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Theatre Passe Muraille & Theatre Mada Present The Toronto Premiere Of SUITCASE / ADRE Photo Theatre Passe Muraille & Theatre Mada Present The Toronto Premiere Of SUITCASE / ADRENALINE
by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2019

How much of your life can you take with you? What are the most important things to carry on? Theatre Passe Muraille, in collaboration with Theatre Mada, presents the Toronto premiere of SUITCASE / ADRENALINE, two one-act shows that bridge together the multidimensional experiences of Syrian refugees....


Photo Flash: Get A First Look at DETROIT '67 at Hartford Stage Photo Photo Flash: Get A First Look at DETROIT '67 at Hartford Stage
by Alan Henry - February 11, 2019

Hartford Stage announced today the cast and creative team for Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67. The powerful drama, produced in association with the McCarter Theatre Center, will perform at Hartford Stage Thursday, February 14, through Sunday, March 10....


What Does It Take to Make an Original Broadway Cast Recording? Photo What Does It Take to Make an Original Broadway Cast Recording?
by Caitlin Hornik - July 15, 2024

BroadwayWorld spoke to several individuals and executives who played integral roles in the making of two original Broadway cast recordings of musicals that opened during the 2023-2024 season, Lempicka and The Great Gatsby. These creatives shed light on the behind-the-scenes processes and layers of w...


A Musical Based on the 1962 Alcatraz Escape Attempt is in The Works Photo A Musical Based on the 1962 Alcatraz Escape Attempt is in The Works
by Stephi Wild - October 13, 2021

A musical based on the real-life 1962 escape from Alcatraz will hit the stage next year. The musical is not an adaptation of the movie 'Escape from Alcatraz' but rather an entirely new story that will precisely follow the facts of the escape as they are known....


Cast Announced For DETROIT '67 at Hartford Stage Photo Cast Announced For DETROIT '67 at Hartford Stage
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2019

Hartford Stage announced today the cast and creative team for Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67. The powerful drama, produced in association with the McCarter Theatre Center, will perform at Hartford Stage Thursday, February 14, through Sunday, March 10....


2017 IT Awards Announce Four Honorary Award Recipients Photo 2017 IT Awards Announce Four Honorary Award Recipients
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2017

On Monday, September 25, 2017, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 13 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, will present four honorary awards along side the 26 awards for outstanding achievement in theatre....


What Does It Take to Make an Original Broadway Cast Recording? Photo What Does It Take to Make an Original Broadway Cast Recording?
by Caitlin Hornik - July 15, 2024

BroadwayWorld spoke to several individuals and executives who played integral roles in the making of two original Broadway cast recordings of musicals that opened during the 2023-2024 season, Lempicka and The Great Gatsby. These creatives shed light on the behind-the-scenes processes and layers of w...


Catie Curtis and Rebecca Bellingham To Premiere New Musical THE RAFT at Club Passim Photo Catie Curtis and Rebecca Bellingham To Premiere New Musical THE RAFT at Club Passim
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 15, 2022

Catie Curtis and artist Rebecca Bellingham are set to premiere a new musical at Club Passim on March 20th. “The Raft'' features Curtis’s music as a backdrop to tell the story of Rebs and Gabby (performed by Rebecca and Marlene Montes), two friends for more than 25 years who support one another throu...


Rubicon Opens 22nd Season With Immersive BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FIN Photo Rubicon Opens 22nd Season With Immersive BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2019

Rubicon Theatre opens the company's 22nd Season with an environmental production of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opening October 26 at 7pm and continuing through November 10, 2019. Directed by Kirby Ward, with a company of 23, the production runs Wednesdays through Sund...


THE BELLE OF AMHERST Returns To The Stage February 26 Photo THE BELLE OF AMHERST Returns To The Stage February 26
by Julie Musbach - February 19, 2019

STEPHEN S MILLER presents THE BELLE OF AMHERST by WILLIAM LUCE. This production runs FEBRUARY 26th-MARCH 3rd, 2019 at AMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS (314 W. 54th Street, New York, NY 10019). Director: STEPHEN S. MILLER. Starring: JANE CULLEY* in this rarely done one-woman show, performing fifteen differ...


AHAKISTA FESTIVAL 2022 Kicks Off Friday, 29 July Photo AHAKISTA FESTIVAL 2022 Kicks Off Friday, 29 July
by A.A. Cristi - July 25, 2022

Ahakista Festival 2022 kicks off at 8 pm on Friday, 29th July with the legendary *Graham Norton Table Quiz. As usual tickets sold out on release and the lucky purchasers (many of whom queued up overnight) are looking forward to a great night. ...


The London Film Festival Announces Full Lineup, Opening with European Premiere of Ste Photo The London Film Festival Announces Full Lineup, Opening with European Premiere of Steve McQueen's WIDOWS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 30, 2018

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® today announces its full programme, featuring a diverse selection of 225 feature films from both established and emerging talent. This 12-day celebration of cinema illustrates the richness of international filmmaking, with films...


Delaware REP Presents New Comedy By Chisa Hutchinson Photo Delaware REP Presents New Comedy By Chisa Hutchinson
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson is known for wrapping her pointed, socially probing plays with irreverence and bawdy humor, mixing hot-button issues with barbed comedy to both provoke and entertain....


Stormzy, Charli XCX and HAIM Added to BBC's Radio 1 Live Lounge Month 2019 Photo Stormzy, Charli XCX and HAIM Added to BBC's Radio 1 Live Lounge Month 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 21, 2019

The full line up for Radio 1's Live Lounge Month 2019 has been unveiled, with Stormzy, Charli XCX and HAIM among the raft of incredible acts set to perform throughout September....


Stephen S. Miller Presents THE BELLE OF AMHERST At American Theatre Of Actors Photo Stephen S. Miller Presents THE BELLE OF AMHERST At American Theatre Of Actors
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2019

THE BELLE OF AMHERST takes place through the current and past experiences of EMILY DICKINSON'S life from 1830-1886 and is set in her home in Amherst Massachusetts. The reclusive nineteenth-century poet EMILY DICKINSON recollects her past through her work, her diaries and letters, and a few encounter...


BWW Review: THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS at Winter Opera Photo BWW Review: THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS at Winter Opera
by Steve Callahan - February 01, 2019

There's that initial low, stealthy tip-toeing pizzicato, like a Warner Brothers cat creeping up on a clever mouse. Then an oboe slips in, and other woodwinds, some piccolo. Then (SURPRISE!) a racing, romping foretaste of the musical fun to follow. It's the utterly delicious overture to Giochino Ross...


Flotsam! River Circus to Kick Off Ohio River Tour in Pittsburgh This August Photo Flotsam! River Circus to Kick Off Ohio River Tour in Pittsburgh This August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 22, 2024

Flotsam! River Circus, a Seattle-based troupe, will kick off their Ohio River Tour in Pittsburgh this August....


Delaware REP Presents New Comedy By Chisa Hutchinson Photo Delaware REP Presents New Comedy By Chisa Hutchinson
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2017

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson is known for wrapping her pointed, socially probing plays with irreverence and bawdy humor, mixing hot-button issues with barbed comedy to both provoke and entertain....


Delaware REP Presents New Comedy By Chisa Hutchinson Photo Delaware REP Presents New Comedy By Chisa Hutchinson
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2017

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson is known for wrapping her pointed, socially probing plays with irreverence and bawdy humor, mixing hot-button issues with barbed comedy to both provoke and entertain....


Artists Announced for PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2023 Photo Artists Announced for PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 23, 2022

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh) will present its 19th annual edition from January 19 to February 5, 2023 at various venues across the Lower Mainland and select programming online....


Rubicon Theatre Company Announces Extension Of BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBER Photo Rubicon Theatre Company Announces Extension Of BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2019

Rubicon Theatre Company has just extended the company's acclaimed, sold-out production of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which now continues through November 17, 2019. Directed by Kirby Ward, with a company of 24, the production runs Wednesdays through Sundays in Ventura's Downtown C...


Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NY III Comes to FRIGID New York at The Kraine Theater Photo Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NY III Comes to FRIGID New York at The Kraine Theater
by Stephi Wild - November 09, 2023

FRIGID New York and Odd Salon will present ODDMENTS NYC: III, curated by Guest Curator and Fellow Olivia Owre-Bell, at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street) on Tuesday, December 12 at 7pm (doors at 6:30pm)....


BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents MEDUSE By LES BÂTARDS DORES Photo BWW Review: AVIGNON THEATRE FESTIVAL Presents MEDUSE By LES BÂTARDS DORES
by Wesley Doucette - July 25, 2018

As my time attending performances in the Avignon Festival's 'In' comes to a close there are certain consistencies that float to the surface. Among these are nudity, bodily fluids, video integration, and a spectacular quality of sound design. Les Batard Dore's Meduse, now in performance in the Avigno...


Discovery Channel Greenlights SURVIVE THE RAFT Series on Max Photo Discovery Channel Greenlights SURVIVE THE RAFT Series on Max
by Michael Major - April 12, 2023

The nine-episode social experiment was inspired by Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genovés’ 1973 behavioral study that observed whether humans from diverse cultures and backgrounds could set aside their differences and work together during a 101-day voyage on the Acali. Now, fifty years later, Disco...


BFI London Film Festival Announces 2018 Juries Photo BFI London Film Festival Announces 2018 Juries
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2018

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces its jury line-up for this year's Festival Awards. The juries will be led by: Academy Award-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson, nominee for the LFF Best Film Award for Room (LFF 2015 and also director of Frank, winner ...






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