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QI (Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panellist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given. To compensate, points are awarded not only for right answers, but also for interesting ones, regardless of whether they are right or even relate to the original question.

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR!
by Walter McBride - March 31, 2016

Cirque du Soleil Theatrical will soon present Cirque du Soleil -PARAMOUR, the organization's first production created specifically for Broadway. PARAMOUR will begin previews on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and open on Broadway on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Lyric Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). The c...


EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Reviews: ALEX LOVE - HOW TO WIN A PUB QUIZ, The Stand 5, 9 August
by Amy Hanson - August 09, 2016

Pub quizzes, that delightful hallmark of British drinking culture and the ruin of many a friendship, perhaps so popular because they appeal to our desperate need to be celebrated for being a know-it-all.  It is this form of entertainment that has inspired Alex Love's show at The Stand this year.  Pa...


Colin Lane & David Collins Set for THE 3 MIKADOS at 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2015

Two double act veterans, Colin Lane (Lano from Lano and Woodley) and David Collins (the hairy one from The Umbilical Brothers), have teamed up to take on a comedy duo from a whole other era - Gilbert and Sullivan....


Festival of the Spoken Nerd to Hit the Road with New Show
by Tyler Peterson - December 31, 2015

The science comedy phenomenon, Festival of the Spoken Nerd, is back on the road with a brand new show and this time it's off the chart. Join this 'resplendently geeky trio' (The Times) as they Excel themselves with graph-a-minute fun on an unprecedented linear scale....


Seth MacFarlane Hosts 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2015

The Breakthrough Prize and its founders last night announced the recipients of the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics....


Flushed... URINETOWN Closes in the West End Today
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2015

Jamie Lloyd's production of Urinetown The Musical, which has been voted Best New Musical in the West End in the BroadwayWorld.com UK 2014 Awards, recently announced an early closing date for today, January 3, 2015 at the Apollo Theatre. The production was originally slated to run through January 10....


Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra to Present A Unique Musical Experience at Carnegie Hall
by Ashlee Latimer - September 25, 2016

Imagine a musical experience that opens new horizons of emotion and excitement. In October, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall for the fifth time to present this exquisite experience!...


BWW Review: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LIEVEN SCHEIRE, Soho Theatre, May 12 2016
by Gary Naylor - May 13, 2016

Gary Naylor sees a show that mixes warm and witty comedy with hard edged physics to create something both mentally stimulating and terribly entertaining....


TV: Watch Just-Released PARAMOUR TV Spot!
by Nicole Rosky - February 01, 2016

Cirque du Soleil Theatrical will soon present Cirque du Soleil -PARAMOUR, the organization's first production created specifically for Broadway. PARAMOUR will begin previews on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and open on Broadway on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Lyric Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). Check...


Cristina Fontanelli Set for NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts Today
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2015

Award-winning singer and PBS/WNET and NY affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli 'Live From Central Park' and 'Il Volo Takes Flight' CRISTINA FONTANELLI brings her program of Italy's best-loved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics during her 12th-Annual 'Christmas In Italy®' show at the NYU Sk...


BWW Review: CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE OF TAIWAN Mesmerizes Audiences
by Caryn Cooper - September 22, 2015

As part of the 2015 Next Wave Festival, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan had its US premiere of the piece Rice on September 16-19 at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. The company's founder and Artistic Director, Lin Hwai-min, s a recent recipient of the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festiv...


Marlowe Theatre to Host Comedy Night in July
by Tyler Peterson - June 15, 2016

SOME of the biggest and most exciting names in comedy are coming to Canterbury next month (July) for Live At The Marlowe....


15th Annual Peking Opera Festival Set for 9/20
by Tyler Peterson - August 03, 2015

Wei Liu (Artistic Director of Wu Han Peking Opera Company of China) is an award-winning Peking Opera performing artist. She is a Level-One Performing Artist of China*, and is known for her performance as virtuous and elite female characters (Qingyi). In her thirty-plus-year performing experience, sh...


Liverpool's St George's Hall Announce Concert Room Programme
by Tyler Peterson - November 27, 2015

Liverpool's St George's Hall has announced its most dynamic Concert Room programme in recent years, top artists on the UK and international touring circuit are booked in to the magnificent Concert Room - the eclectic programme covers a wide variety of music genres, comedy, cabaret and the spoken wor...


Photo Flash: DRAGON BOAT RACING Begins Tonight at Lincoln Center
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2016

Following their recent sold-out run featuring the U.S. premiere of the Peking Opera star Zhang Huoding, the China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) returns to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center with DRAGON BOAT RACING, a production of the Guangdong Song & Dance Ensemble that blends tradit...


Adelaide Festival Centre Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with Special Double Bill
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2016

The Adelaide Festival Centre is set for double happiness this Chinese New Year with Treasures of the Nation and Stories of Life, a stunning double-bill of Chinese music and contemporary visual art on in February as part of the 2016 Adelaide Fringe....


Photo Flash: First Look at DRAGON BOAT RACING, Coming to Lincoln Center This Winter
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2015

Following their recent sold-out run featuring the U.S. premiere of the Peking Opera star Zhang Huoding, the China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) returns to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center with DRAGON BOAT RACING, a production of the Guangdong Song & Dance Ensemble that blends tradit...


Sarah Millican Coming to Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
by Tyler Peterson - March 26, 2015

SARAH Millican will be making a return visit to The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next year. Tickets for Outsider, the comedian's new live tour, go on sale at 9am tomorrow (Friday)....


Mark Rylance, Ben Whishaw Among BAFTA TV AWARD Nominees; Full List!
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2016

Nominations for The British Academy Television Awards have been announced. The awards honor the very best in Television broadcast on British screens during the preceding year....


EDINBURGH 2016: BWW Q&A - The Calman Before The Storm
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 27, 2016

BWW speaks to Susan Calman ahead of her 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show The Calman Before The Storm....


'Glacial Dimensions: Art and the Global Ice Melt' Now on Display at Kean University
by Tyler Peterson - February 08, 2016

A new exhibition at Kean University explores the effects of climate change through art. Glacial Dimensions: Art and the Global Ice Melt, opening Monday, Feb. 1 at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, features a first-time collaboration between Philadelphia artists Diane Burko and Paula Winokur, both o...


Esther Hannaford Joins Colin Lane and David Collins in THE 3 MIKADOS at Arts Centre Melbourne, March 26-April 19
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2015

Leading lady of the stage, Esther Hannaford, joins comedy double act veterans, Colin Lane (Lano from Lano and Woodley) and David Collins (the hairy one from The Umbilical Brothers), in the witty musical romp that is The 3 Mikados....


Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Comes to Bass Concert Hall This February
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2016

Texas Performing Arts presents Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, with Lin Hwai-Min, choreographer, on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 8:00 pm in Bass Concert Hall (2350 East Campus Dr.)...


Narelle White Pens THE ELEGANCE OF ELEMENTS
by Christina Mancuso - August 10, 2016

Author Narelle White says her new book, 'The Elegance of Elements: A Vegetarian Cookbook' (published by Balboa Press AU), is not a fad. 'It promotes health in a delicious elegant way, as the gorgeous illustrations show us the beauty of food,' she explains. 'My recipes are simple and very quick and e...


Andy Warhol Museum to Display VOICE FOR MY FATHER Exhibit in February 2016
by Matt Smith - December 02, 2015

The Andy Warhol Museum announces the opening of Michael Chow aka Zhou Yinghua: Voice for My Father, the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States. The exhibition features three main bodies of work, which include new paintings completed expressly for The Warhol show, vintage photographs of ...






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