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Review: THE DREAM AND BEYOND at ShadowBox Live

Shadowbox Live reached deep into their skill sets to celebrate the 11 leaders’ achievements through art, words, dance and song while educating the audience on their significance.  

Review: 3: BLACK GIRL BLUES Enjoys a Limited Run at B Street Theatre

What did our critic think of 3: BLACK GIRL BLUES at B Street Theatre?

Interview: Greta Oglesby of FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Has Clearly Found Her Calling

BroadwayWorld speaks with acclaimed actor Greta Oglesby about playing a civil rights icon in Cheryl L. West's 'Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer' running at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley through April 2.

Where Are All of the Female Theatre Critics?

In this, the second installment in our series on women playwrights, the playwrights speak about critical interpretation of their work and the lack of powerful female critics. Please read Part I here, which discusses the more general issues female playwrights face.

VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Talks Human Rights, the Oscars, and More on THE TONIGHT SHOW

Ariana DeBose appeared on The Tonight Show last night, where she talked about the moving speech she delivered at the Oscars, what people can do to protect human rights in the United States and joining the cast of Westworld.

SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2022 Season

San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company of Weathersby Productions has announced their 2022 Theater season. The 2022 season will include THE NEW TEACHER (February 19, 2022) and REMEMBERING JAMES- The Life and Music of James Brown (March 19 - August 27, 2022).

BWW Interview: Sidney Outlaw of MOZART AND SALIERI at Opera San José Finds Himself Entering the Prime of His Career

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,' and 'La Bohème.' BroadwayWorld speaks with Outlaw.

Marbl Feels Very 'Lucky' in Brand New Single

Marbl was signed to label BOOM Entertainment! with producer and good friend Fis - T and has written/performed track for American artist, Bad Tuner (Back To Me) as well as penning tracks for Canadian group Keys N Krates.

SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season

San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company (Dedrick Weathersby, Executive Director) and Sacramento's The Guild Theater (St. HOPE Academy) have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season.

SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season

San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company (Dedrick Weathersby, Executive Director) and Sacramento's The Guild Theater (St. HOPE Academy) have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season.

SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season

San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company and Sacramento's The Guild Theater have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season.

SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season

San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company (Dedrick Weathersby, Executive Director) and Sacramento's The Guild Theater (St. HOPE Academy) have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season.

Kevin Liles Named Executive of the Year and 300 Entertainment's Rise

Today, Billboard names Kevin Liles, co-founder and CEO of 300 Entertainment, Executive of the Year.

Stories On Stage Presents DON'T LOOK AWAY - BLACK STORIES MATTER

Stories on Stage presents Don't Look Away a?" Black Stories Matter, a mixture of fiction, poetry and non-fiction.  The show will be streamed live from Boulder's Nomad Playhouse, at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23.  Ticket holders will receive a link to the performance.

REMEMBERING JAMES- THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JAMES BROWN Resumes 2020-2021 Tour in Mississippi

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Weathersby Productions in conjunction with Super Bad Theater Company is restarting their 2020-2021 tour Theatre season, in Meridian Mississippi at the Historic Temple Theatre of The Performing Arts. The new musical REMEMBERING JAMES- The Life and Music of James Brown will perform Nov. 21, One evening show with a possible matinee show to be added.

AbunDance Presents US, ABUNDANTLY

AbunDance Academy of the Arts, an established non-profit arts organization dedicated to offering children and adults affordable dance, theater, and musical instruction at all levels, presents a new work by Karisma Jay, 'Us, AbunDantly!', a theatrical dance performance featuring students and seasoned Broadway artists on the same stage. Inspired by the fan-favorite Cartoon 'Magic School Bus''Us, AbunDantly!', tells the story of an inspirational teacher, Ms. Frizzle, who goes against the grain to educate her students on all of the African, Caribbean, Latino and African-American history missing from their textbooks. While using her classroom as a history portal, Ms. Frizzle takes her students back in time to learn History, the real way. An inspiring story expressed primarily through dance, song and live music, 'Us, AbunDantly!,' is a celebration of Africa and the Americas!

BWW Review: HAIR, New Wimbledon Theatre

New York. August 1965. Young men in America are being called up to fight in Vietnam and the burning of draft cards has just been made illegal.

BWW Review: Bekah Brunstetter's Sweet, Provocative and Multi-Layered THE CAKE

The conflict between seeing multiple sides of an issue and the insistence that there is only one correct side is the power that fuels Bekah Brunstetter's sweet and provocative multi-layered comedy/drama The Cake, a fictional story that offers evenly sliced arguments regarding the news-making debates involving same-sex couples planning their wedding receptions and bakers who decline their cake-creating business.

BWW Review: BLUE DOOR, Theatre Royal Bath

From mathematics professor Lewis's insomnia and amnesia plagued night emerges a poetic, fragmented and poignant reflection on race, forgetfulness, and legacy enlightened by two fine performances in a thoughtfully directed production from Eleanor Rhode as part of the Ustinov Studio's UK premieres from the Americas.

Review Roundup: Geva Theatres's Production Of HAIR

Geva Theatre Center presents Hair, with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, directed by Melissa Rain Anderson, with musical direction by Don Kot, and choreography by Liz Ramos in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from September 4 through October 7.