Kristin Piacentile Stars in A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Capital Rep This Summer
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016 Kristin Piacentile is currently starring as Janis Joplin in A Night with Janis Joplin at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY, where she portrays the legendary singer for three performances per week....
The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Nominees
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2015-16 season. Scroll down for the full list!...
The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Nominees
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2015-16 season. Scroll down for the full list!...
The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Awards
by Ashlee Latimer - October 19, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced the complete list of the 2015-16 season award recipients tonight at the 32nd Annual Bessie Awards ceremony. Awards were presented in the categories of Out...
BWW Review: FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA - Jacqui Cross Thrills As The Queen Of Gospel
by Lynn Beaver - February 27, 2017 Fledgling theatre company, RKJB Entertainment's production of an original work by Robert King, Jr, FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA, currently playing at the Boyd Vance Theatre, has problems, but ultimately its message is poignant and important....
Mixed Magic Theatre Presents CHRISTMAS AT CHATTY'S PLACE
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2016 In Ricardo Pitts-Wiley's holiday musical, Chatty's Place had been a legendary Rhode Island night club....
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers and More to Play Blue Note Napa This January
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017 Newly opened in October 2016 the Blue Note Napa is a jazz club/gourmet restaurant venue occupying the first floor of the historic Napa Valley Opera House....
Off Broadway Theatres Across NYC Will Dim Their Lights to Honor Late Playwright Edward Albee
by Robert Diamond - September 20, 2016 Following the loss of three-time Tony Award and three-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, producer and director Edward Albee, Off Broadway theatres across NYC will dim their lights on Wednesday, September 21st at 7:45PM for exactly one minute, the Off Broadway League has announced. Widely consid...
Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright, Edward Albee, Passes Away at 88
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2016 It was reported this afternoon, that Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright, Edward Albee, has passed away at the age of 88. The revered playwright died in his sleep at his home in Montauk, LI....
Fringe Audience favourite Silk Bath returns to Toronto Stages at the 2017 Next Stage Theatre Festival!
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2016 Unapologetic, brutal and unflinching, 2016 Toronto Fringe audience hit, Silk Bath, returns to the stage at the 2017 Next Stage Theatre Festival. Lauded for its brutal look at the psychological challenges of Chinese-Canadian immigrants, Silk Bath will be the first show in NSTF history to be presented...
BWW Review: 2016 BESSIES AWARDS Celebrate the Depth and Breadth of the NYC Dance Community
by Sondra Forsyth - October 21, 2016 Dubbed the "Oscars of Dance", the Bessies have been recognizing NYC's outstanding performers, choreographers, musicians, and designers ever since 1984. Established by David R. White at Dance Theater Workshop in honor of legendary dance teacher Bessie Schonberg, the awards ceremonies have treated ful...
2016 Bessies to Honor Choreographer Brenda Bufalino with Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announce legendary tap innovator and choreographer Brenda Bufalino as the recipient of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance; an...
Princess Grace Foundation-USA to Present Queen Latifah with Prince Rainier III Award
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2016 The Princess Grace Foundation-USA(PGF-USA) is proud to announce that award-winning actress, singer, songwriter and producer Queen Latifah will accept the prestigious Prince Rainier III Award for her outstanding contribution to the Arts and her exemplary give-back...
Photo Flash: First Look at Zonya Love in THE DEVIL'S MUSIC, Opening Tonight at Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2016 Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents THE DEVIL'S MUSIC: THE LIFE AND BLUES OF BESSIE SMITH. Sining a score of recognizable hits, the legendary Blues performer comes to life in the Stackner Cabaret from tonight, January 22, through March 20, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the stars in action...
The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Nominees
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2015-16 season. Scroll down for the full list!...
Long Wharf Theatre and Hartford Stage to Present HAVING OUR SAY
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2016 Long Wharf Theatre, in co-production with Hartford Stage, presents HAVING OUR SAY: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, by Emily Mann, directed by Jade King Carroll, from February through April....
The Tiffany Austin Quintet to Make Feinstein's at the Nikko Debut, 1/30
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2015 Join the Tiffany Austin Quintet in celebrating Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone with Bessie, Billie and Nina: Celebrating the Queens of Swing on Saturday, January 30 at 7 p.m. at Feinstein's at the Nikko....
BWW Review: RTW's THE DROWNING GIRLS Drenches Three Women's Lives In Redemption
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 29, 2016 Three women--all seduced into marriage and relieved of their lives and fortunes--beautifully retell their rather unfortunate stories in Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) The Drowning Girls on stage in the Studio Theatre. A play written by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomilnson and Daniela Vlaskalic, the play r...
Granny's Blue-Mers to Kick Off Series of NYC Concerts at Freddy's Bar
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2017 Granny's Blue-Mers, featuring Rev. Mary and her Ladies of Lustful Lyrics begin a series of concerts at some of New York's hottest hot-spots. First stop on this tour is a 10:30 p.m. show on Saturday, February 18 at the trendy Freddy's Bar, 627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, heralded by the New York Times and...
EVER BESSIE Premieres at the National Arts Festival
by Caryn Robbins - June 14, 2016 On 5 July, the National Arts Festival's acclaimed Arena Programme will play host to the momentous world premier of a poignant story that has been left untold, until now....
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2016 The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, today, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre....
BWW Review: Empress Of the Blues Hosts Sultry, Scintillating Stackner Cabaret
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - January 28, 2016 Milwaukee Rep's Stackner Cabaret hosts a sultry, sensational evening featuring a brief biographical musical revue of blues star Bessie Smith. Their masterful production, The Devil's Music: The Life and Times of Bessie Smith, a Drama Desk nominated musical by Angela Parro, embraces the essence of the...
2016 Bessies to Honor Choreographer Brenda Bufalino with Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announce legendary tap innovator and choreographer Brenda Bufalino as the recipient of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance; an...
2016 Bessies to Honor Choreographer Brenda Bufalino with Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2016 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announce legendary tap innovator and choreographer Brenda Bufalino as the recipient of the 2016 NY Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance; an...
Steven Blakeley to Star in THE ROUNDABOUT Revival at Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016 The first major revival in eighty years of THE ROUNDABOUT, a recently rediscovered comedy by one of Britain's most prolific playwrights JB Priestley - beloved for such classics as An Inspector Calls and Time and the Conways. THE ROUNDABOUT, directed by Hugh Ross, will play at Park Theatre from 24 Au... |