BWW Review: HOW TO SURVIVE AN APOCALYPSE, Finborough Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 02, 2021 Opening its doors for the first time since March 2020, London’s iconic little Finborough Theatre is back. Jordan Hall’s How To Survive An Apocalypse, an award-winning, touching and witty romantic comedy, also looks at the need to prepare for potential Armageddon....
Jackie Hoffman Will Lead FRUMA-SARAH (WAITING IN THE WINGS) Off-Broadway This Summer
by Stephi Wild - June 10, 2021 Directed by Braden M. Burns, Hoffman stars alongside Kelly Kinsella. Tickets are available now!...
The Front Bottoms Announce Champagne Jam 2022
by Michael Major - September 27, 2022 This year, the holiday festival will happen on two nights - December 16th and December 17th - at The Fillmore Campus in Philadelphia, PA, and will see The Front Bottoms headlining each night at The Fillmore with special friends Joyce Manor, Titus Andronicus, Soul Glo, Slothrust, Kevin Devine and mor...
BWW Review: Poignant Play CRY IT OUT Spotlights Modern Motherhood at OC's Chance Theater
by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2022 Now having its Orange County premiere performances at Chance Theater in Anaheim through May 1, 2022, CRY IT OUT is a poignant slice-of-life that takes an eavesdropper's look at the hopes, fears, and lessons that come with new motherhood in our current times, and just how different each new mother ch...
BWW Review: SHOOT ME WHEN at SF Playhouse
by Steve Murray - May 07, 2021 I can't remember how many times I've joked 'Shoot Me if.... Shoot me if I ever wear my pants below my underwear. Shoot me if I eat this entire pint of Haagen-Dazs, etc. Writer Ruben Grijalva uses this usually non-actionable catchphrase as the catalyst for this untypically light drama about the effec...
EPIX Announces Return of BRIDGE & TUNNEL Series
by Michael Major - May 19, 2022 Written, directed and produced by Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, Public Morals) - who also stars - this six-episode, half-hour romantic comedy series set in the early 1980’s revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to th...
BWW Review: FIRST DATE at NextStop Theatre Company
by Alexander C. Kafka - May 02, 2021 NextStop Theatre Company's 'First Date' has some chemistry, but the script can't figure out quite what genre it wants to be....
UVA Drama To Present HOW TO LIVE ON EARTH And The New Works Festival
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2022 The UVA Department of Drama will continue its 2021-2022 season with two exciting openings in a single weekend. ...
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Presents DANDELION, The First In A Series Of Monthly Dance Films
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 10, 2021 New York-based nonprofit performing and teaching organization Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company premiered Dandelion, the first installment of a monthly series of dance films available on Dance With Us, a newly-launched educational digital platform that launched in June....
2023 Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre Will Be Presented To Ryan Scott Oliver and Ethan Lipton
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2023 The Kleban Foundation has announced the recipients of the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. The 2023 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Ryan Scott Oliver. ...
Review Roundup: Jackie Hoffman Returns to the Stage in FRUMA-SARAH (WAITING IN THE WINGS)
by Nicole Rosky - July 09, 2021 This summer, Jackie Hoffman stars in the Off-Broadway Premiere of E. Dale Smith's FRUMA-SARAH (WAITING IN THE WINGS). Directed by Braden M. Burns, Hoffman stars alongside Kelly Kinsella. Check out what the critics had to say......
Brooklyn's Wilder Maker Release Last Single 'Static'
by Michael Major - July 18, 2022 Featuring a roster of musicians that includes singer-songwriter Gabriel Birnbaum, Nick Jost and Sean Mullins as the core trio, Male Models also boasts guest lead vocal spots from Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Katie Von Schleicher, Felicia Douglass (Dirty Projectors, Ava Luna), Alex Schaaf (Yellow Os...
Dreams Of 1,300 Chicago Youth Expressed In New Opera Premiering This June
by Marissa Tomeo - June 04, 2022 In 2014, an opera singer, a poet, and a teacher are coming out of a Unity Temple (Oak Park, IL) coffeehouse when the singer says, 'Let's create an opera with underserved youth.' This is story of how singer Christine Steyer, Diane Piette, a Chicago teacher at Nicholas Senn High School, and myself, an...
Dylan Sinclair Shares 'Lifetime' Ahead of New EP
by Michael Major - April 13, 2022 Dylan Sinclair today shares his latest single “Lifetime.' The Toronto native also shares the accompanying cinematic visualizer directed by What I Like Studio. The track was co-produced by Rowan and GRAMMY-nominated Jordon Manswell (Daniel Caesar, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown). Watch the music video for...
The Impostors Theatre Co. HERTHA NOVA Opens In One Week
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022 The Impostors Theatre Company continues their third season with the Chicago premiere of Hertha Nova, by ITC Executive Director Rachel Borgo and directed by ITC Artistic Director Stefan Roseen. Hertha Nova runs February 11 – 26, 2022....
Walking on Water Productions Presents Inaugural WOW'S NOW FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022 Walking on Water Productions will present their inaugural festival of staged readings, WoW's Now: Walking on Water's New Original Works, featuring three new musicals....
The Everyman Launches Spring Season This Week
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2023 The Everyman has launched its spring season, starring renowned writers, award-winning shows, and fan favourites. The featured production sees Reggie from the Blackrock Road return to The Everyman stage with a 12-performance run of his new show, Reggie's Guide to Social Climbing. Produced by The Ever...
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company Announces Educational Platform 'Dance With Us'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2021 Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company will present Dance With Us, an educational digital platform centered around the premiere of a series of new dance films. The resource launches from June 25-27, 2021 at 7pm ET with the premieres of the films and the reveal of the platform, a website whose URL will go li...
Wilder Maker (feat. Felicia Douglass of Dirty Projectors) Release New Track
by Michael Major - June 27, 2022 Having recently announced Wilder Maker’s upcoming album Male Models out July 29th via Western Vinyl, today we release the new single “A Professional.” Beautifully sung by Felicia Douglass of Dirty Projectors and Ava Luna, “A Professional” showcases the band’s unique blend of control and playfulness....
Theater Mitu Presents UTOPIAN HOTLINE in September
by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2021 Is anyone out there? Is anyone listening? Are we alone? In 1977, NASA launched the twin Voyager spacecrafts to try and answer these questions. Aboard both is The Golden Record, an artifact intended to communicate who and what we are. After 43 years and over 13 billion miles, this proverbial message ...
BWW Review: Lucius at The Beacon Theater
by Daniel Nolen - May 05, 2022 I arrive at the Beacon Theater early enough to peruse the merch line, and after attempting--and failing--to bribe the woman icily manning the VIP table into letting me purchase an exclusive gig poster, I take my seat and wait for the show to begin. ...
BWW Review: AKRAM KHAN'S GISELLE at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House
by Cindy Sibilsky - June 12, 2022 Akram Khan's Giselle leaves one speechless, breathless and gasping for air. The piece transcends the rigidity of any genre or style and elevates the story of heartache and consequences to a spiritual level. It's a testament to the possibilities of the human mind, body and spirit. Talking about it co...
Raging Fyah and Josie Wales to Release 'One Day Soon'
by Michael Major - November 09, 2022 Sharing the feelings of a man in love, “One Day Soon” weaves together the vision a man has for his love interest, giving reassurance that a life together is the way forward. The groups latest single is a refreshing love song that blends the sounds of contemporary modern reggae with the legendary to...
Review: The Festival d'Avignon Presents MILK By BASHAR MURKUS
by Wesley Doucette - July 18, 2022 In Avignon's 'other theatre', a purpose built space some miles out of the city center, Bashar Murkus presents his new dance theatre piece Milk. It is an elemental meditation of death, rebirth, and disaster. It is this theme of disaster in particular that captivates Murkus's imagination. The piece oc...
Queer|Art Announces Judges For 3rd Annual Illuminations Grant For Black Trans Women Visual Artists
by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022 To commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility, Queer|Art, NYC's home for connecting and empowering generations of LGBTQ+ Artists, is pleased to announce the judges for the third annual Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists: interdisciplinary artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase; writer, cu... |