BWW Reviews: JOSEPH a Technicolor Surprise at CALMT
by Harmony Wheeler - January 29, 2015 Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as a mosaic of musical styles and humor, meaning any dream will do for design and concept. American Idol husband-wife team Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young bring a tech and color production to Sacramento this week. And Tue...
BWW Reviews: Adorably Bittersweet OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - April 30, 2015 John Patrick Shanley may be best known for his incredibly thought provoking play 'Doubt' but there's an almost romantic comedy side to his writing as well. I say 'almost' as I would never want to put his quirky, flawed characters looking for love (like the ones in his Oscar winning screenplay 'Moon...
BWW Reviews: The NUTCRACKER by ARB in NJ through 12/21, A Holiday Tradition
by Marina Kennedy - November 26, 2014 'The Nutcracker' by American Repertory Ballet is being presented at venues in New Jersey through 12/21. This elaborate and delightful performance of the holiday classic is a treat for all....
MURDER BALLAD to Play Actor's Express This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014 Illicit love, lust and betrayal take the stage in Murder Ballad running at Actor's Express November 8 - December 7, 2014. This sexy rock musical will keep audiences guessing until its breathless final moments....
BWW Review: ACT's MR. BURNS - Funny but Doesn't Payoff Completely
by Jay Irwin - October 23, 2015 Anne Washburn's hit play "Mr. Burns, a post-electric play", currently playing at ACT, does a fine job at exploring the genesis of mythology and still keeps itself very funny. But that exploration tends to draw itself out a little too long with too little payoff for the time spent....
Photo Flash: AN ACT OF GOD's Jim Parsons Kicks Off Polk & Co.'s New '5 Minutes to Curtain' Series
by Tyler Peterson - July 29, 2015 Polk & Co. has announced the launch of a new photo series, titled 'Five Minutes to Curtain', a behind-the-scenes look at stars' final moments before they take the stage. AN ACT OF GOD's Jim Parsons opens the series - check out a look at the star backstage below!...
BWW Reviews: Schmeater's ATTACK OF THE KILLER MURDER OF ... DEATH Slays
by Jay Irwin - July 20, 2014 Scream queens, atomic monsters and aliens abound. And that's even before the murder in Theatre Schmeater's first full production in their new space, "Attack of the Killer Murder of … Death". B grade movies haven't been this much fun since Mystery Science Theater 3000 as director and author Wayne R...
BWW Review: A Ceremonious Anniversary of DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by Chris McCormack - October 08, 2015 In the wake of Brian Friel's death, director Annabelle Comyn's clear production is more than dutiful. In pitting the mythic shapes of the Mundy sisters against the machinery of the industrial age, old Irish symbols are still painfully nostalgic....
FOX News Channel to Present Two-Part Documentary THE MAN WHO KILLED USAMA BIN LADEN, 11/11
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2014 FOX News Channel (FNC) will present a new documentary entitled The Man Who Killed Usama Bin Laden hosted by Washington correspondent Peter Doocy, on Tuesday, November 11th...
BWW Preview: Will ONCE UPON A TIME's Storybrooke Be FROZEN in Season 4?
by Danielle DeSisto - September 22, 2014 Fairytale fanatics rejoice- 'Once Upon a Time' returns to television Sunday, September 28th! Last season, we embarked on so many adventures with our heroes in Storybrooke; from visiting Neverland and battling the surprisingly horrifying Peter Pan to welcoming a new little member of the Charming fami...
BWW Reviews: Seattle Shakes' OTHELLO Thrives on Multiple Levels
by Jay Irwin - May 04, 2015 When going to see a show you hope for at least one aspect of the show be something good that you can hold onto. The acting, directing, sets, lights, something to make the night worthwhile. Lucky for all of us the current production of Shakespeare's tragic tale of betrayal and lies "Othello", curre...
NEXT DOOR TO THE DEAD: POEMS by Kathleen Driskell is Available Now
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015 Most people avoid thinking about death. Modern sensibilities, hospitals and nursing home, and funerary practices tend to keep it at arm's length. Poet Kathleen Driskell, however, found herself irresistibly contemplating life, death, grief, and loss when she and her family moved into a disused church...
Science Channel Investigates Crash of AIRASIA 8501, 4/28
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2015 Science Channel investigates one of the most perplexing airplane disasters in recent history with the US Premiere of AIRASIA 8501: ANATOMY OF A CRASH....
A DOG NAMED GUCCI to Have Benefit Screening This October
by Caryn Robbins - July 27, 2015 The acclaimed documentary 'A Dog Named Gucci,' from writer/director Gorman Bechard, will have a screening at the Ephrata Main Theatre on Tuesday, October 6 at 7PM....
BWW Recap: You Say You Want an Execution on THE FOLLOWING
by Jennifer McHugh - April 28, 2015 It is the day of Joe's execution so finally Ryan can close that chapter of his life and the plan will off without a hitch, right? Haha, just kidding. It was a nightmare....
BWW Reviews: THE LITTLE PRINCE Lands at Kennedy Center
by Itai Yasur - December 22, 2014 It seems only fitting that in its efforts to introduce a musical form as grown-up as the opera to younger audiences, that the Kennedy Center has picked for this holiday season the children's classic THE LITTLE PRINCE, a story all about grown-ups trying to understand children trying to understand gro...
BWW Preview: Will ONCE UPON A TIME's Storybrooke Be FROZEN in Season 4?
by Danielle DeSisto - September 22, 2014 Fairytale fanatics rejoice- 'Once Upon a Time' returns to television Sunday, September 28th! Last season, we embarked on so many adventures with our heroes in Storybrooke; from visiting Neverland and battling the surprisingly horrifying Peter Pan to welcoming a new little member of the Charming fami...
BWW Reviews: Bernard Haitink Conquers the NY Philharmonic in Mahler's 3rd Symphony
by Peter Danish - May 20, 2014 Bernard Haitink conducts the NY Philharmonic in Mahler's 3rd Symphony...
BWW Reviews: ERIC AND LITTLE ERN, St James Theatre, December 17 2014
by Laura Jones - December 18, 2014 One of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfather's lap watching Morecambe and Wise on one of his VHS tapes and quickly his favourite comedians became my favourite comedians, and they still are to this day. I'm a fan of modern comics such as Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre, but not even these ...
Smithsonian Channel Special Features Rare Interviews with Hitler's Inner Circle Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 16, 2015 A new Smithsonian Channel one-hour special recounts the final days of Adolf Hitler, told in the words of those who were with him....
New Light Theater Project & Access Theater's IN THE SOUNDLESS AWE Begins Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - October 06, 2015 New Light Theater Project and Access Theater will present IN THE SOUNDLESS AWE by nationally acclaimed playwrights Jayme McGhan and Andy Pederson. Originally produced at Concordia University and the Kennedy Center ACTF Festival, the New York City Premiere will be directed by award-winner Sarah Norri...
BWW Reviews: MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE Lacks Power
by David Clarke - April 07, 2015 Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie and edited by Alan Rickman and journalist Katharine Viner, the play MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE is known for being controversial. At its heart, it is a play that exposes the atrocities that occurred during the Second Intifada. The politics surrounding the Gaza S...
BWW Column: 'Ollicity' Fans: Do You Think Felicity Will Live?
by Misha Davenport - October 07, 2015 We just don't think Felicity is going to die on ARROW. Here's some other more likely candidates. Fret not ARROW fans of the coupling of Ollie and Felicity (Ollicity, if you will). Though the first episode of ARROW season 4 gave us a glimps of a Ollie at a gravesite six months into the future, there'...
BWW Review: TRIBES Explores the Bonds of Speaking and Listening
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - March 31, 2014 Portland Stage's production of Nina Raine's 2010 play,Tribes, offers a thoughtful exploration of the bonds forged by communication. The play, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London and later Off-Broadway, is a scathingly funny, warm look at a dysfunctional family and their interaction ...
BWW Reviews: DNA is a Jet-Black Comedic Exploration of Consequence
by Frank Benge - January 26, 2015 'What's more important, one person or everyone?' That is the question at the center of Dennis Kelly's darkly comedic and chilling play, DNA.... |