Luigi Receives 2013 Bessie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance Today
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013 The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces dance innovator Eugene Louis Faccuito, known as 'Luigi,' as the recipient of the 2013 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance. The a...
Caroline Innerbichler Stars in BESSIE'S BIRTHDAY at Theater Latte Da, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2013 Theater Latte Da announced the cast for Bessie's Birthday, book and lyrics by Katie Baldwin Eng, music by Jeff Tang. This musical comedy is being developed as part of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, a major new work program to develop new musical theater in the Twin Cities....
The Bessies Announce 2012 New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2012 The 2012 Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients were held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Apollo Theater (253 West 125th Street), hosted by Elizabeth Streb. Scroll down for a full list of the award winners!...
Deb Mullins Brings BLUESVILLE to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2013 After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN to Open at Gramercy Theatre Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - March 17, 2014 A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN will open at New York City's Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd St. / 23rd & Lexington Ave) on Thursday, April 10th, giving fans a chance to see Broadway's acclaimed theatrical rock experience in one of New York's most intimate concert venues. An exclusive presale for Citi Cardho...
Nancy Reynolds Awarded 2013 Bessies Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance
by Tyler Peterson - September 06, 2013 The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premiere dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces legendary dance historian Nancy Reynolds as the recipient of the 2013 NY Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance Award. T...
BWW Reviews: Group Rep's AWAKE AND SING a Mighty Tribute to Clifford Odets
by Don Grigware - September 24, 2013 Awake and Sing!/by Clifford Odets/directed by Larry Eisenberg/Group rep/through November 3...
New York Live Arts to Present Luciana Achugar's OTRO TEATRO, 4/2-5
by Tyler Peterson - March 14, 2014 New York Live Arts presents the New York City premiere of New York Dance and Performance 'Bessie' Award winning luciana achugar's OTRO TEATRO, April 2 - 5 at 7:30pm in the New York Live Arts Theater. Described by The New York Times as '.sensual, raw and intensely physical,' achugar will perform her ...
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces Ladies Night at the Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 13, 2014 Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is introducing the first in a series of 'Ladies Nights' at the theatre. The event, which takes place on Thursday, January 23 includes seats for the 7:30 pm performance of The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith by Angelo Parra and directed by Joe Branc...
Janis Joplin to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2013 Showbiz411's Roger Friedman reports that legendary blues singer Janis Joplin will posthumously receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame. The singer was just 27 years old when she died of a drug overdose in 1971....
ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins July 10 at ZACH Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013 ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a musical journey into the inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends. With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, provi...
Okwui Okpokwasili's BRONX GOTHIC Adds Second Week of Shows at Danspace Project, 1/28-2/1
by Tyler Peterson - December 31, 2013 As part of the ninth edition of the COIL festival, Performance Space 122 and Danspace Project present the world premiere of Okwui Okpokwasili's Bronx Gothic. Using song, stories and movement, Okpokwasili chronicles the sexual awakening and exploits of two 11-year-old girls living in the Bronx. This ...
TRAV'LIN - THE NEW 1930S HARLEM MUSICAL Premieres at Jubilee Theatre, 3/29-4/28
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2012 Trav'lin - The New 1930s Harlem Musical, will receive its Regional Premiere production at Fort Worth's Jubilee Theatre in Spring 2013. The musical, which received a developmental production in 2010 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), runs March 29, 2013 through April 28, 2013....
Okwui Okpokwasili's BRONX GOTHIC Plays 2nd Week of Shows at Danspace Project, Now thru 2/1
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2014 As part of the ninth edition of the COIL festival, Performance Space 122 and Danspace Project present the world premiere of Okwui Okpokwasili's Bronx Gothic. Using song, stories and movement, Okpokwasili chronicles the sexual awakening and exploits of two 11-year-old girls living in the Bronx. This ...
STAGE TUBE: Cast of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Performs 'Spirit in the Dark' on 'WENDY WILLIAMS'
by Tyler Peterson - December 12, 2013 A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, performed live on "THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW" on Tuesday, December 10. Mary Bridget Davies, critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Janis, was joined by Taprena Michelle Augustine,De'Adre Aziza, Nikki Kimbrough, and NaTasha Yvette Williams as Aret...
Photo Coverage: Ma-Yi Theater Company, Sicangco et al. Accept TOFA-NY Awards
by Oliver Oliveros - November 01, 2012 Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning theater organization Ma-Yi Theater Company, which originally produced Filipino and Filipino-American plays prior to shifting gears toward exploring more of the Asian-American experience via theatrical workshops and presentations, and Filipino-American set and costum...
The Bessies Announce 2012 New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2012 The 2012 Bessies: New York Dance and Performance Award Recipients were held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Apollo Theater (253 West 125th Street), hosted by Elizabeth Streb. Scroll down for a full list of the award winners!...
Deb Mullins to Bring BLUESVILLE to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club, 6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013 After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
Janis Joplin to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2013 Showbiz411's Roger Friedman reports that legendary blues singer Janis Joplin will posthumously receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame. The singer was just 27 years old when she died of a drug overdose in 1971....
Dance in Process Resident Artists Are Announced - Dean Moss, Lance Gries and More!
by Christina Mancuso - July 26, 2013 Congratulations to the 2013-2014 Gibney Dance Center (GDC) DiP Resident Artists: (pictured above clockwise from left) Dean Moss, Lance Gries,RoseAnne Spradlin, and Jon Kinzel. Each artist will receive three weeks of continuous rehearsal space, access to an adjacent production office, and a menu of s...
Ms. Jo Thompson to Play the Cafe Carlyle, 3/21-30
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013 The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome the elegant and sophisticated pianist/singer, Ms. Jo Thompson, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Café Carlyle from March 21st-23rd, and March 28th and 30th. MS. Thompson, a timeless, knockout beauty of 80 plus yea...
Deb Mullins to Bring BLUESVILLE to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club, 6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013 After two prior sellout shows at The Cabaret, Deb Mullins is back again! Her new show, Bluesville features songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson....
Caroline Innerbichler to Star in BESSIE'S BIRTHDAY at Theater Latte Da; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2013 Theater Latte Da announced the cast for Bessie's Birthday, book and lyrics by Katie Baldwin Eng, music by Jeff Tang. This musical comedy is being developed as part of NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, a major new work program to develop new musical theater in the Twin Cities....
Six Short Plays Set for Stony Point in CAN AMERICA MAKE IT?, 11/1
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013 Can America Make it? Is a diverse program of six thought provoking short plays that will take place at the Stony Point Conference Center located at: 17 Crickettown Road, Stony Point, NY, on November 1st 2013 at 8pm....
'Next Steps', a fundraiser for Green Street Studios Set for January 26
by Robert Diamond - January 10, 2014 "Next Steps", a fundraiser for Green Street Studios, will be presented by Dance Currents Inc. with Audra Carabetta, Lorraine Chapman, Jennifer Cote', Kathy Hassinger, Kendra Heithoff -Henseler, Anna Myer, Margot Parsons, Nicole Pierce, and Ali Smith as choreographers.... |
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