BINGE FREE FESTIVAL Starts October 15 At Santa Monica Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2023
Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural treasure in the seaside community for 63 years. Now, the Playhouse is giving love back with its Eighth Annual Binge Free Festival, five weeks of free performances, workshops, and music in Santa Monica's ONLY fringe festival. The BFF's primary focus is on Santa Monica and Los Angeles-based artists, but there will be exciting international artists on view as well.
The Way Off Broadway Announces 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2023
The 2024 Season marks a landmark for one of the area's most established and respected theatre organizations. With the opening of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced on January 19, 2024, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will kick off its Blockbuster 30th Anniversary Season. To celebrate the milestone, WOB's producers have announced a line-up that includes regional premiere productions of some of the newest and biggest name shows to appear on Broadway in recent seasons.
White Heron Theatre Company Opens BLITHE SPIRIT July 10
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2023
White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket will open it's first production of the 2023 summer season, Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward (Present Laughter, Private Lives) and directed by Skip Greer. Greer returns to Nantucket after directing 2017's Outside Mullingar for White Heron.
Ashley Blanchet, Ben Crawford, and More Will Lead BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Muny
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2023
The Muny has announced that Ashley Blanchet, Ben Crawford, Claybourne Elder, Ann Harada, Kelvin Moon Loh, Eric Jordan Young, Holly Ann Butler, Tommy Bracco, Harrison White, Debby Lennon and Michael Hobin will star in the magical production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, June 22 - 30, 2023.
IN THE HEIGHTS Comes to Center REP in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2023
Center Repertory Company kicks off the summer with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' exuberant Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights. From the creator of Hamilton comes this jubilant story of New York's Washington Heights neighborhood and its vibrant community.
130+ Musicals That You Can Stream Now!
by Team BWW - Apr 4, 2021
Visit our list of the best musicals & shows you can watch from home! We've got you covered with all the must-sees on streaming sites including Tony-award winners, favorite stars and top performances.
Disney's MARY POPPINS And Disneynature EARTH Announced At El Capitan Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2020
Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre continues its year-long Disney Archives 50th Anniversary Celebration with two screenings a?" Walt Disney's MARY POPPINS (1964) once only on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00pm and Disneynature EARTH (2009) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 10:00am.
ADG Film Society To Screen MARY POPPINS On April 28
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2019
Film Society's 2019 Screening Series will launch with the original Oscar-winning Disney masterpiece MARY POPPINS (1964), at the Egyptian Theatre on Sunday, April 28th at 5:30 pm. The annual 2019 Screening Series 'Production Design: Designers On Design,' highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative collaborations, is in association with American Cinematheque and sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter.
Transport Group Gala To Feature LaChanze, Mary Testa, Betsy Wolfe, and More
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2019
Transport Group has announced that its annual A Toast to the Artist gala will honor Tony Award-winning orchestrator Michael Starboin and composer Carmel Dean with the Transporting American Theatre Award. The evening takes place Monday, March 11 at 6:30pm at The Current, Pier 59 @ Chelsea Piers, and includes a cocktail party, seated dinner, performances, dessert reception, and silent and live auctions. The Transporting American Theatre Award recognizes significant contributions to the American Theatre. Past recipients of the Transporting American Theatre Award include Dick Scanlan, Mary- Mitchell Campbell, Michael John LaChiusa, Gretchen Shugart, Barbara Whitman, Beth Williams, Sue Frost, Christian Borle, Paul Huntley, Douglas Carter Beane, Lewis Flinn, A.R. Gurney, Liz Smith, Barbara Frietag, Terrence McNally, and Joe Mantello among others. Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased at transportgroup.org.
#TBT To Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway Debut in IN THE HEIGHTS
by Jeffrey Vizcaino - Dec 27, 2018
The last few weeks have been pretty epic for New York's own, Lin-Manuel Miranda! With the success and rave reviews from Mary Poppins Returns, receiving a Kennedy center honor for Hamilton and now preparing to reprise his role in Puerto Rico for the launch of the third national tour of Hamilton, it's safe to say that Miranda is on top of the world!