Lost Earl Thomas Conley Recordings Set for Release on Friday, Sept. 25
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2020 A collection of previously unreleased songs by the late country legend Earl Thomas Conley ('ETC') will soon see the light of day....
Cosmic Gate Announce Two-Part Digital Concert Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 15, 2020 When its come to creatively streaming their way through lockdown, Cosmic Gate have known few bounds....
BWW Review: A MAN OF GOOD HOPE, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - April 18, 2019 Isango Ensemble bring their unique storytelling skills to show us the life of a Somali boy, alone and running away to a place that barely differs from the hell he leaves behind....
BWW Review: LEOPOLDSTADT, Wyndham's Theatre
by Marianka Swain - February 13, 2020 Tom Stoppard's latest - and possibly final - play has few of the dramatic hallmarks you might expect from him: the dazzling linguistic flourishes, the formal trickery, the knotty metaphors and giddy metatheatricality. Instead, we have a relatively straightforward, linear piece, initially overburdene...
VIDEO: Watch Trevor Noah's Full Interview With President Obama
by Sarah Leiber - December 16, 2020 President Barack Obama unpacks his hopes for inspiring a new generation of change-makers through his book “A Promised Land” and the Obama Foundation, the ways America’s position on the world stage has evolved, and why the fight for justice calls for a variety of voices....
Signature Theatre Releases World Premiere Film HERE'S THE DEAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2021 Signature Theatre’s flagship education program, Signature in the Schools, now in its 26th year, has released the world premiere filmed production, Here’s the Deal. Written by Caleen Sinnette Jennings and directed by Signature’s Education Director David Zobell, Here’s the Deal features a cast and cre...
Photo Flash: Luna Stage Presents Lucille Lortel Award-Winner PASS OVER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2020 Antoinette Nwandu's searing and poetic new play Pass Over performs at Luna Stage Feb 6-March 1. The play premiered at Steppenwolf in Chicago, where it was filmed by Spike Lee and launched considerable press controversy, then moved to Lincoln Center where it was awarded the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award ...
PASS OVER Extended To February 2 At Speakeasy Stage
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2020 SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Front Porch Arts Collective are pleased to announce that they have added five more performances to the run of their co-production of Antoinette Nwandu's award-winning play Pass Over. The show will now play one more week through Sunday, February 2, 2020. ...
ANGELS IN BRISTOL Unites The City This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - December 09, 2020 This Christmas, Angels in Bristol: The Story of Christmas in 9 Miracles brings together schools and communities from across Bristol and the region, to share a uniquely Bristolian version of 'The Greatest Story Ever Told'. ...
VIDEO: Barack Obama Talks Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and More on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2020 Former President Barack Obama recently sat down with CBS SUNDAY MORNING co-host Gayle King....
Photos: First Look at PASS OVER on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2021 Get a first look at the Broadway prpduction of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s acclaimed, award-winning play PASS OVER, directed by Obie Award winner Danya Taymor....
Erick Morillo Remixes Joe Smooth's House Classic 'Promised Land'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 22, 2019 Erick Morillo has remixed the house music classic 'Promised Land' by Joe Smooth, out on Friday 22n November via Armada's Subjekt label....
BWW Review: PASS OVER at STUDIO THEATRE
by Jenny Minich - March 11, 2020 Captivating with precision dialogue, Pass Over does more for its' audiences' edification in one hour than most playwrights are able to accomplish in two....
Capital Stage Announces 2021/22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 09, 2021 Capital Stage is reopening its doors on August 25, 2021. The 2021-2022 Season will mark their 17th season beginning with Jeanne Sakata's HOLD THESE TRUTHS, directed by Jeffrey Lo (VIETGONE, THE GREAT LEAP - A VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE), and starring Jomar Tagatac (VIETGONE)....
Cast Announced For DC Premiere Of PASS OVER At Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2020 Studio Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the DC premiere of Pass Over, playwright Antoinettea??Nwandu'sa??incisive examination of race and cyclical violence in America. The production runs March 4-April 5, 2020 and will be directed bya??Psalmayenea??24.a??Starring are Christopher ...
Loulou Records Presents MUSIC PLEASE at B12 Ibiza
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 20, 2019 For a superb six Tuesdays from June 25th, Kolombo and Loulou Players will host a joint party at B12 Ibiza. Joining them will be guests such as Tim Baresko, Betoko, Cj Jeff, Ante Perry, Maxim Lany, Malikk, Jose Maria Ramon, Kyri Markou and Roma...
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On PORGY AND BESS at The Metropolitan Opera
by Alan Henry - September 24, 2019 Porgy and Bess just recently began performances at the Metropolitan Opera. What did the critics have to say?...
SpeakEasy and Front Porch Will Sponsor a Free Panel On Restorative Justice
by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2019 In conjunction with the New England premiere of the acclaimed drama Pass Over, SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Front Porch Arts Collective, Boston's only professional black-led theater company, are sponsoring a panel discussion on a?oeRestorative Justice and Healing After Loss.a?? The event will ta...
Infiné's New Electro Maloya Compilation DIGITAL KABAR Is Out Now
by Tori Hartshorn - July 02, 2019 At once sacred and secular; sometimes calculated but often improvised; formerly clandestine but now manifest: the Kabar is now an integral part of the 'Reunionese' landscape, eschewing any of the labels that are slung its way. The genre is like a snapshot of Island life, with its artisanal musical i...
A Searing New Play Finds Its Houston Premiere At Rec Room Arts
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2020 Rec Room Arts has announced that Brandon J. Morgan, Atseko Factor, and Alan Brincks will be featured in its production of Pass Over, a searing new play by Antoinette Nwandu and directed by Mekeva McNeil. This Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalist begins a four-week Houston premiere run on February 8 ...
UC San Diego Theatre And Dance Presents SHAME SPIRAL
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2019 The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance presents Shame Spiral, written by Ali Viterbi and directed by Natalie Griffith Robichaux, as part of the 2019 Wagner New Play Festival....
BWW Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Paliku Theatre
by Cheyne Nomura - November 30, 2019 Upon waiting to greet Vanessa Manuel-Mazzullo, one of the cast members of Palikū Theatre's Songs for a New World, the first remark out of my mouth was, 'Everyone should see this show'. Now, when it comes to theatre, making recommendations, and especially reviewing shows, that's not a statement to be...
Luna Stage Features Plays That Explore What It Means To Be 'American'
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2019 Luna Stage's 2019-2020 Season features bold new plays that examine the power of independence, the value of freedom, and what it means to be 'American.' Season Passes are now on sale for six-play season, which features two World Premieres, the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award-winner for Best New Play, and t...
BWW Previews: THE WAIRAU AFFRAY - A PLAY IN DEVELOPMENT at Suter Theatre
by Judene Edgar - April 14, 2019 A beautiful and moving story that connects with history and the people...
BWW Review: PASS OVER at ACT Gives a Visceral Look at Racial Injustice
by Jay Irwin - June 07, 2019 Dear Readers, back in 2011 I was fortunate enough to see a play entitled "The Brothers Size" at a local theater. It was an evening that shook me to my core theatrically. I mention this, not to compare it with Antoinette Nwandu's "Pass Over", currently being offered at ACT, but to explain that not ... |