Country Hitmaker Billy Dean Set for Induction into Florida Artists Hall of Fame
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017 Country music hitmaker Billy Dean will be inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame on Today, February 23. Dean, a Florida native, will enter this year's class along with former Eagles member Don Felder, comedy songwriter and performer Jim Stafford, and poet-anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins....
All-Female Cast Set for U.S. English Language Debut of VILLA, Beginning Tonight at PlayCo
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017 Led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald, The Play Company (PlayCo) has announced the casting and creative team for the U.S. English language premiere of Guillermo Calderon's Villa (tonight, March 1, through April 1), which is set to open on March 12....
UNITED FLIGHT 232, ELLEN BOND, UNION SPY and More Set for The House Theatre's 16th Season
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2017 The House Theatre of Chicago announces its 16th season of creating 'Amazing Feats of Storytelling' held at The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St....
Wagner College Theatre Announces 2016 Stanley Drama Award Winners
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2016 The Wagner College Theatre has announced that the winner of this year's Stanley Drama Award is Mike Bencivenga of Astoria, Queens, N.Y., for his two-act play, 'Bad Hearts.'...
BWW Review: AZ Opera's RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Is Epic
by Herbert Paine - March 06, 2017 How momentous it is that an opera as monumental and well-crafted as Craig Bohmler's RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE can now lay claim to a rightful place in the canon of works about the American West. In its World Premiere, as part of Arizona Opera's Arizona Bold Initiative, RIDERS is literally and figura...
Rubicon Theatre Extends THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE Through March 26
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016 Rubicon Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that its critically acclaimed American premiere of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE by Jethro Compton, adapted from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson that also inspired the legendary John Ford 1962 film, will extend through Saturday, March 26 at th...
Kyle Selig, Ron Bohmer, Kerry O'Malley and More to Look to the Stars in OCTOBER SKY at The Old Globe; Cast, Creatives Set!
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2016 The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team of the West Coast premiere of OCTOBER SKY, which will blast off the Globe's 2016-2017 Season with a tale of boys, rockets, and big dreams....
San Francisco Symphony to Celebrate Steve Reich's 80th Birthday with Week of Concerts
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016 The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) celebrate the 80th birthday of Steve Reich with a diverse week of concerts highlighting the seminal composer's works September 7-11, 2016 at Davies Symphony Hall....
Discovery to Premiere New Series BLUE COLLAR BACKERS, 5/18
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2016 BLUE COLLAR BACKERS, a new Discovery Channel series premiering Wednesday, May 18 at 10pm ET/PT....
Chicago Opera Theater Presents Philip Glass's THE PERFECT AMERICAN, 4/22, 4/30
by Molly Tracy - March 03, 2017 Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents 'The Perfect American,' a Chicago premiere opera by American composer Philip Glass. Based on American novelist Peter Stephan Jungk's 2001 novel, 'Der Konig von Amerika,' Glass' opera imagines the last three months of Walt Disney's life....
Rubicon Theatre to Stage U.S. Debut of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016 Rubicon Theatre Company's 2015-2016 season continues with the American premiere of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE by Jethro Compton. Adapted from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson that also inspired the legendary John Ford 1962 film, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE is a classic tale of love, ...
Grammy Winner Kris Kristofferson to Make Segerstrom Center Debut This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2016 Country music legend, a Highwayman, screen star and Academy Award-nominated songwriter, Kris Kristofferson makes his Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut on Saturday, November 5, 2016 in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall....
Photo Flash: First Look at American Premiere of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
by Louisa Brady - March 06, 2016 Rubicon Theatre Company's 2015-2016 Season continues with the American premiere of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE by Jethro Compton. Adapted from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson that also inspired the legendary John Ford 1962 film, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE is a classic tale of love, ...
Country Hitmaker Billy Dean Set for Induction into Florida Artists Hall of Fame
by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2017 Country music hitmaker Billy Dean will be inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame on Thursday, February 23. Dean, a Florida native, will enter this year's class along with former Eagles member Don Felder, comedy songwriter and performer Jim Stafford, and poet-anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins....
Grammy Winner Kris Kristofferson to Make Segerstrom Center Debut This Fall
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2016 Country music legend, a Highwayman, screen star and Academy Award-nominated songwriter, Kris Kristofferson makes his Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut today, November 5, 2016 in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall....
Pushing the Envelope: A Decade of Documentary at the Cinema Eye Honors
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016 Museum of the Moving Image will present Pushing the Envelope: A Decade of Documentary at the Cinema Eye Honors, from November 4 through December 23, 2016....
Houston Symphony Offers FREE Concert with Houston Baptist University Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2016 Widely acclaimed young conductor, composer and pianist Teddy Abrams will lead the Houston Symphony in a free community concert at the Dunham Theater in Houston Baptist University's Morris Cultural Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. tonight, January 15....
San Francisco Symphony to Celebrate Steve Reich's 80th Birthday with Week of Concerts
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016 The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) celebrate the 80th birthday of Steve Reich with a diverse week of concerts highlighting the seminal composer's works September 7-11, 2016 at Davies Symphony Hall....
Max Leonida to Helm SPIKE HEELS at Brentwood's LA Little Theater
by Tyler Peterson - January 12, 2016 Italian native Max Leonida, best known for his films 'Backward' (Cannes finalist), 'Mandala' and 'Memento Mori' and upcoming film 'Light Wounds', is directing Theresa Rebeck's 'Spike Heels' at the LA Little Theater in the Brentwood, Los Angeles area. The show will run Fridays and Sundays beginning J...
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Presents the Los Angeles Premiere of 946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2017 The brilliant theatricality of Kneehigh, the innovative United Kingdom-based theater company, will be on display at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts once again when 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips has its Los Angeles premiere. Based on the beloved book by War Horse author...
Max Leonida Helms SPIKE HEELS at Brentwood's LA Little Theater, Beginning Today
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2016 Italian native Max Leonida, best known for his films 'Backward' (Cannes finalist), 'Mandala' and 'Memento Mori' and upcoming film 'Light Wounds', is directing Theresa Rebeck's 'Spike Heels' at the LA Little Theater in the Brentwood, Los Angeles area. The show will run Fridays and Sundays beginning t...
Emma Rice and Michael Morpurgo's '946' to Make American Premiere at Berkeley Rep
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016 Berkeley Rep today announced the American premiere of 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips adapted by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Emma Rice, with Rice also directing....
Two Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Students Selected for NYO2
by Molly Tracy - April 26, 2017 Two Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization musicians have been selected for the three-week summer program known as NYO2, an extension of Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of the USA....
Final Seven Episodes of AMC's HELL ON WHEELS Begin 6/11
by Caryn Robbins - April 27, 2016 AMC announced today that the original series HEEL ON WHEELS is set to premiere the last seven episodes of its fifth and final season on Saturday, June 11 at 9 PM...
Charlie Daniels to Release New Album NIGHT HAWK This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2016 ?Charlie Daniels has never fit into any certain label, purposely creating a sound and blend of music all his own. The new album, Night Hawk, stays true to that tradition with Daniels putting a unique spin on cowboy songs both well known and uncovered from through the years. The album will be availab... |