Band of Frequencies to Play Queensland Conservatorium This Week
by Tyler Peterson - September 03, 2015 Progressive surf roots rockers Band of Frequencies will take to the stage at Queensland Conservatorium on 5 September, alongside emerging popular, classical, and jazz musicians of The Con Artists – an 18-piece big band....
A Red Orchid Theatre Sets Cast of THE MUTILATED
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2015 A Red Orchid Theatre continues its 2015-2016 season with Tennessee Williams' The Mutilated, directed by Ensemble Member Dado. The Mutilated will run January 14 - February 28, 2016 and will feature Ensemble Members Lance Baker, Jennifer Engstrom, Mierka Girten, Steve Haggard, Shade Murray, Doug Vicke...
BWW Reviews: WOLVES, a Supposed Modern Fairy Tale, Frustating at Convergence Continuum
by Roy Berko - May 11, 2015 Steve Yockey's WOLVES: AN URBAN FABLE, now on stage at convergence-continuum, centers on three people, Ben and Jack, ex-lovers who still live in the same apartment, and Wolf, a trick that Jack picks up one night at a bar....
Phillip Mele Shares WITHIN
by Christina Mancuso - March 15, 2016 Phillip Mele, a new author, has completed his new book 'Within': a gripping and potent book that will thrill the reader and keep them on the edge of their seat until the very end. The author is a 47 year old practicing Osteopathic Family Medicine physician who was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohi...
BWW Review: The Con is On with DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Musical Theatre West
by Michael L. Quintos - July 20, 2016 The con is on! With plenty of wit, charm, and double entendres galore, Musical Theatre West's new regional production of the 2004 Broadway musical comedy 'DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS' is one enjoyably silly romp. The show which features a book by Jeffrey Lane and music and lyrics by David Yazbeck contin...
Michael Shannon & More Set for A Red Orchid Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by Tyler Peterson - June 11, 2015 A Red Orchid Theatre announces additional Ensemble casting for its 2015-2016 season. Founding Ensemble Member and Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon joins Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald on stage in the World Premiere of Pilgrim's Progress by Ensemble Member Bret Neveu. Seven Ensemble Members will a...
PILGRIMS PROGRESS, SENDER Premieres and More Set for A Red Orchid Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2015 ?A Red Orchid Theatre announces its 2015-2016 Season, including the World Premieres of Pilgrims Progress by Ensemble Member Bret Neveu (The Opponent), and Sender by Ike Holter, both directed by Ensemble Member Shade Murray (Mud Blue Sky, Accidentally like a Martyr) and The Mutilated by Tennessee Wil...
BWW Reviews: The Con is On in THE GRIFT
by E.H. Reiter - February 19, 2015 The con is on in THE GRIFT from The La Jolla Playhouse "Without Walls" series offers you a chance to personally interact with your theatre experience and all from the stylish location of The Lafayette hotel in North Park now playing through March 22nd....
VIDEO: STARZ Hosts Surprise Screening of ASH VS EVIL DEAD' at NY Comic Con
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2015 Bruce Campbell fans nearly dropped dead when STARZ unveiled a surprise screening of their new original series, “Ash vs Evil Dead,” the long-awaited reprise of the popular Evil Dead films, at New York Comic-Con on Saturday, October 10th....
BWW Recap: All the Little Birdies Go Tweet, Tweet, Tweet on THE BLACKLIST
by Marakay Rogers - October 28, 2016 The Thrushes are the Blacklisters tonight: THE MAN FROM UNCLE is invoked by villain reference as computer systems fall, relationships prove to be honeytraps, and the search for Agnes closes. Will Mr. Kaplan live? Will Alexander Kirk die? And just which team is Liz Keen playing for?...
BWW Review: The Con is On with DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Musical Theatre West
by Michael L. Quintos - July 20, 2016 The con is on! With plenty of wit, charm, and double entendres galore, Musical Theatre West's new regional production of the 2004 Broadway musical comedy 'DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS' is one enjoyably silly romp. The show which features a book by Jeffrey Lane and music and lyrics by David Yazbeck contin...
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Coming to The Lyceum
by Tyler Peterson - July 28, 2015 Direct from the West End, critically acclaimed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - The Musical starring Michael Praed, Noel Sullivan, Carley Stenson and special guest Mark Benton, is set to transport audiences to the French Riviera with style, sophistication and a good deal of mischief when it comes to the Ly...
BWW Review: Albee Exorcises his Demons in THREE TALL WOMEN at convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko - May 23, 2016 Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, a version of which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, has quite a pedigree. In 1994 it won Best Play recognition from the Drama Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Circle, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama....
BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz - Understudying on Broadway: Part One - Nuts and Bolts
by Guest Blogger: Jeff Blumenkrantz - May 05, 2016 Those of you who have seen Bright Star know what a tour de force the role of "Alice Murphy" is for our Tony/Drama Desk/Outer Critics Circle-nominated leading lady, Carmen Cusack. And while she seems to be indefatigable, ever in great voice, and able to do eight brilliant and emotional shows a week, ...
BWW Reviews: THE STING, Wilton's Music Hall, September 14 2015
by Gary Naylor - September 16, 2015 Gary Naylor sees a fine, if not quite perfect, stage adaptation of the famous 1973 film in a truly extraordinary location....
Photo Flash: First Look at Tennessee Williams' THE MUTILATED at A Red Orchid Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2016 A Red Orchid Theatre continues its 2015-2016 season with Tennessee Williams' THE MUTILATED, directed by Ensemble Member Dado. The press opening for The Mutilated is tonight, January 18, 2016 at 7 p.m. A Red Orchid Theatre is located at 1531 N Wells. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the stars onstag...
BWW Recap: Marco's Back on the BETTER CALL SAUL Season Finale
by Courtney Henley - April 07, 2015 At the end of last week's episode, Chuck and his backstabbing self left us questioning just about everything we've learned about Jimmy and the man he's become thus far. 'People don't change. You're Slippin' Jimmy!' Chuck seems pretty darn convinced of this. His whole 'people don't change' mentality ...
Frederick Knott's WAIT UNTIL DARK Opens Todayth
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2016 A sinister con man and his cohorts have traced the location of a mysterious doll to the apartment of Sam Hendrix (Ryan Clifford) and his blind wife, Susy (Holly Beaman). Not knowing that sewn inside are several grams of heroin, Sam had been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll across t...
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Michael Praed, Noel Sullivan and More in UK's DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Tour
by Christina Mancuso - April 28, 2015 Direct from London's West End the national tour of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS opens on Tuesday 5 May at the New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Check out a sneak peek below!...
Musical Theatre West Delivers MY FAIR LADY, WEST SIDE STORY, and More in 2015-2016 Season
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 29, 2015 Musical Theatre West continues its tradition of presenting Broadway's best on the West Coast with four shows in the 2015-2016 season....
Turner Broadcasting Announces 2015 Comic-Con Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - July 06, 2015 The power of Turner Broadcasting and its brands will be on full display at this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego...
HOTEL BURLESQUE Opens Tonight at EXIT Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2016 HOTEL BURLESQUE is the third play by co-creators Red Velvet and Amanda Ortmayer that fuses burlesque and theater to create a new character driven burlesque theater art form, complete with spectacular dance numbers, elegant songs, epic chase scenes,and buckets of sparkly wonder....
Desert Ensemble Theatre Presents TWO BY TONY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2015 Desert Ensemble Theatre continues its record-breaking fourth season tonight, March 13 with a two-weekend run of Two by Tony, a matched set of one-act plays by Producing Artistic Director and award-winning playwright Tony Padilla. The performances will take place at the Pearl McManus Theater (Palm Sp...
Frederick Knott's WAIT UNTIL DARK Opens October 14th
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2016 A sinister con man and his cohorts have traced the location of a mysterious doll to the apartment of Sam Hendrix (Ryan Clifford) and his blind wife, Susy (Holly Beaman). Not knowing that sewn inside are several grams of heroin, Sam had been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll across t...
BWW Review: Leigh Silverman and Sutton Foster Discover Fresh Nuances In Intimate SWEET CHARITY
by Michael Dale - November 21, 2016 Ever since it opened in 1966 as the Broadway production that made the Palace Theatre go legit, the final scene of Neil Simon (book), Dorothy Fields (lyrics) and Cy Coleman's (music) hyper-swinging Sweet Charity has been a trouble spot.... |