Christopher Chen's THE LATE WEDDING Opens 9/22 at Crowded Fire Theater
by Tyler Peterson - July 15, 2014 The Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) concludes its 2014 season with the World Premiere of THE LATE WEDDING by Christopher Chen opening with a press night on September 22 (Previews Sept. 18, 19, 20) running through October 11 at the Thick House in San Francisco's Potrero Hill. THE LATE WEDDING is both insp...
Broadway Well Represented Among This Year's GOLDEN GLOBE Nominations!
by Caryn Robbins - December 11, 2014 Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Peter Krause and Paula Patton announced the nominees of the 72nd GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS this morning, Thursday, Dec. 11th. The announcement was broadcast on NBC's TODAY, beginning at 5:38 a.m. PST....
York Little Theatre's 101 DALMATIANS KIDS Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2014 York Little Theatre will present Disney's 101 DALMATIANS KIDS today, February 21, 22, 23 & 28, March 1 & 2. Performances are held at 7pm except for Sundays at 3pm. Save $2 off regular admission price if you purchase tickets prior to opening night....
BWW News: Stages St. Louis and The Centene Inclusion Project's ROCKIN' THROUGH THE YEARS at Holt High School
by Chris Gibson - December 12, 2014 Yesterday morning was kind of a homecoming for me as I returned to Holt High School (Wentzville School District) to check out the Centene Inclusion Project that Stages St. Louis, through their outreach program, Access the Arts, put together. The production, called ROCKIN' THROUGH THE YEARS, allowed ...
Signal Ensemble Presents Jon Steinhagen's DEVIL'S DAY OFF, Now thru 11/22
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2014 Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the world premiere and 2014 - 2015 season opening production of Devil's Day Off at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave., today, October 16 - November 22. The production is directed by Signal Ensemble Member and Co-Artistic Director Ronan Marra and written b...
DM Playhouse Announces Dionysos Award Winners
by Tyler Peterson - July 28, 2014 The Des Moines Community Playhouse held the 2014 Dionysos Awards on Sunday, July 27. The theatre honored 18 backstage, front-of-house, and education volunteers, and announced 10 acting award winners....
Crowded Fire Theater's 2014 Matchbox Readings to Run 12/1-9
by Tyler Peterson - October 31, 2014 Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) announces the four featured playwrights and plays for the 2014 Matchbox Readings Series, public staged readings of plays in development. New plays by playwrights Geetha Reddy, Andrew Saito, MJ Kaufman, and Eugenie Chan in readings from December 1-9, 2014 at the Thick House...
Aurora Theatre Company to Present RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, 8/29-9/28
by Tyler Peterson - June 04, 2014 Aurora Theatre Company opens its 23rd season with the Bay Area Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN (August 29-September 28). A finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize, this sharp, witty comedy examines the pursuit of happiness in the wake of 20th century feminist ideals. Desdemona Chiang (The Hundred Fl...
Gulfshore Playhouse & Naples Performing Arts Center to Present STAR Academy Classes
by Tyler Peterson - July 30, 2014 Gulfshore Playhouse and Naples Performing Arts Center have announced a partnership to present STAR Academy classes. For the fall session, Gulfshore Playhouse teaching artists will teach four classes at Naples Performing Arts Center....
Northwestern Theatre Schedule for Summer 2014
by Courtnie Mele - June 19, 2014 A hilarious musical adaptation of a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, a return engagement of a popular Imagine U family production and a National Theatre Live broadcast of a classic Shakespeare tragedy are highlights of Northwestern University's SummerStage 2014 season....
Bookworks Presents Today's Shelf Awareness for Readers
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014 Winnie-the-Pooh is analogous with childhood. With his friend Piglet and the other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, Pooh discovers how things work. But the first real introduction this reader had to the work of A.A. Milne--whose birthday is tomorrow--was through his poem 'Disobedience.'...
Runaway Stage's Storybook Theatre to Present WINNIE THE POOH, 1/11-25
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2013 Runaway Stage Productions' Storybook Theatre presents WINNIE THE POOH (the Musical) January 11, 18 and 25 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m....
Tim Campbell to Star in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO at Piedmont Players Theatre, Feb 2014
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013 Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) has announced the cast of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, adapted by Charles Morey from the Novel by Alexandre Dumas....
Kaleidoscope Theatre for Youth at the Summit Playhouse to Hold Auditions for THE HUNDRED DRESSES, Running 12/12-21
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 31, 2014 Kaleidoscope Theatre for Youth at the Summit Playhouse has announced auditions for the NJ premiere of The Hundred Dresses. This new musical, based on the children's book by Eleanor Estes, was written by playwright G. Riley Mills and composer Ralph Covert, both of whom are involved in this brand new ...
Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett & Christian Bale to Lead Warner Bros. Pictures' 3D Adventure JUNGLE BOOK: ORIGINS
by Caryn Robbins - August 21, 2014 Warner Bros. Pictures has assembled an impressive roster of stars for “Jungle Book: Origins,” its new big-screen, 3D adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic The Jungle Book, marking the feature film directorial debut of Andy Serkis....
Valley Youth Theatre Presents 19th Annual Production of A WINNIE-THE-POOH CHRISTMAS TAIL Today
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2014 Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) continues its 26th Anniversary Season with the theatre's annual holiday production of A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail opening today, December 5, 2014....
Michael Wright Named CEO, DreamWorks Studios
by Caryn Robbins - September 04, 2014 Michael Wright, President and Head of Programming, TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, has been named CEO of DreamWorks Studios effective January 3, 2015...
DM Playhouse Presents THE HUNDRED DRESSES, Now thru 2/2
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014 The Kate Goldman Children's Theatre at the Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'The Hundred Dresses,' tonight, Jan. 17-Feb. 2, 2014....
Photo Flash: Promotional Photos for DM Playhouse's THE HUNDRED DRESSES, Begin. 1/17
by Tyler Peterson - January 03, 2014 he Kate Goldman Children's Theatre at the Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'The Hundred Dresses,' Jan. 17-Feb. 2, 2014. Tickets may be purchased online atdmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, or at The Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St. Check out promotional photos below!...
Touchstone Theatre to Present JOURNEY: DREAM OF THE RED PAVILION, 4/3-13
by Tyler Peterson - March 13, 2014 Touchstone Theatre presents Journey: Dream of the Red Pavilion, the first of two theatrical productions to feature in their two-year Journey from the East project. Journey: Dream of the Red Pavilion investigates the history of Chinese immigration in the Lehigh Valley and the community's continuing r...
Om Puri to be Honored at Special Preview of THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY, 8/3
by Courtnie Mele - July 24, 2014 Om Puri (b. 1950), the prolific and internationally renowned Indian actor will appear at Museum of the Moving Image on Sunday, August 3, for a conversation about his career moderated by actress and writer Madhur Jaffrey. The tribute program, presented with clips of Puri's finest performances, will b...
THE AUDIENCE, Starring Helen Mirren, to Bring the Crown to Broadway Next Spring
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2014 The Daily Mail writes that THE AUDIENCE, starring Helen Mirren, is on its way to Broadway. The production, helmed by Stephen Daldry and written by Peter Morgan, will begin previews in February 2015 for a March opening. Based on Stephen Frears acclaimed film, THE AUDIENCE played a sold-out run at the...
The Barter Players to Stage WINNIE-THE-POOH, 6/24-7/19
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2014 Revisit the ageless story of friendship; "Winnie-the-Pooh" is fun for the whole family, and it is here at Barter!...
Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett & Christian Bale to Lead Warner Bros. Pictures' 3D Adventure JUNGLE BOOK: ORIGINS
by Caryn Robbins - August 21, 2014 Warner Bros. Pictures has assembled an impressive roster of stars for “Jungle Book: Origins,” its new big-screen, 3D adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic The Jungle Book, marking the feature film directorial debut of Andy Serkis....
Windy City Playhouse to Welcome Joanie Schultz as Second Season Director
by Tyler Peterson - July 28, 2014 Windy City Playhouse has announced the first of its 2016 season directors: JOANIE SCHULTZ is a Chicago-based freelance director who was recently called by the Chicago Sun-Times, "one of the city's strongest and most stylistically adaptable directors."... |