Photo Coverage: Colman Domingo & More at TIFF: THE BIRTH OF A NATION - Red Carpet Premiere
by Walter McBride - September 16, 2016 Writer-director Nate Parker reclaims the title of D.W. Griffith's KKK-boosting 1916 milestone for this epic chronicle of the life of Nat Turner, who led a slave rebellion against white plantation owners in 1831 Virginia....
The Judds to Reunite for Series of Las Vegas Shows
by Caryn Robbins - August 24, 2015 The mother/daughter team of Naomi and Wynonna Judd will reunite for a series of Las Vegas appearances....
THE LAST FIREFLY World Premiere Will Flash to Life at Children's Theatre Company This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2016 Children's Theatre Company (CTC) will unveil the world premiere of The Last Firefly, written by Naomi Iizuka and directed by CTC's Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius beginning September 27....
Photo Coverage: Liev Schreiber & More at TIFF: THE BLEEDER Red Carpet Premiere
by Walter McBride - September 16, 2016 Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar, The Good Lie) directs Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, and Naomi Watts in this biopic of New Jersey boxer Chuck Wepner, whose legendary ability to take punishment in the ring made him the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Rocky....
Photo Flash: Rebecca Naomi Jones, Wendell Pierce & More Lead WTF's World Premiere of COST OF LIVING
by Tyler Peterson - July 11, 2016 Williamstown Theatre Festival opens The Nikos Stage season with the world premiere of Martyna Majok's play COST OF LIVING, which concluded its run last night, July 10. Check out a look at the production below!...
The Judds to Reunite for Series of Las Vegas Shows
by Caryn Robbins - August 24, 2015 The mother/daughter team of Naomi and Wynonna Judd will reunite for a series of Las Vegas appearances....
HEDWIG's Taye Diggs & Rebecca Naomi Jones Visit THEATER TALK This Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - July 21, 2015 An all-new THEATER TALK looks at a major cast change for a hit Broadway musical plus a new illustrated history of Black performers and shows on Broadway. This week's episode boasts a cast of famous names that includes actors Taye Diggs and Rebecca Naomi Jones - the new leads in Hedwig and the Angry...
CAG ENCORES! to Bring Classics and a Nod to St. Patrick to Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017 Concert Artists Guild has announced a special program featuring the Lysander Piano Trio, as well as CAG Alumni Naomi Louisa O'Connell, mezzo-soprano, and Jennifer Stumm, viola, in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 7:30pm....
Photo Flash: Tinkerbelle the Dog Visits A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME at Bucks County Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - February 08, 2016 Bucks County Playhouse premieres the new musical, A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME. Bucks County Playhouse Artistic Associate Lauren Lotarro, also choreographer for Sarah Bareilles' upcoming Broadway musical WAITRESS, will direct and choreograph 'TASTE', the saucy new musical with book, music and lyrics by...
Photo Flash: Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kecia Lewis and More in Rehearsal for MARIE AND ROSETTA at Atlantic Theater
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2016 Atlantic Theater Company welcomes Kecia Lewis (Mother Courage, Once on This Island) and Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) in the world premiere production of George Brant's play with music, Marie and Rosetta, directed by Atlantic Artistic Director Neil Pepe this fall. M...
S. F. Powell Pens LIKE SWEET BUTTERMILK
by Christina Mancuso - June 08, 2016 Family therapist Dr. Naomi Alexander has a no-nonsense approach to everything - except her personal life. Still in mourning for her murdered husband, she shares a shameful secret with her 20-year-old daughter. And for the first time in a long time, she has an intriguing case....
Everyman Theatre to Host Memorial for Dramaturg Naomi Greenberg-Slovin, 8/31
by Tyler Peterson - August 24, 2015 Everyman Theatre has announced that on Monday, August 31st at 1:00PM, actors, family members, friends and audience members will gather at the theatre to celebrate the life of Resident Dramaturg Naomi Greenberg-Slovin, who passed away at her home in Edenwald Retirement Community on Wednesday, August ...
Cast Announced for Signature's NIGHT IS A ROOM; Tickets Now on Sale
by Tyler Peterson - October 01, 2015 Signature Theatre has announced casting is confirmed and tickets are now on sale for Night is a Room, written by Residency One playwright Naomi Wallace and directed by Bill Rauch. Night is a Room, the third and final production of Wallace's residency, runs November 3, 2015 to December 13, 2015 with ...
TCG Books Publishes 'INSIDE/OUTSIDE' Play Collection
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2015 Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Inside/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora, edited by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi....
BWW Review: MARIE AND ROSETTA Pays Tribute To A Forgotten Music Pioneer
by Michael Dale - September 20, 2016 Long before the British invaded, Elvis swiveled his hips and Bill Haley rocked around the clock, the iconic vision of a rhythm and blues vocalist playing electric guitar was popularized in the 1940s by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel singer who crossed over into nightclubs with a hard-belting style ...
Photo Flash: Photo Flash: Andre De Shields, Garth Kravits and Anthony Chisholm Visit MARIE AND ROSETTA at Atlantic Theater
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2016 Last night, Andre De Shields, Garth Kravits and Anthony Chisholm visited with Kecia Lewis and Rebecca Naomi Jones, the stars of Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of George Brant's play with music, MARIE AND ROSETTA, directed by Atlantic Artistic Director Neil Pepe. ...
RUMOUR HAS IT at Riverside Theatres
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2017 Following standing ovations across the country including acclaimed seasons at Sydney Opera House, Melbourne's Hamer Hall and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Australia's smash hit stage spectacular, Rumour Has It, will be performed at Riverside Theatres on 17th February 2017....
THIS MAN RIGHT HERE Set for Camden Fringe Festival
by Nora Dominick - August 01, 2016 This Man Right Here is a provocative play which asks whether modern men deserve our sympathy, our condemnation, or both....
Photo Coverage: SIGNIFICANT OTHER Takes Opening Night Broadway Bows!
by Walter McBride - March 03, 2017 Meet Jordan Berman. He's single. And he has a date with a co-worker to see a documentary about the Franco-Prussian war. At least, he thinks it's a date. Significant Other follows Jordan and his three closest friends as they navigate love, friendship and New York in the twenty-something years....
Photo Coverage: Taye Diggs Takes First Bows in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH!
by Walter McBride - July 23, 2015 Taye Diggs just took over the title role in Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, making his return to the Great White Way after a decade-long hiatus. Diggs stars in the acclaimed musical for a limited 12-week engagement. He takes over from Darren Criss, who just finished his run on July 19 at the B...
Photo Coverage: Inside the LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES' Opening Night Arrivals
by Walter McBride - October 31, 2016 BroadwayWorld was at opening night catching all of the arrivals before the show. Check out the photos below!...
Photo Flash: First Look at Hope Theatre's HER ACHING HEART
by Roy Tan - December 03, 2016 4 and 5 star reviews continue to float across the media as critics and audiences alike praise The Hope Theatre's 25th anniversary in-house production of Bryony Lavery's hilarious Mill's and Boon pastiche 'Her Aching Heart' since curtains rose on the 29th November....
Naomi Wallace's NIGHT IS A ROOM Begins Tonight at Signature Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2015 Signature Theatre presents NIGHT IS A ROOM, written by Residency One playwright Naomi Wallace and directed by Bill Rauch. NIGHT IS A ROOM, the third and final production of Wallace's residency, will now run tonight, November 3, 2015, to December 20, 2015 with a Sunday, November 22 opening night in T...
Photo Flash: A Fabulous First Look at Darren Criss and Rebecca Naomi Jones in HEDWIG on Broadway!
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2015 Darren Criss returns to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival, for a limited 12-week engagement starting tonight, April 29 at the Belasco Theatre. In addition, Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot, Passing Strange) joined HEDWIG in the role of Yitzhak earl...
Photo Coverage: There's a New Hedwig in Town! Taye Diggs Preps for His Return to Broadway!
by Walter McBride - July 01, 2015 Taye Diggs will soon make his return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, taking over the lead role in the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival from Darren Criss. Diggs will play a limited 12-week engagement starting Wednesday, July 22 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). Hedw... |