BWW Review: SWAN LAKE at San Francisco Ballet Offers a Welcome Opportunity to Revisit an All-Time Classic
by Jim Munson - May 26, 2021 San Francisco Ballet brings its extremely successful 2021 Digital Season to a close by revisiting that all-time classic, Swan Lake, in a production choreographed by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson back in 2009, and captured on video in 2016. Swan Lake is a particular favorite of mine, so I was sinc...
BWW Interview: Eric Tucker Creating Bedlam With HAMLET & SAINT JOAN
by Gil Kaan - March 27, 2018 Bedlam, a New York City audience-favorite and award-winning theatre group has been touring select cities across the nation bringing their unique brand of minimalism for distinctly innovative interpretations of selected theatre classics. Bedlam's co-founder and current artistic director Eric Tucker s...
BWW Review: Riverside Center Hits The Right Notes with HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Regional Premiere
by Jeffrey Walker - April 01, 2018 Boasting an impressive production and stellar cast, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is presenting the professional DC-Northern Virginia regional premiere of the dark and romantic musical THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. It is well worth the trip along Interstate 95 to hear the rich score and ly...
George Takei Reveals That His Biggest Purchase Was Money Spent on ALLEGIANCE on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2019 George Takei recently chatted with The Guardian about his career, personal life, and more. During the Q&A, he revealed that his biggest purchase was his money spent on the musical Allegiance, but he has no regrets about the decision....
BWW Review: THE PRODUCERS Presents Pandemonium, Puns and Performance At Its Best at The Lex Theatre
by Valerie-Jean Miller - July 03, 2019 Presented by Celebration, The Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of "The Producers" opened Friday, June 28, 2019 at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood to a sold-out crowd and garnered a deserved standing ovation at curtain. It's RuPaul meets Mel Brooks in this delicious rendition of a show that's be...
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET STRIKES IT RICH!!!
at Laguna Playhouse
by Valerie-Jean Miller - July 13, 2018 There are few shows of this genre, i.e., cover bands, tributes to, impersonators and artists embodying a legendary character... or three or four... that have the triple-threat talent needed for these portrayals of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley....
NBCUniversal Sells DATELINE to FOX TV Stations for Second Season of Syndication
by Caryn Robbins - December 21, 2017 NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution has sold DATELINE to FOX Television Stations for its second season in national syndication, it was announced by Sean O'Boyle, Executive Vice President of Syndication Sales, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution....
Son House to Release New Album 'Forever On My Mind'
by Michael Major - December 15, 2021 Forever On My Mind, the new album of previously unreleased Son House recordings from Easy Eye Sound, the independent label operated by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, is the premiere release from Waterman’s personal cache of ’60s recordings by some of the titans of Delta blues....
BWW Feature: MNM Theatre Company's CLOSER THAN EVER Extended Through January 10th
by Carol Kassie - December 23, 2020 Theatre in the Time of COVID! MNM Theatre Company Proudly Extends Maltby & Shire’s Closer Than Ever The Critically Acclaimed Production Is Now Available for Streaming On Demand Through January 10th, 2021 Innovation is the key for MNM Theatre Company’s production of Closer Than Ever....
The Texas Tenors to Perform at The Green Room 42
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 23, 2019 Celebrating 10 years together, the chart-topping The Texas Tenors bring their highly-acclaimed a?oe10th Anniversary Toura?? to New York's Green Room 42, Monday, January 13, at 7 PM. The Green Room 42 is at 570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street inside the Yotel Hotel....
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW Sold In 99% Of U.S. For Its Premiere In National Syndication
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2019 The new nationally syndicated daytime program “The Kelly Clarkson Show” has been sold in 99% of the U.S. prior to its Sep. 9 premiere, it was announced today by Tracie Wilson, EVP, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution....
BWW Review: A Powerful GOAL! From ACT's THE WOLVES
by Jay Irwin - April 27, 2018 Slice of life plays can be difficult, at least I've always found them so. They tend toward story, upon story, upon story, with little through line or resolution as life goes on. Such could be the case with Sarah DeLappe's "The Wolves" currently at ACT were it not for the fact that it's chock full ...
BWW Review: Bennett, Moroschak and Scott Shine in Street Theatre Company's BE MORE CHILL
by Jeffrey Ellis - September 05, 2019 One need venture no further than Street Theatre Company's Be More Chill a?" directed by Sawyer Wallace, it's one of the year's best musicals a?" for just such a theatrical adventure. Starring Seth Bennett, Briar Moroschak and Garett Scott, three up-and-coming performers for whom their futures seem u...
Karen J White Presents 'My Tribute To Kirsty Maccoll' At Fringe World And Adelaide Fringe Festivals 2020
by Stephi Wild - December 18, 2019 As a result of receiving great accolades from many attendances at the annual 'Kirstyfest' (Soho, London) from Kirsty MacColl's fans as well having great passion for Kirsty's inspirational music Karen J White set herself the project of creating a tribute to Kirsty's life, music and legacy to inspire ...
BWW Review: NATALIE DOUGLAS TRIBUTES Continues to Wow at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - September 24, 2019 With her series Tributes, Natalie Douglas gives audiences a thrill a minute by putting the spotlight on Miss Nancy Wilson....
Newport Folk + Jazz Festivals Announce 2020 Cancellation
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2020 Read an important message regarding the cancellation of the Newport Folk + Jazz Festivals....
JUDGE JERRY Sells in 90% of US for Syndication Debut
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 23, 2019 NBCUniversal Television Distribution has sold “Judge Jerry” to more than 90% of the country for its fall 2019 debut, it was announced today by Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution. ...
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW Sold In More than 80% of US for Its Debut in Syndication
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019 The new nationally syndicated daytime program “The Kelly Clarkson Show” has been sold in more than 80% of the U.S. for its fall 2019 debut, it was announced today by Tracie Wilson, EVP, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution....
BWW Feature: A Tapestry Of Cabaret
by Stephen Mosher - January 14, 2021 Thirty-three years later, these are the shows that Stephen Mosher remembers most vividly, from his first time in a Manhattan nightclub to the last night, on March 12th, 20202...
BWW Review: DIE! MOMMIE DIE! at Pandora Productions
by Keith Waits - May 15, 2018 Dialing It UpThis quote from a live cabaret performance by Charles Busch could be referencing his play, Die! Mommie Die!, which is a parody of the kind of grotesque, overwrought melodrama that fueled the careers of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1960's. Busch is certainly juicing up an old mod...
BWW Interview: Eric Tucker Creating Bedlam With HAMLET & SAINT JOAN
by Gil Kaan - March 27, 2018 Bedlam, a New York City audience-favorite and award-winning theatre group has been touring select cities across the nation bringing their unique brand of minimalism for distinctly innovative interpretations of selected theatre classics. Bedlam's co-founder and current artistic director Eric Tucker s...
The Texas Tenors to Bring Their 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR to The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 23, 2019 Celebrating 10 years together, the chart-topping The Texas Tenors bring their'10th Anniversary Tour' to New York's Green Room 42, Monday, January 13, at 7 PM. The Green Room 42 is at 570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street inside the Yotel Hotel....
Kellie Pickler & Phil Vassar Release 'The Naughty List' New Christmas Single & Video
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2017 Kellie Pickler and Phil Vassar team up on an original, new holiday duet and accompanying video, The Naughty List. Written by Vassar and Juliana Songs, The Naughty List is up-tempo with big band production and is now available to all streaming and retail partners....
The Guthrie Theater to Present IN THE HEIGHTS, A CHRISTMAS CAROL and More in 2020–2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2020 The Guthrie Theater today announced the 11 productions of its 2020-2021 mainstage season: Noël Coward's hot-blooded comedy Private Lives; Red Hot Patriot, a whip-smart one-woman show starring Kathleen Turner...
DATELINE Sold in 70% of U.S. for Second Season in National Syndication
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2018 NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution has sold DATELINE in more than 70% of the country for its second season in national syndication, it was announced today from the NATPE conference in Miami.... |