Recess Monkey's 'Wired' Tour Arrives in Philly Area This June
by Caryn Robbins - May 19, 2014 Inspired by the breathtaking creativity and inventiveness of today's DIY kids, kindie music icon Recess Monkey celebrates 'maker' culture with the band's eleventh studio recording, Wired....
GYPSY, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, 1776 and More Set for Media Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2015 Mama Rose, Billy Elliot, Atticus Finch, Eddie Birdlace, and John Adams. Five names, each encapsulating what The Media Theatre's 2015-16 season promises--people who tried their hardest to change the world, to leave an indelible impression so that their lives and the lives touched by their presence an...
BWW Review: Less Than Rent Theatre's LITTLE MAC, LITTLE MAC, YOU'RE THE VERY MAN!
by Juliana Adame - April 18, 2014 Charlie Polinger directs an attempted statement on several political and pop culture icons with the story of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera thrown in there....
TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge- SAG Foundation Conversations Series with Kathleen Chalfant
by Nicole Rosky - April 13, 2014 Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured stage lege...
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Conservatory Lab Charter School Co-Host El Sistema Greater Boston Showcase Today
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2013 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the Conservatory Lab Charter School co-host the First Annual El Sistema Greater Boston Showcase, in partnership with Boston Area El Sistema-inspired programs: Bridge Boston El Sistema, El Sistema Somerville, Josiah Quincy School Orchestra Program, Margarita Mu...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at A.C.T.'s 1776
by Christina Mancuso - September 12, 2013 American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) kicks off its 2013-14 season with passionate (and patriotic) fireworks with the West Coast premiere of Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati's triumphant new staging of the musical 1776. A.C.T.'s production of 1776 runs September 11-October 6, 2013, at The G...
Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff, Tyne Daly and More at Lapham's Quarterly DECADES BALL: THE 1780s
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015 Lapham's Quarterly (Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham) hosted their DECADES BALL: The 1780s last night, June 1 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway). The evening celebrated the 80th birthday of Lewis Lapham, who established the acclaimed literary magazine in 2007. BroadwayWorld has photos from the gala bel...
ACT Stages Open-Captioned Performance of 1776 Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013 American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is pleased to offer an open captioned performance ofTony Award-winning director Frank Galati's triumphant new staging of the musical 1776 tonight, October 3 at 8 p.m., at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco). Special seats have been reserved...
Uncle John's 'Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader' Wins Gold at The Benjamin Franklin Awards
by Christina Mancuso - May 31, 2013 This year, Uncle John celebrates 25 years of sitting on the throne as the “King of Bathroom Reading” while also winning a GOLD award for Uncle John's Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader and a SILVER award in for its kid's book, Uncle John's KID-TOPIA Bathroom Reader For Kids Only! at the 2...
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: THE BRIDGE THAT TOM BUILT, C Nova, August 14 2013
by Amy Hanson - August 15, 2013 Tom Paine - a famous political author, a source of inspiration during the American War of Independence, the supporter and later prisoner of the French Revolution, and now the subject of a new one-man show. In "The Bridge That Tom Built", Dominic Allen portrays Paine from his youth in Thetford throu...
Best-selling Indie Author Michael James Ploof to Release Book One of New Series
by Christina Mancuso - October 23, 2014 ...
Photo Flash: First Look at Michael Friedman & Alex Timbers' HERE'S HOOVER Workshop
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2014 Les Freres Corbusier has announced its return to off-off-Broadway with a special workshop production of Here's Hoover! The Historic Herbert Hoover 2014 Comeback Special, written by Sean Cunningham, with songs by Michael Friedman and directed by Alex Timbers, began on December 5 at Abrons Arts Center...
CTG to Host Free Community Barbecue on 6/28
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2014 Center Theatre Group is opening the doors of its costume and prop shop in the east Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights for a free community barbecue June 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. Activities will include art-making activities, live music by local bands El-Haru Kuroi and...
Ben Franklin, Scavenger Hunts, Ice Cream-Making and More Set for New-York Historical Society Today
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2013 Find out what life was like in 1776 and celebrate Independence Day at the New-York Historical Society! Speak with Benjamin Franklin, hear stories and songs about 18TH century life from the Hudson River Ramblers, make ice cream using historic recipes, and go on a scavenger hunt through New-York Histo...
Cortland Rep's 1776 Begins Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015 For the second production in their 44th annual season of professional summer theatre, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents the revolutionary musical "1776", by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Performances of this fascinating, family-friendly show will run from June 17 - July 4 ...
Peninsula Players' BUTLER Begins 8/20
by Tyler Peterson - August 15, 2014 Richard Strand's Civil War drama 'Butler' makes its Midwest Premiere August 20 at Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon. 'Butler' is a winner of the Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Program and made its world premiere...
Terrace Plaza Playhouse to Present 1776, 6/12-7/25
by Tyler Peterson - May 22, 2015 Terrace Plaza Playhouse will present 1776, opening 12 June - 25 July, 2015 and running every Friday, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM. There will be NO SHOWS on July 4 and 24....
John Meyer, Demi Lovato & More Set for VH1's PHILLY 4 JULY JAM
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2013 VH1 and Palladia are celebrating Independence Day with fireworks and four-time Grammy award-winning band, The Roots for the third annual Philly 4 th of July Jam. Kicking off in the City of Brotherly Love, The Philly 4 th of July Jam, a signature event of the Wawa Welcome America! festival, will be s...
Hispanic Heritage Month In Philadelphia
by Robert Diamond - September 16, 2013 Philadelphia's Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) is jam packed with fun, food and culture....
Director Peter H. Hunt Talks Drama Behind Original Cuts to '1776' Film
by Movies News Desk - June 09, 2015 The restored director's cut edition of the musical 1776 was just released on Blu-ray, and Tony-winning director Peter H. Hunt revealed to the Los Angeles Times the drama behind the original 1972 release of the film -- and just how much producer Jack L. Warner left out....
1776 Restored Director's Cut Set Makes Blu-ray Debut Today
by Pat Cerasaro - June 02, 2015 1776 arrives on Blu-ray at long last!...
Amnon Kabatchnik Wins Benjamin Franklin Awards Silver Medal for BLOOD ON THE STAGE
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2013 Amnon Kabatchnik was honored with a Silver Medal in the Benjamin Franklin Competition for his latest book, Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery and Detection....
BWW Invite: Attend SAG Foundation Career Conversations with Kathleen Chalfant!
by Nicole Rosky - March 17, 2014 Screen Actors Guild Foundation and BroadwayWorld have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The next Career Conversations will feat...
Richard Easton, Liz Larsen & More to Lead Peccadillo's Staged Reading of LIGHT UP THE SKY, 7/29
by Tyler Peterson - July 18, 2013 Tony Award winner Richard Easton, Liz Larsen, Steve Vinovich, and Glory Crampton are set to star in The Peccadillo Theater Company's upcoming staged reading of Moss Hart's 1948 play LIGHT UP THE SKY, under the direction of Christopher Hart, Monday, July 29 at 7 PM at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 We...
ABC Family to Air NATIONAL TREASURE Double Feature, 7/4
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013 ABC Family lets the sparks fly on the 4th of July with back-to-back airings of the "National Treasure" movies starring Nicolas Cage. The ABC Family premieres of "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" and "National Treasure" begin Thursday, July 4th at 12:00PM ET/PT.... |