  BWW REVIEW: Side by Side by Side: Oklahoma City University presents Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY by Jessica Vanek - November 7, 2017 BWW REVIEW: Side by Side by Side: Oklahoma City University presents Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY  BWW Review: LORD OF THE FLIES at Oklahoma City University's Burg Theatre Features an Entirely Female Cast by Jessica Vanek - October 31, 2017 BWW REVIEW: LORD OF THE FLIES at Oklahoma City University's Burg Theatre Features an Entirely Female Cast  Collegiate Theatrics: Belmont University's ALEX DRINNEN by Jeffrey Ellis - October 30, 2017 And if there's any justice in the world of the performing arts, you can rest assured that Belmont University's Alex Drinnen one of the most accomplished and most often-cast young actors in Tennessee theater will be among the names of particular note. Today, he is in the spotlight as our latest scholar/actor to be profiled in our recurring features series Collegiate Theatrics.  Collegiate Theatrics: Lipscomb University's ANNA ELIZABETH MICKSCH by Jeffrey Ellis - October 17, 2017 Among cast members of The Miracle Worker was Anna Elizabeth Micksch, who today is featured in our Collegiate Theatrics column. Born and raised in the greater Nashville/Franklin area, Anna became interested in theater at a very young age a love of art she credits to her father, who was designing a set for a play at St. Cecilia Academy.  BWW REVIEW: SISTER ACT Takes the Audience to Heaven at Oklahoma City University by Jessica Vanek - October 10, 2017 BWW REVIEW: SISTER ACT Takes the Audience to Heaven at Oklahoma City University  Collegiate Theatrics: Lipscomb University's SARAH JOHNSON by Jeffrey Ellis - September 29, 2017 Lipscomb University Theatre opens its 2017-18 season with the Kari Smith-directed version of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker, the timeless and dramatically driven stage rendition of the life of Helen Keller and her relationship with her devoted teacher, Annie Sullivan. Sarah Johnson, a musical theatre major from Fort Wayne, Indiana, is cast as Helen and this week she sat down to consider our queries, provide us with some insight and to become the latest student featured in Collegiate Theatrics. Collegiate Theatrics: Middle Tennessee State University's CONNER McCABE by Jeffrey Ellis - September 18, 2017 Take, for example, Conner McCabe, a 20-year-old junior at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro: the new academic year has barely been in session for a month and he's already preparing for his role as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Yet somehow, even with the typical schedule of a harried college student, he managed to find time to answer our queries as the latest actor in the spotlight for this edition of Collegiate Theatrics Collegiate Theatrics: Vanderbilt University's MICHAEL MAERLENDER by Jeffrey Ellis - September 12, 2017 Today, we shine our spotlight on Vanderbilt University junior Michael Maerlender, a native of New London, New Hampshire, who is back in Nashville to pursue his dreams of a life in the theater while working as a production/writing intern with K-Squared Productions and Tennessee Performing Arts Center's world premiere run of Part of the Plan, a new musical that features a score from the catalogue of American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, which opened at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre on Sunday night, following two preview performances that started last Friday. BWW Review: WILD PARTY Captivates the Crowd at CSUF by Erica Garcia - May 8, 2017 California State University, Fullerton closes off their Spring 2017 Season with a dark yet thrilling production of Andrew Lippa's WILD PARTY. BWW Review: Virginia Stage Company and Norfolk State University Present a Supersized Production of THE WIZ by Jeremy Bustin - April 27, 2017 VSC's and NSU's Co-production of THE WIZ runs through April 30 at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk. BWW Review: FACULTY RECITAL at FSW BlackBox Theater by Fran Thomas - April 26, 2017 Music faculty at Florida SouthWestern State College presented an eclectic concert to an audience of students, faculty, friends, and community members. VIDEO: Watch Highlights of Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department's 9 TO 5 by Christina Mancuso - April 21, 2017 Nothing screams comedy like a workplace fantasy sequence. The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department will take on the stage version of 9 to 5: the Musical, based on the 1980 hit film of the same name, April 21-22 at 7:30pm and April 23 at 2 pm in the Callahan Theatre at the Nazareth College Arts Center. BWW Review: Theatre TCU's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Scott Theatre by Audrey Morabito - April 20, 2017 With music and lyrics by the celebrated Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, this vulgar delight of a production is no small undertaking; however, the students and faculty of TCU's Theatre department proved they were certainly up to the challenge. Photo Flash: First Look at Theatre and Dance at Wayne's LEGALLY BLONDE by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2017 Theatre and Dance at Wayne concludes its 2016-2017 Season with Legally Blonde, playing through April 23 at the Bonstelle Theatre. BWW Review: Ohio State's HEATHERS a Fun Show with a Frightening Message by Amanda Etchison - April 16, 2017 For many, the thought of returning to high school is a horror movie plot, but the Ohio State University Department of Theatre's production of 'Heathers: The Musical' shows just how terrifying teenage years can get. BWW Review: Lea Salonga is Flawless at BYU by Tyler Hinton - April 12, 2017 Tony-winning actress and international singing star Lea Salonga returned to Brigham Young University on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 to perform a concert of her hit songs and other memorable numbers with BYU's Chamber Orchestra. The concert was presented in BYU's de Jong Concert Hall as part of its BRAVO! professional performing arts series. Lea Salonga's emotional resonance and power and purity of voice left the audience breathless with wonder at many moments throughout the evening. This was quite simply one of the best concerts many members of the audience may ever attend. FAR AWAY to Premiere at Harvard University, 4/26 by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2017 The newly formed Theater, Dance & Media Concentration at Harvard University launches its third production with Caryl Churchill's FAR AWAY, directed by Annie Tippe. Photo Flash: First Look at Reimagined JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Sacred Heart University by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2017 The Theatre Arts Program (TAP) at Sacred Heart University presents a re-imagined version of Jesus Christ Superstar, the smash Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical and international hit. BWW Feature: CAROLYN BOWMAN WOMEN IN THEATRE SYMPOSIUM at Roberts Wesleyan College Department Of Music And Performing Arts by Student Blogger: Madalyn Owen - April 10, 2017 On April 7th, 2017, Roberts Wesleyan College hosted the Carolyn Bowman Women in Theatre Symposium, a day dedicated to female empowerment in an industry with a severe lack of gender equality. BWW Review: VIOLA DAVIS SLAYED DRAGONS at University Of South Florida Sun Dome by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - April 5, 2017 Tony, Oscar and Emmy award-winning actress Viola Davis revealed how she learned to accept her past and become comfortable in her own skin of the Sun Dome for the student-run University Lecture Series, the centerpiece of its annual USF Week with over 3,500 guests Broadway Green Alliance Honors 2017 College Green Captain Contest Winner by BWW News Desk - April 4, 2017 The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) has announced the winner of its annual College Green Captain contest. VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of CCPA's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Christina Mancuso - April 4, 2017 CCPA Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of “Beauty and the Beast” Live in Victoria, April 21-29 at the McPherson Playhouse. TodayTix to Launch Next Generation Series 24-Hour Student Theater Festival in Chicago by BWW News Desk - April 4, 2017 TodayTix has just launched its Next Generation Series, a first-of-its-kind program bringing together a multidisciplinary ensemble of students to create a piece of theater in 24 hours. University of Montana Dance Program Receives Recognition From American College Dance Association by BWW News Desk - April 4, 2017 The University of Montana Dance Program cemented its reputation as one of the best schools in the nation following an unprecedented showing at last week's American College Dance Association (ACDA) Northwest Regional Conference in Eugene, Oregon. BWW Interview: Hunter W. Foster Talks UNC CHARLOTTE SPRING DANCE CONCERT by Linda Ann Watt - April 4, 2017 The audience will take away all the dancers' commitment to the performance and I will take away strength, ability and growth, dancing in this show. |
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