BWW Reviews: West End Players Guild's Powerful MEDAL OF HONOR RAG
by Chris Gibson - December 10, 2013 MEDAL OF HONOR RAG reminds us all of the sacrifices made by those who fought for their country. Though it's set in 1971, it's relevance to today's audience is a moot point. The only shortcoming here is a certain degree of familiarity that permeates the work, and it's probably a direct result of the ...
BWW Reviews: POTTED POTTER Perfect Family Summer Show
by Amanda Mashack - July 08, 2013 Summers away from Hogwarts might have been rough on Harry Potter, but Potter fans can celebrate this summer with the return of Potted Potter - The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff to the Little Shubert Theater after its New York premiere last year. For die-hard Potterphiles, ...
BWW Reviews: Lyric Arts Company of Anoka Does Jonathan Larson Proud with their Production of RENT
by Jill Schafer - July 15, 2014 RENT gets me every time. Seeing it for the 14th time is just as thrilling, emotional, and epic as the first time I saw it 17 years ago. I can't even put into words why it has such a strong grip on my soul. It's just such a beautiful message of love, hope, community, and life, made all the more poign...
BWW Reviews: Audiences Once Again Revel in Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway's SIBLING REVELRY at 54 Below
by Stephen Hanks - September 03, 2013 In mid-August, the news website Bloomberg.com reported that 54 Below, the popular new nightclub that opened last June in the basement of the old Studio 54, needed a major cash infusion in the six-figure range if it was going to survive. Perhaps if they just book Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway on a reg...
Robin Roberts & Josh Elliott to Host 'Countdown to Oscars' Special on 2/27
by Caryn Robbins - February 18, 2014 Countdown to the Oscars®” offers viewers a backstage pass to the Academy Awards, featuring interviews with this year's nominees, rarely seen footage of the nominated stars before they were famous, and a special celebration of the 20th anniversary of “Forrest Gump.”...
Nikki Lane Releases New Album and Plays at the Mercury Lounge, 6/22
by Courtnie Mele - June 08, 2014 Hailed by Paste as a "13-song mission statement, a country record that banks on the kind of licks you'd hope to hear in Nashville without creeping into the territory of Music Row's fabricated nostalgia" and described by the AV Club as "fiery takes on rebellion, surrender and romance," Nashville rena...
Natasha Tsakos, Todd Robbins & More Join TEDxBroadway Event at New World Stages, 2/24
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2014 Today TEDxBroadway announced the final list of speakers and performers who will join in the discussion at the third annual event....
BWW Reviews: Browder Directs Proud Revival of THE BOYS IN THE BAND For Out Front on Main
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 08, 2012 There's not a lot to be proud of in Crowley's epochal play that made history as the first piece for mainstream theater to look at homosexuality with a clear, if assuredly off-putting, gaze. The playwright took off the rose-colored glasses that his character Emory would likely have worn to present a ...
Annie Ross Performs Tribute & CD Release Show at The Metropolitan Room Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2014 The concept of tribute in jazz has become as common as the use of 4/4 time. But when a tribute is paid to a giant by an artist who has earned her own right to tribute through her personal accomplishments, an entirely new dimension is in play. Such is the case with Annie Ross' stunning To Lady with...
Mildred's Umbrella and Wordsmyth Theatres to Present MUSEUM OF DYSFUNCTION VI, 12/5-14
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013 Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company and Wordsmyth Theatre present Museum of Dysfunction VI: A SHOWCASE OF SHORTS. The sixth installment of our annual short play festival features pieces by new playwrights from across the nation and produced by the wonderfully talented Mildred's Umbrella Company and f...
WICKED at the Fox Theatre Goes On Sale Today, 9/15
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2012 After breaking box office records in the three previous engagements, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Fox Theatre this holiday season from December 12, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale today, September 15. Internet sales through met...
Stearns Matthews to Offer Sneak Peek of Album at The Duplex, 6/17 & 6/21
by Tyler Peterson - May 20, 2014 Stearns Matthews is a three-time MAC Award nominee in three different categories (Best Male Debut, 2009; Best Male Vocalist, 2011; Best Musical Comedy Performer, 2013), has appeared twice at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Annual Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and was the first-ever fir...
BWW Reviews: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Brings Variety to the Stage
by Kristen Dickerson - December 19, 2013 So you've decided you want to see Alvin Ailey this holiday season- now what? There are so many different numbers and performances, so where do you start? Which night do you go? How do you choose? After going to Alvin Ailey two weekends in a row, I was amazed at how much the two nights differed and, ...
BWW Reviews: The Renaissance Players' BYE BYE BIRDIE Brings Nostalgic Fun and Frivolity To The Stage
by Jeffrey Ellis - June 04, 2012 Valenti (playing Rose Alvarez, Albert's girl Friday/girlfriend) and Fair (as his overbearing mother, Mae Peterson) pretty much dominate the action as they deliver perfectly-timed, expertly crafted performances as the two women in feckless Albert's life, ensuring that a good time will be had by all i...
THE WHIPPING MAN Begins 1/23 at Kitchen Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - January 08, 2013 In 1865, the Jewish holiday of Passover began the day after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. This historical moment is the jumping off place for Matthew Lopez's suspenseful Civil War drama The Whipping Man, which receives its Central New York premiere at the Kitchen Theatre in downtown Ithac...
Generationals Launch US Tour Today, 10/3
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2012 Consider this new EP Generationals' New Orleans record....
THE DOORS' Previously Unreleased Film 'Feast of Friends' Out 11/11
by Casey Judge - September 15, 2014 Fans of THE DOORS will savor the news about the November 11 street date of a never-before-released documentary film produced by the band. Titled Feast of Friends, the intimate and rare look at the explosive rock band is, after 45 years, finally being released....
Generationals to Release New EP and Launch US Tour, Fall 2012
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2012 Consider this new EP Generationals' New Orleans record....
BWW Interviews: TUTS Puts the Whore Back in WHOREHOUSE, Takes Out Damn
by Katricia Lang - July 09, 2014 THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS is a light-hearded musical based on the notorious Texas born brothel 'Chicken Ranch.' Thanks to a silent agreement between the madam, Miss Mona Stangley, and Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (based on good ol' boy Sheriff Jim Flournoy), things are all quiet on the range. But ...
BWW Review: Boston Theater Top to Bottom
by Nancy Grossman - April 24, 2014 There's something beautifully poetic in juxtaposing two current offerings by small theater companies in Boston. Bad Habit Productions celebrates ambitious women in Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS at the Boston Center for the Arts, while Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans are light years removed from ...
THE DOORS' Previously Unreleased Film 'Feast of Friends' Out 11/11
by Casey Judge - September 15, 2014 Fans of THE DOORS will savor the news about the November 11 street date of a never-before-released documentary film produced by the band. Titled Feast of Friends, the intimate and rare look at the explosive rock band is, after 45 years, finally being released....
Minnesota Orchestra Offers Fourth Contract Proposal to Musicians' Union
by Robert Diamond - September 26, 2013 The Minnesota Orchestra Board Negotiating Committee—aided by a coalition of community supporters—has issued its fourth contract proposal in the ongoing labor dispute with the Musicians' Union. The three-year offer includes an average annual salary of $104,500 and a signing bonus of $20,000 per music...
BWW Blog: Author Peter Wayner - Top Five Ways to Save Money on Broadway Tickets
by Guest Blogger: Peter Wayner - July 16, 2013 One of the side effects of writing a book about the economics of Broadway is that friends are always asking how to find cheaper tickets. The prices can be shocking and everyone would like a bargain....
BWW Reviews: IT'S ALWAYS YOU Delights Audiences at Best of Fringe at the Toronto Centre
by Alan Henry - July 26, 2013 It's Always You, a new musical being presented at the 'Best of Fringe' is a delightful and impressive new work by Canadian writers Dan Redican (book/lyrics) and Scott White (music). The show looks at the choices people make, and how they affect the outcomes of our lives....
NBC News Offers Preview of 2013 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2013 NBCNEWS.COM offers an INAUGURATION PREVIEW for the upcoming Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama on Monday, January 21, 2013.... |
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