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Cirque du Soleil Founder's Son Dies in Accident; LUZIA Shows Cancelled in San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016 Cirque du Soleil's LUZIA has been cancelled in San Francisco through Friday after the sudden death of technician Olivier Rochette, son of the company's co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix, earlier this week....
'SHERI SANDERS IS LEGIT!' Set for Subculture This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2017 Perfectly timed with the launch of her Rock The Audition online training platform, musical theatre revolutionary Sheri Sanders is celebrating! 'Sheri Sanders is LEGIT! An Evening Of Legit Musical Theatre'...
BWW Review: CHESS at Pioneer Theatre Company is a Triumph
by Tyler Hinton - March 11, 2017 For regular theatergoers, it isn't often that a performance will stand out over the years as one not to be forgotten. Pioneer Theatre Company's triumphant concert version of CHESS (running for three performances only) is one of these....
Cirque du Soleil and NFL To Build 4-Story Football Attraction in Times Square
by Michael Dale - June 27, 2016 High-definition screens and state-of-the-art technology will invite fans to immerse themselves in the NFL and experience what it feels like to be in the game, on the sidelines and behind the scenes....
Review Roundup: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
by Rebecca Russo - July 25, 2016 HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD has its official opening this week, with a special gala performance on Saturday 30 July. The eighth story in the Harry Potter series, and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage, is one play presented in two parts. Both parts are intended to b...
Le Poisson Rouge to Present Performance Artist Mrs. Smith in WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY SHRIEKS
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2017 From sidewalk busker to fashion model to guitar goddess, performance artist Mrs. Smith is shredding her way up from the streets of NYC to her upcoming show at Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) on March 7, 2017, (7:00 p.m. doors, 8:00 p.m. show). Mrs. Smith's LPR debut-also featuring her band, The Rage-comes on...
LES MISERABLES' Original West End Cosette, Rebecca Caine, Writes Of Persevering Through Dwindling Opportunities For Sopranos
by Michael Dale - December 31, 2015 The accomplished musical theatre performer has been seen more recently in concert tours....
Preview: Julie Atherton Talks About Her Crazy Coqs Debut!
by Carrie Dunn - February 15, 2016 Julie Atherton makes her debut at Crazy Coqs this week (16th-20th February) with a set list that includes songs from her albums plus career highlights as well as new material. Julie is one of the West End's most versatile entertainers, with a distinctive voice and unmatched comic timing. The Preston...
St. James Theatre Set to Expand While Helen Hayes Theater Begins Renovations
by Nora Dominick - June 28, 2016 According to Variety, one of Broadway's most notable houses, the St. James Theatre is set to expand its stage. The renovations include pushing the back wall of the theater out into the alley behind it. Work is scheduled to begin this summer while the Helen Hayes Theater next door begins its own reno...
Main Street Theater to Host Free Inauguration Day Staged Readings
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2017 As part of a nationwide initiative, Main Street Theater will present 2 staged readings of Lauren Gunderson's The Taming on Inauguration Day, January 20. More than 40 theaters across the country are participating....
British Playwright Arnold Wesker Dies at 83
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2016 British playwright Arnold Wesker, whose works include 'Chips with Everything' and 'Chicken Soup with Barley', has died at the age of 83....
Broadway Adaptations of BEETLEJUICE, NIGHT SHIFT & More In the Works at Warner Bros
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2017 Warner Bros' theater slate includes a musical adaptation of the 1982 comedy film NIGHT SHIFT, and a play adaptation of the 1975 crime drama DOG DAY AFTERNOON, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis....
BWW Review: THAT GIRL/THAT BOY - That Amazing Charles Busch!
by Gil Kaan - March 14, 2017 The award-winning playwright/drag legend/cabaret artiste Charles Busch displayed the reasons why he's such a creative force to be reckoned with as he had the Rockwell audience easily eating out of his outstretched hands in his THAT GIRL/THAT BOY cabaret show. Busch and his adoring fans most deservin...
A Reunion in Rep: Jay Michaels Joins THREE BITES OF THE APPLE
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2016 A reunion in rep: Jay Michaels joins 'Three Bites of the Apple' Robert Liebowitz' revival of some of his more recognized works has become a revival of sorts as Jay Michaels, producer and public relations executive, joins the company ... on stage....
Off-Off Broadway Leader Revives Three Plays in Rep at The American Theatre of Actors
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2016 Mr. Liebowitz, in association with one of the last remaining theaters of the original off-off Broadway movement, the American Theatre of Actors, will present a rep of three plays and two readings, many of which began their life at that theatre as early as 1982....
VIDEOS: Rick Lyon, Kermit The Frog Join The Skivvies For A Rainbow Mashup
by Michael Dale - August 02, 2016 The crowd at Feinstein's/54 Below was treated to the unusual sight of a frog in underwear....
SHUFFLE ALONG's Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Receive Isabelle Stevenson Award
by Nicole Rosky - May 03, 2016 While we await the 2016 Tony nominations, it has just been announced that SHUFFLE ALONG star Brian Stokes Mitchell will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Award, according to Variety....
TNT Orders Dark Dramedy CLAWS, Starring Niecy Nash & Harold Perrineau
by Caryn Robbins - December 14, 2016 ...
Comedian Brad Williams Brings Daddy Issues To Burbank
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2016 Brad Williams (DADDY ISSUES, MIND OF MENCIA, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE) is scheduled to perform four high energy shows at Flappers Comedy Club Burbank, Friday, November 18 and Today, November 19 at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Tickets are $20, and are available at www.flapperscomedy.com....
IN THE HEIGHTS Adaptation Set to Get Underway This Spring; Lin-Manuel Miranda to Appear?
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2016 HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is featured on the cover of the new issue of Variety. In the feature story, the Tony Award winner speaks about his latest projects and hints that a movie musical, TV show or all-new stage show may be part of his future plans....
NASTY DREW AND THAT HARDER BOY: THE CASE OF THE PEEPSHOW PHANTOM To Play the Laurie Beechman
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2016 After a successful launch earlier this year (in THE MYSTERY OF THE FAMILY JEWELS), those meddling teen detectives Nasty Drew and That Harder Boy return in an all new evening that blends theater, comedy, mystery, drag, stripping -- and disco. NASTY DREW AND THAT HARDER BOY: THE CASE OF THE PEEPSHOW P...
Premiere Episode of TV's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Now Available
by Matt Tamanini - October 01, 2015 Podcasts are hard, yo! After a week of tinkering, we were able to improve the sound quality of the podcast enough so that it no longer sounds like I am broadcasting from 'the bathroom of a tin-roofed crack house,' but it still isn't at the level that we would like. Nonetheless, we are sallying forth...
Jake Gyllenhaal Says He'd Like to Play 'Tevye' in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
by Caryn Robbins - February 16, 2017 In a new interview with Variety, Jake Gyllenhaal discusses his starring role in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE...
Breaking News: Sam Mendes Departs Broadway-Bound CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY; Jack O'Brien to Take His Place?
by Nicole Rosky - December 09, 2015 According to Variety, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which is currently playing in the West End, will get a new director for it's Broadway run- which is aiming for the 2016-17 season. Sam Mendes will no longer helm the incoming musical due to scheduling conflicts, and rumor has it that Jack O'B...
Premiere Episode of TV's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Now Available
by Matt Tamanini - October 01, 2015 Podcasts are hard, yo! After a week of tinkering, we were able to improve the sound quality of the podcast enough so that it no longer sounds like I am broadcasting from 'the bathroom of a tin-roofed crack house,' but it still isn't at the level that we would like. Nonetheless, we are sallying forth... |