Essex Books Presents Shelf Awareness: It Wasn't Hamilton, She Swears!
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017 A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe colleges, Julia Quinn is one of only 16 members of the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (just out in paperback from HarperCollins) is the second book in the Rokesb...
The Library of Congress' Veterans History Project to Celebrate Veterans Day with Theatre and More
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 On NOVEMBER 11, 2017 (Veterans Day) Douglas Taurel, actor and creator of the acclaimed solo show The American Soldier, will perform his new play An Americans Soldier's Journey Home at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC....
Cuba Is Centerpiece Of 2nd Women Playwrights Series Presentation
by Stephi Wild - April 10, 2018 Based on a true story, the second play in the Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwright Series tells the harrowing story of a family caught up in the Cuban revolution of the 1950s, torn between idealism and survival....
MTC's THE NICETIES Begins Previews Tomorrow
by Julie Musbach - October 11, 2018 Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of The Niceties, written by Eleanor Burgess and directed by Kimberly Senior (Disgraced), begins performances tomorrow at The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center (131 W. 55th Street). Opening night is set fo...
Alexander Hamilton Walking Tours Expand in NYC and Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2017 Jimmy Napoli, founder and CEO of 'Hamilton's New York' - a variety of tours devoted to founding father Alexander Hamilton and his contemporaries - today announced the expansion of offerings in New York City, with seasonal tours in Philadelphia, PA....
Theater Unspeakable Presents THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by Julie Musbach - September 13, 2018 Theater Unspeakable, a devised, physical theater company based in Chicago that has received tremendous critical acclaim across the U.S., presents THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a whirlwind re-telling of the American fight for independence at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Avenue, for a limi...
Bric Presents REENACTMENT
by Julie Musbach - January 17, 2018 BRIC presents Reenactment, a group exhibition examining and agitating the aesthetics and politics of historical reenactment in contemporary art (January 18-February 25). In traditional reenactments, events like the American Revolution and Civil War are embodied by amateur performers using storytelli...
BWW Review: AMERICAN REVOLUTION at The Kennedy Center
by Rachael Goldberg - October 15, 2018 Chicago Theater Unspeakable's 'American Revolution' is unique, entertaining, and powerful, and it's not just for kids....
Theater To Go Joins Patriots Week 2017 Lineup with 1776 Screening
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2017 Theater To Go has joined the lineup of events for Trenton Patriots Week 2017, occurring Dec 26-31, 2017....
Docu-Series FRONTIERSMEN Comes To History Channel 3/7
by Tori Hartshorn - February 09, 2018 Docu-Series FRONTIERSMEN Comes To History Channel 3/7...
BWW Review: HAMILTON Takes Los Angeles By Storm
by Don Grigware - August 18, 2017 What can I say about HAMILTON that hasn't already been said one hundred times over? I was excited to attend opening night at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. I haven't seen so much over.the.top yet genuine enthusiasm for a show since the original Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holliday in the 1980s. Audien...
Kean University Offers Free Admission to Liberty Hall Museum for Museum Day
by Julie Musbach - September 14, 2018 Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 22 as part of Smithsonian magazine's 14th Annual Museum Day. The national celebration represents a commitment to access, equity and inclusion at cultural institutions nati...
A Musical Memorial Day - Broadway Tributes the Troops
by Nicole Rosky - May 29, 2017 Once a year, Americans remember the lives lost in service to our great country. Stories of past wars, undying patriotism and true courage have been the topics of countless films, television series, and of course, stage productions. Today, we celebrate our armed forces with just a few musical numb...
Annette Bening and James Caan to Lead One-Night-Only Presentation of IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER in L.A.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2017 Lexikat Artists, in association with Chapman University, presents Annette Bening and James Caan along with a cast including Kate Mansi, (2017 Daytime Emmy winner), in a one-night only performance of the play IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER, on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30pm at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Cul...
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with ONE NATION, ONE MISSION, ONE PROMISE
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2017 ONE NATION, ONE MISSION, ONE PROMISE, a play about the heroes who gave their lives so we may have the privileges we take for granted today, is in rehearsals for a performance this Thursday! A talkback will be offered immediately following the performance. ...
Florida Studio Theatre's Summer Improv Season Is Jam-Packed With Laughter
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018 FST Improv announces its summer season with three distinct shows that will bring spontaneity, playfulness, and a bit of history to Sarasota. Playing through June 30 is the fresh and daring Comedy Freestyle, where audience members will see free-form improv-a challenging improv style with no rules or...
The Western Wind Vocal Sextet Presents MUSIC IN THE TIME OF HAMILTON On June 3
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018 The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Music in the Time of Hamilton on Sunday, June 3 @ 3:00 PM at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan....
New Historic Play CATO AND DOLLY Premieres At Boston's Old State House
by Stephi Wild - June 26, 2018 The Bostonian Society announces the world premiere of Cato and Dolly, an all-new live play by Playwright Patrick Gabridge at Boston's historic Old State House, running Friday, July 6 - September 29, 2018. The new play, commissioned specifically for the Old State House's Through the Keyhole exhibitio...
Alexander Hamilton Walking Tours Expand in NYC and Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2017 Jimmy Napoli, founder and CEO of 'Hamilton's New York' - a variety of tours devoted to founding father Alexander Hamilton and his contemporaries - today announced the expansion of offerings in New York City, with seasonal tours in Philadelphia, PA....
The Western Wind Vocal Sextet Presents MUSIC IN THE TIME OF HAMILTON On June 3
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018 The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Music in the Time of Hamilton on Sunday, June 3 @ 3:00 PM at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan....
Annette Bening, Gary Cole, and Ed Asner Join Cast of IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER
by Julie Musbach - October 09, 2018 In honor of the 100th year of Veterans Day and the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University, the play If All the Sky Were Paper is coming home to Chapman's Musco Center for the Arts stage for a special Veteran's Day performance on Saturday, Novem...
Meet The Props Designer Behind Broadway's HAMILTON at Museum of the American Revolution
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2018 From creating hand-drawn war maps and hand-carved colonial candlesticks to producing a live flame on stage as Eliza Hamilton burns her husband's letters, Props Master Jay Duckworth is the man behind the magic of Broadway's smash hit Hamilton: An American Musical....
National Park Celebrates Presidents Day with Photography Exhibition on George Washington's Headquarters
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2018 The museum at New Jersey's Morristown National Historical Park kicks off Presidents Day with the debut solo exhibition George Washington's Headquarters: Photographs by Xiomáro, curated by Jude M. Pfister, D.Litt, the park's Chief of Cultural Resources. Admission is free and the 24 large images of th...
BWW Review: WAITRESS at Broadway Theater League
by Alan Portner - November 16, 2017 Bright, bouncy, expertly produced, and just a tad naughty through Sunday, November 19...
BWW Review: Ford's Theatre's JEFFERSON'S GARDEN Offers a Cursory Glance at an American Conundrum
by Benjamin Tomchik - January 26, 2018 As a nation, we owe it to ourselves to ponder how men who advocated for liberty could also advocate for slavery. It is a question for serious discussion, not just the cursory glances provided by Jefferson's Garden.... |