BWW Reviews: The Messy But Effective Premiere of WE ARE PUSSY RIOT at the Contemporary American Theater Festival
by Jack L. B. Gohn - July 14, 2015 The success of PUSSY RIOT rests upon what author Barbara Hammond gets right. This includes a recreation of an actual Pussy Riot provocation/performance; excerpts from the Russian government's show trial which rely largely on the actual words of the defendants, lawyers, and judge; and the language an...
Joseph Tawadros New Album 'World Music' Out 4/14
by Caryn Robbins - March 31, 2016 The sage musicality of Australian oud player and composer, Joseph Tawadros, is demonstrated at full strength on his latest album, World Music as he enlists an array of intriguing instruments from across the planet to create richly textured global landscapes....
BWW Review: BORN YESTERDAY Still Sizzles Today At The Alley Theatre
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - June 10, 2016 Garson Kanin's BORN YESTERDAY premiered on Broadway in 1946, and seventy years later it still entertains and gently enlightens. Regardless of the time period, the play is far more relevant than you'd think. Directed by Jonathan Moscone, the play is about wealth, political corruption, education and o...
InDepth InterView: Joe Iconis Talks ROCK AND ROLL JAMBOREE Album, 54 Below, SMASH, Upcoming Projects & More
by Pat Cerasaro - April 13, 2013 Today we are talking to a uniquely gifted talent who has found a featured spotlight of late with some of his most celebrated tunes being included on NBC's musical drama series SMASH just as his new album project and series of 54 Below shows kick off this month - songwriter Joe Iconis. Illuminating t...
InDepth InterView: Joe Iconis Talks ROCK AND ROLL JAMBOREE Album, 54 Below, SMASH, Upcoming Projects & More
by Pat Cerasaro - April 13, 2013 Today we are talking to a uniquely gifted talent who has found a featured spotlight of late with some of his most celebrated tunes being included on NBC's musical drama series SMASH just as his new album project and series of 54 Below shows kick off this month - songwriter Joe Iconis. Illuminating t...
Ten Star Award Winners To Be Honored at 7th Annual Evening of Stars Gala at SCERA Center for the Arts
by Kelsey Denette - February 14, 2012 Those who have made significant contributions to the arts in a variety of categories will be recognized for their achievements in enriching the communities and citizens of Utah at the 7th Annual Star Awards held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem. ...
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Runs At Courthouse Center 3/13 -29
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2009 The Courthouse Center for the Arts and Center Stage Productions recently announced the Rhode Island Premiere of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the musical this March.Dirty Rotten Scoundrels runs March 13-29th at the Courthouse Center for the Arts, located at 3481 Kingstown Rd, West Kingston RI. Performan...
Virginia Rep Announces 2016-2017 Season, Including IN THE HEIGHTS, 1776, and More!
by Louisa Brady - March 12, 2016 Virginia Repertory Theatre announced the titles for the 2016/17 Season at the Open House at the November Theatre on Saturday, March 12....
BWW Reviews: DUDDY KRAVITZ Comes Home to Montreal
by Meghan Pearson - June 19, 2015 Closing off the Segal Centre's 2014-2015 season, this classic story follows young Duddy Kravitz (Ken James Stewart), a kid who's grown up in the ethnic ghetto of the post-war St. Urbain Street in Montreal. Duddy is eager to escape his dead-end neighborhood and be somebody. After being told by his el...
BWW Reviews: RELATIVITY Explores Works By Pairs Of Composers Who Are Related In Some Way
by Barry Lenny - November 24, 2014 The change of program necessitated by the new line up was still an impressive evening....
Jean-Rene Toussaint Presents 3 Primitive Voice Workshops in NYC, Fall 2012
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2012 Jean-Rene Toussaint is a French-born director, actor, and voice teacher. He is the creator of a distinct school of vocal training for performing artists and therapists - a technique he has dubbed Stemwerk in Dutch - and is the founder and head of a training center in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and...
DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: The Season Premiere!
by Kelsey Denette - September 19, 2011 It's that time of year again: a new crop of celebrities, a new ballroom stage, and a new season of Dancing With the Stars!...
Walla Fest Joins Montgomery County Arts Festival
by Kelsey Denette - January 02, 2012 Walla Fest continues in Downtown Norristown with its fourth evening of local music. This time, the Walla Flowers: Yesenia Bello, Anthony Bui and Makeba Robinson are expanding the event featuring two regionally recognized bands as well as their standard local music fair. The Music, presented in a cof...
BWW Review: HotCity Theatre Premieres Quirky New Comedy INTELLIGENT LIFE
by Chris Gibson - May 04, 2011 If you've ever stayed up and listened to late night AM radio programs like the popular 'AM Coast to Coast' show, then you're fully aware that there are a lot of folks out there who believe in a lot of very peculiar things. While some of these unusual occurrences and sightings of critters and spacecr...
IDOL WATCH: Top 5 Take on Now…and Then
by Nicole Rosky - May 04, 2011 It's getting down to the nitty gritty in Idol-land, with the season ten finale three mere weeks away. Three weeks! Where has the tie gone? While the bunch that's left certainly isn't the top five that I would have picked out, it's very difficult not to feel totally invested in their fates considerin...
BWW Reviews: RELATIVITY Explores Works By Pairs Of Composers Who Are Related In Some Way
by Barry Lenny - November 24, 2014 The change of program necessitated by the new line up was still an impressive evening....
Bry Webb Releases Solo Album 'Free Will' Today
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2014 In addition to Bry Webb's previously announced forthcoming solo record Free Will, out today, May 20 on Idée Fixe Records, Sub Pop will release a vinyl-only reissue of The Constantines' seminal Shine A Light June 10....
Oxygen Media Announces Three New Series in Development
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 04, 2011 Coming off its third consecutive year of growth, Oxygen Media continues to strengthen its program development by putting three new titles into the development pipeline: 'Maids of Drama (wt)' which focuses on bridal parties gone awry, 'Lost Angels (wt)' which offers a glimpse into the life of Chloe L...
BWW Review: SPEAKING IN TONGUES- A Talented Cast Makes This Twisty-Turning Puzzle Most Easy to Swallow & Enjoy
by Gil Kaan - June 07, 2016 The Australian Theatre Company's stunning quartet of talented actors elevates playwright Andrew Bovell's very clever SPEAKING IN TONGUES into an entertaining puzzlement. Jeneffa Soldatic firmly directs her gifted cast in their multiple intersecting roles that asks the audience to really, really pay ...
THE SECRET LIFE OF ROBOTS to Open 2/21 at SPACE
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2014 The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the opening of The Secret Life of Robots, a visual art installation by local artist Toby Atticus Fraley. The exhibition includes a dozen scenes of robots in domestic vignettes, presenting an unpolished look into the unseen, and often mundane, lives of robots. ...
Walla Fest Opens for Norristown Arts Hill Festival Today, 5/4
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2012 As part of the multi-day Norristown Arts Hill Festival, Walla Fest returns to the Centre Theater stage with a evening of music, art and film today, May 4. Walla Fest expands its horizons with a show full of regionally acclaimed bands....
Bry Webb's Free Will Streaming at The New York Times
by Caryn Robbins - May 13, 2014 The New York Times is premiering an exclusive album stream of Bry Webb's Free Will, out May 20 on Idée Fixe Records....
Spotlighters Theatre Announces Auditions for ARMS AND THE MAN, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2010 AUDITION INFORMATION: Monday March 29 7-10pm at Spotlighters Theatre ...
PS122 Mixes The Audience With The Actors In '...within us' 5/17-5/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 21, 2009 Performance Space 122 presents Megan V. Sprenger / mvworks in the world premiere of their second evening length work ...within us. Set in a 360 degree hyper-intimate environment with audience members integrated among the performers ...within us. breaks through spatial boundaries, invades personal sp...
Spotlighters Theatre Announces Auditions for ARMS AND THE MAN, 3/27 & 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2010 AUDITION INFORMATION: Saturday March 27 2-5pm at Spotlighters Theatre Monday March 29 7-10pm at Spotlighters Theatre ... |