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PRIMARY TRUST Begins Performances At Theatre Squared This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

TheatreSquared kicks off 2025 with Eboni Booth's surprising, touching comedy Primary Trust on the Spring Theatre stage. Opening January 22 at TheatreSquared (477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville), the show will run through February 23.

Review: THE RESPONDERS at TheatreSquared
by Theresa Bertram - Jun 12, 2024

What did our critic think of THE RESPONDERS at TheatreSquared?

Arkansas New Play Festival Set For This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2024

TheatreSquared has announced the lineup of new plays for the 2024 Arkansas New Play Festival (ANPF).

TheatreSquared to Present World Premiere of RESPONDERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2024

TheatreSquared will present the world premiere of RESPONDERS, a dark comedy by Arkansan playwright Joseph Scott Ford, exploring the lives of first responders in a small town. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Lainie Kazan's Four Classic 60s Albums Available for the First Time in Almost 60 Years
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2024

Available for the first time in the nearly 60 years since they were introduced, the four 1960s vocal albums from Lainie Kazan are now streaming on all digital platforms.

Previews: WILLY WONKA JR at Ovations Repertory Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Jan 23, 2024

The show is directed by Orlando Pena, the artistic director of Ovations Dance Academy, who has over 30 years of experience in the dance industry. Pena says that he chose this musical because he loves the story, the characters, and the message of the show.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre Announces A VERY MOTOWN CHRISTMAS And 2024 Summerstage Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 4, 2023

Arkansas Repertory Theatre has announced a holiday special performance event, 'A Very Merry Motown Christmas,' and their 2024 SummerStage Season featuring productions like Pride & Prejudice, Footloose, Into the Side of a Hill, and Hello, Dolly!

TheatreSquared Announces 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023

TheatreSquared (T2) Artistic Director Robert Ford and Executive Director/Producer Martin Miller have announced the 2023-2024 TheatreSquared Season. Season packages are on sale today.

BWW Review: PRIMATING at Arkansas Repertory Theatre takes us to the jungle at the Little Rock Zoo
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 30, 2021

Nature versus nurture. This idea is debated throughout the world premiere of PRIMATING, written by Jennifer Vanderbes, and presented by The Arkansas Repertory Theatre August 10-29. Located deep in the sweltering, humid jungles of Africa, eh, the Little Rock Zoo, the story begins with Primatologist Desmond Hawkes (Douglas Rees) being interviewed for Time magazine by the lovely reporter Jenna Barash (Thea Foundation recipient Talley Gale). Then, past lover Eve Goodwin (Kate Goehring) shows up after 25 years to shake things up.

BWW Review: NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS at Theatre Row Meditates on Loss in All its Forms
by Christina Pandolfi - Jul 17, 2019

A small, young girl (Serena Parrish)-tattered and dirty-walks across the living room of a cabin. She's holding a candle, taking in her surroundings with laser focus. She's a whisper; a ghost living in the shadows. Then everything goes black.

Photo Flash: First Look at NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS Opening July 16th At Theatre Row
by Julie Musbach - Jul 15, 2019

NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS, a new play by Joseph Scott Ford begins opens tomorrow, Tuesday, July 16th  at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) for a limited run through Saturday, July 27th.

NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS Begins Performances July 10th At Theater Row
by Julie Musbach - Jul 9, 2019

NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS, a new play by Joseph Scott Ford begins performances on tomorrow, Wednesday, July 10th at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). The opening is set for Tuesday, July 16th. Kelsey Claire directs a cast of seven in this high-octane, heartfelt and delightfully bizarre production. NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS is produced by Tamra Paselk.

POV on PBS to Premiere Documentary CALL HER GANDA
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 18, 2019

When 26-year old Filipina transgender woman Jennifer Laude, is found dead with her head plunged into a motel room toilet, the perpetrator is quickly identified as 19 year-old U.S. marine Joseph Scott Pemberton. A military recruit in an unfamiliar land, Pemberton was on “liberty leave” when he solicited Jennifer at a disco. On discovering that Jennifer was transgender, he brutally murdered her, leaving her to be found by her friend and the motel receptionist.

NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS to Debut Off-Broadway This July
by Julie Musbach - May 21, 2019

NOT EVEN THE GOOD THINGS, a new play by Joseph Scott Ford begins performances on Wednesday, July 10th at Theatre Row

THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Begins Performances Tomorrow Off-Broadway
by Julie Musbach - Feb 12, 2018

Musicals Tonight!'s 20th Anniversary Spring Season opener of Rodgers and Hart's The Boys From Syracuse, begins performances Tuesday, February 13th at The Lion Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).  The comedy farce about mistaken identity, as adapted by George Abbott, will play a limited engagement through February 25th.  The Boys From Syracuse is directed and choreographed by Jonathan Cerullo who has given the musical a  fresh new take with men cast in almost all of the female roles for the very first time.  Tickets are $45 and can be purchased through www.telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200.

Musicals Tonight Announces Cast of THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2018

Casting has been announced for Musicals Tonight!'s 20th Spring Season opener of Rodgers and Hart's The Boys From Syracuse, the comedy farce about mistaken identity, as adapted by George Abbott.

The Falmouth Chorale to Present CAROLS & LULLABIES Holiday Concert
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2017

The Falmouth Chorale, led by Artistic Director John Yankee, presents a holiday concert, Carols & Lullabies today, December 9 at 4 pm and Sunday, December 10 at 3 pm.

The Falmouth Chorale to Present CAROLS & LULLABIES Holiday Concert
by BWW News Desk - Nov 6, 2017

The Falmouth Chorale, led by Artistic Director John Yankee, presents a holiday concert, Carols & Lullabies on Saturday, December 9 at 4 pm and Sunday, December 10 at 3 pm.

Sundance Institute Announces Documentary Fund Grants Across Nonfiction Formats
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2017

A diverse range of projects and artists on the frontlines of nonfiction storytelling received nearly $2 million in grants from Sundance Institute, furthering their work across a broad array of subjects and forms.

BWW Interview: Playwright WILLARD MANUS Discusses His New Play About MM
by Don Grigware - Apr 22, 2016

Local Playwright Willard Manus' Joe & Marilyn: A Love Story, a new play about the troubled relationship between baseball great Joe DiMaggio and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, debuts this Saturday, April 23rd at 8:00 pm, runs April 23 - May 22, produced by John Lant and Anne Mesa, directed by T.J. Castronovo and starring Rico Simonini and Emily Alicia Low, produced by Write Act Rep@TheBrickhouse Theatre in North Hollywood. The play was developed at the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit (West Coast), where Manus and Castronovo are fellow-members. He shared with us a bit about the play and quite a bit about his life.