VIDEO: First Look - Ben Foster Stars in Lance Armstrong Biopic THE PROGRAM
by Caryn Robbins - June 11, 2015 The first trailer has been revealed for Stephen Frears' Lance Armstrong biopic THE PROGRAM, starring Ben Foster as the controversial bicycle racer....
Emmanuel Music Announces 'Bach Reimagined' 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2015 Since taking over the baton at Emmanuel Music in 2010, Artistic Director Ryan Turner has traversed new territory with the critically acclaimed Chorus and Orchestra from standing room only performances of "The Great Gatsby" and "A Little Night Music" to their first performance of Bach's "St. John Pas...
18th Annual FILLET OF SOLO Celebrates Live Lit Storytelling at Lifeline Theatre, Now thru 1/25
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2015 Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans are pleased to announce the 18th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running today, January 9-25, 2015....
Wide Eyed Productions Presents Final Performance of WIDE EYED WINKS, 08/28
by Laura Meltzer - August 27, 2014 Wide Eyed Productions will be presenting the final performance of their series Wide Eyed Winks with 'Envy.'...
Harold Robbins Launches 18 eBook Novels
by Christina Mancuso - June 03, 2014 NEW YORK, NY(Marketwired - Jun 3, 2014) - Harold Robbins wrote over 25 best-selling novels which spent more than 300 weeks combined on The New York Times best-seller list and sold in excess of 750 million copies worldwide in 42 languages. RosettaBooks, the leading independent eBook publisher, has pu...
BWW Reviews: Noth Barely Sells It as DOCTOR FAUSTUS
by Michael Dale - June 22, 2015 Chris Noth does not command attention in a disjointed adaptation of Marlowe's classic....
The McKittrick Hotel, Home of SLEEP NO MORE, to Host Two 'Deadly Sins' Parties This Halloween
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014 The McKittrick Hotel (530 W 27th Street, New York, NY), home of Sleep No More, celebrates the 'seven deadly sins' this Halloween with Inferno, two consecutive parties of costumed mayhem directly following the Thursday, October 30th and Friday, October 31st performances of Sleep No More. The parties ...
Photo Flash: JULIA MIGENES SINGS KURT WEILL Comes to the Odyssey Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2015 Celebrated mezzo-soprano Julia Migenes (Diva on the Verge) returns to the Odyssey Theatre with her newest show, once again directed by Academy Award-nominated director Peter Medak. JULIA MIGENES SINGS KURT WEILL opens at the Odyssey Theatre tonight, November 18, running Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8...
Acorn Productions Expands First Friday Naked Shakespeare
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2016 Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' performance series dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in accessible ways for contemporary audiences, expands their popular series of First Friday performances next month with three performances of 'Cupid's Arrow,' a compilation of the stories of five ...
18th Annual FILLET OF SOLO to Celebrate Live Lit Storytelling at Lifeline Theatre, 1/9-25
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2014 Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans are pleased to announce the 18th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running January 9-25, 2015. Celebrating the breadth of Chicago's enduring storytelling and live lit scene, Lifeline brings 16 ...
BWW Review: MISS JULIE, Etcetra Theatre, February 24 2016
by Gary Naylor - February 27, 2016 Gary Naylor sees a fine production of the Swedish classic about class, sex and social norms that retains its relevance over a century since Strindberg wrote it.....
Patti LuPone on Social Media: "Some People Think I'm a Dinosaur"
by Nicole Rosky - February 20, 2015 Broadway legend Patti LuPone is currently back on stage in LA Opera's The Ghosts of Versailles, by composer John Corigliano and librettist William C. Hoffman. The opera gets its long awaited west coast premiere in a new production directed by 2014 Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, running through Ma...
Ian Belknap Set for Chicago Slam Works' THE LITMASH, 5/5
by Tyler Peterson - April 15, 2014 Chicago Slam Works combines the art forms of poetry, comedy, storytelling, music and creative non-fiction into one action-packed slam competition - 'The LitMash'. Presented on the first Monday of the month, the May 5 'The LitMash' features Ian Belknap among others. Tickets are $8 and can be purchase...
MBS Productions' DANTE: PURGATORIO Opens Tonight at the Stone Cottage Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2014 Dante: Purgatorio by Alejandro de la Costa and translated by Mark-Brian Sonna with original music by Mark-Brian Sonna will run today, October 16 - November 8, 2014....
Patti LuPone to Premiere FAR AWAY PLACES Follow-Up at 54 Below in November
by Tyler Peterson - September 15, 2014 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone in 'Far Away Places - Part Two' November 3 -15. In an evening conceived and directed by Tony Award winner Scott Wittman, LuPone returns with Part Two of the show which she premiered to critical acclaim when 54 Bel...
Brown Books Publishing Group Signs AK Turner for Launch of Her New Travel Series with Kids
by Christina Mancuso - March 17, 2016 In her latest series, Turner, a remote-working mom, provides the hilarious, real-life accounts of her family's exploits abroad. 'Vagabonding with Kids chronicles my journey as a part-time, digital nomad traveling the world with my husband and two young daughters-all while regularly enjoying four of ...
Colorado Symphony's Wonderbound to Present THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, 10/9
by Matt Smith - August 19, 2015 DENVER (August 18, 2015) - Sloth, envy, greed, gluttony, lust, wrath and pride. This October, the seven deadly sins are the impetus for the latest creation by Wonderbound Artistic Director Garrett Ammon. Continuing a tradition of groundbreaking collaborative productions, Ammon has been working clos...
Redmoon to Host 2015 Spring Event THE DEVIL'S CABARET, Begin. 3/27
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2015 Redmoon, Chicago's acclaimed Spectacle company, presents its 2015 Spring event, The Devil's Cabaret, fueled by Lagunitas Brewing Company....
Patti LuPone Returns to 54 Below Tonight in THE LADY WITH THE TORCH
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2015 Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, in her acclaimed concert, 'The Lady with The Torch,' tonight, April 2nd, through the 14th, 2015....
Chicago's Biggest Liar Contest Hosts 25th Anniversary Competition Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2014 The 25th Annual Chicago's Biggest Liar Contest will take place at The Ravenswood United Church of Christ (2050 W Pensacola) tonight, May 3 at 7pm. Eleven of the city's most skilled storytellers will unleash their tallest tales and biggest whoppers in a Battle Royale of Bullshit for the legendary Hog...
Emmanuel Music Announces 'Bach Reimagined' 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2015 Since taking over the baton at Emmanuel Music in 2010, Artistic Director Ryan Turner has traversed new territory with the critically acclaimed Chorus and Orchestra from standing room only performances of "The Great Gatsby" and "A Little Night Music" to their first performance of Bach's "St. John Pas...
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS to Run 5/27-6/15 at the Lantern
by Tyler Peterson - May 08, 2014 Lantern Theater Company closes their 20th anniversary season with a limited return engagement of Philadelphia actor/playwright Anthony Lawton's multimedia adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic novella The Screwtape Letters. Featuring Lawton as demon Screwtape and Sarah Gliko as his sinuous secretary Toa...
Tony Winner Patti LuPone Coming to MPAC, 3/21
by Tyler Peterson - February 18, 2015 Tony-Winning performer Patti LuPone takes the stage for an evening of Broadway favorites at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 8 pm. Tickets are $49-89....
'Don't Monkey' with Patti LuPone's New Show at Symphony Space Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2016 Patti LuPone is bringing her no-nonsense Broadway swagger to the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre tonight in a new show titled, DON'T MONKEY WITH BROADWAY, as part of Symphony Space's 'Project B-Way/95' series....
BWW Review: JULIA MIGENES SINGS KURT WEILL European Style at the Odyssey
by Shari Barrett - November 30, 2015 Migenes' performance was like taking a step back to the 1930s, watching the remarkable Lotte Lenya performing her husband's songs during the time he collaborated with Bertolt Brecht to create atonal melodies meant to shock audiences into realizing the masses were, like today, being controlled by the... |