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Temple Theaters to Present ARCADIA, 2/11-21
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2015 Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater. This classic drama, describe by The Times as a "perfect marriage of ideas and high comedy," follows the inhabitants of a wealthy E...
Photo Flash: First Look at Claybourne Elder, Seamus Mulcahy and More in KC Rep's ANGELS IN AMERICA
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2015 Kansas City Repertory Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by Tony Kushner, Angels in America, directed by MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow David Cromer. Performances began on February 20 and run through Sunday, March 29. Press night is scheduled for this Today, February 28. Bro...
David Cromer Directs KC Rep's ANGELS IN AMERICA, Beginning Tonight With Claybourne Elder and More
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2015 Kansas City Repertory Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by Tony Kushner, Angels in America, directed by MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow David Cromer....
DOWNTON ABBEY Hits New Series High with Season 4 Premiere
by Tyler Peterson - January 06, 2014 PBS and WGBH announced today that the premiere of 'Downton Abbey, Season 4' on MASTERPIECE enchanted viewers nationwide as the Crawley family faced changes in the wake of last season's shocking finale. An average audience of 10.2 million viewers tuned in for Sunday's premiere. (Nielsen Fast National...
LORD OF THE DANCE Returns
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 17, 2015 The world's most successful dance show explodes onto the Australian stage this September with a spectacular new staging of Michael Flatley's masterpiece - Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games. The theatrical extravaganza opens in Perth on 15 September, followed by Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisb...
Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents AN ILIAD, Now thru 4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2014 The winner of 2012 Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards, An Iliad runs tonight, March 6 - April 6, 2014 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org....
BWW Reviews: JOSEPH, You're Doing Fine
by Elee Schrock - March 23, 2014 BroadwayWorld.com reviews the Chicago stop on the National Tour of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'...
THE SEAGULL Extends Through 2/19 at Segal Centre
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2014 The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is proud to announce that three performances have been added to its new production of The Seagull, adapted and directed by Peter Hinton....
VIDEO: Mark Rylance and More in First Trailer for BBC Two's WOLF HALL Adaptation
by TV News Desk - December 30, 2014 Wolf Hall, based on the novels by Hilary Mantel, starts January 21 at 9pm on BBC Two, and the adaptation just unveiled its first trailer, featuring stage and screen vets Mark Rylance, Damien Lewis and more. Check it out below!...
YSO to Perform NEW FRONTIERS, 3/21
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2015 From a groundbreaking composition by one of the hottest young composers today to a galactic classical masterpiece, the York Symphony Orchestra (YSO) will present New Frontiers Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. This space-themed concert will feature a speci...
Opera Atelier Presents ALCINA, 10/23-11/1
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2014 Opera Atelier's 2014-2015 season begins with the Canadian premiere of a fully staged period production of Alcina (Oct. 23 – Nov. 1, 2014). George Frideric Handel's magical Alcina is a Baroque masterpiece and premiered in London in 1735. This production will mark Opera Atelier's first major Handel pr...
Maria Aitken Replaces Nicholas Martin as Director of Huntington's THE SEAGULL
by Tyler Peterson - January 13, 2014 Huntington Theatre Company favorite and frequent director Maria Aitken (The Cocktail Hour, Betrayal, Private Lives, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps) will return to the Huntington this spring to direct Tony Award nominee and television star Kate Burton in Anton Chekhov's passionate classic, The Seagu...
Bluetech Announces Tour and 2014 EP
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2014 Bluetech will hit the road armed with an arsenal of new tracks from his forthcoming EP Spacehop Chronicles Vol 1*....
PBS to Premiere Special DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED, 11/30
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2014 Relief is on the way for the millions of devoted viewers eagerly awaiting the debut of the new season of 'Downton Abbey,' a Carnival Films/ MASTERPIECE co-production premiering on PBS January 4, 2015....
Andrés Orozco-estrada to Conduct Houston Symphony, Soloists & Houston Symphony Chorus In Verdi's Requiem
by Matt Sowell - March 10, 2015 Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada will lead the orchestra, the Houston Symphony Chorus and vocal soloists on March 20-22 in Verdi's Requiem, a towering masterpiece by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi featuring dramatic operatic moments, brilliant symphonic writing and virtuosic s...
SHERLOCK Returns to 'Masterpiece' on PBS With 4 Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - January 21, 2014 PBS and WGBH Boston announced that last night's premiere of 'Sherlock, Season 3' on MASTERPIECE reached an average audience of 4 million viewers...
THE SEAGULL Runs 4/18-5/25 at Paula Theater Center
by Tyler Peterson - April 09, 2014 The Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 So. 7th St. in downtown Santa Paula presents the Anton Chekhov classic masterpiece, THE SEAGULL adapted and directed by Michael Perlmutter, on its MAIN STAGE April 18 through May 25 with Friday and Saturday Performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m....
Arizona Theatre Company Presents ROMEO AND JULIET, Now thru 4/12
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2015 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's poetic masterpiece of jealousy, prejudice and betrayal, takes on a bold new theatricality under the ambitious and creative hand of award-winning director Kirsten Brandt and scenic, lighting and projection designer David Lee Cuthbert from tonight, March 26 through Apri...
Walt Disney Tribute Among PBS' 2015 Fall Primetime Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2015 PBS' Fall 2015 primetime schedule offers delights in all genres - from drama to the performing arts to sumptuous nature and science programs...
U.S. Premiere of THE FROZEN ON THE SQUARE (1982) to Play Akvavit Theatre, Now thru 11/9
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2014 Akvavit Theatre, now in its fourth year producing theatrical works that explore the Nordic experience, will present the U.S. premiere of The Frozen on the Square (1982) by Lucas Svensson, translated by Akvavit's Producing Artistic Director Chad Eric Bergman. The show will open today, October 9 and w...
Two Film Classics DOUBLE INDEMNITY and TOUCH OF EVIL Out on Blu-ray Today
by Movies News Desk - April 15, 2014 Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil premiere in Limited Edition with Exclusive Collectibles...
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Begins Tonight at Artists Rep
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2014 Artists Rep will present The Playboy of the Western World by J.M Synge, from tonight, May 20 through June 22, as the final show of the 14/15 season. Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Rep's Artistic Director, will direct this riotous and raucous production that features a stellar 11-person cast including Por...
Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis to Star in BBC Miniseries WOLF HALL
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2014 Damian Lewis will play Henry VIII opposite Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in the much anticipated adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels which has begun filming....
VIDEO: Teaser - DOWNTON ABBEY's Season 4 Christmas Special
by TV News Desk - December 07, 2013 SPOILER ALERT! 'Downton Abbey' has just released the new teaser for its upcoming season 4 Christmas special, which will air for two hours on ITV on December 25th. But if you live in the US and haven't seen season 4, you might want to steer clear of the teaser for now to avoid spoilers. The Christmas...
FIRST LOOK - Watch All-New Clip from DOWNTON ABBEY Season 4
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2014 DOWNTON ABBEY returns to PBS on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Click here for a sneak peek of the premiere episode!... |