Evolution Theatre Presents Two Area Premieres by Rich Orloff, TROPICAL HEAT and SKIN DEEP, Now thru 7/19
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2014 Again this year, Evolution Theatre Company, in celebration of Columbus PRIDE 2014, will present two plays in tandem, both by New York playwright Rich Orloff, a native of Chicago, and an Oberlin College alumnus....
Lakewood Playhouse to Present ARCADIA
by Tyler Peterson - December 14, 2015 The Lakewood Playhouse is proud to present the THIRD SHOW of our 77th SEASON: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard (From the Author of ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE)! This production will also mark the continuation of our year-long celebration of the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the very bu...
5 GUYS CHILLIN' to Return to King's Head Theatre This February
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2016 Following a successful run at Brighton Fringe in 2015 and two previous sold-out and critically acclaimed runs at the King's Head Theatre, Peter Darney's 5 GUYS CHILLIN' returns this February....
CATF Sets 2016 Season
by Tyler Peterson - March 24, 2016 The Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University has announced its 2016 line-up featuring five new American plays, including three world premieres. Theater Festival Producing Director Ed Herendeen has chosen scripts from Christina Anderson, Allison Gregory, Chisa Hutchinson, two-tim...
The New Black Fest Commissions Five Black Women Playwrights for UN-TAMED: HAIR BODY ATTITUDE This Fall
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2015 In the tradition of Facing Our Truth: Short Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege and HANDS UP: 6 Playwrights, 6 Testaments, The New Black Fest (guest curator playwright Dominique Morisseau) will commission five black women playwrights to write short plays entitled UN-TAMED: HAIR BODY ATTITUDE - Shor...
BWW Recap: Someone's Dead on MARRY ME!
by Dylan Siegman - February 17, 2015 Last week, after discovering that Kay can get Annie to do things better than he can, Jake decides to enlist Kay to change little quirks about Annie for him. All seemed to be going well until Annie found out and then decided to enlist Kay on her team to give Jake a taste of his own medicine. Then he ...
BWW Review: Political and Social Satirist Katie Goodman Definitely Doesn't 'F*ck It Up' In Her Hilarious Show at Stage 72
by Victoria Ordin - July 01, 2016 If Lorelai Gilmore, with her lightning fast speech, did political satire while rapping and playing both the piano and acoustic guitar, it would look something like Katie Goodman's hybrid comedy and cabaret act. Her latest show, I Didn't F*ck It Up, ran at Stage 72 (The Triad) on June 17, her cabaret...
CTG's 'PRETTY FILTHY' to Open Jan 31 at Abrons Arts Center in NYC
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2014 The Civilians' "Pretty Filthy," A New Musical About The Other Hollywood," with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, book by Bess Wohl and directed by Steve Cosson, is set to open January 31 and play through March 1, 2015, at the Abrons Arts Center in New York City....
BWW Recap: MASTERS OF SEX Finally Gives Libby Her Due
by Aimee Curameng - September 22, 2014 Libby. This episode of MASTERS OF SEX was really all about Libby. I know other things happened but I really just want to get to Libby. All right, let met give you a quick rundown and then we're going to talk about Libby and the wonderful work of Caitlin Fitzgerald and Robert, played by Jocko Sims....
Photo Flash: ARCADIA Begins Tonight at Lakewood Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2016 The Lakewood Playhouse presents the third show of its 77th season: ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard (From the Author of ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE)! This production will also mark the continuation of Lakewood's year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Lakewood Pla...
BWW Review: Marissa Mulder's Impressionistic Theater/Cabaret Piece Exploring the Life of Marilyn Monroe is Both Fascinating and Fragmented
by Alix Cohen - June 07, 2016 When New York cabaret community insiders and frequent club goers heard that Marissa Mulder was planning a Marilyn Monroe-themed show, the consensus was the vocalist's naturally breathy voice paired with a roster of songs from Monroe's films would be a good fit. Sidestepping expectations, Mulder and ...
Sideshow Theatre's NO MORE SAD THINGS Begins 11/15
by Tyler Peterson - October 15, 2015 Sideshow Theatre Company is pleased to launch its 2015/16 Season with Hansol Jung's surreal and mischievous new comedy NO MORE SAD THINGS, a co-world premiere with Boise Contemporary Theatre directed by Elly Green, playing November 15 - December 20, 2015 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theat...
Soundgarden's 'Louder Than Love' LP & 20th Anniversary Double LP Vinyl Edition of 'Down On The Upside' Out Today
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2016 Grammy Award-winning Seattle groupSoundgarden launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music....
EDINBURGH 2016: BWW Q&A - Ari Shaffir
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 30, 2016 BWW speaks to comedian Ari Shaffir about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Ari S-P-E-C-T....
Soundgarden's 'Louder Than Love' LP & 20th Anniversary Double LP Vinyl Edition of 'Down On The Upside' Out 8/26
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2016 Grammy Award-winning Seattle groupSoundgarden launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music....
Soundgarden's 'Louder Than Love' LP and 20th Anniversary Double LP Vinyl Edition of 'Down On The Upside' To Be Released on 8/26
by Richard Best - July 07, 2016 Grammy® Award-winning Seattle group Soundgarden launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music....
KINGS OF LEON Bring Mechanical Bull Tour to MGM Grand Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014 GRAMMY Award-winning band Kings Of Leon recently announced stops for the third leg of its 2014 MECHANICAL BULL TOUR which includes a stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena tonight, Sept. 27....
The New Black Fest Commissions Five Black Women Playwrights for UN-TAMED: HAIR BODY ATTITUDE This Fall
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2015 In the tradition of Facing Our Truth: Short Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege and HANDS UP: 6 Playwrights, 6 Testaments, The New Black Fest (guest curator playwright Dominique Morisseau) will commission five black women playwrights to write short plays entitled UN-TAMED: HAIR BODY ATTITUDE - Shor...
McCarter Theatre Center to Stage August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON
by Tyler Peterson - December 21, 2015 A struggle between a family's enduring legacy and its chance for a brighter future takes center stage in The Piano Lesson: one of the most critically-acclaimed productions in August Wilson's landmark ten-play American Century Cycle. ...
S.J. Rowe Pens PROPOSITIONING A THIEF
by Christina Mancuso - March 10, 2016 S.J. Rowe, a wife, traveler, baseball fan, devoted writer and author, has completed her newest work 'Propositioning A Thief': a gripping and potent work about life, love, honesty and fate....
BWW Reviews: MURDER BALLAD at Actors' Playhouse
by Roger Martin - October 15, 2014 Six Inches From Sex on a Bar Top...
The Wardrobe Ensemble's 1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX to Launch UK Tour This March
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016 Award-winning theatre company The Wardrobe Ensemble will take their production 1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX on tour across the UK this spring....
F*CKING MEN & 5 GUYS CHILLIN' Extends at King's Head Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - October 19, 2015 5 Guys Chillin' is a graphic, gripping, funny and frank verbatim drama exposing the gay chill-out scene, and will now be playing late night dates through November as part of our new writing festival #Festival45. Reviews have described the show as "beautifully done, bold and tackles issues that hit h...
CTG's 'PRETTY FILTHY' Opens Tonight at Abrons Arts Center in NYC
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2015 The Civilians' 'Pretty Filthy,' A New Musical About The Other Hollywood,' with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, book by Bess Wohl and directed by Steve Cosson, is set to open tonight, January 31 and play through March 1, 2015, at the Abrons Arts Center in New York City....
SYTYCD Recaps: Billy Porter Guest Judges; Early Frontrunners Emerge
by Matt Tamanini - June 13, 2014 Despite my eternal love for SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, last week I expressed a bit of audition fatigue. Though I appreciate seeing the beginning of each competitors' journeys, the vast majority of 30-second solos seem like unsatisfying appetizers, when all I want is a fully-formed emotional and art... |