BWW Exclusive: Larry Blank Tributes Mentor & Friend Donald Pippin
by Larry Blank - June 14, 2022 Larry Blank writes a touching tribute to his longtime friend, Don Pippin, who passed away last week a the age of 95 years old....
Review: Uplifting COME FROM AWAY Tour Makes Return Trip to OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - June 23, 2022 Endearingly inspirational and beautifully performed, COME FROM AWAY---as experienced in this relaunched post-lockdown tour now playing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through June 26, 2022---certainly proves itself worthy of repeat visits. At its core, the show is a hopeful, positive...
Feature: EDDIE: THE FRIENDSHIP THAT CHANGED HISTORY at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - May 09, 2023 On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, a not commonly cited friendship, between President Harry S. Truman and a Kansas City friend may well have had an outsized influence on the success of the new tiny country. That man was Eddie Jacobson, Truman’s clo...
Find Out Who Will Join Finn Cole in Lucas Hnath's RED SPEEDO
by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2024 Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for the UK première of Lucas Hnath’s Red Speedo directed by Matthew Dunster....
EDINBURGH 2022: Pick of the Programme- Free Fringe
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 13, 2022 BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue lists her top picks from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe free Fringe programme....
ABC's ABBOTT ELEMENTARY Season Finale Ties a Series High
by Michael Major - April 22, 2022 After seven days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, the first season finale of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” delivered a 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49 to tie the series’ highest-rated telecast of the season....
VIDEO: Yves Jarvis Shares Video For New Track 'At The Whims'
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 With influences ranging from the David Bowie, Yes and Captain Beefheart to CSNY, Fleetwood Mac and Harry Nilsson, Yves Jarvis continues to expand his sound on ‘The Zug.' Today he has shared the track “At The Whims” alongside a new video for the song that features Jarvis exuberantly dancing and singi...
New LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD Season Will Premiere in November
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 TLC and Discovery+ has announced a new season of Little People, Big World. The Roloff Family faces uncertain times. Many hurt feelings remain over Matt’s decision to sell the North side of the farm and the waiting game begins on whether Matt can find a buyer....
BWW Review: Susan Derry INGENUE YOU WHEN Puts Authenticity In The Spotlight at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - September 13, 2021 After a lifetime of playing ingenues, Susan Derry has grown up, and her new nightclub act shows how beautifully she has done it....
Menier Chocolate Factory Announces Initial Casting Announced For Alan Bennett's HABEAS CORPUS
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2021 The antics of the Wicksteed home are a darkly satirical merry-go-round in Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus. Family, friends and the quest for sexual pleasures of the body (“corpus”) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through an escapade of mistaken identities and carnal enc...
Andy Hamilton Comes to Theatre Royal Winchester This Month
by Stephi Wild - October 14, 2021 Writer and comedian Andy Hamilton heads to Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 31 October with his show ‘An evening OUT with Andy Hamilton.’...
Karis Anderson and Elesha Paul Moses Will Share the Title Role in TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL in the West End
by Stephi Wild - June 15, 2023 The hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, announces new cast members joining the musical, which has been running in the West End for 5 years. ...
Lucy Prebble's THE EFFECT Will Open at The Shed in 2024
by Stephi Wild - December 11, 2023 An exclusive U.S. presentation of a new production of Lucy Prebble's The Effect is coming to The Shed next year! Learn more about the play and find out how to get tickets here!...
Gunship Release New Album 'Unicorn'
by Michael Major - September 29, 2023 Collaborators include: John Carpenter, Gavin Rossdale (Bush), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Carpenter Brut, Tim Cappello (Lost Boys, Tina Turner, Ringo Starr), Health, Tyler Bates (John Wick, Guardians of the Galaxy etc), Lights, Power Glove, Charlie Simpson, Britta Philips (Jem), Milkie Way (Wargasm) and...
Are There Lots of Musicals About Teenagers?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - June 02, 2024 This time, the reader question was: How often have Broadway musicals like The Outsiders been about teenagers?...
Photos: FROZEN Extends West End Booking Until June 2024; Plus New Rehearsal Photos!
by Stephi Wild - September 11, 2023 The West End production of Frozen has extended booking until June 2024. Learn more about the musical and how to get tickets to the newly announced dates here! Plus check out all new rehearsal photos!...
Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre to Stage 1776
by Marissa Tomeo - March 20, 2022 The Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company present America’s Tony Award-winning musical “1776,” March 18th through April 3rd. Witness the birth of a nation as our forefathers struggle to craft the Declaration of Independence. The seminal event in American history blazes to vivi...
Meet the Cast of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2024 Following the critically acclaimed, sold out run at Atlantic Theater Company, Days of Wine and Roses opens on Broadway on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at Studio 54. This limited 16-week engagement begins previews tonight, January 6, 2024. Meet the cast of Days of Wine and Roses here!...
Review: HENRY V at Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - August 06, 2024 It is not truly summer until we’ve seen a few Shakespearean plays, so we were thrilled when we heard Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre was bringing HENRY V to various locations in Arkansas. Under new leadership and nonprofit status, AST had a limited run from July 10 through July 15 before heading up nor...
MILES and THE FALL Will Be Released by Original Theatre and Riverside Studios
by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2022 Original Theatre and Riverside Studios have announced the forthcoming release dates of Miles and The Fall - the next two play-readings in their Originals online on demand series, featuring the winners of Original Theatre Company's Originals Playwriting Award. ...
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham Reveals 2024 Brochure; HAIRSPRAY, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and More!
by Stephi Wild - January 16, 2024 The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, which recently celebrated a record-breaking pantomime season, has announced its 2024 programme. Learn more about the full lineup here!...
Cast Announced For THE FAMOUS FIVE at Theatr Clwyd
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2022 Theatr Clwyd and Chichester Festival Theatre have announced the full cast for the world première production of brand-new musical The Famous Five, based on the much-loved books by Enid Blyton, written by Elinor Cook with music and lyrics by Theo Jamieson....
Riverside Studios Reveals Lineup For Spring Season 2024
by Stephi Wild - February 22, 2024 Details have been revealed for the creative programme at Riverside Studios from March to May 2024, which includes four studio theatre productions, new monthly spoken word and comedy improv events, and a free public art exhibition. ...
Photos: First Look at Leslie Odom Jr. on ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
by Michael Major - October 28, 2022 In the episode, the teachers are appalled after seeing a commercial in support of charter schools criticizing Abbott Elementary. When students begin to transfer schools, they invite the leader of the charter school organization (Leslie Odom Jr.) to Abbott and ask him to take down the ad. Check out p...
BWW Review: Mask UP! HAMILTON Lights Up the Stage as Live Theatre Returns to Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - October 16, 2021 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s HAMILTON triumphantly took the stage at Broadway San Jose, returning to a changed world - as the masked patrons showing proof of vaccination at the door attested to. But more than that, in the intervening years since Miranda and his intrepid band of brothers (Alex Lacamoire, ... |