BWW Review: An Emotionally Stirring and Powerful NEXT TO NORMAL Rocks Keegan Theatre
by Benjamin Tomchik - June 22, 2016 Next to Normal may not have Hamilton's name recognition; however it easily ranks as one of the greatest musicals of this century. Provocative and funny, topical and emotionally stirring, it's the musical art form at its best. DC theatergoers now have a fantastic opportunity to see the 2010 Pulitze...
Jason Aaron Goldberg's MAIN DRAG Wins Purple Skies Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2017 The "My True Colors Festival" has awarded playwright Jason Aaron Goldberg with the Purple Skies Award for his play MAIN DRAG and will present three developmental readings during the upcoming festival in June....
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....
Joseph E.L. Dewberry Releases HEART OF FAITH
by Christina Mancuso - December 23, 2016 'Heart of Faith': an inspirational and nurturing book, written with the purpose of opening hearts and minds of those wishing to be challenged and to be at one with God. 'Heart of Faith' is the creation of published author, Joseph E.L. Dewberry, a man of Godly service as a Pastor and as a missionary ...
A Battle Between Fear and Compassion in THE CHRISTIANS Bay Area Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2016 San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) kicks off the new year with the off-Broadway hit The Christians by Lucas Hnath....
Telly Leung to Bring HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS to The Green Room 42 This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2017 Telly Leung - the Broadway and television star of "Glee," Godspell and Rent, who recently starred on Broadway in In Transit - will debut his new concert "Hello, Young Lovers" at the performance space The Green Room 42 at Yotel (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street) for one show only on Sunday, April 23 a...
Michael John Cretaro Answers QUESTIONS FROM THE CREATOR
by Christina Mancuso - September 16, 2016 'Questions From The Creator': a compilation of questions aimed at improving the understanding of biblical stories and the closeness to the one who inspired it. 'Questions From The Creator' is the creation of published author, Michael John Cretaro, a lifelong resident of the Upstate New York Area and...
Samuel D. Brannon Releases THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF
by Christina Mancuso - April 18, 2016 Samuel D Brannon, a passionate author, has completed his new book 'The Shepherd and the Wolf': a gripping and potent book that deals with the struggle of finding an authentic individual of faith, and not a false teacher, to learn the word of God from....
BWW Review: THE AMEN CORNER at Pyramid Theatre Company
by Nolan Boggess - July 31, 2017 Redemption is on the mind in Pyramid Theatre Company's The Amen Corner, the classic James Baldwin show that completes Pyramid's summer season. Baldwin's play often rests on questions concerning redemption, sacrifice, and spirituality making the show a fitting choice for Pyramid after two successful ...
Bishop J. B. Russell Releases A STRANGER TRUTH
by Christina Mancuso - December 28, 2016 'A Stranger Truth': an entrancing story which shows the horror following the path of Satanism and witchcraft and exposes Satan for what he really is-the destroyer of human lives....
BWW Review: BLONDEL THE MUSICAL, Union Theatre
by Gary Naylor - June 28, 2017 Blondel The Musical has elements of pantomime and elements of the real punch of musical theatre in a show that works well only intermittently....
PBS to Present 2-Night TV Special Event ARMED IN AMERICA This May
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2016 PBS announced today that ARMED IN AMERICA, a special two-night television event exploring the nation's rising gun violence, is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, May 9-10, 2016....
IN TRANSIT's Telly Leung to Bring Personal Stories, Intimate Tunes to Yotel
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017 Telly Leung - the Broadway and television star of 'Glee,' Godspell and Rent, currently starring on Broadway in In Transit - will debut at the new concert space The Green Room 42 at Yotel (570 Tenth Avenue at 42nd Street) for one show only on Sunday, April 23 at 7:30 PM....
Lucas Hnath's THE CHRISTIANS to Play Alley Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - March 24, 2016 Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for The Christians, a new play written by Lucas Hnath, which runs April 22 - May 15 in the Hubbard Theatre....
Classic Musicals Get Improv Twist in 3 BLOCKS FROM BROADWAY at The Annoyance
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2017 From Cats and A Chorus Line to Heathers and even Wicked, the Musical Improv team 'Rhyme & Punishmint' has mastered the art of creating feature-length shows in the various styles of Broadway's favorite musicals. Now they are ready to bring Broadway to Belmont with their feature length improvised musi...
Spend Election Eve with ESTP and One of the Great American Comic Playwrights
by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2016 No Time for Comedy is unlike anything you have ever seen, I feel sure. It is funny and clever - much of the dialogue is of Jane Austen caliber - but it joyfully refuses to go any of the places you think it probably might. It is political, and pointed, but never preachy, except to call attention to t...
Danie E. Armour Pens THAT I MAY KNOW HIM
by Christina Mancuso - February 23, 2016 It doesn't matter who you are, what you do for a living or where you live. Each of us, at times, finds ourselves struggling with sin. This struggle can exist as a continuous, looming guilt or result in full-blown actions of sin beyond our control. Either way, everyone is in search for the true and l...
2nd Annual Chicago Musical Improv Festival to Return to iO Chicago This August
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2016 From its first inaugural year in 2015, the Chicago Musical Improv Festival returns to iO Chicago in 2016 with more jazz hands, more talents from across the nation, and of course, more musical singing!...
IN THE BEGINNING JOHN CHAPTER ONE is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 01, 2017 In Edward A. Figueroa's new book, In The Beginning John Chapter One ($40.99, hard cover, 9781498467070; $30.99, paperback, 9781498467063; $9.99, eBook, 9781498467087) the purpose for the reader is twofold. One, to improve the Christians walk by eliminating concepts and ideologies of who Jesus Christ...
BWW Review: Walking Shadow Theatre Company's Excellent THE CHRISTIANS Examines the Power of Belief to Unite and Divide
by Jill Schafer - May 30, 2016 Why do we believe what we believe? Can our beliefs change? What happens when those we love don't believe the same things we believe? How important is it to find a group of people that believe in the same things you do? These are just a few of the questions raised by Walking Shadow Theatre Company's ...
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Offers an Irreverent and Hysterical Musical Comedy About Mismatched Missionaries Sent to Uganda
by Shari Barrett - June 01, 2017 THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, is an incredibly irreverent and hysterical musical comedy about two young Mormon missionaries who travel to Africa to preach and recruit new members to their faith. First staged in 2011, no one is safe from parody as the play satiri...
BWW Review: BEAU JEST at Theatre Three
by Melissa Giordano - April 20, 2016 There is something very special about James Sherman's play Beau Jest now playing at Theatre Three. It actually reminds me of the television shows of the 50's and 60's (I Love Lucy for example). There is no message to preach; it is just funny situations, great acting, witty dialog, and a lot of heart...
Sarantos Continues Being a Day Dreamer & Releases New Music Video
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016 Has anyone ever had their dream come true? This music video is probably one that Sarantos is most proud of as it involves clouds, drones, green screens and is downright pretty cool especially because it is very relatable to the everyday person!...
Review Roundup: PIPELINE at Lincoln Center Theater
by Nicole Rosky - July 11, 2017 Tasha Lawrence, Morocco Omari, Karen Pittman, Namir Smallwood, Jaime Lincoln Smith, and Heather Velazquez are featured in Lincoln Center Theater's production of Pipeline, a new play by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, which opened just last night, July 10, at the Mitzi E. Newhous...
BWW Review: LIFE SUCKS at Lookingglass … or does it?
by Teresa Budasi - October 03, 2016 Lookingglass Theatre's season opener, the ironically life-affirming LIFE SUCKS, might as well have been titled 'Love Sucks,' because every character's issues stem from that all-encompassing drive to connect with the person with whom they think completes them.... |