'The Devil's Music: The Life And Blues Of Bessie Smith'
by Beau Higgins - April 28, 2011 Playing May 6-22 with discounted previews on May 3, 4 and 5, The Devil's Music tells the thrilling life story of one of America's most beloved entertainers, and stars Miche Braden, who originated the role of Bessie Smith Off Broadway. ...
Bessie Colvin Releases MY STORY: THE SETUP
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2013 Author Bessie Colvin opens the book of her life to inspire readers from all over the world with her experiences and her brave fight with her illness in My Story: The Setup. This book recounts life experiences, which highlights her early years, her family life, and her battle with cancer-a journey th...
BWW Reviews: HAVING OUR SAY at 4th Wall Theatre
by Gregory G. Allen - February 22, 2013 4th Wall Theatre presents the play HAVING OUR SAY for Black History Month for one weekend only....
Ensemble Theatre to Hold Auditions for BLUES IN THE NIGHT, 3/29
by Caryn Robbins - March 23, 2011 The Ensemble Theatre holds auditions for a female singer to perform in the 2010-2011 season finale musical 'Blues in the Night,' Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 5:00PM - 6:30PM....
Ensemble Theatre to Hold Auditions for BLUES IN THE NIGHT, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2011 The Ensemble Theatre holds auditions for a female singer to perform in the 2010-2011 season finale musical 'Blues in the Night,' Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 5:00PM - 6:30PM....
TRAV'LIN - THE NEW 1930s HARLEM MUSICAL Opens Tonight in Fort Worth
by Kelsey Denette - March 29, 2013 Following development in New York City and Washington, D.C., including a sold-out run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), Trav'lin - The New 1930s Harlem Musical receives its Regional Premiere at Fort Worth's Jubilee Theatre, the original home of African-American theater in North Texas,...
Baby Jane Presents STILL BAD, STILL BLUE At The Met Room
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2011 Baby Jane Dexter is still bad and still blue as she premieres an all-new show at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, today, November 25 at 7pm....
MIchael Tilson to Conduct THE THOMASHEFSKYS at NY Philharmonic, 4/5-6
by Nicole Rosky - March 03, 2011 Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct and host a staged presentation of The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in Yiddish Theater, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5-6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. Directed by Patricia Birch, the multimedia evening ce...
Photo Flash: END OF THE RAINBOW's Tracie Bennett Visits THE DEVIL'S MUSIC
by Kelsey Denette - April 24, 2012 Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and LizAnne Mitchell, presents The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato. Miche Brad...
Penguin Rep Presents The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2011 Penguin Rep Theatre (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director) and Edmund Gaynes, in association with Don and Lizanne Mitchell, will present The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, a musical by Angelo Parra, conceived and directed by Joe Brancato. ...
Denise Perrier Brings BOTH SIDES NOW to The RRazz Room in San Francisco, 10/2
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2012 The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will present a very special night with vocalist DENISE PERRIER on Tuesday, October 2 as part of their "Legendary Bay Area Giants of Jazz" Concert Series. The show "Both Sides Now" will feature two sets, one accompanied by cello and violin with Music...
MIchael Tilson to Conduct THE THOMASHEFSKYS at NY Philharmonic, 4/5-6
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2011 Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct and host a staged presentation of The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in Yiddish Theater, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5-6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. Directed by Patricia Birch, the multimedia evening ce...
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....
Cleveland Play House Announces THE DEVIL'S MUSIC, Opening 2/15
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2013 After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced "Mickey") Braden, nominated for ...
Baby Jane Presents STILL BAD, STILL BLUE At The Met Room
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2011 Baby Jane Dexter is still bad and still blue as she premieres an all-new show at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, today, November 25 at 7pm....
OUR BETTERS Set to Open Shaw's 2013 Season
by Kelsey Denette - April 02, 2013 The curtain rises tomorrow on the Shaw Festival's 52nd season when W. Somerset Maugham's glittering satire Our Betters begins previews at the Royal George Theatre. Morris Panych brings his usual directorial panache to this brilliant "take no prisoners" portrait of marriage - where English estates an...
Baby Jane Presents STILL BAD, STILL BLUE At The Met Room 11/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 04, 2011 Baby Jane Dexter is still bad and still blue as she premieres an all-new show at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, on Friday November 25 at 7pm....
MIchael Tilson to Conduct THE THOMASHEFSKYS at NY Philharmonic, 4/5-6
by Nicole Rosky - March 03, 2011 Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct and host a staged presentation of The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in Yiddish Theater, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5-6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. Directed by Patricia Birch, the multimedia evening ce...
BWW Review: Cleveland Play House's THE DEVIL'S MUSIC - An Entertaining Bio-Concert
by Roy Berko - February 21, 2013 THE DEVIL'S MUSIC is a very entertaining evening of theatre, highlighted by the performance of Miche Braden, but is somewhat burdened by the format of the script....
Cleveland Play House Opens THE DEVIL'S MUSIC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2013 After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced 'Mickey') Braden, nominated for ...
MIchael Tilson to Conduct THE THOMASHEFSKYS at NY Philharmonic, 4/5-6
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2011 Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct and host a staged presentation of The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in Yiddish Theater, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5-6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall. Directed by Patricia Birch, the multimedia evening ce...
Original Lost Boy Attends Screening Of Mary Martin's PETER PAN
by Movies News Desk - October 01, 2011 Theatre producer Edmund Gaynes will be a special guest at The Paley Center for Media's screening of Mary Martin's legendary TV version of PETER PAN today,...
Opening Night Party for Performer KT Sullivan, 4/29
by Lauren Wolman - April 24, 2011 The Mad Batter, 19 Jackson Street, is hosting an after-show opening night party for KT Sullivan on Friday, April 29. Hors d'oeuvres are provided, with a cash bar, but no other costs, to come and meet this lovely Broadway and cabaret performer and her musical arranger and accompanist, Jon Weber. KT...
Photo Flash: Stolen Chair Presents Jody Flader in THE BACHELORS' TEA PARTY
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2012 A surreal society comedy performed at Lady Mendl's Tea Salon by two actors and four dolls alongside an exquisite five-course tea service, The Bachelors' Tea Party offers a look into the social circle of New York's first power couple, Elsie de Wolfe (Lady Mendl) and Bessie Marbury....
Baby Jane Encores STILL BAD, STILL BLUE at Metropolitan Room, 6/1-29
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012 Baby Jane Dexter is still bad and still blue as she reprises her show five more times beginning June 1. "Still Bad, Still Blue," which premiered at the Metropolitan Room in November, is just as fresh as ever. If anything it's gotten badder and bluer with age. So get yourself over to see "Still Bad, ... |