Strawdog Theatre Company Announces New Staff, Board and Company Members
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2017
Co-Artistic Directors Michael Dailey, Heath Hays and Anderson Lawfer are proud to announce the addition of eight new company members to Strawdog Theatre's ensemble including Chelsea Wilson, board president; Leah Barish, managing director; Virginia Head, director of individual giving; Cara Beth Heath, literary manager and Kamille Dawkins, Ashley Ann Woods, Raquel Adorno and Elly Green, ensemble members.
Charlie Wilson to Bring IN IT TO WIN IT TOUR to Joe Louis Arena This Winter
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 17, 2017
Eleven-time Grammy nominee, Charlie Wilson, announced today that his upcoming national arena tour will include a performance at Joe Louis Arena with special guests Fantasia, Johnny Gill and Solero today, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Farewell Season at The Joe.
Laury Teneus Tops 2017 Boston August Wilson Monologue Competition
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2017
Laury Teneus of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers took first place on Monday, January 30, 2017 with her performance as Black Mary from Gem of the Ocean at the Boston Regional Finals of the August Wilson Monologue Competition, held for the seventh year by the Education Department of the Huntington Theatre Company, the playwright's longtime artistic home.
R&B Icon Charlie Wilson Adds Performance to IN IT TO WIN IT Tour at Barclays
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2017
SJ Presents Inc., a leading NY based concert promotion and lifestyle entertainment company, announced today that eleven-time Grammy nominated R&B superstar, Charlie Wilson, has added an additional tour date to his "In It To Win It" national tour stopping at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, with special guests Fantasia and Johnny Gill.
Charlie Wilson to Bring IN IT TO WIN IT TOUR to Joe Louis Arena This Winter
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2016
Eleven-time Grammy nominee, Charlie Wilson, announced today that his upcoming national arena tour will include a performance at Joe Louis Arena with special guests Fantasia, Johnny Gill and Solero on Friday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Farewell Season at The Joe.
Freeform Says Farewell to PRETTY LITTLE LIARS with Exclusive One-Hour Tell-All
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 26, 2016
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse, as well as executive producer I. Marlene King, will sit down for an hour long unbarred and uncensored tell-all after show to discuss all of the series' tightly held secrets, behind-the-scenes insights, and top moments
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM to Host Pre-Show Conversations at the Taper
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 21, 2016
Center Theatre Group's Community Conversations for August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' will feature two pre-show panel discussions on September 21 and 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Music Center Annex building, 601 W. Temple Street, in rehearsal room 'A.'
Photo Flash: First Look at Lillias White and More in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at the Taper
by BWW News Desk - Sep 7, 2016
Now in previews, August Wilson's hard-hitting 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' opens September 11 and continues through October 16, 2016, at the Center Theatre Group/ Mark Taper Forum. 'Ma Rainey...' is part of Wilson's American Century Cycle of 10 plays chronicling African American experience in 20th Century USA. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Revised Preview Date For MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Taper
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 28, 2016
Previews Now Begin September 1, 2016
Phylicia Rashad, who directed Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" Directed by Phylicia Rashad. the Taper in 2013, will direct this groundbreaking play which depicts the racism and exploitation in the music industry through a 1927 recording session in Chicago with a legendary blues singer. "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is inspired by the real-life Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.
Tickets to MATILDA National Tour's Chicago Engagement on Sale Friday
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 19, 2016
Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for MATILDA THE MUSICAL, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, go on sale to the public on Friday, January 22. The First National Tour of MATILDA THE MUSICAL will play Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 W Randolph) March 22 through April 10, 2016.
BWW Reviews: BOOK OF MORMON Scores a Red-State Victory
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 19, 2014
Two weeks after conservative Tennessee voters turned the Volunteer State a deeper shade of red and some three years after I was told The Book of Mormon likely would never play the Tennessee Performing Arts Center because its plot is too outlandish, its book too profane, its tenor too irreverent, the second national touring company of the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical came to Nashville and gave audiences a much-needed jolt of electricity that elicited one of the longest, uninterrupted standing ovations I've ever witnessed in TPAC's Jackson Hall.
Meet the Current Casts of Broadway's Long Running Hits - MATILDA!
by BWW Special Coverage - Aug 18, 2014
A great, big Broadway season is on its way, with fourteen productions already slated to open in the next few months. With several weeks until the craziness begins, there is still plenty of time to catch up on what's been going on at Broadway's already occupied theaters .
BroadwayWorld will be profiling the hits of the Great White Way that continue to draw crowds after months, years, and (in some cases) decades. Meet the current cast of Broadway's MATILDA below!
VIDEO: PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Stars Open Up About Hit Show's Final Season
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-04-18 09:45:48
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights and Behind the Scenes of Lillias White and More in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at the Taper
by Christina Mancuso - 2016-09-16 14:23:12
STAGE TUBE: MATILDA Makes its West End Debut! Broadway Next?
by Kelsey Denette - 2011-11-27 19:16:00