Penobscot Theatre Company Announces Plan to Replace Seats at Historic Home
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2016 At its season preview, August 25, Penobscot Theatre Company invited patrons to take their seats-literally-kicking off a campaign to replace the chairs at the historic Bangor Opera House, many of which are held fast by duct tape and generally dilapidated. 'It's time to match the quality of our audien...
BWW Interview: UNDER THE RADAR's Co-Director Meiyin Wang Chats About the Upcoming Festival and What Makes It So Special
by Nora Dominick - December 16, 2015 The 12th annual UNDER THE RADAR Festival is getting ready to kick off in January. This popular and highly-anticipated program of The Public Theater's winter season will include artists from across the U.S. and around the world, including Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, and Rwanda. Curated by...
A. E. Degnan Releases THE BISMARCK MEMORANDUM
by Christina Mancuso - July 26, 2016 A. E. Degnan aims to clear the believed misconceptions of some readers and the unawareness of others regarding the documented excesses of the Third Reich period through the eyes of fictional characters in 'The Bismarck Memorandum' (published by AuthorHouse). Supported with personal research and exte...
Tony Winner Jessie Mueller Will Headline Carnegie Hall's TAKE THE STAGE Concert in April
by Tyler Peterson - February 24, 2015 On Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 3 p.m., Tony and Grammy Award winner Jessie Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood) joins Broadway veterans Leslie Stifelman (Music Director & Conductor, Chicago), Melissa Rae Mahon (Chicago, Cats, The Producers) and a cast of Broadway ...
BWW Reviews: Seattle Rep's THE COMPARABLES Examines Powerful Women
by Jay Irwin - March 12, 2015 What does it take for women to be accepted as equals and succeed in the business world? Do they just need to be as ruthless and cutthroat as men or is there another way? The Seattle Rep's world premiere of Laura Schellhardt's "The Comparables" takes a look at these very questions and while we may ...
Paul Canaan, Alysha Umphress & More Set for 'Take it from the Top' Workshop at Dr. Phillips Center
by Tyler Peterson - May 05, 2016 ?Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts announces a first-class roster of theater professionals set to instruct the "Take it from the Top" summer camp workshop alongside the program's creator and Broadway veteran Paul Canaan (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mi...
bergenPAC to Welcome Frankie Avalon, 5/21
by Tyler Peterson - April 08, 2016 ? Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Frankie Avalon - Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8PM. Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030. ...
Elbow Confirm Seventh Studio Album 'Little Fictions', Out Today
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2017 Today, the band released the first track “Magnificent (She Says)”, taken from their highly anticipated forthcoming album “Little Fictions.”...
Geoff Davin's THE FIRST CHURCH OF MARY... Premieres Next Week
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 22, 2015 Subtitled 'a play about Faith, Narcissism, & Red Velvet Cake,' The First Church of Mary (which is how we will refer to it hereafter) allows Davin to don a wig and heels - 'yet again,' according to the show's press release - to play his newest creation Adamenses Huckster, the protagonist of his 'new ...
Spoon Debuts 'La Blogotheque' Acoustic Take Away Show
by Caryn Robbins - March 09, 2015 La Blogotheque is releasing Spoon's new Take Away Show today. The performance features exclusive versions of 'Inside Out' and the band's cover of Ann Margret's 'I Just Don't Understand"...
Gary Barlow: 'Corden Got Me FINDING NEVERLAND Job'
by Verity Wilde - February 27, 2015 Composer Gary Barlow and Bryan Cranston talk FINDING NEVERLAND ahead of the show's Broadway debut......
Tickets to Playhouse Square's Upcoming Season on Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2015 Today, September 11 beginning at 11 a.m., tickets to more than 80 different shows including Broadway, dance, comedy, concerts and family programming will all be on sale as part of Playhouse Square's 2015-2016 'Season On Sale' event. The annual on-sale includes single tickets to KeyBank Broadway Seri...
Axis Theatre Company to Present 15th Annual Production of 'SEVEN IN ONE BLOW'
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2016 This December, the acclaimed Off-Broadway Axis Theatre Company will present the 15th annual production of its beloved family holiday show, Seven in One Blow, or the Brave Little Kid....
Geoff Davin's THE FIRST CHURCH OF MARY... Premieres Today
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 29, 2015 Subtitled 'a play about Faith, Narcissism, & Red Velvet Cake,' The First Church of Mary (which is how we will refer to it hereafter) allows Davin to don a wig and heels - 'yet again,' according to the show's press release - to play his newest creation Adamenses Huckster, the protagonist of his 'new ...
BWW Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK, New London Theatre
by Marianka Swain - November 17, 2016 Andrew Lloyd Webber may seem an unlikely rock god, but he's harnessed anarchic musical liberation for this big-hearted, irresistibly entertaining new show, adapted from the popular Jack Black film. Its success on Broadway looks likely to be replicated here, given its broad appeal, hummable hits and ...
Poetic People Power Announces 14th Annual Show
by A.A. Cristi - October 14, 2016 Poetic People Power will present its 14th annual show on October 26 at Theater at 224 Waverly Place in Manhattan. This year's show, Take Your Time, premieres new poems examining how our overworked culture and lack of leisure time is affecting our health, relationships, and communities. Inspired by t...
Marcus Center to Welcome The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6, 10/26
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016 The Marcus Center Presents series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, is excited to bring the two- mega groups, The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6, to the intimate Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall for The Summit Concert. This one night only performance is on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:30 pm. Tic...
Justin Moore Scores Third No. 1 Album Debut With KINDA DON'T CARE
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2016 After a whirlwind release week filled with sold-out shows, once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences and late night adventures, JUSTIN MOORE has much to celebrate as his fourth studio album KINDA DON'T CARE (The Valory Music Co.) notches the #1 spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart....
Justin Moore Toasts Album Release with Three Nashville Shows
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016 Justin Moore took the party downtown with a triple shot of performances in Nashville to celebrate KINDA DON'T CARE (The Valory Music Co.), which continues to dominate the #1 spot on the iTunes Top Country Albums chart and took the #2 on the All Genre Albums chart upon release....
Michelle Brooks-Thompson to Release Debut EP, 5/18
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2015 Michelle Brooks-Thompson, whose first name is 'Elvetta,' is a rising Gospel Recording Artist from Springfield, Massachusetts. After being a finalist on NBC's The Voice under the tutelage of Adam Levine she now is releasing her EP on May 18th. This as well as additional opportunities in her career ha...
Ocean State Theatre Company to Host Second 'Take a Seat' Challenge
by Tyler Peterson - July 06, 2016 Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit professional theatre company, which will be opening its summer season tonight, is excited to announce a second "Take a Seat Challenge!" Proposed by one of the company's donors, who prefers to remain anonymous, the "Take a Seat" Challenge, which ...
BWW Review: ACT's THINGS YOU CAN DO Needs Better Answers
by Amelia Reynolds - July 13, 2016 The world is in a particularly tumultuous time right now, so having a play with a call to action feels especially necessary. Live Girls Theatre!'s production of 'Things You Can Do' did just the opposite, restating how global atrocities are too daunting and too vast to help mend on a local scale, and...
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts to Welcome Grammy Winners Take 6, 4/18
by Anna Bencivengo - April 07, 2015 Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 60th Anniversary Season with a concert by Grammy-winning a cappella jazz group Take 6 on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 8pm....
Ocean State Theatre Company's 'Take a Seat' Challenge Continues
by Tyler Peterson - December 01, 2015 Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit professional theatre company, which is currently celebrating its fourth season in its state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick, is thrilled to have surpassed last season's "Take a Seat" Challenge goal, by nearly 20%! During its first season, 89 seats...
BWW Reviews: At Don't Tell Mama, SUSAN WINTER Proves She's a Jazzy Steward for the American Songbook During Any Season
by Alix Cohen - May 19, 2015 One might easily call Susan Winter's Monday night show at Don't Tell Mama, A Woman for All Seasons: Part Two as half its numbers were in the first show by this name she performed during a run starting last September at the Metropolitan Room. Winter is the kind of class act that would've been lauded ... |