BWW Review: LUZIA, Royal Albert Hall
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 16, 2020 It's that time of year again; Cirque du Soleil have returned to London's Royal Albert Hall, bringing their show LUZIA to Europe for the first time. Last year's TOTEM felt somewhat bland and soulless, but LUZIA shows the company at its very best....
320 Festival Announces Daily Schedule + Additional Performance From Jimmie Allen
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2020 This weekend, the inaugural 320 Festival will be taking place fully online from May 8-10. As the three-day broadcast rapidly approaches, 320 Festival has announced the daily schedule for the event, as well as an additional performance from Jimmie Allen....
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Announces 84th Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2020 Susanna Gellert, Executive Artistic Director of Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, announces her second season at the helm of Vermont's award-winning professional theatre....
James Conlon Leads LA Opera Virtual Production Of THE ANONYMOUS LOVER
by A.A. Cristi - October 31, 2020 For Music Director James Conlon, LA Opera's West Coast premiere of Joseph Bologne's The Anonymous Lover (L'Amant Anonyme) represents an extension of his personal mission to shed new light on neglected or marginalized corners of the repertoire. He said:...
What Are the Top 10 Shows Being Streamed on BroadwayHD?
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2020 For the past three weeks, the number one streaming show on BroadwayHD was Kinky Boots. This weekend, Oklahoma took the spot of number one. Here's a Top 10 list of most-streamed shows this past weekend....
BWW Review: A BENCH AT THE EDGE, Tristan Bates Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 30, 2019 During a fortuitous meeting at the edge of an abyss, two strangers contemplate the existential decisions that have lead them there. A Bench at the Edge is a sharp and uncompromising dark comedy that examines mental health and free will. Luigi Jannuzzi's distinctively Beckettian piece of theatre deli...
This Past Weekend's Most Streamed Shows on BroadwayHD!
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2020 For the past three weeks, the number one streaming show on BroadwayHD was Kinky Boots. This weekend, Oklahoma took the spot of number one. Here's a Top 10 list of most-streamed shows this past weekend....
Manchester Jewish Museum Presents Festival Of Belonging
by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2020 Manchester Jewish Museum presents its first ever Festival of Belonging from March 7-14th a?" featuring one off events and nights of comedy, theatre, storytelling, films and visual arts to examine how we assimilate in new places, explore what makes us feel that we belong and question what happens whe...
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FAMILY Will Premiere Oct. 1
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020 Janice Dawe of Bizable Media is pleased to announce that The World’s Biggest Family, from multi-award-winning director Barry Stevens (Offspring, Prosecutor, War Story), will premiere on CBC Docs POV on Thursday, October 1 EDT, 2020 at 8 p.m. (9 AT, 9:30 NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming ser...
Arden Theatre Company Announces Their 2019-20 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2019 The Arden Theatre Company has announced its full 2019-20 subscription season. The lineup includes the previously announced musicals RAGTIME and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, plus the world premiere Philadelphia playwright Lorene Cary's MY GENERAL TUBMAN. The seve...
LA Opera Announces Online Events Week Of October 12
by A.A. Cristi - October 08, 2020 While LA Opera awaits its cue to return to live performances onstage, the company has turned to creating an array of online content through the LA Opera At Home initiative, which will soon expand to include a series of exciting new Digital Shorts commissions as well as a November 14 stream of The An...
BWW Review: Encores! Off-Center Turns WORKING Into A Tribute To New York City Center's Employees
by Michael Dale - June 29, 2019 Unlike the vast majority of musicals granted concert productions by City Center's Encores! Off-Center, the collaborate effort known as WORKING did not play an Off-Broadway run before hitting Times Square. Instead, Chicago's Goodman Theatre production transferred to the 46th Street Theatre in 1978, w...
LA Opera Announces Online Events for the Week Of November 9
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2020 While LA Opera awaits its cue to return to live performances onstage, the company has turned to creating an array of online content through the LA Opera On Now initiative. Since the launch of the initiative in March, these popular online offerings have accumulated more than 770,000 views to date. ...
THE BALLAD OF LYDIA PINKHAM Moves To The Greenhouse Theatre Center
by Julie Musbach - July 02, 2019 After a very successful first run at The Annoyance Theatre this past April, Moving Bench Theatre is thrilled to announce that they'll be remounting 'The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham's Magical, Miracle, Sure-Cure for all Female Weaknesses' at the Greenhouse Theatre Center in November, 2019....
FREE WILLY! Will Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2019 Theatreland's anonymous cult figure West End Producer will take on Edinburgh this summer with his first hilarious show - as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical....
West End Producer Stars In Cheeky Video To Promote Naughty New Show
by Stephi Wild - June 26, 2019 Theatreland's anonymous cult figure West End Producer has produced a cheeky video in preparation for his Edinburgh Fringe debut this summer with West End Producer (and Guests) - Free Willy!...
A CHORUS LINE at the Signature Theatre - Dance: 10, Looks, 10, Show: 10 !!!!!!!
by Charles Shubow - November 08, 2019 Do not miss this superb rendition of a classic musical....
LA Opera Announces Online Events - Week Of October 19
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2020 In case you missed the news, after becoming the first major American opera company to respond to stay-at-home orders by launching an acclaimed series of LA Opera At Home online offerings, the company is now making streaming a permanent part of its programming. ...
Grayson Perry Unveils Unseen Edition of Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman at the British Museum
by Stephi Wild - August 20, 2020 Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry this morning unveiled the installation of a previously unseen edition of his work The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman at the British Museum....
Disney+ Greenlights LOVE, SIMON TV Series
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2019 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney+ has decided to move forward with a TV series based on the hit film LOVE, SIMON. The show got a straight to series order, and is based on the Fox 2000 film from Greg Berlanti. Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker are announced as showrunners. ...
Six-Part Documentary Series McMILLION$ to Premiere February 3
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2020 From 1989 to 2001, a criminal mastermind named “Uncle Jerry” defrauded the hugely popular McDonald's Monopoly promotional game of millions of dollars in prize money. By stealing valuable game pieces from McDonald's, Jerry was able to hand-select winners, hoodwink the authorities and share the ill-go...
LA Opera Announces Online Events for the Week Of October 26
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2020 While LA Opera awaits its cue to return to live performances onstage, the company has turned to creating an array of online content through the LA Opera On Now initiative, which will soon expand to include a series of exciting new Digital Shorts commissions as well as a November 14 stream of The Ano...
Talinda Bennington And Kevin Lyman Announce 320 Festival Online
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 15, 2020 Earlier this year, Kevin Lyman (Founder of the Vans Warped Tour, USC Professor, and CEO of the Kevin Lyman Group and Unite the United) and Talinda Bennington (Co-Founder of 320 Changes Direction) announced a one-of-a-kind festival aimed at changing the way we talk about mental health, 320 Festival....
James Conlon Leads LA Opera Virtual Production Of THE ANONYMOUS LOVER
by A.A. Cristi - October 31, 2020 For Music Director James Conlon, LA Opera's West Coast premiere of Joseph Bologne's The Anonymous Lover (L'Amant Anonyme) represents an extension of his personal mission to shed new light on neglected or marginalized corners of the repertoire. He said:...
Colburn School And LA Opera Present Joseph Bologne's THE ANONYMOUS LOVER
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2020 The Colburn School has partnered with LA Opera to present the company premiere of The Anonymous Lover (L'Amant Anonyme), a 1780 opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), who is widely regarded as the first Black classical composer known to history. ... |