Review Roundup: George Takei, Telly Leung And More Star In ALLEGIANCE West End Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2023 George Takei, the original and beloved Mr. Sulu from 'Star Trek', film and television star, activist and social media icon, makes his London stage debut in the UK premiere of the Broadway musical inspired by Takei's true childhood experiences, 'George Takei's Allegiance'. Read the reviews!...
Heartbeat Opera Announces BREATHING FREE
by A.A. Cristi - October 28, 2020 HEARTBEAT OPERA—the radical indie opera company 'leading the charge in online opera' (Parterre) with 'groundbreaking' virtual content (Operawire) that is 'hacking the corporate contours of Zoom into a postmodern proscenium” (Washington Post)—announces BREATHING FREE, an ambitious six-part virtual se...
Cast Announced for BOTH SIDES NOW: JONI MITCHELL AND LEONARD COHEN at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2022 Robbie Schaefer (Signature’s Light Years, Blowin’ in the Wind) and Danielle Wertz (The Kennedy Center, Blues Alley Jazz) will perform in Signature Theatre's Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, its upcoming cabaret dedicated to the music of longtime friends and one-time lovers Joni Mitch...
25th Anniversary Festival Regard Announces Venues And Official Programming
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2021 After running the whole gamut of emotions the past nine months, and coming up with hundreds of possibilities for REGARD's 25th edition, the Saguenay International Short Film Festival team finally unveils today the fruit of their hard work....
Behind the Curtain: Interview With Company XIV Creator, Choreographer and Director - Austin McCormick
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 24, 2020 Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with the creator, choreographer and director of COMPANY XIV - Austin McCormick...
The Music of Westlife and Boyzone Come to Parr Hall
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2019 Two of the world's biggest boy bands are joining forces to bring an unforgettable concert experience to Warrington's Parr Hall....
Lee Mack Replaces Stephen Fry in THE UNDERSTUDY at the Palace Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2020 Everyone needs an understudy, right? Stepping into the role of narrator, replacing Stephen Fry, is BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning legend Lee Mack. The cast of The Understudy, now includes Matthew Horne, Emily Atack, James Norton, Mina Anwar, Natalie Casey, Adelayo Adedayo, Lucy Briggs-Owen, ...
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs + TEN ALPHAS Announce Digital World Premiere TIME AND PLACE
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2020 On September 9, 1920, members of the newly formed Hurlstone Park Choral Society came together for their first performance at Randwick Hospital. This auspicious event would set them on the course to become Australia's leading choral performing arts company and a key player in establishing Sydney as a...
BWW Review: Gloria Swansong is Mesmerizing in JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL at Stonewall Inn
by Karis Rogerson - January 15, 2020 Watching Gloria Swansong lip-sync Judy Garland's Carnegie Hall was like performance-inception: somehow, we were experiencing Judy Garland's 1961 performance in most of its glory (recordings are not the same as being there in the flesh, after all), while also delighting in Gloria's impeccable artistr...
BWW Review: VIHAINEN LESKI (THE ANGRY WIDOW) at Helsinki City Theatre
by Rosanna Liuski - November 02, 2019 All in all Vihainen Leski (the Angry Widow) is a fine play that teaches even the younger generation like me what it is like to be older. To me it told the most about friendships, how dreaming goes on in the older days too, and letting go of the past....
HI, ARE YOU SINGLE? World Premiere to be Presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company & IAMA Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 09, 2022 Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association with IAMA Theatre Company, will present HI, ARE YOU SINGLE?, written and performed by Ryan J. Haddad. Hilarious, vulnerable, and in-your-face provocative, Ryan explores the complicated world of dating from his unique perspective as a gay man living with...
BWW Review: THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY at The National Theatre
by Roger Catlin - February 01, 2020 There is certainly a dramatic story to be told behind the highly successful '60s folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, from their brief high school success that got them on 'American Bandstand' to their later 1960s stardom, their love/hate relationship and mutual artistic dependence. All of that is barel...
Broadway World Cabaret Award Winner For Best Vocalist, Debbie Wileman, Makes First Live Appearance Since Lockdown
by Stephen Mosher - November 14, 2021 The singing actress and impressionist who cracked the YouTube sensation code is back on stage in London at CRAZY COQS but fans around the world can catch the show via virtual streaming platforms. Ain't technology grand?...
Review: LA CLIQUE, Leicester Square Spiegeltent
by Franco Milazzo - November 16, 2022 When it comes to London Christmas stage institutions, there’s an argument for saying that La Clique now deserves a place alongside Handel’s Messiah, A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker and Mother Goose. ...
The CIA (Denée & Ty Segall, Emmett Kelly) Release 'Inhale Exhale' Single
by Michael Major - December 06, 2022 Their forthcoming album, Surgery Channel, is ripe with straightforward conviction. The trio made up of Denée & Ty Segall and Emmett Kelly have constructed a world where everything is piercing and pinpointed. Every word brings confrontation – The C.I.A. make you question what could be happening here…...
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Shakespeare & Company's MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by Stephi Wild - September 02, 2021 Measure for Measure tells the story of Angelo, a minister who is abruptly appointed to rule over a chaotic and debauched city and restores order with repressive laws and an iron fist over licentiousness. ...
SHAKE Festival Present Rehearsed Reading of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2021 Jenny Caron Hall, Artistic Director of SHAKE Festival, today announces a rehearsed reading of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Following the success of previous livestreams, The Tempest, and Sonnets & Carols, the latest reading, directed by Caron Hall, will be streamed live for one n...
Factory Theatre Presents 2020-2021 Season, THE SATELLITE SEASON: CANADIAN STORIES IN ORBIT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 17, 2020 FACTORY THEATRE, Toronto's vibrant centre of cutting-edge Canadian theatre, has just announced its 2020-2021 Season, THE SATELLITE SEASON: CANADIAN STORIES IN ORBIT. ...
Review: DEAL WITH THE DRAGON at Magic Theatre Weaves an Unforgettable Magical Spell
by Jim Munson - July 28, 2022 What did our critic think of DEAL WITH THE DRAGON at Magic Theatre? BroadwayWorld reviews Kevin Rolston's spellbinding 'Deal with the Dragon' playing live at Magic Theatre through August 13th....
Casting Announced for Emma Rice's ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS
by Stephi Wild - September 14, 2020 Full casting has now been confirmed for Romantics Anonymous a?" the delicious new musical from visionary director Emma Rice (Wise Children). Embarking on a virtual tour this autumn, the show will be co-hosted online by the Belgrade Theatre on Wednesday 23 September....
BWW Interview: Olivia Jacobs Chats THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD at Alexandra Palace
by Fiona Scott - November 29, 2020 Olivia Jacobs is one of the founding artistic directors of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories. She spoke to BroadwayWorld about directing The Gruffalo’s Child, coming soon to Alexandra Palace....
Superbike Champion Comes to Parr Hall For Talk
by Stephi Wild - February 11, 2020 A sporting legend is heading to town next week to tell all about life at the top of the racing world....
Kim Katzberg's DAD IN A BOX is Back For One Night Only
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 05, 2019 Kim Katzberg's NY Innovative Theatre Award-winning play Dad in a Box is back for one night only! A prestigious improv comedy workshop seems like an ideal career boost for Katzberg, until she finds her fervid imagination hamstrung by generic critiques. '...Suicidal girl on a date? I'm not sure it's a...
THE UNDERSTUDY Semi-Staged Reading Will Raise Money For the UK Theatre Industry
by Stephi Wild - November 05, 2020 A cast of 14, including Stephen Fry and James Norton, will celebrate the re-opening of the West End in an exclusive semi-staged rehearsed reading of The Understudy which was presented as an animated online play in May to raise funds for the theatre industry. ...
Heartbeat Opera Announces BREATHING FREE
by A.A. Cristi - October 28, 2020 HEARTBEAT OPERA—the radical indie opera company 'leading the charge in online opera' (Parterre) with 'groundbreaking' virtual content (Operawire) that is 'hacking the corporate contours of Zoom into a postmodern proscenium” (Washington Post)—announces BREATHING FREE, an ambitious six-part virtual se... |