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BWW Blog: 'Another Suitcase' by Jeffrey Sanzel, Executive Artistic Director, Theatre Three
by Guest Blogger: Jeffrey Sanzel - December 24, 2013

'God bless us-everyone.' So what happens now? Or-rather-next? Since we've been at Christmas Carol for so long, there is almost always a discussion at some point about what happens after the story. So-Scrooge 'became as a good a man ...' Does he stay that way? What happens to Tiny Tim? We know he d...


Living Room Productions to Stage World Premiere of THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD, 8/7-22
by Tyler Peterson - July 14, 2015

Living Room Producitons presents 'The Legend of Robin Hood' August 7 - 22 at the PACE Center in Parker. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:00.p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. with additional performances on Saturday, August 8 and 22 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 - $30 and available onli...


Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 3/22- ROCKY and THE FANTASTICKS Welcome ALADDIN, March Madness, and More!
by Courtnie Mele - March 22, 2014

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup! Today's photos come from the casts of THE BOOK OF MORMON, KINKY BOOTS, WICKED, ROCKY, 50 SHADES, GYPSY, and more!...


BWW Review: OZASIA FESTIVAL 2015: MISS REVOLUTIONARY IDOL BERSERKER Shredded The Dunstan Playhouse Rehearsal Room Before A Drenched And Ecstatic Audience
by Barry Lenny - October 01, 2015

Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker began, strangely enough, in the Dunstan Playhouse foyer, as the loose gathering of ticket holders were herded down the stairs....


NYC Parks Cuts Ribbon on Restored Historic John T. Brush Stairway
by Tyler Peterson - July 10, 2015

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP joined New York Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost, Executive Vice President of Communications and Senior Advisor to the CEO for the San Francisco Giants Staci Slaughter, former New York Met and Yankee Lee Mazzilli, Assembly Member Herman D. F...


BWW Reviews: Definitely No Trouble Enjoying Scott Caan's THE TROUBLE WE COME FROM
by Gil Kaan - June 13, 2015

Scott Caan has written a very witty and smart script in his world premiere of The Trouble We Come From. Charlie, oh-so-comfortably inhabited by Michael Weston, has invited his leading man and best friend Vince home for some mano-to-mano advice to help him out of his relationship dilemma.  Caan's Vin...


National Gallery of Victoria Presents WADE MARYNOWSKY: NOSTALGIA FOR OBSOLETE FUTURES, Now thru 10/19
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2014

A masquerade ball for robots will be part of an exhibition that brings together robotics, performance art, sound and video at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia....


Hauser & Wirth Presents Monika Sosnowska's TOWER, Now thru 10/25
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2014

Hauser & Wirth is proud to present Monika Sosnowska's Tower, a mammoth new work that conjoins architecture and sculpture in order to explore the politics and poetics of space. Known for large-scale, site-specific installations, Sosnowska creates psychologically charged art rooted in existing structu...


Baby Gumm Productions Presents A CHAT WITH SHEILA MCCARTHY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2014

Baby Gumm Productions has announced 'A Chat With Sheila McCarthy' at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton tonight, February 8th at 1pm....


BWW Review: Simple Machine's THE TURN OF THE SCREW Conjures Up Ghosts
by Nancy Grossman - November 12, 2013

Simple Machine Theatre stages Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Henry James' Gothic thriller at two historic Boston houses, providing an extra dose of authenticity. Under the direction of M. Bevin O'Gara, Stephen Libby and Anna Waldron give spellbinding performances that will scare the bejeezers out o...


MAD to Present Liz Collins' 'KNITTING NATION Phase 15: Weaving Walls' This March
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016

On Sunday, March 6, 2016, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will present KNITTING NATION Phase 15: Weaving Walls, a time-based installation and live labor performance by textile artist and designer Liz Collins....


VIDEO: First Look - 'Glee's Blake Jenner Stars in Richard Linklater's EVERYBODY WANTS SOME
by Caryn Robbins - December 22, 2015

Below, watch a trailer for Richard Linklater's EVERYBODY WANTS SOME. The comedy will hit theaters on April 15th, 2016....


BWW Reviews: NEXT TO NORMAL At Center Stage is Electrifying
by Charles Shubow - October 20, 2014

Director David Schweizer returns to Center Stage and directs a sublime musical....


SundanceTV's Award-Winning Series THE STAIRCASE Available On Demand Today
by TV News Desk - January 15, 2016

SundanceTV will make their Peabody Award winning series THE STAIRCASE available on demand via the Sundance TV app and website beginning today, January 15th. T...


Baby Gumm Productions to Present A CHAT WITH SHEILA MCCARTHY, 2/8
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014

Baby Gumm Productions has announced 'A Chat With Sheila McCarthy' at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton on Saturday, February 8th at 1pm....


Stageworks Media Presents SPEAKEASY DOLLHOUSE: THE BROTHERS BOOTH
by Courtnie Mele - February 20, 2014

Stageworks Media presents Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth -- an immersive, time-traveling theatrical experience created by Cynthia von Buhler and directed by Wes Grantom (Eager to Lose at Ars Nova). Ms. von Buhler's Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Bloody Beginning, has over the past two years beco...


BWW Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD at The Larry Keeton Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 26, 2016

There is an iconic scene in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard - based on the memorable film by Billy Wilder - in which Norma Desmond returns triumphantly (in Norma's myopic view of life since the talkies spelled an end to silent pictures, in which she made her fortune with he...


BWW Reviews: KINKY BOOTS in San Francisco
by Linda Hodges and Nick Hodges - December 08, 2014

Ladies, gentleman and those who are yet to make up your mind -- strut your stuff down to the Orpheum Theatre and march those stilettos into Kinky Boots! This, mind-bending tour-de-force will open up your mind, open up your heart, and maybe open up your legs -- to dancing in your boots (don't think s...


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by Michael Dale - January 19, 2016

Dolly is a great comic role, but it requires a great foil playing opposite her....


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by Tyler Peterson - March 24, 2014

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Mikhailovsky Ballet to Make West Coast Debut with THE FLAMES OF PARIS at Segerstrom, 11/28-30
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2014

Joining the illustrious list of renowned ballet companies presented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the Mikhailovsky Ballet from St. Petersburg, Russia will make its West Coast debut opening the Center's 2014 - 2015 International Dance Series performing The Flames of Paris, a work rarely seen in ...


Photo Flash: Go Backstage at CATS with Martin Samuel
by Alan Henry - July 20, 2013

BroadwayWorld Editor Alan Aronshtam went behind the scenes at Cats Toronto for an exclusive look at how one of the actors, Martin Samuel (Rum Tum Tugger) prepares for the show....


Birmingham Hippodrome to Present RINGSIDE Film Series to Accompany THE RING CYCLE This Autumn
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014

This coming November, Birmingham Hippodrome will present Wagner's epic The Ring Cycle in its entirety. Conducted by Maestro Valery Gergiev with his world-famous Mariinsky Opera, it is the only UK date in 2014....


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by Shari Barrett - September 22, 2015

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