BWW Interview: Lexy Bittner of CATS at Morrison Center
by Jessa moore - November 02, 2021 This past week (October 29th through 31st) Cats the National Tour came through Idaho, and with it came it's colorful cast of characters. I got to talk to Lexy Bittner and talk to her about the show, and what it's like to be a performer....
World Premiere Of WHAT YOU ARE NOW Will Now Begin Previews March 9 at Ensemble Studio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2022 Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced today that the World Premiere of what you are now by Sam Chanse (Fruiting Bodies), directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House), and co-presented by The Civilians (Steve Cosson, Artistic Director), will now begin previews on Wednesday ...
Student Blog: The Journey of Discovery
by Student Blogger: Grace Cutler - December 17, 2021 I believe that it is valuable to be an informed audience member when taking in new media in the theater. There is so much to learn beyond the source material, and all of it is vital to the greater art presented. Taking that time to be more knowledgeable in content you care about can allow for deeper...
Student Blog: Changing Plans...Again
by Student Blogger: Marissa Hein - March 21, 2023 It’s about that time of the semester where you start to plan for the next semester. Where will you live? What classes will you take? What will your schedule look like? Personally, I think it’s all very exciting. I love to plan and start to figure out what my life will look like when I come back to s...
South Street Seaport Museum Announces OPERA IN DEPTH: EXPLORING WHAT LIES BENEATH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2021 South Street Seaport Museum has announced Opera In Depth: Exploring What Lies Beneath, a virtual discussion on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:30pm, in advance of On Site Opera's upcoming production of What Lies Beneath specifically designed for the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. ...
Interview: Sara DeGennaro of SOFIA'S FIRST BALLET CLASS
by Tara Bennett - March 21, 2023 A dancer from the age of three, Sara DeGennaro has had a love of ballet for most of her life. Now an instructor who has her own dance studio, she shares the excitement of learning ballet in her new children’s book, “Sofia’s First Ballet Class: Ballet is Fun!”...
Interview: Kathy Deitch of Off-Broadway's TITANIQUE the Musical at The Asylum NYC
by Nicholas Adler - July 25, 2022 Innovative. Tenacious. Inspiring. Diva. Words to describe the one and only Kathy Dietch. I've always been drawn towards women who fit this description. (Full disclosure; I am married to one!). Women who are very much at home playing the Diva on stage and might not follow a traditional path or be sat...
Student Blog: The Journey of Discovery
by Student Blogger: Grace Cutler - December 17, 2021 I believe that it is valuable to be an informed audience member when taking in new media in the theater. There is so much to learn beyond the source material, and all of it is vital to the greater art presented. Taking that time to be more knowledgeable in content you care about can allow for deeper...
SCENES FROM MARRIAGE Opens at Zorlou PSM This Week
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2022 Scenes From Marriage comes to Zorlou PSM this week. Performances run December 13 - January 30....
The Collaborative to Present Two Free Virtual Performances of LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 18, 2022 The Collaborative presents two free virtual special performances of Nora and Delia Ephron's intimate collection of stories, LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, on Friday and Saturday, July 22nd and 23rd at 7:00pm PDT....
Saki Kawamura Comes to The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2021 With IKIGAI: A PURPOSE FOR LIVING
by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2021 This production invites the audience to experience all the turbulence of emotions through two human bodies by using Butoh (a Japanese avant-garde dance form), visual art and film. Online Virtual Performance on Zoom, August 13th, 22nd and 27th at 6pm(PDT)/9pm(EDT)....
BWW Interview: KEI TSURUHARATANI at Theater Mu
by Jared Fessler - May 24, 2022 Dancer Kei Tsuruharatani (Broadway's Jagged Little Pill) will be holding two movement workshops this May at Theatre Mu. The first is focused on body awareness and interpretation, with applications to all performing arts and general mindfulness, while the second is based more on ballet technique taug...
HOLLYWOOD UNEXPECTED With Jessica Ross Premieres April 21 On The XOTV Network
by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2023 Premiering April 21st, Hollywood Unexpected with Jessica Ross is an Award-winning reality show that follows the journey of actress Jessica Ross into her dramatic and often crazy life, which centers around Hollywood and what happens behind the scenes. It reveals the ambitions, the disappointments, th...
Tickets to Go On Sale for WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Detroit's Fisher Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 22, 2021 Broadway in Detroit has announce that tickets for Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award nominated play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me will go on sale Friday, October 29, 2021. What the Constitution Means to Me will play Detroit’s Fisher Theatre for a limited three-week engagement...
Interview: Matt Hawkins, Aurelia Williams of MY HEART SAYS GO
by Michael Walters - May 23, 2023 Matt Hawkins and Aurelia Williams talk with Michael Walters about their new concept album of the musical MY HEART SAYS GO....
Interview: Sara DeGennaro of SOFIA'S FIRST BALLET CLASS
by Tara Bennett - March 21, 2023 A dancer from the age of three, Sara DeGennaro has had a love of ballet for most of her life. Now an instructor who has her own dance studio, she shares the excitement of learning ballet in her new children’s book, “Sofia’s First Ballet Class: Ballet is Fun!”...
OH WHAT A NIGHT! Comes to Theatre Royal Winchester Next Month
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2021 Oh What a Night! takes a trip back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, now immortalized in the multi-award winning show Jersey Boys....
EDINBURGH 2023: Andre De Freitas Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 06, 2023 BWW caught up with André de Freitas to chat about bringing What If to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Comes To Overture Center in March
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2023 Oh, what a fun night it will be on Saturday, March 11, when OH WHAT A NIGHT, a musical tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, comes to Overture Center's Capitol Theater. The show begins at 2 p.m. Tickets ($52.50) go on sale on Friday, Jan. 13....
The REV Theatre Company Announces Launch of 'Pay What You Will' and '$40 Under Forty' Initiatives at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - July 11, 2022 The REV Theatre Company announces the launch of its 'Pay What You Will' and '$40 Under Forty' initiatives....
Student Blog: Actually There is No Plan B, So Please Stop Asking
by Student Blogger: Claire Desenberg - August 02, 2021 I don't believe in anticipating the possible impending downfall of my career and everything I've worked for. I feel when you prepare a plan B, you've already accepted the failure of plan A. Anything is possible until it isn't, so don't sell yourself short. I've been through a few 'plans' or ideas of...
Review: PINOCCHIO at Everest Production
by Natalia Jarczynska - June 15, 2023 What did our critic think of PINOCCHIO at Everest Production? The new production of Everest brings something for young and older spectators. It also shows something that is a mixture of music, acrobatics, and dance combined into one story....
Paines Plough and Nouveau Riche to Present Five-Part Short Film Series WE RISE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2022 Nouveau Riche and Paines Plough have announced We Rise, a free five-part series of short films shining a light on how to manoeuvre, cope and self-care against racism in the theatre sector. The films will be released weekly and readily available to everyone on Youtube, Instagram and Facebook with the...
Interview: How SHUCKED Star Alex Newell Is Manufacturing Standing Ovations With 'Independently Owned'
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2023 Liberated, educated, motivated. These are just a few adjectives used to describe Alex Newell's luscious entrepreneur, Lulu, in the hilarious new musical, Shucked. But underrated? Not according to audiences. Each night, Alex and Lulu are stopping the show, earning mid-performance standing ovations fo...
Student Blog: Changing Plans...Again
by Student Blogger: Marissa Hein - March 21, 2023 It’s about that time of the semester where you start to plan for the next semester. Where will you live? What classes will you take? What will your schedule look like? Personally, I think it’s all very exciting. I love to plan and start to figure out what my life will look like when I come back to s... |