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We've taken you around the world exploring behaviors and lifestyles that are acceptable in some cultures but forbidden, illegal or reviled in others. But this season, we're looking in our own backyard. Taboo USA goes behind the closed doors and picket fences of America

Colin Hanlon Replaces Brandon Uranowitz in Cast of One Night Only Presentation of NEX Photo Colin Hanlon Replaces Brandon Uranowitz in Cast of One Night Only Presentation of NEXT TO NORMAL to Benefit Jed Foundation
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2018

Quintessence of Dust Theatre Company/Rachel Kunstadt presents a one night only staged reading of Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal to benefit The JED Foundation. Directed by Daniella Caggiano and with music direction by Janet Noh, the event will take place on Thursday, February 1st at 7:...


VIDEO: THE GREAT COMET's Lulu Fall Enlists Denee Benton and More for 'Pretty For A Dark Girl' Single
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2017

D.C.-born vocalist/composer Lulu Fall, actress in the Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, and Kris Johnson, director of Jazz Studies at the University of Utah; trumpeter, soloist, and arranger with the Count Basie Orchestra, have just released the music video and single fo...


Spencer Christian Pens MARRIAGE: THE DISINTEGRATION OF AN INSTITUTION
by Christina Mancuso - September 08, 2016

'Marriage: The Disintegration of an Institution': an inspirational and constructive point of view on what marriage is and what it should be. 'Marriage: The Disintegration of an Institution' is the creation of up and coming author, Spencer Christian, a self-professed political junkie and expert on al...


Chromolume Theatre to Stage ZANNA, DON'T! This Winter
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016

Chromolume Theatre at the Attic has announced the first production in its 2017 Season of Musicals, the off-Broadway hit Zanna, Don't! Opening on Friday, January 13 at 8pm, the show will play a strictly limited engagement through February 5. Zanna, Don't! has book, music, and lyrics by Tim Acito with...


FX to Premiere New Drama Series TABOO, Starring Tom Hardy, 1/10
by Caryn Robbins - November 16, 2016

FX has set the premiere date for TABOO, the new drama series starring Tom Hardy and created by Steven Knight with Hardy and his father Chips Hardy, on Tuesday, January 10 at 10 PM et/pt....


FX Inks Exclusive Overall TV Production Deal With Emmy-Winning Writer & Producer D.V. DeVincentis
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2016

FX Productions (FXP) has signed Emmy(R) Award winning writer and producer D.V. DeVincentis to an exclusive overall television production deal, it was announced by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, the Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions....


Stefani Robinson Inks Overall Deal to Develop TV Series for FX Networks Photo Stefani Robinson Inks Overall Deal to Develop TV Series for FX Networks
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2017

Stefani Robinson, the award-winning writer and producer on the breakout hit comedy series Atlanta, has signed an exclusive overall production deal with FX Productions, it was announced by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions....


New Show Headlines Camden People's Theatre's Hotbed Festival of Sex
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2017

'I'm about to talk to you about sex, not the sex of cheap mass produced erotica, not the oh-god-oh-yes-oh-no performance sex of porn, not the sex that men want and women aren't sure if they want it or not because they've never known anything else, but real sex, with real bodies. And in this conversa...


Hilary Swank Joins Cast of Upcoming FX Drama TRUST
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2017

Two-time Academy Award(R) and Golden Globe(R) winner Hilary Swank has joined the cast of FX's TRUST....


VIDEO: THE GREAT COMET's Lulu Fall Enlists Denee Benton and More for 'Pretty For A Dark Girl' Single
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2017

D.C.-born vocalist/composer Lulu Fall, actress in the Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, and Kris Johnson, director of Jazz Studies at the University of Utah; trumpeter, soloist, and arranger with the Count Basie Orchestra, have just released the music video and single fo...


English On Stage presents Meirav Zur in New One Woman Show Photo English On Stage presents Meirav Zur in New One Woman Show
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2017

An exciting new show produced by Israel's professional English-language theater, English On Stage, is set to premiere this November. The show's title, 'Inconceivable: The Totally True One-Woman Semi-Fertile Quasi-'Musical', quite simply says it all. Taking an honest look at the complex taboo of i...


Michelle Ashford Signs Overall Deal with FX Productions Photo Michelle Ashford Signs Overall Deal with FX Productions
by Caryn Robbins - December 08, 2017

Michelle Ashford has signed an exclusive overall production deal with FX Productions, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. Under the deal, Ashford will develop television series for FX Networks and other outlets....


New Trailer Released for Quinn Shephard's BLAME, Starring Chris Messina & Nadia Alexa Photo New Trailer Released for Quinn Shephard's BLAME, Starring Chris Messina & Nadia Alexander
by Emily Bruno - November 03, 2017

It's the start of a new year at a small suburban high school and Abigail (Quinn Shephard) is an eternal outcast returning for the first time after a mysterious event the previous year. Facing constant bullying, Abigail escapes from her hostile surroundings by immersing herself in the worlds of the c...


Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks Set for New TBS Animated Series THE COPS
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2017

Turner's TBS has greenlit ten episodes of the animated series THE COPS (working title), starring and co-created by Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks....


Harris Dickinson Cast as J. Paul Getty III in FX's Series TRUST
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017

Harris Dickinson has joined the cast of FX's TRUST. Dickinson will star as J. Paul Getty III, J. Paul Getty's idealistic yet rebellious teenage grandson, who increasingly feels the burden of his famous name....


The Zoo Theatre's WHITE PEOPLE DRINKING to Poke Fun at Modern Family Dramas
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2017

Ever had something to say, but keep it to yourself because you had to be polite and PC? White People Drinking is those conversations. It serves up all the topical taboo scenarios we fear on a silver platter of wit and whimsy....


Mary Elizabeth Winstead Signs On for Third Installment of FARGO on FX
by Caryn Robbins - September 19, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Winstead has joined the cast of the third installment of FARGO, the Emmy(R), Golden Globe(R), Peabody(R) and AFI Award(R) winning limited series from creator Noah Hawley. Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane, BrainDead) will star alongside the other previously announced leads, Ewan McGregor ...


New Reality Show JUST FACE IT Now Streaming on Amazon Prime
by Caryn Robbins - December 27, 2016

Gas Money Pictures has released it's first reality show. Available for streaming on Amazon Prime, JUST FACE IT gives an uncensored look at an unusual medical spa owner and her family and friends, as they embark on a series of hilarious misadventures....


New Collection of Confessional Poetry Spanning 15 Years by Australian Poet
by Robert Diamond - May 26, 2017

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Wonder Fools to Bring THE COOLIDGE EFFECT to the Tron This September Photo Wonder Fools to Bring THE COOLIDGE EFFECT to the Tron This September
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2017

As part of its autumn season, Wonder Fools will be bringing THE COOLIDGE EFFECT to the Tron, written by Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon, and performed by Robbie Gordon, running 27 Sept - Sat 30 Sept 2017....


INTO THE NIGHT: PORTRAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH to Premiere on PBS 3/26 Photo INTO THE NIGHT: PORTRAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH to Premiere on PBS 3/26
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2018

PBS announced today the premiere of INTO THE NIGHT: PORTRAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH, a new documentary from Oscar-nominated, Emmy, Peabody and DuPont award-winning film producer Helen Whitney, on Monday, March 26, at 9 pm ET....


VIDEO: Andy Mientus, Bonnie Milligan & More Sing Underappreciated Musicals at IF IT O Photo VIDEO: Andy Mientus, Bonnie Milligan & More Sing Underappreciated Musicals at IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE
by Nicole Rosky - January 25, 2018

If It Only Even Runs A Minute is the Bistro Award-winning concert series celebrating rare songs, behind-the-scenes tales, and inspiring photos from underappreciated musicals. Created and hosted by Feinstein's/54 Below Creative and Programming Director Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Book of Mormon's Kevi...


Listen to Nowadays by Firelane Music and Media Entertainment Artist, Wayne Watts on A Photo Listen to "Nowadays" by Firelane Music and Media Entertainment Artist, Wayne Watts on All Streaming and Music Download Sites
by Robert Diamond - January 15, 2018

"Nowadays" is a raw and brutally honest social commentary on the current climate in America. It sets out to contrast 2017 against the struggles and triumphs from previous generations. The album's instrumentation is a gumbo of not only different genres ( Blues, Jazz, Negro Spirituals, H...


BWW Review: Bonnie Joy Sludikoff Shares Theatre as Therapy in BACKWARDS: A COMEDY (ABOUT TRAUMA)
by Shari Barrett - September 20, 2016

Solo Performance Artist Bonnie Joy Sludikoff has spent the last 2 years performing her 2014 Hollywood Fringe Hit, That's What She Didn't Say: A True Story of Taboo, Redemption, and Musical Theatre. But always feeling she had blown the chance to have dozens of important, meaningful conversations over...


Director Gajendra Ahire's Marathi film THE SILENCE Arrives in India Today Photo Director Gajendra Ahire's Marathi film THE SILENCE Arrives in India Today
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017

Come October 6th 2017 and Indian audiences will get to watch director Gajendra Ahire's THE SILENCE a powerful drama featuring Nagraj Manjule (Sairat, Fandry) , Anjali Patil...






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