City Parks Foundation Presents 'SummerStage APAP Showcase' With Bebel Gilberto & Gregory Porter, 1/5
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2012 City Parks Foundation announced the SummerStage APAP Showcase, a special event taking place at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday, January 5, 2012. The showcase will feature Brazilian superstar, Bebel Gilberto and acclaimed jazz vocalist, Gregory Porter as well as other guests for a special night of ...
Steve Martin And His Five String Banjo Hit The Road, Stops At Knight Theater 10/10
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2009 After charity shows in Los Angeles and New York and an appearance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Steve Martin will be hitting the road in support of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Martin will perform with the Ste...
Barrington Stage Develops Partnership to Implement BSC’s iCritic in New Initiative
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 12, 2011 On Monday, October 10, five projects that offer innovative models for local arts journalism received funding and were named finalists of the Knight Foundation/National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Community Arts Journalism Challenge, founded this summer to find new ways to use technology to inform a...
Pride Films & Plays announces Five Finalists in Great Gay Screenplay Contest
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010 Pride Films & Plays (PFP) announces the five screenplays with GLBT themes or characters that have been named finalists in the first Great Gay Screenplay Contest. The five screenplays will be performed as staged readings during the Great Gay Screenplay Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday...
Newnan Community Theatre Company Presents COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN 8/21-30
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2009 In the early 1950s there was a charismatic and handsome actor who lit up the screen. His name was James Dean. From starring roles in 'Rebel Without a Cause,' 'East of Eden,' and 'Giant', he was quite famous and popular. He reached legendary status when, at the age of 24, he was killed in a car crash...
Lillie's Q Now Selling Boxed BBQ Sauce Sets
by Kelsey Denette - December 16, 2011 Lillie's Q, where chef/owner Charlie McKenna serves award-winning competition BBQ along with Southern favorites and sides in Bucktown (1856 W North Ave), is now selling wooden boxed sets containing their housemade BBQ sauces....
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Perform at MAC Aug 19
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2011 “Steve Martin‘s 2009 collection, The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo earned the veteran actor not only a Grammy but the respect of the close knit bluegrass community. ...
5 Semifinalists Move On In METROSTAR TALENT CHALLENGE, Finale Held 8/31
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2009 On Monday 10 quarterfinalists performed for a very live audience at The Metropolitan Room as week 5 of the 'MetroStar Talent Challenge,' an eight-week jury and audience-voted singers' competition, reached a rousing climax. The five semifinalists who will go head to head next Monday, August 17, are C...
Pride Films and Plays Kicks Off Second Great Gay Screenplay Contest
by Lauren Wolman - April 16, 2011 Pride Films and Plays is proud to announce the launch of the second annual Great Gay Screenplay Contest. This contest seeks new screenplays that not only speak to the LGBT community, but are essential viewing for our friends, family, and co-workers. ...
The Abbey Pub Presents ALL-STAR JAM: FULL COURT PRESS 2, 4/26
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2012 Today, April 26th the Abbey Pub (3420 W. Grace) will host an All-Star jam called Full Court Press. This will be the second time this event will take place. This isn't your normal "jam night"....
DANCE NYC Launches New Website dancenyc.org
by Elisabeth Nebeker - April 28, 2010 Dance/NYC, a branch of Dance/USA, announces the launch of the organization's new website at www.dancenyc.org, created by Design Brooklyn and GellyWorks, which went live on April 23, 2010. The new design supports the organizations vision and commitment to serving New York's dance community. ...
Steve Martin Will Perform At Carnegie Hall 10/6
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2009 After charity shows in Los Angeles and New York and an appearance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Steve Martin will be hitting the road in support of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Martin will perform with the Ste...
Pride Films & Plays announces Five Finalists in Great Gay Screenplay Contest
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2010 Pride Films & Plays (PFP) announces the five screenplays with GLBT themes or characters that have been named finalists in the first Great Gay Screenplay Contest. The five screenplays will be performed as staged readings during the Great Gay Screenplay Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday...
2012 Tribeca Film Festival To Open With The World Premiere Of Universal Pictures' The Five-Year Engagement
by Kelsey Denette - February 29, 2012 The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) and Universal Pictures today announced that The Five-Year Engagement will open the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express. Director/writer/producer Nicholas Stoller and writer/star Jason Segel of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the comedy, whic...
Melody Gardot and The New York Pops to Launch SummerStage 2010 6/1
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2010 The New York Pops kicks off the summer with celebrated American jazz singer Melody Gardot on the opening night of Central Park SummerStage. This FREE concert, conducted by New York Pops Music Director Steven Reineke, will open the summer-long festival on Tuesday, June 1 in Central Park's Rumsey Play...
Steve Martin Will Perform At Carnegie Hall 10/6
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2009 After charity shows in Los Angeles and New York and an appearance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, Steve Martin will be hitting the road in support of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, which currently sits at the top of the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. Martin will perform with the Ste...
Push Push Theater Presents 101 HUMILIATIONS and THE SECRETARIES, Through 12/30
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2009 Push Push Theatre presents The Secretaries written by The Five Lesbian Brothers and 101 Humiliating Stories by Lisa Kron (of The Five Lesbian Brothers), running now through December 30....
Verismo Opera Theatre Announces Artist Training Program from March
by James T Harding - February 23, 2012 Bradley Schuller of Verismo Opera Theater today announced the launch of an Artist Training Program. Starting next month, March 24th, Verismo Opera Theater will host five different masterclasses at Oak Park, Ill. The masterclasses are free to watch and open to the public....
Echo Theatre Announces Five Lesbian Brothers' THE SECRETARIES Playing 9/25 - 10/11
by Chris Gibson - August 25, 2009 Echo Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of THE SECRETARIES by The Five Lesbian Brothers from September 25-October 11. Directed by Echo's Artistic Director Eric Little, the comedy will feature the talents of two-time Kevin Kline Award winners Colleen Backer and Lavonne Byers and Julie Lay...
City Parks Foundation Presents 'SummerStage APAP Showcase' With Bebel Gilberto & Gregory Porter, 1/5
by Jennie Mamary - December 28, 2011 City Parks Foundation announced the SummerStage APAP Showcase, a special event taking place at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday, January 5, 2012. The showcase will feature Brazilian superstar, Bebel Gilberto and acclaimed jazz vocalist, Gregory Porter as well as other guests for a special night of ...
Echo Theatre Announces Five Lesbian Brothers' THE SECRETARIES Playing 9/25 - 10/11
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2009 Echo Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of THE SECRETARIES by The Five Lesbian Brothers from September 25-October 11. Directed by Echo's Artistic Director Eric Little, the comedy will feature the talents of two-time Kevin Kline Award winners Colleen Backer and Lavonne Byers and Julie Lay...
3rd Great Gay Screenplay Competition Opens for Entries
by James T Harding - June 04, 2012 Pride Films & Plays has announced the launch of the third Great Gay Screenplay compeition. This contest seeks new screenplays that not only speak to the LGBT community, but are essential viewing for their friends, family, and co-workers....
BWW Reviews: FIVE reasons for Nashville audiences to be thankful
by Jeffrey Ellis - March 31, 2011 Nashville theatre-goers are a pretty lucky lot, with a great deal to be thankful for actually, what with the wealth of talent you can find in our little burg. We may be known around the world as Music City USA, but those of us in the know can rightfully and justifiably attest to the fact that you co...
Newnan Community Theatre Company Presents COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN 8/21-30
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2009 In the early 1950s there was a charismatic and handsome actor who lit up the screen. His name was James Dean. From starring roles in 'Rebel Without a Cause,' 'East of Eden,' and 'Giant', he was quite famous and popular. He reached legendary status when, at the age of 24, he was killed in a car crash...
DANCE NYC Launches New Website dancenyc.org
by Elisabeth Nebeker - April 28, 2010 Dance/NYC, a branch of Dance/USA, announces the launch of the organization's new website at www.dancenyc.org, created by Design Brooklyn and GellyWorks, which went live on April 23, 2010. The new design supports the organizations vision and commitment to serving New York's dance community. ... |