australia's leading choral performing arts company and a key player in establishing Sydney as a...
Eric Andre Announces Australian & NZ Shows To Wrap Up 'Legalize Everything' World Tour!
by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2019 It's been three years since Eric Andre was last on our shores, and Frontier Comedy is very excited to announce his long-awaited return. His 2016 debut tour was the hottest ticket of that year - selling out in mere days with record-breaking attendances in Melbourne and an extra Sydney show added to m...
BWW Review: Gloria Swansong is Mesmerizing in JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL at Stonewall Inn
by Karis Rogerson - January 15, 2020 Watching Gloria Swansong lip-sync Judy Garland's Carnegie Hall was like performance-inception: somehow, we were experiencing Judy Garland's 1961 performance in most of its glory (recordings are not the same as being there in the flesh, after all), while also delighting in Gloria's impeccable artistr...
A Conversation With Director Liam Burke About his Direction of Guillem Clua's Smiley
by Virag Dombay - November 08, 2020 Next up on my local artists interview segment is director, producer, playwright, dancer and actor Liam Burke....
BWW Review: VIHAINEN LESKI (THE ANGRY WIDOW) at Helsinki City Theatre
by Rosanna Liuski - November 02, 2019 All in all Vihainen Leski (the Angry Widow) is a fine play that teaches even the younger generation like me what it is like to be older. To me it told the most about friendships, how dreaming goes on in the older days too, and letting go of the past....
VIDEO: Spiritualized Releases 'Crazy' Music Video
by Michael Major - January 10, 2022 With their new LP Everything Was Beautiful due out February 25th via Fat Possum, and having previously shared album opener 'Always Together With You', today Spiritualized share a video for new single “Crazy”, a sweet country-soul lament which features backing vocals from Nikki Lane. Watch the new mu...
Pianist Pete Malinverni Releases New Album
by Marissa Tomeo - January 08, 2022 Having spent four decades on the New York City jazz scene, pianist Pete Malinverni has crossed paths with countless revered artists and come away with a host of tales to tell. But few moments measure up to the time that Malinverni met the iconic composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein. The seeds plante...
Saul Share 'Looking to Fight' Video
by TV News Desk - July 20, 2021 Loudwire praised the band for crafting 'punchy anthems with immediate sing-along choruses.' Elsewhere, Cryptic Rock called Rise As Equals 'a more than solid debut from a band whose name you need to know.' Flying Fiddlesticks labeled it 'a stab at the heart of mediocrity that rises above the tide of ...
BWW Review: THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY at The National Theatre
by Roger Catlin - February 01, 2020 There is certainly a dramatic story to be told behind the highly successful '60s folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, from their brief high school success that got them on 'American Bandstand' to their later 1960s stardom, their love/hate relationship and mutual artistic dependence. All of that is barel...
Pitlochry Festival Theatre to Reopen With Outdoor Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 18, 2021 Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced that this Summer it will reopen with an exciting season of outdoor performances. Performed from June till September in the theatre’s newly built 80-seater amphitheatre and riverside bandstand, the Summer season will include the stage première of David Greig’s...
HI, ARE YOU SINGLE? World Premiere to be Presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company & IAMA Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 09, 2022 Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association with IAMA Theatre Company, will present HI, ARE YOU SINGLE?, written and performed by Ryan J. Haddad. Hilarious, vulnerable, and in-your-face provocative, Ryan explores the complicated world of dating from his unique perspective as a gay man living with... |