Splitmoon Theatre to Present Dostoevsky's DEMONS At St Leonard's Church
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 5, 2017
SplitMoon Theatre has just announced the premiere of a new production of Demons at St Leonard's Church in Shoreditch. Dramatised from Dostoevsky's novel by Peter Sturm, who also directs, the site-responsive show will run from 25 October to 11 November 2017 and coincide with the Centenary of the Russian Revolution.
Patty Jenkins and Antoine Fuqua Join Lexus Short Films Season 4 Selection Committee
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 14, 2017
After an exciting launch in June at Tokyo Short Shorts for Season 4 of Lexus Short Films, Lexus International and The Weinstein Company have now announced Patty Jenkins, best known for directing Warner Bros. and DC Comics Wonder Woman and her debut feature Monster, and Antoine Fuqua, best known for directing the films The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer and Training Day, to join Taylor Sheridan for the film program's selection committee.
Elizabethtown College Continues Shakespeare's First Folio-Related Events
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 1, 2016
In conjunction with Elizabethtown College's First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare exhibition taking place from Nov. 10 through Dec. 4, the College's High Library presents a variety of Shakespeare-related events through November and December. All events are free; some require registration.
BWW Review: Coachella Valley Repertory Starts its Season with a Spirited Production of ANNAPURNA, a Comic Drama with Heart
by Audrey Liebross
- Oct 31, 2016
Coachella Valley Repertory's (CVRep's) first play of the 2016-17 season, ANNAPURNA, is a finely acted and directed, intelligent comic drama that generates plenty of laughs on its way to a moving ending. ANNAPURNA, which tackles CVRep's theme for the season, 'love, marriage, and life changing events,' with heart and grit, will satisfy theatergoers seeking a play with intellectual and emotional depth.
'Phantom of the Opera: A Social History of the World's Most Popular Musical' is Released
by Molly Tracy
- Oct 9, 2016
On October 9, 1986, the final curtain came down on the opening night performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. The audience responded with a stunning 10-minute ovation. Clearly, it was a good sign. Lloyd Webber likely had a major hit on his hands. At the time, however, it's unlikely that anyone knew that Phantom would break every record is theater history and go on to be the longest running musical of all time. Thirty years later, it has won over 70 major theater awards, been translated into 15 languages, played to audiences in 35 countries, totaling 140 million people, and grossed over $6 billion.
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