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BWW Flashback: Spidey Can Dance! Watch Tom Holland as BILLY ELLIOT
by Stephi Wild - July 05, 2017

Did you know that before Spider-Man Tom Holland was a child star of Billy Elliot in London's West End? Check out these flashback videos of Tom speaking and performing as Billy! Tom Holland is the latest actor to play the iconic role of Spider-Man in the new film Spider-Man: Homecoming....


Broadway's Marisa Tomei Joins Cast of SPIDER-MAN as 'Aunt May'
by Caryn Robbins - July 08, 2015

Marisa Tomei (Broadway's THE REALISTIC JONESES) has been cast in the role of Aunt May in Marvel and Sony's next installment of the "Spider-Man" franchise....


BWW Review: Audience Not Left Hanging in Short North Stage's KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Paul Batterson - November 07, 2016

Spiders and Broadway musicals don't always work well with each other. Witness the mixed fortunes of SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE NIGHT. However, Short North Stage's epic production of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN: THE MUSICAL is one of the "can't miss" musicals in the Columbus' fall season....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 6/14/16- SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
by Nicole Rosky - June 14, 2016

Today in 2011, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre, where it ran for 1066 performances. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based o...


BWW Review: Scottsdale Musical Theater Company Presents KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Herbert Paine - May 27, 2016

With its array of accolades ~ novel, film, and musical ~ and the richness of its themes and content, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is a treasure trove of possibility, to be mined deeply and imaginatively for its allusions to the mythology of the spider woman, cinema, and revolution. On these varied accou...


Chita Rivera Wins 2018 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Award Photo Chita Rivera Wins 2018 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2018

Chita Rivera has won the 2018 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Award....


Ryan G. Hinds to Make NYC Cabaret Debut in Kander and Ebb Cabaret at Don't Tell Mama, 11/15
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2015

After playing to full houses in Toronto and Montreal, critically-acclaimed Canadian performer Ryan G. Hinds (Hedwig & the Angry Inch; MacArthur Park Suite, A Disco Ballet; Starry Notions) makes his New York City cabaret debut at Don't Tell Mama's with #KanderAndEbb, a uniquely personal musical explo...


Chita Rivera to Perform at East Hampton's Guild Hall This Month
by Tyler Peterson - July 05, 2016

?On Saturday evening, July 23, CHITA RIVERA brings her solo concert to The John Drew Theater in the Dina Merrill Pavilion at Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York, for one show at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $40-$150 ($38-$145 for Members) and are available online http://www.guildhall.org/eve...


Kansas City's Barn Players to Present KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016

Coming to Kansas City's Barn Players is the remarkable and dazzling musical production 'KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN', opening Today evening, September 16 through Sunday matinee October 2 Mission....


Barn Players to Stage KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN This Fall in Mission
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016

Coming next to Kansas City's Barn Players is the remarkable and dazzling musical 'KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN', opening Today evening September 16th and playing through Sunday matinee October 2nd at The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, in Mission....


Brian Stokes Mitchell Cast in New CBS Pilot PERFECT CITIZEN
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2017

According to Deadline, Broadway veteran Brian Stokes Mitchell has been cast as a series regular in the new CBS legal drama, Perfect Citizen....


BWW Photo Flash: First Look at Utah Rep's THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Photo BWW Photo Flash: First Look at Utah Rep's THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
by Blair Howell - November 24, 2017

Take a First Look at Utah Repertory Theater Company's Utah premiere production of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY....


VIDEO: Check Out the Official Trailer for SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Photo VIDEO: Check Out the Official Trailer for SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018

What makes you different is what makes you Spider-Man. Watch the new Spider-Man: Into The #SpiderVerse trailer now - in theaters this Christmas....


Night Shade Unveils SECRET OF THE SPIDER at Third Rail
by A.A. Cristi - January 31, 2017

Third Rail Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present shadow puppetry masters Night Shade for their Portland debut of Secret of the Spider, February 16 to February 19, 2017....


Broadway Stars Will Shine on The Ridgefield Playhouse Stage this Season
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2016

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp made their debut in Broadway's cultural phenomenon RENT.  Chita Rivera - who has reached legendary status - has starred in Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman and many more iconic roles. These talented performers are just a few among a long list of countless stars who w...


Utah Rep to Stage Utah Premiere of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2017

In their tradition of bringing unique shows to the Salt Lake theater community, Utah Repertory Theater Company will present the Utah premiere of the Tony-winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman from April 21 through May 7....


ArtsWest Announces 2017-18 Season: I AM
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2017

ArtsWest Artistic Director Mathew Wright has announced his third season, running September 2017 through July 2018. Opening with Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar's THE WHO AND THE WHAT, the six-production season will feature five Seattle premieres and a Tony-award winning musical....


Terrence McNally to Speak in Dallas as Part of DGF's Traveling Masters Program, 10/8
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2015

The Dramatists Guild Fund with TeCo Theatrical Productions will present A Conversation with Terrence McNally (MASTER CLASS, CORPUS CHRISTI, RAGTIME, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN) as part of DGF's Traveling Masters Program on Thursday, October 8 2015 7:30 PM at The Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Dallas, T...


Menier Chocolate Factory To Stage A Major New Production Of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Photo Menier Chocolate Factory To Stage A Major New Production Of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2018

The Menier Chocolate Factory, in association with Darren Bagert, today announces a major new production of Manuel Puig's ground-breaking novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Jos Rivera and Allan Baker. Laurie Sansom directs this iconic play, making his Menier debut. The production opens on 21 March, w...


Barn Players to Stage KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN This Fall in Mission
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2016

Coming next to Kansas City's Barn Players is the remarkable and dazzling musical 'KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN', opening Friday evening September 16th and playing through Sunday matinee October 2nd at The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, in Mission....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 11/17/15- Brent Carver
by Nicole Rosky - November 17, 2015

Happy Birthday Brent Carver! Carver is best known for his performances on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993, Fiddler on the Roof, and Parade as Leo Frank. Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the Toronto st...


The Ensemble Young Performers Present a Double Feature Children's Theatre Experience This Weekend!
by Rebecca Russo - July 21, 2016

The Ensemble Theatre Young Performers Present A Double Feature Children's Theatre Experience: ANANSI THE SPIDER AND THE MIDDLE PASSAGE by Frank Higgins & TIME AND TIME AGAIN by Yunina Barbour-Payne....


Star-Packed PRINCE OF BROADWAY Premieres in Japan Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2015

PRINCE OF BROADWAY, a new musical celebrating the extraordinary six-decade Broadway career of producer-director Harold Prince, plays from tonight, October 23, through November 22, 2015 at Tokyu Theatre Orb in Tokyo, Japan and November 28-December 10, 2015 at Umeda Arts Theatre, Main Hall, in Osaka, ...


BWW Review: Welk Resort's KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Revival Is a Knockout Photo BWW Review: Welk Resort's KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Revival Is a Knockout
by Don Grigware - September 18, 2017

Frequently described as a cross between steel and gossamer, Kander and Ebb's musical of Manuel Puig's mind-boggling novel Kiss of the Spider Woman is nothing short of breathtaking when properly produced. Dealing with reality versus illusion (steel, for prison bars and gossamer, the feminine side of ...


La Chiusa & Fitzhugh's LOS OTROS Sets Special Events for Spring Run at Everyman
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017

As previously announced, Everyman Theatre presents the Baltimore/DC Premiere of Los Otros, a timely new reworking of the musical from Tony Award nominees Michael John LaChiusa (music) and Ellen Fitzhugh (book and lyrics). Los Otros is currently in rehearsal and runs from March 22 through April 23, 2...






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