BWW Reviews: Xana-do or Xana-don't? Signature Theatre's XANADU
by Christine Kowal - May 27, 2012 I wanted to like you. In fact, I was fairly convinced I was going to love you. Truly. After I was given the complimentary audience glo-stick, told that my seat was directly under the large disco ball, and instructed to keep my arms and legs away from the stage to avoid collision with the roller skat...
CHINGLISH Closes on Broadway
by Kelsey Denette - January 29, 2012 CHINGLISH, the new comedy which was named by TIME Magazine as the #1 new American play of 2011, will play its final performance on today. It will have played 128 performances....
Illusion Theater's FRESH INK Set for July 12-29
by Kelsey Denette - June 06, 2012 Fresh Ink, Illusion's annual summer series focusing on new scripts, gives space for artists to develop their creative pieces and try their works-in-progress in front of audiences. For three weekends in July, emerging and established playwrights explore new ground, with a different play on stage eac...
Phoenix Theatre Presents THUNDERBOLTS AND DUNDERHEARDS Thru 2/26
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2012 Phoenix Theatre presents THUNDERBOLTS AND DUNDERHEARDS by Todd McGuiness, directed by Jay. D Irwin, playing thru February 26: Sundays 2:00 pm. ...
FilmDistrict Acquires OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, Stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman
by Tyler Peterson - October 26, 2012 FilmDistrict has officially nabbed the rights for the upcoming White House invasion thriller, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, prepping it for a nationwide release on April 5, 2013. ...
CHINGLISH Reaches 100th Broadway Performance
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2012 CHINGLISH, the new comedy, which was recently named by TIME Magazine, Bloomberg Radio, NY1 and WNYC as one of the Top 10 Broadway shows of the year, reaches its 100th performance tonight at 7 PM....
Venture Theatre Presents XANADU, 8/19- 9/11
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2011 Venture Theare presents XANADU, with book by Douglas Carter Bean, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne, August 19th - September 11, 2011....
Kody Bringman and Becca Orts Star in ArtsWest's XANADU, 6/27-7/15
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2012 Opening Wednesday, June 27, 2012, and playing through July 15, ArtsWest presents Xanadu. From the ArtsWest team that brought you Side Show and The Rocky Horror Show comes another summer-time sensation. This production, which features 16-21 year-old pre-professionals, brings back to the stage the Bro...
Phoenix Theatre Presents THUNDERBOLTS AND DUNDERHEARDS 2/03-26
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 27, 2012 Phoenix Theatre presents THUNDERBOLTS AND DUNDERHEARDS by Todd McGuiness, directed by Jay. D Irwin, playing February 3 thru 26: Friday and Saturday 8:00 pm Sundays 2:00 pm. ...
Angela Bassett to Star in VANISHING POINT Legal Drama on NBC
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2012 According to Deadline, Angela Bassett will co-executive produce and star in Ben Ripley's legal drama 'Vanishing Point' on NBC....
Blackbird Cofounders Present a Public Reading of New Musical MYTH, 11/12
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2011 Myth, an original musical by Blackbird Theater co-founders Wes Driver and Greg Greene and composer Michael Slayton, will be presented in front of an audience for the first time on Saturday, November 12, at Lipscomb University's Shamblin Theater....
ZACH Theatre Presents Austin Premiere of XANADU, 7/18-9/2
by Alyssa Holcomb - July 18, 2012 Austin's Theatre and Texas' longest running theatre, in its last season before the new Topfer Theatre opens, presents the Austin premiere of XANADU, the over-the-top, roller-skating musical that spoofs the outrageously campy 1980s film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly....
Top 10 Reads: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID’s Newest Tops Bestsellers For 2nd Week; Ending 11/11/12
by Tyler Peterson - November 11, 2012 Amazon.com has just released their list of top selling books for the online marketplace: from children's stories to modern erotica, this week's Top 10 Reads includes a little something for any reader. Check out the list below! ...
INTO THE WOODS Will Not Transfer to Broadway; THE SUNSHINE BOYS Delayed to 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - January 06, 2013 There has been buzz about the Public's starry INTO THE WOODS making the transition from Shakespeare in the Park to Broadway, as HAIR and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE did in recent seasons, but today producer Joey Parnes tells the New York Times that due to scheduling conflicts, the production will not tra...
Musical Olympus Hosts 5th Int'l Festival Concert, Zankell Hall At Carnegie 3/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 20, 2012 On March 4 at 3PM, the Musical Olympus Foundation will introduce this year's young international classical superstars in the International Musical Olympus Festival Concert, taking place in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall....
Musical Olympus Festival in New York Features Young World Musicians, 3/3
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2013 At its seventh gala concert in New York the Musical Olympus Foundation will introduce to the audience the winners of prestigious international musical competitions and the participants of the Musical Olympus Festival....
THE PROFIT OF CREATION Starring Lindsay Mendez, Sean Dugan Gets Reading, 3/13
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2012 THE PROFIT OF CREATION, a new musical with book and lyrics by Charlie Sohne and music by Tim Rosser, will be presented to an industry audience on March 13 at 3 p.m. in the North Studio at Playwrights Horizons. The cast of the reading includes Lindsay Mendez (Godspell), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Littl...
Paramount Sets HERCULES Release for Aug 8, 2014
by Movies News Desk - January 16, 2013 According to Deadline.com, MGM and Paramount Pictures' Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson, has set its release date for August 8, 2014....
TV: OLYMPUS HAD FALLEN Trailer Released!
by Nicole Rosky - January 22, 2013 When the White House (Secret Service Code: 'Olympus') is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banni...
Musical Olympus Festival in New York Features Young World Musicians, 3/3
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2013 At its seventh gala concert in New York the Musical Olympus Foundation will introduce to the audience the winners of prestigious international musical competitions and the participants of the Musical Olympus Festival....
Christiane Noll, Hugh Panaro and More Team Up to Get LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER to the Stage
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2012 The writing team of a new Broadway-bound musical, inspired by the once shockingly explicit 1928 D.H. Lawrence masterpiece, Lady Chatterley's Lover, is turning to the Internet to fundraise for an industry reading to be held in New York City in late fall. With its notarity abroad and questionable cont...
Venture Theatre Presents XANADU, 8/19- 9/11
by Caryn Robbins - August 02, 2011 Venture Theare presents XANADU, with book by Douglas Carter Bean, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne, August 19th - September 11, 2011....
Top 10 Reads: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Outsells the Rest; Week Ending 11/25/12
by Tyler Peterson - November 25, 2012 Amazon.com has just released their list of top selling books for the online marketplace: a strong surge of children's books have taken over the top 10, with some new releases filtering in just for the holiday shopping season. Check out the list below! ...
4@15: Four New Fifteen-Minute Musicals Opens At Times Square Art Center
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2012 4@15: Four New Fifteen-Minute Musicals, performed in conjunction with NYU Steinhardt, will commence performances this weekend, January 28 and 29, for five performances only. ...
Pepperdine To Present XANADU 11/10
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2011 The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division presents its fall musical, Xanadu, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10-Saturday, November 12, and Thursday, November 17-Saturday, November 19, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 13, at Smothers Theatre on Pepperdine's Malibu campus.... |