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BWW REVIEW: The Absurd True Story Of The Unbelievably Unaware Socialite Florence Foster Jenkins Plays Out In GLORIOUS.
by Jade Kops - September 08, 2017 Peter Quilter's play GLORIOUS, about the famously terrible amateur soprano Florence Foster Jenkins (Diana McLean), is a highly entertaining look at what happens when self-confidence collides with delusional belief in one's own abilities.... 
BWW REVIEW: Finding Humour In Hopeless Situations, SAMI IN PARADISE Presents A Different Look At Displacement And The Refugee Experience.
by Jade Kops - April 23, 2018 Combining the force of some fabulous comic actors, SAMI IN PARADISE presents an absurd piece that utilises humour to address the humanitarian issues that are occurring around the world.... 
The Hangar Theatre Company Presents A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018 The 44th Mainstage Season at the Hangar Theatre continues with A Doll's House, Part 2, from August 2 to 11. Directed by Michael Barakiva and written by Lucas Hnath, almost 140 years after the original's first performance. In 1879 Henrik Ibsen produced the story of Nora Helmer, a wife and mother at a... 
MAGNETS ON THE FRIDGE Returns to Buntport Theater!
by A.A. Cristi - December 04, 2017 In the spirit of Will & Grace, Roseanne, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and other television shows that are coming back after concluding all those years ago, Buntport Theater Company is reviving its first live sit-com! Back when Buntport was first starting up, they created a sit-com that played every other w... 
I'M GONNA KILL THE PRESIDENT Returns To L.A.!
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018 The award-winning guerrilla-theater comedy 'I'm Gonna Kill the President!' A Federal Offense will return to Los Angeles this fall, apropos of absolutely nothing happening in America.... 
Hell In A Handbag Announces Casting For THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE
by Julie Musbach - June 20, 2018 Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to announce casting for THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE, the final play by the legendary master of camp, Charles Ludlam.... 
BWW Review: HURRICANE BIANCA: FROM RUSSIA WITH HATE at SVA Theatre
by Cindy Sibilsky - May 21, 2018 Hold on to your lashes ladies and strap that wig down with a babushka, because @TheBiancadelRio is back and strutting with the Soviets in Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate! @RuPaul eat your heart out! #biancadelrio #rupauldragrace #hurricanebiancafromrussiawithhate #drag #lgbtq #fierce... 
BWW REVIEW: Bitterness And Bitchiness Are Served Up In The Bizarre Comedy Thriller DINNER
by Jade Kops - September 20, 2017 DINNER invites the audience to peer in on the world of the arrogant and affluent as they posture and pose through a night of feigned civility with backhanded barbs.... 
GTA's February Festival of Theatre Takes Ridiculous Yet Compassionate Look at War and Women in MONSTROUS REGIMENT
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2018 Terry Pratchett may not be the most familiar name on your bookshelf, but, especially if you're a fan of Doctor Who or The Lord of the Rings, it should be.... 
Pipeline Theatre Company Announces World Premiere Of PLAYING HOT
by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2018 Pipeline Theatre Company (Ari Schrier, Artistic Director; Natalie Gershtein, Producing Director) is proud to announce the world premiere of jazz concert-party-play hybrid PLAYING HOT, created by Kevin Armento (Balls) and Jaki Bradley (Good Men Wanted). PLAYING HOT is written by Armento, will be dire... 
BWW Review: A Month with FATHER JOHN MISTY
by Taylor Long - October 29, 2017 Okay, maybe not with Father John Misty. But I did spend a month with his music. Last month, at Massey Hall in Toronto, Father John Misty (FJM) performed to a sold-out crowd of energetic fans. I didn't know what I was getting myself into. His musical style left such an impression on me, I decided to ...
Photo Flash: DONALD TRUMP Pays a Visit to Planet Connections
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2017 This series of comedy sketches serves as a chronology which follows the self-induced disastrous relationship with the public and the ridiculousness that has plagued the current POTUS. ... 
North West Prepares For An Evening Of Ridiculous Comedy As Irish Star Takes Centre Stage
by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2018 A celebrated comedian will be treading the boards of Warrington's Parr Hall next month with a hilarious show of sheer ridiculousness. Back by overwhelming demand, much-loved comedian Jimeoin is back in the UK to give his motherland audiences their comedy fix with his new show, Ridiculous.... 
The Plagiarists to Return with 'UBU II'
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017 Were we prepared for the first sound queue of tonight's cultured night of theater? No. Were we pleasantly surprised to see actress Jessica Saxvik as Mrs. Ubu contort and screw her face into all the looks we imagine ourselves to possess the morning after a midnight run to Taco Bell? Yes. Are we wonde... 
BWW Review: Janelle Koenig in DADDY'S GIRL at The Hellenic Club Of WA
by Ellin Sears - May 13, 2018 During comedy festivals it's quite common to see comedians meeting with fans and audience members after the show. But Janelle Koenig is the first one I've seen at the Perth Comedy Festival who came out BEFORE the show to have a chat.... 
Female Comedy Band THE BIG DITTIES Release MORE THAN SAD (A Donald Trump Dittie)
by Macon Prickett - February 21, 2018 While this week we're celebrating our country's rich history of distinguished gentlemen who've held the title of POTUS, The Big Ditties have no time for that shit. Instead they're throwing a bitch slap at Not-My-President Trump with their latest fiasco 'More Than SAD!' (A Donald Trump Dittie). A per... 
BWW Review: Shakespeare's Befuddling PERICLES Benefits from We Happy Few's Shameless Cast
by Sam Abney - May 21, 2018 As acknowledged by Director Kiernan McGowan's program note, Pericles is a hot mess of a show. It was only half-written by Shakespeare, completed later by George Wilkins (who isn't remembered for good reason). The incoherence of the plot reveals the fractured nature of the play's creation. It's under... 
Hell In A Handbag Productions Presents THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2018 This fall, Hell in a Handbag Productions is thrilled to explore THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE, the final play by the legendary master of camp, Charles Ludlam. Who better to direct this criminal tale of lust and murder than Hell in a Handbag's longtime partner in crime, Shade Murray of A Red Orchid Theatre. ... 
Florida Studio Theatre Announces A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by Julie Musbach - June 25, 2018 Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is proud to announce its first show of the 2018-2019 Winter Mainstage Season: the Tony Award-winning musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Called one of the "Most inspired new musicals in years" by The New York Times, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder fol... 
BWW Review: Everett Quinton is a Master of The Ridiculous in Charles Ludlam's CONQUEST OF THE UNIVERSE or WHEN QUEENS COLLIDE
by Michael Dale - November 12, 2017 To watch New York stage treasure Everett Quinton engaged in his classic brand of silliness - or, to be more accurate, ridiculousness - is just as fulfilling a cultural experience as watching a great tragedian immersed in a dramatic Shakespearean role.... 
BWW Interview: Sydney Patrick of KINKY BOOTS at Robinson Performance Hall
by Mike Noland - October 17, 2017 Getting that first National tour seems like a right of passage among Broadway's next generation of stars. Sydney Patrick could not be more excited to be on that path while starring as Lauren in the National tour of Kinky Boots. Her incredibly powerful voice, brilliant timing and adept physical com...
BWW Review: Black comedy, “An Impending Rupture of The Belly,” insights at none-too-fragile
by Roy Berko - June 27, 2017 Matt Pelfrey is noted for inventing oddball concepts and writing sardonic dialogue. His 'An Impending Rupture of the Belly,' now on stage at none-too-fragile, is Pelfrey at his 'creative' black comedy best....
BWW Review: SORDID LIVES Mixes Camp with a Good Dose of Heart, at the OUTwright Theatre Festival
by Krista Garver - June 06, 2017 SORDID LIVES is a campy, over-the-top play about sex and acceptance in a Southern town. This production provides plenty of laughs and also highlights the very real struggle many people face just being themselves.... 
BWW Review: Theater Mu and Mixed Blood's Successful First Collaboration on the Hilarious New Play TWO MILE HOLLOW Provides Smart Commentary on Race and Class in America
by Jill Schafer - February 22, 2018 My 280-character (or less) review of Theater Mu and Mixed Blood Theatre's first ever collaboration: 'Friends, run don't walk to see #twomilehollow (co-production from @theatermu and @mixed_blood). I can't decide whom I love most in this cast of comic geniuses! But behind all the wackiness and humor ... 
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (A MUSICAL PARODY), King's Head Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - December 14, 2017 What would happen if instead of Belle, there was Beau, Gaston was transformed into Chevonne, and the Beast wore a velvet corset? Fat Rascal Theatre gender-swap the classic fairytale and transform it into a hysterical and fast-paced musical.... |
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