BWW Review: THE LAST SCHWARTZ in New England Premiere at Gloucester Stage
by Nancy Grossman - July 12, 2016 Let's hope that THE LAST SCHWARTZ is not the last we'll see of the combined works of Deborah Zoe Laufer and Paula Plum. Following the success of the pairing of playwright and director in last summer's hilarious hit OUT OF STERNO, Gloucester Stage Company reunites the talented tandem for a pleasure r...
BWW Review: THE PEARL FISHERS, London Coliseum, 19 October 2016
by Alexandra Coghlan - October 20, 2016 You have to get through an awful lot of shell to even glimpse the jewel at the core of The Pearl Fishers. Bizet's opera is much more than just a good duet - the score is glossy with melody, propelled along by some rollicking choruses - but the situation is so awkward, the plot so absurd (yes, even b...
Spencer Theater Announces Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2016 Beat the show crowds and get the best views now by calling the Spencer at 575.336.4800 or 888.818.7872 for ticket information and orders, or go to www.spencertheater.com. Get your season tickets now! The theater accepts orders on paper or by web at any time; the orders will be processed beginning Se...
BWW Review: A Marvelous Tribute to MARIINSKY BALLET's own, Maya Plisetskaya
by Amber Adams - April 01, 2016 'The Dying Swan'...those three minutes were worth the entire evening. If ... you haven't seen the Mariinsky Ballet dancers, you're doing yourself a huge disservice....
BWW Review: MACK & POPPY: LET IT SNOW! A Must See for Holiday Laughter (and Tears)!
by Gil Kaan - December 01, 2015 If you go to MACK & POPPY: LET IT SNOW expecting just a cheesy lounge act for fluffy amusement, you would be selling Mack & Poppy way short. Tod Macofsky and Christopher Graham have created a fine tuned act of calibrated cheese eliciting many hearty laughs accented with actual solid vocal chops pre...
Review Roundup: David Bowie's LAZARUS Opens Off-Broadway
by Review Roundups - December 07, 2015 New York Theatre Workshop presents LAZARUS by David Bowie and Enda Walsh (Once, Tony Award). Lazarus is inspired by the novel The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and directed by Ivo van Hove (Hedda Gabler, More Stately Mansions, Obie Awards). Lazarus began previews on November 18 and officiall...
BWW Review: A Marvelous Tribute to MARIINSKY BALLET's own, Maya Plisetskaya
by Amber Adams - April 01, 2016 'The Dying Swan'...those three minutes were worth the entire evening. If ... you haven't seen the Mariinsky Ballet dancers, you're doing yourself a huge disservice....
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID Swims into Imagination Stage
by Hannah Wing - June 27, 2016 Imagination Stage's world premiere production of 'The Little Mermaid', directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer, adapts Andersen's story into a musical interpretation filled with original songs and choreography....
BWW Review: Playhouse's BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE Entertains Despite Lackluster Material
by Jeff Davis - August 01, 2016 This particular production is winner. There's plenty to enjoy about The Playhouse's production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The campy, over-the-top farce is wildly entertaining, and overall it's a feast for the eyes and ears....
BWW Review: Fantastic Z's DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND a Bit Too Campy
by Jay Irwin - September 30, 2016 Fantastic Z Theatre is closing out their season of gay comedy with the campy take on 50's sci-fi, Buddy Thomas and Kenneth Elliott's 'Devil Boys From Beyond'. And while this crazy romp certainly has the fun of their previous shows, at times the camp gets to be a bit much to the point of lacking foc...
BWW Preview: Fresh Starts and a Full House When THE GOOD WIFE Returns
by Jacqueline Bublitz - October 01, 2015 Guess what? I am excited for THE GOOD WIFE all over again. I don't want to be on a break anymore! In fact, I can't wait for the October 4th return of my 'old friend', and here are just a few of the reasons why Season 7 has brought me back around......
BWW Interview: Columbus Directors Talk TWISTED 2, Artistic Collaboration in the Capital City
by Amanda Etchison - September 06, 2016 Local performing arts organizations are ready to present the next chapter of creative collaboration in Columbus with 'Twisted 2.'...
Spencer Theater Announces Season Lineup
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2016 Beat the show crowds and get the best views now by calling the Spencer at 575.336.4800 or 888.818.7872 for ticket information and orders, or go to www.spencertheater.com. Get your season tickets now! The theater accepts orders on paper or by web at any time; the orders will be processed beginning Se...
BWW Preview: Porchlight's Doll House Set for FAR FROM HEAVEN
by Misha Davenport - January 25, 2016 Porchlight director Rob Lindley finds theatrical inspiration in garage sale, antique store and flea market finds for his latest production, FAR FROM HEAVEN...
BWW Review: SASSY MAMAS Seduce at Ensemble Theatre
by Brett Cullum - September 28, 2016 A widower, a divorcee, and a 'permanently single' political figure all end up going for younger guys in this hilarious look at what pop culture lovingly calls 'cougars'. It feels familiar, but it also brings something touching and new to the table....
BWW Review: Murder Mystery Classic LAURA at Stoneham Theatre
by Nancy Grossman - May 09, 2016 Recent IRNE Award-winner Sarah Gazdowicz directs LAURA with a steady hand, garnering especially strong performances from Alexander Cook as Detective Mark McPherson and Steven Barkhimer as Waldo Lydecker. Jasmine Rush coolly plays the title character, an attractive career woman whose portrait infatua...
BWW Review: St. Petersburg Opera Company's Impressive, Briskly-Paced SOUTH PACIFIC
by Peter Nason - July 05, 2016 Incredibly strong singing voices and an astounding orchestra guided by conductor Mark Sforzini make for a top-flight production....
Lineup Announced for 2nd Annual MST BROADWAY CABARET
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2016 Mile Square Theatre, Hudson County's leading professional theatre, presents a very special fundraising event, The 2nd Annual MST Broadway Cabaret. Current stars from Broadway will perform songs from Broadway past and present on the Mile Square Theatre stage. Proceeds from the event will benefit MST'...
BWW Review: Rubicon Theatre's RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET is Scintillating Sci-Fi Fun
by Ellen Dostal - November 02, 2016 Rubicon Theatre Company lands a winner with its latest musical comedy RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET by Bob Carlton. The silly sci-fi confection is two hours of deliciously kitschy fun accompanied by a rock and roll score that blasts out more than twenty hits from the '50s and '60s and a dynamite ca...
BWW Interview: Columbus Directors Talk TWISTED 2, Artistic Collaboration in the Capital City
by Amanda Etchison - September 06, 2016 Local performing arts organizations are ready to present the next chapter of creative collaboration in Columbus with 'Twisted 2.'...
Victoria Justice, Reeve Carney & More to Join Laverne Cox in Fox's Starry THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW; Will Air This Fall
by Tyler Peterson - January 04, 2016 Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCarten (“Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”) have been cast as “Janet Weiss” and “Brad Majors” in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which is set to shoot this winter and air Fall 2016 on FOX....
BWW Review: FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is an Underwhelming, Sanitized Disappointment
by Matt Tamanini - October 20, 2016 I am aware that what I am about to write is likely going to be a critical outlier, but I didn't hate FOX's television adaptation of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which they clumsily subtitled LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN. Now, I didn't particularly like it either, but to be frank (pun intended), I ...
Cast, Creative Team Announced for La Jolla Playhouse's THE LAST TIGER IN HAITI
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2016 La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of The Last Tiger in Haiti, by UC San Diego MFA playwriting alumnus Jeff Augustin, directed by UC San Diego MFA directing alumnus Joshua Kahan Brody. A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Last Ti...
Bravo's REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY Delivers Most-Watched Season
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2015 Bravo Media's 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' delivered impressive ratings gains as season ten averaged 2.7 million total viewers, making it the most-watched season in series' history, according to Nielsen Live+3 data....
BWW Review: Unless You Hate Fun and Sexiness, Death-Defying THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is Giddy Perfection
by Matt Tamanini - October 16, 2016 Unless you have no sense of humor, no joy in your heart, or no sex drive to speak of, it's impossible to not enjoy yourself.... |