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The Cool Kids revolves around three guy friends in a retirement community who are the top dogs until they're blown out of the water by the newest member of the community, a female rebel whose ready to challenge their place

David Alan Grier and Steven Weber Join the Hollywood Bowl's ANNIE Photo David Alan Grier and Steven Weber Join the Hollywood Bowl's ANNIE
by Julie Musbach - June 12, 2018

Additional casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of Annie on Friday, July 27, at 8 PM, Saturday, July 28, at 8 PM and Sunday, July 29, at 7:30 PM. The new cast members are David Alan Grier as Daddy Warbucks and Steven Weber as Franklin Delano Roosevelt ('FDR'). The ...


19th Annual West Hartford Mayor's Charity Ball Focuses on Tradition of Giving Photo 19th Annual West Hartford Mayor's Charity Ball Focuses on Tradition of Giving
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2018

The 19th annual West Hartford Mayor's Charity Ball will be held May 12, 2018 at West Hartford Town Hall. The gala will benefit two local charities, Playhouse on Park and The Town That Cares. Proceeds from last year's event covered important operating expenses for Playhouse youth programming, and h...


The Paley Center for Media Announces 12th Annual Paleyfest Fall TV Previews + All-Sta Photo The Paley Center for Media Announces 12th Annual Paleyfest Fall TV Previews + All-Star Lineup
by Macon Prickett - July 24, 2018

The Paley Center for Media announced today that it will host its 12th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews September 6-16, 2018, at the Paley Center's Beverly Hills location. The ten-day festival celebrates the most anticipated new shows of the Fall 2018 television season as well as returning favorites...


AMERICAN DREAMS at Cleveland Public Theatre Announces Additional Panel on Citizenship Photo AMERICAN DREAMS at Cleveland Public Theatre Announces Additional Panel on Citizenship
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2018

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents the world premiere of American Dreams. The production is onstage from February 8 - March 3, 2018, in CPT's James Levin Theatre....


Krystina Alabado, Joél Pérez, And Luke Smith Lead Casts Of BORDERS And INSIDE MY HEAD Photo Krystina Alabado, Joél Pérez, And Luke Smith Lead Casts Of BORDERS And INSIDE MY HEAD For New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018

The eleventh season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series continues today, September 4, 2018 with pre-premieres of two new musicals: Borders and Inside My Head....


Photo Flash: First Look at POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL at Orlando REP Photo Photo Flash: First Look at POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL at Orlando REP
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017

Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando REP) is presenting Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, running now through November 19, 2017. This production is presented by Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!...


Indoor Pets Announce Debut LP 'Be Content' Photo Indoor Pets Announce Debut LP 'Be Content'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2018

Hailing from the UK, Indoor Pets create guttural rock music to which massive crowds of fans overseas unabashedly dance to at their raucous live shows. Today, the band has announced their debut album, Be Content, to be released March 8, 2019 on Wichita Recordings. They have also unleashed infectious ...


FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2018-2019 Season Photo FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2018-2019 Season
by Macon Prickett - June 28, 2018

FOX has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series....


Goodspeed's 13th Annual Festival of New Musicals to Tackle the Civil War, Womenin the Photo Goodspeed's 13th Annual Festival of New Musicals to Tackle the Civil War, Womenin the Airforce and More
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018

The 13th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works today, January 12, 2018 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of the rousing new musical Fi...


BANG DATA Releases New Album LOCO Out Today Photo BANG DATA Releases New Album LOCO Out Today
by Macon Prickett - February 23, 2018

For the cool kids that follow pioneering new music, Bang Data is a band they're all well aware of. Singer/rapper/songwriter Deuce Eclipse and producer/multi-instrumentalist  Juan Manuel Caipo, who first started as a production team, have been making music together since 2008, taking the Latinx, musi...


HARRY CLARKE, DESPERATE MEASURES, KPOP & More Win 2018 Off Broadway Alliance Awards! Photo HARRY CLARKE, DESPERATE MEASURES, KPOP & More Win 2018 Off Broadway Alliance Awards!
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2018

The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the winners for the 8th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during t...


Goodspeed's 13th Annual Festival of New Musicals to Tackle the Civil War, Womenin the Photo Goodspeed's 13th Annual Festival of New Musicals to Tackle the Civil War, Womenin the Airforce and More
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018

The 13th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works today, January 12, 2018 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of the rousing new musical Fi...


2018-19 Season Announced at Autorino Center USJ Photo 2018-19 Season Announced at Autorino Center USJ
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018

The Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities is serving up "all the feels" during the 2018-19 USJ Got Soul season. USJ Got Soul connects audiences to authentic voices and rich artistic traditions, engaging them in virtuosic performances, all while illuminating our inner selves. Over 20 unique act...


BWW Review: Don't Miss Eugene Ionesco's Hilarious, Horrifying RHINOCEROS at the Asol Photo BWW Review: Don't Miss Eugene Ionesco's Hilarious, Horrifying RHINOCEROS at the Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Peter Nason - March 07, 2018

With its stellar cast and direction, you are unlikely to find a better production of RHINOCEROS anywhere!...


2018 Suzi Bass Award Nominations Announced Photo 2018 Suzi Bass Award Nominations Announced
by A.A. Cristi - August 27, 2018

The Suzi Bass Awards revealed nominations for the 2017-2018 Atlanta professional theatre season on Monday evening, August 27, to patrons and industry artists. The Suzi Nomination Party was generously hosted by Synchronicity Theatre, at 7:30pm, One Peachtree Pointe, 1545 Peachtree St. NE #102, Atlant...


David Alan Grier and Steven Weber Join the Hollywood Bowl's ANNIE Photo David Alan Grier and Steven Weber Join the Hollywood Bowl's ANNIE
by Julie Musbach - June 12, 2018

Additional casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of Annie on Friday, July 27, at 8 PM, Saturday, July 28, at 8 PM and Sunday, July 29, at 7:30 PM. The new cast members are David Alan Grier as Daddy Warbucks and Steven Weber as Franklin Delano Roosevelt ('FDR'). The ...


Valley Youth Theatre Premieres Musical Addressing Discrimination Photo Valley Youth Theatre Premieres Musical Addressing Discrimination
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2018

The Arizona premiere of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical is presented by Valley Youth Theatre (VYT), October 12-28, at 525 North First Street, in Downtown Phoenix. This is the second production in the theatre's thirtieth season and the first time this new musical has been performed by a youth cast. ...


FOX Musical Drama STAR Renewed for Third Season Photo FOX Musical Drama STAR Renewed for Third Season
by Macon Prickett - May 10, 2018

“Star” has been renewed for a third season at Fox. The musical drama centered on a girl group trio trying will be returning for the 2018-19 television season....


GLAAD's Inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award to be Presented to Alyssa Milano Photo GLAAD's Inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award to be Presented to Alyssa Milano
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 30, 2018

GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today announced that it would honor actor and activist Alyssa Milano with the inaugural Ariadne Getty Ally Award at the 2018 GLAAD Gala San Francisco on September 15th, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. The GLAAD Gala San Francisco...


VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for New FOX Series THE COOL KIDS Photo VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for New FOX Series THE COOL KIDS
by Macon Prickett - May 15, 2018

From executive producer Charlie Day (“It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and starring Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier (“The Carmichael Show,” “In Living Color”), Emmy Award nominee Martin Mull (“Veep”, “Roseanne”), Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan (“Will and Grace,” “American Horror Story”) and ...


Bang Data Releases CANDY, Plus New Album LOCO Due Out 2/23 Photo Bang Data Releases CANDY, Plus New Album LOCO Due Out 2/23
by Tori Hartshorn - February 09, 2018

Bang Data Releases CANDY, Plus New Album LOCO Due Out 2/23...


Meet The Cast Of HALLELUJAH, BABY At York Theatre Company Photo Meet The Cast Of HALLELUJAH, BABY At York Theatre Company
by Rebecca Russo - January 23, 2018

The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, presents the 1968 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Hallelujah, Baby!, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and book by Arthur Laurents, the fir...


Daphne Rubin-Vega to Star in MISS YOU LIKE HELL at The Public Theater Photo Daphne Rubin-Vega to Star in MISS YOU LIKE HELL at The Public Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017

The Public Theater announced today that the New York premiere of MISS YOU LIKE HELL has been added to The Public's Astor Anniversary Season, celebrating 50 years of new work at 425 Lafayette Street and the 50th Anniversary of HAIR....


The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati to Present POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Photo The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati to Present POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2017

This winter, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT), the country's oldest professional theater for young audiences, invites schools and families to be a part of an important regional premiere on the Ralph and Patricia Corbett Showtime Stage: POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL....


BWW Review: CUCKOO, Soho Theatre Photo BWW Review: CUCKOO, Soho Theatre
by Charlie Wilks - November 19, 2018

Iona wants to be happy. After years of ridicule and childhood trauma she desperately seeks refuge in a more vibrant place than where she's at right now. She wants out. Her destination of choice: London - a place that's apparently the home to her estranged father. She's convinced that he'll put her u...






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