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It's always nice when we see a show that has never been performed in Ventura County so we were looking forward to seeing 5-Star Theatricals' Something Rotten!, the 2015 sendup of Shakespeare that answers the question: 'What if Shakespeare had a rival?' As you will read in our upcoming review in The Acorn, we were not disappointed. Something Rotten! is a riotous romp with a twisted premise, as brother Nick and Nigel Bottom attempt to upstage (literally) theatre superstar Willie Shakespeare with their next production: the first musical. Due to the faulty efforts of a befuddled Nostradamus, the Bottom Brothers set out to produce their musical, titled Omelette. Recently, we visited with two stars from 5-Star's production: Justin Michael Wilcox, who plays Nick Bottom, and Aleks Pevec, who plays the strutting Shakespeare.

The Accidentals released “Cityview” today. The 3rd single off the upcoming Vessel album, 'Cityview' is the song that won a 2021 New Folk Song Award for Sav Buist. View video here.

Emerging artist Aaron Taos’ Overcast produced video for his song, “Amnesia,” featuring Saiah premieres.

I really enjoyed the Eran Kolirin's 2007 Israeli-Egyptian film 'The Band's Visit' . The story involved the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra who get lost in Israel on their way to a concert performance at the Arab Cultural Center in a large city named Petal Tikvah and instead the bus they take arrives at the small town of Bet Hatikva. With the next bus not due until the next day, the musicians are invited to spend the night with the town natives (there is no hotel) and have dinner. The moving film tackles the subject of Egyptians and Israelis in 1996 who in 1967 had a hard-fought war on the Sinai Peninsula.

Deborah Ann Woll (DAREDEVIL, PUNISHER, TRUE BLOOD) stars in SNAKESKIN SUIT, a new play about a date with the devil by J. Holtham (PITCH, CLOAK AND DAGGER). Tim Jo (THIS IS US, PITCH), Anniwaa Buachie, Thomas Cunningham and Rachael Hip Flores complete the cast under the direction of Mike Rozycki at The Pico (10508 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064), April 28 @ 2 p.m. & April 30 @ 8 p.m..

Simon Geller and WVCA-FM, his one-man classical music radio station, were part of the local color of Gloucester, Massachusetts, for 24 years. From 1964 until he retired in 1988, Geller lived, breathed, ate, and slept to single-handedly produce commercial-free broadcasts from his in-home studio, doing it his way with meager financial support from his listeners. Playwright Ken Riaf, who lives and works in Gloucester as a practicing attorney, has been developing MY STATION IN LIFE with the Gloucester Stage Company since last season's NeverDark reading. Ken Baltin returns to GSC for the first time since appearing in Neil Simon's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS (2009) to bring his interpretation to this most interesting character.

Amid Broadway, film, and television roles, Hensley has maintained his connection to Atlanta's arts scene by working with young artists on the Georgia High School Theatre Awards year after year, and now, he is bringing his performing talents home as he stars in 42ND STREET at the new City Springs Theatre Company.

For the centenary of America's favorite musical son Leonard Bernstein, two of his much-loved works

Leonard Bernstein was an American Classic. No one would question that he occupied the top echelon of every musical field he chose to pursue

Today, of Montreal have released the video for their song “Plateau Phase/No Careerism No Corruption.” The track appears on their forthcoming album White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood out March 9, 2018 via Polyvinyl Record Co. Watch and share “Plateau Phase/No Careerism No Corruption” here and pre-order the album here.

BWW speaks to Bill Larkin about 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show The Agony and the Ivories.

Roundabout Theatre Company's North American tour of its award-winning CABARET revival is a stunning production that stands out in high relief to the theatrics playing in our nation's capital. Fifty years after the pre-Broadway Kander and Ebb musical tried out in Boston, the show still packs a punch. Randy Harrison is mesmerizing as the Emcee, eschewing any references to the powerhouse pair of actors who preceded him in the role.

Love it or hate it, the whodunit farce Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center represented D.C. theater for busloads of high school students for nearly 30 years.

In the first of this three-part series, Carol Lipnik, the BWW 2015 New York Cabaret Winner for Best Alt-Cabaret Show, reveals to cabaret reviewer Remy Block the secrets to her creative process and what inspires her songwriting.

On the heels of Kander and Pierce's KID VICTORY comes Blaemire's SOON. Much like KID VICTORY, this premiere production is bit quirky, wholly original, daring, and seeks to advance our understanding of what we know musical theatre to be.

In the opening salvo of a planned series of action packed books, Sean has come at the paranormal world of shapeshifters from a different angle to most writers. Having rejected outright the bone popping, instantaneous, almost magical transformations portrayed in so many books, movies and television series, Sean attempts to bring to the reader something quite different. By making his characters more believable, he hopes to draw the reader deeper into the mysterious, shadowy world of the shapeshifters. So next time you're in the queue at the supermarket checkout, mind the guy standing in front. You never know, he may have sharp teeth... 'They say when you look in dark places you find dark things. And trust me; I have been in some very dark places.' -Jake Palmer Jake Palmer and Billy Thompson meet on a desert highway in Utah. However, their meeting is no mere coincidence. Unbeknown to them, ancient, powerful forces have come together to orchestrate it, and the consequences of the two shapeshifter's initially stormy coming together are going to be more far reaching than either of them could ever imagine. All too soon they are thrown headlong into a series of deadly encounters, and find themselves fighting for their very lives against some extremely dangerous adversaries and pursued by an obsessed father determined to get his son back. After a rollercoaster ride of action and personal drama, the book leaves the reader on a cliff hanger of an ending, leading the way for the sequel to pick up from where Between States leaves off. Between States is available in both print and e-book format. Published through Actual Books Ltd and Rough Image Publishing

When we asked Broadway's 'Lysistrata Jones,' Patti Murin, to recap 'The Bachelorette' Season Finale for BWW TV, I'm not sure who was more excited that she said yes, her or us. But there was no doubt who that she was way more excited when we asked if she wanted to represent BroadwayWorld TV on a conference call with 'The Bachelorette's' newest engaged couple... and most recent reject.

In this week's "Meet the Press" PRESS Pass conversation, David Gregory sat down with Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed, Ben Smith, who weighed in on the role of social media, particularly Twitter, in the 2012 race. He cited the campaigns' ability to be "on the cutting edge" of social media and how they use it to drive conversation. A transcript from the interview follows.

Martin McDonagh's A SKULL IN CONNEMARA reflects today's attention-span-shortened audience...Concise but clever, with laughing and bashing, a playful bit of a play...but not particularly demanding of its audience...unlike, say Eugene O'Neill's THE ICEMAN COMETH. Does 'SKULL' represent a trend in modern theater? Are the days of 4-hour plays over?

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Traces,' 'Departure Lounge,' 'The Story Of My Life,' two productions of 'Cats,' Stew in concert, 'Kiss Me, Kate,' more....