The 5 & Dime and Tom & Lisa Goodrich Present TOPDOG/ UNDERDOG
by Julie Musbach - May 21, 2017 The 5 & Dime and Tom & Lisa Goodrich present TOPDOG / UNDERDOG by Suzan- Lori Parks, directed by Lee Hamby & Lindsay Curry ...
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...
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...
Los Colognes Release New Track 'Molly B Good'
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2017 Nashville quintet Los Colognes will release their third album The Wave on May 12th via Big Deal Media / Thirty Tigers. Relix just premiered 'Molly B Good,' the second track released off the album....
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...
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, ... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - July 21, 2017 The force was strong on premiere night of SYFY LIVE FROM COMIC-CON as host Zachary Levi rode in with Chewbacca to kick off the party. Craig Robinson and Adam Scott ('Ghosted') battled it out in the Headline vs. Plotline challenge and Levi goes on a 'bender' with John DiMaggio of “Futurama.'...
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...
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...
Tom Wilson, 'Biff' from BACK TO THE FUTURE, to Appear at World Comic Con New Orleans
by Caryn Robbins - November 30, 2016 Tom Wilson, who portrayed notorious bully 'Biff Tannen' in the Back to the Future trilogy, will make his first fan convention appearance in nearly 15 years when he attends Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, Saturday and Sunday, January 7-8, 2017, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center....
BWW Review: BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE, The Hope Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 06, 2017 Dennis Potter's 1976 work finds new life with Matthew Parker. Written as a television play but never broadcasted due to its disturbing plot, it was finally produced at the Sheffield Crucible in 1977. Now, 40 years later, its revival is unsettling and relevant as then....
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....
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.... ![]() by David Fick - September 21, 2017 After sold-out performances at the National Arts Festival, UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, is proud to present WOMB OF FIRE, in partnership with Mothertongue Productions this spring....
Los Colognes Premieres 'Flying Apart' at Stereogum
by Caryn Robbins - January 26, 2017 Nashville based Los Colognes have just announced their third album The Wave, out May 12th via Big Deal Media / Thirty Tigers....
BWW Review: SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION at Keegan
by Roger Catlin - November 11, 2016 More than 25 years after it was first staged, 'Six Degrees of Separation,' John Guare's sly tale of a young con man captivating and ultimately fooling an upper East Side couple, seems almost like a period piece.... ![]() by Roy Berko - August 27, 2017 Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Edward Albee are Theatre of the Absurd playwrights. Unlike modern-movement writers like Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and William Inge, who wrote realistic plays which included solutions to problems or resolved situations, the Absurdists based th... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2017 To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Tegan and Sara's classic 2007 album, The Con, Warner Bros. Records will release The Con X: Covers on October 20. The vinyl edition will be available December 22....
BWW Review: FAST COMPANY: The Art of the Con
by Nancy Grossman - March 08, 2016 Described as a theatrical crime caper, FAST COMPANY explores a major con gone wrong and digs into the dynamics of the family Kwan. It's a fun ride when the game is being plotted and executed, but slows considerably when the focus is on the family. The actors do what they can to get inside their char...
VIDEO: MTV Shares Official Trailer for TEEN WOLF; Show Returns to Comic Con
by Caryn Robbins - July 06, 2017 MTV today announced that TEEN WOLF will premiere on a new night beginning Sunday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Additionally, the show is returning to the Con, having landed a coveted Hall H panel on Thursday, July 20th at 2:00 p.m. ET/PT....
New Theatre to Present HOUSE OF GAMES, 9 Aug-10 Sept
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2016 Psychoanalyst Margaret Ford, the author of a best-seller on compulsive behaviour, compromises her professional reputation when she offers to help one of her patients settle his gambling debts.... |