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BBC to Run Extensive Shakespeare Season to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of First Folio Photo BBC to Run Extensive Shakespeare Season to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of First Folio
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 11, 2023

The BBC is celebrating this extraordinary anniversary with an ambitious season of content across TV, Radio, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds exploring why, 400 years on, Shakespeare's relevance and influence is as strong as ever. A wealth of programming featuring major actors and leading experts, including ...
The 2023 Obie Awards Announce Judges & Eligibility Photo The 2023 Obie Awards Announce Judges & Eligibility
by Blair Ingenthron - July 12, 2023

The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) has announced its 2023 panel of judges and eligibility details for The Obie Awards. Now in its 67th year, the annual event, celebrating the best of Off and Off Off Broadway, is co-chaired by Obie-winning director David Mendizábal and vete...
Review Roundup: BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL Opens Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago Photo Review Roundup: BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL Opens Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago
by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2023

Get ready for Betty! BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical has officially opened its pre-Broadway run in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. The reviews are coming in now. Find out what the critics are saying about the show here!...
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 13th, 2023 Photo Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 13th, 2023
by - October 13, 2023

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 13, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours....
Wake Up With BWW 6/13: TONY AWARDS Ratings, Reviews, Performances, Photos, and More! Photo Wake Up With BWW 6/13: TONY AWARDS Ratings, Reviews, Performances, Photos, and More!
by - June 13, 2023

If you missed any of the action from this year's Tony Awards, look no further! Broadway's biggest night may be over, but BroadwayWorld has continued to bring coverage as it comes in. Check out a recap, roundup of reviews, photos, and more!...
Review: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI at Lyric Photo Review: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI at Lyric
by Kelly Luck - September 24, 2023

Lyric season opens with a double does of opera vérité...
Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Receive the John Willis Award For Lifetime Achievement In Photo Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Receive the John Willis Award For Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre At 2023 Theatre World Awards
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2023

The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors announced that Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell is the recipient of the 10th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, which will be presented to him at this year's Theatre World Award ceremony....
Review: Jason Danieley Opens Up With Open-Hearted WITHOUT A SONG 54 Below Photo Review: Jason Danieley Opens Up With Open-Hearted WITHOUT A SONG 54 Below
by Rob Lester - August 20, 2023

Jason Danieley is a candidate for caring who takes care in how he sings and speaks his heart. ...
Review: The Royal Knight Stage Company of River Ridge High School Presents the Timely Photo Review: The Royal Knight Stage Company of River Ridge High School Presents the Timely, Devastating I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY
by Peter Nason - October 28, 2023

A gutsy director leads a gutsy young cast in telling this classic true-life story....
Review: LOVE ALL at La Jolla Playhouse Photo Review: LOVE ALL at La Jolla Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - June 19, 2023

As creatively at home as Anna Deavere Smith has been delving into multiple perspectives on the Crown Heights riots of 1991 and the fallout from the Rodney King verdicts of 1992, a traditionally-structured play – even one about a figure as arresting as Billie Jean King - may not be in her artistic wh...
Wake Up With BWW 5/23: THE COLOR PURPLE Trailer, PETER PAN GOES WRONG Extends, and Mo Photo Wake Up With BWW 5/23: THE COLOR PURPLE Trailer, PETER PAN GOES WRONG Extends, and More!
by - May 23, 2023

Top stories: watch the trailer for The Color Purple movie musical, Peter Pan Goes Wrong extends its Broadway run, and more!...
Review Roundup: BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL Opens Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago Photo Review Roundup: BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL Opens Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago
by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2023

Get ready for Betty! BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical has officially opened its pre-Broadway run in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. The reviews are coming in now. Find out what the critics are saying about the show here!...
Craft Recordings Releases Leroy Vinnegar's 'Leroy Walks!' as Part of the Contemporary Photo Craft Recordings Releases Leroy Vinnegar's 'Leroy Walks!' as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023

Each title, originally engineered by Roy DuNann and/or Howard Holzer, boasts lacquers cut from the original master tapes (AAA) by the GRAMMY®-winning engineer (and former Contemporary Records employee) Bernie Grundman, while all LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) and...
Full Programming Set for FUSE International 2023 Featuring 50 Events Photo 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....
MEL AND ELLA SWING! Starring Billy Stritch and Gabrielle Stravelli to Return to Birdl Photo MEL AND ELLA SWING! Starring Billy Stritch and Gabrielle Stravelli to Return to Birdland
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 04, 2023

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present renowned pianist and singer Billy Stritch and award-winning jazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli in the return of their special show “Mel and Ella Swing!” on Monday, June 5 at 7:00 PM....
Industry Pro Newsletter: Hal Luftig Company Reorg Plan Approved by Courts, Harry Pott Photo Industry Pro Newsletter: Hal Luftig Company Reorg Plan Approved by Courts, Harry Potter Heads to High School
by Alex Freeman - November 27, 2023

This week in the newsletter, we’ve got a look at how high schools can win a chance to be the first to produce Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Cara Joy David takes us through the recent ruling in the Hal Luftig Company bankruptcy, and the Wall Street Journal takes a look at how some regional theat...
Review: FOUR SHOWS Show the Variety Offered by the Venue That's 41 Years Old: Don't T Photo Review: FOUR SHOWS Show the Variety Offered by the Venue That's 41 Years Old: Don't Tell Mama
by Rob Lester - October 30, 2023

Anita Gillette is hosted by Ricky Ritzel, Jason Henderson sparkles with Noel Coward songs, Therese Lee recalls encounters with Hollywood stars and her own dramas, and some kids and teens strut their stuff at Don't Tell Mama....
Previews: THE SECOND EDITION OF THE TIME FOR THEATER FESTIVAL IS COMING at Teatr Muzy Photo Previews: THE SECOND EDITION OF THE TIME FOR THEATER FESTIVAL IS COMING at Teatr Muzyczny Poznan
by Natalia Jarczynska - September 19, 2023

Excellent performances, Musical Gala, concerts, conferences, film screenings, book premieres and meetings with artists. The Musical Theater in Poznań organizes the TIME FOR THEATER festival. From September 28 to October 9, Poznań will become the capital of theater and musicals...
Arizona Opera Reveals Casts and Creative Teams for 2023/24 Season Productions Photo Arizona Opera Reveals Casts and Creative Teams for 2023/24 Season Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 21, 2023

Get the inside scoop on the cast members and creative teams for Arizona Opera's highly anticipated 2023/24 season productions. Discover the talented individuals bringing these performances to life....
Review Roundup: Critics Visit ASPECTS OF LOVE, Starring Michael Ball Photo Review Roundup: Critics Visit ASPECTS OF LOVE, Starring Michael Ball
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2023

The reviews are in for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love in London's West End! See what the critics had to say!...
The 2023 Obie Awards Announce Judges & Eligibility Photo The 2023 Obie Awards Announce Judges & Eligibility
by Blair Ingenthron - July 12, 2023

The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) has announced its 2023 panel of judges and eligibility details for The Obie Awards. Now in its 67th year, the annual event, celebrating the best of Off and Off Off Broadway, is co-chaired by Obie-winning director David Mendizábal and vete...
Everything to Know About New Year's Eve in Times Square: Who Is Performing, How to Wa Photo Everything to Know About New Year's Eve in Times Square: Who Is Performing, How to Watch & More
by Michael Major - December 26, 2023

The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, have revealed the official Times Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Flo Rida, Paul Anka, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla, Sabrina Carpenter, Jelly Roll, Maria B...
BBC to Run Extensive Shakespeare Season to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of First Folio Photo BBC to Run Extensive Shakespeare Season to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of First Folio
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 11, 2023

The BBC is celebrating this extraordinary anniversary with an ambitious season of content across TV, Radio, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds exploring why, 400 years on, Shakespeare's relevance and influence is as strong as ever. A wealth of programming featuring major actors and leading experts, including ...
Review Roundup: English-Language REBECCA Premieres at Charing Cross Theatre Photo Review Roundup: English-Language REBECCA Premieres at Charing Cross Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - September 19, 2023

Richard Carson, Lauren Jones and Kara Lane head the cast for the much anticipated English language premiere of the critically acclaimed musical Rebecca. Check out what the critic are saying about the new musical....
Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes Alive at the SPC Theater Photo Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes Alive at the SPC Theater
by Peter Nason - June 24, 2023

Marguerite Reed and Jeffrey Walker III lead a cast that will give you a rollicking good time!...




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