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Across America a new breed of urban treasure hunter is making his mark. These profiteers search for precious metals in unlikely places hoping to turn junk into gold. Today the struggling economy has turned the melting of precious metals into a billion dollar industry. The search takes them from back alleys to the world of high technology. It

BWW Review: FRACKED!, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 10, 2017

Alistair Beaton has solid form as a political satirist as writer on Spitting Image and author of The Trial of Tony Blair. In Fracked! he turns his hand to the political hot potato of drilling for shale gas in the sedate countryside village of Fenstock. It is a story pitting the malign forces of corp...


Henry Fong & Vlien Boy Release New Single POP IT OFF Featuring Liza Mercedez Photo Henry Fong & Vlien Boy Release New Single POP IT OFF Featuring Liza Mercedez
by Macon Prickett - March 09, 2018

Henry Fong and Vlien Boy join forces on electronic dancehall track “Pop It Off,” featuring Lisa Mercedez. The Dim Mak single successfully marries Fong's dancehall-inspired stylings with Vlien Boy's trap and future bass influences, culminating in an upbeat electronic song with a pulsating moombahton ...


BWW Review: TOOTSIE, Broadway's Next Great Musical Comedy Photo BWW Review: TOOTSIE, Broadway's Next Great Musical Comedy
by Misha Davenport - October 01, 2018

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COMEDY TAKEOVER Comes to Gigi's Music Cafe Photo COMEDY TAKEOVER Comes to Gigi's Music Cafe
by Julie Musbach - November 02, 2018

Comedians from all over the US will be closing in on Gigi's Music Cafe, November 16, 2018 for the COMEDY TAKEOVER hosted by May Durand!...


Karaoke Confessional To Have World Premiere At The Secret Theatre's 2018 UnFringed Fe Photo Karaoke Confessional To Have World Premiere At The Secret Theatre's 2018 UnFringed Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2018

When a popular children's television show host experiences a total meltdown on national television, her instinct to turn to karaoke as a means of coping makes her the ideal candidate for a new psychological case study....


BWW Review: Close Encounters Of The Ethical Kind Converge In STOREFRONT CHURCH
by Herbert Paine - March 06, 2017

Theatre Artists Studio's Carol McLeod has created a taut and well-paced interpretation of STOREFRONT CHURCH. Her cast delivers the goods, balancing wit and intensity to produce a provocative reflection on the limits of morality. The show runs through March 12th....


MORB Brings DUMMY to Dublin Fringe Festival Photo MORB Brings DUMMY to Dublin Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2017

From seasoned Dublin Fringe Festival playwright Peter Dunne (Before Colour in 2008, and BROADENING in 2012) comes a dark-hearted new comedy about guilt, trauma and ventriloquism sure to set tongues wagging....


New IFC Series BROCKMIRE Racks Up 2 Million Digital Viewers Ahead of Linear Premiere
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2017

Critically-acclaimed new series BROCKMIRE has already racked up two million digital views one week before the show's linear debut on IFC....


EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- Rhiannon Vivian
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 06, 2017

BWW speaks to Rhiannon Vivian about her 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Rhiannon Vivian's Office Meltdown....


DISNEY PIXAR'S WALL•E & More Part of Freeform's March Funday Programming Event
by Caryn Robbins - February 21, 2017

Spring is just around the corner, but before you go bouncing into the great outdoors, spend one last lazy weekend with Freeform's Funday programming event filled with your favorite animated classics, starting SATURDAY, MARCH 18, and continuing through SUNDAY, MARCH 19....


Winter Meltdown Day Of Contra Dancing Announced, 3/10 Photo Winter Meltdown Day Of Contra Dancing Announced, 3/10
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2018

Country Dance*New York (CD*NY) is presenting the greatly anticipated WINTER MELTDOWN, an afternoon and evening of lively contra dancing to inventive and joyous live music by the hot band, Tempest on Saturday, March 10, 2018. No previous experience is required at the evening contra dance and it is no...


Solomon Georgio's New Comedy Album & Special 'Homonegro Superior' Available Via Comed Photo Solomon Georgio's New Comedy Album & Special 'Homonegro Superior' Available Via Comedy Central
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2017

Comedian Solomon Georgio returned to CONAN last night to deliver a great stand-up set in support of the recent release of his comedy album and half hour special Solomon Georgio: Homon gro Superior....


VIDEO: Hank Azaria Stars in New IFC Comedy BROCKMIRE, Now Available
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2017

Opening Day is coming early for Brockmire. IFC announced today that the premiere episode of its new original comedy series BROCKMIRE, created with Funny or Die, is now available to watch, commercial-free...


BWW Cover Reveal: Jeff Kinney's 13th WIMPY KID Book Gets a Title & a Cover! Photo BWW Cover Reveal: Jeff Kinney's 13th WIMPY KID Book Gets a Title & a Cover!
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - May 04, 2018

Every year, Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans speculate on the next book: What color will the cover be? What will the title be? What will it be about? Fret no further, because today, BroadwayWorld is showing off the highly-anticipated new children's!  Last year, Wimpy Kid hit its 10th Anniversary. This y...


BWW Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 31, 2017

A marathon night of drink, debauchery and duplicity develops after Martha and her husband George invite unsuspecting young couple, Nick and Honey, round for a nightcap. Drink flows, spiked with vicious humour, acerbic wit and tempestuous verbal sparring. However, as night turns to morning, searing s...


Robert Dean's Comedy Album (IT'S NOT EASY) BEING DEAN Out 4/12 on Sure Thing Records Photo Robert Dean's Comedy Album (IT'S NOT EASY) BEING DEAN Out 4/12 on Sure Thing Records
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018

Comedy Central 'Comic to Watch' Robert Dean's stand-up comedy album, (It's Not Easy) Being Dean, will be released on Sure Thing Records April 12th, and the album is currently available for pre-order at www.beingdean.com. It was recorded at the New York Comedy Festival in 2017....


Sacred Heart Mission Announces Lineup For Heart Of St Kilda Concert Photo Sacred Heart Mission Announces Lineup For Heart Of St Kilda Concert
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2018

Sacred Heart Mission has announced another fantastic line-up for its 11th annual fundraiser, The Heart of St Kilda Concert, at the Palais Theatre St Kilda, on Tuesday 23 October....


VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for Upcoming Comedy THE FESTIVAL Photo VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for Upcoming Comedy THE FESTIVAL
by Macon Prickett - June 21, 2018

When Nick's girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university. He's convinced his life is over, but his best mate Shane has the perfect solution: three days at an epic music festival. With the help of 'festival aficionado' and certified oddball Amy, Sha...


Planning For Burial Announces North American Tour + Meltdown Festival Appearance Photo Planning For Burial Announces North American Tour + Meltdown Festival Appearance
by Macon Prickett - June 04, 2018

Last year saw the release of a harrowing studio album and an expansive collection of rarities from Planning For Burial—now, Thom Wasluck is looking to make 2018 just as bountiful. The one-man gloomcore project will be hitting the road this summer, including an appearance at Meltdown Festival and gig...


The Infamous Stringdusters to Release 'Laws Of Gravity: Live'
by Caryn Robbins - June 09, 2017

Bluegrass virtuosos THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS are announcing the release of Laws Of Gravity: Live, a 13-track collection featuring live renditions of songs included on their acclaimed, #1 Billboard Bluegrass album Laws Of Gravity, which was released January 13...


Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer Reunite For Universal's FAIRY TALE ENDING Photo Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer Reunite For Universal's FAIRY TALE ENDING
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 17, 2019

Deadline reports that Bryce Dallas Howard and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, stars of 'The Help,' will work together again in Universal's upcoming ensemble comedy Fairy Tale Ending. ...


The Soft Moon Announces EU Tour + CRIMINAL Out Now via Sacred Bones Photo The Soft Moon Announces EU Tour + CRIMINAL Out Now via Sacred Bones
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018

Following the release of his latest album 'Criminal' earlier this year via Sacred Bones, The Soft Moon, aka Luis Vasquez, has shared a haunting new music video for 'Like A Father' along with newly added European live dates for this summer which will take place following two London shows at Meltdown ...


UM School Of Theatre And Dance To Present AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Photo UM School Of Theatre And Dance To Present AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
by A.A. Cristi - February 12, 2019

The University of Montana School of Theatre & Dance will produce the comic drama "August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts for audiences in the Montana Theatre of UM's Performing Arts and Radio/TV Center....


Comedy Central's STAND-UP PRESENTS Kicks Off Slate of New Half-Hour Specials Photo Comedy Central's STAND-UP PRESENTS Kicks Off Slate of New Half-Hour Specials
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017

Formerly known as The Half Hour, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… kicks off its slate of all-new half-hour specials with back-to-back episodes on Friday, September 15 at Midnight and 12:30 a.m. ET/PT....


Tegan and Sara's First Memoir to be Published in Fall 2019 Photo Tegan and Sara's First Memoir to be Published in Fall 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018

High School, a memoir by Warner Bros. Records recording artists Tegan and Sara, will be published in the fall of 2019 by MCD, a division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, alongside Simon & Schuster Canada and Virago in the United Kingdom....






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