Matthew Miller

Previews: Hawaii Winter Theatre Preview Roundup

The holiday season is just around the corner, and the islands have some wonderful theatre offerings to keep spirits high! Check out some of the shows we’re looking forward to, broken down by island, and listed in order of opening date.

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the Winner of the September 2024 Go Try PlayWrite Contest

The September Go Try PlayWrite winner is Matthew Miller for his piece Hell, If I Know Matthew Miller is an improviser. Born and raised on Oahu, Matthew doesn’t usually write because Matthew has a difficult time being creative in that medium, but Matthew sometimes gets lucky performing in small parts around Oahu instead.

Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Manoa Valley Theatre

A powerhouse performance by Dwight T Martin leads a talented cast of Arthur Miller's masterpiece of American theatre.

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; Kimmel center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; at Theatre in the X Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; Kimmel Center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton Set For BLACKBERRY Film

The film tells the story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone, and stars an ensemble cast including Jay Baruchel (This Is The End, Knocked Up), Glenn Howerton (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, A.P. Bio), Cary Elwes (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Saw), Saul Rubinek (Hunters, True Romance), and more.

Lantern Theater Company Presents Lynn Nottage's FABULATION in June

Lantern Theater Company will conclude its 2021/22 Mainstage Season of live performances with the Philadelphia premiere of Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Making her Lantern directorial debut, Amina Robinson helms a cast of Philadelphia actors in a true ensemble production, with eight actors playing nearly 30 roles.

Kumu Kahua Theatre to Put a Twist on Giving Tuesday With the Return of THE LONGS CHALLENGE

Kumu Kahua Theatre is offering a nice twist on donating and Giving Tuesday, November 30 (this is the new-traditional day to remember the nonprofits in your life that are important to you).  This year they are bringing back a popular contest with the ladies version of The Longs Challenge! 

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Announce the Winner of the September 2021 Go Try PlayWrite Contest

he September Go Try PlayWrite winner is Matthew Miller for his play I Demand to Speak With the Manager! The contest prompt was a 5 page monologue depicting: A final recorded message from someone with Covid 19 in a Hawaii hospital ICU.

Fertile Ground 2021 Projects Announced; 31 Projects Selected by Community Panel

Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance has announced the new works lineup selected for the 2021 festival. 

Fertile Ground Announces GROW AWARD Winners For 2021 Festival

The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), is thrilled to announce the nine projects awarded $500 to produce new work in the 2021 festival. For the 12th annual festival, Fertile Ground will become a free, virtual festival running Thursday, January 28 through Sunday, February 7, 2021.

BWW Blog: International Thespian Festival - Life Lessons from the Pros

Thanks to Broadway World, I was given the opportunity to attend this impressive online festival and participate in some of the over fifty workshops that the festival had to offer. 

Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Adds Two Shows

DHT adds two performances to Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express!

Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners Announced; FREE SOLO, LEAVING NEVERLAND, Norman Lear, and More!

Last night the Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented!

BWW Review: TOPDOG / UNDERDOG at Shakespeare & Company â€" A Powerful Drama That Asks Does The Show Stop or Does The Show Go On When No One Is Watching?

The brothers reflect on their lives revealing bad parenting, neglect, abandonment and a series of life events that have left the two relatively young men badly broken. When Lincoln suffers yet another setback, he returns to his previous vices and the life lessons each of the brothers has learned well, are once again set into play - this time upon each other. The result is an overwhelming piece of riveting drama that is raw, deeply emotional, and must be experienced to be appreciated.

Shakespeare and Company Presents TOPDOG/UNDERDOG

Shakespeare & Company presents MacArthur a?oeGeniusa?? Award recipient Suzan-Lori Parks' pulitzer prize-winning play, Topdog/Underdog directed by the distinguished Regge Life, who helmed the Company's acclaimed razor sharp comedy God of Carnage in 2017.

BWW Review: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at Media Theatre

From a short 1976 New York Magazine article by Brit ex pat Nik Cohn (which he later admitted was fictional) was spawned a block buster film that made John Travolta a household name.

Name Of Bird's Free Open Studios Return

Name of Bird's Open Studios continue into 2019!

BWW Review: Media Theatre's THE WIZARD OF OZ

Media Theatre's opens the Holiday Season with a family favorite The Wizard of Oz.