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COCK TALES Comes to 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024

Musicians Jimmy Berry & Greg Hoffman will join Lori Hoeft & Macy Pitt in Cock Tales: Straight Up, Dirty & Shaken Stories of Lust & Love, a new darkly comedic entertainment in the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

BroadStage to Present the World Premiere of Los Angeles Ballet's MEMORYHOUSE
by Blair Ingenthron - May 28, 2023

BroadStage will present the world premiere of Los Angeles Ballet's Memoryhouse, the first full-length ballet by Melissa Barak as Los Angeles Ballet's new Artistic Director. The ballet will run June 15-17, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage.

Melissa Barak Named New Artistic Director of Los Angeles Ballet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2022

Los Angeles Ballet has announced that Melissa Barak has been appointed as Artistic Director by its Board.  Barak, an accomplished ballet dancer and choreographer, will serve as the first solo artistic director in the Company’s history.

Wake Up With BWW 8/20: Colton Ryan and Nik Dodani Join DEAR EVAN HANSEN Film, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2020

Today's top stories: Nik Dodani and Colton Ryan have joined the cast of the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, and more!

Opera Omaha Announces Third Annual ONE FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2020

Opera Omaha announces its third annual ONE FESTIVAL. The ONE Festival is a place for wild dreams, wilder execution, and exploration of those ideas on a grand scale. Programming is driven by the artists, not the executives. With an emphasis on experimentation and new worka?'yet not tethered to premieresa?'ONE fosters an environment that encourages and celebrates bold risks and transformative storytelling. At a glance, one might assume this is happening in NYC or LA; but this opera hothouse sizzles in the dead center of our country, far from the coasts. 

Wake Up With BWW 8/20: Todrick Hall and Colleen Ballinger Join WAITRESS, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2019

Today's top stories: Todrick Hall and Colleen Ballinger join Waitress, and more!

Andrew Garfield Will Star as James Rhodes in Musical Biopic INSTRUMENTAL
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2019

Andrew Garfield is headed back to the big screen! According to The List, the actor will play real-life pianist James Rhodes in the musical biopic, Instrumental. The film is an adaptation of Rhodes' autobiography 'A Memoir Of Madness, Medication And Music.'

Andrew Garfield to Star in the James Marsh Drama INSTRUMENTAL
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 8, 2019

Andrew Garfield is set to star in the drama biopic Instrumental from Oscar-winner James Marsh, according to Deadline.

Shonda Rhimes and Matt Reeves Developing RECURSION for Netflix
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 4, 2018

Netflix has secured the rights to international bestselling author Blake Crouch's book “Recursion” for Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beer's Shondaland and Matt Reeves' 6th & Idaho for a feature film as well as a television universe. “Recursion” will be published by Crown on June 11, 2019.

Brief 8/20: Inside Opening Night of PRETTY WOMAN, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2018

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: we took you inside opening night of Pretty Woman, and more!

Opera Philadelphia Presents World Premiere Of GLASS HANDEL
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2018

Glass Handel is one of two innovative and thought-provoking world premiere productions that highlight O18, the second edition of Opera Philadelphia's annual season-opening festival. Staged on September 22, 23 and 30 in the expansive Annenberg Court of Philadelphia's Barnes Foundation, home to O17's The Wake World, the new work is an immersive, multidisciplinary operatic installation headlined and created by American countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo – “a bona-fide star” (New Yorker) – in collaboration with producer Cath Brittan and avant-garde fashion/art company Visionaire. Under their curation, music by Baroque master George Frederic Handel and living legend Philip Glass meets the worlds of art, fashion, dance, and film through collaboration with a host of luminaries: fine artist George Condo; designer Raf Simons from fashion house Calvin Klein; choreographer Justin Peck; ballet dancers David Hallberg and Patricia Delgado; performance artist Ryan McNamara; and filmmakers including James Ivory, Maurizio Cattelan, Mickalene Thomas and Mark Romanek. Opera Philadelphia's world premiere production also marks the official launch of ARC, Costanzo's solo album debut, a collection of Glass and Handel arias due for September 21 release on Decca Gold.

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo Announces Debut Album ARC
by Macon Prickett - Jul 24, 2018

Countertenor ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO announces ARC, an album of works by Philip Glass and Handel, set for release on September 21 on DECCA GOLD (click here to pre-order).

ANGELS IN AMERICA's Andrew Garfield Wins 2018 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2018

Andrew Garfield has won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for ANGELS IN AMERICA.

Academy Award Nominee Sally Hawkins To Executive Produce New Thriller CORDELIA
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 28, 2018

Academy Award Nominee Sally Hawkins To Executive Produce New Thriller CORDELIA

An Epic Returns: Meet the Cast of ANGELS IN AMERICA- Now in Previews!
by Danielle Gutierrez - Feb 25, 2018

The epic story returns. Tony Kushner's two-part play, ANGELS IN AMERICA makes its way back to Broadway tonight! A cast led by Tony nominee Andrew Garfield and two-time Tony winner Nathan Lane will begin previews tonight at the Neil Simon Theatre with Part 1: Millennium Approaches. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!

RWS Entertainment Group's Binder Casting Adds Film, Commercial Hires To Lead New Divisions
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2018

Binder Casting, a subsidiary of Emmy Award-winning RWS Entertainment Group (RWS), today announced the appointment of three new hires set to lead the newly formed commercial and film casting divisions. Anthony Pichette, Kyle Coker join Binder as Sr. Casting Directors and Chad Eric Murnane joins as a Casting Director. The announcement was made today by Ryan Stana, CEO of RWS Entertainment Group.

Justin Timberlake Announces Track List for MAN OF THE WOODS
by Tori Hartshorn - Jan 5, 2018

Justin Timberlake Announces Track List for MAN OF THE WOODS

VIDEO: Justin Timberlake Releases Video for All-New Single 'Filthy'
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 5, 2018

Earlier this week, global superstar Justin Timberlake teased his all-new forthcoming album 'Man of the Woods.' At midnight on Thursday, the Grammy winner dropped the album's first single, 'Filthy,' along with a music video

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Mare Winningham and More to Join Kenyon Phillips for Halloween UNISEX SALON at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2017

Kenyon Phillips, known for his inventive blend of orchestral rock, surrealist theater and interactive cabaret, will be haunting Joe's Pub for an all-new Halloween installment of Unisex Salon with Kenyon Phillips on October 29, 2017.

Kenyon Phillips to Star in NIGHT OF A THOUSAND ACID QUEENS at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2017

Kenyon Phillips, known for his inventive blend of orchestral rock, surrealist theater and interactive cabaret, will produce and star in a different kind of rock opera on Monday, September 11, 2017.