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Review: HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Disturbs the Comfortable at McCarter Theatre
by Chloe Yang - Jan 30, 2025

A gripping Holocaust drama explores the banality of evil as museum archivist grapples with Nazi leisure photos at Auschwitz. Strong performances and innovative staging illuminate how ordinary people enabled genocide.

HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES Launches National Tour At McCarter Theatre Center Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2025

The National Tour of Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist play from Tectonic Theater Project by Tony and Emmy nominee Moisés Kaufman and Emmy nominee Amanda Gronich opens tomorrow night Friday, January 24 and runs through February 9 at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton NJ.

Cast Set For National Tour of HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2024

The cast has been announced for the national tour of Tectonic Theater Project’s new play, Here There Are Blueberries. Learn more about the cast and find out where to catch the show here!

David Heron and Cast of MCBEE Celebrate Success of American Premiere In Jamaica, Queens
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 8, 2024

David Heron and the cast of MCBEE celebrate the success of its American premiere at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, honoring playwright Alwin Bully during Caribbean American Heritage Month.

David Heron Announces Free Student Tickets For American Premiere Presentation Of Alwin Bully's MCBEE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2024

David Heron has announced a Free Student Ticket Initiative for high school and college students to attend the American premiere of Alwin Bully's Caribbean drama MCBEE at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.

Full Cast Announced For American Premiere Presentation Of MCBEE At the Jamaica Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024

Full casting announced for the American premiere of Alwin Bully’s Caribbean drama MCBEE on June 23 at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, featuring a complimentary Golden Krust Caribbean Cuisine Reception.

Karl O'Brian Williams, Miranda Melhado & More to Star in MCBEE at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2024

Join Karl O'Brian Williams, Miranda Melhado, and Emilio Evans in the American premiere of Alwin Bully's Caribbean drama, McBEE.

Luke Forbes and Denise Hunt To Lead Cast Of MCBEE U.S. Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2024

Luke Forbes from Amazon Prime's HARLEM and Denise Hunt from HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK headline the cast for the US premiere of McBEE.

VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer for DOG Starring Channing Tatum
by Michael Major - Nov 17, 2021

DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. The film also stars Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Nicole LaLiberté, Luke Forbes, and Ronnie Gene Blevins.

The Story Of Infamous Republican Strategist Lee Atwater Brought To Life In Hollywood Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2019

When Lee Atwater passed away in 1991, he left behind a legacy that shaped the modern political landscape, and turned negative politics into the norm. Though he asked for forgiveness for his 'sins' on his deathbed (including attacks against politicians Tom Turnipseed, Gary Hart, and Michael Dukakis), the damage had been done. Premiering at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival, 'Son of a Bitch' is a new play that grapples with Atwater's role in the 1988 Bush/Quayle Presidential campaign, and his legacy.

World Premiere Of KEEPING UP WITH THE PROZOROVS Comes to Hollywood Fringe 2018
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2018

What would happen if Chekhov's Three Sisters made it to Moscow?...They'd become the Kardashians. Classic realism meets reality television in the World Premiere production of dark comedy Keeping Up With The Prozorovs by Lucy Gillespie.

World Premiere Of KEEPING UP WITH THE PROZOROVS Comes to Hollywood Fringe 2018
by BWW News Desk - Jun 9, 2018

What would happen if Chekhov's Three Sisters made it to Moscow?...They'd become the Kardashians. Classic realism meets reality television in the World Premiere production of dark comedy Keeping Up With The Prozorovs by Lucy Gillespie.

World Premiere Of KEEPING UP WITH THE PROZOROVS Comes to Hollywood Fringe 2018
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2018

What would happen if Chekhov's Three Sisters made it to Moscow?...They'd become the Kardashians. Classic realism meets reality television in the World Premiere production of dark comedy Keeping Up With The Prozorovs by Lucy Gillespie.

BWW Review: The Wallis Uncovers THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD for the Holidays
by Ellen Dostal - Dec 5, 2017

This year for the holidays, The Wallis has traded its typical musical theatre fare (Into the Woods/2014, Guys & Dolls/2015, Merrily We Roll Along/2016) for something a little less traditional but even more imaginative and fun Vesturport Theatre's THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD by playwright David Farr.

THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD Shoots First Arrows Tonight at The Wallis
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2017

The Heart of Robin Hood, a heart-pounding, eye-popping new adventure directed by Gisli rn Gardarsson and Selma Bj rnsd ttir from Iceland's innovative theater company Vesturport and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) starts first performance previews tonight, November 29, with an opening night set for Friday, December 1, and continues through Sunday, December 17.

The Wallis and Vesturport presents THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2017

The classic tale of the world's most infamous outlaw goes rogue in The Heart of Robin Hood, a heart-pounding, eye-popping new adventure directed by Gisli rn Gardarsson and Selma Bj rnsd ttir from Iceland's innovative theater company Vesturport and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis). Robin Hood and his unmerry gang of cutthroats steal from the rich, but it never occurs to them to give back.

New York Theatre Barn to Present Reading of New Black Panthers Musical DAYS OF RAGE 11/28
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 26, 2016

In response to the Presidential election and the state of our divided nation,  New York Theatre Barn will produce a reading of the new musical Days of Rage on Monday, November 28th, 2016 at The Cell.

Casting Announced for New York Theatre Barn's New Work Series
by BWW News Desk - Nov 4, 2016

The ninth season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series continues on Monday, November 7, 2016 at The Cell with pre-premieres of two new musicals: Days of Rage and Fireflies.

HAMLET Gets Nineties Evangelical Makeover with Bonneville Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2016

Bonneville Theater Company presents a new contemporary take on William Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in a 1990s evangelical charismatic Christian church.

Dorset Theatre Festival to Continue Reading Series with A DOLL's HOUSE
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 27, 2016

July 11, 7 PM, as part of their nationally renowned New Play Readings, Dorset Theatre Festival presents director, writer, and translator, Royston Coppenger's exciting re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play- A Doll's House. Developed by acclaimed director John Gould Rubin, Coppenger and Rubin have found new resonance for our times in the play that astonished its audiences when first produced. Dorset Theatre Festival is excited to be able to support the art of translation, with this stunning new adaptation destined to please and entertain audiences for years to come.