Steampunk ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Season Ends Sunday
by Kelsey Denette - August 01, 2011 The production run for two tri-state theatres' partnership in 'The Wizard of Oz' will end Sunday, August 7....
PENNY ARCADE B!D!F!W! Transfers to The Old Vic Tunnels Tonight, Aug 8
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2012 Following a successful run at the Arcola Tent in Dalston this summer, the producers of Penny Arcade's B!D!F!W! (Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!) are thrilled to announce a new collaboration with The Old Vic Tunnels, where the show will run for 18 performances only from tonight, 8 August - 1 September 20...
28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering To Be Held In Elko, Nevada
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2012 The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering-the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place January 30 to February 4, 2012, in Elko, Nevada. ...
NYC's Newest Gay Bar, Flaming Saddles Opens
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2011 New York City has a new watering hole, FLAMING SADDLES, the new kick ass Gay Western Saloon, where the Bandit Bartenders strut their stuff (behind and on top of the bar) & always aim to pleas...
Joyce Moon's THE RANGE WARS Radiates Empowerment and Love
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2013 In her new book "The Range Wars: A Woman of the West" (published by Trafford Publishing), Joyce Moon tells the empowering story of a deaf girl who overcomes not only her auditory and vocal disabilities, but also the difficulties of living as a woman in the Wild West....
BWW Reviews: A SKULL IN CONNEMARA Digs Up Dark Humor at Centerstage
by Giordana Segneri - February 07, 2012 The far flung often breeds the bizarre, and Martin McDonagh's deliciously dark A Skull in Connemara capitalizes on its setting in the wild west of Ireland to weave a contemporary tale that's at once peculiar, touching and hilarious. Centerstage's offering brings together a remarkably even cast of fo...
Canal Park Playhouse Presents ROPES, WHIPS AND SONGS ABOUT COWS, Now thru 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2012 Canal Park Playhouse presents ROPES, WHIPS AND SONGS ABOUT COWS, created and performed by Chris McDaniel. ROPES, WHIPS AND SONGS ABOUT COWS begins performances tonight, July 20 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 29....
Gallery Theater Holds Auditions for THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES, Now thru 6/13
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2012 Gallery Theater is holding auditions for The Will Rogers Follies, June 10-13. With book by Peter Stone, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and winner of Six Tony Awards, this production will be directed by Rich Pratt....
Cutting Ball Theater Announces 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - May 06, 2013 San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater has announced the lineup for its 15th season. The season opens in October with the World Premiere of SIDEWINDERS by Basil Kreimendahl, directed by M. Graham Smith, followed by Alfred Jarry's UBU ROI in January, directed by Yury Urnov, in a new transl...
Mid-October Theatre Happenings on the California Central Coast!
by Curt Miner - October 18, 2011 As we make our way into the latter half of October, I hope you are making plans to attend one or two (or three?) of the live performance and theatre productions currently being (or soon to be) presented at any one of the several live entertainment establishments here on our idyllic California Centra...
Gary Lendennie Writes an Off-the-Wall 'Tall Tale' of the Wild West
by Robert Diamond - January 27, 2013 EXCERPT: "My great-great grandfather, Rufus T. Breckenridge III was perhaps the most prolific liar and storyteller in the history of verbal communications. Either that or he had somehow acquired in his vast travels the unnatural ability to be in a number of different places simultaneously." This ope...
POISON APPLE Plays Space 916 in Hollywood Thru 8/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 24, 2011 Dancing Barefoot Productions and 134 West Productions have announced the return engagement of Poison Apple at Space 916 in Hollywood, through August 20 only....
The Military Channel Announces 2013-14 Programming Slate
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2013 The Military Channel announces its programming slate for the 2013-14 Upfront season, with upcoming premieres that showcase real-world heroism - stories of camaraderie on battlefields, at sea and in the skies - applying modern-day perspective and context to the pivotal events that shaped the world we...
Florida Studio Theatre Extends URBAN COWBOYS thru March 31
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2013 Florida Studio Theatre's tribute to the toe-tapping sounds that brought Americans to their feet, Urban Cowboys, has been extended until March 31, 2013. The boot-scootin' new revue opened in Florida Studio Theatre's (FST) John C. Court Cabaret on Friday, January 4 at 7:30pm....
Synchronicity Boutique Rescuing Local Customers that Purchased Fraudulent Prom Dresses
by Jennifer Diamond - September 26, 2012 Synchronicity Boutique has helped rescue countless students around the country after they have become victims of fraudulent companies whose web sites promised "authentic" homecoming and prom dresses at cut-rate prices....
VTA Concludes 2012 Cool Films Series With CALAMITY JANE, 8/24-26
by Kelsey Denette - August 14, 2012 Victoria Theatre Association presents the final film of the 2012 Cool Films Series,CALAMITY JANE, starring Doris Day and Howard Keel, August 24 - 26, 2012 at the historic Victoria Theatre....
Performance Network Presents DEAD MAN'S SHOES, 3/8-4/8
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2012 As part of Performance Network's mission to promote new plays and the works of local playwrights, the theatre will premiere Joseph Zettelmaier's "Dead Man's Shoes," a darkly comedic Western tale of friendship and vengeance. This co-production, which is currently running at the Williamston Theatre in...
Luke Perry Stars in Hallmark Channel's GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE, Premiering 1/28
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2012 Luke Perry returns to the lawless frontier, starring as Circuit Judge John Goodnight in 'Goodnight For Justice: The Measure of a Man,' a Hallmark Movie Channel Original World Premiere Saturday, January 28 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C)....
The Williamston Theatre Starts Off 2012 With DEAD MAN'S SHOES
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2012 Mid-Michigan's professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam Street in downtown Williamston, brings the World Premiere of Dead Man's Shoes by Joseph Zettelmaier to its stage this winter....
DON’T FENCE ME IN Plays The Gallo Center 2/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 25, 2012 An afternoon of 'old western entertainment' arrives at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Saturday, February 25 at 2:00 PM with Don't Fence Me In: Songs, Music, and Poetry of the American West....
Mid-October Theatre Happenings on the California Central Coast!
by Curt Miner - October 18, 2011 As we make our way into the latter half of October, I hope you are making plans to attend one or two (or three?) of the live performance and theatre productions currently being (or soon to be) presented at any one of the several live entertainment establishments here on our idyllic California Centra...
Comedy Central to Premiere New Series DRUNK HISTORY, 7/9
by Caryn Robbins - June 06, 2013 COMEDY CENTRAL premieres the first of eight all-new episodes on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the second season premiere of "The Jeselnik Offensive."...
BWW Reviews: WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE, THE WHOLE WORLD IS JEWISH Will Have You Plotzing With Laughter
by Shari Barrett - February 15, 2013 'When You're In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish' is more than an expression - it is the name of a World Premiere comedy/musical revue, directed by Seinfeld's Jason Alexander, now playing to sold out houses at the Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles. The premise of the show is that a nice Jewish bo...
Photo Flash: First Look at Colleen Hughes, Amanda Schoonover and More in EgoPo' THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2012 EgoPo Classic Theater announces their production of The Assassination of Jesse James. Jesse James is the opening production of EgoPo's yearlong American Vaudeville Festival, an exploration of the plays and stories that helped shape the American identity. Jesse James is being staged environmentally i...
UW School of Drama Presents ONCE UPON A TIME 6X IN THE WEST, Now thru 4/28
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2013 UW School of Drama presents Once Upon a Time 6X in The West, based on the musical play The Story of Little Horse. Book and lyrics by Jeffrey Frace with music by Frank Ferrara, Jeffrey Frace, Sari Breznau, Rob Witmer, Spencer Hamp and Christian Frederickson, premiering at the Floyd and Delores Jones ... |