Photo Coverage: From La Jolla to DC, Seattle to Toronto- COME FROM AWAY Celebrates 300th Performance!
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - May 17, 2017 Come from Away, nominated for seven Tony Awards, has now played 96 performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, but the show's road to Broadway was a long one. Just yesterday the cast celebrated a special milestone- made up from engagements in La Jolla (40), Seattle (47), DC (50), Gander (2), Toro...
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at the Civic Center Theater
by Ron Bierman - October 27, 2018 The San Diego Opera's production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro featured expressive singing, clever attractive sets, beautiful costumes, and strong comedic and dramatic acting. The work is generally called a comic opera, but as director Stephen Lawless pointed out during my interview with him, '...
Opera Maine Presents A New Production Of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO In July
by Julie Musbach - June 13, 2018 Opera Maine is proud to present a new production of Mozart's masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro, a comic satire often described as 'the perfect opera.' Mozart's sublime music in The Marriage of Figaro has delighted audiences since 1786, and the captivating plot, with its dynamic characters and theme...
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Presents THE REHEARSAL
by Julie Musbach - January 30, 2018 The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training continues its 2017-18 season with Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal : a comedic satire about class, love, and sex in the French aristocracy. The Rehearsal opens on Wednesday, February 21 and plays through March 11 in the Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for the...
Photo Flash: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Premieres at The Chorus of Westerly's Summer Pops
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017 More than 25,000 turned out for the Chorus of Westerly's Summer Pops on June 24th in Wilcox Park. The main attraction for the event was the premiere of Chorus Alum John Tafone's upcoming new musical the Count of Monte Cristo. Scroll down for photos!...
New 'Count of Monte Cristo' Upcoming for U.K. Broadcaster
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 14, 2019 Variety reports that a new TV adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' “The Count of Monte Cristo” is in the works for a major British broadcaster from Lydia Adetunji and Amit Gupta. It will be the first screen version of the story to feature a black actor in the title role....
BWW Review: GISELLE at Sarasota Ballet
by Carolan Trbovich - May 04, 2019 Sarasota Ballet Performs Perfection in Giselle...
Angelenos Prepare for A STEADY RAIN at Hollywood Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2017 A STEADY RAIN to be presented at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Written by Keith Huff (Mad Men, House of Cards, American Crime) and Directed by prominent Hollywood acting coach, John Kirby (The Age of Adeline, The Count of Monte Cristo, Stick It)....
Pittsburgh Opera presents Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2017 Pittsburgh Opera presents Mozart's beloved madcap comedy The Marriage of Figaro, at the Benedum Center November 4th -12th....
BWW Review: WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Kennedy Center
by Rachael Goldberg - April 29, 2018 Sometimes, classics are dangerous production choices. But sometimes they're reminders of why we love a story in the first place. Washington National Opera's 'Barber of Seville' is most decidedly the latter....
BWW Review: DRACULA at SHAW FESTIVAL
by Michael Rabice - August 08, 2017 STRONG ACTING IN DRACULA DESPITE TEDIOUS SCRIPT The story of Bram Stoker's DRACULA has been told long enough since the novel's release in 1897 that most everyone is familiar with the famous Prince of Darkness. Numerous films have been made, as early as the silent version NOSFERATU, and a stage ...
Main Street Theatre Works Presents THE 39 STEPS
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2018 The finest radio dramas of the 1930's was The Mercury Theater On The Air, founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman. Together, they presented many classic pieces of literature, and shook the country with it's terrifying staging of "War of the Worlds." Main Street Theatre Works (MSTW) is re-creating ...
BYU Theatre Workshops Frank Wildhorn Musical WONDERLAND For Production
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2019 The contemporary adaptation of 'Alice in Wonderland' encourages audiences to dream big and reconnect with their inner child...
BWW Review: DRACULA, Jack Studio Theatre
by Gary Naylor - October 18, 2018 Ross MacGregor's Dracula needs a transfusion of narrative pace if it is to achieve its considerable (and laudable) ambition....
Pittsburgh Opera presents Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2017 Pittsburgh Opera presents Mozart's beloved madcap comedy The Marriage of Figaro, at the Benedum Center November 4th -12th....
BWW Review: Take a Bite Out of DRACULA! at 13th Street Rep
by Kristen Morale - October 17, 2017 Who can admit to not being a fan of Count Dracula and the horrors he bestows upon the unsuspecting Jonathan Harker and those he holds dear? How can you not be enticed by his dark lure, by the intoxicating mix of fear and seduction brought about by the mere mention of his name? Bram Stoker brought th...
CONCERT OF MARK SEIBERT Comes to Theatre Of Musical Comedy 2/24
by Alan Henry - February 20, 2019 CONCERT OF Mark Seibert is coming to Russia at the Theatre of Musical Comedy on February 24th, 2019....
RISE Presents New Adaptation of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2019 Rhode Island Stage Ensemble, one of the Ocean State's premier community theater companies, is thrilled to announce a brand new adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, written and directed by Gordon R. Dell....
BWW Review: IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST, Charing Cross Theatre
by Gary Naylor - July 11, 2018 A strange show about the strange relationship between a fake German count and his young, but dead, bride....
DRACULA to Play at Sutton House as Part of the National Trust's Queered Season
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2017 Following last year's successful sold-out run, Tea Break Theatre's immersive thriller, Dracula, returns to Sutton House for Halloween as part of the National Trust's 'Queered Season'....
SEVILLE BARBER Comes to The National Grand Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2019 SEVILLE BARBER, the Rossini opera, is coming to The National Grand Theatre in China from February 20 to 24, 2019....
BYU Theatre Workshops Frank Wildhorn Musical WONDERLAND For Production
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2018 The contemporary adaptation of 'Alice in Wonderland' encourages audiences to dream big and reconnect with their inner child...
Cork County to Come Alive with Culture Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2017 The count down has started for this year's Culture Night, the annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts, which takes place on Friday, 22nd September....
BWW Interview: Playwright/Lyricist Laurie Flanigan-Hegge Discusses SWEET LAND THE MUSICAL, Based on the Minnesota-Made Movie, Opening at History Theatre this Weekend
by Jill Schafer - April 28, 2017 A (mostly) local team has been in the process of adapting the 2005 Minnesota-made movie SWEET LAND into a musical for years, and their hard work is finally coming to fruition when SWEET LAND, THE MUSICAL opens at the History Theatre this weekend. I've seen several readings of the work in progress, a...
Royal Shakespeare Company's JULIUS CAESAR Presented Over Memorial Day Weekend in Jaffrey
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017 The Royal Shakespeare Company's current production of William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR, the epic political tragedy, will be presented at Jaffrey's River Street Theatre (RST), a project of The Park Theatre, as part of its RST Stage2Screen Series this Sunday, May 28 plus Monday, May 29.... |