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BWW Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Cygnet Theatre Photo BWW Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Cygnet Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - December 17, 2020

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY feels like a lovely holiday gift that Cygnet brings directly into your home for your enjoyment through December 27th....


BWW Review: THE WOLVES by Red Ryder Productions at The Blue Room Theatre Photo BWW Review: THE WOLVES by Red Ryder Productions at The Blue Room Theatre
by Cicely Binford - August 26, 2019

What would a bunch of American teenage girl soccer players know about the world? Plenty, according to The Wolves playwright Sarah DeLappe and director Emily McLean. A team of 9 young ladies form a fierce pack of characters that come alive with strength, smarts, infectious energy and glorious individ...


Mad Horse Theatre And PortFringe Team Up With A Break From The Holiday Hubbub Photo Mad Horse Theatre And PortFringe Team Up With A Break From The Holiday Hubbub
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2019

Need escape from The Season? Ugh, for real. Take a break from the holiday hubbub with Mad Horse Theatre and PortFringe Maine's Fringe Festival, bringing back to stage highlights from the last two years of PortFringe insanity. Come check out local fringe theatre and performance this December with a r...


TheatreSquared Opens New Permanent Home Photo TheatreSquared Opens New Permanent Home
by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2019

More than 550 Northwest Arkansas civic leaders and arts supporters gathered for a ribbon cutting celebration at TheatreSquared's state-of-the-art, $31 million new home....


The HISTORY Channel Greenlights New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by Morgan Fr Photo The HISTORY Channel Greenlights New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by Morgan Freeman
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2020

The HISTORY® channel today announces the greenlight of the new nonfiction series “Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman” (working title) hosted and executive produced by the Academy Award-winning actor as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront presentation....


BWW Review: DON'T LOOK AWAY, Pleasance Theatre Photo BWW Review: DON'T LOOK AWAY, Pleasance Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 09, 2019

Adnan (Robert Hannouch) has just arrived in the UK from Syria. He escaped his home country and made his way across border after border penniless but with a burning desire for survival....


BWW Blog: The Stigma Against School Productions and Why They Are Wrong Photo BWW Blog: The Stigma Against School Productions and Why They Are Wrong
by Student Blogger: Emily Bonifacio - March 09, 2020

We've all heard the stigma against high schools and universities putting on shows that aren't the best, but I'd like to end that now. This past weekend my university, SCAD in Savannah, Georgia, put on one of the best shows I've ever seen!...


EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: UNFORTUNATE, Underbelly Photo EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: UNFORTUNATE, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2019

Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon. But who is the woman behind the tentacles? From the multi award-winning Fat Rascal Theatre, creators of sell-out hit musicals Buzz and Vulvarine, comes the untold story of Ursula the sea witch. It's time to take the plunge as we reveal what really happened...


BWW Review: The Team Learns Why Nora Works with Thawne on THE FLASH Photo BWW Review: The Team Learns Why Nora Works with Thawne on THE FLASH
by Delaney Rombough - April 17, 2019

So now Team Flash knows Nora's secret and they're not happy about it. But how did Eobard Thawne become Nora's mentor and friend in the future? Team Flash reads Nora's journal to find out....


The Wallis to Stream Three Hershey Felder World Premiere Musical Events Photo The Wallis to Stream Three Hershey Felder World Premiere Musical Events
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2021

Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts announces three live streamed World Premiere musical events produced by HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS – LIVE FROM FLORENCE benefiting The Wallis, including Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in BEFORE FIDDLER – Live from Florence, Hershey Felder: PUCCINI – Live f...


EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: IMPROV ACTUALLY, Gilded Balloon Photo EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: IMPROV ACTUALLY, Gilded Balloon
by Fiona Scott - August 05, 2019

The Cambridge Impronauts bring their rom-com inspired show, Improv Actually, to the Edinburgh Fringe. At the top of the show, they take suggestions of character dating profiles from the audience and a favourite is decided by vote. The group then attempt to improvise a full romantic comedy within an ...


BWW Blog: The Stigma Against School Productions and Why They Are Wrong Photo BWW Blog: The Stigma Against School Productions and Why They Are Wrong
by Student Blogger: Emily Bonifacio - March 09, 2020

We've all heard the stigma against high schools and universities putting on shows that aren't the best, but I'd like to end that now. This past weekend my university, SCAD in Savannah, Georgia, put on one of the best shows I've ever seen!...


BWW Review: PLATONIC, White Bear Theatre Photo BWW Review: PLATONIC, White Bear Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - October 02, 2019

Emily (Julia-Maria Arnolds) is heading to a?oethe villagea?? to try to fix things with her boyfriend, who's actually decided not to go with her after all. Daniel (Duarte Bandeira) is a young man on his way back home from the city. Their loneliness and hunger for something more finds fertile ground w...


VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Discusses the Creation of SONG & DANCE Photo VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Discusses the Creation of SONG & DANCE
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber took fans through the backstory of his musical Song & Dance in a new video posted to his Twitter. ...


Other Lives Release New Single 'We Wait' Photo Other Lives Release New Single 'We Wait'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 06, 2020

Today Other Lives release their new single “We Wait,” the latest preview of their forthcoming new album For Their Love, due out April 24 on ATO Records. It is also the most intimate song frontman Jesse Tabish has ever written. An homage to a tragically lost close friend, “We Wait” finds Tabish confr...


BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at North Texas Performing Arts Repertory Photo BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at North Texas Performing Arts Repertory
by Kathleen Anwar - September 13, 2019

Have you ever wondered where Peter Pan became a lost boy, how Captain Hook lost his hand, or what made the alligator a?oeticka??? Well, North Texas Performing Arts Repertory unraveled a creative tale that fleshes out the backstory of these characters, Neverland, and all the rest....


EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: JENNY BEDE: THE MUSICAL, Just the Tonic Photo EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: JENNY BEDE: THE MUSICAL, Just the Tonic
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 18, 2019

Classically trained in musical theatre, comedian, writer and actor Jenny Bede is tired of waiting around for her perfect role. However, much like nationalism and Greggs, musical theatre is having a bit of a moment. Naturally, Jenny wants in on the action....


BWW Review: ANNABELLE COMES HOME Doesn't Beat a Dead Horse Photo BWW Review: ANNABELLE COMES HOME Doesn't Beat a Dead Horse
by Abigail Charpentier - July 01, 2019

With the Conjuring cinematic universe rapidly expanding since its initial film in 2013, it has seen both commercial successes and mixed reviews. The highly anticipated “Annabelle Comes Home” proves to be a great addition to the franchise in terms of expansion and future possibilities, but is not the...


Patrick Starrr Single Release 'GO OFF' & BTS Video Live Photo Patrick Starrr Single Release 'GO OFF' & BTS Video Live
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2020

Patrick Starrr, top Beauty Guru and YouTube Personality, has released his newest single titled “GO OFF,” a Vogue-esque, techno/club style song perfectly suited to align with the launch of his new beauty brand, ONE/SIZE. ...


Martha Graham Dance Company Will Present GRAHAMDECONSTRUCTED: NOGUCHI/GRAHAM AND CIRC Photo Martha Graham Dance Company Will Present GRAHAMDECONSTRUCTED: NOGUCHI/GRAHAM AND CIRCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 28, 2020

The Martha Graham Dance Company's Studio Series continues with GrahamDeconstructed featuring Martha Graham's 1963 work Circe. GrahamDeconstructed will take place on Tuesday, February 25, and Wednesday, February 26, at 7pm, at the Martha Graham Studio Theater, 55 Bethune Street (11th floor), in Manha...


Pete McKee's EIGHT NEW PAINTINGS Available Until January 1 Photo Pete McKee's EIGHT NEW PAINTINGS Available Until January 1
by Stephi Wild - December 29, 2020

Over the course of 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, so much has changed for everyone. The characters in Pete McKee's artwork are no exception either. Black lines, which derive from his iconic graphic, pop-art style with roots in cartoon work and illustration, have been removed to allow for a more...


Miss Hope Springs Comes to Assembly Rooms Edinburgh Fringe Photo Miss Hope Springs Comes to Assembly Rooms Edinburgh Fringe
by Julie Musbach - July 17, 2019

Recovering showgirl Miss Hope Springs was once the toast of Las Vegas. Now she's down on her luck and highly medicated. Join her, live at the piano, as she dusts off an array of all-original toe-tapping show tunes, finger-snapping pop and heartrending ballads from her fabulous vintage repertoire and...


BPA Teen Lab One Acts Feature SELFIE And LOCKDOWN April 18 - 28 Photo BPA Teen Lab One Acts Feature SELFIE And LOCKDOWN April 18 - 28
by A.A. Cristi - March 26, 2019

BPA Theatre School students perform two One-Act plays in a black box setting over the course of two weekends at Studio B, behind the Bainbridge Performing Arts Mainstage. This spring - under the tutelage of Ann Wilkinson Ellis and Pete Benson - students explored a variety of acting methods and style...


Broadway Rewind: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Takes Flight on Broadway in 2012 Photo Broadway Rewind: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Takes Flight on Broadway in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - July 12, 2020

Today we flashback to 2012, when Peter and the Starcatcher arrived on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it played for 319 performances. Based on the 2004 novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the play was adapted for the stage by Rick Elice....


EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: CRYSTAL RASMUSSEN PRESENTS THE BIBLE 2, Underbelly Photo EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: CRYSTAL RASMUSSEN PRESENTS THE BIBLE 2, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2019

After a swift rise to fame with her Nobel-nominated book Diary of a Drag Queen, DENIM's Crystal is back. Bringing her pages to life through song, dance and writhing around in a children's swimming pool. A tour-de-force show of a lifetime, 108-year-old Crystal reveals how to escape shame, escape the ...






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