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Narrated by two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Town), this three-night event series features gripping dramatic scenes, stunning CGI visuals and interviews with contemporary leaders, including John McCain, Colin Powell, John Major and David Miliband, along with noted historians from around the world. The World Wars is a mini-series event that takes viewers on an epic and groundbreaking ride through the bloodiest century in history.



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Opera Orlando to Launch 2017-18 Season with Puccini's LA BOHEME Photo Opera Orlando to Launch 2017-18 Season with Puccini's LA BOHEME
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017

Opera Orlando has chosen Boh me to open their 2017-2018 main-stage season-Love Lost and Found-on November 15, 17, and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and November 19 at 2 p.m. in the Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, Florida....


Announcing Theatrical Outfit's 2018-2019 Season Of Beauty Photo Announcing Theatrical Outfit's 2018-2019 Season Of Beauty
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2018

Theatrical Outfit, Atlanta's second-oldest continuously-operating professional theatre, proudly announces its dynamic 2018-2019 Season of Beauty, which includes: The Book of Will, America's most-produced living playwright and Georgia native Lauren Gunderson's love letter to theatre's timeless supers...


Throwing Out My CDs by Ben Rimalower: JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PA Photo Throwing Out My CDs by Ben Rimalower: JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
by Ben Rimalower - April 19, 2019

Nothing quite got me going like hearing Alice Whitfield and the cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris braggadociously belting about 'the time when Brussels was king.'...


Music of Remembrance to Open 24/25 season with PEACE IMAGINED Photo Music of Remembrance to Open 24/25 season with PEACE IMAGINED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 02, 2024

This month, Music of Remembrance will open their 24/25 season with Peace Imagined, an evening of chamber music intended to express empathy and inspire action. Learn where and when you can catch this performance!...


BWW Review: FAMILY at Shaking the Tree Photo BWW Review: FAMILY at Shaking the Tree
by Krista Garver - October 14, 2021

Celine Song's FAMILY is a surreal look at the messy self-perpetuating cycle of violence....


Feature: EDDIE: THE FRIENDSHIP THAT CHANGED HISTORY at White Theatre Photo Feature: EDDIE: THE FRIENDSHIP THAT CHANGED HISTORY at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - May 09, 2023

On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, a not commonly cited friendship, between President Harry S. Truman and a Kansas City friend may well have had an outsized influence on the success of the new tiny country.   That man was Eddie Jacobson, Truman’s clo...


Theatre NOVA Presents Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES In Concert Photo Theatre NOVA Presents Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES In Concert
by A.A. Cristi - October 08, 2019

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's professional theatre with an exclusive focus on new plays and playwrights, presents a limited engagement of  a?oeFollies in Concerta?? by Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman....


SundanceTV Greenlights Three New True Crime Docuseries Photo SundanceTV Greenlights Three New True Crime Docuseries
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2018

SundanceTV today announced the continuation of its exploration of true crime with the greenlight of three new docuseries: 'The Road to Jonestown' (w/t) from Appian Way and Emmy Award(R)-winning Stephen David Entertainment; 'Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo' from Emmy Award(R)-winners...


Jazz at The Ballroom Presents 'Accentuate The Positive' This Fall Photo Jazz at The Ballroom Presents 'Accentuate The Positive' This Fall
by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2022

On Sept. 15, 2022, non-profit Jazz at the Ballroom (JATB) comes to the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara with an evening of the unforgettable music from the Great American Songbook....


The Lone Bellow Team Up With A Safer Tennessee For 'Victory Garden' Photo The Lone Bellow Team Up With A Safer Tennessee For 'Victory Garden'
by Michael Major - March 27, 2024

Join THE LONE BELLOW as they partner with non-profit organization Voices for a Safer Tennessee for the release of their new song, Victory Garden. Out now on the anniversary of the tragic shooting at the Covenant School last year, all proceeds generated from the song will be donated to fueling the or...


BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at The Everyman Theatre Photo BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at The Everyman Theatre
by Tina Collins - December 17, 2019

Escape into the luxe world of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express st the Everyman Theatre, a murder mystery for all seasons....


Photo Flash: First Look At THE PITMEN PAINTERS At Theatrical Outfit Photo Photo Flash: First Look At THE PITMEN PAINTERS At Theatrical Outfit
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2019

Theatrical Outfit, located at the Balzer Theater at Herren's on Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta, continues its 2018-2019 Season of Beauty with the Atlanta premiere of The Pitmen Painters, British writer Lee Hall's (Billy Elliot) dramatization of William Feaver's book about a real-life group of Eng...


History Greenlights TV Documentary GRANT in Association with Lionsgate from Appian Wa Photo History Greenlights TV Documentary GRANT in Association with Lionsgate from Appian Way and RadicalMedia
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018

History Greenlights TV Documentary GRANT in Association with Lionsgate from Appian Way and RadicalMedia...


The Marsh San Francisco Announces Talkback For A HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II: THE D-DAY I Photo The Marsh San Francisco Announces Talkback For A HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II: THE D-DAY INVASION TO THE FALL OF BERLIN
by A.A. Cristi - December 04, 2018

Professor and war and peace expert Anthony D'Agostino of San Francisco State University will join actor John Fisher for an insightful, free talkback following the 8:30pm, Saturday, December 8 performance of A History of World War II: The D-Day  Invasion to the Fall of Berlin at The Marsh San Francis...


Accentuate The Positive with The Great American Songbook at Jazz at the Ballroom Photo Accentuate The Positive with The Great American Songbook at Jazz at the Ballroom
by Marissa Tomeo - May 22, 2022

Jazz at the Ballroom invites audiences to Accentuate the Positive this spring by sharing the music that kept America company in the early 20th century. On May 28 and 29, 2022, non-profit Jazz at the Ballroom (JATB) comes to Peter Norton Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia in New York with an eveni...


Bill Rauch Announces Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2019 Season Photo Bill Rauch Announces Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 04, 2018

Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) Artistic Director Bill Rauch announced the Festival's 2019 playbill today. The season, which will be Rauch's last at the artistic helm, celebrates Shakespeare, classics and new plays, including two American Revolutions commissions and a pilot Community Visit Project...


Theatre NOVA Announces 2019-2020 Season Photo Theatre NOVA Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Julie Musbach - August 05, 2019

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's resident nonprofit professional theatre, is thrilled to announce its 2019-20 Season of Michigan and World Premieres. Proud to produce the hottest new plays at affordable prices, Theatre NOVA offers a subscription program as the best way to see quality programs at a discount...


FOLLIES IN CONCERT Limited Engagement Opens Friday Photo FOLLIES IN CONCERT Limited Engagement Opens Friday
by A.A. Cristi - November 06, 2019

Theatre NOVA presents a limited engagement of a?oeFOLLIES IN CONCERTa??  book by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim....


THE ESCAPE ACT - A HOLOCAUST MEMOIR Embarks on UK Tour Photo THE ESCAPE ACT - A HOLOCAUST MEMOIR Embarks on UK Tour
by Julie Musbach - August 08, 2019

Based on the true story of Irene Danner-Storm, The Escape Act a?" A Holocaust Memoir tells the riveting and powerful story of a Jewish acrobat who hid in a German circus during WWII to escape the concentration camps. Hard-hitting and inspiring, this historically researched and poignant one-woman the...


Opera Orlando to Launch 2017-18 Season with Puccini's LA BOHEME Photo Opera Orlando to Launch 2017-18 Season with Puccini's LA BOHEME
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017

Opera Orlando has chosen Boh me to open their 2017-2018 main-stage season-Love Lost and Found-on November 15, 17, and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and November 19 at 2 p.m. in the Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, Florida....


Dr. Karolina Syrovatkova Presents GREAT WOMEN IN MUSIC in the Czech Center Museum Hou Photo Dr. Karolina Syrovatkova Presents GREAT WOMEN IN MUSIC in the Czech Center Museum Houston
by Julie Musbach - July 31, 2019

Dr. Karolina Syrovatkova presents 'Great Women in Music' in the Czech Center Museum Houston at 4920 San Jacinto Street on November 7, 2019 at 7:30 PM....


D-Day Darlings Announce Debut Album & Record Deal with Sony Music UK Photo D-Day Darlings Announce Debut Album & Record Deal with Sony Music UK
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2018

Following their huge success and highly emotional performances on Britain's Got Talent 2018, The D-Day Darlings have signed a record deal with Sony Music UK....


BWW Review: WITH YOU I LIKE, LYRICS & LYRICISTS EMBRACES JERRY HERMAN at 92Y (and an Photo BWW Review: WITH YOU I LIKE, LYRICS & LYRICISTS EMBRACES JERRY HERMAN at 92Y (and an earlier side order of Irving Berlin)
by Rob Lester - February 26, 2020

When Jerry Herman's songs fill the air, it's always 'The Best of Times.' 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists concert series proves that again with a strong presentation to enrich afternoons and night-time (February 22-24). The sturdy arts hub continues to honor Broadway's best, whether with a grand staged prog...


Theater to Go at Kelsey Theatre is Bringing CABARET to the Stage Photo Theater to Go at Kelsey Theatre is Bringing CABARET to the Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2020

Theater To Go will present the Kander and Ebb classic musical CABARET at the Kelsey Theatre from Jan 31- Feb 9 2020. Winner of three Outer Circle Critic's Awards, the 1998 revival features an edginess that reflects the hedonism and decay of the period between the world wars in Weimar Germany, when s...


FOLLIES Comes to Leonia This Week Photo FOLLIES Comes to Leonia This Week
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2022

An ambitious production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Follies, with many choreographed numbers, opens in Leonia on May 6th for three weekends until May 22nd. Performed by members of the Players Guild of Leonia, New Jersey’s oldest continuing community theater (103 years old), the show has a cast of ...






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