BWW Reviews: DROP DEAD PERFECT at St. Clement's Theater
by Peter Danish - September 29, 2015 BWW Reviews: DROP DEAD PERFECT at St. Clement's...
TV Exclusive: In the Kitchen at 54 Below- with Jay Armstrong Johnson & Ryan Scott Oliver!
by Nicole Rosky - January 31, 2015 On February 2 (7PM & 9:30), Ryan Scott Oliver returns to 54 Below with material culled from his diverse and growing body of work: multimedia musical 35mm; southern gothic thriller We Foxes; epic Civil War-era folk opera Rope; macabre jazz operetta Darling; and rocking underworld odyssey Jasper in De...
BWW Review: SCREAM, QUEEN, SCREAM!
by Misha Davenport - October 02, 2015 David Cerda, the crown prince of Chicago Camp, is back and in top form with his latest queer take on horror anthologies, SCREAM, QUEEN, SCREAM! Cerda, the artistic director of Hell in a Handbag Productions, wrote the show and also stars in one of the trilogy of stories. It runs through Oct. 31 at Ma...
Second Annual NewWorks @ TheWorks Competition Begins Today
by Anna Bencivengo - September 27, 2014 The NewWorks@TheWorks Play Competition was established in 2013 to renew our focus on cultivating new and original theatre. Playwrights are invited to submit their scripts and a panel of local directors, actors, and designers select six plays to be a part of a staged reading series. Of those six play...
Review Roundup: BRIGHT STAR Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Review Roundups - March 24, 2016 With direction by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreography by Josh Rhodes, BRIGHT STAR officially opens tonight, March 24, 2016 at Broadway's Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). Let's see what the critics had to say......
The Public Theater Extends Elevator Repair Service's THE SOUND AND THE FURY
by Tyler Peterson - June 03, 2015 Due to popular demand, The Public Theater announced a second and final two-week extension for Elevator Repair Service's acclaimed THE SOUND AND THE FURY. Chosen as a New York Times Critics' Pick, THE SOUND AND THE FURY began performances in The Public's Martinson Theater on Thursday, May 14 and was ...
Second Annual NewWorks @ TheWorks Competition Begins 9/27
by Anna Bencivengo - September 17, 2014 The NewWorks@TheWorks Play Competition was established in 2013 to renew our focus on cultivating new and original theatre. Playwrights are invited to submit their scripts and a panel of local directors, actors, and designers select six plays to be a part of a staged reading series. Of those six play...
MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Begins Tonight at Germantown Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2015 Watch out for flying batons, cans of Aqua Net and loads of hair dye as the kooky characters of the MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST take the stage at Germantown Community Theatre beginning January 23rd. This Southern Gothic masterpiece from Beth Henley (author of CRIMES OF THE HEART) lets the audience in o...
Theatre Raleigh Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART, Now thru 8/24
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2014 On the heels of the highly acclaimed, sold-out performances of Parade, Theatre Raleigh is set to present another show that is sure to wow Triangle audiences- Crimes of the Heart takes the Kennedy Theatre stage today, August 13th- 24th (August 13th Preview Night, August 14th Opening Night)....
OF THE CAUSES OF WONDERFUL THINGS Runs Now thru Nov 8 at Theatre La Chapelle
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2014 Created in Sydney, Australia, through a series of funded residencies, Of The Causes of Wonderful Things is Talya Rubin's latest devised creation: a moving, intricate and darkly comic installation theatre piece (for a limited audience of 50) about five children who disappear in a small town in the Am...
The Rainbow Theatre Project to Stage Tennessee Williams' SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016 The Rainbow Theatre Project's Generation Q Staged Reading Series is back in the new year with a presentation of Tennessee Williams' harrowing Southern Gothic classic, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER. It will be paired with a reading of a short-play by Dr. Samantha McDermitt, JUSTICE DISORDERED. The readings ta...
Photo Flash: First Look at THE JACKSONIAN at Profiles Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 28, 2015 Profiles Theatre opens its 27th Season with the Midwest premiere of the acclaimed new play The Jacksonian by Beth Henley, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production runs August 21 - October 11, 2015 at Profiles Theatre's The Main Stage, 4139 N. Broadway. The press opening is Thursday,...
Photo Flash: Dramatists Guild Fund Presents New Work by DG Fellows; Flaherty & Ahrens, Houdyshell and More Attend!
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2015 The Dramatists Guild Fund hosted its annual presentation of new work by DG Fellows at Playwrights Horizons on October 19, 2015. The evening featured excerpts from work by the 2014-2015 class, including Naveen Bahar Choudhury, Camille Darby, Sophie Jaff, Dana Levinson, Kristine M. Reyes, Tim Rosser, ...
The Coal Mine's 2015-16 Season to Feature THE RIVER, KILLER JOE & More
by Tyler Peterson - August 27, 2015 After rave reviews and a sold-out inaugural season, The Coal Mine Theatre is back and proud to announce its 2015-2016 season of powerful, absorbing, and often darkly humourous adventures in drama. The Coal Mine's Artistic Curator Ted Dykstra, and Artistic Producer Diana Bentley, present:...
Beth Henley's THE JACKSONIAN Begins Tonight at Profiles Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015 Profiles Theatre opens its 27th Season with the Midwest premiere of the acclaimed new play The Jacksonian by Beth Henley, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production runs tonight, August 21 - October 11, 2015 at Profiles Theatre's The Main Stage, 4139 N. Broadway. The press opening is ...
Pamela Parker's DREAMS OF MARTHA STEWART Comes to Stage Left Studio This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2015 Stage Left Studio, home of award-winning solo performances for more than a decade, is pleased to present the return of Pamela Parker's poignant and hilarious DREAMS OF MARTHA STEWART for a limited engagement this weekend, January 8-10, 2015....
Coal Mine Theatre to Present KILLER JOE, 4/3-24
by Tyler Peterson - March 09, 2016 Coal Mine Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of the in-your-face balls-to-the-wall black comedy, KILLER JOE, written by American playwright Tracy Letts and directed by Peter Pasyk (13/14 Urjo Kareda Artist-in-Residence), from April 3-24, 2016 at the Coal Mine Theatre....
National Tour of Stephen King & John Mellencamp's GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY Coming to The VETS, 11/22
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2014 AEG Live announced the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will tour across North America this fall. Written by best-selling author Stephen King, with music by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp, and musical direction by Grammy Award-winning T Bone Burnet...
GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY Tour Arrives in Philadelphia Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2014 The full cast for the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, was announced today, with actor/writer/producer Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga) andactress/writer/singer Gina Gershon (Killer Joe, House of Versace, Boeing, Boeing) playing the lead roles of Joe McCandless...
The Visceral Company Stages H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE CALL OF CTHULHU, Now thru 11/9
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2014 The Visceral Company, winner of 'best LA theater season' accolades for 2013 from review aggregate site Bitter Lemons, is pleased to present the world premiere of an all-new adaptation of H.P. LOVECRAFT'S 'THE CALL OF CTHULHU' for the 2014 Halloween season....
The Public Theater Extends Elevator Repair Service's THE SOUND AND THE FURY
by Tyler Peterson - April 28, 2015 The Public Theater announced a two-week extension today for Elevator Repair Service's acclaimed THE SOUND AND THE FURY. Directed by John Collins, THE SOUND AND THE FURY begins performances in The Public's Martinson Theater on Thursday, May 14 with an official press opening on Thursday, May 21. The s...
Theatre Raleigh to Present CRIMES OF THE HEART, 8/13-24
by Tyler Peterson - August 01, 2014 On the heels of the highly acclaimed, sold-out performances of Parade, Theatre Raleigh is set to present another show that is sure to wow Triangle audiences- Crimes of the Heart takes the Kennedy Theatre stage August 13th- 24th (August 13th Preview Night, August 14th Opening Night). In this deeply...
BWW Review: Theatre Artists Studio Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART
by Herbert Paine - September 08, 2015 Theatre Artists Studio in Phoenix presents a stirring production of Beth Henley's CRIMES OF THE HEART, directed by Brad Allen and featuring a compelling performance by Dee Rich as the eldest of the three Magrath sisters....
Bridge Street Theatre's 2015 Season to Feature LARK EDEN, GRAY & More
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2015 While it has only been open to the public since April of 2014, and fund-raising efforts to complete the conversion of its 72-seat Mainstage space continue, Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre has already proven itself to be a vital part of our region's cultural life. Housed in the old Curtron Factory B...
Ryan Scott Oliver's WE FOXES Debuts Today as Part of York Theatre's 2014 Developmental Readings Series
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014 The York Theatre Company, and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, present the New York premiere of three new musicals: Mark Felt, Superstar with book, music and lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum; Paris Through the Window, with book & lyrics by Charles Osborne and music by Leo Hurley; and We Foxes... |