Essex Books Presents Shelf Awareness: It Wasn't Hamilton, She Swears!
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017 A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe colleges, Julia Quinn is one of only 16 members of the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (just out in paperback from HarperCollins) is the second book in the Rokesb...
The Library of Congress' Veterans History Project to Celebrate Veterans Day with Theatre and More
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 On NOVEMBER 11, 2017 (Veterans Day) Douglas Taurel, actor and creator of the acclaimed solo show The American Soldier, will perform his new play An Americans Soldier's Journey Home at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC....
Bric Presents REENACTMENT
by Julie Musbach - January 17, 2018 BRIC presents Reenactment, a group exhibition examining and agitating the aesthetics and politics of historical reenactment in contemporary art (January 18-February 25). In traditional reenactments, events like the American Revolution and Civil War are embodied by amateur performers using storytelli...
HAMILTON, IN JACKSON HEIGHTS Documentary Honored Today With 2016 Brendan Gill Prize
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2016 Today, May 11, The Municipal Art Society will present the 2016 Brendan Gill Prize to Broadway's HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL and the documentary film IN JACKSON HEIGHTS....
Alexander Hamilton Walking Tours Expand in NYC and Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2017 Jimmy Napoli, founder and CEO of 'Hamilton's New York' - a variety of tours devoted to founding father Alexander Hamilton and his contemporaries - today announced the expansion of offerings in New York City, with seasonal tours in Philadelphia, PA....
Annette Bening and James Caan to Lead One-Night-Only Presentation of IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER in L.A.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2017 Lexikat Artists, in association with Chapman University, presents Annette Bening and James Caan along with a cast including Kate Mansi, (2017 Daytime Emmy winner), in a one-night only performance of the play IF ALL THE SKY WERE PAPER, on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30pm at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Cul...
Sharwan Smith Student Center to Host Documentary Screening of HAMILTON'S AMERICA
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2016 Don't throw away your shot to see a special preview screening of PBS Great Performances Documentary Hamilton's America, the story behind the revolutionary musical on Thursday, October 20th from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Church Auditorium in the Sharwan Smith Student Center at SUU. The event is free and wil...
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with ONE NATION, ONE MISSION, ONE PROMISE
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2017 ONE NATION, ONE MISSION, ONE PROMISE, a play about the heroes who gave their lives so we may have the privileges we take for granted today, is in rehearsals for a performance this Thursday! A talkback will be offered immediately following the performance. ...
Theater To Go Joins Patriots Week 2017 Lineup with 1776 Screening
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2017 Theater To Go has joined the lineup of events for Trenton Patriots Week 2017, occurring Dec 26-31, 2017....
Theater To Go to Present Staged Reading of THE TRIAL OF ABRAHAM HUNT: AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS STORY 12/28
by Ashlee Latimer - December 17, 2016 Theater to go has joined the lineup of events for Trenton Patriots Week 2016, occurring between December 26-31. A staged reading in costume of a new play entitled The Trial of Abraham Hunt: An American Christmas Story by Michael Davis, under the direction of Ruth Markoe, will be presented on Weds....
BWW Review: History Comes Alive in BEN FRANKLIN: AN INGENIOUS LIFE with Ray Flynt
by Kimberly Moy - January 13, 2017 Benjamin Franklin: one of America's Founding Fathers and man on the $100 bill comes to life in Ray Flynt's BEN FRANKLIN: AN INGENIOUS LIFE. Known as a philosopher, inventor, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the guy with the kite and key in thunderstorm, Ben Franklin is the stuff of lege...
Morris-Jumel Mansion Presents New Theatrical Adaptation of Alice in Wonderland
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2016 The Morris-Jumel Mansion will offer audiences the opportunity to experience Lewis Carroll's acclaimed children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) like they never have before. Unlike many sesquicentennial celebrations of Carroll's beloved fantasy, the Mansion's adaptation will incorporat...
REVOLUTION Comes to West Cape May Elementary School
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017 Spies, intrigue, tea thrown overboard, and how General Washington spent the winter of 1778 - it's all part of 'Revolution!,' a compilation of nine short plays written by fifth and sixth graders under the guidance of their teacher, Ms. Calabro at West Cape May Elementary School, and Gayle Stahlhuth, ...
Alexander Hamilton Walking Tours Expand in NYC and Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2017 Jimmy Napoli, founder and CEO of 'Hamilton's New York' - a variety of tours devoted to founding father Alexander Hamilton and his contemporaries - today announced the expansion of offerings in New York City, with seasonal tours in Philadelphia, PA....
Review Roundup: HAMILTON Opens in Chicago!
by Christina Mancuso - October 20, 2016 HAMILTON just opened at The PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago (18 W. Monroe), and is currently booked through September 2017. ...
BWW Review: HAMILTON Takes Los Angeles By Storm
by Don Grigware - August 18, 2017 What can I say about HAMILTON that hasn't already been said one hundred times over? I was excited to attend opening night at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. I haven't seen so much over.the.top yet genuine enthusiasm for a show since the original Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holliday in the 1980s. Audien...
New Cookbook Shares Recipes from the Speed Family of Farmington
by Christina Mancuso - July 14, 2016 How hot is a 'low oven'? How much butter is 'the size of a walnut?' Several members of the Corn Island Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) found out when they transformed a stack of heritage recipes into a new cookbook to benefit Farmington Historic Plantation in L...
A Musical Memorial Day - Broadway Tributes the Troops
by Nicole Rosky - May 29, 2017 Once a year, Americans remember the lives lost in service to our great country. Stories of past wars, undying patriotism and true courage have been the topics of countless films, television series, and of course, stage productions. Today, we celebrate our armed forces with just a few musical numb...
BWW Review: WAITRESS at Broadway Theater League
by Alan Portner - November 16, 2017 Bright, bouncy, expertly produced, and just a tad naughty through Sunday, November 19...
BITE: A PUCKING QUEER CABARET Opens Tonight at Mary's Attic
by Tyler Peterson - July 11, 2016 Pride Films and Plays will complete its fun summer in Mary's Attic with the world premiere of BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret, PFP Artistic Associate Derek Van Barham's immersive, pop-rock ode to A Midsummer Night's Dream. As Puck and the other fairies at Mary's prepare for a celebration, their world ...
BWW Review: Ford's Theatre's JEFFERSON'S GARDEN Offers a Cursory Glance at an American Conundrum
by Benjamin Tomchik - January 26, 2018 As a nation, we owe it to ourselves to ponder how men who advocated for liberty could also advocate for slavery. It is a question for serious discussion, not just the cursory glances provided by Jefferson's Garden....
National Park Celebrates Presidents Day with Photography Exhibition on George Washington's Headquarters
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2018 The museum at New Jersey's Morristown National Historical Park kicks off Presidents Day with the debut solo exhibition George Washington's Headquarters: Photographs by Xiomáro, curated by Jude M. Pfister, D.Litt, the park's Chief of Cultural Resources. Admission is free and the 24 large images of th...
King Center's Theatre for Youth Announces 2016-2017 Season
by Nora Dominick - August 10, 2016 The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts Theatre for Youth Program is pleased to announce its 22nd season of excellent performing arts and educational theatre opportunities for children on the Space Coast....
Anthony Kearns to Open National Memorial Day Parade Program
by Louisa Brady - May 29, 2016 World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will open the 2016 National Memorial Day Parade Program in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 2 p.m. Eastern., it was announced....
PBS Rolls Out New Dramas, Arts, Performance, History & Election Coverage This Fall
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2016 PBS' fall 2016 primetime schedule is rich in politics, arts, drama and political history, covering a span from the American Revolution to the upcoming Presidential election. FRONTLINE's acclaimed series “The Choice 2016” returns on September 27... |