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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...


BWW Review: CHEF Opens Season at Upstream With All the Right Ingredients Photo BWW Review: CHEF Opens Season at Upstream With All the Right Ingredients
by Tanya Seale - October 15, 2018

Chef, a play by UK/Egyptian playwright Sabrina Mahfouz and winner of the 2014 Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival, made its U.S. premier at Upstream Theatre, opening the 2018-19 season. Linda Kennedy starred in this one-woman show, directed by renowned Swiss director Marianne de Pury....


Award-Winning Theatre Department Presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Photo Award-Winning Theatre Department Presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2020

Santa Susana High School's award-winning theatre department presents its next show of the year. Peter and the Starcatcher will be playing in the highschool's Performing Arts Center (PAC) from March 5th - 7th at select times (See Below). The show is a prequel to the beloved children's story, 'Peter P...


Bravo to Premiere DIRTY JOHN Starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana Photo Bravo to Premiere DIRTY JOHN Starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 09, 2018

Bravo Media's seductive scripted anthology 'Dirty John,' starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana, premieres on Sunday, November 25 at 10pm ET/PT. Based on the articles and breakout true crime podcast with over 30 million downloads from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, the series tells t...


Miss Hope Springs' BIJOU Comes to Edinburgh Fringe Photo Miss Hope Springs' BIJOU Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 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...


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....


Scientific Discoveries Redefine Werewolves in New Contemporary Fantasy Novel by Laura Photo Scientific Discoveries Redefine Werewolves in New Contemporary Fantasy Novel by Laura Perry
by Robert Diamond - May 15, 2018

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Gracie & Lacy Bring GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK LIVE! to 54 Below Photo Gracie & Lacy Bring GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK LIVE! to 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - July 11, 2018

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents award-winning sister act Gracie & Lacy and the Legends Swing Band in Great American Songbook Live on September 21st, 2018. Dressed to the nines in glittering vintage-inspired attire, Gracie & Lacy deliver power- house vocals, smooth-as-butter ha...


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....


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...


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...


How The Assembly Line Ended: SWEAT at Everyman Theatre Photo How The Assembly Line Ended: SWEAT at Everyman Theatre
by Jack L. B. Gohn - October 29, 2018

This industrial Eden will not end well. And end badly it does, as playwright Lynn Nottage tightens the grip of the catastrophe step by slow step. We all know the historical outlines of the story enough to have a general idea what to expect: management ready to break unions to exact wage and benefits...


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...


The Grand Union Orchestra Announces Its Latest Production UNCHARTED CROSSINGS Photo The Grand Union Orchestra Announces Its Latest Production UNCHARTED CROSSINGS
by Stephi Wild - November 09, 2018

The Grand Union Orchestra has announced its latest performance, Uncharted Crossings, which concludes its Autumn/Winter programme supporting Black British Music in Hackney. The programme aligns with Hackney Museum's current exhibition on the same topic....


Rebel and Misfits Productions Presents Third Installment of IMMERSIVE THEATRE PROJECT Photo Rebel and Misfits Productions Presents Third Installment of IMMERSIVE THEATRE PROJECT
by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2018

Rebel and Misfits Productions is thrilled to present the third installment of the Immersive Theatre Project October 24-November 10.  Dive into a shocking world and discover the heart and dark underbelly of a story that you have undoubtedly come in contact with before, but never allowed full access t...


Tonys Talk: Mary Testa & Daniel Fish Have Got a Beautiful Feelin' About the Tony Awa Photo Tonys Talk: Mary Testa & Daniel Fish Have Got a Beautiful Feelin' About the Tony Awards!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 03, 2019

Oh, what a beautiful day June 9th will be for Broadway. Will everything be going Mary Testa and Daniel Fish's way? The duo represents two of eight Tony nominations that went to the much talked-about, reimagined version of the musical theatre classic, Oklahoma!...


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...


Triplet Pop-Rock Band Just Seconds Apart Release Official Video For Single GOOD TO KN Photo Triplet Pop-Rock Band Just Seconds Apart Release Official Video For Single GOOD TO KNOW
by Tori Hartshorn - October 03, 2018

Triplet pop-rock band Just Seconds Apart release the official video for their current single “Good To Know” - watch HERE. The song is available on all streaming platforms. The sibling band, comprised of Sela on drums, Ari on guitar, and Alex on keyboards and bass, with all three lending their vocal ...


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...


VIDEO: Premiere Episode of DIRTY JOHN is Available Now Photo VIDEO: Premiere Episode of DIRTY JOHN is Available Now
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 16, 2018

Ahead of the premiere on Sunday, November 25 at 10 PM ET/PT, Bravo has made the entire first episode of 'Dirty John' available for a pre-linear preview on YouTube, BravoTV.com, VOD and the Bravo App....


Lil Skies Releases New Song And Video For REAL TIES Photo Lil Skies Releases New Song And Video For REAL TIES
by Tori Hartshorn - January 17, 2019

Critically-acclaimed rapper Lil Skies is kicking off his 2019 with a brand new track, “Real Ties” (produced by Etrou & Taz Taylor), now available at all DSPs and streaming services (listen HERE). Skies also dropped an accompanying video, directed by Xandros and filmed in Skies' hometown of Waynesbor...


BWW Review: DAPHNE, TOMMY, THE COLONEL AND PHIL, Union Theatre Photo BWW Review: DAPHNE, TOMMY, THE COLONEL AND PHIL, Union Theatre
by Jonathan Marshall - July 24, 2019

An aged couple discover that their seemingly perfect marriage is not all it appears to be and as the past comes back to haunt them, secrets surface and their lives are changed forever in this slightly surreal domestic comedy But is farce back in fashion or does it fall flat here?...


BWW Review: Stoppard's word fun with Shakespeare and subversion in DOGG'S HAMLET, CAH Photo BWW Review: Stoppard's word fun with Shakespeare and subversion in DOGG'S HAMLET, CAHOOT'S MACBETH at Potomac Theater Project
by Joe Lombardi - July 18, 2019

Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth are two early plays by Tom Stoppard which were written to be performed together.  Both use Shakespearean text to overtly entertain while being subtly subversive.  Presented by the Potomac Theater Project this summer, the double bill is enormously entertaining....


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 ...


CBS Renews YOUNG SHELDON For Two Additional Seasons Photo CBS Renews YOUNG SHELDON For Two Additional Seasons
by Tori Hartshorn - February 22, 2019

CBS announced today that it has renewed hit sophomore comedy YOUNG SHELDON for two additional years, beginning with the 2019-2020 broadcast season....






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