The Temptations & The Four Tops Come to the Van Wezel Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2015 Back by popular demand, two of Motown's beloved vocal sensations come together for an unforgettable evening! The Temptations and the Four Tops will perform at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall tonight, April 3, 2015 at 8pm....
BWW Reviews: Flash Back to the 70s With 9 TO 5 at York Little Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - May 04, 2014 The Dolly Parton movie comes to life on the YLT stage...
Josh Groban & More Set for Ovation's ON THE RECORD WITH MICK ROCK This August
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2015 Featuring guest stars Josh Groban, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips and Patti LaBelle, On The Record With Mick Rock goes into each of the artists' hometowns to check out the sights and sounds that inspire them....
BWW CD Reviews: Ghostlight Records' THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE (Original Cast Recording) is Accessible and Artful
by David Clarke - March 31, 2015 The sounds of the seventies are alive and well in musical theatre. Taking lessons he has learned from previous outings, Michael Freidman's compositions for THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE fly based on his keen ear for integrating disparate musical modalities into the fabric of musical theatre. These elemen...
Rosen Performing Arts Center Presents SALUTE TO SINGER/SONGWRITERS OF THE SEVENTIES Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2015 Elton John. Carole King. Joni Mitchell. Carly Simon. Paul Simon. Stevie Wonder. They were six superstar singer/songwriters in a constellation of such stars during the early 1970s; musicians who could definitely be considered the composers of the 'New Great American Songbook.' On July 23 at 7 pm, the...
BWW Reviews: THE DEAD CIRCUS Brings L.A., the Sixties, to Life
by John Walker Ross - October 17, 2014 More than any other American city–even New York–Los Angeles occupies a psychic space as well as a geographic one. More than any other decade “the sixties” represents a state of mind as much as a series of dates in history....
Carnegie Hall Welcomes Bettye LaVette to Zankel Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014 Award-winning rhythm and blues singer Bettye LaVette performs songs from her 50 year career, including selections from her latest album, Thankful N' Thoughtful, tonight, March 21 at 10:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall....
Falcon Theatre to Present Troubles' ABBAMEMNON, Begin. 6/6
by Tyler Peterson - April 24, 2014 Falcon Theatre will present Troubadour Theater Company's ABBAMEMNON, directed by Matt Walker. Join them for a hysterical musical reimagining of the classic Greek tragedy Agamemnon, the sordid story of seduction and scheming, with the sweet Swedish sounds of the Seventies....
MacLeod, Bulifant, Bailey and More Star in Dezart Performs' ON THE AIR Tonight
by David Green - March 13, 2014 Stage and Television stars Gavin MacLeod, Joyce Bulifant and G.W. Bailey lead a cast of twenty professional actors and singers in Dezart Performs fundraising gala, 'ON THE AIR! An Evening of Live Radio Show Classics,' tonight, March 13, 2014 at The Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs....
BWW Reviews: Jukebox Musical MAMMA MIA Stands the Test of Time
by Paul Batterson - March 05, 2015 Growing up Father's Day must have been very confusing for Sophie Sheridan, the lead character for MAMMA MIA. The product of a brief love affair, Sophie never knew who her real father was. So on the weeks before her wedding, she sends out invitations to the three chief suspects in hopes of finding ou...
Josh Groban & More Set for Ovation's ON THE RECORD WITH MICK ROCK This August
by Caryn Robbins - June 25, 2015 Featuring guest stars Josh Groban, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips and Patti LaBelle, On The Record With Mick Rock goes into each of the artists' hometowns to check out the sights and sounds that inspire them....
Ewa Wojciak, Director of Poland's Theatre of the Eighth Day, Fired by City Mayor
by Christina Mancuso - August 19, 2014 Director of Poland's Theatre of the Eighth Day, Ewa Wojciak, was fired by Poznan mayor Ryszard Grobelny on 28 July because she did not ask for permission to leave the city when she went to Yale and Princeton on 18 February....
BWW Reviews: Rhennie Harris Rhaw Tackles Major Issues in LOV: AMERICAN STYLE
by Frances Steiner - April 29, 2015 In Lov: American Style, Rennie Harris, the prolific hip-hop choreographer, declares that hip-hop must maintain perpetual relevance. This work at DC's Dance Space, shows Harris' commitment to this tenet. Harris founded RHAW (Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works) in 2007 as a complement to his main com...
Josh Groban Set for Premiere of Ovation's ON THE RECORD WITH MICK ROCK Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 02, 2015 Featuring guest stars Josh Groban, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips and Patti LaBelle, On The Record With Mick Rock goes into each of the artists' hometowns to check out the sights and sounds that inspire them....
Palace Theatre Box Office for The Temptations & The Four Tops on Broadway Opens Today
by Tyler Peterson - December 22, 2014 The Palace Theatre Box Office (1564 Broadway @ 47th street) opens today at 12 noon for the original Motown legends, THE TEMPTATIONS and THE FOUR TOPS, special one-week engagement on Broadway from December 29, 2014 - January 4, 2015. Tickets, priced from $52 - $142, are also available at ticketmaste...
Rosen Performing Arts Center Presents SALUTE TO SINGER/SONGWRITERS OF THE SEVENTIES Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2015 Elton John. Carole King. Joni Mitchell. Carly Simon. Paul Simon. Stevie Wonder. They were six superstar singer/songwriters in a constellation of such stars during the early 1970s; musicians who could definitely be considered the composers of the 'New Great American Songbook.' On July 23 at 7 pm, the...
The Wailers Coming to Ridgefield Playhouse, 5/18
by Tyler Peterson - April 17, 2014 On the 30th anniversary of its 1984 release, The Wailers will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 18, at 8 p.m. performing the iconic album Legend in its entirety, which features the bands biggest hits of all time including 'I Shot The Sheriff', 'Redemption Song', 'Jamming' and ...
BWW Reviews: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN Proves Timeless
by Caroline Sposto - March 30, 2015 Ed Graczyk's 1976 drama 'Come back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean' has a simple premise: It's September 30, 1975, and a small town dime store in West Texas is hosting the reunion of a James Dean Fan Club to mark the 20-year anniversary of Giant, which was filmed nearby. The underlying premise is y...
BWW Reviews: Love Lives and Dreams Die in JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS at PICT
by Greg Kerestan - May 08, 2015 Raucous, raw and rock-inflected: you've never heard cabaret like this before....
Singer-Songwriter Melanie Safka Kicks Off National Tour at 2014 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Now thru June 9
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2014 The Adelaide Cabaret Festival and David M. Hawkins are thrilled to announce that legendary singer- songwriter Melanie Safka is making her long awaited return to Australian shores this June with her People In The Front Row Tour....
La Mirada Theatre Presents Troubadour Theater Company's ABBAMEMNON This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2014 LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is delighted to bring back the always hilarious TROUBADOUR THEATER COMPANY with their newest smash-hit, critically-acclaimed show, ABBAMEMNON, directed by Matt Walker! ABBAMEMNON will perform one weekend only - today, August 1 through Sunday, August 3 at L...
Bill Weir Set for New Original Series THE WONDER LIST on CNN
by Casey Judge - November 24, 2014 CNN announced today that Bill Weir will bring a new Original Series to the network beginning early next year. The Wonder List with Bill Weir will join the recently announced series THE SEVENTIES and High Profits, both debuting in 2015. With The Wonder List, Weir will tell the untold stories of extra...
BWW Interviews: TETELESTAI Rises Up Again for Five Columbus Shows
by Paul Batterson - April 04, 2014 Russ Nagy recalls going to the Lakewood Civic Auditorium in Cleveland in 1971 and being blown away by one of the first performances of a new musical called GODSPELL....
Urban Stages' Winter Rhythms Series To Present Star-Studded Salute to Iconic 1970s Singer/Songwriters, 12/13
by Stephen Hanks - December 06, 2014 Elton John. Carole King. Joni Mitchell. Carly Simon. Paul Simon. Stevie Wonder. They were six superstar singer/songwriters in a constellation of such stars during the early 1970s, who could be considered the composers of the 'New Great American Songbook. On Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm, as part of ... |