BWW Review: Don Bluth Front Row Theatre Presents DEATHTRAP - Bristling With Wit And Suspense
by Herbert Paine - May 24, 2019 In its current iteration at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre in Scottsdale, Ira Levin's masterpiece thriller, DEATHTRAP, craftily directed by Lee Cooley and featuring killer performances by Jim Coates and James Gerardi, ticks and tocks like clockwork, with characteristic twists of plot, heightened by a s...
BWW Review: ART OF MURDER at CAT Theatre Is Unfortunately Artless
by Susan Haubenstock - October 11, 2019 'Art of Murder' is an overwrought, undercooked kind of mystery with surprises that fail to shock....
BWW Review: Scenario Two's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA at Lyric Opera House
by Rachel Weinberg - December 17, 2019 Lyric Opera's special holiday engagement of Adam Guettel's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, one of the few contemporary musicals written in a style that harkens back to the Golden Age, is beautifully sung with the composer's complicated and melodious score performed by a superb orchestra. The musical focuse...
VIDEO: Joaquin Phoenix Talks JOKER & Shares an Outtake on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
by Sarah Leiber - October 02, 2019 Joaquin Phoenix stops by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' and talks about losing weight for Joker, movie spoilers, his whole family coming to the premiere, his sisters' reaction to the film, having a good time making the movie, and Jimmy reveals a never-before-seen outtake of Joaquin from the set. Watch the clip...
BWW Review: Sierra Boggess Enchants At 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - August 02, 2019 Fresh off a brief stint as Cinderella in Into the Woods at The Hollywood Bowl, Sierra brings some Broadway, Disney and Boggess magic to the devoted fans overflowing the room for her return to Feinstein's/54 Below....
BWW Review: THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang -- soon to be a movie musical from Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez!
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - February 21, 2020 Yesterday, Playbill broke the news that the critically acclaimed graphic novel THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER by Jen Wang will be the next project for husband-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who previously worked together on the music for Disney's Frozen, Coco, and Frozen 2. Robert...
MODERN FAMILY Reveals Recurring Character's Death
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2018 On tonight's episode of 'Modern Family,' it was revealed which character would die. (SPOILERS ahead!)...
BWW Review: ANNABELLE COMES HOME Doesn't Beat a Dead Horse
by Abigail Charpentier - July 01, 2019 With the Conjuring cinematic universe rapidly expanding since its initial film in 2013, it has seen both commercial successes and mixed reviews. The highly anticipated “Annabelle Comes Home” proves to be a great addition to the franchise in terms of expansion and future possibilities, but is not the...
Photo Flash: Cleveland Public Theatre Presents GLORIA
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to present Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Beth Wood (CPT's Associate Artistic Director & Director of Production), onstage in CPT's Gordon Square Theatre from March 23 through April 13, 2019....
RATINGS: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Sees Strongest Week in 1 Year
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2019 During the week of May 27, 2019, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” shot up over the prior week by 55% among Adults 18-49 (627,000 vs. 405,000) to hit a new season high with its strongest week in 1 year – since the week of 6/4/18....
BWW Review: Intense, Involving BABY EYES Will Open Yours - Wide
by Gil Kaan - October 15, 2018 The Playwrights' Arena's world premiere of playwright Donald Jolly's BABY EYES presents a volatile, in-your-face telling of Gio, a diminutive teenage boy surviving bullies and homophobia in 1950's Baltimore. Jon Lawrence Rivera expertly directs his talented cast at a fast, smooth pace. Rudy Martinez...
BWW Review: ZORRO: THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT, Cadogan Hall
by Laura Fuller - February 24, 2020 The legend of Zorro has proved to be a well-loved and enduring story - providing the basis for a novel by Isabel Allende, several popular movies, and a West End musical which toured internationally....
BASIC BITCH OF THE RESISTANCE: A New Comedic Play Comes to The PIT Loft
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2018 Basic Bitch of the Resistance: If Legally Blonde tackled her white privilege and set out to destroy the patriarchy. It's everything you love about Clueless with an epic dance routine that could rival Bring It On meets the political landscape of 2018, racial inequality and all. In this comedic play, ...
Cast And Creative Team Announced for PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2020 Diversionary announces the cast of the West Coast Premiere of Plot Points in Our Sexual Development by Miranda Rose Hall, winner of the 2019 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding New Play (The Hour of Great Mercy)...
BWW Review: CINDERELLA, Lyceum, Sheffield
by Ruth Deller - December 12, 2019 The latest Sheffield Theatres panto hits all the traditional panto beats....
BWW Review: HOUSE Walks Through the Pain of One Man's Experience
by Amy Tarver - March 05, 2020 Now playing at Hyde Park Theatre, HOUSE written by modern playwright Daniel Macivor, stars Austin's own artistic titan Ken Webster as the volatile and witty main man, Victor. HOUSE is a one-man show, running 65 minutes and is a pressure cooker for any performer. However, this production of HOUSE is ...
BWW Review: Twisty GIDION'S KNOT at Counter-Productions Theatre Company
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - May 20, 2019 Counter-Productions Theatre Company's GIDION'S KNOT may run at just about an hour in length, but their effective production of this one-act play, directed by Kira Hawkridge, leaves the audience with plenty to mull over....
BWW Review: ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM AND MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by Classical Actors Ensemble
by Braden Joseph - September 13, 2019 The Classical Actors Ensemble is a company that focuses on classic work and they are currently doing two shows in repertory: a?oeArden of Favershama?? and a?oeMuch Ado About Nothinga??. According to the program, the company wanted to explore a?oeboth sides of the coina?? and do two shows that are op...
Match: Lit Returns To The Stage With William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET
by Stephi Wild - January 28, 2019 This winter, New York's up-and-coming Shakespeare company Match: Lit presents one of William Shakespeare most classic tales, Romeo & Juliet. The production is directed by Phoebe Brooks (Spicy Witch Productions) and is produced by Match: Lit's Artistic Director, Kristin Sgarro. The production will op...
VIDEO: Watch Kathryn Hahn Talk WANDAVISION on THE TONIGHT SHOW!
by Sarah Leiber - October 24, 2019 Kathryn Hahn struggles to keep from leaking spoilers about her role in the Disney+ Marvel series WandaVision and serenades the audience with her car-karaoke rendition of Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts.'...
BWW Review: BILLY KIDD: BRIDGING THE GAP Fuses Magic, Comedy, Surrealism at Liberty Magic
by Greg Kerestan - June 13, 2019 It's something of a cliche to compare magicians to Harry Potter, especially youthful, energetic British ones. Luckily, Billy Kidd bears no resemblance whatsoever to the fabled boy wizard; no, she's more of a female Daniel Radcliffe. (Anyone who has seen Radcliffe in ANYTHING other than his most famo...
BWW Review: CINDERELLA, Lyceum, Sheffield
by Ruth Deller - December 12, 2019 The latest Sheffield Theatres panto hits all the traditional panto beats....
BWW Review: iTheatre Collaborative Presents WHITE GUY ON THE BUS ~ Searing, Riveting, Essential
by Herbert Paine - September 16, 2018 Bruce Graham pulls no punches in WHITE GUY ON THE BUS, his stinging broadside at the underbelly (the hypocrisies and contradictions) of racism that contaminates the American soul. The power of his punch is sustained in iTheatre Collaborative's riveting production of WHITE GUY ON THE BUS, superbly di...
BroadwayWorld Sydney Guest Critic George Farmakidis Shares his views of Jakob Ahlbom's HORROR.
by Jade Kops - August 30, 2018 BroadwayWorld Sydney Guest Critic George Farmakidis Shares his views of Jakob Ahlbom's HORROR....
BWW Review: SANITY & TALLULAH by Molly Brooks
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - January 20, 2020 Middle-grade graphic novels are a booming genre, and I haven't read nearly enough of them. SANITY AND TALLULAH by Molly Brooks is one that all teachers and librarians should pick up for the classroom, and one that all parents should buy for their kids. It is a great STEM book, and about two best fri... |