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ABC's SCANDAL Closes Gap Week-to-Week with Fox's 'Empire'
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2015

Scandal is once again tracking as the week's 2nd-highest-rated drama in Adults 18-49, closing the gap week to week with Fox's Empire...


BWW Review: Jazz Singer LYN STANLEY Releases Sizzling INTERLUDES
by Don Grigware - November 16, 2015

Jazz singer par excellence Lyn Stanley never ceases to amaze. A mere two years ago in 2013 she debuted her very first album Lost in Romance, which became an overnight sensation worldwide. Last year she premiered her second Potions From the 50s and now in 2015 we are more than thrilled to have her th...


BWW Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE Is as Versatile as Ever in a Mixed Bill
by Sondra Forsyth - October 30, 2015

According to a 1998 review of ABT by Jack Anderson in The New York Times, publicists for the company in the early days used to call the troupe 'a museum of the dance.' Anderson commented that this is a good phrase to describe the company 'provided one realizes that great museums can encourage new ar...


BWW Reviews: The Monthly Cabaret Series MUSICAL MONDAYS Features the Twin Cities' Top Talent in a Fun and Informal Evening of Musical Theater
by Jill Schafer - February 04, 2015

Musical theater loving friends, if you're not at Hell's Kitchen on the first Monday of the month, you are missing out. This is when Sheena Jansen and Max Wojtanowicz gather a few of their friends, who just happen to be among the most talented musical theater artists in town, for a little cabaret sho...


mun2 Airs Beach Soccer Event Today
by TV News Desk - September 13, 2014

mun2, the modern general entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will air the first nationally televised Beach Soccer Event held in the United States today, September 13 at 2:30 p.m. EST/ 1:30 p.m. CST with the U.S. facing Brazil in the Beach Soccer Challenge....


Laura Benanti, Betty Buckley, Telly Leung and More Set for Feinstein's at the Nikko This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2014

Feinstein's at the Nikko is proud to announce the upcoming lineup for November 2014. Performers include Tony Award winning actress and singer Betty Buckley; Tony Award winner Laura Benanti; jazz legend Freddy Cole; acclaimed performance artist Jeffrey Johnson; star of stage and screen Telly Leung; A...


Theatre Unleashed Launches 2015 with Mac Rogers' LIGATURE MARKS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015

That work starts with the Main Stage opener Ligature Marks, the dark and sometimes unsettling 'comedy' from critically-acclaimed, award-winning New York playwright Mac Rogers. In this intimate and disturbing piece, Terry and Jill are stuck in a twisted, dysfunctional romance. The problem is they can...


BWW Reviews: Greenspan Interprets Stein in COMPOSITION... MASTER-PIECES... IDENTITY
by Michael Dale - June 06, 2015

David Greenspan approaches three Gertrude Stein pieces in a graceful solo performance....


BWW Interview: Music Director and Broadway Producer Michael J. Moritz Jr. Talks Career, US Coaching Tour, and Music
by David Clarke - August 30, 2015

Music director, Broadway producer, and skilled musician Michael J. Moritz Jr. will be spending this fall traveling the United States with one purpose in mind: teaching. To get the inside scoop on his US coaching tour, I sat down with Michael J. Moritz Jr., and we discussed his multifaceted career, t...


FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH to Co-Headline Fall Arena Tour
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014

As global rock heavyweights FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and VOLBEAT gear up for their co-headlining North American fall arena tour kicking off tomorrow...


Laura Benanti, Betty Buckley, Telly Leung and More Set for Feinstein's at the Nikko, Nov 2014
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014

Feinstein's at the Nikko is proud to announce the upcoming lineup for November 2014. Performers include Tony Award winning actress and singer Betty Buckley; Tony Award winner Laura Benanti; jazz legend Freddy Cole; acclaimed performance artist Jeffrey Johnson; star of stage and screen Telly Leung; A...


BWW Interview: Music Director and Broadway Producer Michael J. Moritz Jr. Talks Career, US Coaching Tour, and Music
by David Clarke - August 30, 2015

Music director, Broadway producer, and skilled musician Michael J. Moritz Jr. will be spending this fall traveling the United States with one purpose in mind: teaching. To get the inside scoop on his US coaching tour, I sat down with Michael J. Moritz Jr., and we discussed his multifaceted career, t...


Metro Jazz Club, Galen Crawley and Eric Moore Set for Aurora Swing Nights: FUNKTACULAR!, 6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2014

Patrons will thrill to music from the Big Band Era all the way to Funk and Rock classics of the 70s and 80s at Aurora Swing Nights: Funktacular! concert on Saturday, June 21 at 8:00pm. Now a summertime tradition, this upbeat edition of the popular Swing Night concert series will feature the Metro Ja...


BWW Interview: Music Director and Broadway Producer Michael J. Moritz Jr. Talks Career, US Coaching Tour, and Music
by David Clarke - August 30, 2015

Music director, Broadway producer, and skilled musician Michael J. Moritz Jr. will be spending this fall traveling the United States with one purpose in mind: teaching. To get the inside scoop on his US coaching tour, I sat down with Michael J. Moritz Jr., and we discussed his multifaceted career, t...


mun2 to Air Coverage of U.S. v Brazil BEACH SOCCER CHALLENGE, Today
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2014

mun2, the modern general entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will air the first nationally televised Beach Soccer Event held in the United States on today September 13 at 2:30 p.m. EST/ 1:30 p.m. CST with the U.S. facing Brazil in the Beach Soccer Challenge....


BWW Interview: Music Director and Broadway Producer Michael J. Moritz Jr. Talks Career, US Coaching Tour, and Music
by David Clarke - August 30, 2015

Music director, Broadway producer, and skilled musician Michael J. Moritz Jr. will be spending this fall traveling the United States with one purpose in mind: teaching. To get the inside scoop on his US coaching tour, I sat down with Michael J. Moritz Jr., and we discussed his multifaceted career, t...


BWW EXCLUSIVE: 5 SONGS BY... Sting On THE LAST SHIP
by Pat Cerasaro - June 02, 2015

Today we continue the 5 SONGS BY... series by talking to 2015 Tony Award nominee and world renowned Grammy Award-winning recording artist Sting all about his score for the recent mainstage musical THE LAST SHIP, for which he composed music and lyrics. Besides describing the impetus behind the show i...


Laura Benanti, Betty Buckley, Telly Leung and More Set for Feinstein's at the Nikko, Nov 2014
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014

Feinstein's at the Nikko is proud to announce the upcoming lineup for November 2014. Performers include Tony Award winning actress and singer Betty Buckley; Tony Award winner Laura Benanti; jazz legend Freddy Cole; acclaimed performance artist Jeffrey Johnson; star of stage and screen Telly Leung; A...


Theatre Unleashed to Launch 2015 with Mac Rogers' LIGATURE MARKS, 2/12
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2015

That work starts with the Main Stage opener Ligature Marks, the dark and sometimes unsettling "comedy" from critically-acclaimed, award-winning New York playwright Mac Rogers. In this intimate and disturbing piece, Terry and Jill are stuck in a twisted, dysfunctional romance. The problem is they can...


BWW Interview: Music Director and Broadway Producer Michael J. Moritz Jr. Talks Career, US Coaching Tour, and Music
by David Clarke - August 30, 2015

Music director, Broadway producer, and skilled musician Michael J. Moritz Jr. will be spending this fall traveling the United States with one purpose in mind: teaching. To get the inside scoop on his US coaching tour, I sat down with Michael J. Moritz Jr., and we discussed his multifaceted career, t...


BWW Reviews: THE LAST FIVE YEARS Plays Fantastically with Form at Actors Theatre
by Todd Zeigler - October 17, 2014

Jason Robert Brown plays a narrative game within the tightly structured form of the musical to probe deep into the depths of a failed relationship....


BWW Reviews: NEW YORK CITY BALLET Celebrates the Storied BALANCHINE-STRAVINSKY Collaboration
by Sondra Forsyth - October 03, 2014

On the first ever World Ballet Day, October 1st 2014, I postponed watching the video stream of five top ballet companies in favor of attending what turned out to be a mesmerizing mixed bill featuring Balanchine ballets to the music of Stravinsky at the Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. YouTube can wai...


Thomas Smythe Releases HOOPS
by Christina Mancuso - November 09, 2015

Thomas Smythe, a retired high school teacher and coach with three state championships on his resume, has completed his new book 'Hoops: Book Two in the Eric Lewis Sports Series': an exciting story of hard work, team commitment, and the exhilarating rewards that can come with it....


Kimmel Center Preps for Mardi Gras with Master Class for Local Students Today
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2015

In preparation for Mardi Gras festivities, Kimmel Center is hosting a master class today, February 13 with local students of Benjamin Rush Arts Academy Jazz Ensemble, led by Kimmel Center jazz expert Anthony Tidd (KC Director of Creative Music Program) at Merck Arts Education Center from 11am-Noon....


Joe Jonas & Charlie Puth Announce 2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD Nominees Live on GMA Today
by TV News Desk - October 13, 2015

Music stars Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth will appear live on ABC's 'Good Morning America' today, October 13 to announce nominees in six categories for the '2015 American Music Awards.'...






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