SLAP to Play Theatre Royal, Stratford East
by Tyler Peterson - September 29, 2015 Welcome to the world of Dominique, a glamorous transsexual hooker, in the throes of an emotional meltdown, caught between a rock and a hard face, juggling a stalker client and her cute, chavved out, drugged up boyfriend who hasn't got out of the bath in a week. ...
Charles Ives Opera Prize and Virgil Thomson Award Winners Announced
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2016 The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the winners of our country's two largest prizes for composers of vocal music: the Charles Ives Opera Prize of $50,000 and the Virgil Thomson Award of $40,000....
BWW Review: Drawing On The Comedy Of 1920's Silent Films THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Is A Lighthearted Opera Filled With Familiar Music
by Jade Kops - February 06, 2016 Opera Australia's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE is presented with the wonderful slapstick physical humor of the early movies as the comic tale unfolds....
BWW Review: LUNA GALE Expertly Places the Spotlight on the Child Welfare System at the Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - March 14, 2016 As revealed in the CPH program: 43 percent of children placed in the child welfare system in Ohio are eventually returned to their families, 24 percent are taken in by relatives ('kinship care'), 15 percent are adopted and 14 percent stay in the system until they become adults.... ![]() by Neil Shurley - July 18, 2017 Director Jenna Tamisiea and music director Christian Elser put a talented cast through a physical and emotional journey that still feels revolutionary. They'll wow you with their stamina, their marvelous musicianship (including a crack live band), and their raw emotional power....
BWW Recap: Professor Holland's Opus on SCANDAL
by Jennifer McHugh - November 06, 2015 Wouldn't it be nice if real life scandals were cleared up as poetically and swiftly as in Shondaland? Once again, tackling a topical and controversial subject, SCANDAL is moving on from the Impeachment. Can I get a Hallelujah?...
BWW Review: Risky and Innovative AMERICAN IDIOT at ArtsWest Pays Off
by Jay Irwin - September 14, 2015 ArtsWest has taken on a huge risk by putting up the Green Day musical 'American Idiot' on their intimate stage. Not only by trying to fit this large spectacle in their space but also literally reconfiguring their floor plan and utilizing multiple areas within their theater to create an immersive ex... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2017 Mad Cat kicks off their 18th season with their popular concert series Mad Cat Live performing Black Sabbath's Vol. 4. Mad Cat Live is a series dedicated to presenting transitional albums by major artists and deconstructing them in order to place them into a current context. Sabbath's Vol.4 is a perf... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - September 01, 2017 The Tubes, the San Francisco-based rock band, whose eponymous 1975 debut album included the rock anthem 'White Punks on Dope', celebrate their return to the UK in November 2017 for six club dates, plus five arena concerts where they will support Alice Cooper....
Misery Loves Family! BPA to Present AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY This Spring
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2017 Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) presents AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, running March 17 - April 2....
Myriam Norton Releases UNDER THEIR CLAWS
by Christina Mancuso - July 13, 2016 In 'Under their Claws: A Testimony of My Kidnapping' (published by Trafford Publishing), author Myriam Norton's new biography, readers are taken into a frightening period of Norton's life, when she was kidnapped and held by Colombian FARC terrorists....
BWW Recap: Whose Grave is Ollie Crying over on ARROW?
by Misha Davenport - October 07, 2015 When we last saw Ollie (Stephen Amell) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) on ARROW, the pair were heading off into the sunset. So, how long before the criminal element shatters their domestic bliss, forcing them to return to Starling City? We've got a full quiver of arrows and an eye on the target... ![]() by Jade Kops - September 17, 2017 In the tradition of resorting to humour to handle weighty and desperate situations, Conor McPherson's THE NIGHT ALIVE considers the hope that can come from having the right outlook when life keeps throwing setbacks and challenges....
Mixed Blood Theatre Kicks Off 2016/2017 Season With Subversive Comedy BARBECUE
by A.A. Cristi - September 02, 2016 BARBECUE is a darkly funny new play that turns the traditional family comedy on its head, forcing hilarious and uneasy revelations about the assumptions we make about poverty, race and social class.... ![]() by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2017 At this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival, Cherry Poppins Productions shocked, and awed audiences with their immersive and satirical, musical theatre burlesque journey through the swirling head of "William Sexspeare'.... ![]() by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2017 At this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival, Cherry Poppins Productions shocked, and awed audiences with their immersive and satirical, musical theatre burlesque journey through the swirling head of "William Sexspeare'....
FSLC Announces Scary Movies 9 Lineup & Hitchcock/Truffaut Special Event
by Caryn Robbins - October 01, 2015 The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for Scary Movies 9, the annual horror fest featuring highly anticipated new thrillers, genre rarities, and special guests...
Investigation Discovery to Premiere BILL COSBY: AN AMERICAN SCANDAL, 6/5
by Caryn Robbins - May 23, 2017 BILL COSBY: AN AMERICAN SCANDAL premieres worldwide Monday, June 5 at 9/8c, only on Investigation Discovery....
Bill Cosby's Case Ends in Mistrial
by Julie Musbach - June 17, 2017 Bill Cosby, one of America's most iconic family television figures, rocked the nation when he was charged with sexual assault. He was taken to trial in Pennsylvania, where Variety reports the case ended today in a mistrial. ...
Investigation Discovery to Premiere New Season of VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL, 1/4
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2015 Investigation Discovery (ID) announced today the premiere of the sophomore season of its hit original series, VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL...
BWW Review: Kelli O'Hara, Bill Irwin, Christopher Fitzgerald and Lauren Worsham in MasterVoices' BABES IN TOYLAND
by Michael Dale - May 02, 2017 After producer Fred Hamlin christened Columbus Circle's Majestic Theatre with a spectacular musical extravaganza based on L. Frank Baum's 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (The show had nothing to do with the classic MGM film.), he sought to follow up with another memorable production with a family-frien...
W.M. Neuman Pens New Thriller, RISK
by Christina Mancuso - October 26, 2015 Author W. M. Neuman crafts an action-packed tale of suspense, intrigue and devotion, set in a modern Seattle hospital, where the invisible machinations of a shadowy cabal vying for world domination plays out. When two professors from Kansas discover their secret, after receiving a mysterious box con... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2017 FEARnyc, New York City's most terrifying horror film festival, has announced the lineup for the 2017 festival. Sponsored by Bloody Disgusting and Dread Central, FEARnyc will be held October 27-29, 2017 at The Producer's Club Sonnet Theater in Times Square....
Company of Fools Stages AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2015 Company of Fools (COF) will present the critically acclaimed and award-winning play, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts for the second show of their 20th Season. Letts's jaw-dropping masterpiece opens tonight, September 30, and runs through October 17, 2015 at the...
The Tubes' MONDO PULP UK Tour Starts 7th October
by Liz Cearns - September 28, 2016 The Tubes, the San Francisco-based art rock band, whose eponymous 1975 debut album included the rock anthem 'White Punks on Dope," celebrates their triumphant return to the UK with their "MONDO PULP TOUR on 7th October.... |