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BWW Previews: FUNNY GIRL at Candlelight Music Theatre Photo BWW Previews: FUNNY GIRL at Candlelight Music Theatre
by Greer Firestone - August 31, 2017

Aisle Say - your bottomless cistern of institutional theatrical memory in Delaware - cannot recall if FUNNY GIRL has ever been performed here...


Circus Oz Collaborates with the Best Rock Band in the World Photo Circus Oz Collaborates with the Best Rock Band in the World
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017

Artistic Director Rob Tannion is creating an original circus rock opera with Berlin's Prince and Princess of art rock and Europop, Otto & Astrid from the band Die Roten Punkte, featuring the evocative physicality of Circus Oz acrobats....


Join THE LITTLE HOURS' Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco & Jeff Baena for Live Reading of THE DECAMERON in NYC
by Movies News Desk - June 23, 2017

Hear ye, hear ye! On June 28th, Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco and writer/director Jeff Baena will perform a live reading of stories from Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron tied to the June 30th release of their film THE LITTLE HOURS....


Post-Performance Talkbacks Scheduled for Square One's BECOMING DR. RUTH
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2017

Director Tom Holehan and actor Alice McMahon, who plays Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Square One Theatre's current production of Becoming Dr. Ruth, will participate in Post-Performance Talkbacks (10-15 minutes only) with audience members following each of the Saturday 4pm performances on May 6,13 and 20....


National Geographic Orders Second Season of Hit Anthology Series GENIUS
by Caryn Robbins - April 20, 2017

National Geographic announced today at the network's FURTHER Front presentation the official greenlight of a second season of the scripted anthology series GENIUS, which tells the untold stories of the world's most brilliant innovators....


Kip Meyerhoff Introduces Readers to Rollo Michaels Photo Kip Meyerhoff Introduces Readers to Rollo Michaels
by Robert Diamond - November 13, 2017

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Popular Mechanicals Remount Show for Sydney Audiences
by Julie Musbach - March 07, 2017

Following their riotous reception in 2015, the original cast of State Theatre Company South Australia's The Popular Mechanicals are heading east to remount the show for Sydney Theatre Company, marshalled once again by former STC Resident Director Sarah Giles. Performances are at The Wharf from 6 Apr...


TodayTix Surpasses $100 Million in Sales, Unveils New Logo and More
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2017

TodayTix, the international ticketing platform on a mission to redefine the way people see theater, today announced it has surpassed $100 million in sales and has unveiled its new visual identity....


BWW Review: US/THEM, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - January 23, 2017

Gary Naylor sees an extraordinary hour of storytelling that releases the human spirit from its physical incarceration....


BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Onstage In Bedford
by Jef Tingley - March 27, 2017

In this never never land, you don't need elaborate set pieces and props to bring the story to life; a piece of rope can become a pirate ship and mermaids appear with some fabric and strategically placed cups....


BWW Review: JAM, Finborough Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 27, 2017

Jam, Matt Parvin's first play, shows promise but cannot overcome its structural and narrative problems to deliver its full potential....


Circus Oz Collaborates with the Best Rock Band in the World Photo Circus Oz Collaborates with the Best Rock Band in the World
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2017

Artistic Director Rob Tannion is creating an original circus rock opera with Berlin's Prince and Princess of art rock and Europop, Otto & Astrid from the band Die Roten Punkte, featuring the evocative physicality of Circus Oz acrobats....


Poisoned Candy Meets V for Vendetta | PBS Digital Series Explores Halloween Urban Leg Photo Poisoned Candy Meets V for Vendetta | PBS Digital Series Explores Halloween Urban Legends
by Emily Bruno - October 26, 2017

The newest episode of PBS Digital Studios' Origin of Everything, focuses on an urban legend we've all heard: tainted Halloween candy. How many times did your mom warn you about that razor blade in the apple? Well turns out, there's a pretty interesting backstory to these legends and we're here to sh...


Podcast: 'Broadway Backstory' Explores NEXT TO NORMAL's Road to Broadway
by Theater People Podcast - February 21, 2017

The episode tracks NEXT TO NORMAL's journey to Broadway. Through interviews with the show's stars, composers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Director Michael Greif, and Producers David Stone and Carole Rothman, the episode follows the show from it's first incarnation as a college project to a 10-minute m...


BWW Review: A Display of Pure Joy at BALLETNEXT's Spring Season Photo BWW Review: A Display of Pure Joy at BALLETNEXT's Spring Season
by Christina Pandolfi - March 12, 2018

So often, dance is portrayed as a mysterious enigma, dramatic and otherworldly through overly complicated choreography and a hard-to-follow backstory. As a result, its magic can get lost in translation. But at BalletNext's spring season at New York Live Arts, pure joy was served as the appetizer, en...


BWW Review: THE STEAMIE, King's Theatre, Glasgow Photo BWW Review: THE STEAMIE, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - October 25, 2017

It's Hogmanay in a Glasgow wash house, and the girls need to get their washing done before the bells. Join Dolly, Magrit, Doreen and Mrs Culfeathers as they laugh and cry their way through the last day of the year with a little help from the not so handy Andy....


'Broadway Backstory' Goes Behind the Scenes of KINKY BOOTS for its Season 2 Finale Photo 'Broadway Backstory' Goes Behind the Scenes of KINKY BOOTS for its Season 2 Finale
by Theater People Podcast - December 19, 2017

On Tuesday, December 19, Broadway Backstory released the final episode of its second season. The episode is about KINKY BOOTS and follows the shows journey from and little-known independent film to the 2013 Tony winning smash hit Broadway musical....


Theatre Fans Unite: Vote for 'Broadway Backstory' in this Year's Webby Awards Photo Theatre Fans Unite: Vote for 'Broadway Backstory' in this Year's Webby Awards
by Theater People Podcast - April 18, 2018

Theatre fans, you are running out of time to vote for Broadway's favorite behind-the-scenes, documentary podcast 'Broadway Backstory' in this year's Webby Awards. The show, hosted by Patrick Hinds, is currently nominated in the Best Branded Podcast or Segment category....


Win a Cameo in SPAMALOT in Manchester Photo Win a Cameo in SPAMALOT in Manchester
by Julie Musbach - October 17, 2017

Do you have the SPAM Factor? If you think you have what it takes to join King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table on their quest to Camelot then enter our competition today!...


Talkbacks Schedule Announced for Square One's BECOMING DR. RUTH
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2017

Director Tom Holehan and actor Alice McMahon, who plays Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Square One Theatre's current production of Becoming Dr. Ruth, will participate in Post-Performance Talkbacks (10-15 minutes only) with audience members following each of the Saturday 4pm performances on May 6,13 and 20....


X-FILES: COLD CASES Original Audible Production Out Today
by TV News Desk - July 18, 2017

On July 18, Audible Studios will release THE X-FILES: COLD CASES, an Audible Original production starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and a full cast, and including rich sound design and music that returns fans to the Universe they've come to know and love with original material in an entirely ...


By Telling the Story of HAMILTON, 'Broadway Backstory' Host Patrick Hinds Shared his Photo By Telling the Story of HAMILTON, 'Broadway Backstory' Host Patrick Hinds Shared his Own Narrative
by Matt Tamanini - September 29, 2017

At its best, theatre has the ability to impact people on personal levels that dramatically transcend the specific story being told. That is what happened when one of the theatre community's most well known interviewers saw HAMILTON for the first time....


Join THE LITTLE HOURS' Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco & Jeff Baena for Live Reading of THE DECAMERON in NYC
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2017

Hear ye, hear ye! On June 28th, Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco and writer/director Jeff Baena will perform a live reading of stories from Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron tied to the June 30th release of their film THE LITTLE HOURS....


X-FILES: COLD CASES Original Audible Production Out 7/18
by Caryn Robbins - April 10, 2017

On July 18, Audible Studios will release THE X-FILES: COLD CASES, an Audible Original production starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and a full cast, and including rich sound design and music that returns fans to the Universe they've come to know and love with original material in an entirely ...


Celebrate Frank Sinatra's 102nd Birthday with New Book From His Former Manager Photo Celebrate Frank Sinatra's 102nd Birthday with New Book From His Former Manager
by Tori Hartshorn - December 06, 2017

Frank Sinatra was one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century, and this December 12, America will be celebrating his 102nd birthday. To celebrate his legacy, check out the new book his former manager, Eliot Weisman....






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