BWW Review: Larry Shue's THE NERD at Chaffin's Barn
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 26, 2017 Larry Shue's The Nerd brings with it a fairly healthy and reasonably impressive theater pedigree: more than 400 performances on Broadway, critical acclaim and audience adulation for its West End run (in fact, it was the most successful American play running there in 1986), scores of regional and com...
BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Lyric Hammersmith, 16 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 17, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a play with plenty of emotional torment on display but a dubious political message that sits ill with its venue....
BWW Review: Two Nights in Seville, Part 1 - with BARBIERE at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - January 23, 2017 It didn't strike me until the lights were going down for the start of CARMEN last Thursday that this was the second night in a row that Met audiences were being transported to the same town in sunny Spain. Truth be told, “sunny” is hardly an adjective I'd hardly use to describe Bizet's tragedy in th...
Photo Flash: The Media Theatre Presents ROMEO AND JULIET'
by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2017 'Romeo and Juliet' is a timeless story of young love which has been imitated in countless ways over the decades, even catapulted into the musical theatre stratosphere with 'West Side Story'. ...
BWW Review: Two Nights in Seville, Part 1 - with BARBIERE at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - January 23, 2017 It didn't strike me until the lights were going down for the start of CARMEN last Thursday that this was the second night in a row that Met audiences were being transported to the same town in sunny Spain. Truth be told, “sunny” is hardly an adjective I'd hardly use to describe Bizet's tragedy in th...
Thomas Hobson to Star in Falcon Theatre's THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED)
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016 The Falcon Theatre is proud to present its third production of the 2015-2016 Season, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED), written by Adam Long, Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor and directed by Jerry Kernion....
Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch ROADSTARS Tour Kicks off in Leeds Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017 Birmingham's award winning Broken Witt Rebels and Norfolk's Southern rock band Bad Touch - two of the most exciting new prospects in the UK blues rock music scene - start their 13-date co-headlining ROADSTARS tour, tonight in Leeds at Brudenell Social Club....
@BWW_Twitter Held Hostage, Day 5: Lipscomb University's HUNTER MARTIN
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 26, 2017 Before you know it, all of these talented college and high school seniors are going to be graduating and heading off to lord-knows-where! We're feeling a bit sentimental, truth be told, but until such time comes, we're going to continue our end-of-the-academic revelry and tomorrow, Lipscomb Universi...
THEY. Usher In a 'Nu Religion: Hyena'; Video + Tour
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2017 Dante Jones and Drew Love - better known as THEY. - will release their anticipated debut album Nü Religion: Hyena on February 24th via Mind of a Genius / Warner Bros. Records....
'Bad Touch' Support 'The Kentucky Headhunters' on October UK Tour
by Caryn Robbins - May 22, 2017 Following their recent UK tour supporting King King, and their Planet Rock Roadstars UK tour with Broken Witt Rebels, Bad Touch are pleased to announce they will support the Kentucky Headhunters on their October 2017 On Safari UK Tour....
Nashville Children's Theatre's SCOT COPELAND Dies
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 25, 2016 Scot Copeland, longtime producing artistic director of Nashville Children's Theatre and one of the world's leading proponents of theater for younger audiences, died during the overnight hours of February 25 from an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Rene Dunshee Copeland, producing a...
Bad Touch to Embark on November 2017 UK Tour with Special Guest Mollie Marriott
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017 Following their recent sell-out UK tour supporting King King, and their Planet Rock Roadstars UK tour with Broken Witt Rebels, and the recent announcement of their October 2017 tour with The Kentucky Headhunters, Bad Touch are pleased to announce they'll be undertaking a headline tour in November wi...
C. M. Shaw Unveils the Worthy Captain Series
by Christina Mancuso - April 25, 2016 OMAHA, Nebraska, April 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Going against the odds stacked against her, author C. M. Shaw recently released 'The Worthy Captain' which is the first novel of a four book series.This pleasurable series follows former pirate Captain Edward Fairbury and his crew in their unorthodox unde...
BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Lyric Hammersmith, 16 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 17, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a play with plenty of emotional torment on display but a dubious political message that sits ill with its venue....
METHOD 15/33 by Shannon Kirk is Released
by Christina Mancuso - May 25, 2016 2015 National Indie Excellence Award Winner for Best Suspense Novel 2015 School Library Journal Best Adult Books for Teens (1 of only 17 Novels Selected) 2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Winner Mystery/Suspense...
MEET THE BLACKS, Starring Mike Epps, George Lopez & Mike Tyson, to Hit Theaters in April
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2016 It was revealed today that Deon Taylor's comedy MEET THE BLACKS has landed a wide theatrical release this spring through Freestyle Releasing. The film will open nationwide this April 29th....
McConaughey-Hosted SNL Matches Highest Encore Rating in Local People Meters
by Caryn Robbins - December 28, 2015 An encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live,' with host Matthew McConaughey and musical guest Adele (2.9/7 in metered-market households, 1.2/6 in adults 18-49 in the local people meters) matched the show's highest 18-49 rating in the local people meters for a rebroadcast since May....
THEY. Release 'Silence' via Julie Adenuga's Beats 1 Radio Show
by Caryn Robbins - February 21, 2017 Dante Jones and Drew Love of THEY. return with another look into their debut album entitled 'Silence.'...
IF TRUTH BE TOLD at the Blyth Festival through September
by Rebecca Russo - July 14, 2016 This real life flashpoint is the inspiration for If Truth Be Told, a gripping new play by Beverley Cooper receiving its world premiere this summer at the Blyth Festival from July 27 to September 3 in Blyth's Memorial Hall. Reserve your seats by calling the Box Office at519.523.9300, Toll Free 1.877....
BWW Review: PUNKPLAY, Southwark Playhouse, 10 September 2016
by Gary Naylor - September 11, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a play that examines suburban alienation in 80's America and the salvation Punk offered - on rollerskates!...
BWW Interview: Patrick Page Discusses Rajiv Joseph's World Premiere ARCHDUKE at the Taper
by Don Grigware - May 08, 2017 Actor PATRICK PAGE has been dazzling Broadway and regional theatre audiences for many years playing the original roles in The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Spider Man, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame among many others. He has had an extensive career playing Shakesp...
Vanessa Lachey Joins TV Land Remake of THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
by Jessica Khan - June 30, 2016 TV Land's remake of THE FIRST WIVES CLUB has found its third leading lady in Vanessa Lachey....
BWW Review: Houston Grand Opera's FAUST Pulls Out All the Stops
by Gary Laird - November 02, 2016 HGO's production of Gounod's FAUST puts the 'grand' in grand opera. The current production has all the bells and whistles - a timeless story, a top-notch cast, the costumes, sets and lighting of an all-out extravaganza. In short, it has everything the word 'opera' conjures up. And it's at the Wortha...
BWW Review: TRUMPAGEDDON, King's Head Theatre, 8 November 2016
by Gary Naylor - November 09, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a show about, and I can hardly believe what I'm writing here, the 45th President of the United States of America....
THE WIZ LIVE's Derek McLane Among Nominees for 20th Art Directors Guild Awards; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2016 In the television category of Awards or Event Special, Tony Award winner Derek McLane received two nominations, including his work as production designer for the 2015 OSCARS and NBC's THE WIZ LIVE.... |