JAR OF FAT by Seayoung Yim Announced as Winner of 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 23, 2022 The 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize, one of the theater world’s most prestigious playwriting prizes, will be awarded to Seayoung Yim for her play Jar of Fat....
Review: ENG-ER-LAND, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - August 17, 2023 Hannah Kumari's warm, funny and ultimately disquieting monologue tells the story of a girl who doesn't fit into other people's idea of boxes, but becomes a lifelong fan of Coventry City...
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO GET OFF MY CHEST, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 26, 2023 According to Google, Eva's boobs weigh the same as: two and a half bottles of tequila; two bricks; or the average newborn baby. Quite a weight on your back and finding bras off the rack for a rack that size is near impossible. Despite being an ideal candidate, misogynistic medical standards leave Ev...
That Summer Unveils New Single 'Dangerous Backgrounds'
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022 LA-based That Summer has released a new single 'Dangerous Backgrounds.' The genre-defining band, fronted by Brazil-born songwriter/producer Charles Rocha, mixes elements of singer/songwriter and pop/rock musings with alternative and punk rock ethos. Listen to the new single now!...
The Black List And Woolly Mammoth Select Playwright Seayoung Yim For New Play Commission
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2023 THE BLACK LIST and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company select Seayoung Yim as recipient of the Woolly Mammoth x Black List Playwriting Commission. Yim will receive a $10,000 grant to develop a new play exploring race, gender, and belonging....
2022 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions from Hugh Jackman, Jared Grimes, Patti LuPone, Sharon D Clarke & More!
by Team BWW - May 09, 2022 Tonys time is here at least! The nominations for the 75th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!...
Bombay Bicycle Club Share 'Diving' With Holly Humberstone
by Michael Major - July 20, 2023 British guitar band Bombay Bicycle Club reveal “Diving” featuring Holly Humberstone, the latest release from their forthcoming sixth studio album, My Big Day. The record was mixed by Dave Fridmann (renowned for his work with The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, MGMT, HAIM)....
FAT CHANCE Comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2024 Fat Chance comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. This unconventional show looks at the pitfalls of trying to have it all. ...
Student Blog: From Senior to Senior: A Letter to My 17-Year-Old Self
by Student Blogger: Hailey Madison Sebastian - October 08, 2023 Take a deep breath, Maddie. You know, you need it....
Pale Waves Announce New Album 'Unwanted'
by Michael Major - May 09, 2022 Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Zakk Cervini, whose credits read like a who’s who of alt royalty – from Blink-182 and Modern Baseball, to Halsey and Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Lies’ pairs the crunchy guitars and rhythmic drive of 2000s pop punk with the rage of a 90s rock band. Plus, check out upcom...
Sydney Festival Launches 2024 Program
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2023 The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of World Premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offerin...
Dublin Fringe Festival Reveals 29th Edition Set For This September
by Stephi Wild - July 24, 2023 The behemoth that is Dublin Fringe Festival, returns this September for its 2023 issue offering the city limitless possibilities, and so much of the best in new art experiences and live performances from across the arts spectrum....
BROADWAY BODIES: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF CONFORMITY To Be Published By Oxford University Press February 2023
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2022 Oxford University Press will soon publish Ryan Donovan's Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity on February 17, 2023....
Interview: Kathy Deitch of Off-Broadway's TITANIQUE the Musical at The Asylum NYC
by Nicholas Adler - July 25, 2022 Innovative. Tenacious. Inspiring. Diva. Words to describe the one and only Kathy Dietch. I've always been drawn towards women who fit this description. (Full disclosure; I am married to one!). Women who are very much at home playing the Diva on stage and might not follow a traditional path or be sat...
EDINBURGH 2022: Review: FAT CHANCE, Pleasance Dome
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 27, 2022 Written and performed by Rachel Stockdale. Meet Rachel – a Northern, 20-something actress whose funny, celebratory and politically powerful one-woman play explores her true-life experience of weight gain from size 8 to 18. From audition nerves and throwaway comments to literally breaking a leg, this...
The Focus Theater Opens as Rochester Fringe Festival's Newest Official Venue
by Stephi Wild - August 16, 2022 When the curtain goes up at the Rochester Fringe Festival this fall, The Focus Theater will open its doors for the first time as an official Fringe venue in a sensational, brand-new location. This new theater has a fully accessible, beautifully appointed, performance space featuring an intimate, 90-...
Central Scotland Documentary Festival Returns This Fall
by Michael Major - October 05, 2023 Central Scotland Documentary Festival is returning to engage audiences with thought-provoking films and discussions. 30 films are set to be screened at venues across Stirling including Macrobert's Filmhouse, Macrobert Moviehouse Plean and debuting this year - The Engine Shed....
The Neurodivergent New Play Series to Present SKINNY LEGEND Tomorrow
by Blair Ingenthron - October 14, 2023 Liv Shoup's dark comedy 'Skinny Legend' will be presented on Oct 15th at 2pm as part of Piccione Arts's ongoing play series dedicated to neurodivergent empowerment....
Flatiron Nomad Partnership Announces 2023 Summer Series — Interactive Public Art, Salsa Dancing, Fitness Classes, and More
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2023 The Flatiron Nomad Partnership's annual Flatiron Summer Series will return this summer with free fitness classes, salsa dancing, experiential public art, and a summer solstice sundial—all on the Flatiron Public Plazas, in the shadow of the famed Flatiron Building. Spanning eight weeks, the series wi...
The Apollo Theater Announces Fall/Winter 2022 Season Featuring Camille A. Brown, Fat Joe & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 23, 2022 The Apollo Theater has announced details of its fall/winter 2022 season titled The Next Movement. The Apollo has long been a place of dynamic energy and forward motion; this season, the theater honors that longstanding tradition through a series of performances and programs that look to the future....
Full Programming Set for FUSE International 2023 Featuring 50 Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 05, 2023 The streets of Kingston-Upon-Thames will be buzzing this summer as FUSE International returns with 50 events spanning theatre, dance, cabaret, comedy, music and visual arts as the annual international celebration of live performance and creativity returns....
Interview: Cynthia Nixon Wanted Miranda to Be 'Complicated & Messy' in AND JUST LIKE THAT
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023 In season two of And Just Like That, the popular Sex & the City reboot, fans follow Cynthia Nixon's Miranda Hobbes, along with Carrie Bradshaw and Charlotte York, as they navigate their 50s. BroadwayWorld sat down with Nixon to look back on 25 years of Sex & the City, her return to the New York stag...
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS Comes to Belvoir in February
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2024 From 1 February, Belvoir will bring to the stage Tiny Beautiful Things, a life-affirming play based on Cheryl Strayed's bestselling book, adapted by Academy Award-nominee Nia Vardalos, best known for starring in and writing in My Big Fat Greek Wedding....
Edinburgh 2022: Review: SOFIE HAGEN: FAT JOKES, Monkey Barrel Comedy - Monkey Barrel 3
by Stefanie Lyons - August 26, 2022 Sofie Hagen will make you laugh so hard that, when I saw her show last night, I didn't stop for the entire hour. In fact, I made ridiculous noises, like a donkey, trying to recover myself from her witty brand of comedy. ...
Roundabout Goes Dark on Broadway This Spring
by Cara Joy David - December 12, 2022 Slipping under the radar this past week was the news that Roundabout Theatre Company would not be presenting a winter/spring offering at the American Airlines Theatre for the first time (pandemic excluded) since the space opened in 2000. In fact, Roundabout will not be presenting anything at its thr... |