Student Blog: How TICK, TICK... BOOM! Sparks Inspiration
by Student Blogger: Caiti Ho - January 19, 2022 Like many other theatre kids, the release of tick, tick... BOOM! was ground breaking and epiphanic. Seeing one of the most beautiful stories ever be translated on to film with such grace and poetry was such a turning point in my life. Not only has Lin-Manuel Miranda proven his excellence in directin...
BWW Interview: SPONGEBOB's Vivacious Méami Maszewski - A Pearl Of A Personality!
by Gil Kaan - March 02, 2020 The national tour of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL lands at the Dolby Theatre for its Los Angeles premiere March 24, 2020. This 50+-city tour brings the fun, colorful, inspirational tale of SpongeBob Squarepants and his fellow townsfolk of Bikini Bottom. The effervescent Méami Maszewski, who performs the ro...
BWW Interview: Lawrence Brownlee of LAWRENCE BROWNLEE IN CONCERT at McCaw Hall
by Erica Miner - April 20, 2022 He expresses himself as articulately when speaking as he does when singing...
Know Theatre of Cincinnati Presents ZACK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 03, 2020 Zack is a fully theatrical experience delivered to you as an entirely online production. The first two weeks of the run will feature livestreamed performances broadcast from the Know Theatre's Mainstage; the final two weeks will offer video-on-demand access to a recording of their favorite livestrea...
Study Up on Irving Berlin and Celebrate Broadway's Return with #NoBusinessLikeShowBusiness
by Team BWW - November 10, 2021 Live theatre is officially back and Concord Theatricals is celebrating! 'There's No Business Like Show Business' is a digital celebration that launched just last month, marking the return of live theater and all of the incredible people who help to make it happen. The celebration coincides with the ...
BWW Feature: OPERA IN AMERICA AND ABROAD at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - October 09, 2021 Tour members meet on the Flying Opera Magic Carpet for a week of American and international performances. Our first stop is at San Francisco Opera, for Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven online October 14, 17, and 30, 2021. Cost- $25....
Stonestreet Studios to Honor Nik Walker With Granite Award, Featuring Appearances by James Monroe Iglehart and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2020 Stonestreet Studios announced today that they will be honoring Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations star Nik Walker with the studio's Fifth Annual Stonestreet Granite Award. Nik will be honored in a virtual ceremony on Thursday December 3rd, airing at 8pm EST on YouTube, with appea...
Ensemble La Cigale to Release Analekta : La Grazia Delle Donne
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2021 With the launch of the album La Grazia Delle Donne on October 15, Ensemble La Cigale and soprano Myriam Leblanc introduce musical creations of women in Baroque Italy. Antonio Vivaldi taught music to some of them, and the orchestra formed by his most talented students attracted international acclaim....
Cuban American Filmmaker Gabriel Caste's New Short To Have World Premiere At Santa Barbara International Film Festival
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2023 Cuban American filmmaker Gabriel Caste's latest short film Are You Awake? will have its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. ...
BWW Interview: DC Scarpelli & Peter Budinger of DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL: DC AND PETER'S GLORIOUS ROMP THROUGH THE GOLDEN AGE OF TV THEME SONGS at 42nd Street Moon
by Jim Munson - June 03, 2021 After the myriad stresses of the past year, we could all use some straight-up entertainment and 42nd Street Moon is providing just that with Don’t Touch That Dial: DC and Peter’s Glorious Romp Through the Golden Age of TV Theme Songs. Conceived and directed by DC Scarpelli and Peter Budinger, the sh...
Birmingham Actress Launches Facebook Live's Tiny Theatre
by Alan Henry - April 21, 2020 Alabama New Center reports that Rachel Burttram Powers of Birmingham and her husband have launched a Tiny Theatre on Facebook Live in response to the virus outbreak....
BWW Exclusive: How 4th Graders from Long Island Are Bringing Broadway to the Classroom
by Nicole Rosky - April 10, 2021 Disappointment has turned into opportunity for Mr. Contratti's Fourth Grade Class. When the students' trip to see The Music Man was canceled due to the Broadway shutdown and ongoing health crisis, they decided to bring Broadway to Long Island. Over the past year, the Broadway babies of Garden City P...
BWW Interview: Kwame Kwei-Armah Chats imagine... MY NAME IS KWAME
by Fiona Scott - July 31, 2020 Kwame Kwei-Armah is the Artistic Director of the Young Vic, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, Kwei-Armah is the subject of an episode of the latest BBC imagine... series. We spoke to him about lockdown and going back over his childhood as part of the proj...
2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship Awarded to Tonika Lewis Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 23, 2023 The League of Chicago Theatres has awarded the 2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship to artist/activist Tonika Lewis Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble to collaborate on The Folded Map Project....
Feature: EARL TURNER talks about life, cruising, and selling out Myron's at The Smith Center
by Theresa Bertram - September 21, 2022 ...
BWW Blog: What We Did for Love
by Student Blogger: Olive Elzinga - September 30, 2020 The first performance I did was when I was eight in a holiday themed talent show where my friend and I created our own short play about a kid and reindeer who fix Santaa??s sleigh and save Christmas....
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Vernard J. Gilmore
by Elliot Lanes - February 01, 2022 There is almost nothing consistent anymore in life with the current state of affairs but when Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater comes to town, things almost feel normal again. The company will be performing in the Kennedy Center Opera House starting tonight through February 6th with four different ...
BWW Interview: Sidney Outlaw of MOZART AND SALIERI at Opera San José Finds Himself Entering the Prime of His Career
by Jim Munson - September 23, 2021 It would appear that acclaimed baritone Sidney Outlaw is having the busiest year of his career. In addition to starring as composer Antonio Salieri in Opera San José’s new virtual production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s 'Mozart and Salieri,' Outlaw will be performing 'Barber of Seville,' 'Porgy and Bess,' a...
BWW Interview: Jessica Hendy of WITH BECKETT
by Stephen Mosher - January 12, 2021 They say you should write about what you know, and Jessica Hendy did just that. Well look at her now....
San José Chamber Orchestra to Present Three New Works By American Composers
by Blair Ingenthron - March 25, 2023 The San José Chamber Orchestra (SJCO) will present NEW SOUNDS on Sunday April 2, 2023 at 7 pm at the St Francis Episcopal Church....
BWW Interview: Hershey Felder of HERSHEY FELDER: BEETHOVEN LIVESTREAM at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Brings the Legendary Composer to Life
by Jim Munson - July 07, 2020 What better way to spend a summer evening than in the company of artistic genius in the form of iconic composer Ludwig van Beethoven as interpreted by renowned musical theater artist Hershey Felder? On Sunday July 12th at 5pm PDT, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present a livestream of the hit show...
Broadway Jukebox: 40 Songs to Start Your Very Broadway Morning!
by Nicole Rosky - April 18, 2020 Getting up in the morning can be tough- especially when you're lacking musical motivation. That's where we come in! Get your day going with BroadwayWorld's specially curated list of showtunes to jumpstart your day....
Elaine Paige Tells Stories of EVITA, CATS, HAIR, and More on Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2020 Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Yesterday, April 30, he chatted with living legend, Elaine Paige!...
Interview | CEO and Artistic Director of Anywhere Festival, Paul Osuch
by Virag Dombay - September 18, 2020 Next up on my Brisbane local artists interview segment is the incredibly hardworking and generous CEO and Artistic Director of Anywhere Festival, Paul Osuch. This is probably one of my favourite interviews I've done and I really cherish Paul's vulnerability and openness in his responses. Here's what...
BWW Interview: OPC's Robert Egan On Creative CONNECTIONS Post-Vaccinations
by Gil Kaan - June 05, 2021 Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC) will be presenting their virtual celebration CONNECTIONS benefiting their 2021 season June 12, 2021. CONNECTIONS will feature new or adapted works by playwrights: Luis Alfaro, Jon Robin Baitz, Father Greg Boyle, Bill Cain, Culture Clash, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Danai ... |