Children's Musical Theaterworks to Present LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 07, 2022 Children’s Musical Theaterworks, of Fresno, CA, will bring Valley audiences the history of France in a unique way with a production of Les Misérables School Edition, an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical....
BWW Review: Gorgeous A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Theater Latte Da
by Karen Bovard - January 29, 2019 Theater Latte Da's well-cast production of Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is gorgeous to look at and sweet on the ear. Like many great musicals, it depends on the master narrative of romance, but in Sondheim's hands that narrative gets a wider treatment than usual: not only are some of the lovers...
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL at Hanover Theatre In Worcester, MA
by Jan Nargi - September 28, 2019 While the Earth didn't exactly move during the national tour stop of BEAUTIFUL at the Hanover Theater in Worcester this week, this more successful than most biographical jukebox musical did set off an occasional temblor. No surprise, those moments came when the show's legendary subject, Carole King,...
Film at Lincoln Center Announces Jordan Peele Curation
by Michael Major - December 22, 2022 Widely hailed as one of this century’s great directorial debuts, Jordan Peele’s era-defining Get Out injected new life into horror with its witty subversion of racial politics and elitist social mores. Two years later, his wildly entertaining Us plumbed everything from isolationist fears and late-ca...
BWW Review: STUPID FUCKING BIRD at Théâtre Des Capucins
by David Sousa Lopes - January 19, 2019 Last Thursday, the Theatre des Capucins welcomed the comedy adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. The plot is centered around a tragicomic chain of unrequited love, which ultimately brings several of the characters to the fringes of self-awareness, self-doubt and self-control....
Steve Martin And Edie Brickell's BRIGHT STAR Opens Musical Theatre West's 18-19 Season
by Stephi Wild - September 08, 2018 Musical Theatre West's 2018-2019 season opens with the regional theatre premiere of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical Bright Star at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, October 19 - November 4. Tickets are now on sale at www.musical.org, by calling (562) 856-1999 ext. 4, or at th...
BWW Review: MYSTIC PIZZA - A NEW MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - September 07, 2021 This world premiere is among the best of those presented by Ogunquit Playhouse with a charming, light-hearted story, an incredibly talented cast, costuming that you might still find in the clothes closet in the attic, and a string of 1980s tunes that will have you reminiscing about big hair, neon co...
BWW INTERVIEW: The Stars of BRIGHT STAR, Opening This Weekend at the CHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD THEATRE
by Richard Allen - June 12, 2019 "To me, Bright Star is a story about hope," explained Scott Jarrell. "The audience is going to feel a wide range of emotions when they see this production, but above all, the feeling of hope is the driving factor. Hope is a strong emotion that can carry us through any situation - and that feeling is...
BRIGHT STAR Opens Tonight at the Actor's Charitable Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 18, 2021 Learn more about the production and purchase tickets here!...
Miami City Ballet Previews 22/23 Season
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2022 Miami City Ballet (MCB), one of the country's premier dance companies, proudly announces its 37th season as it celebrates a significant milestone: the successful completion of the Transforming Lives Campaign, the most extensive operations capital campaign in the company's history....
Nuffield Southampton Theatres Announce The Full Cast Of CINDERELLA
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2019 Nuffield Southampton Theatres today announces the full company of CinderELLA The Musical. Michael Fentiman directs Valda Aviks (Ella), Emma Darlow (Melania) Tom Hier (Prince Charming and Policeman), Michael O'Connor (Harry), Jos Slovick (Daniel Deeni), Imelda Warren-Green (Ivanka) and Lydia White (C...
BWW Review: Am I BLUE at Glimmerglass? You Bet. But There Are Also Some Guilty GHOSTS, and, Oh that Notorious RBG!
by Richard Sasanow - August 02, 2019 A summer's trip to Cooperstown, NY, is for two distinct audiences: Those who come for the Baseball Hall of Fame and those, like me, who come for the opera--the Glimmerglass Festival, under General Director Francesca Zambello, where i caught up with the John Corigliano-William Hoffman THE GHOSTS OF V...
BWW Review: Mad Horse Theatre Grapples with Life's Vagaries in LIFE SUCKS
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - March 23, 2019 As a sequel to producing successfully Aaron Posner's Stupid F****ing Bird, South Portland's Mad Horse Theatre company has mounted Posner's take on Chekov's Uncle Vanya, Life Sucks. Filled with colorful characters and some truly witty dialogue, Posner's new play does a fine job of bringing the Russia...
COCAINE by Pendleton King Kicks off Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse Fall Programs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 08, 2020 Following an August break, Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse picks up its hit run of a free 'screened' readings with COCAINE, a one-act play by Pendleton King via live stream video, with talkback to follow, on...
MOULIN ROUGE! Resumes West End Performances and Reschedules Opening Night
by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2021 Performances of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will resume this evening at the Piccadilly Theatre with a new official Opening Night set for Sunday 9 January 2022....
BWW REVIEW: Love, Loss And The Damage Of The AIDS Epidemic Are Considered in MY NIGHT WITH REG
by Jade Kops - February 08, 2019 A quarter of a century after it premiered in London, Kevin Elyot's MY NIGHT WITH REG holds an enduring relevance for all communities whilst also providing an insight into the fear that gripped the Gay community in the 1980's. ...
Rude Mechanicals Announce Full Cast And Creative For EURYDICE
by Julie Musbach - September 16, 2019 Rude Mechanicals at the University of Michigan, (Ann Arbor, MI) has announced the cast and creative team for Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE (November 1-3 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater). A contemporary wonder of the theater, based on the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the show will feature new origin...
Review: Much to love in AS YOU LIKE IT at La Jolla Playhouse
by ErinMarie Reiter - November 22, 2022 The talented cast of AS YOU LIKE IT, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse through December 11th proves how false it is when other places say that casting in a representative way is too difficult to do. With lively performances and songs, along with gorgeous costumes, and scenery, there is much to lov...
BWW Feature: Interview With Nora Perone and Daniel Stevens, the Stars of WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC THEATRE'S Production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS
by Richard Allen - February 07, 2019 After a wildly successful run last year and subsequent awards for 'Best Musical' and 'Best Actor in a Musical' in the fan nominated and voted on Broadway World's Regional Awards, the West Virginia Public Theatre (WVPT) in Morgantown, WV has decided to bring The Last Five Years back to the stage for ...
News: WINTER RHYTHMS at Urban Stages Releases Full Lineup
by Stephen Mosher - November 27, 2022 URBAN STAGE's annual Winter Rhythms cabaret series has announced the full run-down of shows and acts to play in the 2022 season...
Ricochet Theatre Presents Two Intimate Monologues with ELEGIES
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2022 Ricochet Theatre presents a double bill of monologues navigating grief: Intricate Rituals by Seth Douglas and The Same Rain That Falls on Me by Logan Jones....
BWW Review: Redhouse Arts Center Presents ROMEO & JULIET
by Natasha Ashley - February 17, 2020 Redhouse's production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet appropriately opened on Valentine's Day under the fresh direction of Melissa Rain Anderson. The romantic tale of a forbidden love comes to life with a fresh take on the characters, time period, and costumes. The result is intriguing and...
Photo Flash: See Rehearsal Photos for CINDERELLA: THE MUSICAL, Opening At Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 05, 2019 Nuffield Southampton Theatres today announces the full company of CinderELLA The Musical. Michael Fentiman directs Valda Aviks (Ella), Emma Darlow (Melania) Tom Hier (Prince Charming and Policeman), Michael O'Connor (Harry), Jos Slovick (Daniel Deeni), Imelda Warren-Green (Ivanka) and Lydia White (C...
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at City Springs Theatre
by Caroline Powell - October 26, 2022 What did our critic think of IN THE HEIGHTS at City Springs Theatre?...
Reboot Theatre Company Announces Edinburgh Festival Fringe Run Of CANDY
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022 Reboot Theatre Company announces a month-long run of 5-star show Candy by Tim Fraser at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, running at Underbelly Bristo Square from 5 – 29 August. This follows a sell-out run at the King's Head Theatre in London in 2020 and a special online performance released la... |