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The Cool Kids revolves around three guy friends in a retirement community who are the top dogs until they're blown out of the water by the newest member of the community, a female rebel whose ready to challenge their place

JAG Productions Wins NETC Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Photo JAG Productions Wins NETC Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2017

JAG Productions closed its inaugural season with an enormous honor: as the 2017 recipient of the New England Theatre Conference's (NETC) Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre. The award is given once a year in recognition of regional theaters that have perpetuated theatr...


Bring On Tomorrow Co's 13: THE MUSICAL Unites Top Teen Actors in Coming of Age Comedy Photo Bring On Tomorrow Co's 13: THE MUSICAL Unites Top Teen Actors in Coming of Age Comedy
by A.A. Cristi - August 23, 2017

Bring On Tomorrow Co. is thrilled to present Jason Robert Brown's 13: The Musical, the hilarious and charming Broadway hit about growing up, running Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 and Oct. 4 - Oct. 8 at the Waterfront Theatre. The producers of 2016's Ovation Award-winning FAME bring bright new vision to this mus...


York Theatre Company Announces Cast for HALLELUJAH, BABY! Photo York Theatre Company Announces Cast for HALLELUJAH, BABY!
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2018

It's a Jule Styne Celebration! The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, has announced Stephanie Umoh (Junk, York's Jerry's Girls,) and two-t...


BWW Interview: Dave Hearn Falls for the Audience in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
by Naomi Serviss - April 19, 2017

In this madcap British farce in which the actors are busy smashing chairs and falling over, physical training, concentration and careful meal planning are requisites in getting laughs....


CHASING FEAR and PETE(HER) PAN Headline New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series Photo CHASING FEAR and PETE(HER) PAN Headline New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2018

The eleventh season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series continues on Monday, May 21, 2018 with pre-premieres of two new musicals: Chasing Fear and Pete(HER)Pan. Theatre Barn's eleventh season explores 'Foreign Cultures and Fractured Fairy Tales.'...


PETER, DARLING World Premiere Will Take Flight at Casa Manana Next Year
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2017

Peter, Darling: The New Peter Pan Musical will have its world premiere at Casa Mañana Theatre, February 2nd-18th, 2018....


Colgate Teams with Country Music Star Kelsea Ballerini to Celebrate CMA AWARDS Photo Colgate Teams with Country Music Star Kelsea Ballerini to Celebrate CMA AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2017

For the fourth consecutive year, Colgate Optic White is celebrating its partnership with the Country Music Association (CMA) leading up to 'The 51st Annual CMA Awards' taking place on Wednesday, November 8....


Cast Announced For Development Reading Of KING OF THE JEWS Photo Cast Announced For Development Reading Of KING OF THE JEWS
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2018

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF), the longest consecutively producing theatre in the United States and the world's oldest continuously operating Yiddish theatre company, announced the stellar cast for its upcoming FREE developmental reading of King of the Jews on Monday, March 5th at the M...


Bang Data To Release New Album 'Loco' Next Year Photo Bang Data To Release New Album 'Loco' Next Year
by Caryn Robbins - December 15, 2017

For the cool kids that follow pioneering new music, Bang Data is a band they're all well aware of. Singer/rapper/songwriter Deuce Eclipse and producer/multi-instrumentalist Juan Manuel Caipo, who first started as a production team, have been making music together since 2008, taking the Latinx, mus...


Playhouse On Park To Offer Sensory-Friendly Performances Of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS Photo Playhouse On Park To Offer Sensory-Friendly Performances Of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Sponsored By The Miracle League Of CT
by Julie Musbach - April 25, 2018

The Miracle League of CT is will partner with Playhouse on Park in offering two special sensory-friendly performances of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical on Friday, May 18 at 10am, and Saturday, May 19 at 10am. All tickets will be specially priced at $5 for these performances only, all seats reserve...


HEDWIG Creator's New Show THIS AIN'T NO DISCO to Bring Drifters & Dreamers to Atlantic Theater Company's 2017-18 Season; Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2017

Atlantic Theater Company has announced its 2017-18 season productions and one Atlantic for Kids production....


Sustaining Black Theatre in the Upper Valley: A Conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2017

Join us for a conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green, Founding Artistic Director of JAG Productions and BarnArts Center for the Arts.This community event will be a meaningful look behind the scenes at the founding of JAG Productions, a chance to hear Jarvis' story and path to its founding, and a gli...


BWW Interview: Kathleen Carter of GREASE at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre Photo BWW Interview: Kathleen Carter of GREASE at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - May 02, 2018

The film version of Grease celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and many of us probably still picture John Travolta and Olivia Newton John when we think about this show. First appearing on stage in 1971, Grease enjoyed an eight-year run on Broadway, two revivals, and of course many community t...


WP Theater Announced as Winner of Bold Theater Women's Leadership Circle Grant; Adds Photo WP Theater Announced as Winner of Bold Theater Women's Leadership Circle Grant; Adds Tamillla Woodard & Rachel Karpf to Their Team
by Julie Musbach - February 01, 2018

Northern Stage announced today that WP Theater (formerly Women's Project Theater) is among the five winners of an unprecedented new grant to support women artistic directors in professional theaters across the United States. The BOLD Theater Women's Leadership Circle, led by Carol Dunne, Producing A...


Daphne Rubin-Vega and More Tapped for The Public's MISS YOU LIKE HELL Photo Daphne Rubin-Vega and More Tapped for The Public's MISS YOU LIKE HELL
by Julie Musbach - January 24, 2018

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the New York premiere of MISS YOU LIKE HELL. With book and lyrics by Quiara Alegr a Hudes and music and lyrics by Erin McKeown, the new musical is directed by Public Thea...


Cast Complete for 5th Avenue Theatre's New Staging of RAGTIME Photo Cast Complete for 5th Avenue Theatre's New Staging of RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced full casting for its evocative new production of Ragtime, which begins rehearsals today. A tale of family, heart and perseverance at the turn of the 20th century, Ragtime is a vital story about the headstrong and determined individuals and their families who help...


BEAT BUGS, Featuring Music of The Beatles, Now Available Through Broadway Licensing Photo BEAT BUGS, Featuring Music of The Beatles, Now Available Through Broadway Licensing
by Nicole Rosky - April 11, 2018

Broadway Licensing releases a new musical adaptation of the Netflix animated TV series Beat Bugs, which is inspired by and includes the music of the Beatles. The musical adaptation, Beat Bugs: Saving Strawberry Fields Forever, features an original script written by Sean Cercone and David Abbinanti a...


BWW Interview: Autumn Hurlbert of SOMETHING ROTTEN
by Kyle Christopher West - June 12, 2017

Before appearing in front of the entire world on MTV's 2008 LEGALLY BLONDE casting series, actress Autumn Hurlbert had been honing her stage skills since childhood. And, although she came up second in the televised competition (still receiving a contract in the Broadway production!), Autumn left the...


Goodspeed's 13th Annual Festival of New Musicals to Tackle the Civil War, Womenin the Photo Goodspeed's 13th Annual Festival of New Musicals to Tackle the Civil War, Womenin the Airforce and More
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018

The 13th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works today, January 12, 2018 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of the rousing new musical Fi...


Danielle Dorfman & Samantha Rickard Bring Their QUARTER LIFE CRISIS to 54 Below
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017

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BWW Review: FIND YOUR HERO at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center Photo BWW Review: FIND YOUR HERO at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 24, 2018

FIND YOUR HERO at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center...


BWW Review: CHILDREN'S THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2017 - 2018 SEASON at The Children's Theatre Photo BWW Review: CHILDREN'S THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2017 - 2018 SEASON at The Children's Theatre Of Cincinnati
by Laura A. Hobson - July 27, 2017

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati celebrates 93 years with six productions. Read the article to learn more....


Announcing Post-Show Panels for AMERICAN DREAMS at Cleveland Public Theatre Photo Announcing Post-Show Panels for AMERICAN DREAMS at Cleveland Public Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2018

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to present the world premiere of American Dreams. The production is onstage from February 8 - March 3, 2018, in CPT's James Levin Theatre....


New Venture Theatre Presents POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Photo New Venture Theatre Presents POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL
by Julie Musbach - January 31, 2018

New Venture Theatre continues its 11th season with a new pop musical, 'Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical' by Douglas Lyons and directed by Greg Williams Jr., running March 2 and March 3 at the LSU Shaver Theatre....


BWW Review: BEATSVILLE:THE BEATNIK MUSICAL at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - May 09, 2017

Sarasota's Asolo Rep and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre Team For Beatsville The Beatnik Musical...






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