Carmen Miranda

Review: NUNCRACKERS: THE NUNSENSE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Dec 13, 2024

What do you call a nun who can sing? A sister act!  And what do you call four nuns and a monk who sing and dance during Christmas? “Nuncrackers!” now playing weekends at Desert Theatreworks through December 29.

Review: JERSEY BOYS at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Nov 12, 2024

While many jukebox musicals rely heavily on the audience's pre-existing love for the music, 'Jersey Boys' stands out as an exception. This Tony-winning musical, currently gracing the stage at Desert Theatreworks, transcends its soundtrack.

Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Desert TheatreWorks
by Charlie Thomas - Oct 11, 2024

It’s Halloween time again and what better way to get in the spookiest of vibes than seeing a good murder mystery, right? Desert Theatreworks in Indio has just the potion for you with their current production of 'Dial M for Murder'. 

Review: James Beaman Is Full of Love & Laughter in LIVED EXPERIENCE at the Triad
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jun 28, 2024

James Beaman is fabulously himself in his new solo show. LIVED EXPERIENCE takes a tongue-in-cheek look at everything from Gen Z’s and millennial’s obsession with “safety” and trigger words to Beaman’s own life and long career in acting, cabaret and drag performance.

Paying Homage to Virginia Lane, the Mythical Star of Brazilian Revue Theater, A VEDETE DO BRASIL Opens in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 1, 2024

Suely Franco, Flavia Monteiro and Bela Quadros star in the production that celebrates the centenary of the iconic revue theater artist Viginia Lane with direction by Claudia Netto and musical direction by Alfredo Del-Penho.

Review: CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRAWFORDS Puts The 'Fun' Back In Dysfunctional at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Nov 29, 2023

What did our critic think of 'CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRAWFORDS' PUTS THE 'FUN' BACK IN DYSFUNCTIONAL at Desert Theatreworks?

London Cabaret Club Presents COPACABANA
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023

Join the hottest party in town as The London Cabaret Club bring Brazilian beach vibes to The Bloomsbury Ballroom with 'Copacabana:' a brand-new production created by Artistic Director and choreographer Doni Fierro.

Celebration Arts Presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, June 2- 25
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2023

Celebration Arts continues its 2023 Season with its third production, BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, written by Lynn Nottage.

Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Blumenthal Performing Arts
by Perry Tannenbaum - Mar 31, 2023

Scott Brown and Anthony Brown's stage adaptation may be hit-and-miss, and Eddie Perfect's score may be a punkish bust, but thanks to a design and tech dream team, BEETLEJUICE fanatics won't be disappointed with the touring Broadway version.

CARMEN MIRANDA: ENTRE DIVAS E BALANGANDAS, Renata Ricci's First Monologue, Opens in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Feb 22, 2023

The monologue opens at Teatro Paiol in the “1st Festival of Monologues”. The play narrates a cut in Carmen Miranda’s life, when, already consecrated as one of the main Brazilian personalities in the United States, she returned for a show in Brazil, booed for supposedly having “sold herself to the American government”.

With Free Tickets, CARMEN, A PEQUENA GRANDE NOTAVEL is a Musical for All Family
by Claudio Erlichman - Jan 23, 2023

Starring Laila Garin in the title role, and directed by Kleber Montanheiro, CARMEN A PEQUENA GRANDE NOTAVEL presents the story of Carmen Miranda, the Brazilian Bombshell, for all-family, with language of Revue Theater.

YOU'LL BE SWELL! YOU'LL BE GREAT! THE FINE ART OF PERFORMANCE Extended At Helicline Fine Art
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2022

You'll Be Swell! You'll Be Great! The Fine Art of Performance, the current exhibition from Helicline Fine Art is extended now through October 31.

YOU'LL BE SWELL! YOU'LL BE GREAT! THE FINE ART OF PERFORMANCE Exhibition Adds Additional Works
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2022

Additional works have been added to You'll Be Swell! You'll Be Great! The Fine Art of Performance, the new exhibition from Helicline Fine Art running now through August 31.

Felipe Galganni Is Back With THE RISE OF XANA DUME at The Triad Theater on May 9
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2022

While most people spent their time during the COVID lockdown bingeing TV series, learning to make sourdough, or teaching themselves to knit, renowned tap dancer and teacher, Felipe Galganni (2022 Bistro Award Winner for Original Jazz Presentation) developed an entirely new creation - a Brazilian song and dance queen who sprang full blown from his love of the Olivia Newton John classic, Xanadu. He will introduce her to the world in The Rise of Xana DuMe along with her sisters and muses Gisele Bundchen, Carmen Miranda, Ann Miller, and Maria Montez in an evening of wildly entertaining music and terpsichore.

Online Exhibit Will Include Pieces From HELLO, DOLLY!, CABARET, MY FAIR LADY, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2022

You’ll Be Swell! You’ll Be Great! The Fine Art of Performance is the new exhibition from Helicline Fine Art beginning May 2 through August 31, 2022. About three dozen works of art depicting theatre, film, dance, music and circus, will be available online and in person.

BWW Review: Justin Elizabeth Sayre's ASSORTED FRUIT at Joe's Pub Takes Everyone to Gay Heaven
by Stephen Mosher - Mar 22, 2022

The variety in this show is marvelous but the host of the show is The End.

Academy Museum Announces 2022-2023 Exhibitions
by Michael Major - Mar 21, 2022

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced the first round of exhibition rotations, which are scheduled for the 2022–2023 season. These rotations further the museum’s mission to advance the understanding, celebration, and preservation of cinema through dynamic and diverse exhibitions.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Will Celebrate The Playwright's Birthday
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2022

The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will celebrate the 111th birthday of the great American playwright with an in-person Birthday Bash at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 27, 2022.

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: After a Brief Intermission...
by Michael Dale - Nov 28, 2021

How my exposure to the diversity of New York theatre changed once I started going to Off-Off-Broadway more frequently than to Broadway.

Mark Robert Petty Presents A MUSICAL THEATRE CHRISTMAS at The Actors' Church, Covent Garden
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2021

Featuring festive favourites from the musical theatre cannon, traditional carols, and more, the concert will be hosted by Tom Read Wilson and Dolly Diamond, with musical direction by George Francis and BSL translation by Paul Whittaker alongside a host of West End stars.