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Bell Shakespeare Announces 2020 Season Photo Bell Shakespeare Announces 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2019

Bell Shakespeare has announced their 2020 season with a program of popular favourites to celebrate their 30th anniversary year....


HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule Photo HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019

NBC's next live musical 'Hair Live!,' has been pulled from the schedule of the network's upcoming projects....


THE SIXTIES REVOLUTION Comes to The Drama Factory Photo THE SIXTIES REVOLUTION Comes to The Drama Factory
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021

The Sixties Revolution announced at THE DRAMA FACTORY. Featuring live music from Duck Chowles, Andy Murray and The Retro Rewind Band. ...


Beatles Tribute TICKET TO RIDE to be Presented at Cheney Hall Photo Beatles Tribute TICKET TO RIDE to be Presented at Cheney Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2021

The Beatles, the most influential Band of the Sixties, lives on with TICKET TO RIDE. Recreating the Beatles sound in the original key and the Beatles famous guitar and drum arsenal, TICKET TO RIDE offers such classics as 'All My Lovin', 'Eight Days a Week', 'I Saw Her Standing There,' and many more!...


HAIR THE MUSICAL Concert Comes to London Palladium, Starring Luke Bayer, Millie O'Con Photo HAIR THE MUSICAL Concert Comes to London Palladium, Starring Luke Bayer, Millie O'Connell, Layton Williams, and More!
by Stephi Wild - March 17, 2021

Following a sell-out run as part of The Turbine on the Jetty season, Hair The Musical (In Concert), directed by Arlene Phillips, will now play two performances at the London Palladium on Sunday 13 June, and two performances at Southampton Mayflower Theatre on 27 June 2021. ...


ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, A Swinging Sixties Romp, Closes Quintessence Theatre Group's Se Photo ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, A Swinging Sixties Romp, Closes Quintessence Theatre Group's Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2019

Quintessence Theatre Group in Mt. Airy is taking a swinging trip to the sixties to close out their 2019-20 season. Richard Bean's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS comes to the Sedgwick Theatre, running from June 5 through June 30, 2019. Press are invited to the 7:30PM performances on Saturday, June 8 or any per...


Hazel English Returns With New Song 'Shaking' Photo Hazel English Returns With New Song 'Shaking'
by Abigail Charpentier - November 06, 2019

Hazel English is excited to share her first new music since 2017, with the sixties-imbued leftfield-pop slink of “Shaking.” The Australian born, US-based musician made an almost perfect introduction with a double whammy of EP releases in the form of Just Give In and Never Going Home back in 2017. It...


BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THING, Tobacco Factory Theatres Photo BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THING, Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Kerrie Nicholson - October 21, 2018

Premiering at London's Bush Theatre in 1993, and inspiring a film adaptation three years later that became a cult classic, Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing is currently playing at Bristol's Tobacco Factory Theatres. Set on a council estate during the 1990s, it explores the relationship between Jam...


WAKE UP, VASSILIS Comes To National Theatre Of Greece Today Photo WAKE UP, VASSILIS Comes To National Theatre Of Greece Today
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2018

The National Theatre of Greece presents WAKE UP, VASSILIS, running from Oct. 19 to Feb. 3. ...


BRINGING ON BACK THE 60s Comes to Warrington Photo BRINGING ON BACK THE 60s Comes to Warrington
by Stephi Wild - May 07, 2019

The evocative sounds of the 60s are returning to Warrington this month with stunning stage show Bringing on Back the 60s....


HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Plays The Roxy Regional Theatre Photo HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Plays The Roxy Regional Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2019

This summer, join the tribe of the Age of Aquarius and celebrate the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory at the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville....


BWW Review: TWO TRAINS RUNNING, Nuffield Southampton Theatres Photo BWW Review: TWO TRAINS RUNNING, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - September 19, 2019

It's Pittsburg, 1969, and the city's Hill District is far from the vibrant, bustling, jazz-soaked African-American neighbourhood it was in its prime. August Wilson's Two Trains Running brings a shabby diner in this threatened community to life, offering a window onto the lives of seven irregular reg...


Grits Entertainment and The Sheen Center Present Angela Polite's MARY SPEAKS Photo Grits Entertainment and The Sheen Center Present Angela Polite's MARY SPEAKS
by A.A. Cristi - August 10, 2021

From August 9-15, Grits Entertainment, LLC and The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture will present Angela Polite's play Mary Speaks for online streaming....


HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule Photo HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019

NBC's next live musical 'Hair Live!,' has been pulled from the schedule of the network's upcoming projects....


BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THING, Tobacco Factory Theatres Photo BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL THING, Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Kerrie Nicholson - October 21, 2018

Premiering at London's Bush Theatre in 1993, and inspiring a film adaptation three years later that became a cult classic, Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing is currently playing at Bristol's Tobacco Factory Theatres. Set on a council estate during the 1990s, it explores the relationship between Jam...


WAKE UP, VASSILIS Comes To The National Theatre Of Greece Through 2/3 Photo WAKE UP, VASSILIS Comes To The National Theatre Of Greece Through 2/3
by Alan Henry - January 31, 2019

WAKE UP, VASSILIS, which opened Oct. 19 at the National Theatre of Greece, is now running through Feb. 3....


THE GRAND UNIFIED THEORY OF HOWARD BLOOM is Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM Photo THE GRAND UNIFIED THEORY OF HOWARD BLOOM is Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2020

Author Howard Bloom is Tom Needham's special guest this Thursday on WUSB's SOUNDS OF FILM. He is going to be talking about his provocative new film, THE GRAND UNIFIED THEORY OF HOWARD BLOOM. In addition, the SOUNDS OF FILM is going to be featuring music from Hildur Guðnadóttir's Golden Globe-winning...


Engelbert Humperdinck to Return to the State Theatre This October Photo Engelbert Humperdinck to Return to the State Theatre This October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 07, 2021

On Thursday, October 7th the State Theatre Center for the Arts will welcome Engelbert Humperdinck. In a career spanning over 50 years, Engelbert Humperdinck has generated sales in excess of 160 million records, including 64 gold albums and 34 platinum, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Glove, and st...


Connecticut Cabaret Theatre Presents THE BIKINIS A New Musical Beach Party Photo Connecticut Cabaret Theatre Presents THE BIKINIS A New Musical Beach Party
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019

That girl group from the sixties everyone loves is bringing back the sun, fun and all the great songs with a show that promises to get everyone dancing in the aisles, ...


One-Woman Show DOWN TO EARTHA To Chronicle Eartha Kitt's Infamous CIA Blacklisting Photo One-Woman Show DOWN TO EARTHA To Chronicle Eartha Kitt's Infamous CIA Blacklisting
by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2019

Actress, singer, author, and activist Eartha Kitt might be best known as the singer behind "Santa Baby" and "C'est si bon," or as the third Catwoman on the sixties Batman TV series. However, a government-led blacklisting in the late sixties halted her career for an entire decade. The infamous blackl...


Jayli Wolf Debuts Video For 'Child Of The Government' Photo Jayli Wolf Debuts Video For 'Child Of The Government'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 30, 2021

“Child Of The Government” arrives alongside a chilling short film (written, directed, and produced by Jayli herself), which encapsulates Jayli’s father’s experience during the Sixties Scoop....


BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer George Farmakidis Shares His Thoughts On HAIR Photo BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer George Farmakidis Shares His Thoughts On HAIR
by Jade Kops - October 03, 2019

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer George Farmakidis Shares His Thoughts On HAIR...


BWW Book Club: Read an Excerpt From Michael Riedel's RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BR Photo BWW Book Club: Read an Excerpt From Michael Riedel's RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY - Chapters 7, 8 & 9
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2020

BroadwayWorld Book Club is officially off and running! Or should we say, reading! The first BroadwayWorld Book Club selection is Jennifer Ashley Tepper's The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1. Tepper has just released the first volume of the book for free on Kindle!...


STARS OF THE SIXTIES Coming To Madison For One Night Only Event Photo STARS OF THE SIXTIES Coming To Madison For One Night Only Event
by Gigi Gervais - October 11, 2021

Stars of the Sixties, a reunion of four of the biggest hit-makers of the 60s, is coming to Madison for an unforgettable event. Tickets are already on sale for this one-night-only concert....


EDINBURGH 2018 - BWW Review: LOOP, Underbelly Cowgate Photo EDINBURGH 2018 - BWW Review: LOOP, Underbelly Cowgate
by Amy Hanson - August 15, 2018

In Loop, three generations of the same family are all united by their love of the music of their own time, but often struggle to relate to one another. Music is the the way a generation defines itself, but the hits of one decade are so often dismissed as incomprehensible rubbish by those still obses...






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