The 101 Greatest Musical Theatre Characters (1940-2020)
by Peter Nason - April 30, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites are on our list of the best characters from Broadway musicals....
BWW Review: SIX at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - May 25, 2019 Bow down to the queens of SIX. In this new musical from Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (with direction from Moss and Jamie Armitage), the six wives of King Henry VIII are taking back their mics and sharing their stories-in the form of contemporary pop musical songs. This masterful musical sizzles with el...
Quinn DeVeaux Releases 'Holiday' in Support of Protests
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 10, 2020 Nashville musician QUINN DEVEAUX has just written and released the soulful blues song “Holiday,” offering a musical look into his sense of grief and loss and the passionate need for positive change during these uncertain times....
BWW Blog: Take Off Those Drama Romance Goggles
by Student Blogger: Chloe Hechter - July 07, 2020 I was falling prey to an illness far worse than that summer's outbreak of impetigo: DRAMA GOGGLES. ...
BWW Prompts: Back to School Advice From Our Readers' Favorite Characters!
by BWW Prompts - August 28, 2020 Today we asked readers what kind of advice they might get from their favorite Broadway characters!...
Oscar Bettison Writes Notre-Dame-Inspired Work For Oregon Symphony
by Stephi Wild - August 14, 2019 Drawing inspiration from Notre-Dame and themes of transformation, Oscar Bettison has written a new 13-minute orchestral work, Remaking a Forest, to be premiered by Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony on September 27-30....
BWW Interview: Maria-Christina Oliveras of THE GLORY OF LOVE at Feinstein's/54 Below August 6th
by Stephen Mosher - August 04, 2021 The edgy, inquisitive, exploratory actress is ready to go out on her biggest artist limb yet, creating her first-ever cabaret show for 54 Below, and, boy, is she ready....
DANCE ON THE LAWN Montclair's Outdoor Dance Festival Returns September 11
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2021 Dance on the Lawn, Montclair, NJ's premiere outdoor dance festival, will “return to the lawn” with live performances on Saturday, Sept. 11 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church....
BWW Interview: Actor Donaco Smyth Invents an Animal Card Game Perfect for Holiday Gift Giving
by Don Grigware - November 21, 2019 Donaco Smyth is a Los Angeles based actor and writer. He is a founding member of Neo Ensemble Theatre and has acted in plays and musicals on both coasts. His play Capsized Flotsam has been produced in L.A., NYC and in Melbourne, Florida. Another full length play, Annoyed by Life is currently publish...
DANCE ON THE LAWN Dance Festival, Returns September 11
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2021 Dance on the Lawn, Montclair, NJ's premiere outdoor dance festival, will “return to the lawn” with live performances on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 3-5pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 73 South Fullerton Avenue. The 2021 DOTL Festival will also be live streamed on DOTL's virtual channels, Vimeo, YouTub...
Progress Made on the Restoration of the Historic REES Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2020 Progress is being made with the restoration of the REES Theatre, the historic venue in Plymouth....
Vibrant - A Festival Of Finborough Playwrights Returns For 11th Year
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2019 Now in its eleventh consecutive year, the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2019 A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual explosion of new writing, running between 16 June-4 July 2019....
BWW Review: The Gays All Go Back To The Baths With Amber Martin's BATHHOUSE BETTE at Joe's Pub… And They Take a few Straights along for the ride.
by Bobby Patrick - January 06, 2020 After a raucous sold-out performance this summer, Amber Martin returns with her tribute to the legendary Continental Baths and Bathhouse-era Bette Midler... in Bathhouse Bette. This performance focuses on the early 70's era of Bette Midler during Continental Baths days singing with her as yet unknow...
BroadwayWorld Readers Pick Their Most Inspiring LGBTQ+ Characters
by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2020 All month long, BroadwayWorld is celebrating Pride! As part of the festivities we polled our readers to find out your picks for the most inspirational LGBTQ+ characters in theatrical history!...
BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - June 18, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!...
Jessica Vosk, Julia Murney & More Will Star in New Works at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Summer Conference
by Nicole Rosky - June 17, 2019 The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces casting and creative teams for the summer season of new musicals and plays selected for development at the National Music Theater Conference and National Playwrights Conference....
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID LIVE! is an Inventive Way to Bring Live Musicals to Television
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 05, 2019 In honor of the 30th anniversary of the hit Disney animated film, The Little Mermaid, ABC aired a live musical event on Tuesday, November 5. The Little Mermaid Live! featured Auli'i Cravalho (Ariel), Queen Latifah (Ursula), Shaggy (Sebastian), Graham Phillips (Prince Eric) and John Stamos (Chef Loui...
Heartbeat Opera Announces LADY M Extension
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2020 HEARTBEAT OPERA extends its LADY M soirées on Zoom after selling out the first 18. 14 more have been added from May 27-June 6....
BWW REVIEW: Pheromones, Possessiveness and Perfidy Combine In The Stage Adaptation of Tennessee Williams' BABY DOLL.
by Jade Kops - October 28, 2019 Tennessee Williams' controversial story of deceit, desire and doing what it takes to survive comes to the Sydney stage with the Australian premiere of Pierre Laville and Emily Mann's adaption of BABY DOLL. ...
BWW Review: THE BOSS OF IT ALL, Soho Theatre
by Laura Fuller - September 20, 2020 Based on the 2006 Danish film of the same name by Lars Von Trier, The Boss of It All was adapted into a play in 2013 by writer and director Jack McNamara for New Perspectives - an East Midlands based theatre company. Originally performed at Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, the production has been ...
DANCE ON THE LAWN Dance Festival, Returns September 11
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2021 Dance on the Lawn, Montclair, NJ's premiere outdoor dance festival, will “return to the lawn” with live performances on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 3-5pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 73 South Fullerton Avenue. The 2021 DOTL Festival will also be live streamed on DOTL's virtual channels, Vimeo, YouTub...
Michael Allen Launches CALL OF THE VOID Online Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2020 Theatre maker and anthropologist Michael Allen is leading the way again with a new theatre company online. ...
Tim Allen & Richard Karn Reunite as HISTORY Greenlights New Competition Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020 HISTORY announces a 10-episode order of the nonfiction series “Assembly Required” (working title) starring and executive produced by Golden Globe® winner Tim Allen (“Last Man Standing,” “Home Improvement”)....
BWW Interview: Alexandra Gilbreath Talks THE PROVOKED WIFE
by Rona Kelly - August 02, 2019 Talking about The Provoked Wife, Alexandra Gilbreath takes us through her experience at the RSC from straight out of drama school to 'Shakespearean ninja!'... |