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Interview: Meghan Ripchik's All Encompassing For BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
by Gil Kaan - Sep 15, 2024

Next up for Morgan-Wixson, straight from the tabloids, Bat Boy: The Musical opens September 28, 2024. Meghan Ripchik directs and choreographs the cast of: Ashton Bianchi, Diana Cabell, Cassandra Caruso, Jack Colyer, Aaron Ellis, Nico Fisher, Connor Tyler Gray, Lauren Josephs, Kalani Lopez, Lorne, Tommi Jo Mongold, Johnathan O’Neal, Carter Santos, Norman Thatch, Abigail Torrence, Roni Renee Williams and Javon Willis. Meghan found time in between all her various duties to answer a few of my queries.

BAT BOY THE MUSICAL to be Presented at Camel City Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2024

Experience BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Camel City Playhouse from June 6th to 16th. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: FRINGE FESTIVAL: FINAL ROUNDUP at Toronto Fringe
by Ilana Lucas - Sep 1, 2023

This year, the Fringe Festival returned more than half a million dollars to its talented, hardworking artists. Toronto Fringe may be over, but other festivals aren't! Our critic saw 59 shows in this year's festival. Here are some of her final comments as we look forward to Fringe 2024.

BAT BOY: The Musical Comes to Staten Island
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2023

Spotlight Repertory Theatre Company (under the leadership of Producing Director Mary Lee Marson Aloia and Artistic Director Jacques Stewart) presents the award-winning musical, Bat Boy: The Musical, with performances June 22 through 25 at the Staten Island Playhouse at Empire Outlets level 3 (55 Richmond Terrace).

Review: BAT BOY THE MUSICAL at The Weekend Theater
by Theresa Bertram - May 2, 2023

What did our critic think of BAT BOY THE MUSICAL at The Weekend Theater?

Cast Announced for City Lit's THE VIRGINIAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2021

City Lit Theater will open its 41st season with the world premiere adaptation of THE VIRGINIAN: A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS. Owen Wister’s novel, published in 1902, is said to have established the Western genre of narrative fiction and the cowboy ideal as an American icon.

BWW Exclusive: Meet the 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalists- Beth Steel
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 3, 2021

Ahead of the announcement of the 2021 The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner, BroadwayWorld is excited to spotlight each of this year's finalists. Learn more about Frances Poet and read an excerpt form her play, The House of Shades.

Alt Rock Soloist Drew Davies Releases Self-Titled Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 15, 2020

Rock soloist hailing from London, Drew Davies has released his self-titled album on 15 May via AD1.

London-based Rock Soloist Drew Davies Shares New Single 'Mrs. Taylor'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 1, 2019

London-based rock soloist Drew Davies has shared his single 'Mrs. Taylor' set for release on 1 November lifted from his upcoming debut EP via AD1. The track has just premiered via Pure Grain Audio. The EP was mixed by Steve Honest (Oasis, Eurythmics) and mastered by John Webber (David Bowie, Super Furry Animals). Davies has been featured by the likes of Clash Magazine, Atwood Magazine and Music News amongst others. He has seen radioplay from BBC Radio York's Introducing with Jericho Keys, BBC Wales, Radio X, and as a previous member of The Mercy House, the band saw support from Kerrang, Classic Rock Magazine, Metal Hammer, MTV and BBC Radio 6 and Radio X. He has toured extensively in the UK and Europe, had music featured on the Rock Band video game, played Download Festival, London's Scala and the iconic Troubadour. He has toured UK and Europe extensively as a member of various bands and played Bloodstock, Download Festival, El Kanina Rock Festival (Spain), London's Troubadour, and opened for Biohazard at a sold out Scala show.

BWW Interview: Golda Rosheuvel Talks THE AMERICAN CLOCK
by Rona Kelly - Feb 15, 2019

Actress Golda Rosheuvel has always loved jazz and swing, sharing that 'Ella Fitzgerald is one of the reasons [she] started singing'. Giving us an insight into the music and magic of theatre, Golda also shares why The American Clock still ticks for every generation, even today.

Outcry Theatre's BAT BOY THE MUSICAL Announces Cast and Crew
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2017

Outcry Theatre will present its first musical this October with Bat Boy: The Musical, story and book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe (Heathers).

BWW Review: The Sixth Annual Clive Barnes Awards for Dance and Theatre
by Marsha Volgyi - Jan 18, 2016

The Sixth Annual Clive Barnes Awards was a held on a chilly afternoon, at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. Winning in the Dance Award--Gabe Stone Shayer, and the Theatre Award went to Dave Thomas Brown. A lovely afternoon to celebrate the late Clive Barnes, The Clive Barnes Foundation, and recognizing talented the finalists and both winners of this humble award.

Photo Coverage: First Look at Emerald City Players' BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
by Jerri Shafer - Aug 1, 2015

Bat Boy: The Musical is an American musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed 'Bat Boy', who grew up living in a cave.

Noreen Taylor Announces the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction Shortlist
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2014

Today, Noreen Taylor, prize founder and chair of the Charles Taylor Foundation announced the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize Shortlist before a breathless, standing-room-only crowd of publishers and journalists. The following five shortlisted books were culled from 12 titles on the RBC Taylor Prize Longlist which was released in December. The longlist was selected from 124 Canadian-authored non-fiction books submitted to this year's Prize by 45 publishers in 2013.

The 2014 RBC Taylor Prize Longlist is Announced!
by Christina Mancuso - Dec 11, 2013

Compilation of twelve literary non-fiction titles includes a previous nominee and one past winner

Lisa Taylor Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts Presents Dance Performance Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013

Lisa Taylor Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts, tonight, June 11 at 7 p.m., will produce a closing demonstration at the historic Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda.

Lisa Taylor Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts Presents Dance Performance, 6/11
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 4, 2013

Lisa Taylor Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m., they will produce a closing demonstration at the historic Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda.

BWW Reviews: BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL Brings High Camp to Mamaroneck
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jan 22, 2013

The implausible story came straight from the bottom of the barrel tabloid, The Weekly World News. Three teenage spelunkers in West Virginia find a half human/half bat creature. The local sheriff brings him to the home of the town's veterinarian, Dr. Parker, whose kind wife, Meredith, takes care of him and transforms him into a likeable person. Their rebellious teenage daughter, Shelley, falls in love with him and Meredith reveals a shocking secret: Bat Boy is Shelley's twin brother!

Canadian Authors Named to the 2013 Taylor Prize Longlist
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 4, 2012

The jury has selected their fifteen-book longlist from 129 titles written by Canadians, published between October 22, 2011 and October 21, 2012, and submitted to The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction by 43 publishers from across North America.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company Announces Fifth Season in Memphis
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 16, 2012

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), led by Producing Artistic Director Dan McCleary, today announced its fifth performance season.