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I Love the 1880s takes a comedic and nostalgic look back at history's most iconic people and events through the eyes of today's funniest comedians. The series highlights surprising facts as it reflects on simpler times. I Love the 1880s ties historical information to today's headlines, illustrating that history truly does repeat itself

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BARNWOOD BUILDERS Returns to DIY Network for Season 7 Premiering 7/15 Photo BARNWOOD BUILDERS Returns to DIY Network for Season 7 Premiering 7/15
by Tori Hartshorn - June 28, 2018

BARNWOOD BUILDERS Returns to DIY Network for Season 7 Premiering 7/15...
Sony Classical Releases FOR THE LOVE OF BRAHMS By Joshua Bell
by Molly Tracy - September 15, 2016

Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis are joined by two acclaimed musical forces - pianist Jeremy Denk and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, of which Bell is Music Director - in a landmark joint recording, For the Love of Brahms (Sony Classical).  Available September 30, 2016, the ...
The Gold Dust Orphans Return to Boston for Two Nights Only Photo The Gold Dust Orphans Return to Boston for Two Nights Only
by Julie Musbach - September 19, 2018

Fresh off a rootin' tootin' run in Provincetown, New England's premiere comedic theatrical troupe, The Gold Dust Orphans, are set to bring their critically acclaimed musical Western back to Boston for two nights only. Yee haw! Cowboys, cowgirls, and cowfolks of all stripes will love this sharp shoot...
THE DAILY SHOW WRITERS STANDUP TOUR Heads to Brave New Workshop, 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2015

The Brave New Workshop (BNW) is thrilled to announce 'The Daily Show Writers Standup Tour' is coming to the BNW's ETC Theatre. 'The Daily Show Writers Standup Tour, An Evening of Political-ish Comedy' will take place on Saturday, May 16 at 7:00pm in the ETC Theatre, on the first floor of the BNW the...
BWW Reviews: SHOW BOAT Rolls Along at Washington National Opera
by Jeffrey Walker - May 06, 2013

SHOW BOAT is back in an appealing production by the Washington National Opera. The Kennedy Center Opera House is a fitting berth for Captain Andy's Cotton Blossom and the happy/troubled show folk who make it their home. Boasting a cast and chorus of 100, WNO's SHOW BOAT allows the story to roll alon...
Announcing TimeLine Theatre's 2017-2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2017

TimeLine Theatre Company, recipient of the 2016 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and acclaimed for presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, announces its 2017-18 season. ...
The Center For Ballet And The Arts At NYU Announces 2018-19 Fellows Photo The Center For Ballet And The Arts At NYU Announces 2018-19 Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2018

The Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University (CBA), the first international institute devoted to the creation and academic study of ballet, today announced the 27 artists and scholars who will serve as CBA Fellows in the 2018-19 academic year. The group - which represents The Center's l...
Twenty-Five Years Later, Grandson Finishes Grandfather's Final... Photo Twenty-Five Years Later, Grandson Finishes Grandfather's Final...
by Robert Diamond - September 29, 2018

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THE COURTESAN Premieres This Lunar New Year
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2017

Don't miss Dmae Roberts' new play The Courtesan - Staged reading with movement and music on Jan. 27th at 7:30pm & Jan. 28th at 2pm and 7:30pm....
Weatherford's BLACKER Set for Run at Urban Stages, Begin. 8/26
by Tyler Peterson - July 31, 2015

Russ Weatherford's “Blacker,” a new play exploring Oscar Wilde's little-known brush with the Dreyfus Affair, begins an exclusive two-week engagement on Wednesday August 26 at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street.  Directed by David Austin, and produced by Sandi Durell, the premiere of “Blacker” plays ...
Akhtar's DISGRACED, Rivera's ANOTHER WORD FOR BEAUTY and More Set for Goodman Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2015

Artistic Director Robert Falls announces the wide range of stories and voices that comprise Goodman Theatre's upcoming 2015/2016 Season-a 'Big-Bold-Brilliant' line-up beginning September 2015....
August Strindberg Rep Adjusts Dates for MR. BENGT'S WIFE; Will Now Run 9/13-29
by Tyler Peterson - August 26, 2013

August Strindberg Repertory Theatre (www.strindberg.org), which was formed in 2012 to illuminate Strindberg's plays for today's American audiences, will present the English language premiere of Strindberg's 'Mr. Bengt's Wife' (1882), directed by Craig Baldwin (Associate Artistic Director of Red Bull...
Julien's Auctions to be Featured on Lifetime's CELEBRITY HOME RAIDERS
by Caryn Robbins - January 23, 2014

Celebrities welcome viewers into their homes for a trip down memory lane and an exclusive look into their lives and prized possessions in Lifetime's all-new unscripted series Celebrity Home Raiders. The series premieres Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 10pm ET/PT....
Shaw's Sharp Look At Love And War -- ARMS AND THE MAN Begins Next Month Photo Shaw's Sharp Look At Love And War -- ARMS AND THE MAN Begins Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2018

George Bernard Shaw's recipe for fun mixes smarts with silliness and adds just a dash of morality. Arms and the Man takes center stage at Seattle Shakespeare Company helmed by David Armstrong, former artistic director of the 5th Avenue Theatre. Arms and the Man previews October 23-25, opens October ...
Transgender Take on PYGMALION Set for Brief Run Off-Broadway
by Tyler Peterson - April 05, 2016

The Off Broadway company, Always Love Lucy Theatre, has announced that it will present a bold new staging of George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION, a classic tale of transformation, that will in this production spotlight the issue of Transgender identity - at a time when voices in support of trans rights ...
BWW Reviews: Houston Grand Opera's CARMEN is Sultry and Opulent
by David Clarke - April 27, 2014

Closing their 2013-14 Season, HGO is presenting Georges Bizet's acclaimed CARMEN. For this production, Award winning Broadway Director and Choreographer Rob Ashford took the reins and has created a CARMEN that is as beautiful as it is exciting....
Eliza Transitions To Elijah In Transgender Themed PYGMALION, Staged by Always Love Lucy Theatre
by Michael Dale - April 05, 2016

The company's producing artistic director Saima Huq will take on the role of Eliza/Elijah....
San Francisco Opera's SHOW BOAT Out on DVD/Blu-ray, June 30
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's quintessentially American masterpiece Show Boat comes to full life in a new DVD/Blu-ray recording from San Francisco Opera to be released by EuroArts Music International on June 30, 2015....
IN THE NEXT ROOM Begins 1/28 at Syracuse Stage
by Tyler Peterson - January 21, 2015

In the Next Room, or the vibrator play is a fresh and funny new play about love, intimacy, and marriage. It's the 1880s and electricity is all the rage. In a quiet home office, a doctor experiments with a new instrument for treating 'hysteria.' The device? A vibrator. In this genuinely touching, ori...
Thursday 5(+1): Callum Ammons, Alexius Frost and Mark David Williams from JEKYLL & H Photo Thursday 5(+1): Callum Ammons, Alexius Frost and Mark David Williams from JEKYLL & HYDE
by Jeffrey Ellis - October 04, 2018

Director Renee Robinson brings the Frank Wildhorn musical Jekyll & Hyde - based on Robert Louis Stevenson's iconic novella - to life at Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts, opening Friday, October 5 and continuing through October 21....
BWW Reviews: SHOW BOAT Rolls Along at Washington National Opera
by Jeffrey Walker - May 06, 2013

SHOW BOAT is back in an appealing production by the Washington National Opera. The Kennedy Center Opera House is a fitting berth for Captain Andy's Cotton Blossom and the happy/troubled show folk who make it their home. Boasting a cast and chorus of 100, WNO's SHOW BOAT allows the story to roll alon...
Berkshire Theatre Group Presents Comedian Kevin McCaffrey as Part of the Brand New Laugh Lounge Series
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 10, 2015

Berkshire Theatre Group presents comedian Kevin McCaffrey, as part of BTG's brand new Laugh Lounge Series, on Wednesday, December 2 at 8pm at The Garage....
Clyde Alves, NaTasha Yvette Williams & More Will Join Laura Osnes and James Snyder in Photo Clyde Alves, NaTasha Yvette Williams & More Will Join Laura Osnes and James Snyder in Bucks County Playhouse's SHOW BOAT
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018

Executive Producer Robyn Goodman, Producing Director Alexander Fraser and Producers Stephen Kocis and Josh Fiedler announced final casting for Bucks County Playhouse's world-premiere concert adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern's legendary musical, 'Show Boat,' which will set sail this...
BWW Reviews: IN THE NEXT ROOM Well Deserving of the Buzz
by Jeff Davis - February 19, 2014

I'm a sucker for plays that are so multifaceted that I feel I can't do them justice in a review. In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, now playing at ZACH Theatre, is without a doubt one of those plays. The comedy, written by Sarah Ruhl, is wonderful but exceedingly difficult to describe. It's ...
Akhtar's DISGRACED, Rivera's ANOTHER WORD FOR BEAUTY and More Set for Goodman Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2015

Artistic Director Robert Falls announces the wide range of stories and voices that comprise Goodman Theatre's upcoming 2015/2016 Season-a 'Big-Bold-Brilliant' line-up beginning September 2015....




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