Review: BALLET WEST: THE NUTCRACKER at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - Nov 25, 2023
The first Nutcracker appear at the Kennedy Center this year is from Ballet West, based in Salt Lake City. And as brisk and fresh as it feels, it comes as something of a surprise that its lineage goes back to the very first U.S. performance of what’s become the most popular ballet in the country by far.
Just Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards
by BWW - Dec 16, 2019
There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
BroadwayWorld Houston Awards Update: THE WIZ - Pearl Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 9, 2019
There's just a few weeks left to make your voice heard and submit your votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
NFFTY Announces 2019 Jury and Audience Awards
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 28, 2019
NFFTY is the world's largest and most influential film festival for emerging directors, showcases work by filmmakers 24 and younger from around the globe. NFFTY returned for its 13th consecutive year October 24 - October 27 in Seattle, Washington with thousands attending the festival. This year's festival featured over 287 films from 24 states and 24 countries. The award winners a?" including jury, audience and special achievement awards a?" have been announced.
BWW Review: BALLET WEST Returns to the Joyce in NYC for a Five-Day Run
by Sondra Forsyth - Oct 13, 2017
As I noted in my 2015 review of Ballet West's debut at the Joyce Theater in NYC, this company based in Salt Lake City has an admirable command of contemporary ballet . That fact was in evidence once again on October 11th 2017, opening night of Ballet West's five-day run.
Theatre Temoin's THE MARKED Will Tour to Homeless Hotspots Across the UK
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2017
Following five-star sell-out successes at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and an acclaimed run at London's Ovalhouse, Theatre Temoin's The Marked will tour the UK's regional homeless 'hotspots', using mask, puppetry and physical theatre to navigate a haunting, mystical world inspired by real-life stories of homelessness.
Helios Collective Presents DIDO AND...at King's College London
by Liz Cearns - Oct 5, 2016
To bring fresh new meaning to a play is a virtue, to do it to a musical score is sacrilege. But why? Why shouldn't musicians be as creative as actors? As part of PLAY, the 2016 Arts & Humanities Festival at King's College London, Helios Collective present a reimagined reading of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas as Dido & ….
BWW Review: I LOVE YOU - You're Privileged, Now Change
by David Fick - Jul 30, 2016
There is a meme making the rounds on Facebook at the moment. Above an image of the cast of the television series, FRIENDS, a caption reads: 'This documentary of White Privilege is kinda long and hard to watch, but DAMN. Really lays it all out there.' This revival of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE offers the musical theatre equivalent of that perception.