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By the time Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was 23, he had multiple arrests, his family was evicted and his dreams of being a football player were shattered. He was living at home with no future, no direction and had $7 in his pocket. That

Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC Photo Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2020

NYC activist artist Robert Galinsky returns from Los Angeles for a one night only screening of The Bench film and brings with him the energy of Skid Row Los Angeles. The film presents a unique mash up from 'the street to the stage' and shows life on the streets through five homeless characters whose...


VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences Photo VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2019

On Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actor Jeff Daniels stopped by to talk about his Broadway play, To Kill a Mockingbird....


A.D. Hopkins Releases THE BOYS WHO WOKE UP EARLY Photo A.D. Hopkins Releases THE BOYS WHO WOKE UP EARLY
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2019

Award-winning journalist, author and editor A.D. Hopkins delivers an authentic story of adolescence and racism set in small-town Appalachia at the end of the Eisenhower years with his fiction debut, The Boys Who Woke Up Early...


Dallas Children's Theater Presents First Virtual Performance Photo Dallas Children's Theater Presents First Virtual Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2020

Quarantine is certainly taking its toll on live theaters with its limits on public gatherings, but many are using the time to connect with audiences in new and different ways. That is certainly the case for Dallas Children's Theater (DCT). This week, DCT will present its first fully virtual producti...


Gamelan Sekar Jaya Celebrates 40 Years At Harris Center Photo Gamelan Sekar Jaya Celebrates 40 Years At Harris Center
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2019

The most celebrated gamelan ensemble outside of Bali returns with a breathtaking mix of traditional and contemporary Balinese music and dance. Under the direction of internationally renowned gamelan composer and performer I Nyoman Windha and dance master I Nyoman Cerita, the 40-member Bay Area compa...


Penn State Centre Stage Virtual and People's Light Present 20/20 VISION Photo Penn State Centre Stage Virtual and People's Light Present 20/20 VISION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2020

Penn State Centre Stage Virtual has announced its co-production with People's Light of a new play by Steve H. Broadnax III, '20/20 Vision.' The new work is commissioned by People's Light and stars M.F.A. Acting alumnus Eric B. Robinson Jr....


FLOGGING MOLLY Kick Off Summer Co-Headline Tour With Social Distortion This Week Photo FLOGGING MOLLY Kick Off Summer Co-Headline Tour With Social Distortion This Week
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 12, 2019

FLOGGING MOLLY, the quintessential Irish-American Celtic punk band, will be kicking off their North American co-headline tour with American rock legends Social Distortion this week. Beginning in Dallas, TX at the Toyota Music Factory Pavilion tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13, with The Devil Makes Three ...


TV: See Tonya Pinkins In the New Trailer for RED PILL Photo TV: See Tonya Pinkins In the New Trailer for RED PILL
by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2020

Pinkins socio-political horror film, Red Pill, stars Catherine Curtin, Kathryn Erbe Colby Minifie, Luba Mason, Adesola Osakalumi, Jake O'Flaherty, Tonya Pinkins and Rubén Blades. ...


BWW Review: The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents QUEENS at The Sydney Goldstei Photo BWW Review: The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents QUEENS at The Sydney Goldstein Theater, a Retrospective of Powerful LGBTQ Queens From the 60's to Today
by Steve Murray - June 23, 2019

BWW Review: THE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS PRESENTS 'QUEENS' at The Sydney Goldstein Theater, a retrospective of powerful LGBTQ Queens from the 60's to today....


Cory McCloskey to Star In SMTC's THE PAJAMA GAME Photo Cory McCloskey to Star In SMTC's THE PAJAMA GAME
by Julie Musbach - May 13, 2019

SMTC is excited to announce long time Valley news and weatherman Cory McCloskey will lead the cast of SMTC's The Pajama Game as Sid Sorokin, the new supervisor at a Cedar Rapids pajama factory in the throes of a labor dispute...who falls in love with the head of the union's grievance committee! Perf...


BWW Review: Childsplay & Black Theatre Troupe Present AND IN THIS CORNER... CASSIUS C Photo BWW Review: Childsplay & Black Theatre Troupe Present AND IN THIS CORNER... CASSIUS CLAY
by Herbert Paine - February 05, 2019

Childsplay's current staging of Idris Goodwin's AND IN THIS CORNER… CASSIUS CLAY (in co-production with Black Theatre Troupe), features a superb cast, led by Rapheal Hamilton as Cassius and including some of the Valley's heavyweight talents. It packs a solid punch to the heart in an insightful and i...


Flogging Molly's Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival Announced Photo Flogging Molly's Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival Announced
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 13, 2020

The 2020 edition of Flogging Molly's annual St. Patrick's Day Festival Presented by KLOS 95.5 on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 will feature the legendary Celtic punk band headlining the Hollywood Palladium once again for the band's 6th annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration. Joining them will be Mad Caddies...


Jeff Riberdy's MODEL RECALL Plays 10th Annual United Solo Festival Photo Jeff Riberdy's MODEL RECALL Plays 10th Annual United Solo Festival
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2019

Jeff Riberdy's a?oeModel Recalla?? will play the 10th Annual United Solo Festival held at New York City's Theatre Row. This World Premiere production of Riberdy's work takes place on October 10, 2019....


Dallas Children's Theater Presents Its First Virtual Performance, MISS NELSON HAS A F Photo Dallas Children's Theater Presents Its First Virtual Performance, MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY
by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2020

This week, DCT will present its first fully virtual production a?" MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY. This delightful show was DCT's National Touring Production before it was pulled from the road in mid March due to COVID-19. MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY is ready to go on an entirely new tour, virtually, i...


Michael Moore Announces Release of New Documentary PLANET OF THE HUMANS Photo Michael Moore Announces Release of New Documentary PLANET OF THE HUMANS
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 21, 2020

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Michael Moore announced today that he is releasing a brand new documentary film on his RUMBLE Media label - and is offering it as a gift, free of charge, in the midst of the global pandemic....


Irving Burgie, Songwriter of 'Day-O', Featured in BEETLEJUICE, Has Died at Age 95 Photo Irving Burgie, Songwriter of 'Day-O', Featured in BEETLEJUICE, Has Died at Age 95
by Stephi Wild - December 01, 2019

Irving Burgie, the songwriter best known for his calypso hit Day-O, has died at age 95, according to the BBC. The cause of death was a result of complications from heart failure....


VIDEO: James Corden Joins Mark Wahlberg's 4am Workout Club on THE LATE LATE SHOW Photo VIDEO: James Corden Joins Mark Wahlberg's 4am Workout Club on THE LATE LATE SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 15, 2018

During last night's episode of 'The Late Late Show with James Corden,' after seeing Mark Wahlberg's ridiculous daily schedule, beginning with a 2:30am wake-up call and a 4am workout, James Corden decides to adopt his schedule for the day and heads to Mark's house for a taste of the 4am workout club....


Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Present The 2nd Annual Spot For Dance Festival Photo Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Present The 2nd Annual Spot For Dance Festival
by Julie Musbach - September 04, 2019

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, in conjunction with Community Board 7/Manhattan presents the 2nd Annual Spot for Dance Festival, a Movement Site Activation and Community Zone, on the occasion of both International Parking Day and the Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 20, 2019 from 2-7pm....


BWW Review: UNKNOWN RIVERS, Hampstead Theatre Photo BWW Review: UNKNOWN RIVERS, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 14, 2019

Hampstead Theatre sees the world premiere of Chinonyerem Odimba's Unknown Rivers, directed by Daniel Bailey with profound trajectory. A new play about friendship, mental health, and motherly love, it follows 19-year-old Nene (Nneka Okoye) as she struggles after a horrifying incident....


BWW Review: Everyone Bopped To the Top at '54 SINGS THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TRILOGY' Photo BWW Review: Everyone Bopped To the Top at '54 SINGS THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TRILOGY' at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Xandra Harbet - March 08, 2019

Representation? Nostalgia? Killer vocals? Wildcats? Feinstein's/54 Below had it all in '54 Sings the High School Musical Trilogy....


EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&A Photo EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 18, 2019

BWW catches up with Franko Figueiredo to chat about bringing The Trial to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....


Ron Howard's REBUILDING PARADISE Will Air Nov. 8 Photo Ron Howard's REBUILDING PARADISE Will Air Nov. 8
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 05, 2020

National Geographic Documentary Films announced today the commercial-free broadcast premiere of Rebuilding Paradise....


TIME ZONE INN On DVD/Digital On 4/14 Photo TIME ZONE INN On DVD/Digital On 4/14
by A.A. Cristi - March 18, 2020

A unique B&B gets couples ready for long distance relationships in TIME ZONE INN, a high-concept romantic drama arriving on DVD/Digital on 4/14...


HBO Max Greenlights Adam McKay's THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH Photo HBO Max Greenlights Adam McKay's THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 15, 2020

HBO Max announced from the stage at the WarnerMedia Television Critics Association (TCA) Day, a greenlight for Oscar® and Emmy® Award-winning writer Adam McKay's (Succession, The Big Short) The Uninhabitable Earth. This anthology series from wiip is inspired by David Wallace-Wells' global best-selli...


The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE Photo The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019

After making its debut on PopMatters yesterday, 'Cut The Rope', the new music video from Novato, CA's The Happys is now streaming here!...






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