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By the time Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was 23, he had multiple arrests, his family was evicted and his dreams of being a football player were shattered. He was living at home with no future, no direction and had $7 in his pocket. That

EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&A Photo EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 18, 2019

BWW catches up with Franko Figueiredo to chat about bringing The Trial to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....


TIME ZONE INN On DVD/Digital On 4/14 Photo TIME ZONE INN On DVD/Digital On 4/14
by A.A. Cristi - March 18, 2020

A unique B&B gets couples ready for long distance relationships in TIME ZONE INN, a high-concept romantic drama arriving on DVD/Digital on 4/14...


Monique Coleman, Amber Crawford and More Announced for THE BENCH, A HOMELESS LOVE STO Photo Monique Coleman, Amber Crawford and More Announced for THE BENCH, A HOMELESS LOVE STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 06, 2020

New York actor and playwright Robert Galinsky's Off Broadway hit 'The Bench' has announced additional casting, including Monique Coleman (star of Disney's 'High School Musical' franchise), Amber Crawford (Film: Broken), Renee Rogoff (Regional: Ways to Leave a Body) and Michael Houston (Regional: Six...


Ron Howard's REBUILDING PARADISE Will Air Nov. 8 Photo Ron Howard's REBUILDING PARADISE Will Air Nov. 8
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 05, 2020

National Geographic Documentary Films announced today the commercial-free broadcast premiere of Rebuilding Paradise....


The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE Photo The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019

After making its debut on PopMatters yesterday, 'Cut The Rope', the new music video from Novato, CA's The Happys is now streaming here!...


HBO Max Greenlights Adam McKay's THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH Photo HBO Max Greenlights Adam McKay's THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 15, 2020

HBO Max announced from the stage at the WarnerMedia Television Critics Association (TCA) Day, a greenlight for Oscar® and Emmy® Award-winning writer Adam McKay's (Succession, The Big Short) The Uninhabitable Earth. This anthology series from wiip is inspired by David Wallace-Wells' global best-selli...


Dandy Darkly is Coming to the Soho Playhouse with ALL ABOARD! Photo Dandy Darkly is Coming to the Soho Playhouse with ALL ABOARD!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2019

'Where were you the night the Gaybird Steamer ran off her tracks?' Preeminent American storyteller Dandy Darkly makes his Off-Broadway debut with his latest award-winning, critically acclaimed hour of supernatural, Southern Gothic satire. Dandy Darkly's All Aboard! is a glorious Georgia ghost story ...


BWW Review: CHOIR BOY Sings With Spirited Soul at THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK REPERTORY THEA Photo BWW Review: CHOIR BOY Sings With Spirited Soul at THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY
by David Edward Perry - August 23, 2019

The Birmingham Black Repertory Theatre Company steps to the plate with fierceness and momentum in its inaugural performance of the Tony award winning musical  a?oeChoir Boy.a?? This coming of age musical delivers a layered structure backed up with dynamic acting, and vocals from a cast of young men ...


Tonya Pinkins Discusses Her New Film RED PILL and More on Backstage LIVE With Richard Photo Tonya Pinkins Discusses Her New Film RED PILL and More on Backstage LIVE With Richard Ridge
by Stephi Wild - August 08, 2020

Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! On August 7, he chatted with the incredible Tonya Pinkins about her new film, Red Pill, and more!...


TV: See Tonya Pinkins In the New Trailer for RED PILL Photo TV: See Tonya Pinkins In the New Trailer for RED PILL
by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2020

Pinkins socio-political horror film, Red Pill, stars Catherine Curtin, Kathryn Erbe Colby Minifie, Luba Mason, Adesola Osakalumi, Jake O'Flaherty, Tonya Pinkins and Rubén Blades. ...


BWW Guest Blog: EARTH - ERYC TAYLOR DANCE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING at Martha Photo BWW Guest Blog: EARTH - ERYC TAYLOR DANCE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING at Martha Graham Studio Theater
by Eryc Taylor - March 29, 2019

Join Eryc Taylor Dance efforts to address the dangers of global warming. Using dance and the arts to make a difference. Project E A R T H - five workshop performances beginning March 29 at 8pm, Martha Graham Studio Theater, #nyc. FREE with sugg. contribution. Visit http://etd.nyc/earth...


Party Thieves Changes Name to THIEVES and Releases New Track 'GOT U (feat. Catze)' Photo Party Thieves Changes Name to THIEVES and Releases New Track 'GOT U (feat. Catze)'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019

NYC-based producer Jared McFarlin – more widely known to his legions of fans as Party Thieves – is excited to announce his evolution into THIEVES. Bringing forth fresh music along with improved production, THIEVES is ready to showcase new music that has been in the works for months, all created with...


Drea De Matteo To Recur on A MILLION LITTLE THINGS Photo Drea De Matteo To Recur on A MILLION LITTLE THINGS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 01, 2019

Drea de Matteo is set to recur on ABC's A Million Little Things beginning next week, according to Deadline. She will be playing Mrs. Nelson, a woman who lives at Barbara Morgan's old address....


Production Simple & Kentucky Performing Arts Present THEORY OF A DEADMAN Photo Production Simple & Kentucky Performing Arts Present THEORY OF A DEADMAN
by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2020

Production Simple & Kentucky Performing Arts present Theory of a Deadman on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 8 p.m. atOld Forester's Paristown Hall, 724 Brent St....


MTV Marks National Recovery Month with New Limited Series 16 AND RECOVERING Photo MTV Marks National Recovery Month with New Limited Series 16 AND RECOVERING
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 24, 2020

Today, MTV announced 16 and Recovering, a brutally honest wake-up call in the tradition of 16 and Pregnant....


Nancy Travis and Charles Shaughnessy Star in WAKE UP CALL Live Online from Skylight T Photo Nancy Travis and Charles Shaughnessy Star in WAKE UP CALL Live Online from Skylight Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 21, 2020

Live online at 3:00pm Thursday, September 24th, Skylight Live presents another new play. Written by Wendy Kout & Jeff Reno, Gregg T. Daniel will direct. Skylight Theatre Company brings together some of LA's most talented writers, directors and actors for weekly presentations, discussions, and uplift...


Five Emerging Choreographers Contribute To Contemporary Dance Program On Global Warmi Photo Five Emerging Choreographers Contribute To Contemporary Dance Program On Global Warming
by Julie Musbach - March 07, 2019

In a visual, physical and auditory “wake up call” to the impact of our actions on global warming, Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) announces EARTH, a full-length collaborative dance event incorporating original choreography by ETD Artistic Director Eryc Taylor and five past recipients of the company's New Ch...


BWW Blog: Theatre Needs to Change Photo BWW Blog: Theatre Needs to Change
by Student Blogger: Mary Felix - June 29, 2020

This is a time of necessary change, change that is urgent. It is always a good and adequate time to listen to other's stories, especially those involving our world's injustices....


BWW Review: BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE, Hampstead Theatre Photo BWW Review: BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - October 25, 2019

The Renaissance is in full swing with Lorenzo de' Medici's (Adetomiwa Edun) modern policies and Sandro Botticelli (Dickie Beau) is at the peak of his success. Parties are held in his honour and Florence is thriving as the home of some of the most sought-after painters of their age....


Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC Photo Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2020

NYC activist artist Robert Galinsky returns from Los Angeles for a one night only screening of The Bench film and brings with him the energy of Skid Row Los Angeles. The film presents a unique mash up from 'the street to the stage' and shows life on the streets through five homeless characters whose...


VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences Photo VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2019

On Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actor Jeff Daniels stopped by to talk about his Broadway play, To Kill a Mockingbird....


A.D. Hopkins Releases THE BOYS WHO WOKE UP EARLY Photo A.D. Hopkins Releases THE BOYS WHO WOKE UP EARLY
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2019

Award-winning journalist, author and editor A.D. Hopkins delivers an authentic story of adolescence and racism set in small-town Appalachia at the end of the Eisenhower years with his fiction debut, The Boys Who Woke Up Early...


Gamelan Sekar Jaya Celebrates 40 Years At Harris Center Photo Gamelan Sekar Jaya Celebrates 40 Years At Harris Center
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2019

The most celebrated gamelan ensemble outside of Bali returns with a breathtaking mix of traditional and contemporary Balinese music and dance. Under the direction of internationally renowned gamelan composer and performer I Nyoman Windha and dance master I Nyoman Cerita, the 40-member Bay Area compa...


Dallas Children's Theater Presents First Virtual Performance Photo Dallas Children's Theater Presents First Virtual Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2020

Quarantine is certainly taking its toll on live theaters with its limits on public gatherings, but many are using the time to connect with audiences in new and different ways. That is certainly the case for Dallas Children's Theater (DCT). This week, DCT will present its first fully virtual producti...


Penn State Centre Stage Virtual and People's Light Present 20/20 VISION Photo Penn State Centre Stage Virtual and People's Light Present 20/20 VISION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2020

Penn State Centre Stage Virtual has announced its co-production with People's Light of a new play by Steve H. Broadnax III, '20/20 Vision.' The new work is commissioned by People's Light and stars M.F.A. Acting alumnus Eric B. Robinson Jr....






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