BWW Interview: Rachel Tucker Chats SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at the London Palladium
by Bella Bevan - September 23, 2020 The live-streamed production of Jason Robert Brown's Songs For A New World that we enjoyed during lockdown is now coming to the stage, with two socially distanced shows at the London Palladium on 11 October. Rachel Tucker, who is known for Come From Away and Wicked amongst an impressive list of West...
The National Theatre's Mysterious Storyteller Madame Kalamazoo Delivers Daily Stories To Children Across The UK
by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2020 Starting from today, Madame Kalamazoo's Magical Mail will now be available to children across the whole country; delivered via email by the National Theatre. ...
Midge Ure Announces Backstage Lockdown Club
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020 Midge Ure announces his Backstage Lockdown Club launching on September 5th. ...
LISTEN: Opera Singers and University of Melbourne Students Discuss Performing Outdoor Concerts on Their Balcony For Neighbors
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2020 Opera singers Lisette Bolton and Teresa Ingrilli have been entertaining their neighbors by performing opera concerts from their balcony in Melbourne....
Paul Tabone of the West End's PHANTOM Prepares For Socially Distanced Concert, Talks the Importance of the Arts, and More
by Stephi Wild - July 11, 2020 Paul Tabone, who has played Ubaldo Piangi in Phantom of the Opera on the West End for four years, chatted recently with The Sydney Morning Herald about what he's been doing during the lockdown....
New Short Film On Living With Chronic Pain Comes to BBC iPlayer
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2020 Adapted from the award-winning The Shape of the Pain (Scotsman Fringe First), this new short film created in isolation is a powerful and intimate insight into living with a rare, synesthetic chronic pain condition. ...
Steve N Allen And Erich McElroy Are 'Comics Solving Problems' At The Online Free Fringe Fest
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2020 There are loads of problems in the world. The news is full of them. Our lives are full of them. Comedians Steve N Allen (The Mash Report) and Erich McElroy (GMB, Sky News, Newsnight) are here to help with Comics Solving Problems, the topical comedy show live from their spare rooms....
Open Presents the Premiere of LOVE SCREENS
by Stephi Wild - September 08, 2020 Open will present a streaming premiere of LOVE SCREENS, three plays including BESTIES, TREES OF NATURE and FOUR SIDES OF A TRIANGLE, all by Nicolas Ridley....
First American Full-Length Play Written for Streaming, WAITING FOR THE HOST, to be Made Available for Viewing
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2020 On April 2, 2020, New York playwright Marc Palmieri was asked by a local Queens church to read the role of Jesus in a Zoom recording of the Passion, to stream during its pandemic-lockdown on-line Easter services. ...
Darlington Operatic Society Releases CD to Raise Money For the NHS
by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2020 A successful musical theatre group has produced a compilation of lockdown classics to help support the National Health Service....
Steel Panther To Hold Another Virtual Concert Event
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 14, 2020 California rock legends, global philanthropists and stripper connoisseurs Steel Panther continue to set new career goals for themselves. After effectively saving the world (we are all reading this press release after all) with the very successful Concert To Save The World in June, the band is now ba...
Queen + Adam Lambert to Release Episode 3 of 'Roadies in Lockdown' Rhapsody Tour Lockumentary Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 09, 2020 Queen's Official YouTube channel's behind-the-scenes 'Lockumentary' series Roadies in Lockdown which explores the roles of various Queen + Adam Lambert crew members on the road and catches up with them in lockdown continues its weekly outing with episode 3 this Friday, July 10, available to view sta...
Review Roundup: STAGED Starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen - What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2020 Starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, Staged (6x15) features the cast of a play - the cream of the crop of British acting talent - who are furloughed when their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt. The series follows the cast as they try their best to keep the rehearsals o...
BWW Feature: 5 Shows I'd Most Like To See When Theatre Returns
by Fiona Scott - July 23, 2020 While I've enjoyed live-tweeting and reviewing some of the online theatre we've been granted in recent months, it would be nice to get back into a theatre one day. This could be as early as next month from what the UK Government is currently advising. Below are a few of the things I had been looking...
Ten UK Ballet Schools Unite In Auditions For September 2021 Entry
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2020 In response to COVID-19, the current lockdown and its impact on dance training and the preparation to audition for a coveted place at a specialist dance school, ten of the UK's leading vocational ballet institutions have come together in support of thousands of young dancers considering the next ste...
The Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre and New Wolsey Theatre Announce Co-Production Of WHAT A CARVE UP!
by Stephi Wild - August 25, 2020 The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich have announced the world premiere of Henry Filloux-Bennett's online play What A Carve Up!, based on Jonathan Coe's critically acclaimed satirical novel....
Review Roundup: STAGED Starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen - What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2020 Starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, Staged (6x15) features the cast of a play - the cream of the crop of British acting talent - who are furloughed when their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt. The series follows the cast as they try their best to keep the rehearsals o...
BOSTON MANOR Announce Livestream Show
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2020 Blackpool's Boston Manor will be performing a very special live show at their city's most iconic monument - Blackpool Tower - on October 15....
The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury Reopens With a Performance From its Youth Company
by Stephi Wild - September 08, 2020 The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury has opened its doors to an audience for the first time since it temporarily closed in March, with a powerful performance by its youth company and community participants about life during lockdown. ...
Steel Panther Announce 2 Drive-In Shows
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 05, 2020 Move over NASCAR! The band that burns more rubbers than Bubba Wallace, Steel Panther is bringing their debaucherously fun concert experience to Pennsylvania this September....
VIDEO: New Musical AVALONA Releases New Music Video 'Love Again'
by Peter Danish - July 21, 2020 The upcoming new musical AVALONA has released new music video 'Love Again' inspired by the lockdown. This song and video was written, recorded and shot, during and in response to these challenging times under lockdown....
Guest Blog: Rohan Candappa On The Lockdown Theatre Company
by Marianka Swain - August 04, 2020 A new theatre company has been founded by Rohan Candappa to support, nurture and pay actors left struggling when the theatres closed. The ongoing series of 20 episodes, some of which are already available online, cover a huge range of topics....
Theatr Iolo Announces Its First Post-Lockdown Show Created For Babies To Be Performed Live In September
by Stephi Wild - September 02, 2020 Theatr Iolo will present their first show since lockdown, a brand-new, socially distanced performance for babies in the garden of Cardiff's multi-artform venue, Chapter. ...
VIDEO: Musicians Perform in a London Park While Indoor Venues Remain Closed
by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2020 Freelance musician Ben Marshall recently gathered a group of a dozen musicians to perform in Greenwich Park, as venue remain closed due to the health crisis....
Park Theatre To Stream New Play JURY
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2020 Park Theatre will stream JURY a?" a brand-new play by Martin Murphy (Bruised Sky) a?" via its YouTube channel, premiering on Wednesday 19 August at 7pm, and available until Wednesday 2 September. ... |