Author Steven Pinker to Speak for 'Part of the World View' Lecture Series at Wharton, 10/28
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013 Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature, is an experimental psychologist and one of the world's foremost writers on language, mind, and human nature. His latest work deals with how and why the level of violence and the risk of dying at the hand of another human being have declined o...
inFurnace Theatre Presents FUDDY MEERS, Now thru 5/9
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2015 The Fuddy Collective with the support of inFurnace Theatre is pleased to announce the production of FUDDY MEERS by David Lindsay-Abaire, to be presented tonight, April 30, May 1, 2, 6 - 9, 2015 at 8:00 PM and May 2 and 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Theatre Calixa-Lavalle?e (3819 rue Calixa- Lavalle?e, Montr...
CRADLE TWO GRAVE, About Twin Sisters Grappling with Mental Illness, to Close Corkscrew Theater Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017 Corkscrew Theater Festival presents the world premiere of Cradle Two Grave, written and directed by Morgaine Gooding-Silverwood....
BWW Interview: Edward Bennett Talks MACBETH
by Rona Kelly - October 22, 2018 Edward Bennett returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company for his third season, appearing in Polly Findlay's Macbeth. As the production comes to London, Bennett gives us an insight into Findlay's rehearsal room, discusses how Macduff is similar to previous roles he's played here, and also shares his ...
Big Mean Sound Machine New Album 'Runnin' for the Ghost' Out Now
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2017 In a time when people need to come together more than ever, Big Mean Sound Machine is spreading positivity through communal dance by creating music that moves people of all ages and backgrounds....
BWW Review: KNIVES IN HENS, Donmar Warehouse
by Rona Kelly - August 24, 2017 'I must look close enough to discover what it is'. Uttered by one of the characters in Knives in Hens, the same could be said of the play itself. Obscuring and drawn out at points, an impressive cast and some illuminating lighting shine through, rediscovering this classic in the Donmar Warehouse's r...
Star-Studded Lineup Revealed for 2015 GOLD COAST INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2015 The 2015 Gold Coast International Film Festival announces an exciting slate of films for this year's Festival taking place November 9 - 15, 2015...
NNPN to Present Rolling World Premieres for Beckim's LIGHTS RISE ON GRACE and Yee's IN A WORD in 2015
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2015 The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announces its 48th and 49th Rolling World Premieres: Chad Beckim's Lights Rise on Grace and Lauren Yee's in a word, as well as openings for...
BWW REVIEW: Ogunquit's VICTOR/VICTORIA Says Vive la Difference
by Jan Nargi - July 08, 2015 VICTOR/VICTORIA's gender-bending exploration of sexual identity and orientation may have seemed fresh, even daring, in 1982, but by the time it hit Broadway in 1995 it was already a bit tame. Today in a 20th anniversary production at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse, it feels downright quaint when compare...
NBC News Makes Significant Financial Investment in Euronews
by Caryn Robbins - May 31, 2017 NBC News and Euronews today announced the closing of a transaction in which NBC News is making a significant financial investment in Euronews. NBC News is acquiring 25% of the company, with the funding going to support expanded news coverage and programming across Europe....
BWW Review: Open Stage's Canny UNCANNY VALLEY
by Marakay Rogers - April 28, 2017 The Thomas Gibbons play of the meaning of life -- as opposed to artificial intelligence -- is a winner in the hands of Anne Alsedek and Jeff Luttermoser as researcher and creation... or mother and son....
Adult Advanced Improv Class Spring Session at Playhouse on Park: Registration Now Open!
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2017 Registration for Adult Advanced Improvisation at Playhouse on Park is now open. The session begins April 24 and meets every Monday from 7-10pm through June 5....
BWW Review: South Coast Repertory Revisits Wendy Wasserstein's THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
by Michael Quintos - May 25, 2018 Despite being birthed in the early 1990's, THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG-the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Wendy Wasserstein's acerbically witty and vibrantly poignant play about a trio of fascinating, strong-willed Jewish-American sisters-has a remarkably timeless, relatable quality, evidenced by South Coas...
CRADLE TWO GRAVE, About Twin Sisters Grappling with Mental Illness, Closes Corkscrew Theater Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2017 Corkscrew Theater Festival presents the world premiere of Cradle Two Grave, written and directed by Morgaine Gooding-Silverwood....
FrenetiCore Renames Frenetic Theater, Announces New Management
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2016 Following the departure of FrenetiCore's Founding Artistic Director Rebecca French, the organization's Executive Director and Board of Directors have decided to continue operations at its home facility of eight years at 5102 Navigation Boulevard....
Star-Studded Lineup Announced for 2016 Gold Coast International Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2016 The 2016 Gold Coast International Film Festival announces an exciting slate of films for this year's Festival taking place November 9 - 15, 2016 in venues throughout the north shore of Long Island, and once again - everyone's invited to join us in an exciting week of films, parties, filmmaker Q&As, ...
BWW REVIEW: Ogunquit's VICTOR/VICTORIA Says Vive la Difference
by Jan Nargi - July 08, 2015 VICTOR/VICTORIA's gender-bending exploration of sexual identity and orientation may have seemed fresh, even daring, in 1982, but by the time it hit Broadway in 1995 it was already a bit tame. Today in a 20th anniversary production at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse, it feels downright quaint when compare...
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Theatre Tallahassee Ropes Audience In
by Paula Kiger - April 03, 2017 After seeing Peter and the Starcatcher at Theatre Tallahassee, I have a deeper appreciation for how Peter got his name. Superb physical comedy, seasoned actors, and a sense of whimsy combined for a delightful show....
Eclectic Presents FUDDY MEERS
by Julie Musbach - June 06, 2018 Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate. But today turns out different. She's kidnapped by a limping, lisping, half-blind, half-deaf man in a ski mask who claims he's there to save he...
Go Backstage With Kinky Boots in Toronto Today!
by Alan Henry - November 07, 2015 BroadwayWorld is pleased to announce that Kinky Boots Toronto star Graham Scott Fleming will take over our Twitter account, @BWW_Toronto, on November 7th to give readers and exclusive behind the scenes look into what it takes to put on two performances of the universally acclaimed production in one ...
Birds In Row Embark on North American Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 12, 2018 With a hotly acclaimed sophomore release under their belts, Birds In Row are onto yet another triumph—a North American tour. Kicking off today (October 12th), the post-hardcore titans are bringing their melody-driven noise punk to venues across the country. A full tour itinerary can be found below....
BWW Review: GABRIEL: Better Angels Take Flight at Stoneham Theatre
by Nancy Grossman - May 02, 2017 Stoneham Theatre seriously ups its game with Moira Buffini's 1997 play GABRIEL, a World War II tale of survival and intrigue, where the fate of a family may rest upon the identity of a mysterious stranger. Producing Artistic Director Weylin Symes directs a cast that includes some of Boston theater's...
BWW Blog: Cheyenne Dalton - 580 Miles
by Guest Blogger: Cheyenne Dalton - August 18, 2016 I'm sure everyone knows the challenges that come with designing any given show - there's the actual design, the communication of the design, the (most-likely) compromise of the design, public relations, paperwork, implementation of the design, dry tech, cue to cue, 10 out of 12, dress rehearsals, pr...
BWW Review: South Coast Repertory Revisits Wendy Wasserstein's THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
by Michael Quintos - May 25, 2018 Despite being birthed in the early 1990's, THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG-the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Wendy Wasserstein's acerbically witty and vibrantly poignant play about a trio of fascinating, strong-willed Jewish-American sisters-has a remarkably timeless, relatable quality, evidenced by South Coas... |