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Shows Announced for SCR's Pacific Playwrights Festival
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2021


Pacific Playwrights Festival presents their 23rd annual national forum dedicated to developing and producing new plays.

Join us at SCR's Pacific Playwrights Festival
by Alan Henry - Apr 13, 2021


Special Offer - Join us at SCR’s Pacific Playwrights Festival

UN DÍA COMO HOY: LA BELLA Y LA BESTIA se estrenaba en Madrid
by Cristina Martinez - Dec 2, 2020


Un dos de diciembre, en 1999, Madrid acogía por primera vez el musical de LA BELLA Y LA BESTIA de la mano de la productora CIE-Stage Holding.

Photo Flash: The Shrill Collective Site-Specific Reimagining Of TRIFLES Has Opened
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2020


The Shrill Collective opened their site-specific, reimagined telling of a feminist classic this weekend at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Williamsburg (J/M/Z to Marcy Avenue). TRIFLES runs for 3 more performances this weekend (January 23, 24, 25 at 7:30PM) with benefits supporting The Lower Eastside Girls Club.

The Shrill Collective Reimagines A Classic With TRIFLES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2020


The Shrill Collective will ring in the new decade with their tenth production, a reimagining of the play TRIFLES, by proto-feminist playwright Susan Glaspell.

Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry and Jethro Bovingdon to Host TOP GEAR AMERICA
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 3, 2019


MotorTrend Group, a Discovery company, and the Los Angeles production office of global content leader BBC Studios, proudly announced today that Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry and Jethro Bovingdon have signed on to host the all-new U.S. format of TOP GEAR, TOP GEAR AMERICA. Premiering in the spring of 2020 exclusively on the MotorTrend App, the only subscription streaming service dedicated entirely to the motoring world, the new TOP GEAR AMERICA will deliver a fresh, uniquely American take on the classic TOP GEAR format, and follow the motorized mischief and supercharged adventures of Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry and Jethro Bovingdon across America.

Global Roundup 8/9 - CHASING RAINBOWS, ALMOST FAMOUS, XANADU, CATS And More!
by BWW Special - Aug 9, 2019


BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature INTO THE WOODS in Los Angeles, Lea Salonga in SWEENEY TODD and more!

XANADU Tour Announces Additional Casting and Dates - Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, Cincinnati, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2019


Complete casting and select tour dates have been announced for the National Tour of the Tony Award-nominated roller-skating smash hit musical XANADU, starring previously announced 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season five winner, Jinkx Monsoon (Calliope), and season seven finalist, Ginger Minj (Melpomene).

HBO Max Gains Exclusive Streaming Rights to the Current 'Doctor Who' Series in New Deal with BBC Studios
by Tori Hartshorn - Aug 1, 2019


HBO Max adds to its arsenal of strategic, fan-favorite acquisitions by securing the exclusive streaming rights to BBC's longest running global franchise, 'Doctor Who.' All 11 seasons of the British sci-fi hit drama will be available on WarnerMedia's streaming service at launch in spring 2020, marking the SVOD premiere of season 11. As part of HBO Max's new long-term deal with BBC Studios, the streamer will also be the exclusive SVOD home for future seasons after they air on BBC AMERICA.

Broadway Hit KINKY BOOTS Comes To The State Theatre For Two Shows
by Julie Musbach - Mar 8, 2019


TROIKA Entertainment presents Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit- KINKY BOOTS-with two shows at the State Theatre on Saturday April 6th.

National Tour Of KINKY BOOTS Comes To Folsom
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2019


A huge-hearted, high-heeled hit, Kinky Boots is a joyous musical celebration about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, and with songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), Kinky Boots is the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography. (An extensive list of Kinky Boots's awards is at bottom of attached press release.) During its extensive run on Broadway, the New York Times called it 'the hottest musical on Broadway!'

BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE ROUNDUP in Columbia, SC 1/11 - Broadway in Columbia presents KINKY BOOTS!
by Patrick Michael Kelly - Jan 11, 2019


KINKY BOOTS rolls through town, a Kaufman and Hart classic opens in Camden, and Town continues its run of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE!

National Tour Of KINKY BOOTS Comes To Folsom
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2019


A huge-hearted, high-heeled hit, Kinky Boots is a joyous musical celebration about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, and with songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), Kinky Boots is the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography. (An extensive list of Kinky Boots's awards is at bottom of attached press release.) During its extensive run on Broadway, the New York Times called it 'the hottest musical on Broadway!'

KINKY BOOTS To Strut Into UNM This March
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 26, 2018


KINKY BOOTS will be touring North America beginning December 29, 2018 after returning from an overseas tour in China and Singapore.

KINKY BOOTS Announces 2018-2019 Tour To Play In Over 80 Cities Across North America
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2018


KINKY BOOTS will be touring North America beginning December 29, 2018 after returning from an overseas tour in China and Singapore. The tour will launch in Paducah, KY and continue across North America making stops in over 80 cities including Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; Albuquerque, NM; Winnipeg, MB; Atlantic City, NJ; Boston, MA; Tampa, FL; and New Orleans, LA. For a complete list of tour stops, visit KinkyBootsTheTour.com.

Amazon Game Studios Announces THE GRAND TOUR GAME
by Tori Hartshorn - Aug 21, 2018


Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are bringing high-jinks and hot laps to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in The Grand Tour Game, an episodic racing game based on the hit Prime Original series, The Grand Tour. Created by Amazon Game Studios, The Grand Tour Game transports players to exotic locations, where they'll drive the world's most interesting cars, and participate in the show's outrageous challenges. New episodes of The Grand Tour Game will be added weekly during Season 3 of the show, capturing cars, locations, and surprises from each week's episode. Visit www.playthegrandtourgame.com for more information.

City Parks Foundation's SummerStage Can't Miss Hip-Hop and R&B Shows in July
by Tori Hartshorn - Jun 28, 2018


City Parks Foundation's SummerStage Can't Miss Hip-Hop and R&B Shows in July

Amazon Prime Video Announces Amazon's First Rose Parade Float
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 19, 2017


Amazon today announces its plans for a float based on the Prime Original Series with the most watched season premiere in the history of Prime Video - The Grand Tour - which launched its second season on December 8.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Amazon Premieres Season 2 of Hit Series THE GRAND TOUR, Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2017


Alongside the announcement of the launch date, a new trailer has been released - to provide an exclusive first look of what season two has in store. Check it out below!

Casting Announced For THE MELTING POT at Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2017


In a rediscovery commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, The Melting Pot by Israel Zangwill runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 3 December 2017. The classic story of a young Russian immigrant fighting to uphold his dream of a new life in a new country. After his family are massacred in a pogrom, Jewish composer David Quixano escapes to New York City, in search of a new life. There he falls in love with Vera, a beautiful Russian Christian.

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