BWW Review: FIRST KISSES Creates Memories
Following the lives of John and Mary, FIRST KISSES covers over 60 years of friendship.
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BWW Review: ALL IN THE TIMING Stages Six Plays
Theatre Downtown billed ALL IN THE TIMING as 'Six plays.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Rocks the House
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET grabs you from the very first moment with music.
BWW Review: WHITE LIGHTNING Sprints to Action
What do the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and NASCAR have in common? Up until last night, I would have said, 'Absolutely nothing!' But last night changed all of that when the Talladega Superspeedway sponsored the world premiere of WHITE LIGHTNING, a 'romantic action adventure' about the roots of sto
BWW Review: FALLING: A WAKE Questions Everything
Expertly acted by Jamie Lawrence as Harold and Ellise Pruitt Mayor as Elsie, FALLING: A WAKE is the story of a plane crash, a loving yet troubled couple, and all of the questions that we have about life, love, when to let go and if there is more to life than what we see each day.
BWW Review: LOST IN YONKERS Finds Heart
Every once in a while, everything falls in place and you have a truly memorable evening.
BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL Stirs Emotions
NEXT TO NORMAL is an exploration of grief and how it can pull you down to the depths of depression.
BWW Review: BOEING, BOEING Flies High
What happens when you take one guy with three fiancés, add in a naive friend from the Midwest, throw in a long suffering housekeeper trying to keep things straight and put them all in one apartment in Paris in the 1960's?? You get one hilarious night of theatre!
BWW Review: MY BUDDY BILL Scores Big
MY BUDDY BILL is written by Rick Cleveland, who has also written for THE WEST WING and MAD MEN.
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS Shows Style
South City Theatre made a move about a year ago and it was a great one.
BWW Review: BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI Tackles Issues
BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI is a new play by Chicago playwright Evan Linder that combines humor and drama while bringing up issues of race, faithfulness, family, and forgiveness.
BWW Review: THE LYRIC Brings Glamour Back
Exactly 102 years after opening as a Vaudeville house, The Lyric has been refurbished and is open again.
BWW Review: Red Mountain Theatre's HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Is Just That
Around 60 of the most talented young people you will ever find fill the stage with dance and the theatre with song.
BWW Review: PAGEANTS Cover Spectrum
One of the best things about theatre in Birmingham is the wide variety from which we have to choose.
BWW Review: SCROOGE! Breathes New Life Into Classic
Face it- we've all seen Scrooge's story a thousand times.
BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN Exhibits Unwavering Quality
For a 90 minute show with no intermission, A STEADY RAIN packs a lot of punch.
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS Exposes Fun
CALENDAR GIRLS by Tim Firth, is a delightful play based on the movie of the same name.
BWW Review: A LIFE IN THE THEATRE Provokes Thought and Laughter
A LIFE IN THE THEATRE at Terrific New Theatre is a very interesting look at life backstage.
BWW Review: THE MOUSETRAP Captures Sold Out Crowd
THE MOUSETRAP at South City Theatre is an Agatha Christie classic that is entertaining and keeps you guessing until the end.
BWW Review: IT AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES Is So Much More
Right now in Birmingham you can see just about any kind of play you want.
BWW Review: CLARK GABLE SLEPT HERE Exposes Real Talent
CLARK GABLE SLEPT HERE is irreverent, very mature themed and hilarious.
BWW Review: NEXT FALL Stands Tall
NEXT FALL at Theatre Downtown is one of those plays that you just keep thinking about, going back to in your mind all night and the next days.
BWW Review: BIG FISH Is Storytelling At Its Best
Theatre is about telling stories.
BWW Review: SIDEWALK FILM FESTIVAL Showcases City and State
If you are one of the few people, like me, who has never attended the Sidewalk Film Festival in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, then you and I have been missing out.
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Mamma Mia! Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (11/17-11/22) |
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Big Fish Bean Brown (7/16-7/26) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Dothan Opera House (11/02-11/02) |
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Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait Orion Amphitheater (10/30-10/30) |
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perfume labaib (12/05-12/06) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (9/22-9/27) |
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Weird Al Yankovic at Coca Cola Amphitheater Coca Cola Amphitheater (10/02-10/02) |
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Hamilton BJCC Concert Hall (9/22-9/27) |
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1776 ACTA Theatre (7/09-7/19) |
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The Book of Mormon Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (6/15-6/20) |