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Two British filmmakers, Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty, and American Producer Duke Erikson have pieced together this extraordinary story set in the late 1920s when record companies toured America with a recording machine and for the first time captured the raw expression of an emerging culture. It democratized music and gave a voice to the poorest in the nation. The filmmakers follow the machine's trail across the United States to rediscover the families whose music was recorded by it, music that would lead to the development of blues, country, gospel, Hawaiian, Cajun and folk music

MOBY DICK Caps Chicago Opera Theater's 2018/19 Season Photo MOBY DICK Caps Chicago Opera Theater's 2018/19 Season
by Julie Musbach - March 15, 2019

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) caps its 2018/2019 season with the Chicago premiere of "Moby-Dick," an epic adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 classic "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance (205 E. Randolph Street) Thursday, April 25 and Sunday, April 28. The production i...


Walt Disney Tribute Among PBS' 2015 Fall Primetime Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2015

PBS' Fall 2015 primetime schedule offers delights in all genres - from drama to the performing arts to sumptuous nature and science programs...


Ensemble Theatre Announces Its 39th Consecutive Season Photo Ensemble Theatre Announces Its 39th Consecutive Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2018

ENSEMBLE THEATRE prepares to open its 39th consecutive Season! THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. Our entire 2018- 2019 Season will take place in the heart of Coventry Village on the Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Campus !!!...


DakhaBrakha, Taylor Mac, Mark Morris Dance, IF/THEN and More Highlight Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015

Art & culture are vital to our existence and Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-2016 season features ample offerings of live performance experiences from arts provocateurs, global masters, cultural icons, and contemporary legends....


Photo Flash: First Look at THE ANNOTATED HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MUSKRAT at Ice Factory Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016

THE ANNOTATED HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MUSKRAT, an experimental American epic, will receive its New York premiere in the 2016 Ice Factory Festival at New Ohio Theatre. Written by award-winning playwright John Kuntz, the premiere production by the Circuit Theatre Company in Boston was deemed 'an oppor...


Theatre Y Presents THE GHOUL EXHIBITION, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2017

Theatre Y is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Hector Alvarez's one-man American epic about gun violence THE GHOUL EXHIBITION, directed by Melissa Lorraine. THE GHOUL EXHIBITION will play on February 2, 9, 16, 23 at 9pm at the Prop Theater, 3502-04 N. Elston Avenue Chicago, IL 60618, as pa...


LOVE IS BLONDE Starts Fundraiser To Finance Industry Reading In Spring 2019 Photo LOVE IS BLONDE Starts Fundraiser To Finance Industry Reading In Spring 2019
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2018

LOVE IS BLONDE is launching its 'Taking Marilyn's Untold Truth to Broadway' fundraiser Thursday, October 18th on www.womenyoushouldfund.com....


Adam Godley, Ben Miles And Simon Russell Beale Cast In THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Photo Adam Godley, Ben Miles And Simon Russell Beale Cast In THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2018

Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale are today announced as taking the roles of the Lehman brothers in Stefano Massini's The Lehman Trilogy, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes, in a co-production with Neal Street Productions. Further cast and creatives to be announced....


AN OCTOROON and More Join National Theatre's 2018 Lineup of Shows, Tours, Premieres a Photo AN OCTOROON and More Join National Theatre's 2018 Lineup of Shows, Tours, Premieres and More
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017

Find out what coming to National Theatre!...


DakhaBrakha, Taylor Mac, Mark Morris Dance, IF/THEN and More Highlight Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015

Art & culture are vital to our existence and Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-2016 season features ample offerings of live performance experiences from arts provocateurs, global masters, cultural icons, and contemporary legends....


Captain Beefheart, Lost Bayou Ramblers and More Coming Up This Month at Joe's Pub Photo Captain Beefheart, Lost Bayou Ramblers and More Coming Up This Month at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2017

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, September 20 - October 1, 2017. Scroll down for details!...


The CSO to Perform BEETHOVEN & DON QUIXOTE, 11/21-22
by Tyler Peterson - October 20, 2014

Beethoven's most engaging symphony shares a program with Strauss' wise, compelling tone poem tracing the whimsical adventures of an aging, chivalrous Spanish knight, and sensuous, rollicking selections from Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Led by guest conductor Andrew Grams, the program will ...


Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre Presents THE ORPHANS' CYCLE Photo Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre Presents THE ORPHANS' CYCLE
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2018

Rarely produced in its entirety, the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (MET) will present all three plays in Horton Foote's epic The Orphans' Cycle beginning October 27 and running in repertory through November 18, 2018. This massive production utilizes 30 veteran performers from across the Metro KC are...


Lost Bayou Ramblers' Album Nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy Photo Lost Bayou Ramblers' Album Nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy
by Tori Hartshorn - December 06, 2017

Lost Bayou Ramblers' Album Nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy...


Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the National Theatre's THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Photo Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the National Theatre's THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Julie Musbach - June 25, 2018

On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world, he is soon joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later the firm they establish, Lehman Brothers, spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy a...


“442”: New Mobile Story from Stela is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 13, 2017

Stela LLC, providers of outstanding visual content native to mobile devices, today announced a new premium series '442', available exclusively on the Stela Unlimited app. Based on historical events, '442' tells the harrowing story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated unit of its s...


AMERICAN DRAG Comes to Epic Photo AMERICAN DRAG Comes to Epic
by Julie Musbach - March 18, 2019

Epic Theatre Company announces the second World Premiere of its season -  American Drag written and directed by Epic's Artistic Director Kevin Broccoli.  The continuation of Epic's hit 2015 play American Strippers, this time around, Olympus has fallen and the gods are trying to get the band back tog...


National Theatre Announces Lineup For First Half of 2019 Photo National Theatre Announces Lineup For First Half of 2019
by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2019

The National Theatre has announced its upcoming lineup for the first half of 2019....


Photo Flash: First Look at THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Photo Photo Flash: First Look at THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Julie Musbach - July 11, 2018

On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world, he is soon joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later the firm they establish, Lehman Brothers, spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy a...


Theatre Y Presents THE GHOUL EXHIBITION, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2017

Theatre Y is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Hector Alvarez's one-man American epic about gun violence THE GHOUL EXHIBITION, directed by Melissa Lorraine. THE GHOUL EXHIBITION will play on February 2, 9, 16, 23 at 9pm at the Prop Theater, 3502-04 N. Elston Avenue Chicago, IL 60618, as pa...


The American Epic Sessions Nabs Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Musical Direction
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2017

The American Epic Sessions, directed by Bernard MacMahon, has been nominated for a Primetime EMMY® for Outstanding Musical Direction. The highly acclaimed musical/documentary features Nas, Jack White, Elton John, Alabama Shakes, Steve Martin, Taj Mahal and many other legendary artists recording live...


Vintage Theatre Presents An Epic American Tale THE KENTUCKY CYCLE Photo Vintage Theatre Presents An Epic American Tale THE KENTUCKY CYCLE
by Stephi Wild - August 19, 2018

Vintage Theatre presents "The Kentucky Cycle" September 8* through October 21 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010. Performances for Part 1 are Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Performances for Part 2 are Saturdays and Sundays and Tuesday Oct. 2 at 6:30 p...


National Theatre Announces Listings For May - October 2019 Photo National Theatre Announces Listings For May - October 2019
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2019

National Theatre has announced its listings for May - October 2019. Check out the full lineup below!...


Broadway 'Motel' Austin Pendleton to Helm FIDDLER for New Rep's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016

Featuring seven productions, New Rep's 2016-2017 season includes Regular Singing, the fourth and final play in Richard Nelson's Apple Family series, presented in collaboration with Stoneham Theatre; Good, CP Taylor's historical, political drama; Fiddler on the Roof, a revival of the Tony award- winn...


Asolo Rep to Be Featured in a Special Smithsonian Panel: Steinbeck on Stage
by Tyler Peterson - March 26, 2014

On the heels of its celebrated production of The Grapes of Wrath, Asolo Rep's Producing Artistic Director/Director of The Grapes of Wrath Michael Donald Edwards and the play's Tony Award-winning adapter Frank Galati will be featured speakers in a special panel entitled Steinbeck on Stage, presented ...






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