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Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith

Photo Flash: Joanna Kotze Honored with 2013 Bessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013

The Bessies, NYC's premiere dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces Joanna Kotze as the recipient of the 2013 New York Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer. Beth Gill, 2011 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer, presented the award during th...


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, ...


New York Live Arts to Present Yasuko Yokoshi's BELL, 3/16
by Kelsey Denette - December 14, 2012

New York Live Arts will present the world premiere of Yasuko Yokoshi's BELL on March 16, 2013 at 7:30pmin its Bessie Schonberg Theater. Hailed by Time Out New York as having "a brave, postmodern intellect," Yokoshi was appointed as the inaugural Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) of New York Live Ar...


Baby Jane Encores STILL BAD, STILL BLUE at Metropolitan Room, Now thru 6/29
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2012

Baby Jane Dexter is still bad and still blue as she reprises her show five more times beginning tonight, 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 "St...


Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces Changes to 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - May 13, 2013

Merrimack Repertory Theatre's (MRT's) Artistic Director Charles Towers has just announced an updated schedule for the 2013-2014 Season. Due to rights availability, MRT is pleased to announce next season will now include Lanford Wilson's classic American love story Talley's Folley. An updated sched...


Stolen Chair Theatre Company's THE BACHELORS’ TEA PARTY Extends Through November
by Kelsey Denette - October 11, 2012

The Stolen Chair Theatre Company announces extended performances of The Bachelors' Tea Party, a surreal society comedy performed by two actors and four dolls alongside an exquisite 5-course classic tea service, which has been performing to sold out houses every Sunday afternoon at 5pm at Lady Mendl'...


Barn Players Hold Auditions for MARVIN'S ROOM, 5/7 & 5/8
by Lauren Wolman - April 02, 2011

MARVIN'S ROOM By Scott McPherson...


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,...


2012-2013 Bessie Award Nominees Announced; Ceremony Set for 10/7
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013

The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced today the 40 nominees for the 2012-13 season. Announced at a press conference by members of The Bessies Selection Committee, the nominations (listed below) w...


The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, 4/4-21
by Emily Stubbs - March 07, 2013

Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie an...


Denise Perrier Brings BOTH SIDES NOW to The RRazz Room in San Francisco Tonight, 10/2
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2012

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will present a very special night with vocalist DENISE PERRIER tonight, 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 Musical ...


Deb Mullins Presents STILL GOT THE BLUES FOR YOU 8/12-13
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 05, 2011

Featuring songs from the Delta to Broadway and Bessie Smith to Cassandra Wilson, Deb Mullins presents an evening of unique and soulful blues. ...


The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, Now thru 4/21
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2013

Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie an...


Photo Flash: Joanna Kotze Honored with 2013 Bessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2013

The Bessies, NYC's premiere dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announces Joanna Kotze as the recipient of the 2013 New York Dance and Performance Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer. Beth Gill, 2011 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer, presented the award during th...


TRAV'LIN - THE NEW 1930S HARLEM MUSICAL Premieres at Jubilee Theatre, Now thru 4/28
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2013

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 tonight, March 29, 2013 through April 28...


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...


'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 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....


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....






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