Shania Twain to Honor Lionel Richie at Power of Love Gala
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 13, 2019 Global Superstar Shania Twain will present Lionel Richie with an honorable award at Keep Memory Alive's 23rd Annual Power of Love® Gala on Saturday, March 16, at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The pair duetted on a re-recording of 'Endless Love' in 2012, hitting the top of the Billboard U.S. Hot Singles Sa...
Mojo Juju Signs On for Arts Centre Melbourne's Big World, Up Close Series
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2018 Australian music trailblazer Mojo Juju pulls back the curtain on the raw, honest and intrinsically political stories behind the songs in her third album, Native Tongue, in a live performance at the Fairfax Studio from 8 - 11 August as part of Arts Centre Melbourne's Big World, Up Close series. Throu...
Oregon Humanities And Oregon Children's Theatre present A Community Conversation
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2018 Most of us believe we are good people. But if we are all good people, who are the people responsible for supporting structural oppression like racism, sexism, and heterosexism? If we hope to be good, what are our moral responsibilities in a society of privilege, power, and oppression?...
Asolo Rep Presents Branden Jacobs-Jenkins GLORIA
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2018 Asolo Rep continues its season with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' gripping and engrossing GLORIA, a Pulitzer Prize-finalist and one of The New York Times' Best Theater Picks of 2015. Directed by FSU/Asolo Conservatory Director and Asolo Rep Associate Artistic Director Greg Leaming, GLORIA previews April 4...
BWW Review: RAVENS: SPASSKY VS FISCHER, Hampstead Theatre
by Gary Naylor - December 06, 2019 Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer takes us to Iceland in 1974 for the World Chess Championship, a clash between two very different men and two very different systems but with much that is not so different to the politics of today....
Leslie Odom, Jr. to Play Sam Cooke in Regina King's ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2020 Leslie Odom, Jr. is set to play singer Sam Cooke in Regina King's directorial debut One Night In Miami, according to Deadline. The film also stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as civil rights activist Malcolm X, Eli Goree as Cassius Clay right before he became Muhammad Ali, Aldis Hodge as gridiron great Jim ...
Brush Up On Your Phonics: THE BUZZR BEE Is Back!
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2019 This Memorial Day, BUZZR looks back to a time before spell check. Catch the second annual BUZZR Bee , which is a full week of fun, highlighting some of the best (or perhaps worst) Match Game misspellings in game show history....
CONFESSIONS OF A COCAINE COWBOY Adapted for the Stage in Miami
by Julie Musbach - February 20, 2019 Miami New Drama is proud to announce the much-anticipated premiere of Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, a new play based on the cult classic documentary Cocaine Cowboys, directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Corben through their Miami-based studio, rakontur....
The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture Presents ENTANGLEMENTS BY ALEX HARSLEY
by Sarah Hookey - June 18, 2019 The Gallery at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street, NYC) presents 'Entanglements by Alex Harsley.' The photo exhibition launches with an opening reception in the Gallery and a talkback with the artist on the stage of the Loreto Theater on Thursday, July 11 at 6PM....
Elvis Musical HEARTBREAK HOTEL to Receive Chicago Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2018 Broadway In Chicago, the producers of HEARTBREAK HOTEL, and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises today, announce a musical premiere that will ignite the stage of the Broadway Playhouse. HEARTBREAK HOTEL, the live musical, will make its debut at Broadway In Chicago...
Artist Lennox Commissiong Teaches Harlem Youth To Create Barack Obama Portraits With Pointillism Technique
by Julie Musbach - August 23, 2018 Students from the Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) created unique pointillism mosaic portraits of President Barack Obama at an arts workshop taught by artist Lennox Commissiong....
Former WNBA President Donna Orender Partners with Celebrity Contributors to Inspire Girls and Women in New Book
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The Actor's Hub Brings Four Shows With Four Men Over Four Weeks
by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2018 FOUR men performing four shows across four weeks including one focusing on the impact of a coward punch make up The Actors' Hub offering 4x4x4 at this year's Fringe World. All directed by Amanda Crewes at their East Perth headquarters, the actors are performing a different show each night: Know ...
Paristown Hall Promotes Sustainability Through Water Filling Stations
by Julie Musbach - October 21, 2019 Old Forester's Paristown Hall, after opening in late July, is becoming a neighborhood destination for performing arts a?' but is also making its mark promoting sustainability and healthy hydration. Through its partnership with Louisville Water Company, two water bottle filling stations are prominent...
BWW Review: Racial injustice is explored in the confessional A WHITE MAN'S GUIDE TO RIKER'S ISLAND at The Producer's Club
by Joe Lombardi - July 27, 2019 Riker's Island is New York City's notorious jail complex. 85% of the inmates have not been convicted of a crime. Unable to post bail, many defendants are incarcerated until their trial. The rest of the population are convicted criminals serving short sentences. Richard L. Roy tells his own story...
Stage On Stage Series Continues With 2 Shows In February
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2019 The State Theatre continues its music series, Stage on Stage, where the bands and fans share the stage. The series returns with two shows in February featuring six bands in total. The State Theatre main stage will be transformed into a "club" atmosphere, with the band and the audience both on stage....
Miami New Drama Announces Cast For ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
by Julie Musbach - September 25, 2018 Miami New Drama is proud to announce the cast for its season opener, One Night in Miami... a play with music that focuses on the night of February 25th, 1964, when a young Cassius Clay celebrated his victory over Sonny Liston with three of his closest friends - activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke a...
Paramount Network Presents I AM PAUL WALKER Premiering Today, August 11
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2018 Paramount Network Presents I AM PAUL WALKER Premiering Today, August 11...
LeBron James and Elizabeth Banks to Produce Female-Driven Basketball Drama at NBC
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 13, 2018 NBC has handed out a script-plus-penalty commitment to Hoops, an hourlong drama executive produced by new LeBron James and Elizabeth Banks, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
BWW Review: Blackfriars Theatre Explores Race Riots and the Civil Rights Movement with DETROIT '67
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - October 21, 2019 There are few forces more powerful than that of family, friendship, love and home. These forces are mightily strong under the best of circumstances, and become even more central to our existence in times of violence, oppression, and separation. Within the context of 20th century American history, th...
Original WAITRESS Star Drew Gehling Will Return This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - October 22, 2019 BroadwayWorld has just learned the original Dr. Pomatter, Drew Gehling, will make a return to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre this fall. Gehling will take over the role, currently played by Mark Evans, beginning October 30, through the show's closing performance on January 5. ...
All-New Season Three Episodes of SAINTS & SINNERS Plus REASONABLE DOUBT & More on Brown Sugar
by Macon Prickett - March 27, 2018 Brown Sugar, the popular new subscription video-on-demand service from Bounce featuring the biggest collection of the baddest African-American movies of all-time, announced today its new titles for April 2018....
Riverside Theatres, Merrigong Theatre Company And Arts Projects Australia Presents TAHA
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018 Direct from The Young Vic London, Edinburgh and Adelaide Festivals, author and performer Amer Hlehel tours his exquisite play TAHA exclusively to the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC) and Riverside Theatres (Parramatta) throughout March....
The Ensemble Theatre Celebrates Historical Icons Muhammad Ali And Stepin' Fetchit In FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Stephi Wild - December 11, 2017 The Ensemble Theatre celebrates Muhammad Ali and Stepin' Fetchit, two defining figures in sports and comedy, with Fetch Clay, Make Man, by Will Power and directed by Mirron Willis....
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents The Baxter Theatre Centre's THE FALL
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2018 Following a critically acclaimed season at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having received two top awards and multiple five-star reviews, South African theatre production The Fall will make its Australian debut in the Fairfax Theatre for six shows only from August 28 to September 2 as part of Ar... |