BWW Reviews: THE HABIT Brings Inspired Sketch Comedy to The Bathhouse
by Jay Irwin - November 24, 2012 When I think of the truly great sketch comedy out there I immediately look to those Monty Python boys or The Carol Burnett Show. Those were true masters of taking ordinary situations and turning them on their head to make them absolutely hilarious. Well, I think we can add The Habit to that list. ...
BWW Reviews: WITTENBERG from Seattle Shakespeare Company
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2010 Seattle Shakespeare Company is currently coupling their powerhouse production of "Hamlet" with an amusing look into Hamlet's college days with "Wittenberg" by David Davalos. And while it may not pack the punch of the main event it is a smart and funny view into the formation of the attitudes of the...
Playwrights West Presents CONTINUUM World Premiere, 8/10-9/1
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2012 Playwrights West, in association with CoHo Productions, presents a world premiere, Continuum by Patrick Wohlmut, directed by Stan Foote and featuring Robert McGranahan, Matthew Dieckman, and Jake Michels, from August 10-September 1, 2012, at CoHo Theatre (2257 NW Raleigh, Portland, Oregon)....
Andy Sandberg to Direct LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA at Westside Theatre; Opens 8/2
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2012 The new musical comedy The Last Smoker in America will get its New York premiere this summer, it was announced today. The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award® Nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), will be directed by ...
Meshuggah-Nuns! Closes at The JPAS Stage 1/23, 2011
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2011 Holy Ahoy! Ring in 2011 with you favorite all-singing, all-dancing group of Nuns! Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is pleased to present their production of Dan Goggin's MESHUGGAH-NUNS! The Ecumenical Nunsense on stage at Teato Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Ave. in Westwego, January 7-23, 2011....
Review - The Last Smoker In America
by Michael Dale - August 03, 2012 With New York's mayor pushing for size limits on sugary drinks and for keeping baby formula safely locked away until new moms are reminded of the benefits of breast milk, it seems like a good time for Bill Russell and Peter Melnick's tuneful and amusing new musical, The Last Smoker In America, which...
Photo Coverage: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Company Toast Broadway Opening
by Jennifer Broski - April 09, 2012 One Man, Two Guvnors, held its Broadway toast following its first preview, April 6, leading up to the show's Broadway opening at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2012....
December Shows Announced at Hedgerow Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2011 Celebrate the holidays all month long at Hedgerow Theatre, from December 1st to New Year's Eve....
Rodgers And Hart's Musical Classic 'Pal Joey' At Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
by Beau Higgins - March 09, 2011 Rodgers and Hart's Broadway classic Pal Joey comes to the University of Miami Jerry Herman Ring Theatre this spring. Running from April 13 - 23, 2011, Pal Joey tells the story of Joey - a nightclub habitué in the habit of loving and leaving women. Despite that, he is also thoroughly lovable. ...
Breaking Glass Picture's OUR PARADISE Coming to DVD 2/19
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2013 Breaking Glass Pictures and QC Cinema are proud to announce the February 19th DVD Release of festival favorite OUR PARADISE (released internationally as Notre Paradis, SRP $24.99)....
Playwrights West Presents CONTINUUM World Premiere, 8/10-9/1
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012 Playwrights West, in association with CoHo Productions, presents a world premiere, Continuum by Patrick Wohlmut, directed by Stan Foote and featuring Robert McGranahan, Matthew Dieckman, and Jake Michels, from August 10-September 1, 2012, at CoHo Theatre (2257 NW Raleigh, Portland, Oregon)....
Photo Flash: First Look at Farah Alvin, Natalie Venetia Belcon and More in THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA!
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2012 The raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy San...
Photo Coverage: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Company Toast Broadway Opening
by Jennifer Broski - April 09, 2012 One Man, Two Guvnors, held its Broadway toast following its first preview, April 6, leading up to the show's Broadway opening at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2012....
STAGE TUBE: CATCH ME's Aaron Tveit Kicks Off the Broadway Show League Season!
by Kelsey Denette - May 13, 2011 Yesterday, the Broadway Softball League's 57th season kicked off with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's Aaron Tveit singing the national anthem. View it below!...
Nicholas Hynter's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Transfers to Royal Haymarket in 2012
by Jessica Lewis - December 15, 2011 Nicholas Hytner's five star award-winning production of One Man, Two Guvnors will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket after two sell-out record-breaking runs at the National and Adelphi Theatres. Booking for performances at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2 March - 15 September 2012, will open on 1...
HABIT OF ART Opens at The Metheny Theatre, 9/7
by Lauren Wolman - August 14, 2011 The Studio Theatre follows up its 2008 hit production of The History Boys with Alan Bennett's next play, The Habit of Art. Deep in the bowels of London's National Theatre, rehearsals for a new play go apace: Benjamin Britten is having trouble with his latest opera and seeks out his collaborator, poe...
Hedgerow Presents SISTER ROBERT ANNE'S CABARET CLASS 12/29-1/15
by Jennie Mamary - December 19, 2011 Actress Micki Sharpe is getting into the habit, both literally and figuratively, of performing each December at Hedgerow Theatre in a musical comedy from Dan Goggin's Nunsense series. She appeared as the Mother Superior in the original, Nunsense, in 2009 and in Nuncrackers in 2010. This year, she's ...
THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Emily Padgett!
by BWW - March 30, 2012 Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on! In this next edition, we caught up with Emily Padgett who is currently playing 'Sherrie' in ROCK OF AGES at the Helen Ha...
DREAMGIRLS' Sheryl Lee Ralph to Guest Star as Jennifer Hudson's Mother in NBC's SMASH Season 2!
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2012 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sheryl Lee Ralph will guest star on NBC's Smash season two as Cynthia, mother of Jennifer Hudson's character Veronica Moore. Ralph starred as Deena Jones in Broadway's Dreamgirls in 1981....
Jan Maxwell, Cate Blanchett, et al. Nominated for 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
by Nicole Rosky - February 28, 2012 Last night before a crowd of 200 theatre makers and theatre lovers, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 28th Helen Hayes Awards. The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery set the scene for the announcement of nominees in 26 categories for artistic excellence and the announcement of the...
BWW Reviews: Title Says It All: This SISTER is Divine!
by Nancy Grossman - October 26, 2011 The halls (of the Calderwood Pavilion) are alive with the sound of…laughter, generated by the SpeakEasy Stage production of Charles Busch's 'The Divine Sister.' Directed by Larry Coen, the New England premiere of the 2010 hit Off-Broadway comedy stars Jeffery Roberson (aka Varla Jean Merman) and Bos...
Lifetime's New Docu-Series DOUBLE DIVAS to Debut 1/10
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2012 DOUBLE DIVAS will debut with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 10:00pm ET/PT, following Project Runway All Stars. Viewers will also be able to catch a sneak-peek of Double Divas on January 1 at 10:30 pm ET/PT....
Rufus Hound Joins ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS From Feb 2013
by Carrie Dunn - November 09, 2012 Actor, stand-up comic and presenter Rufus Hound will join the cast of Nicholas Hytner's five star West End production of One Man, Two Guvnors to play lovable chancer Francis Henshall in Richard Bean's award-winning version of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters. ...
THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA Begins Performances 7/11
by Kelsey Denette - July 09, 2012 The new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award® Nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), with direction by Tony Award® winning producer and director Andy Sandberg (Hair; Gore Vidal's The Best...
SISTER ACT's Raven-Symone Sidelined with Flu; Returns to Stage, April 10
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2012 SISTER ACT's newest star Raven-Symone has been sidelined from the production for several performances last week as she battles the flu. BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the star is on the mend and will be back in the production tomorrow, April 10.... |
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