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BODY BIZARRE features stories of people living with the most mysterious and incredible medical anomalies, focusing on their total transformation of mind, body, and soul while undergoing treatment. Each one-hour episode uncovers cases from across the globe of real, and really astonishing, medical abnormalities that continue to stump the best doctors and experts. Cases include a young Nepalese man born with three legs to a bizarre spinal defect that left a Brazilian man's head facing upside down, and a rare syndrome that causes a Swedish family to feel no pain. BODY BIZARRE provides unprecedented access into the lives of these individuals and explains the science behind each condition all the while celebrating the remarkable spirit of perseverance.

Vice World News Announces Season 2 of THE SHORTLIST with Suroosh Alvi Photo Vice World News Announces Season 2 of THE SHORTLIST with Suroosh Alvi
by Michael Major - February 28, 2022

Curated by VICE founder Suroosh Alvi, the series aims to champion dynamic voices in independent film, documenting everything from a merciless hitman dealing with his sexuality in an evangelical Salvadoran prison, to politically-motivated artist, David Wojnarowicz’s rise to fame. Watch the season two...
Severin Films Announces Summer 2021 Release Schedule Photo Severin Films Announces Summer 2021 Release Schedule
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 26, 2021

Two years before the deranged genius of ROBOWAR and SHOCKING DARK, writer/director Bruno Mattei and co-writers Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi borrowed from RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II, MISSING IN ACTION and more to create their own mind-blowing 'Namsploitation masterpiece STRIKE COMMANDO....
Guest Blog: Playwright Ben Brown On the Renewed Joy of Live Theatre Photo Guest Blog: Playwright Ben Brown On the Renewed Joy of Live Theatre
by Matt Wolf - June 04, 2021

I must admit, my first reaction was not wholly positive: some time in January this year, the producer Alastair Whatley rang me to say that he proposed to go ahead with rehearsing my new play, A Splinter of Ice, in March, despite the national lockdown. But since it was now impossible to invite an aud...
BWW Review: New Works, Bold Voices at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Photo BWW Review: New Works, Bold Voices at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - June 15, 2021

The glorious Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened its New Works, Bold Voices Lab. This is its continuation of a program exploring where the world of opera might go in days ahead. This season’s offerings are three quite different short pieces, together lasting some hour and a quarter....
Brighton Fringe Announces Hybrid Programming Photo Brighton Fringe Announces Hybrid Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2021

The Brighton Fringe line-up is presenting almost 80 international collaborations from over 25 countries! Brighton Fringe has worked to ensure that the most weird, wild and wonderful shows from around the world still have a home at England’s largest arts festival....
The Adobe Theater Announces Present Two One-acts Photo The Adobe Theater Announces Present Two One-acts
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2021

The Adobe Theater has announced its next presentation of two one-acts – a hilarious British comedy and a poignant drama....
Cast Announced for LADIES GONE WILD At The Graduate, January 29 & February 5 Photo Cast Announced for LADIES GONE WILD At The Graduate, January 29 & February 5
by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2022

Meet the men of Ladies Gone Mild, the hilarious theatrical experience coming to The Graduate Hotel Jan 29 & Feb 5 at 7 pm. ...
All New Series STRANGEST THINGS Premieres May 27 on Science Channel Photo All New Series STRANGEST THINGS Premieres May 27 on Science Channel
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 24, 2021

In addition to watching STRANGEST THINGS on Science Channel, viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #StrangestThings and following @ScienceChannel on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. ...
BWW REVIEW: Heartwarming, Hilarious, Harrowing and Heartbreaking But Ultimately Hones Photo BWW REVIEW: Heartwarming, Hilarious, Harrowing and Heartbreaking But Ultimately Honest, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Will Resonate Regardless Of Your Experience With Love
by Jade Kops - May 22, 2021

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS shares the personal stories gathered from over 800 anonymous submissions in a powerful piece of verbatim theatre....
PSYCHIC P.D Now Streaming on REVRY.TV Photo PSYCHIC P.D Now Streaming on REVRY.TV
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2021

'Chantelle: Psychic P.D - Night Division', an off-the-wall comedy out of the UK, launched this week on Revry.tv, the premier LGBTQ+ digital media network....
BWW Interview: Daniel Mertzlufft Talks Composing 'Remember My Name' for RATATOUILLE: Photo BWW Interview: Daniel Mertzlufft Talks Composing 'Remember My Name' for RATATOUILLE: THE TIKTOK MUSICAL & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 17, 2021

We spoke with Daniel Mertzlufft, Music Supervisor, Music Producer, Arranger, and Composer of 'Remember My Name' about his original TikTok, the process of bringing the virtual show to life, being eligible for an Emmy Award and much more....
VIDEO: Victoria Clark Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now! Photo VIDEO: Victoria Clark Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 05, 2021

Tune in on Tuesday, June 2 (2:15pm ET) as Richard Ridge chats with Tony winner Victoria Clark, who will soon appear in Broadway Stories & Songs with Ted Sperling on June 5 (2pm)....
Main Street Theater Announces 46th Season Photo Main Street Theater Announces 46th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2021

MST’s MainStage season will open with the wildly whimsical and equally intelligent Darwin in Malibu by Crispin Whittell, directed by Udden. It’s a meeting of the minds when Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, and the Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce, meet on the beach in Malibu a century after their ...
Review | JEKYLL AND HYDE by A Slightly Isolated Dog Photo Review | JEKYLL AND HYDE by A Slightly Isolated Dog
by Virag Dombay - June 03, 2021

A Slightly Isolated Dog's production of Jekyll & Hyde was a spicy French, comedic telling of a classic gothic story is something I never knew I wanted but turns out I needed it all along....
THE SANDMAN Will Premiere This Fall at Las Vegas's Majestic Repertory Theatre Photo THE SANDMAN Will Premiere This Fall at Las Vegas's Majestic Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2021

Drawn from the more nightmarish fantasy of E.T.A. Hoffmann, author of The Nutcracker, comes a new and darkly comic musical tale - THE SANDMAN. ...
The Majestic Repertory Theatre Will Reopen With THE SANDMAN by the Writers of Broadw Photo The Majestic Repertory Theatre Will Reopen With THE SANDMAN by the Writers of Broadway's BANDSTAND
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2021

Drawn from the more nightmarish fantasy of E.T.A. Hoffmann, author of The Nutcracker, comes a new and darkly comic musical tale – THE SANDMAN. When the family of an ingenious German clockmaker engages a new nanny to care for the children, a series of bizarre and unnatural events begin to unfold....
Binge Free Festival Starts October 10 Photo Binge Free Festival Starts October 10
by Marianka Swain - September 06, 2021

Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural treasure in the seaside community for 61 years. Now, the Playhouse is giving love back with its Sixth Annual Binge Free Festival (BFF), a full month of free performances, workshops, readings, music and poetry in Santa Monica's ONLY fringe festival....
BWW Review: New Works, Bold Voices at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Photo BWW Review: New Works, Bold Voices at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - June 15, 2021

The glorious Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened its New Works, Bold Voices Lab. This is its continuation of a program exploring where the world of opera might go in days ahead. This season’s offerings are three quite different short pieces, together lasting some hour and a quarter....
BWW Review: BARBS APLENTY IN SATIRE THE PLAY THAT YOU WANT at Road Theatre Photo BWW Review: BARBS APLENTY IN SATIRE THE PLAY THAT YOU WANT at Road Theatre
by Evan Henerson - March 25, 2022

The satirical juices flow through Michael John Garces’ production of THE PLAY YOU WANT. Set in the present day, the play offers a bunch of well-known, real-life figures who are sent up and ultimately knocked down to make Cubria’s point....
BWW Review: You've Never Seen Anything Like Jobsite Theater's SHOCKHEADED PETER Photo BWW Review: You've Never Seen Anything Like Jobsite Theater's SHOCKHEADED PETER
by Peter Nason - June 12, 2021

Based on a notoriously deranged German children's book, it's a theatrical marvel...but will audiences get it?...
'Great Expectations' - West End Première Now Available on VOD Photo 'Great Expectations' - West End Première Now Available on VOD
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021

Miss Havisham’s adopted daughter, Estella, cruelly breaks Pip’s heart – can he win her heart with his new-found wealth? But who is his mysterious benefactor? Featuring some of the most famous characters in literature including the manipulative lawyer Jaggers, the terrifying convict Magwitch and a ca...
Charles Grodin Dies at 86 Photo Charles Grodin Dies at 86
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 18, 2021

He also directed the 1968 Broadway production of 'Lovers and Other Strangers' and directed and produced the 1974 production of 'Thieves' and the 1977 production of 'Unexpected Guests.' ...
25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November Photo 25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2021

With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre....
OUTwrite: Fresh Fruit Festival's LGBTQ Reading Series Begins Streaming Next Week Photo OUTwrite: Fresh Fruit Festival's LGBTQ Reading Series Begins Streaming Next Week
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2021

The Spring series of Developmental Readings continues in a series of free webinars this month, with your feedback invited. 3 Dazzling and Diverse plays - and as always, Something for Everyone....
BWW Interview: Kimiko Glenn & Megan Hilty Dish on CENTAURWORLD! Photo BWW Interview: Kimiko Glenn & Megan Hilty Dish on CENTAURWORLD!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 30, 2021

BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of catching up with Glenn and Hilty over Zoom. We talked about the new series, the joys of voice acting, and how working on Centaurworld surprised them in the best way. ...




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