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Stageworks Media Presents SPEAKEASY DOLLHOUSE: THE BROTHERS BOOTH
by Courtnie Mele - February 20, 2014

Stageworks Media presents Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth -- an immersive, time-traveling theatrical experience created by Cynthia von Buhler and directed by Wes Grantom (Eager to Lose at Ars Nova). Ms. von Buhler's Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning, has over the past two years beco...


Baby Gumm Productions to Present A CHAT WITH SHEILA MCCARTHY, 2/8
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014

Baby Gumm Productions has announced 'A Chat With Sheila McCarthy' at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton on Saturday, February 8th at 1pm....


Photo Coverage: Red Carpet Arrivals at First Night Nashville Theatre Honors, Part 2
by Jeffrey Ellis - September 23, 2010

Photographer Stacy Battles, one of Nashville's best known celebrity photographers, was on hand to shoot the red carpet arrivals that heralded the return of First Night, after an absence of some 14 years. First Night is presented by Jeffrey Ellis, who covers Nashville theater for BroadwayWorld.com, a...


RAVENSCROFT Opens 4/12 at Long Beach Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - March 24, 2014

Long Beach Playhouse is about to plunge into the mysterious and funny world of Don Nigro's Ravenscroft....


BWW Reviews: HELLO, DOLLY! at Ford's Theatre is Musical Heaven
by Jeffrey Walker - April 03, 2013

Ford's Theatre and Signature Theatre have come together for a roof-raising revival of what might be the feel good musical of the year: their joint production of HELLO, DOLLY! Washington audiences should not miss this gorgeous looking show fabulously lead by Broadway veteran Nancy Opel as Dolly Levi....


Photo Flash: Go Backstage at CATS with Martin Samuel
by Alan Henry - July 20, 2013

BroadwayWorld Editor Alan Aronshtam went behind the scenes at Cats Toronto for an exclusive look at how one of the actors, Martin Samuel (Rum Tum Tugger) prepares for the show....


DCLO Does Funny Girl After 17 Years
by Don Grigware - June 07, 2011

In a rare revival, the first in 17 years, DCLO (Downey Civic Light Opera) is now presenting the 60s' mega Broadway smash Funny Girl. What made Barbra Streisand a household name due largely to her overwhelming vocal range and to the huge success of 'People' is now in the capable hands of talented Kar...


BWW Reviews: National Tour of LES MISERABLES at DC's National Theatre - Still Impressive in Revised Version
by Jeffrey Walker - December 16, 2012

Making its tenth visit to Washington, DC, LES MISERABLES is still impressive, boasting a revised look and sound and a dynamic duo Jean Valjean and Javert, Peter Lockyer and Andrew Varela. The national tour makes a holiday season stop at the National Theatre through December 30....


Mildred's Umbrella Theatre to Present RAVENSCROFT, 5/2-18
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2013

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents Ravenscroft, by Don Nigro, May 3-18, 2013 with a preview on Thursday, May 2. Directed by Rob Kimbro and starring Sean Patrick Judge, Michelle Edwards, Claire Anderson, Karen Schlag, Zoquera Milburn and Kara Ray....


Is Bette Midler Being Courted for HELLO, DOLLY! Revival?
by Robert Diamond - May 29, 2013

Today, Michael Riedel reports that there's interest in another legendary performer for the iconic role - Bette Midler....


SPEAKEASY DOLLHOUSE Adds New Chapter: 'The Brothers Booth', Beg. March 2014
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2013

Stageworks Media has announced announce Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth by Cynthia von Buhler. A new chapter to Ms. von Buhler's Speakeasy Dollhouse, which has over the past two years become one of the city's most unique, interactive, and surreal theatre experiences, Speakeasy Dollhouse: Th...


New TKTS Booth and Revitalized Father Duffy Square Garners Design Awards
by Robert Diamond - February 24, 2009

The enlarged and enhanced Father Duffy Square, featuring Theatre Development Fund's striking new TKTS booth under glowing glass steps, has just won two prestigious awards: Travel + Leisure Magazine's 2009 Design Award as 'Best Public Space,' which was announced in their March issue and just last nig...


Pig Iron School Inaugural Class Graduates Today
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2013

The Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training (or APT), a two-year program designed to give performers a comprehensive immersion in the world of ensemble- devised and physical theatre, will graduate its first class of 15 students today, June 7, 2013. The graduation will be preceded by showin...


Photo Flash: First Look at ARSENIC & OLD LACE at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2012

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre opens its 2013 season with the famous killer comedy, Arsenic & Old Lace! This hilarious classic kicks off the theatre's year-long 40th Anniversary celebration, and is on stage through Feb. 3. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!...


Review Roundup: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
by BWW - May 27, 2011

Richard Bean's revised version of Carlo Goldini's A Servant of Two Masters, titled: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS features James Corden in the title role.The production, directed by Nicolas Hynter, is scheduled to open in May 2011 at the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theatre....


BWW Reviews: THE UPSTAIRS ROOM, The King's Head Theatre, November 16 2012
by Gary Naylor - November 18, 2012

Gary Naylor sees a city, and a man, sink under the weight of the past....


Martha Stewart 'Decks The Halls' Of Radio City
by Samantha Toy - October 19, 2010

MSG Entertainment (MSGE)announces that, for the first time ever, tastemaker extraordinaire Martha Stewart and her talented design team will transform Radio City Music Hall's Grand Foyer and Grand Lounge public spaces into a festive, winter wonderland for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular's 2010 s...


Southern Rep Announced LOUISIANA LADIES - WOMEN WORTH CELEBRATING
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 02, 2011

As Louisiana approaches its 200th anniversary of statehood, LOUSIANA LADIES launches a new series of events by Southern Rep, celebrating the people who have made our region famous for speaking its mind and making great art. ...


BWW Blog: 'Another Suitcase' by Jeffrey Sanzel, Executive Artistic Director, Theatre Three
by Guest Blogger: Jeffrey Sanzel - December 24, 2013

'God bless us-everyone.' So what happens now? Or-rather-next? Since we've been at Christmas Carol for so long, there is almost always a discussion at some point about what happens after the story. So-Scrooge 'became as a good a man ...' Does he stay that way? What happens to Tiny Tim? We know he d...


BWW Reviews: Fully Immersed with Co-Lab Kaka'ako, Part 2
by Gail Lloyd - August 29, 2012

I move ahead now to the final performance, the culmination of two weeks of heroic collaboration in the name of art. Having reviewed performances from the most mainstream to the most avant-garde,I am well aware of the broad spectrum of activity that can be called "performance art". The process I obs...


Walkabout Theater Presents THE PIGEONS 4/30, Reception To Follow
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 24, 2010

Feathers fly in Walkabout Theater's site-specific spring farce, The Pigeons, directed by Cassy Sanders. Opening is Friday, April 30, at 8:00 p.m. at Swim Cafe, 1357 W. Chicago Ave., with a reception following. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Walkabout Theater box office at 773-572-0341 or pur...


Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 3/22- ROCKY and THE FANTASTICKS Welcome ALADDIN, March Madness, and More!
by Courtnie Mele - March 22, 2014

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup! Today's photos come from the casts of THE BOOK OF MORMON, KINKY BOOTS, WICKED, ROCKY, 50 SHADES, GYPSY, and more!...


Review Roundup: THE HEIRESS Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Review Roundups - November 01, 2012

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tonight, November 1st at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th St.). The show will play a limited run through February 10, 2013. Let's see what the critics had to say......


Magnet Theater Presents CITIZEN MODELS, 3/23
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2012

Magnet Theater presents CITIZEN MODELS, Friday, March 23 at 8:30pm; Tickets $10. Three cowboys settle their scores the old fashioned way. An old Broadway star finally attempts her long-anticipated comeback. And, in a blatantly self-referential sketch, a young comedian tries to convince his friend t...


National Gallery of Victoria Presents WADE MARYNOWSKY: NOSTALGIA FOR OBSOLETE FUTURES, Now thru 10/19
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2014

A masquerade ball for robots will be part of an exhibition that brings together robotics, performance art, sound and video at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia....






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