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Cast and Creative Team Set for Porchlight's Free Summer Music Series, BROADWAY IN YOUR BACKYARD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2024

Porchlight Music Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for its free summer music series, BROADWAY IN YOUR BACKYARD, bringing musical theatre performances to various Chicago neighborhoods.

Broadway in Your Backyard Returns This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024

Porchlight Music Theatre has announcedthe return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, now in its fourth year, June 6 - August 6, as part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series. Learn more about the lineup here!

Rising Stars Return To Compete For Title Of Rising All-Star At 25th Annual Celebration Of The Arts In Howard County
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2022

The Howard County Arts Council will commemorate 20 years of its Rising Star Performing Arts Competition at the 25th annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 6 to 10 pm at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College (HCC) in Columbia.

Flatland Cavalry Debut New Performance Video for Single, 'Daydreamer'
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 1, 2022

The video is the second installment of the band’s new series, “Far Out West Sessions,” which consists of seven stripped-down versions of songs from their acclaimed album, Welcome to Countryland (stream/purchase here). Produced by Fernando Garcia and filmed by Garcia and John Park at unique locations across the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, “Far Out West Sessions” finds the band celebrating to their roots—returning to their home state to perform these songs in their purest form.

VIDEO: Flatland Cavalry Debut 'Dancin' Around a Fire' Performance Video
by Michael Major - Mar 25, 2022

Acclaimed band Flatland Cavalry unveil their new series, “Far Out West Sessions,” today with the debut of a special performance video for “Dancin’ Around A Fire.' Today’s release is the first installment of the video series, which consists of seven stripped-down versions of songs from the band’s acclaimed album, Welcome to Countryland.

K-Pop Spotlight: December 2021 Comebacks and Debuts - NCT, Monsta X, TWICE, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 26, 2021

This month promises everything from the awaited release of NCT 2021, to Japanese comebacks from Seventeen, TWICE and ITZY, Monsta X's second full-English album, and much more.

BWW Previews: JUNETEENTH HONORED BY THE STRAZ CENTER VETERAN AND CIVILIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE at Straz Center's Riverwalk Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Jun 9, 2021

A collaboration with area veterans and civilians called the Straz Center Veteran and Civilian Dance Ensemble will debut an original spoken-word piece, “Freedom Tree,” under the artistic direction of Katurah Robinson and John Park at Straz’s Riverwalk Stage.

Fort Worth Opera and The McCammon Voice Competition Committee Cancel 2020 Competition and Grant Award to Semi-Finalists
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2020

Fort Worth Opera (FWO) and the McCammon Voice Competition Committee regrettably announced today that the 2020 Competition has been cancelled due to uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Worth Opera and the McCammon Voice Competition Announce Semi-Finalists and Postpone Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2020

The McCammon Voice Competition judges have chosen the twenty-nine semi-finalists for the nineteenth biennial competition. Initially scheduled for April 3 and 4, the 2020 competition will be moved to the fall of this year, in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Lawrence Busker Festival To Get Bigger, Weirder This Year
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2020

The Lawrence Busker Festival is planning another year of unmistakable talent after a historic all-female festival in 2019. The festival has grown from a small local event to one that is recognized worldwide as the best street performer festival in America.

De Blasio Administration Announces New IDNYC Program Benefits Ahead Of Five Year Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2019

The de Blasio Administration today announced the launch of the IDNYC renewal campaign, new and returning benefit partners, and the IDNYC Middle School Card. With the fifth anniversary of the IDNYC program approaching and the first set of cards set to expire beginning in January 2020, the program has also introduced a new card design and a comprehensive, citywide advertising and targeted outreach campaign to promote renewals. IDNYC is the largest and most successful municipal ID program in the country with over 1.3 million cardholders.

World-renowned Composer and Music Producer Steve Barakatt Signs with British Singer and Actor Piera Van de Wiel
by Macon Prickett - Jun 27, 2018

Steve Barakatt and Abaca Group Inc. are pleased to announce the conclusion of a record deal with British singer, songwriter, and actor Piera Van de Wiel.

BWW Review: Animal Crackers at Cygnet Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - Jul 14, 2017

ANIMAL CRACKERS is playing at the Cygnet Theater through August 13th. For tickets and show times go to www.cygnettheatre.com

BWW Review: ANIMAL CRACKERS at Mad Cow Theatre
by Clarissa Moon - Jun 17, 2017

Mad Cow Theatre continues its twentieth season with ANIMAL CRACKERS, a musical adapted from the Marx Brothers' film of the same name. The plot centers around a party honoring Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, which is attended by larger-than-life guests, originally played by the Marx Brothers. Mad Cow is known for producing lesser-known shows. ANIMAL CRACKERS  was originally produced on Broadway in 1928, before the Golden Age of musicals. It has a vaudeville feel--broad comedy, from puns to prop comedy to outrageous physical humor.

Photo Flash: Mad Cow Theatre presents The Marx Brothers Musical Comedy ANIMAL CRACKERS
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2017

Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for Animal Crackers, the rollicking Marx Brothers musical comedy opening June 2, 2017 as the seventh production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 20.

Cast, Creative Team Announced for ANIMAL CRACKERS at Mad Cow Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for Animal Crackers, the rollicking Marx Brothers musical comedy opening June 2, 2017 as the seventh production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 20.

Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC presents RABBIT HOLE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2017

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present RABBIT HOLE, David Lindsay-Abaire's touching play, as the final play in the 16/17 season.  Directed by Katie Laris, performances will be April 12-29 in the intimate Jurkowitz Theatre.

EDC Presents a World Where Things Aren't What They Seem BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
by Julie Musbach - Mar 24, 2017

This May Expressions Dance Company's award-winning choreographer, Natalie Weir, brings her stunning new workBehind Closed Doors to the Playhouse at QPAC.

Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre Present BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2017

This May, Expressions Dance Company's award-winning choreographer, Natalie Weir, brings her stunning new work Behind Closed Doors to the Playhouse at QPAC.

Flaxworks present MISS JEAN BATTEN
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2017

Jean Batten's 1936 flight from England to New Zealand in a single engine plane made of wood and fabric navigating with just a compass and a watch is one of the extraordinary feats of the last century. Yet when she successfully landed in Auckland the Mayor greeted her with the words,