State of the Arts NYC's Lineup Hails Radical Breakthroughs, Movements, & Personalities
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017 As our mild summer begins to end and we ease into fall, State of the Arts NYC has organized a lineup that captures the importance of pioneering change in American and beyond....
PAINT IT! - The Apprentice Showcase Comes to Capital Stage
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2017 The world premiere of Bobbi Tran's Paint It!, a story of twenty-somethings sharing a New York apartment struggling with love, loss, jealousy, and the struggle to find their true selves. This production will be produced entirely by the 2016-2017 Apprentice Company. Kayla Menz will direct this turbul...
PBS' THE VIETNAM WAR to Be Accompanied by Two Soundtracks Releasing on 9/15
by TV News Desk - August 28, 2017 THE VIETNAM WAR, a new 10-part series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will begin airing on PBS on September 17, 2017, will be accompanied by two companion soundtracks to be released on September 15, 2017, Universal Music Enterprises announced today....
Opera Upper West to Stage Immersive GLORY DENIED on Aircraft Carrier for New York Opera Fest
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017 Local immersive opera theatre, Opera Upper West, presents GLORY DENIED, an opera by Tom Cipullo based on the true story of America's longest serving prisoner of war, Colonel Floyd 'Jim' Thompson....
N-Y Historical Society Sets Veterans Day Lineup of Performances, Talks & Family Programs
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2017 Join the New-York Historical Society this Veterans Day Weekend as we honor those who have served our country, both in our modern era and throughout American history....
VIDEO: First Look - Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston Star in Richard Linklater's LAST FLAG FLYING
by Caryn Robbins - August 24, 2017 Below, check out Richard Linklater's upcoming drama LAST FLAG FLYING starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. The film comes to select theaters on November 3rd from Amazon Studios. ...
Rainbow Theatre Project Announces 2017-2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2017 ???????Rainbow Theatre Project Producing Artistic Director H. Lee Gable and Managing Director Michael Kelley announce the 2017/18 season, which will include two readings and two productions, one of which will be a part of the 2018 Women's Voices Theater Festival. During Rainbow Theatre Project's fif...
BWW Exclusive Interview: Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Discuss the Politics of Theatre and More!
by Andrew Burrill - March 06, 2017 Alain Boublil And Claude-Michel Schonberg, the artistic team behind the creation of LES MISERABLES and MISS SAIGON chat about Hamilton, politics, new musicals and more!...
San Diego Repertory Theatre Stages VIETGONE
by Julie Musbach - February 06, 2018 VIETGONE…a love story full of joy, laughter, music, dancing and tears is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Vietgone offers the audience a new perspective on America fighting the Vietnam War mixed with ninjas, rap, motorcycles, sex and lots and lots of love. "Vietgone" tells the story o...
Flying Visit! Stars of MISS SAIGON Enjoy Up-Close Encounter with Vietnam Veteran 'Huey' Helicopter
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2017 With the West End and Broadway blockbuster, Miss Saigon, currently thrilling audiences on the Main Stage at Birmingham Hippodrome until Sat 23 Sept, principal cast members Sooha Kim and Ashley Gilmour took time out from their busy performance schedule for an up-close encounter with an original Vietn...
PAINT IT!: The Apprentice Showcase Opens at Capital Stage
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2017 The world premiere of Bobbi Tran's Paint It!, a story of twenty-somethings sharing a New York apartment struggling with love, loss, jealousy, and the struggle to find their true selves. This production will be produced entirely by the 2016-2017 Apprentice Company. Kayla Menz will direct this turbule...
VIDEO: First Look - Ken Burns Directs New Documentary THE VIETNAM WAR, Premiering on PBS
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2017 THE VIETNAM WAR, a new 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, will premiere September 17, 2017, on PBS stations nationwide....
BEYOND THE ETCHINGS to Play UNDER St. Marks This November
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017 FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade in association with Infinite Variety Productions will present Beyond the Etchings, a historical piece about the Vietnam War written by Vietnam Veteran Bob Staranowicz in collaboration with playwrights Ashley Adelman, Kelly Teaford, and Kelly Jones....
BLOOD ROAD to Screen at Boulder Theater This August
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2017 Sports Garage Cycling and Boulder Mountainbike Alliance will present BLOOD ROAD at Boulder Theater today, August 19, 2017....
VIDEO: On This Day, April 11; The Heat is On! The Original Production of MISS SAIGON Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2017 On this day in 1991, the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon opened, gaining legendary status, critical acclaim, and making a star out of its leading lady, Lea Salonga. ...
VIETNAM Documentary & More Among PBS's Fall 2017 Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - July 12, 2017 PBS today announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year's recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song....
JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS Documentary Will Debut on HBO Memorial Day 2018
by Macon Prickett - May 08, 2018 HBO has set the debut date for and confirmed the title of the previously announced documentary about Senator John Sidney McCain, III. JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS will debut this Memorial Day, MONDAY, MAY 28 (8:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. Produced and directed by six-time Emmy® winner Peter ...
N-Y Historical Society Sets Veterans Day Lineup of Performances, Talks & Family Programs
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 Join the New-York Historical Society this Veterans Day Weekend as we honor those who have served our country, both in our modern era and throughout American history....
VIDEO: 30 Days of TONY, Day 16: MISS SAIGON Makes a Star Out of Lea Salonga
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2017 Welcome to BroadwayWorld's Tony Award Countdown: 30 Days of TONY, a loving look at some of the most memorable moments from Tony's history featuring today's nominees!...
Mixed Blood presents the Regional Premiere of Qui Nguyen's Sexy and Hilarious VIETGONE!
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2017 Mixed Blood Theatre is proud to announce the final show in its 2016/2017 Season, Vietgone. In Vietgone, award winning pioneer of "geek theater" Qui Nguyen brilliantly chronicles the love story of his parents meeting in an Arkansas refugee center after fleeing Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 197...
BEYOND THE ETCHINGS to Play UNDER St. Marks This November
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2017 FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade in association with Infinite Variety Productions will present Beyond the Etchings, a historical piece about the Vietnam War written by Vietnam Veteran Bob Staranowicz in collaboration with playwrights Ashley Adelman, Kelly Teaford, and Kelly Jones....
New Documentary Film Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Premiere of the Groundbreaking BBC Television Series Civilisation
by Robert Diamond - January 31, 2018 Connecticut-based independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce a new film project - their eighth in 12 years and their seventh 'essay in film' - highlighting the impact that Lord Kenneth Clark's epic thirteen-part television series 'Civilisation' had on America a...
SEA MARKS Comes to H&R Block City Stage at Union Station
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2017 You're invited to join us for this exclusive one-time interview as Angela Elam--host of New Letters on the Air (produced at UMKC and aired locally on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on KCUR 89.3 FM)--talks with local author Alan Proctor before the January 18th performance of Sea Marks from 6:45-7:15 p.m....
TV: This Was the Hour- Catch Up with the Cast of MISS SAIGON on Opening Night!
by TV - Opening Night Special - March 24, 2017 The heat is back on at the Broadway Theatre. After the opening night curtain came down last night, the company of MISS SAIGON gathered at Tavern on the Green to celebrate the musical's historic return to the Great White Way. BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with them about everything Saigon!...
BWW Interviews: The Past is Prologue in Arena's THE GREAT SOCIETY
by Benjamin Tomchik - January 25, 2018 In The Great Society, we follow Johnson as he seeks to pass his landmark legislative anti-poverty programs, the Great Society, while struggling to deal with a military quagmire in Vietnam and domestic strife over ongoing civil rights issues.... |