BWW Review: Ocean State Theatre Tells a Timely Story of Politics and History with 1776
by Robert Barossi - February 29, 2016 Some events in history cry out to be made into a movie or a book or a stage play. Others don't seem like such an obvious choice at first glance. One might guess it would be quite difficult to pull off creating a musical out of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, of all things. But, as Oc...
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....
PHOTO FLASHBACK: White House Historical Association Posts Pics of 1776 Cast Performing For President Nixon
by Michael Dale - January 21, 2016 In 1970, the Broadway company of 1776 played a special performance at The White House....
McLean Community Players to Stage Tony-Winning Musical 1776
by Tyler Peterson - December 07, 2015 ?The McLean Community Players' production of the musical 1776, based on the events surrounding the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence, opens Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, and runs weekends through Feb. 21 at McLean's Alden Theatre. With music by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Ston...
WSR Signature Theatre to Present 1776, 7/2-3
by Tyler Peterson - June 26, 2014 It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence...if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of t...
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...
TV: Watch Santino Fontana and the Star-Studded Company of 1776 Get Revolutionary in the Rehearsal Room!
by Nicole Rosky - March 22, 2016 BroadwayWorld was in the rehearsal room with the cast today, where they treated us to a sneak peek of 'Till Then' (performed by Santino Fontana and Christiane Noll) and 'Sit Down, John'....
Palm Beach Dramaworks to Stage Reimagined 1776
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2016 'I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a Congress.'...
BWW Reviews: BroadHollow's 1776
by Melissa Giordano - March 05, 2015 In seeing the Tony winning Sherman Edwards/Peter Stone musical 1776, we get an interesting account of historical events. The cast at BroadHollow's BayWay Theatre in East Islip are comical, comfortable in their roles, and are extremely talented....
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: It's Hi-Diddle Diddle with the Cast of Encores! 1776- Watch Performance Highlights!
by Nicole Rosky - March 30, 2016 BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights below!...
Photo Flash: Encores! 1776 Cast Celebrates After Final Performance
by Marissa Sblendorio - April 04, 2016 This past weekend, Encores! brought back the classic Tony Award-winning musical about how the founding fathers drafted the Declaration of Independence and gave birth to a new nation. ...
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...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'The Kindred' Episode of FOX's SLEEPY HOLLOW
by - September 23, 2014 On the next episode of FOX's SLEEPY HOLLOW titled "The Kindred" - Ichabod Crane and Lt. Abbie Mills concoct a daring plan to try to rescue Ichabod's wife, Katrina, from the Headless Horseman by resurrecting a Frankenstein-like monster created by Benjamin Franklin. ...
BWW Reviews: Ideas Pop at Dog & Pony DC's TOAST
by Pamela Roberts - September 23, 2014 Toast playfully explores innovation, technology, crowd-sourcing and the very roots of inspiration. You don't 'see' a show at dog & pony dc, you become part of it. Dog & pony is committed to "Audience Integration" or participatory theatre - that means when you attend a show you are intimately knit in...
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015 'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....
Nikki Renee Daniels, Andre De Shields, John Larroquette & More Will Lead Starry Cast of Encores! 1776
by Tyler Peterson - February 29, 2016 Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel today announced casting for the Encores! production of 1776, the classic Tony Award-winning musical about how the founding fathers drafted the Declaration of Independence and gave birth to a new nation. 1776 will star Terence Archie, John Behlmann, Larry Bull,...
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...
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns to Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2015 According to Reuters, 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia later this month. The two singers will appear on Saturday, September 26, at the World Meeting of Families festival, and before the Pope's Mass on Sunday, ...
2nd Annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative Set for 3/21 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2015 The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative, set for Saturday, March 21st from 2:30pm-6:30pm at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston. Free and open to the public....
Best-selling Indie Author Michael James Ploof to Release Book One of New Series
by Christina Mancuso - October 23, 2014 ...
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015 'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....
CHF to Host Benefit Evening & Public Program with Walter Isaacson, 9/15
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2015 Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening on Tuesday, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl). The Benefit Evening will feature author and Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson in conversation with Mellody Hobson, presi...
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!...
BWW Interview: Anthony Cochrane in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at STNJ
by Marina Kennedy - October 08, 2015 'The Diary of Anne Frank' will be performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey' from October 14th to November 21st. This powerful story is directed by Joseph Discher. Broadwayworld.com interviewed Anthony Cochrane who plays Mr. Van Daan in the play.... |
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