BWW Review: JUMP Challenges Us to Seek Deeper Connections, at Milagro Theatre
by Krista Garver - April 09, 2019 Charly Evon Simpson's JUMP, which is having its National New Play Network rolling world premiere courtesy of Milagro Theatre and Confrontation Theatre, explores the obstacles that we too frequently put between ourselves and real human connection....
BWW Review: Portland Playhouse's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Continues to Surprise and Delight
by Krista Garver - December 13, 2018 This production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL is absolutely delightful. And somehow, it manages to still be surprising. If you're the type who's skeptical about holiday shows in general, do yourself a favor and give this one a chance....
Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Donation to LA's The Harmony Project on Behalf of Lucius
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2018 On behalf of 2018 Newport Folk Festival performer Lucius, Newport Festivals Foundation has donated $5,000 to the Harmony Project - a nonprofit that provides free music instruction and instruments to youth in underserved areas of LA. The funds will be used to underwrite expenses for Harmony Project's...
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at The Santa Fe Playhouse
by Zoe Burke - November 30, 2018 Oscar Wilde's 1895 satire, The Importance of Being Earnest, is arguably his most popular, and almost definitely his most widely performed, work. Director Barbara Hatch's director's note references the daunting nature of taking on the challenge of producing such a beloved and well known work; it is m...
BWW Previews: Ensemble Theater presents HUSBANDS AND WIVES at The New Vic
by Maggie Yates - October 03, 2017 Ensemble Theater Company's season opener is a brand new adaptation of Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives, rendered for the stage by ETC's artistic Director, Jonathan Fox....
Lykken's THE SACRED MONSTER LIVE! to Return to Don't Tell Mama This Fall
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 Rising alt-cabaret star Lykken, who Cabaret Scenes called a 'thrilling discovery,' returns to Don't Tell Mama Sunday November 19th at 9:00pm in his critically-acclaimed show Lykken 'The Sacred Monster' Live!...
BWW Interview: Director Jennifer Chambers Shares Her Winning Recipe For THE CAKE
by Gil Kaan - September 14, 2018 Bekah Brunstetter's THE CAKE will once again be served on a Los Angeles stage. Helmed by its original world premiere director Jennifer Chambers, THE CAKE has already begun previews, with opening night September 20, 2018 at the Geffen Theatre. A topic still making headlines, a baker's refusal to bake...
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
by Tori Hartshorn - April 27, 2018 An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios' 'Avengers: Infinity War' brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an at...
Photo Flash: Amas Musical Theatre Celebrates Aherns and Flaherty at 2017 Gala
by Julie Musbach - April 08, 2017 Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer), New York City's award-winning pioneer in diversity and multi-ethnic casting in the performing arts since 1968, recently held the company's 48th Anniversary Gala Benefit honoring the Tony Award-winning composing team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen...
Single Carrot Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2017 Single Carrot Theatre is thrilled to announce its eleventh season, a diverse series of adaptations, new works, and collaborative efforts. Season 11 subverts and re-frames familiar figures and figureheads by challenging what we thought we knew. ...
BWW Interview: Actress/Singer Desi Oakley Tells Us About Her Love Affair With WAITRESS
by Don Grigware - August 07, 2018 Broadway veteran actresssinger Desi Oakley is essaying the role of Jenna in Waitress on tour, currently at the Hollywood Pantages through August 26. Oakley took time from her busy performance schedule to discuss the show and what it means to her....
Previews Begin Tonight for Talking Band's FUSIFORM GYRUS, Starring Tom Nelis
by Julie Musbach - February 07, 2018 Talking Band will present the world premiere of Fusiform Gyrus - A Septet for Two Scientists and Five Horns, written and composed by OBIE Award winner Ellen Maddow, and directed by Ellie Heyman, running from February 7 - 25, 2018 in a limited engagement at HERE, located at 145 6th Avenue (Enter on D...
Photo Flash: Casting Announced For LOOKING FOR GATSBY - A Fresh New Take On The Great Gatsby
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2018 New musical 'LOOKING FOR GATSBY' presents a fresh take on the classic, delving into scenes that Fitzgerald never revealed....
BWW Review: RANKED, A NEW MUSICAL, Premieres at the Theatre At Granite Bay
by Courtney Symes - April 08, 2019 David Taylor-Gomes and Kyle Holmes have done it again. After collaborating on their 2017 musical comedy, Boxed Up: The Musical, they have joined forces at Granite Bay High School to present to you another original work. This time, in a shockingly serendipitous twist, Ranked, A New Musical debuted ju...
BWW Review: The 28th New York Cabaret Convention Kicks Off Its Opening Night With A Bang It Is Unable To Sustain
by Stephen Hanks - October 22, 2017 During an evening when Mabel Mercer Foundation President and New York Cabaret Convention Producer KT Sullivan devoted a number of opening night spots in the 28th year of the four-day extravaganza (October 16-19 at Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center) to a younger generation of singers and a few vete...
Paul Woolford Shares Title Track 'Chaos', Out on Edible 4/28
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2017 Paul Woolford has been seriously spreading his wings of late, becoming omni-present by landing his tracks with ease on labels like XL Recordings, Running Back, Houndstooth, Hotflush and Aus Music....
Le Pie Announces Sad Girl Theory Tour
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2017 Le Pie's 2017 sophomore EP, Sad Girl Theory won't disappoint those who have already fallen in love with her brand of dark, dreamy, indie rock....
Le Pie Releases EP 'Sad Girl Theory' Today
by Caryn Robbins - May 26, 2017 After releasing Sad Girl Theory's first single, 'White Walls & Promises' in March, Le Pie told a heartbreaking story of motherhood, love, and loss...
Algebra Mothers' 'Strawberry Cheesecake' 7' Out Today On Third Man Records
by Tori Hartshorn - February 15, 2019 Today, Third Man Records is thrilled to give a vinyl release to legendary Detroit punk rockers Algebra Mothers' defining single, 'Strawberry Cheesecake' b/w 'Modern Noise.' A run of pink vinyl (limited to 200 copies) is now available in the purple and green sleeves pictured above, while the standard...
BWW Review: 42ND STREET at Bucks County Playhouse - Tessa Grady Hoofs Her Way to Your Heart
by Anne Marie Scalies - July 02, 2018 42nd Street is a sweet Broadway classic that truly makes it's mark with every tap number. As indicated in the curtain speech, 42nd Street is the 'largest' production that BCP has produced since it reopened 5 years ago....
BWW Review: Actors Co-op's To-Die-For Musical LUCKY STIFF is Full of Quirky Charm
by Ellen Dostal - May 17, 2017 Before Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty teamed up for iconic works like Ragtime, Once on this Island, and their current Broadway hit Anastasia,they wrote a crazy little musical called LUCKY STIFF. It was their first collaboration and, though it never made it to Broadway, it won the pair a Richard Ro...
Rick Skye's BAZAZZ! A SEQUINED VARIETY to Return to Don't Tell Mama This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2017 Rick Skye, who won the 2017 MAC Award for Best Impersonation, opened Don't Tell Mama's new monthly variety show Bazaaz! A Sequined Variety last month to a sold-out audience and the media is buzzing....
Rick Skye's BAZAZZ! A SEQUINED VARIETY to Return to Don't Tell Mama This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2017 Rick Skye, who won the 2017 MAC Award for Best Impersonation, opened Don't Tell Mama's new monthly variety show Bazaaz! A Sequined Variety last month to a sold-out audience and the media is buzzing....
BWW Album Review: Michael Ball's COMING HOME TO YOU Has Mixed Results
by Amanda Prahl - March 29, 2019 With his new album Coming Home to You, Michael Ball expands his reach with a sound that's part country, part easy listening pop. It's an admirable effort, but one that sometimes falls flat....
UofSC Play TOP GIRLS Explores Triumphs, Trials of Feminism
by Julie Musbach - October 11, 2017 The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Obie award-winning drama Top Girls at the Center for Performance Experiment, October 26 - November 4, 2017.... |