BWW Review: THE ICE CREAM BOYS, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - October 12, 2019 Jacob Zuma, former President of South Africa, checks into a hospital only to find out that an old enemy, Ronnie Kasrils, who used to be in charge of the intelligence services, is staying in the opposite room. Gail Louw writes The Ice Cream Boys, detailing this chance meeting between the two. Directe...
Student Blog: No Rest for the Drowsy
by Student Blogger: Madalyn Macko - March 11, 2021 It is entertaining to reflect on the madness of a tech week, and rewarding to be reminded of the success brought by hard work. I will never be able to articulate fully just how grateful I am to be able to keep studying and performing in productions right now. The Drowsy Chaperone has been just a bea...
Mandy Patinkin Returns to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for DIARIES Concert January 29
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 28, 2020 Whether he is best known to audiences from his work in film (Ragtime, Yentl, The Princess Bride), on television (Chicago Hope, Criminal Minds, Homeland) or on Broadway (Evita, Sunday in the Park With George, The Secret Garden, The Wild Party), Mandy Patinkin has embodied countless unforgettable char...
Annie Dorsen's THE SLOW ROOM to Play Performance Space New York
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2018 Performance Space New York kicks off its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the world premiere of Annie Dorsen's The Slow Room (September 27-29). Dorsen has taken the idea of technological theater further than most artists....
BWW Review: Dance Fail at Fall For Dance
by Juan Michael Porter II - October 03, 2019 The continued proliferation of rhythmless music plunges Fall For Dance 2019's Program 1 into a miasma of middling potpourri. From Kyle Abraham rendering Misty Copeland into a sterile robot to Crystal Pite's droning narration, this was an evening sorely in need of inventive rhythm and grooves. Thank ...
Friendly Fires Releases New Single HEAVEN LET ME IN
by Tori Hartshorn - October 15, 2018 Today, Monday October 15, Friendly Fires return with their second brand new song of 2018. Built around a euphoric, clipped, 'French touch' style loop, 'Heaven Let Me In' is co-produced with Disclosure and was written in one late night session at the lauded electronic duo's north London studio. The s...
BWW Review: NEW DANCE PARTNERS at Carlsen Center
by Kelly Luck - September 28, 2019 Four works comissioned by JCCC's Carlsen Center present very different ideas of dance....
BWW Review: Michael Friedman/Daniel Goldstein's Captivating UNKNOWN SOLDIER Explores The Unreliability Of Memory And The Romance Of Imagination
by Michael Dale - March 10, 2020 For BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Michael Friedman whipped up an emo rock score that comically skewered white male privilege. For LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST his music and lyrics embraced the open-hearted awkwardness of lovers testing the waters of adulthood, and in THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, they nostalgic...
THE SAD SONG Co. Announces New Album 'Saudade'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 26, 2020 Nigel Powell AKA The Sad Song Company has announced a new solo album: ‘Saudade’ for release on 22 January 2021. ...
VIDEO: Ashley Tisdale Dances to 5 Seconds of Summer's 'She Looks So Perfect' While Pregnant
by Stephi Wild - November 19, 2020 Ashley Tisdale took to Instagram to show off her moves, dancing to a viral TikTok song while pregnant!...
Chisa Hutchinson, Michael Urie, and a Special Valentine's Day Celebration Up Next for KEEN AFTER HOURS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 14, 2021 Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for the highly popular FREE event, Keen After Hours. Coming up next: Chisa Hutchinson (January 25th), followed by Michael Urie (February 1st), among others, in coming weeks....
BWW Review: THE SHADOW FACTORY, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - February 02, 2019 Nuffield Southampton Theatres celebrates the first birthday of its modern city-centre venue with the return of The Shadow Factory; the first show performed at NST City which proved to be a sell-out in 2018....
BWW Review: MALORY TOWERS, York Theatre Royal
by Sarah Ryan - September 11, 2019 After a sparkling debut last year with an adaptation of Angela Carter's Wise Children, Emma Rice's company of the same name returns for its second outing with another literary classic - Malory Towers....
BWW Review: KINGS at Studio Theatre Rules
by Sam Abney - December 20, 2018 Some people go to the theater to find a place to escape from the world around them. If you are one of those people, Studio Theatre's production of Kings wont be your cup of tea. This production is often an uncomfortably real exploration of politics, lobbyists and daily life in the heart of our natio...
VIDEO: Ashley Tisdale Dances to 5 Seconds of Summer's 'She Looks So Perfect' While Pregnant
by Stephi Wild - November 19, 2020 Ashley Tisdale took to Instagram to show off her moves, dancing to a viral TikTok song while pregnant!...
Review Roundup: Harold Pinter's BETRAYAL Returns To Broadway - What Did The Critics Think?
by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2019 Jamie Lloyd's smash-hit production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal will open officially tonight, September 5, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre....
BWW Review: MALORY TOWERS, York Theatre Royal
by Sarah Ryan - September 11, 2019 After a sparkling debut last year with an adaptation of Angela Carter's Wise Children, Emma Rice's company of the same name returns for its second outing with another literary classic - Malory Towers....
BWW Review: THE SHADOW FACTORY, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - February 02, 2019 Nuffield Southampton Theatres celebrates the first birthday of its modern city-centre venue with the return of The Shadow Factory; the first show performed at NST City which proved to be a sell-out in 2018....
BWW Review: FORCE at Baxter Packs Political and Plot Line Punches
by Lindsay Kruger - November 08, 2018 Approaching politics in the arts is never an easy to feat, but one that is constantly necessary in a tumultuous political climate. Taking on the recent events of student uprisings, a change in president, and even Trump's election, FORCE combines political power with behind-closed-doors intrigue to p...
BWW Review: MACHINAL, Almeida Theatre
by Nicole Ackman - June 11, 2018 Machinal, written by Sophie Treadwell, is based on the sensational 1927 trial of Ruth Snyder, a housewife who murdered her husband. It is a play largely about a woman attempting to find her own agency, with little success, despite the restraints of being a wife and mother. While the Almeida producti...
BWW Recap: Kate is Pregnant and Toby is Depressed on THIS IS US
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 24, 2018 'This is Us' returned to formula this week with a bittersweet look into our characters' mental health, passions, and problems....
BWW Review: Bartlett Sher's Contemporary Spin On MY FAIR LADY Allows Lerner and Loewe's Musical To Speak For Itself
by Michael Dale - April 20, 2018 From SOUTH PACIFIC to THE KING AND I to FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and now MY FAIR LADY, director Bartlett Sher has been spending the better part of this young century perfecting his method of mounting ravishing, emotionally stimulating productions of classic 20th Century musicals....
BWW Interview: Julie-Anne McDowell Hegarty & Daniel Galloway Talk Brand New Production Company
by Lindsay Kruger - November 06, 2020 Combining the best of both theatrical worlds, actress, writer and publicist Julie-Anne McDowell Hegarty joins forces with former Managing Director of The Fugard Theatre Daniel Galloway to launch new theatre production company How Now Brown Cow. The co-founders chat to BroadwayWorld South Africa abou...
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, Bristol Hippodrome
by Tim Wright - April 05, 2018 The song-writing partnership of Carole King and Gerry Goffin was such a formidable force in the sixties that even Lennon and McCartney often spoke about wanting to emulate them. It's with this partnership then, that Beautiful: The Carol King Musical spends most of it's time....
Friendly Fires Share Video HEAVEN LET ME IN Starring Jeremy Irvine
by Tori Hartshorn - November 20, 2018 Friendly Fires have released the video for their huge crossover anthem, 'Heaven Let Me In.' Directed by BISON (Bonobo, London Grammar and Jon Hopkins), the video stars acclaimed British actor Jeremy Irvine - famed for his roles in War Horse and Mama Mia - who dances through the streets and landmarks... |